Obadiah Ferguson: born
about 1760 in Unknown, died February,1847 Wallens Creek, Lee County,
Virginia
1782: Listed in
Buckingham County Tax List
1785: Rented Lucy
Richardson plantation, Bedford County, for three barrels of corn
1786: Sept. 9 - Married
Elizabeth Martin, born abt 1765, died bef. 1830, daughter of Samuel and
Sarah (Rust) Martin
1790: Voted in Halifax,
North Carolina, election
1796: Listed in Lee
County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List
1797: February 14,
purchased (DBK 1-64) large tract of land lying on both sides of Wallens
Creek, from James and Mary Burgin for 60 pds
1798: Listed in Lee
County Personal Property Tax List
1799: Listed in Lee
County Personal Property Tax List
1806: Purchased 200
acres adjoining his first tract from Angus and Elizabeth Ross, a patent to
Ross, 10 August, 1797, for $200.00
Children - dates figured
from various censuses and publications
William - born abt.
1788, Married Unknown (possibly Luveny ?), died November 22, 1814 in War of
1812
John - born abt. 1790,
died probably 1840, married Rozannah ? (Abshire?)
Joel Martin - born
1797-98, died 1857, Wayne County, Virginia (now West Virginia), married 1.
Elizabeth Osburn, born Jan. 28, 1795, died
ca.
1840, Kentucky; 2. Elizabeth Headrick Mays, daughter of John and Polly
Headrick; 3. Betty Polly Bowen Ferguson; 4.
Nancy Stephens (no marriage information so far)
Henry - born abt. 1799,
died Apr. 18, 1853, married Dicy Brashears, born 1798, Henry County, VA,
died Dec. 8, 186l. Lee County, VA
Obadiah - born abt.
1800, died abt. 1841-42.
Obadiah either had a
second family or he was credited with the wife and children of Obadiah, Jr
in Early Settlers of Lee County, VA, Vol. ll, 1977, by Hattie Muncy Bales.
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