In 1796 the government intiated a program to encourage expanding the linen industry. Free Spinning wheels or looms were granted to those individuals planting a particular area of land with flax. Approximately 60,000 individuals received those awards and a list of the persons was published in 1796. (PRONI reference T/3419) In addition there is a surname index for those entitled to the spinning wheel premium. (PRONI reference MF/7 from which the following FERGUS information was extracted. This list is considered a Census Substitute. LAST FIRST TOWNLAND COUNTY Fergus Andrew Cappagh Co Tyrone Fergus Bryan Killasnet Co Leitrim Fergus Catherine Rossenver Co Leitrim Fergus Edmond Ballintober Co Mayo Fergus Hugh Rossenver Co Leitrim Fergus James Kilbefad Co Mayo Fergus James Cappagh Co Tyrone Fergus Patrick Islandedy Co Mayo Fergus Thomas Cappagh Co Tyrone
Abraham Ditty b. 1 Jun 1789 Montg Co., Va. d. 27 Dec 1868 Cookville, Putnam, TN md 11 Dec 1811 Montg. Co., Va. to Jincy Fergus b. 1 Feb 1789 Staunton, Augusta, VA d. 14 Oct 1855 White, TN bur. Old Ditty Cem, Putnam, TN, dau. of Francis Fergus and Margaret McCormick. Children: 1. John F. Ditty b. 27 Sep 1812 Wythe, Va. d. 1847 md Millie Ray. 2. Polly or Mary Ditty b. 15 Oct 1814 White, TN md Daniel W. Ray 26 Sep 1844, White, TN. 3. James Ditty b. 27 Jun 1817 White, TN md Charlotte Fergus 8 Dec 1842. md (2) Elizabeth Burke. 4. Susan Ditty b. 7 May 1820 Cookeville, Putnam, TN d. 14 Aug 1887 Putnam, TN md Charter W. Mitchell 16 Feb 1847 White, TN. 5. Francis Fergus Ditty b. 27 Jun 1823 Cookeville, White, TN d. 8 Feb 1882 Spring Grove, MO md Elsirah Dyer 18 Nov 1846 Sparta, White, TN. 6. Elisabeth Ditty b. 24 Feb 1826 Chestnut Mound, Smith, TN md Joshua H. Ray 11 Oct 1849 White, TN. 7. Charlotta Ditty b. 29 May 1828 Cookeville, Putnam, TN md William Davice. 8. Samuel W. Ditty b. 12 Aug 1831 White, TN md Elizabeth Burke 25 Nov 1860, St. Clair Co., MO. 9. Alexander Haywood Ditty b. 26 Oct 1834 Chestnut Mound, Smith, TN md Mary Jane Apple 23 Jan 1859 MO Taken from "Fergus Family History" by Morris Fergus, Marriage Records, Putnam, TN, etc.
My Ditty line: Susan Fergus b. 27 Dec 1815, Montgomery Co., Va; d. 23 Dec 1859 Wythe Co., Va. md Reuben Fisher 19 Jan 1835, Montgomery Co., Va. ......parents....... Catherine Ditty b. 23 Oct 1790 Montgomery Co., Va.; d. bef 1840 md Samuel Fergus. ........Catherine, dau. of John David Ditty b. 12 Sept 1755 bapt. 5 Oct 1755 (Lancaster Co., PA Church Records of the 18th Century, vol. 2, by F. Edward Wright, pg. 29); d. 1 Feb 1847 White Co., TN md Magdalena Spangler b. 1762, PA; d. 1 Nov 1849 White Co., TN. Ch: Mary Ditty b. 16 Oct 1783 Susannah Ditty b. 16 Jul 1786 md Fleming Trigg 3 Sep 1803, Wythe Co., Va. Elizabeth Ditty b. 20 Dec 1788 md Charles Neil Abraham Ditty b. 1 Jun 1789 d. 27 Dec 1869 Ditty, Putnam, TN md Jincy Fergus 11 Dec 1811, Montg Co., Va. Catherine Ditty b. 23 Oct 1790 Montg Co., Va. d. bef 1840 md Samuel Fergus John J. Ditty b. 2 Dec 1802. .......John David, son of Abraham De Die b. 1727 and Maria. Abraham De Die shows in Penn. German Pioneers by Ralph Beaver Strassburger, pg 592: (List 215B) Foreigners Imported in the Nancy, Capt. Ewing, from Rotterdam, took and subscribed the usual oaths and declarations on Saturday, the 14th Sept. 1754. (List 215C) pg. 593 & 594, At the court house at Philadelphia, Saturday, the 14th Sep 1754. The Foreigners whose names are underwritten, Imported in the ship "Nancy" from Rotterdam, but last from Cowes did this day take and subscribe the usual Oaths and Declarations to the Government. Captn Ewing. Inhabitants of Lorain. No. 87: Abraham De Die and Abraham Gobat (sponsor at Margaret De Die's baptism, daughter of Abraham). Lists of Swiss Emigrants in the Eighteenth Century to the American Colonies, Vol. II, from the State Archives of Bern and Basel Switzerland, compiled and edited by Albert Bernhardt Faust, A.B., Ph.D and Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, M.S., M.D., pg 41, listed: ..........."DEDIE: 1754...Munstertal, Schaffnereirechnung. Abraham DEDIE of Corcelles, who has emigrated to Pennsylvania, has paid on property amounting to 245 pounds, 10 shillings, emigration tax of 10 percent, 24 pounds, 11 shillings, 3 pence. (Corcelles is a little commune in the district of Moutier or Munster in the French-speaking territory. This neighborhood belonged in 1754 to the bishopric of Basel. The DEDIE Family has home-rights only in this one commune.)" Children of Abraham and Maria DEDIE are: John David b. 12 Sep 1755 Margaret b. 9 May 1757 Abraham b. 19 Sep 1758 Then in the "Pennsylvania German Marriages, Vol. 2, pg 207 it lists Abraham DEDIEU md Anna Reguel 20 Mar 1759 by Rev. Henry Wm. Stoy, First Reformed Church. 