Ferrar, Nicholas (1593–1637), religious writer and administrator

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Ferrar, Nicholas (1593–1637), religious writer and administrator

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  • Nicholas Ferrar the Younger

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      1593-1637

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      Educated at Clare Hall/College; Fellow of Clare. From 1618 to 1624 he was director to the affairs of the Virginia Company. Ferrar was ordained as a deacon in 1626 and founded the small Anglican community of Little Gidding, Huntingdonshire, shortly after his mother Mary Ferrar purchased the land there in 1624.

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      Ferrar Family (1544-1805)

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      Ferrar, Mary (1552-1635), landowner, wife of Nicholas Ferrar (1552-1635)

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      Ferrar, Mary (1552-1635), landowner, wife of Nicholas Ferrar is the parent of Ferrar, Nicholas (1593–1637), religious writer and administrator

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      1593-1635

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      Ferrar, Nicholas (1546-1620), merchant (1546-1620)

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      Ferrar, Nicholas (1546-1620), merchant is the parent of Ferrar, Nicholas (1593–1637), religious writer and administrator

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      1593-1620

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      Ferrar, John (1588–1657), merchant and politician (1588-1657)

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      Ferrar, John (1588–1657), merchant and politician is the sibling of Ferrar, Nicholas (1593–1637), religious writer and administrator

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      1593-1637

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          Sources

          Ransome, Joyce. The Web of Friendship: Nicholas Ferrar and Little Gidding. Cambridge : James Clarke And Co, 2011.

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