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Pedigree of William Ferguson

An anonymous report titled Descendants of John FFARGESSON¹ based on the database of the Clan Fergusson of North America (CFSNA) shows the following:

1. John FERGUSON b.~1649; m. Ann STUBBLESON
2. James FERGUSON b.~ 1687, Essex Co. or Rappahannock Co., VA; d. July 1741, Goochland Co., VA; m. Anne
3. William FERGUSON b.~ 1736, Essex Co, VA; d. 1801, SC; m. 1st Unknown; m. 2nd Annie HENDERSON

The references cited are member submissions, some with imbedded references, and a file called CFSNA/PAF dated 10/6/98 believed constructed by the CFSNA genealogist at that time, Shirley Doran. The Mary Ferguson Fiser File includes a William FERGUSON born about 1736 in Essex Co., VA who died in SC, however no wife or children are shown. Amongst public trees parents cited include: unknown, James FERGUSON=Anne, James FERGUSON=Anne MARKEHAM, and George FERGUSON=Emily WOOD. Many cite Find A Grave Memorial# 146859475 and others cite Public Trees such as found on ancestry.com or WorldConnect.

Descendants of William Ferguson and Annie Henderson

The tree below is based on that by Shirley Doran², additional info and corrections shown in green by John T. Ferguson³, and other corrections/additions in red as referenced below.

• I. Ancel Ferguson, b 8 Jan 1761. Went to Bahama Islands as a young man where he had a plantation, experimented with Sea Island Cotton, and died there. d. 1814, Cat Island [No wife is mentioned, or why he went to the Bahamas - because of Tory sympathies?]
• II. Anna Ferguson⁴, b 7 Jan 1763, m (1) a Mr. Dixon, had two children before Mr. Dixon died. m (2) Elija Thompson and had 7 children.
• III. William Ferguson⁴, b 26 Dec 1765. Married his cousin's daughter [not named] and they had 6 or 7 8 children. Of these, only the names of two sons and one daughter are known, viz:
  • 1. John Ferguson, no further info. d. aft 2 Jun 1847
  • 2. James Hiram Ferguson, ditto
    • i. Gideon Ferguson, b. abt 1832
    • ii. Lewis Ferguson, b. abt 1834
    • iii. Elizabeth Ferguson, b. abt 1836
  • 3. Keziah Edwards ⁴d. aft 2 Jun 1847, m a Mr. Jesse Edwards d. aft 2 Jun 1847 on the Alabama River. She is mentioned in her Uncle Abraham Ferguson's 1824 will.
  • 4. Agnes Ferguson b. 16th March, 1793, Fairfield, SC d. 7th Feb.1863, SC³; m. Robert³ Corley.
  • 5. Jincey/Jancey M. Ferguson, d. aft 2 Jun 1847, married Unknown Edward⁷ Clark, d. bef 2 Jun 1847.
  • 6. Anna Ferguson, d. aft 2 Jun 1847, married James B. Reeves, d. aft 2 Jun 1847.
  • 7. William H. Ferguson, d. bef 25 Mar 1846, married Unknown.
    • i. Isaiah Ferguson
    • ii. Martha Ferguson
    • iii. Abraham Ferguson
  • 8. Joseph Ferguson, The will of Joseph Ferguson dated 22 Mar 1816, proved 11 Nov 1816, and recorded in Fairfield District Will Book 7, Page 93 on 16 May 1817, leaves the property of Joseph to his named brothers and sisters, John Ferguson, Agnes Ferguson, Anna Reves, Keziah Ferguson, Wm H. Ferguson, J.H. Ferguson and Jancey M. Ferguson. Abraham Ferguson is named executor.
• IV. Joseph Ferguson, b 1767, ^***"possibly married Emily or Sarah Dubose, lived in Jackson, AL in 1800 per Ella Taylor.' Joseph's 22 Mar 1816 will recorded in Fairfield WB No. 7, page 93, is abstracted as follows: "I Joseph Ferguson . . . leave my earthly property . . . to my Brothers and Sisters Namely Keziah and Wm. H. and James H. and Jancey M. Ferguson . . . excepting all my clothes I give to my brothers above mentioned & fifty dollars to Anna Reves & fifty dollars to John Ferguson & fifty dollars to Agnes Ferguson my sister, after this one hundred and fifty dollars is divided between my Sister Ann Reves and John Ferguson my Brother and Agnes my Sister then the rest or whole of my property Equel, devided amongst my above named Brothers and Sisters Viz: Keziah & Wm. H. and J. H. and Jancey M. Ferguson . . . I leave Abraham Ferguson my Executor . . . " Proved 11 Nov 1816, Jno. Buchanan J. C. P.
• V. Annes⁴ Ferguson, b 11 Jun 1769, m A. H. Turbeville. Lived near Baton Rouge, LA. She is mentioned in brother Abraham's 1824 will. 2
• VI. Henderson Ferguson, b 19 Aug 1770, he also went to Bahama Is., wife not known m. Frances McFee⁶, had one child, a daughter.
  • 1. Frances Ferguson, m a Mr. Robert Butler
• VII. James Ferguson , b 30 Sep 1772, "Married in SC went to TN, and died there leaving 6 or 7 children.' [SF Doran suggests this is the James who married Elizabeth Fleming. Believe she is correct for James names one of his son Ancel, after an older brother, a very unusual given name. The date of birth (1772) is much more reasonable than that used (1757) in the writer's book on the descendants of James Ferguson as the first child of James and Elizabeth Fleming Ferguson was probably born in 1793. See Descendants of James and Elizabeth Fleming Ferguson, Bedford (now Marshall) County, Tennessee, 1988, by Herman W. Ferguson.]
• VIII. Abraham Ferguson⁴, b 11 Jan 1775. "Died without heirs except a B. (Anna who married a Mr. Hunter.)' The said Anna is surely an illegitimate daughter who married George R. Hunter, the executor of Abraham's Fairfield Co., SC will of 12 July 1824.
• IX. Isaac Ferguson, b 24 Jan 1778, m in SC Isabell Cason, migrated to FL where he died leaving 3 children, viz:
  • 1. David Ferguson
  • 2. Elizabeth Ferguson, m a Mr. Widdon (Whiddon)
  • 3. Isaac Ferguson, Jr.
• X. Myriana⁴ Ferguson, b 9 Feb 1780, m in SC Thomas Lumpkin, issue (4) according to the 1824 of her brother Abraham:
  • 1. Troy Lumpkin
  • 2. Abram Lumpkin⁴ [named for his uncle?]
  • 3. Thomas Lumpkin
  • 4. Sarah Lumpkin
• XI. Jacob Ferguson⁴, b 26 Mar 1782, m 16 Jan 1810 Elizabeth Dubose, daughter of James & Elizabeth (Hodge) Dubose, [see brother nephew Joseph above], at Millidgeville, GA. "Jacob and Elizabeth both buried at Greenville, [Butler Co.] AL. [Joseph died 25 Nov 1852] They raised 15 children. The courthouse at Milledgeville, GA burned down in 1861. Their marriage certificate was returned to be recorded at the new courthouse. Jacob Ferguson record continued elsewhere.' In the margin of the original document is the following: "My family, E. G.' [Ed. Note: The notes continued elsewhere were written by Eula Ferguson Taylor of 207 W. Olive St., Portersville, CA, were furnished to the writer by Jean C. Agee in May 1994 and are added to the rest of the handwritten material by Mrs. Taylor of Portersville. HWF 23 Jun 1995]
  • 1. William Henderson Ferguson, b 25 Aug 1811, m 30 Dec 1830 Elizabeth Armstrong in Butler Co., AL. "She [his wife?] buried at Coleman, TX. He is buried at Wood Cem., Webberville [Texas? They had a family of 12 children"]

