Background
Ferris, Mary Lanman Douw was born on May 22, 1855 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Daughter of Colonel John de Peyster and Marianne Chandler (Lanman) Douw.
Ferris, Mary Lanman Douw was born on May 22, 1855 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Daughter of Colonel John de Peyster and Marianne Chandler (Lanman) Douw.
Graduate Cook’s Collegiate Institute, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1874.
Engaged in genealogical and history work since 1876. A founder of Daughters of the Cincinnati. In charge of the restoration of Van Cortlandt Mansion, Van Cortlandt Park, New York Editor: The American Author.
Wrote: (brochures) Dutch Nursery Rhymes of Colonial Times. Random Rhymes of Old Dutch Times. History of Fort Crailo.
The Van Cortlandt Mansion, Colonial Dames. Legend of New Year’s Eve. Etc. Home: Hempstead, New York.
Married Morris Patterson Ferris, September 4, 1879 (died 1918). Children: Mary Van Rensselaer, Morris Douw, Van Wyck.
