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Hello. In doing family history research I have come across this name of PHERITY (or PHERETY or PHEREBY) last name Barfoot. She was born in South Carolina in 1777. I believe the Barfoot & Barefoot names are English in origin, but I cannot find Pherity or the variations anywhere. PHERITY took to using the name ELIZABETH in later years. Any help at all will be appreciated. Thank you, Donna
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My great grandmother was Pheraby Elizabeth Aycock. She went by Elizabeth in later life. She was also from South Carolina, around the same time period. I am named after her. Pheraby Wynn Newman
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I have an ancestor named Phereby Turner Smith born abt. 1780 in Halifax, N. C. And died Abt. 1830 in Chesterfield, S. C.
Phereby married Henry Rogers Abt. 1816 in Anson County, N. C.
I am referencing information from my family tree compiled by a relative.
I realize that this is an old post, but you may contact me at cgcondon.csc@gmail.com if you would like to discuss this further
Cherry Smith-Condon
Phereby married Henry Rogers Abt. 1816 in Anson County, N. C.
I am referencing information from my family tree compiled by a relative.
I realize that this is an old post, but you may contact me at cgcondon.csc@gmail.com if you would like to discuss this further
Cherry Smith-Condon
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You'll only find the Phereby or Pheriby originating in the Carolina's, specifically eastern NC.
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I have a 3rd great grandmother named Phereby Roberts born 1810 in Harnett County, NC This first name may be taken from the last name Ferebee. This is from Ancestry.com
English: habitational name from North Ferriby in East Yorkshire or South Ferriby in Lincolnshire, both named from Old Norse ferja ‘ferry’ + býr ‘farmstead’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Ancestry also states that "The Ferebee family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Ferebee families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 7 Ferebee families living in North Carolina. This was about 78% of all the recorded Ferebee's in the USA. North Carolina had the highest population of Ferebee families in 1840."
I've seen other women in my family tree named Phereby spelled in different ways sometimes as Pheribah.
English: habitational name from North Ferriby in East Yorkshire or South Ferriby in Lincolnshire, both named from Old Norse ferja ‘ferry’ + býr ‘farmstead’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Ancestry also states that "The Ferebee family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Ferebee families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 7 Ferebee families living in North Carolina. This was about 78% of all the recorded Ferebee's in the USA. North Carolina had the highest population of Ferebee families in 1840."
I've seen other women in my family tree named Phereby spelled in different ways sometimes as Pheribah.
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Pherity and Pheribah may then be cases of folk etymology — a mistaken attempt to "correct" the name to fit something more familiar.
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