As I have not posted for a while, and have picked up some new info- here's hoping someone may be able to help me w/ my earliest Ferguson (so far) and Carroll. If you recognize any of the following, I would love to hear from you! William FERGUSON, b. 1778, presumably Washington County, PA. In 1803, he moves to Wayne Township area of Jefferson County, OH, settles on a farm there, and dies on that farm in 1868. He marries Margaret CARROLL around that time, either in PA or OH. As there are several CARROLLs in Jefferson County, perhaps she is from OH. According to a Jefferson County History, William is of Scottish ancestry. Margaret is not listed in William's will, so I will assume that she predeceased him. The children of the union, according to William's 1868 will are: James Ferguson m. Sarah Woods Robert Ferguson m. Elizabeth Porter Jefferson County, OH 1827 Samuel Ferguson Mary Ferguson m. Archibald Simeral Sarah Ferguson m. Archibald Leech Elizabeth Ferguson m. William Moorehead Bethiah Ferguson m. William Shannon Margaret Ferguson m. Thomas Miller Rachel Ferguson m. David Dunlevy I am descended through son, Robert FERGUSON. According to the Delaware County, OH 1850 Census, his family was as follows: Wife- Elizabeth, age 43 William Ferguson b. 8-26-1832 m. Mary Elizabeth Rosecrans June 13, 1854 Margaret J. Ferguson b. abt 1835 James Ferguson b. abt. 1837 Winfield Ferguson b. abt 1838 Mary A. Ferguson b. abt. 1840 Nathan P. Ferguson b. abt 1843 Robert and Elizabeth are buried in the Old Blue Cemetery, Kingston, Delaware County, OH. My line picks up with William and Mary Elizabeth as they move to Wayne County, IA and start their family there.Mary Elizabeth dies in 1891, and William remarries his first cousin, Mary Bethiah Ferguson, daughter of James Ferguson and Sarah Woods. William dies in 1922 at the age of 90. He and his first wife are buried in Promise City, IA