Footnotes

*** Joseph relocated in tree as son of William Jr instead of William Sr³. The relocation means date of birth cannot be 1767 as William Jr was born 1765.

References

1. Descendants of John and Ann Ferguson through 1800 reported by Clan Fergusson of North America
2. Descendants of William Ferguson reported by Shirley F. Doran
3. New Information on Some Descendants of William Ferguson (b. abt 1740, d. 1801) and Annie Henderson of Fairfield District, South Carolina By John T. Ferguson, July 2014
4. Will of Abraham Ferguson, Fairfield 12 Jul 1824 named following relatives:
   1. Beloved Mother (Annie Henderson d. 1831¹)
   2. William Ferguson, brother
   3. Jacob Ferguson, brother
   4. Anna Ferguson, sister
   5. Annes Turbevill, sister
   6. Myrianna Lumkin, sister
   7. Abraham Lumkin, nephew
   8. Keziah Edwards, niece
   9. Anna Ferguson, orphan in his care
5. Died at the residence of her son, in Ninety-Six, at half-past 2 o'clock, on the morning of the 7th Feb.,1863, Mrs. Agnes Corley in the 70th year of her age. She was the daughter of Wm. Ferguson, deceased, and was born in Fairfield District, on the 16th March, 1793, and became a member of the Methodist society in Kershaw District, Jan. 11, 1807, and was married to Rev. Robert Corley, 25 June 1815...Baptist church at Sardis, in Edgefield District...In March, 1829, she was left a widow with four little children. She saw these two boys buried in baptism.... The younger son, Robert, fell in Mexico, on 20th August 1847...(long eulogy). [Confederate Baptist, Columbia, Marriage and Death Notices from Baptist Newspapers of South Carolina 1835-1865 , Ancestry.com]
6. Find A Grave Memorial# 127066819
7. Jincey M Clark and others vs Archibald Clark, Notice of the sale of lands of Edward Clark deceased, Edgefield Advertiser, 21 Oct 1846