Do you know how Abraham Farguson acquired the “tracts of land lying in Spotsylvania Co. containing about 600 & 12 acres” as mentioned in his Sept 1762 Will? There is nothing in Crozier’s Spotsylvania County Records nor is a Farguson (of any spelling) listed in the Spotsylvania Co 1755 list of landowners in road order reports, which is online. This is just a scrap of data whether it fits into the family of Abraham, I don’t know. The name is Farguson . The King William Co Clerk’s office survived wars without damage but was destroyed by fire on 17 Jan 1885. Only a few scraps of records survived and these were compiled into a book by Beverly R. Conolly, named King William County Records 1702-1806. Page 32 – ( ) Sep 1721. Thomas Claiborne to Richard Howell. The said Thomas Claiborne hereafter mentioned by these presents (illegible) containing hath demised, grant, etc. lett unto Richard Howell his heirs (illegible) whereon Abraham Dunn now liveth land lying on the Pamunkey River (adjoining) Cohoke Mill, Thomas Claiborne and ROBERT FARGUSON’s line. Wit: Wm Smith, Elizabeth Smith & William Smith, Jr. Cohoke Mill is still in King William Co – you can find it with Google. *** Spotsylvania Tax lists - taken from microfilm (Ferguson is spelled many different ways) I only copied the land taxes through1815 (but not years 1795-98, 1800-1802) William Ferguson is on the PP lists - but never Abraham. Land tax records bef 1786 are in very poor shape, many pages missing. I have copied the pages that remain but found no Fergusons. 1786 - Abraham Ferguson - 204 acres, William Ferguson - 204 acres William Forson - 204 acres (listed together and valued the same) 1786 - William Quarles - 950 acres + 378 acres from Col. Chas Cosby 1787 - Abraham Ferguson - 204 acres, William Ferguson - 204 acres William Forson - 204 acres (listed together and valued the same) List of Alterations in the district of Anthony Frazer, commissioner from 1 May 1786 to 1 May 1787: William Quarles bo't of Abram Furguison and Wm Fortson - 306 acres William Furguison bo't of "ditto" - 102 acres 1788 - tax lists missing 1789 - no Abraham - William Fergusson - 204 acres + 102 acres 1793 - William Fergurson - 306 acres 1793 - William Quarles 3 tracts: 950 acres, 378 acres, 306 acres 1794 -William Ferguson - 306 acres 1794 - William Quarles - 950 acres, 378 acres, 306 acres 1799 District of Anthony Frazer (district A) William Ferguison - 306 John Quarles - 550 + 378 + 85 + 50 (this 50 bo't of Jos Nelson) Roger Quarles - 400 + 306 1803 - William Fergurson - 306 acres 1803 - John Quarles - 550 + 378 + 86 (the 86 could be 80 anything it is blured) (no Roger Quarles) 1804 - William Ferguson - 306 acres 1804 - John Quarles - 1012 ¼ (tax man also entered - 550+378 & 84 ¼) 1805 - William Ferguson - 306 acres 1805 - John Quarles - 1012 1/4 1814 - Land tax of Spotsylvania William Furguerson of Spotsylvania owned 306 acres on the N. fork of the Pamunkey, 20 miles west of the court house. John Quarles of Spotsylvania owned 1012 1/4 acres on the S. fork of the Pamunkey, 20 miles west of the court house 1815 - same as 1814 for Furguson. John Quarles not listed. ****** That Mildred (Marshall) Farguson Fortson is the daughter of William Marshall & Elizabeth Williams, who lived near Guiney in Caroline Co., just up on the Spotsylvania Co., border comes from a preponderance of data. Abraham Farguson appointed John Estes one of his Exors, whose wife was Mary Marshall (30 Mar 1726-12 Jun 1772). Mildred’s daughter Anne Fortson m Littleton Estes, dtr of her sister Mary. Mildred’s youngest son Richard Fortson (b 19 Jun 1781) known to have married his cousin, Catherine “Katy” Durrett (b 26 Feb 1784) whose grandmother was the above Mary (Marshall) Estes. Mildred’s daughter Frances Fortson m 19 Jul 1794, John Franklin Durrett, brother of the above Catherine “Katy” Durrett. Frances & John Franklin had a daughter Elizabeth Estes Mildred Marshall Durrett b 7 Mar 1804. Frances died at or very soon after her birth. Carter Marshall (16 Nov 1770-24 Aug 1823) lived with Mildred Marshall Farguson/Fortson, son of Capt. John & Margaret Carter Marshall. I haven’t begun on the connections to the families of Sarah (Marshall) Durrett & Martha (Marshall) Yates. Anne anastarr46@gmail.com On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:50 PM, Patricia Snyder pat-ellen@att.net wrote: > I, too, have been searching for Abraham Ferguson who m. Mildred/Milly > Marshall and d. 1763 in King William Co., Va. Abraham and Mildred had 4 > children: Mildred m. John Biggers 14 June 1779 in Louisa Co., VA. (my > line). Elizabeth m. David Biggers 2 March 1781 in Louisa Co. (John and > David were brothers who married sisters). William Ferguson m. Margaret > Vivion 16 Sept 1779 in Orange Co., Va. Abraham Ferguson b. 2 May 1761 m. > Nancy/Nannie Smith 8 Nov. 1781 d. 2 July 1840 Fayette Co., KY. Mildred m. > 2) William Fortson in 1764. He d. 8 Apr. 1812. Mildred and William > Fortson > had 8 children - Ann, Frances, James, John, Lucy, Marshall, William, and > Richard b. 1781. As far as I know, three of the children of Abraham and > Mildred lived and died in Virginia except for Abraham (also I have seen his > name as William Abraham) who died in Fayette Co., Va. I shall change the > place of Mildred's death as I had it as Fayette Co., kY. I am convinced > that there is a connection for Abraham to John and Ann Fargeson I but I > cannot find it. John I's son, James Sr. and his wife, Ann(last name > unknown) did have a son, Abraham who m. Jane Ginderat. He was buried in > Chester Co., S. C. Mildred was supposedly a Marshall d/o William and > Elizabeth Williams Marshall. Has this been proven? All corrections > welcomed. Pat Snyder