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Early Census Records

The census records that follow fit the facts about William as stated in his pension records.

• 1810 Census, Floyd, KY

  ID	Name: William Ferguson	Count
  A - Cripple in 1824	Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:	1	b. bef 1801
  B	Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:	1
  C	Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:	1
  D - William	Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:	1	b. bef. 1766
  E	Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	1
  F - Mrs	Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :	1
  	Number of Household Members Under 16:	3
  	Number of Household Members Over 25:	2
  	Number of Household Members:	6

  
  
• 1820 Census, Floyd, KY Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

  Relative to 1810, person C is no longer in the household. He would now be age 26 thru 35

  ID	Name: William Ferguson	Count	Age in 1810	Age in 1824
  A, B	Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:	2	6 thru 15	20 thru 39
  D - William	Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:	1	35 and over	59 and over
  E	Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:	1
  F - Mrs	Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :	1		59 and over
  	Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture:	3
  	Free White Persons - Over 25:	2
  	Total Free White Persons:	5
  	Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:	5

  
  
• 1820 Pension, Floyd, KY

  William Ferguson of Floyd Co. was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel McCoy of the Pennsylvania line for three years. Scribed 1818 and certification 1820 sent to Thomas Triplett Esq, Owingsville, KY. Annotation gives date of death as 10 Aug 1839
  [U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Ancestry.com]

• 1824 Pension, Morgan, KY

  15 Sep 1824, William Ferguson age 70 the 11 of August 1824, resident of Morgan County (formerly Floyd County), KY, served in the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment and Second Pennsylvania Brigade, served three years, no children living with him except a crippled child age 21, wife is 68.
  [U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Ancestry.com]

• 1830 Census, Morgan Co., KY

  ID	Name: William Ferguson	Count	born between	age in 1824
  A - Cripple in 1824	Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:	1	1801-1810	16-23
  D - William	Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79:	1	1751-1760	64-73
  	Slaves - Males - Under 10:	2
  	Slaves - Females - Under 10:	1
  	Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:	1
  	Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:	1
  	Total Free White Persons:	2
  	Total Slaves:	4
  	Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):

• 1835 Pension Roll, Floyd County KY
  • William Furguson, private, Pennsylvania Line, placed on the roll 23 May 1820, commenced 20 May 1818, age 79

DAR Applications

FERGUSON, WILLIAM, b. 11 Aug. 1754, Ireland, d. 10 Aug. 1839, Morgan Co., KY., m. bef. 1787, Catherine LEMASTER, b. 1756, living 20 Sept. 1839.
SERVICE: FERGUSON, Wiliam, served for three years as a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Eneas McCOY of the Pennsylvania Line. He enlisted Aug. 1776 in the County of Westmoreland was honorably discharged at Pittsburg in September 1779. He received pension while living in Floyd County, KY in 1818 and 1820.
CHILDREN:

1. Jane (Jeneth), b. 17 Aug. 1787, m. Sam MAGUIRE, 1809, Floyd Co., KY
2. William, b. ca 1798
3. Richard, b. ca 1785; m. Nancy JONES
4. John, b. ca. 1794 m. 1813 Elizabeth WILLIAMS, Floyd Co., KY
5. Alsie, m. James REED
6. Polly, m. ? HAZELRIGG
7. James, b. 12 Nov. 1796, m. Margaret LYKINS
8. Phoebe, b. ca. 1792, m. 1822, John WILLIAMS, Floyd Co., KY

DESCENDANT: FINNEY, Anna Mae Bremer (Mrs. Lester), No. 533291.
[A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution : commemoration of the United States of Vol. I, Ancestry.com]

Josiah Ferguson

On Josiah Ferguson who died in Fayette County in 1803, I believe without question that he wasn't the father of "our" William Ferguson who married Catherine/Katherine LeMaster. [ Hope Doyle July 26, 2006]. See also Josiah.