1736-1806" I'm not sure if Maria died and Abraham remarried at this time or not. Some baptisms for Abraham and Ann/Anna: Bapt on the Susquehanna, Pa. 20 Aug 1767, infant: Salomen, Parents: Abraham De Dieu and Anna. b. 16 Mar 1767. "Record of Baptisms of Rev. John Conrad Bucher 1763-1769, pg. 18." Ann Maria DEDIEU, dau of Abraham & Ann b. 24 Mar 1762, bapt 20 Jun 1762 (pg. 259, Penn. German Church Records, Vol.1 (From the Penn. Germ. Soc. Proceed & Addresses) Geneal. Publ. Co., Inc. 1983.)
>Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 21:00:43 -0600 >To: FERGUS-L-request@rootsweb.com >From: Nancy Byrd <lk4rts@aros.net> >Subject: My Fergus Line > >1. Francis and Margaret McCormick Fergus > 2. Samuel Fergus b. 13 Feb 1787 Staunton, Augusta, VA, d. 4 Oct 1842, prob. Rives Co., Missouri md 1810 Catherine Ditty b. 23 Oct 1790 Montgomery Co., Va d. bef 1840 Montgomery Co., Va. > 3. Susan Fergus b. 27 Dec 1815, Montgomery Co., Va. d. 23 Dec 1859 Wythe Co., Va. md 19 Jan 1835 Montgomery Co., VA to Reuben Fisher b. 17 Nov 1806 Wythe Co., VA d. 20 Sep 1856 Wythe Co., Va. > 4. Frances Ann Fisher b. 28 Jun 1843 Wythe Co., Va. d. 10 Nov 1862 Wythe Co., Va. md 11 Nov 1857 Wythe Co., Va. to Thomas Winton Fisher b. 9 Jun 1837 Wythe Co., Va. d. 2 Nov 1921 Wythe Co., Va. > 5. Jason Alfred Fisher b. 13 Aug 1860 Wythe Co., Va. d. 6 Dec 1943 Max Meadows, Wythe Co., Va. md 16 Sep 1880 Wythe Co., Va. to Dovey Ann Housman b. 15 Aug 1864 Craig Co., Va. d. 2 Apr 1924 Wytheville, Wythe, Va. > 6. Frank Odell Fisher b. 13 Aug 1893 Wythe Co., Va. d. 23 Mar 1979 Roanoke, Roanoke, VA md 25 Jun 1914 Bristol, Sullivan, TN to Maggie Lucille Paxton b. 14 Apr 1897 Lynchburg, Campbell, VA d. 2 Apr 1924 Wytheville, Wythe, VA. (my grandparents) >
Hello to the list, My forebear was a James FERGUS, born 1801 in Westport, Co Mayo Ireland and died 1852 at Torcross, Devon in England. He was a coastguard and went to sea as a boy, according to his coastguard records - he was also 6 feet & 1/2 inch tall - tall for those days. His daughter, Mary, was born c1821 at Belmullet Co. Mayo, presumably when James was stationed there. James' wife was Catherine (surname not given). Mary Fergus married John BROWN, another Irish coastguard (born Castletownshend Co. Cork), in Southampton, Hampshire, England, in 1838 and one of their sons, John, was my g.father. I don't know if James & Catherine Fergus had any other children. I have no other details about this family unfortunately so if anyone comes across any additional info. for them I'd be pleased to hear. Regards, Helen in NSW Australia <http://www.lisp.com.au/~htracy>
The following URL will take you directly to the archives that have been filed, double click on the highlight URL for access: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl crussell@traversecity.com http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm Listowner for DODD-L@rootsweb.com and FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com To send message to newsgroup double click on appropriate group name
