Tryon
Early Census Records
- 1790 Census, Lincoln County, NC
The 1790 Census shows two groups of Ferguson by Company. George O Ferguson2 identifies these as the Fergusons of Crowder's Creek and Long Creek.
Head Company Detail Total Notes Page2 Robt Ferguson 7th 3-3-4 10 Grant: 200 Acres, 1772, Crowder's Ceek 82 Andw Ferguson 7th 3-3-2 8 Grant: 200 Acres, 1783, Crowder's Ceek 82 Jno Ferguson 7th 2-3-2 7 Robt Ferguson 12th 3-1-2 6 Grant: 70 Acres, 1779, Long Creek 82 Jas Ferguson 12th 1-1-1 3 Tryon County Regiment 1777-1781 25 Robt Ferguson 12th 1-0-0 1 - 1800 Census
The 1800 Census shows two groups of Ferguson by page in the census records. These are interpreted here as the Fergusons of Crowder's Creek and Long Creek. In the case of Long Creek the grouping is consistent with the Robert Ferguson whose will written in 1805 mentions sons James, Moses, John and Robert
Head Page Detail Total Notes Sarah Ferguson 838 0-1-1-0-0 / 0-0-0-0-1 3 Widow of Robert, Crowder's Creek Andw Ferguson 838 0-0-1-0-0 / 0-0-0-0-1 4 Thos Ferguson 838 2-1-0-1-0 / 2-1-0-1-0 9 Jms Ferguson 838 0-0-0-1-0 / 0-0-0-1-0 2 Robert Fargason 895 0-0-0-1-1 / 0-0-0-0-1 3 Long Creek James Fargason 895 3-0-0-1-0 / 1-0-0-1-0 6 Moses Fargason 895 4-1-0-1-1 / 1-0-0-1-0 9 John Fargason 895 0-0-0-1-0 / 3-0-0-1-0 5 Robert Forguson 899 2-0-1-1-0 / 1-0-0-0-1 6
"Colonel" Robert and Andrew - Haplogroup I-Y4752
The relationship of Robert Ferguson whose will is dated 29 Oct 1794 to Andrew Ferguson who died d. Jul. 25, 1810, age 86 is unknown. George Oliver Ferguson2 says Robert Ferguson is aka Colonel Ferguson and Andrew is his son. Jane Sinclair 1.i writes that Colonel Ferguson's son Andrew moved to St. Louis after the War of 1812 and was alive as late as 1860. He is said by George Oliver Ferguson2 to be the Andrew mentioned in Robert's will and that Andrew (1724-1810) is a son by a prior marriage.
Jane Sinclair1.i says the Colonel had three sons: John born
in Pennyslvania, Thomas born in North Carolina and Andrew born in North
Carolina. She also says Thomas married Mary Farris (Faries3) tying
into the pedigree submitted for kits
and
if one assumes Colonel Ferguson and Robert
Ferguson are one and the same person. Said Thomas died Mar. 19, 1866, age 85
years and 8 months [ Find A Grave Memorial# 93404101 ]; his calculated year of
birth is then 1780. The will of Robert Ferguson states that his youngest sons
are Thomas and Andrew.
George Ferguson1.ii, says his grandfather came to America
from Scotland in 1750. He lists his grandfather's sons from oldest to youngest
as John, James, William, Andrew, George. Apart from a Thomas and a Robert who
may have been unknown to George, these names match the sons named in the will
of Andrew Ferguson written 17 Feb 1808. George's grandfather appears to be the
Andrew Ferguson who died 25 Jul 1810. He also discusses his "Old Uncle Johnny
Ferguson" whom he says married Polly McWilliams tying into the pedigree
submitted for kit
.
The two trees below are consistent with the narratives by Jane Sinclair1.i and George Ferguson1.ii who would have had some first hand information on the family. That Thomas Ferguson, Esquire is shown as a son of Andrew and Mary is consistent with Andrew's will wherein he appoints his son Thomas executor and the will is signed by Thomas Ferguson Esquire. George O Ferguson states that Thomas is the oldest son of Andrew and was born in 18602.i. He also labels Thomas Ferguson (1798-1865) as "Old Uncle Tommy" which suggests that part of the narrative by George Ferguson1 as published circa 1947 was inadvertently left out by the editors.
According to George Ferguson1.v Andrew's son James married Mary McArthur whereas George Oliver Ferguson2.ii says it was Thomas Esquire's son James (1806-1853) who married Mary McArthur. George may have been confused if his cousin James was known to him as Uncle just as his cousin Thomas was known as "Old Uncle Tommy".
It is clear that Robert and Andrew are related but the DNA cannot say how. Every kit in the two trees is in Haplogroup I-Y4752>YP6208 so no inconsistency there. BigY results to date indicate that all are BY19911+, Y36143+, BY19910+, Y36769+, BY19909+; it is suggested that these 5 SNP be tested by those participants who cannot afford a BigY test.
Robert "Robin" Ferguson - Haplogroup I-Y4752
The father of Robert (aka Robert Robin) Ferguson is unknown. Comparison with the trees above he could be the son of Robert or Andrew as they both have a son named Robert. Given that Robin's descendants have DYS487=14 he appears to be a descendant of Andrew. In the book by Jim G (James Garland) Ferguson4.iii he is said to be a grandson of Andrew and Mary by their son William but no evidence is offered other than reference to a family tree by one Homer Ferguson4.iv. Said William Ferguson was known to George Ferguson1.ii as "Old Uncle Billy" and George's list of Uncle Billy's children does not include a Robert or a Robin. Further Old Uncle Billy is said to be a younger brother of "Old Uncle Jonny" making him born too late to be the father of Robert Robin Ferguson.
There is a William Ferguson6 with a State Grant of 200 acres on a branch of Turkey Creek registered August 23, 1774. This would indicate that he had received 100 acres for himself and 50 acres each for two dependents over age 12. Those dependents would have been born prior to about 1762 and William himself then some time prior to about 1742; in 1800 he would have been older than about 68 thus he is not the William Ferguson in the 1880 census of York, SC for that William was aged 26 thru 44.
In the biographies5 of his grandsons Garland Servier Ferguson and William Burder Ferguson, Robin is said to have emigrated from Tyrone County (Ulster) to South Carolina as a young man. Jim G Ferguson4.v says Robin was born in South Carolina which fits neither the above statement or place of birth deduced from census records4.i.c-e
The pedigrees of each kit in the tree below are based on research by Geraldine Littleton formerly of the Searcy County Library who was working to document and advance the genealogy of the library's founder Jim G Ferguson aka James Garland Ferguson, Sr [ Find A Grave Memorial# 45490297 ].
Haplotypes
The DNA of these Ferguson falls within Branch I of I-M223 >>
Y4752 Isles/Sc - 15. The off modal marker DYS487=13 is shared by the two
kits known to descend from Robert of Crowder's Creek. The off modal marker
DYS534=19 is shared by two kits but it looks to be the result of two
independent mutations than indication of a common ancestor within the trees.
All involved are advised to upgrade to 111 markers or to an NGS test such as
BigY. Kits and
share CDY=31-35, DYS442=13 and DYS444=13 which triangulates back to
their common ancestor Alfred F Ferguson (1838-1915).
