Fergus(s)on DNA Project Fergusons in the Bahamas

Abaco

The cotton planters on Abaco 1 November 1785 were exclusively from the East Florida contingency: Brown, Weatherford, Armstrong, Wylly, Smith, Ferguson..
[Homeward Bound: A History of the Bahama Islands to 1850 ... - Page 180]

• John FERGUSON, Spencers Bight, Abaco 1778 - 1783

Acklins

• George Bernard FERGUSON b. 1916, Acklins Island, Bahamas; m. Maud Harietta GIBSON [Ref: Todhunter Family]

• Earnest FERGUSON m. Ellamae
  • Johnley FERGUSON b. 12 Nov. 1950, Snug Corner, Acklins; m. Carnetta

Exuma

Henderson Ferguson

This is a branch of the John FERGUSON and Ann STUBBLESON line

• William FERGUSON, b.~1740; d. 1801; m.~1760 Annie (Anna) HENDERSON; resided in Fairfield Co., SC
  • Ancel FERGUSON, b. 8 Jan 1761; d. 1814, Cat Island; will: proved - 14 Jul 1814, executors - John BURNSIDE, Anne FERGUSON, Henderson FERGUSON, George BUTLER
  • Henderson FERGUSON, b 19 Aug 1770; d.~1824, Exuma; will: proved - 19 March 1824, executors - Daughter Francis FERGUSON & wife Francis FERGUSON; m. Frances; bur: Hermitage Estate, Allan’s Cay
    • Frances FERGUSON b. 16 FEB 1799, Great Exuma, Bahamas; m. Robert Claxton BUTLER, 7 Dec 1816, Christ Church, Nassau, Bahamas [Ref: Cynthia Gorman's Ancestry]

Amos Ferguson

Amos Ferguson, the Bahamas' best known intuitive artist, has changed his address. The modest home of the world-renowned painter was on Exuma Street for years, that was until last week, when the name of the roadway located in the heart of The Grove was changed in his honour, to Amos Ferguson Street.
[The Tribune Wednesday January 19, 2005 ]

• Rev. Robert FERGUSON m. Lavina ROLLE
  • Amos Isaac FERGUSON b. Feb 28, 1920, Forest, Exuma, Bahamas; d. 21 Oct 2009; Obituary; m. Bloneva (Bea or Beatrice); Biography
  • Son
    • Glenroy Ferguson
  • Daughter m. Hysal BASTIAN
  • Daughter m. Audlin CLARKE

Nassau

Many years ago my wife and I, Americans, lived in Nassau, on New Providence Island in the Bahamas for a couple of years and were considerd something of a curiosity - Caucasians named Ferguson. There were several Fergusons in the islands, and we were told that many of them were descendants of slaves who had taken the name of a former owner a couple of centuries earlier.
[Bob Ferguson, 2001]

• John FERGUSON d.~1804, New Providence; will: proved - 7 July 1804, executors - John FERGUSON, jr. Alexander FORSYTH, John STORR
  • John FERGUSON

• Moses FERGUSON m. Lilian BETHEL
  • Lourena Louise FERGUSON b. 18 Dec 1904, (Foxhill) Nassau, Bahamas; d. 6 Jun 1999, Miami, FL; m. Samuel WILLIAMS [Ref: Major Family Tree]

• Debbie FERGUSON b. Jan 16, 1976, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas; m. Adrian MCKENZIE, 2005; biography

San Salvador aka Watling Island

• Vincent Lloyd FERGUSON b. Aug 25, 1938, San Salvador, Bahamas; d. Sep 22, 2009; Obit

Floridians

• Joshua Ferguson b.~1855, Bahamas, 1880, 1900, 1910 Census: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Father born: Bahamas; m. Malicia (Malissa) 1879
  • Edith Ferguson b.~1879, Florida; m. Fredrick A Symonett
  • Harold Ferguson b. Apr 1894, Florida

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