>>>PARISH OF OUGHAVAL is in CUILLEEN, CARNA, Co. GALWAY >>> >>>Hope this helps. >>********************************************************** >>CUILLEEN >> >>>>>Denis GANNON Patrick GRADY Patrick GRADY Jr Austim PURCELL Lally FERGUS >>>>>John FERGUS Jr Patrick PURCELL John FERGUS Thomas NEEDHAM Patrick >NEEDHAM >>>>>John MALLEY Hugh McGUIRE Patrick WALSH Peter McGUIRE Austin NEEDHAM >James >>>>>GAVIN >>>>>Michael GAVIN Felix McGUIRE Patrick McGIRR James McGIRR Patrick McGIRR >>>>>Patrick GIBBONS Frank HYNES Owen HYNES Mary WALSH Patrick GERAGHTY >>>>>James MACKEN Patrick CLARKE >>******************************************************** >>KILSALLAGH >> >>>>>Austin MALLEY Anthony GRALES John MALLEY James BALL Owen CANNON >>>>>Michael MALLEY Bridget MALLEY Pat MALLEY James LALLY John FLANAGAN >>>>>John DUFFY William GRADY Martin MULLEY Owen MALLEY Patrick DUFFY >>>>>Michael DUFFY (James) Michael DUFFY (Peter) Michael MORTIMER Patrick >>GRADY >>******************************************************** >>LECKANVY >> >>>>>John MORTIMER John BURNS Michael GERAGHTY Patrick MORTIMER John MALLEY >>>>>Michael MORTIMER Anthony MORAN Thomas MORTIMER Patrick GERAGHTY >>>>>Austin GERAGHTY Patrick MALLEY Anthony HESTER Austin MORTIMER >>>>>Michael McANTEE Thomas GERAGHTY Patrick FARRELL John TOOLE James FERGUS >>>>>George MORTIMER Austin FERGUS Charles GIBBONS James RUDDY Daniel MORAN >>>>>James RUTTLEDGE >>********************************************************* >>CARROWMAC LOUGHLIN >> >>>>>Anthony HYNES Michael GAVIN Michael REILLY Michael O'DONNELL John >>BOYLE >>>>>Bridget HYNES Austin GAVIN John SALMON Patrick HALLINAN >>********************************************************* >>>>>GLENBAUN >> >>>>>James O'DONNELL Thade O'DONNELLY Hugh McLAUGHLIN Thomas McLAUGHLIN >>>>>Michael CUNNANE Owen MARVIN Peter JOYCE Patrick JOYCE John DUFFY >> >>Shirley & Barney Fergus >>bernardf@intrstar.net >>http://members.aol.com/bandsferg/genealogy/fergus/bfergus.htm >> >>
I just found a great site for inquiries that I felt I had to share http://geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/8310/gens1.html Neil FERGUS Johnson
For those of you with roots to Francis FERGUS, b. 1752, Co Tyrone, Ireland one of our subscribers, Nancy Byrd, just sent a post to the group that lists 6 missing generations of FERGUS'. We had no record from her g-g-g grandparents on to the present. Nancy's g-g-g-g grandparents, Samuel and Catherine (Ditty) FERGUS migrated to Missouri where we ("FERGUS Family History" researchers) had no further information. Nancy has filled in an additional 6 generations! Incredible!! And, I'll bet she didn't even know that we didn't know this information! That's how genealogy works, so please keep posting! I'm so glad Nancy found us. Anyone else out there willing to post and make a connection? Cynthia crussell@traversecity.com http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm Listowner for DODD-L@rootsweb.com and FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com To send message to newsgroup double click on appropriate group name
John FERGUS 1717-1790 Hugh FERGUS 1735-1804 Samuel FERGUS 1763-1853 Hugh FERGUS 1788-1872 William Paxton FERGUS 1830-1904 Hugh FERGUS 1889-1974 Harriet Ruth FERGUS 1922- Neil FERGUS Johnson 1946- All of these have lived exclusively in PA Neil Fergus Johnson highlander@redrose.net
I have just received a response to my "soapbox" post and have made two changes that hopefully will unconfuse you. First of all I have now changed the To:address to be that which you can type in or simply click reply-to. And, the second change is to my signature line below with the newgroup posting address rather than the subscribing address. All of the Rootsweb lists work the same and so if there is a list you wish to subscribe to you simply type in the name of the list followed by a hyphen, L for list, or D for Digest form, another hyphen followed by the word <request@rootsweb.com> and you will have the subscription address. If you wish to post to a group simply the name of the group-L@rootsweb.com (even those these last two addresses are highlighted they are not clickable. Hope this will begin to help. Anyone having trouble posting please contact me with as much information as possible so that I can either fix the problem or ask Rootsweb for help. Remember I am new at this also - so it is the blind leading the blind. Cynthia crussell@traversecity.com http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm Listowner for DODD-L@rootsweb.com and FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com To send message to newsgroup double click on appropriate group name
