Descendants Of Josiah Ferguson Through His Son William Ferguson

Josiah Ferguson (ca. 1725-1803), was born in Belfast, County Down, Ireland. He died in Fayette County, Kentucky. His son, William (1754-1839), a Revolutionary War soldier, married Catherine Lemaster in 1783. William and his brothers, Joseph and Robert, came to Pennsylvania in 1771 and then moved to North Carolina and Kentucky. William died in Morgan County, Kentucky. Descendants lived in Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, and elsewhere.

Excerpt from Genealogy of the Descendents of John Ferguson: A Native of Scotland Who Emigrated to America Before the Revolutionary War John Ferguson, the son of Peter and Isabel Ferguson of Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, who emigrated to Amer ica and settled in Newport, Rhode Island, was the pro genitor of a large family and the only one of his father's family who had male descendants to perpetuate his name. The following genealogy contains a record of his descend ants down to the present time. It is a fact worthy of more than passing notice that his descendants are scattered all over the face of the globe. They are found in the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, in South Africa in goodly numbers, in China, and a record of one marriage in Australia. It is one purpose of this book to bring together and unite in one large family, the pre sent and succeeding generations of his descendants who may feel a just pride in bearing his name. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

William Worsham was probably born in England before 1619. Before 1640 he came to Virginia. He probably had married his wife Elizabeth by 1646. Their children: William Jr., Elizabeth, John, Mary, Charles. William Sr. died about 1660 in Henrico Co., Virginia. After William died, Elizabeth married Col. Francis Eppes II of Henrico Co., Virginia. Elizabeth's will was proved in Oct. 1678.

Oliver Ferguson was born in Ireland ca. 1812 and emigrated to the U.S. His descendants are traced through his youngest son, George Anderson Ferguson, 1864-1930. The family lived mostly in Illinois and nearby states.