Boston News-Letter, published
as The Boston Weekly News-Letter; Date 07-08-1756; Issue 2818;
Page: [4]; Location: Boston, MA. (This entire product and/or
portions thereof are copyrighted by NewsBank and/or the American
Antiquarian Society. 2004)
"FERRERS SHIRLEY from
LONDON, By Licence from the Selectmen, carries on the BREWING
BUSINESS, and sells strong BEER by the Barrel or smaller Quantity
at his Brew-House in Battle-Street, near Mr. James Smith's, or
at the Salutation-House, North-End.-------- If he meets with
any Encouragement he hopes to convince the Gentlemen of the Town,
that this Manufacture may be brought to as great Perfection here
as in the Mother-Country."
married 1st Ann ________ She
immigrated to Massachussets with her husband from London, England
married 2nd Elizabeth Soper on
7 Mar 1761 at Boston, Suffolk, MA. She was married 1st to Zerrubabel
Marshall then to Ferrers Shirley.
Mrs. Sarah Soper Marshall
Choate, daughter of Benjamin Soper Marshall and Ann Baker Oates
of Rockport, MA testified that she was always confident of the
tradition and appeals in confirmation to a splendid silk coat,
highly ornamented with gold tissue which came to her father,
Benjamin Soper Marshall from Ferrers Shirley, his stepfather.
Children by Ferrers Shirley
and his first wife, Ann
2.i Nancy Shirley
- named as one of the
three Shirley children who were admitted into the Boston almshouse
in 1759.
1759 Dec 8 Almshouse. Recd
into the House children: William Shirley, John Shirley, Nancy
Shirley, sent in by Mr John Tudor and James Pitts esq (no discharge
date recorded) - 18th C Records of the Boston Overseers of the
Poor
1789 Mar 23 Recd or borne
in the Almshous. Nance Sherley's child a boy. Approd of by Edw
Proctor esq, overseeer. Pr ordor of Mr Edw tyler, Mr Wm Boardman,
selectmen - 18th C Records of the Boston Overseers of the Poor
1789 May 26 Almshouse. Discharged.
Nancy Shirley and child - 18th C Records of the Boston Overseers
of the Poor
2.ii William
Shirley, 
Rev. War Soldier. born ca. 1750 England.
died Apr 4, 1807 in Marblehead,
Essex Co., MA; Occupation:
Sail maker; Military Service: Served as a Private, MA, in the
Revolutionary War
Shirleys
of Marblehead Massachusetts
2.iii John
Shirley, Rev. War
Soldier. b. Jan 1, 1755, in Boston MA (born on shipboard enroute
from England). He died Nov 23, 1848 Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire
Shirleys
of Fitzwilliam, Cheshire Co New Hampshire
Child of Ferrers Shirley
and Elizabeth Soper were:
2.iv Phares
Shirley b. June 20,
1765 Boston MA. He died May 20, 1848 in Homer Cortland Co New York and is buried in the Glenwood Cemetery.
His occupation was cabinet maker.
Shirleys
of Homer, Cortland Co New York
Ferrers Shirley