There are now 26 subscribers to this list but I am wondering if you are receiving the posts?????????? Today Shirle Fergus requested the FERGUS archives URL which I had posted a day or so ago - she had not received the 1st post. So I am wondering if others are experiencing the same problem???? No way for me to know unless each person will post to the list when you receive this message,OR you will e-mail me directly. Please if there is a problem we need to resolve it. And if not each person needs to jump in and begin posting their lineage . . . there is no need to have a FERGUS newsgroup for only one or two persons to post to. I am working long hours to research, which I choose to do, but I do not need to spend additional hours posting to a mute group - unless there is a reason for your silence. Please communicate if there is a reason for not sharing . . . I do realize that this is probably new for a lot of you, but hey, join in and participate. Begin anywhere - list your name, your father's name, and go backwards OR go forward from the furthest back, but POST something. Someone has to break the ice! (end of soapbox talk). Cynthia crussell@traversecity.com http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm Listowner for DODD-L-request@rootsweb.com and FERGUS-L-request@rootsweb.com
Go to this URL <http://newsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> and follow the instructions there to find the archived (saved) posts. I doubled clicked on the above highlighted URL, typed in FERGUS to retrieve the FERGUS-L(List), and next typed in Francis FERGUS (the furthest back I can go in my lineage) and received the following information in 1 second: \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ <Query: Francis FERGUS Matching Record Count: 90 Total Retrieved: 50 Interpreted Query: Francis FERGUS Total Database Records: 128 Query Time: 1 seconds ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Filename: 22 Match Number: 1 of 90 Score: 100 Headline Field [SUBJECT]: Listowner message Select: [Full] [FROM] [TO] [MESSAGE-ID] [SUBJECT] [MESSAGE-ODY][CONTENT-TYPE] \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ I would suggest that you add this URL to your "Favorites" or "Bookmark" list. There are 90 posts which have a match to "my" Francis FERGUS. Any new subscribers can quickly find out the information which has already been posted regarding their lineage. Now, the flip side of this is that if you have joined the list and NOT yet posted your lineage, no one will be able to access your information or make contact with you UNTIL you post. This is an invitation for all of the "lurkers" (an Internet term for those who observe, but don't post) to begin to send some information about your lineage to the FERGUS-L newsgroup! crussell@traversecity.com http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm Listowner for FERGUS-L-request@rootsweb.com
My last post gave background information on the "Index of Surnames", also called the "Householders' Index" in preparation for a FERGUS data base I just completed. However, in writing the background information, I am not certain of my source. . . I transcribed the information from records found at PRONI (Public Records Office of Northern Ireland). Ah, yes, ALWAYS make sure you have noted the source . . . I thought I had, but now I can see that my heading "All Counties - Surname" is NOT enough. I do learn as I go <BG> (BG = Big Grin). I am listing the work as "List of Surnames 1738-1924 for FERGUS" until I can cite the actual source. The earliest surname is 1738 and the latest 1924. The listing gives first name, date of birth, place, and county, plus a source number (film or microfiche #) to find the document. Additionally, some list the father's name, mother's name, spouse's name, and date of marriage. I have formatted a database which will be the original by county, and another to which I will add any FERGUS names I find in various records and sources to begin to connect families. . . a short of "melting pot". I am hoping that this will help to end some of the confusion connected with genealogy research . . . partially filled tablets, scraps of paper, information from other FERGUS websites or researchers. All of this explained I will move on to the FERGUS information. >From the "List of Surnames" I have transcribed