Fergus(s)on DNA Project Ferguson in and around Craigievar

Was John Ferguson who was alleged to have stolen oxen from Sir John Forbes of Craigievar one and the same as John the immigrant, who with a James Ferguson was transported to Virginia? Who was the husband of Mrs Ferguson late Gordon of Hallhead?

Hallhead

Towards the end of the fourteenth century, this property was acquired by George GORDON, fourth son of Thomas GORDON, in Daach of Ruthven, whose descendants, in uninterrupted succession, have possessed it to the present time. The relict of the last proprietor, Major GORDON, now by a second marriage Mrs FERGUSON, is the present proprietrix.

In addition to the proprietors above-mentioned, the Honourable Walter, Master of Forbes, has a small part of his estate of Brux in the parish. The valued rents of the different properties are,

The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Aberdeen, Published by W. Blackwood and Sons, 1845Volume XII - Aberdeen Parish of Leochel and Cushnie

Justiciary Court, Edinburgh

The Records of the Proceedings of the Justiciary Court, Edinburgh, 1661-1678 By Edinburgh (Scotland). Justiciary Court, William George Scott- Moncrieff, John W. Weston Published by Printed at the University Press by T. and A. Constable for the Scottish History Society, 1905

Parish of Leochel Cushnie

The are no baptisms or marriages of any FERGUSON recorded in the the old parish register of Leochel.

Map of Nearby Parishes

Vital Records in Nearby Parishes

• Alford
  • 20/05/1853 Sarah d/o John FERGUSON & Sarah MURRAY
• Coull
• Forbes
• Keig
• Kildrummy
  • 27/06/1852 Janet FERGUSON m. James MCKENZIE
• Kincardine O'Neil
  • 23/12/1720 Mary FERGUSON m. John ROSS
  • 19/01/1722 William s/o John FERGUSON & Margaret COUTS
  • 30/11/1798 Math FERGUSON m. Janet ETTERSHANK
• Leslie
• Logie Coldstone
  • 1465, Robert FERGUSON, vicar of Logie Coldstone, a witness to a charter of Henry FORBES of Kinellar
    [Sp. Club, Ant. of Ab. and Banff, iii. 241, and iv. 401]
  • 17/11/1850 William s/o James FERGUSON & Elizabeth SMITH
• Lumphanan
  • 15/12/1743 James FERGUSON m. Christian WATTE
• Midmar
  • 04/04/1741 Ann FERGUSON m. John SIM
  • 14/06/1785 Jean FERGUON m. James WASTLAND
  • 24/08/1823 Agnes FERGUSON m. William RITCHIE
  • 30/01/1820 Alex FERGUSON m. Margt. RAE
    • James FERGUSON b.~ 1823; d. 24 Jan 1910; m. Sarah MEARNS [From Aberdeenshire... ]
      • James FERGUSON bp. 1 Oct 1848; m. Mary GRAY/GREY
        • Edith 'Nan' Mary Jane FERGUSON d. 7 Apr 1979
        • Ethel 'Effie' Evalynne FERGUSON
      • George FERGUSON b. 23 Oct 1849; d. 1926, Australia; m. Mary Anna Forbes GRIGG
        • Anna Sheriff FERGUSON
        • Ada FERGUSON b.~1869 Pittsburg, PA d. abt 1871 OH
        • Charles Henry FERGUSON b.11 Jun 1873 Gibbon, NE; d. 17 Jan 1967; m. Emily Margaret Jean Alexarena FERGUSON
          • George Alexander FERGUSON
          • Helena FERGUSON
        • Louise Forbes FERGUSON
        • William George FERGUSON b. 23 Dec 1881 Artondale, WA d. 15 Jul 1954
      • Charles FERGUSON b. 15 May 1852
        • Agnes Abel FERGUSON
        • Nellie Abel FERGUSON
        • George Abel FERGUSON d. Aged 16 Sacramento, CA
        • Wallace Abel FERGUSON d. 1914 (18) France
      • Joseph FERGUSON b. 14 Feb 1855; d. 6 Apr 1929; m. Jane Sangster DAVIDSON
        • Jean FERGUSON b. 29 Jul 1880; d. 1949 Aberdeen (684 King Street), ABD, SCT
        • James FERGUSON b.~ 1882; d. 28 Jun 1954 Cove (Morven Cottage); m. Annabella BARCLAY
        • William George FERGUSON b. 20 Ooc 1883; d. 8 APR 1887
        • Helen Ann FERGUSON
        • Jessie FERGUSON
        • Bessie FERGUSON
        • Charlie FERGUSON b. 4 Jun 1893 d. 1972 Maybole, Ayr
        • Sarah Mearns FERGUSON
        • Bathia FERGUSON
        • Joseph FERGUSON b. 8 JUN 1897
        • Alexander Sangster FERGUSON
      • William Laing FERGUSON b. 30 Jul 1857; d. 18 Feb 1901
      • Alexander FERGUSON b. 16 Nov 1859; d. ~1951 Tacoma, WA; m. Ellen Farquhar LAWRENCE
        • Emily Margaret Jean Alexarena FERGUSON
      • Janet\Jessie FERGUSON b. 13 Apr 1862; d. 7 Mar 1890
      • John FERGUSON b. 9 Jan 1864
      • Elizabeth FERGUSON
      • Catherine FERGUSON
      • Margaret FERGUSON
• Monymusk
  • see Daviot
• Tarland and Migvie
• Tough
  • 09/10/1732 Wiliam s/o Alexander FERGUSON
• Tullynessle and Forbes
  • 24/03/1854 James FERGUSON m. Harriet REID

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