Erie County, Pennsylvania

Hance Ferguson

Hans H. Ferguson was a native of Winchester, VA., born Aug. 20, 1797, the son of James Ferguson, a native of Humphrey (sic) County, Scotland, who settled in Virginia in 1745, where he became an extensive land owner. His son, Hans H., removed to Jefferson County, Ohio, at an early date, later to Mercer County, PA., and finally to Fairview, where he died in November, 1873. The Ferguson family is descended from Alexander F. Ferguson, owner of the famous Craig Darrach estate in Humphrey (sic) County, Scotland, who married Annie Laurie of ballad fame. It was on this estate that Robert Burns wrote many of his poems, and it is still owned by the Ferguson clan, which is among the oldest in Scotland. Alexander Ferguson died Oct. 16, 1789, and his wife died in 1761. [ History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Volume 1, page 690) by John Elmer Reed]

On order of survey, September 18, 1766, Hance Ferguson took up three hundred and four acres "on a run emptying into Sherman's creek." [ History of that Part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys: Embraced in the Counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union and Snyder, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Volume 2 , page 1157 (Google eBook)]

Probate

Unknown if this is the same Hance

1814 Orphan's Court Dockets [1807-1846 vol 1-2, Image]
- Ferguson, Hance dec'd, Blacklick Twp, Indiana County, PA, James Ferguson admin
1807 June term - William Ferguson and James Ferguson appointed administrators of the estate of Hans Ferguson late of Salem, Geauga County, OH [Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996 Geauga Probate records 1806-1825 vol A-B, image 8]
1810 Mar 13 - William Ferguson, administrator of the Estate of Hanse Ferguson, dec'd, filed his admin account [Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996 Geauga Probate records 1806-1825 vol A-B; Image 28]
- mentions James Ferguson

Beatty and Allied Families

According to a bible fragment attached to this tree Hance's father James was born 5 Sep 1770 in Cumberland County, PA. If so then James could not have settled in Virginia in 1745 as stated above.

Hance Ferguson b.~1735; d.~1807 in Geauga County, OH; m. Mary
- James Ferguson b. 5 Sep 1770 in Cumberland County, PA; d. 6 Oct 1846 in Erie County, PA; m. Elizabeth Fulton
  - Hance Ferguson b. 20 Aug 1797 Winchester, VA; d Nov 1873 Fairview, Erie, PA; m. Nancy Agnes Bone
    - Nancy Agnes Bone 1803
    - John Bone Ferguson 1825 - 1894
    - James Ferguson 1826
    - Oliver Hazzard Perry Ferguson 1827 - 1903
    - Mary Ann Ferguson 1832
    - Sophia J Ferguson 1833 - 1915
    - Emily Ferguson 1835
    - Hance Hansen Ferguson 1837 - 1900
    - William Ferguson 1838 - 1901
    - Joanna Ferguson 1840
    - Elizabeth Ferguson 1843 - 1850
    - Nina? Ferguson 1846 -
    - Samuel Wallace Ferguson 1846 - 1897

Hance Ferguson and Nancy Agnes Bone

1850: Fairview, Erie, Pennsylvania
- Hance Ferguson 54 VA Carpenter
- Nancy Ferguson 47 PA
- OHP Ferguson 23 PA
- Mary A Ferguson 18 PA
- Emily Ferguson 15 PA
- William Ferguson 12 PA
- Joanna Ferguson 10 PA
- Saml W Ferguson 4 PA

James A Ferguson and Louisa Eggleston

James is in the 1850 Census for Vinegar Hill, Jo Davies Co., IL (adjacent to Galena, IL) living with Caleb Eggleston. Also in the family is Louisa Eggleston. James and Louisa were married in Vinegar Hill in 1852 and immediately moved to Iowa where they lived until death. [Charlene Backus, 2011]

1850: Vinegar Hill, Jo Daviess, Illinois
- Caleb Eggleston 49 Mary Eggleston 44 William Eggleston 20 Louisa Eggleston 17 Ruben Eggleston 15 Caroline Eggleston 12 Amelia Eggleston 10 Charles Eggleston 3 William P Eggleston 18 Joseph Wise 21 James Furgeson 23 John Lord 22 John Basick 27 Fredrick Locke 23
1880: South Fork, Delaware, Iowa
- James A Furgason 53 Louisa Furgason 47 Walter P Furgason 23 Amelia A Furgason 18 Abbie R Furgason 15 William C Furgason 10
1909 Marriage
- 24 May 1909 Los Angeles, CA
  William C Ferguson, age 39, Father: James Ferguson Mother: Louisa Eggleston
  Rozalia Clark; Father: John Clark Mother: Elizabeth Brunthaver

Oliver Hazzard Perry Ferguson