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Richard "Richard L. Hyatt"
Hello Margie, The fact that a Samuel Ferguson signed that pension paper is not uncommon, I have pension papers from my GGrandmother(Nancy Pryor Ferguson) for Benjamin W Ferguson, Union Army, Middle Tennessee Inf 1862-1865, they are also signed by a S.A. Ferguson, and on one other occasion there is a letter signed by him as Samuel A Ferguson, the signatures are, in my opinion, from the same person. This pension was filed from Marion Co. TN. My GGrandfather also had a brother named Samuel Sylvester Ferguson who was also in the war, could be they all knew each other too! Its a big puzzle, but interesting. Have a good evening Richard
Hi All! I had a Uncle John Wesley Ferguson, lived in Northern Virginia, was a war hero in the big one you know, WWII. He still has a daughter living around the Front Royal area somewhere. Have a good Holiday Season! Richard Thanks for the information Golden, I've one question, how do I get the file on Joseph R Ferguson? My GGrandfather was named Joseph R Ferguson, and I have been unable to find his parents, this may be the one break I've searched for the last three years. Thanks Richard Good Morning What can you tell me about Joseph Riley Ferguson? My GGGrandfather was Joseph R Ferguson, I don't know what the R stands for. For the 1850 census he and wife Margaret two sons and two daughters are in Shelby County TN, they are not there in 1860. I would be very much interested to know if Joseph Riley had an older sister named Sarah, as there is an older woman age 60, in that household in 1850. Appreciate the help. Richard Good Morning, and Happy New Year. I see you have a Joseph Ferguson listed, do you have any information you can share on him? I'm looking for a Joseph R Ferguson, from somewhere in VA. Thanks Richard Sandy, Good evening, Just thought you might like to know, there is a ships passanger listing on the internet, there was a person named Alexander Ferguson on the Elizabeth and Anne from England with several other Jacobite rebel Fergusons, arrived in 1617 in VA. Aboard was Patrick Ferguson, who I think is my ancestor, but cannot prove that at this time. The only other Alexander Ferguson I found was on a ship arriving in 1647. There was another Alexander Ferguson that bought up a lot of land in Tennessee, in the early 1800s, Marion County TN to be exact. I'll send the documents, if I can find where I filed them in this computer. Have a good evening The Anne is the wrong file, that was another ancestor Thomas Morton Jr from my Grandmothers side. Richard Passenger list, ship Anne, 1623 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The ship Anne arrived in Plymouth in July, 1623 accompanied by the Little James, bringing new settlers along with many of the wives and children that had been left behind in Leyden when the Mayflower departed in 1620. This ship passenger list is reconstructed from the 1623 Division of Land, the passenger list compiled by Charles Banks in Planters of the Commonwealth, and the research found in Eugene Aubrey Stratton's Plymouth Colony: Its History and Its People, 1620-1691. The author is a descendant of Anne passengers Ellen Newton, Mrs. Elizabeth Warren, Abigail Warren, Mrs. Barbara Standish, Mary Becket, and Francis Sprague. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Annable, Anthony o Jane (Momford) Annable, wife o Sarah Annable, daughter o Hannah Annable, daughter * Bangs, Edward * Bartlett, Robert * Becket, Mary * Brewster, Patience o Fear Brewster, sister * Clark, Thomas * Conant, Christopher * Cooke, Mrs. Hester (Mahieu) o Jane Cooke, daughter o Jacob Cooke, son o Hester Cooke, daughter * Dix, Anthony * Faunce, John * Flavel, Mrs. Elizabeth * Flood, Edmond * Fuller, Mrs. Bridget (Lee) * Godbertson, Godbert o Sarah (Allerton)(Vincent)(Priest) Godbertson, wife o Samuel Godbertson, son o Sarah Priest, step-daughter o Mary Priest, step-daughter * Hatherly, Timothy * Heard, William * Hicks, Mrs. Margaret o Samuel Hicks, son o Lydia Hicks, daughter * Hilton, Mrs. William o William Hilton, son o Mary Hilton, daughter * Holman, Edward * Kempton, Manasseh * Long, Robert * Mitchell, Experience * Morton, George o Juliana Morton, wife o Nathanial Morton, son o John Morton, son o Ephraim Morton, son o Patience Morton, daughter o Sarah Morton, daughter * Morton, Thomas Jr. * Newton, Ellen * Oldham, John o Mrs. Oldham, wife o Lucretia Oldham, sister * Palmer, Mrs. Frances * Penn, Christian * Pierce, Abraham * Pratt, Joshua * Rand, James * Rattliff, Robert o Mrs. Rattliff, wife * Snow, Nicholas * Southworth, Alice (Carpenter) * Sprague, Francis o Anna Sprague, wife o Mercy Sprague, daughter * Standish, Mrs. Barbara * Tilden, Thomas o (Ann?) Tilden, wife o child Tilden * Tracy, Stephen * Wallen, Ralph o Joyce Wallen, wife * Warren, Mrs. Elizabeth o Mary Warren, daughter o Elizabeth Warren, daughter o Ann Warren, daughter o Sarah Warren, daughter o Abigail Warren, daughter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The next reference to Alexander Ferguson, Deed book A, from Marion County TN, 1820 Ferguson received an indentured deed from Charles McClung, of Knox Co TN for one dollar, for a tract of land granted by the state of NC Grant # 283 dated 20th of July 1775, the lans lies north of the Tennessee river and west of the extreme height of Walden ridge. Sept 27th 1820, Alexander Ferguson received and indentured deed from Josiah Danforth of Blount Co, for $50.000 for a tract of land containing 20,000 acres, beginning at the Chicamgun Creek to Georgia line, crossed the TN river to the foot of Cumberland Mountain, it follows the mt across several creeks and ends up at the foot of Walden Mountain. I hope this help, this Alexander Ferguson my have been a relative of my Grandfather Ulpian Garfield Ferguson, of Marion County TN. Other Fergusons in the county at that time include, Milan M Ferguson and Plesant Ferguson. Sorry for the blunder last evening, Richard Good evening, Your E-mail on disk # 5459, states Benjamin Frank Ferguson was married to Nancy Pryor. This is not correct the name was Benjamin W. Ferguson. I've seen that before but since this was my GrGrand Parents I know the correct names. Just thought I better point this out. Thanks Richard Morning Sandy, There is no Benjamin Frank Ferguson in this family, there is a Frank Werner Ferguson who is the grandson of Benjamin w, and my uncle. There was another Family in Marion County TN, that could have a Benajmin Frank, but the spelling of the last name was something like Fargerson! I'm still looking for the Grand Parents of Benjamin W, and parents of Joseph R and Margaret Ferguson. Thanks Richard