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The house was plundered and almost burnt by Gordon of Glenbucket's Highlanders in the 'Forty-five,' and only saved by the presence of mind of 'the Lady Kinmundy,' whose husband was absent, and whose young son had been hurriedly despatched to a neighbouring farmhouse concealed in a clothes-basket. She sent a message to the officer in command to the effect that it was strange conduct on the part of a gentleman so to treat a lady's house; that she had just been preparing some refreshment for his men when they set fire to the part of the house where it was to be served, and that if they wanted their dinner they had better put the fire out. The same good lady on another occasion, when a recruiting party were forcibly impressing the young men around, and some of them asked protection, is said to have put the house in a state of defence, and answered the summons to surrender the fugitives with the reply, ' Her people had come there for safety, and safety they should have, and before they were got the house must be knocked down.' [Records, p. 267]

Ferguson of Kinmundy

• II. James FERGUSON ['the Brigadier'], third son of William FERGUSON of Inverurie
• III. James FERGUSON 1696-1777, married first 30 Dec 1727 Elizabeth DEANS by whom he had a son James and a daughter Marjory. His second marriage 3 Feb 1752 to Margaret IRVINE was without issue.
  • IV. James, as follows
  • IV. Marjory FERGUSON married James CUMMINE and had two daughters, Catherine married Thomas FERGUSON (V.)
• IV. James FERGUSON b. 12 Dec 1734; d. 17 Feb 1787; m. 14 Oct 1756 Elizabeth URQUHART by whom he had three sons, James, Thomas and William, and three daughters, Elizabeth, Isabella, and Margaret.
  • V. James, as follows
  • V. Thomas FERGUSON (1768-1828), second son of James [(IV.) and Elizabeth URQUHART] m. Catherine CUMMINE, by who he had daughters Mary (died unmarried), Catherine Cumine, Anne, Marjory (died unmarried). and son -
    • Ann M bur: 19 Oct 1940, Aboyne
    • Catherine Cumine Ferguson bur: 25 Nov 1950, Aboyne
    • Marjory b.~1874; d. 1838; bur: St John and St Cuthbert (joint) Edinburgh Lothian
    • James b. 20 Dec 1806; m. 24 Sep 1868 Anne Farquharson MACPHERSON; d. 28 Mar 1880
      • James William of Corrachree b. 13 Oct 1869; m. 18 Oct 1923 Elinor Frances formerly MITCHELL nee HAMILTON; d.dp. 17 May 1944
  • V. William FERGUSON (1771-1843) died unmarried
  • V. Elizabeth FERGUSON married Rev. D. MEEK
  • V. Isabella FERGUSON married Rev. J. AITKEN
  • V. Margaret FERGUSON died unmarried.
• V. James FERGUSON b. 12 Nov 1759; d. 20 Nov 1816; m. 1787 Isabella BROWN by whom he had five sons, James, William , Thomas, John and Alexander, and one daughter alive, Isabella [she died unmarried].
  • VI. James, as follows
  • VI. William FERGUSON (1792-186_ ) died unmarried.
  • VI. Thomas FERGUSON (1794-1831) married Barbara HUTCHINSON and died without issue.
  • VI. John FERGUSON (1797-1857), his son -
    • VII. John FERGUSON (d. 1879) married Mary MACPHERSON. His widow married Dr. Robert MURRAY.
  • VI. Alexander FERGUSON (1804-1857) married Agnes MAITLand had three children:-
    • VII. William (1851-1874; died unmarried), Margaret, Agnes married 1892 John NICHOLSON
• VI. James FERGUSON b. 21 Nov 1789; d. May 1862; m. Aug 1817 Emily CHALMERS by whom he had sons, James who died in 1841, Robert who died young, William and Thomas
  • VII. Willliam, as follows
  • VII. Thomas FERGUSON b. 1828; m. 21 Feb 1867 Agnes WHYTE and has issue
    • VIII. Robert b. 5 Feb 1869; m. Gertrude LOHR; d. 1950
      • IX. Robert Charles b. 13 Oct 1901; m. Elizabeth Bissott SMART 3 Jun 1950
      • VII. Thomas Whyte b. 28 Sep 1907; m. Gwendoyln BARLOW 27 Mar 1948
      • VII. Agnes Mary b. 22 Apr 1903
    • VIII. William b. 8 Aug 1870; d. 1 Nov 1887
    • VIII. James b. 20 Jul 1874; d. 24 Aug 1890
    • VIII. Thomas b. 22 Apr 1877; m. 26 Nov 1912 Nellie TERRAS
    • VIII.. Agnes Emily m. Rev. Gordon CAMERON; d. 12 Oct 1944
• VII. William FERGUSON LLD of Kinmundy; b. 20 Dec 1823; d. 11 Sep 1904; m. 22 Jul 1856 Eliza WILLIAMSON and had three children: James, Andrew Williamson (1858-1864) and Agnes Adair.
• VIII. James FERGUSON b. 28 Jul 1857; d. 25 April 1917; m. 25 Mar 1855 Georgina Anne AGNEW who died 2 March 1949
  • James b. 20 Feb 1886; k. in action Jul 1916
  • John de Courcy Agnew b. 2 Mar 1887; d. 14 Feb 1904

References

1. Records of the Clan and Name of Fergusson, Ferguson and Fergus, by James Ferguson and Robert Menzies Fergusson, Edinburgh, 1895.
2. Records of the Clan and Name of Fergusson, Ferguson and Fergus Supplement, by James Ferguson and Robert Menzies Fergusson, Edinburgh, 1899
3. Ferguson of Kinmundy papers, GB 0231 Aberdeen University, Special Libraries and Archives
4. Ferguson of Kinmundy: letters 1794-1801, GB233/MS.9050 National Library of Scotland Reference
5. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry 1952