THE NEW YORK FURRS
New York Furr Database
Thanks to Linda Beckett, we have now identified a third Furr line in the United States,
the New York Furrs. Between 1887 and 1889, John Davis Furr and part
of his family immigrated from Pirton Herts, England, to Phelps, New York. His
line is as follows:
John Furr (b. 1771 Woburn, Bedfordshire,
England) married Elizabeth. They
had two sons William (b. 1795) and Edward (b. 1798).
William Furr (b. 1795) married Elizabeth. His
occupation is shown as carrier. They moved to Pirton Herts and had
three children William (b. 1818), Lydia (b. 1820), and James (b.
1823).
William Furr (b. 1818) married Louisa Davis (daughter of John Davis and Ann
Leach) in 1839. He was the village butcher. They had
eight children Elizabeth (b. 1839), Lydia (b.
1841), Emma Louise (b. 1847), Lavinia (b. 1850), Ann (b. 1853), John Davis (b.
1856), William (b. 1860), and Charles (b. 1862).
John Davis Furr (b. 1856 in Hitchin Herts, England)
married Clara Emily Westwick of Yorkshire
(daughter of Joseph Westwick and Mary Mathews). They had six
children Zillah (b. 1880), Lydia
(b. 1881), James (b. 1885), Florence
(b. 1887), Amelia (b. 1889), and Edna (b. 1894).
Florence Furr (b. 1887 in Pirton Herts, England; d. 1947 in Waterloo,
New York) married Bery Avery (son of George
Avery and Eva Wakeley) in 1912 in Waterloo,
New York. They had
four children Vivian (b. 1914), Gilbert (b. 1916), Clifford (b. 1917), and
Edward (b. 1922).
Linda Beckett is interested in corresponding with anyone who may have more information
on this family. You can contact her as follows:
Linda Beckett
Bogle Lodge
7084 Canoga Road
Auburn, NY 13021
E-mail: [email protected]
or [email protected]
She is also a Furr family surname listowner [email protected]