a total of 67 FERGUS people with the following distribution: Co. Antrim - 14 Alice, Anne, Charles Armstrong, David, Elizabeth, George, John, Kathleen, Robert Co. Armagh - 1 Jane Co. Down - 1 Elizabeth Co. Dublin - 2 Charlotte, Margt. Co. Galway - 1 Owen Co. Mayo - 40 Andrew Bernard, Ann, Anne, Barbara, Bridget, Catherine,Celia, Ellen, Fanny, Farah, Faroh James, James, John, Joseph, Margaret, Maria, Martin, Mary, Michael Henry, Michl, Nanny, Owen, Patrick, Stephen, Thomas Co. Tyrone - 2 Francis, Nancy Co. Wexford - 2 Catherine Since our sponsor Rootsweb will not allow sending attachments, I am unable to post the database to the list. If there is ever any post of which you would like further information please e-mail me. You MUST post the surname FERGUS, first name, county in the subject line! for me to respond. At this time, I am unable to search my records for requests other than for the postings I send to the list. I am in preparation for my November research. Time is precious. Please be patient as I transcribe and organize. crussell@traversecity.com http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm Listowner for DODD-L-request@rootsweb.com and FERGUS-L-request@rootsweb.com
Good morning I have just found this on another list please scroll down to CUILLEEN there are a few FERGUS on this Shirley -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Aaron Orr <andrew_orr@mailcity.com> To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, October 08, 1998 4:35 PM Subject: Re: Griffiths Valuation >Surnames in Villages >These are the Surnames in some of the villages of Griffith's Valuations for Ballintober Oughaval Islandeany Ballyhean and Kilmaclasser Parishs >These are just the names some are listed in a village more than once as tentant or shared tenant of land. > >BALLINTOBER PARISH > >KILLAVALLY EAST >Thomas BAINES Judith BAINES John WALSH James JENNINGS William FINN >Edmond JOYCE William JOYCE Patrick BAINES John JOYCE Edmond McNULTY >William GIBBONS Michael ROURKE Patrick McCABE Martin ODEA >Rev Park. McLAUGHLIN Anthony McKVEILY Luke SHEA Patrick FINN > >KILLAVALLY WEST >Michael WALSH Patrick McCABE Thomas BAINES Judith BAINES Thomas WALSH >Anne BAINES John JOYCE Michael McGOUGH James BASQUILL Patrick COSTELLO >Patrick BAINES Michael KELLY John KNIGHT Patrick CONWAY John BURKE >Thomas BURKE Michael BUTLER > >CULLENTRAGH >John DILLON Thomas BURKE James BURKE Myles BURKE Patrick O'DEA >John MEALLY Anne MORAN Michael TUOHY Anthony HERAGHTY Peter TUOHY >James McGOUGH Malachy TUOHY > >MILLERHILL >John BURKE John THOMAS James HENAHAN > >MOAT > >Hon Geo Frederick YELVERTON John CONAN Mattias STAUNTON Patrick JOYCE >Michael KANE Michael WALSH Edward WALSH John WALSH Walter WALSH > >POLLAWADDY >Francis Lynch BLOSSEE > >RANNS >Hon David PLANKETT > >TONADERREW >John O'MEALLY Patrick BURKE Hon David PLUNKETT > >TONBAUN >Robert FARNELL Honoria ARMSTRONG > >DERRYNACANNANA >John MORAN John TUOHY Patrick GERAGHTY John TUOHY Jr Michael WALSH >James McDERMOTT Owen McDERMOTT Mary McENTRYE Michael McENTRYE >Michael Tuohy > >DRUNEEN >Hon Geo. F YELVERTON Owen O'MEALLY Ellen O'MEALLY Michael BRENNAN >William BRENNAN John GIBBONS Patrick HANNAN Patrick McCABE Michael WALSH >Edward WALSH John WALSH Walter WALSH John CARTER Patrick Fitzpatrick >Patrick CANNON William LAWLESS > >DERREW >James TOUHY John McEVEILY > >DERREW OLD >Michael HIGGINS John HENIHAN James HENIHAN Anthony HIGGINS Andrew LARKIN >Edmund LARKIN > >DERRYORAN >Hugh McEVEILY John BURKE Michael KILCOYNE James McDERMOTT >Owen McDERMOTT Mary McENTRYE Michael McENTRYE > >KILLAWULLAUN EAST >Anthony HIGGINS Andrew LARKIN James HENIHAN Edmund LARKIN >John O'MEALLY Patrick BURKE Patrick WALSH > >KILLAWULLAN WEST >Patrick McCABE John SHERIDAN Catherine MURPHY > >SKEHANAGH LOWER >Matthew O'MALLEY Mary TUBOY Patrick HORAN Peter O'DEA Martin MORAN >Michael McHUGH Jr Malachy TUOHY Michael TUOHY > >CASTLEBOURKE >James TUOHY > >DROMORE > >Denis STAUNTON Mary STAUNTON James McDONOUGH Stephen BURKE Michael WALSH >Ulick WALSH Catherine CUSACK Thomas FITZGERALD Bridget STAUNTON John ROLAND >Thomas DUFFY Walter HOPKINS Peter HOPKINS Val O'CONNOR BLAKE > >GLASGORT >William FADDEN Michael