Fergus(s)on DNA Project

Charles County, Maryland

Ancestral: Dumfries-shire, Scotland

The Fergusson of Charles County, MD descend from William FERGUSSON messenger of Moniaive

Robert Fergusson (1740-1812)

Robert FERGUSSON was born in Moniave, near Dumfries, in Scotland, around 1745. By 1772, he was established in the American colonies as an agent, or "factor" in contemporary parlance, of Glassford & Company. At different times, he also represented James Brown & Company and Neil Jamieson & Company. Fergusson owned Nanjemoy, an estate in Charles County, though he lived in Georgetown and later at "Mulberry Grove," also in Charles County, near Port Tobacco. The move to "Mulberry Grove" might have accompanied his marriage to Elizabeth BALLANTINE in 1788. Robert Fergusson died in 1812.
[Fergusson/Hamilton Papers ]

Vital Records

1740 Birth: Old Parish Registers, Scotland
- Robert FERGUSSON chr 17 Aug 1740, Glencairn, Dumfries son of (William) Baillie FERGUSSON and Jean CROSBY
1788 Marriage: Westmoreland County, VA
- May 20, 1788, Robert FERGUSSON and Elizabeth BALLANTINE, John BALLANTINE, her father, gives his consent
1812 Obituary: Maryland Gazette, Sept 17, 1812
1812 Burial: Mulberry Grove Cemetery, Port Tobacco, Charles County, MD
- Robert Fergusson who died Sept 1st, 1812 aged 72 years...

John Fergusson (1773-1843)

Descendants

John FERGUSSON b. Jan 18, 1773, Dumfriesshire; d. Nov 08, 1847, Port Tobacco, Charles Co., MD; m. Elizabeth TURNER, 3 Dec 1805, Baltimore Co., MD; b. July 23, 1785, Charles Co., MD; d. Nov 11, 1848, Charles Co., MD.
1. Robert FERGUSSON, M.D., b. Nov 18, 1806, Port Tobacco, Charles Co., MD; d. Apr 04, 1879, "Mulberry Grove", Port Tobacco, Charles Co., MD
2. William A FERGUSSON, b. Aug 15, 1808, Charles Co., MD; d. Jan 17, 1857, Port Tobacco, Charles Co., MD; m. Mary MILLAR
  - John b.~1842
    - Catherine J b. 1887
    - John Matthews FERGUSSON b. 22 Mar 1889
  - Maria Josephine b. Aug 11, 1843, d. Sep 10, 1938
  - Mary E. b. 1845; m. Laurel A. WILMER
  - Walter D b.~ 1847; 1900 Census: [Walter B Terguesson] Port Tobacco, Charles, MD; single
  - Emily b.~ 1849; m. Joseph Harris STONESTREET of La Grange in Charles Co. b. 1826; d. 1895
  - Catherine (Katherine, Katie) S. b.Oct 16, 1852; d. Sep 5, 1896; m. Robert Cutler FERGUSSON, Sr, Nov 10, 1874, Christ Church, Port Tobacco, Charles Co., MD,
3. Mary FERGUSSON, b. Dec 29, 1809, Charles Co., MD; d. Oct 03, 1855, Charles Co., MD; m.~1829 Gen. Walter Hanson Jenifer MITCHELL
4. Jane C. FERGUSSON, b. Dec 29, 1811, Charles Co., MD; d. August 15, 1812, Charles Co., MD
5. John Beale FERGUSSON, b. Dec 19, 1813, Charles Co., MD; d. Dec 06, 1855, "Wellington", Charles Co., MD
6. James FERGUSSON, b. Mar 11, 1816, Charles Co., MD; d. Oct 28, 1854, Charles Co., MD; m. Amelia MATTHEWS , bur: Mulberry Grove Cemetery Port Tobacco Charles County
  - Robert Cutler FERGUSSON, Sr., b. March 26, 1851, Charles Co., MD; d. March 02, 1894, Allen's Fresh, Charles Co., MD; m. Catherine (Katherine, Katie) S. FERGUSSON, Nov 10, 1874, Christ Church, Port Tobacco, Charles Co., MD, Nov 13 1874. Children:
    - William C FERGUSSON b. 6 Jan 1877; d. Jul 31, 1933
    - James FERGUSSON b. Apr 22, 1878; d. Nov 21, 1922
    - Oscar Alexander FERGUSSON b. 13 Oct 1880, Charles, MD; m. Edith
      - Margaret C. FERGUSSON b.~1924
    - Robert Cutler FERGUSSON Jr b. 14 Aug 1883; d. Dec 20, 1918
    - Harry Malcolm FERGUSSON b. 26 Jan 1885; d. 7 Jul 1933
    - John Beale Turner FERGUSSON b. Jun 23, 1889, d. Feb 14, 1897; bur: Mulberry Grove Cemetery
    - Daughter
7. Zephaniah T. FERGUSSON, b. Sep 29, 1819, Charles Co., MD; d. July 30, 1822, Charles Co., MD
8. Elizabeth FERGUSSON, b. Sep 15, 1821, Charles Co., MD; d. Jan 18, 1833, Charles Co., MD
9. Matilda J. FERGUSSON, b. Aug 23, 1825, Charles Co., MD; d. Aug 17, 1831, Charles Co., MD
10. Oscar A. FERGUSSON, M.D., b. Mar 12, 1827, Port Tobacco, Charles Co., MD; d. February 18, 1864, Port Tobacco, Charles Co., MD

