History Of A Ferguson Family

Excerpt from The Ferguson Family: In Scotland and America On the eighth day of November, 1901, the last member of the first generation of the Maryland branch of the Ferguson family in the State of New York passed away. There immediately sprang up among the younger generations of the family in Ontario County. New York, an interest in their ancestors and a desire to know something of their genealogy. An Investigation was begun by the author, making General James Ferguson of the English Army the key to the inquiry. After about a year's search, a clue was obtained through James Ferguson. K. C., of Edinburgh, Sheriff of Argyle. The following traditions in regard to the family in Scotland have been handed down from generation to generation in the American family: That the family was descended from Fergus, the first King of the Scots; that there was a noted sea captain in the family who died leaving a large property, and that the family in America were among the heirs; that one member of the family was in the Scottish Parliament, and another was a noted general who lived in the time of Oliver Cromwell; that one member of the family saved a portion of the people of Scotland from starving [luring a famine, and that he was the business man of a Duke; that a noted Colonel was killed on King's mountain in the Revolutionary War, and that the family in America was founded by three brothers who came lo America at an early date, one settling in the New England Mates, one in the Southern States, and the other. Robert, in Maryland, on land where the City of Washington, D. C.. is now located. All these traditions have been traced back to their proper source, and have been found to be substantiated by facts found in the "History of the Ferguson Family in Scotland," which forms the first part of the book. "The History of the Maryland Branch of the Ferguson Family in America," forms the second part of the book. Many facts there recorded have been taken from public records. Great care has been taken to make the geneology of the family in America as nearly perfect as possible. 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.

Excerpt from The Ferguson Family: In Scotland and America All these traditions have been traced back to_ their proper source, and have been found to be substantiated by facts found in the History of the Ferguson Family in Scotland, which forms the first part of the book. 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.

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Samuel Ferguson (1744-1825) emigrated probably from Ireland or Scotland to America. Descendents lived in West Virginia, South Carolina, and elsewhere.

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