RYDER Mary KEANE Patrick CAVNEY > >BELLABURKE >Martin WALSH James CAMPBELL John KIRBY Thomas WALSH Patrick CANNON >John O'MALLEY John CASEY Owen O'MALLEY Ellen O'MALLEY Anthony MURPHY >John MALONE Marcus BURKE Patrick HIGGINS Michael FEENAGHTY >Martin FEENAGHTY Thomas McNULTY James HUGHES Thomas BAINES James LAWLESS > >GORTBAUN >Patrick McGREEVY Thomas WALSH John LUDDEN David WALSH James WALSH >Patrick WALSH Edmond WALSH James CAMPBELL John KIRBY > >KILLADEER >Patrick MURPHY John SHEA Mary LYONS Honoria FLAHERY Michael O'BRIEN >Michael HUGHS James McEVILY Patrick LYONS Martin WALSH Thomas WALSH >John BERNE Mary GIBBONS > >ATTAVALLY >Francis Lynch BLOSSE Martin FLANAGAN > >BALLOR WEST >John CARTER Myles GIBBONS Patrick FITZPATRICK Patrick CANNON >William LAWLESS Patrick GIBBONS Patrick McCABE Ellen O'MALLEY Edmond GIBBONS > >CLOONCROOEEL >John GIBBONS Martin STAUNTON Michael O'DONNELL William ARMSTRONG Anthony >JENNINGS > >CREEVAGH >Hon. David PLUNKETT Francis McCARTHY Chas McCORMICK Chae McCORMICK Jr > >PARISH OF OUGHAVAL > >CUILLEEN >Denis GANNON Patrick GRADY Patrick GRADY Jr Austim PURCELL Lally FERGUS >John FERGUS Jr Patrick PURCELL John FERGUS Thomas NEEDHAM Patrick NEEDHAM >John MALLEY Hugh McGUIRE Patrick WALSH Peter McGUIRE Austin NEEDHAM James >GAVIN >Michael GAVIN Felix McGUIRE Patrick McGIRR James McGIRR Patrick McGIRR >Patrick GIBBONS Frank HYNES Owen HYNES Mary WALSH Patrick GERAGHTY >James MACKEN Patrick CLARKE > >KILSALLAGH >Austin MALLEY Anthony GRALES John MALLEY James BALL Owen CANNON >Michael MALLEY Bridget MALLEY Pat MALLEY James LALLY John FLANAGAN >John DUFFY William GRADY Martin MULLEY Owen MALLEY Patrick DUFFY >Michael DUFFY (James) Michael DUFFY (Peter) Michael MORTIMER Patrick GRADY > >LECKANVY >John MORTIMER John BURNS Michael GERAGHTY Patrick MORTIMER John MALLEY >Michael MORTIMER Anthony MORAN Thomas MORTIMER Patrick GERAGHTY >Austin GERAGHTY Patrick MALLEY Anthony HESTER Austin MORTIMER >Michael McANTEE Thomas GERAGHTY Patrick FARRELL John TOOLE James FERGUS >George MORTIMER Austin FERGUS Charles GIBBONS James RUDDY Daniel MORAN >James RUTTLEDGE > >CARROWMAC LOUGHLIN >Anthony HYNES Michael GAVIN Michael REILLY Michael O'DONNELL John BOYLE >Bridget HYNES Austin GAVIN John SALMON Patrick HALLINAN > >GLENBAUN >James O'DONNELL Thade O'DONNELLY Hugh McLAUGHLIN Thomas McLAUGHLIN >Michael CUNNANE Owen MARVIN Peter JOYCE Patrick JOYCE John DUFFY > >Parish of BALLYHEAN > >DERRYNAGOOLEY >Patrick McGOUGH Michael GANNON John McGOUGH Thomas McHALE >Julia LAWLESS James McGOUGH > >DRUMLOUGHRA >Michael WALSH John ROURKE Michael THOMAS John FLANAGAN > >KILLADEER >Patrick William STANTON Patrick Ulick STANTON Michael O'BRIEN John COSTELLO >Patrick COSTELLO Patrick MALLY Edward MITCHELL James MORAN >Patrick McGREAL Henry WALSH Peter MALLY James McEVILLY Anne MALLY > >MAGHERANAGAY > >Anthony CONNOR JohnFADDEN >MAGHERAFADDA > >John C LARAMINIE William C CLARKE Catherine JOYCE James CHRISTOPHER >Frs. Crosbie McDONNELL John WARD Cicily HIGGINS Michael WALSH >Patrick CANNON Catherine STAUNTON Laurence GERAGHTY Thomas MORAN > >PARKBOY > >Patrick COGHLAN James BAILLIE > >WEST LAND >Michael McGREEVY Patrick MULLIGAN Thomas THORTON John CALLAGHAN >Thomas LOFTUS John McHUGH Patrick REILLY Thomas WALSH Anthony DUNNE >Thomas JORDAN Patrick DUNNE John LAFFOE James CHRISTOPHER John CONNOR >Michael BURKE John ORMSBY Michael LAFFY Michael DEVINE Luke CHRISTOPHER >William McADAM > >CREGGANBELL >Patrick COGHLAN James BAILLE > >DERRYGRAVE WEST >Richard JOYCE William McCUE > >PARISH of ISLANDEADY > >LISMOLIN >Patrick BURKE Patrick NEEDHAM Anne NEEDHAM John MALLEY Edmund MALOY > >BALLYNAMARROGE >Michael DUFFY Mary CLARKE Catherine CONNOR David WALSH Michael MALLEY >Michael STANTON James MULGREW Owen CUSACK Martin CONNOR Hugh QUINN >Thomas WALSH Peter HENAHAN Patrick WALSH Thomas KILCOYNE >Thomas MALLEY Anne WALSH Thomas WALSH Owen MALLEY Walter WALSH >William FLANAGAN John WALSH John MONAHAN WILLIAM NOBLE >Walter NEEDHAM Ulick CUSACK Thomas BRENNAN John STANTON > >CASHEL >John SALMON Hugh SALMON Anthon REILLY John RYAN John WALSH >Patrick WALSH Timothy REILLY Bryan REILLY Margaret MULROY Patrick MALEY >Thomas IRWIN Stephen IRWIN