• Josiah Ferguson (ca. 1725-1803), was born in Belfast, County Down, Ireland. He died in Fayette County, Kentucky. His son, William (1754-1839), a Revolutionary War soldier, married Catherine Lemaster in 1783. William and his brothers, Joseph and Robert, came to Pennsylvania in 1771 and then moved to North Carolina and Kentucky. William died in Morgan County, Kentucky. Descendants lived in Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, and elsewhere.
  [ Descendants of Josiah Ferguson through his son, William Ferguson by Claudia Harper, Magoffin County Historical Society, c1997 {source is undocumented in this book}]

yDNA Descendants

Note: descendants of Isaac are in a different halpogroup than William's sons Richard and James. It appears there is an NPE either with the birth of Richard's son John or grandson Isaac.

• William Ferguson m. Catherine Lemaster
  • Richard, b. ca 1785; m. Nancy JONESI2b
  • John, b. ca. 1794 m. 1813 Elizabeth WILLIAMS, Floyd Co., KY
    • Isaac b.1828 Kentucky d. 1865 Kentucky
      • John Charles b: July 10, 1852 Morgan Co KY d: June 08, 1938 Grassy Creek, Morgan Co. KY m. Nancy Caroline NICKELL R1b
      • William Alexander Ferguson b. 1857 Kentucky d.1918 KY R1b
  • James, b. 12 Nov. 1796 KY, m. Margaret LYKINS I2b
    • William Sinclair Ferguson b: 20 JAN 1824 in Bern, Montgomery County, Kentucky; d. 1889, CA
    • Isaac Ferguson b: 23 APR 1825 in Bern, Montgomery County, Kentucky
    • Enoch Ferguson b: 7 FEB 1826 in Bern, Montgomery County, Kentucky; d. 1829
    • Richard Lee Ferguson b: 16 JAN 1831 Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky
      • John William FERGUSON b: 9 MAY 1855 in Sweet Springs, Saline County, Missouri; 1941

        1920 Mountain Grove, Wright, MO

        John W Ferguson	Head	M	64	Missouri
        Olive Ferguson	Wife	F	53	Canada
        Richard Ferguson	Son	M	24	Missouri
        Edwin Ferguson	Son	M	23	Missouri
        James Ferguson	Son	M	22	Missouri
        Fanny Ferguson	Daughter	F	20	Missouri
        John Ferguson Jr.	Son	M	18	Missouri

        • Richard Lee FERGUSON b: 1895 in Missouri ; d. 1959
        • Charles Edwin FERGUSON b: 1896 in Missouri ; d. 1972
          • Raymond FERGUSON b.~1916, MO
          • Charles E FERGUSON b.~1914, MO
        • James Harvey FERGUSON b: 1897 in Missouri
        • John William FERGUSON b: 1901 in Missouri
      • Charles
    • Eli Lykins Ferguson b: 26 AUG 1833 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky; d. 1904 Placerville, CA

      1900 Diamond Springs and Lake Valley Townships, El Dorado, CA

      Eli L Ferguson	Head	M	65	Kentucky
      Roberta Ferguson	Wife	F	44	North Carolina
      Robert Ferguson	Son	M	25	Missouri	d. 1935 El Dorado, CA
      Eli W Ferguson	Son	M	22	Missouri	d. 1955 El Dorado, CA
      Richard Ferguson	Son	M	17	Missouri	d. 1915, San Francisco
      Henry Ferguson	Son	M	16	Missouri	d. 1970, Sacramento
      George Ferguson	Son	M	9	Missouri	d. 1959 El Dorado, CA
      Oliver B Ferguson	Son	M	12	California	d. 1966, Idaho
      Mary Ferguson	Daughter	F	7	California
      Clyde Ferguson	Son	M	2	California	d. 1920 El Dorado, CA

    • Jeffrey Ferguson b: ABT 1834
    • John L Ferguson b: 19 AUG 1835 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky; d. 1909, MO
      • Wade Hampton Ferguson b.~1870, MO
    • Machus L. Ferguson b: 8 AUG 1843 in Sweet Springs, Pettit County, MO; d. 1864
    • James H. Ferguson b: 4 JAN 1845 in Sweet Springs, Pettit County, MO; d. 1903, MO
  • William, b. ca 1798