From the collection of Christi Abercrombie

Oscar Alexander Fergusson (1880-) Photographer: Jeffres, 6 E Lafayette, Baltimore, MD	Williiam C "Bill Chee" Ferguson (1877-1933) Photographer: H.J. McCabe & Co., Baltimore, MD

Vital Records

1773 Birth: Old Parish Registers, Scotland
- John FERGUSSON b. Jan 18, 1773, Glencairn, Dumfries son of William FERGUSSON and Jean CUNINGHAM
1805 Marriage Notice - Baltimore Federal Gazette, 14 Dec 1805
- John FERGUSSON m. Elizabeth TURNER 3 Dec 1805
1825 Mary TURNER's Will, Sep 2, 1825, Of Friendly Hall
- Son In Law, John FERGUSON
- Daughter, Elizabeth FERGUSON
- Grandaughter, Mary FERGUSON
- Grand Children Zepheniah TURNER and Mary E TURNER
1847: Burial Mulberry Grove Cemetery, Port Tobacco, Charles County, MD
- John Fergusson b. Jan 18, 1773 Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; d. Nov 8, 1847 Charles County MD

Obituaries

Goal: find a living FERGUSON of this line whom we can recruit to the project.

Charles County obits in Times Crescent on microfilm at the LaPlata Campus of the College of Southern MD
- 1920 - 1922
  - Fergusson, James 11-24-1922 TC - second son of late R. Cutlar Fergusson, unmarried, survived brothers: Sgt. William C Fergusson and Messrs Oscar A, Harry M and Jack Fergusson all of Baltimore.
  - Fergusson, James 12-1-1922 TC - second son of late R. Cutlar Fergusson, describes military service
- Some 1930's
  - Fergusson, M. Josephine 9-12-1930 TC - refered to as "Miss Josephine Fergusson", no family mentioned
  - Fergusson, Harry Malcolm 7-7-1933 TC - survived by his widow Lisle Harrison, three brothers and one sister
  - Fergusson, William C. 8-4-1933 TC - no mention of any family, said to have been a policeman in city of Baltimore.

John R. FERGUSSON, M.D. (1807- 1853)

Dr. John R is one generation removed from John FERGUSSON (1773-1843). Circumstances indicate that he is related but how is unknown, see John R. FERGUSSON and Elizabeth MATTHEWS

References

Fergusson Family Cemetery (Mulberry Grove Cemetery) Photo; see also
Ward, S., "Tombstone Inscriptions Charles County, Maryland", Maryland Historical and Genealogical Bulletin, Vol E-20 July 1949 No 3, LDS Fiche 6017749, Fiches 4-20
Robert Barnes, Marriages and Deaths from Baltimore Newspapers, 1/96-1816, p 109. Baltimore Federal Gazette, 14 Dec 1805.
PTT - Port Tobacco Times & Charles County Advertisor

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