Lady Mary Anne Howard
Lady Mary Anne Howard (c. 1615-31 July 1658) was born into what once was one of the most powerful families in England the Howards.
Birth and Early Life
Mary was born AbOUT 1615 into an aristocratic Catholic family. She was the daughter of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Alethea Talbot When she about 17 she met Jeffrey Ferris and fell in love with him. When her father heard about it he was furious, ordering her to stop seeing him. After hearing this Mary and Jeffrey eloped and got on a ship for New England.
Later life
Jeffrey and Mary settled in Connecticut where she converted to Protestantism. Jeffrey founded several towns in Connecticut including Greenwich which was named after Ferris's home town. Mary faithfully followed her husband for about 26 years before she died at the age of about 43 in Stamford.
Ancestry
See also
- Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel
- Alethea Talbot
- Henry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel
- William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford
- Howard family