John MALLEY Richard GIBBONS John PHILBIN >Martin MALLEY David GIBBONS Patrick MADDEN Ellen MADDEN John GIBBONS >Edward CANNON Peter CONNABOY Margaret MALLEY > >CARROWBEG >Martin O'BRIEN James WALSH Richard BURKE Andrew LEHAN Michael FLAHERTY >Patrick FLAHERTY Michael GIBBONS Walter GIBBONS Andrew HERAGHTY >Thomas HERAGHTY Patrick COSTELLO Matthew O'BRIEN Darby O'BRIEN >James CUSACK John KIRBY Peter KIRBY Patrick WALSH John PHILBIN Edmund >STANTON > >FAIRHILL >Miles JORDAN Catherine KIRBY Catherine HOPKINS > >KNOCKANEDEN >Hugh J H BROWNE > >Parish of KILMACLASSER > >BALLINTLEVA >James GARVAN Margaret ROONEY Patrick RYAN Michael RYAN James PRINTY >John RYAN Michael PRINTY John MORAN Michael KELLY Peter NILAND >Catherine KELLY Michael MORAN Patrick DURKIN John LAWLESS John McNALLY > >COGAULA incomplete >Thomas KIRBY Patrick PHILBIN Michael MORAN Daniel BRENNAN Anthony MALLEY >Peter MALLEY Patrick MALONE Thomas MALLEY David CUSACK Sarah MORAN >John HANLEY Michael O'BRIEN Michael MURRAY Michael MALLEY >Patrick MALLEY Matthew GIBBONS John MALLEY Jr. John GIBBONS John MALLEY Sr >Patrick KILCOYNE John MURRAY John NILAND Patrick MORAN > >SHEEAN >Thomas DUFFY James McGUIRE Martin MURRAY Michael GERAGHTY James MALLEY >Thomas O'DONNELL Edmund CAREY Thomas MURPHY Michael CAMPBELL >John QUINN Thomas MURRAY Patrick MURRAY Edmund CASEY Brian LUDDEN >Anthony DOHERTY > >DERRINTLOURA >Patrick WARD Daniel BURDISH John O'BOYLE > ><a href="http://www.genealogical.com/griffith.htm">Griffiths Valuations</a> >--- >Andrew Aaron Orr >President of <a href="http://www.freeyellow.com/members4/andreworr/index.html">Andrew's Worldwide Penpals Club</a> >ICQ # 15137902 > > > > > >On Tue, 6 Oct 1998 15:02:41 Ire337 wrote: >>Linda, >> >>No, I don't know what Griffith's Valuations is. I know nothing about Irish >>genealogy. I am just starting on searching. The ones before me that did >>research only went to the edge of the water and no farther. So I know nothing >>about getting across. I have another ancestor from Bush Mills, Ireland also. >>John Gray and Wife Rosanna St. Clair came over in the early 1700s. So most of >>my family go back to Ireland, I'm just lost at finding out where. >> >>Lynn
Could someone please give me the address to the FERGUS list Archives Thanks Shirley & Barney Fergus bernardf@intrstar.net http://members.aol.com/bandsferg/genealogy/fergus/bfergus.htm
As I prepare to return to Northern Ireland to research the FERGUS lineages, I am reminded of the Administrative Divisions that are important to know for research purposes. I must remember that first there are four PROVINCES: Ulster (mainly counties in Northern Ireland - Co. Antrim Co. Armagh, Co. Down, Co.Fermanagh,Co.Londonderry, and counties of the Republic - Co. Leitrim, Co. Cavan, and Co. Monaghan Connaught - Co. Mayo (the highest distribution of FERGUS people are here), Co. Sligo, Co. Roscommon, Co Galway Munster - Co. Clare, Co. Limerick, Co. Kerry, Co. Cork, Co. Tipperary, Co. Waterford Leinster - Co. Wexford, Co. Carlow, Co. Wicklow, Co. Laois, Co. Offaly, Co. Kildare, Co. Dublin, Co. Meath, Co. Westmeath, Co. Longford, Co. Louth --------------------------------------------------------- The COUNTY is the principal unit of local government. During the seventeenth century, the county was used as the leading administrative unit when framing the plantation of Ulster, and its importance was confirmed by the subsequent mapping of Ireland which established the county system. When researching genealogy, searching for a location, or addressing mail the county is the primary importance. --------------------------------------------------------- The BARONY is am important county subdivision. A barony can occupy part of two counties, inwhich case it is known as a half-barony in each. From the 16th to the 19th centuries, it was used in surveys, censuses, etc. The various valuations of Ireland carried out in the 19th century were organized and published by barony. Upon the reorganization of local government in 1898 the barony began to be excluded as an important territorial division. ------------------------------------------------------- There are approximately 62,000 townlands in Ireland, and great variations are evident in towland shapes and sizes because these are related to local topography and farming practices. Anything from five to thirty townlands may be grouped together to form a civil parish. From the 17th century onwards, land was let by landlords on a townland basis, and townland names were recorded in a variety of documents concerning land. The rentals of estates were organized according to townlands. The "Tithe Applotment" books used the townland as their smallest division, and the townland was also used as a distinct unit in the census and valuation books. ------------------------------------------------------ The Poor Law Act of 1838 introduced the Poor Law Union, which consisted of a number of townlands and centered on a market town. A workhouse was built in each market town and the system was financed by a rate collected under the Poor Law Valuation. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ The PARISH is the last administrative division. The Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church have each had separate parochial structures. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ At this point in time, the only lead I have on my lineage beginning with Francis FERGUS, is information taken from the "Griffith's Valuation" for several FERGUS' I would look at these administrative divisions in Co Tyrone. Province: Ulster County: Tyrone Barony: Strabane Upper Barony Townland: Cappagh, Faccary, Maine, Rylagh,Turquin Poor Law Union: Omagh Parish: Cappagh, Drumragh Information from "Gracing Your Ancestors in Northern Ireland" by Ian Maxwell crussell@traversecity.com http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm Listowner for DODD-L-request@rootsweb.com and FERGUS-L-request@rootsweb.com
Rootsweb is the host for our newsgroup. We are included in the count of 4,389 independent locality and surname mailing lists, many with searchable archives, such as ours. Go to this URL <http://newsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> and follow the instructions there to find the archived (saved) posts. I doubled clicked on the above highlighted URL, typed in FERGUS to retrieve the FERGUS-L(List), and next typed in Francis FERGUS (the furthest back I can go in my lineage) and received the following information in 1 second: \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ <Query: Francis FERGUS Matching Record Count: 90 Total Retrieved: 50 Interpreted Query: Francis FERGUS Total Database Records: 128 Query Time: 1 seconds ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Filename: 22 Match Number: 1 of 90 Score: 100 Headline Field [SUBJECT]: Listowner message Select: [Full] [FROM] [TO] [MESSAGE-ID] [SUBJECT] [MESSAGE-BODY] [CONTENT-TYPE] \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ I would suggest that you add this URL to your "Favorites" or "Bookmark" list. There are 90 posts which have a match to "my" Francis FERGUS. Any new subscribers can quickly find out the information which has already been posted regarding their lineage. Now, the flip side of this is that if you have joined the list and NOT yet posted your lineage, no one will be able to access your information or make contact with you UNTIL you post. This is an invitation for all of the "lurkers" (an Internet term for those who observe, but don't post) to begin to send some information about your lineage to the FERGUS-L newsgroup! Personally, I want to discover all of the information and cousins I am able to and so I continue to post my "Francis FERGUS" information. As a matter of fact, this post will be archived because I have the name of my g-g-g-g grandfather in this message . . . already I have found cousins and made family contacts that have been "lost" over the years as the FERGUS' have migrated north, south, east, and west. Again, this is an INVITATION to post! crussell@traversecity.com http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm Listowner for DODD-L-request@rootsweb.com and FERGUS-L-request@rootsweb.com
NEWS AND NOTES FROM ROOTSWEB ROOTS SURNAME LIST (RSL). The RSL just passed the half-million surnames mark. The October 1998 RootsWeb Surname List, including 512,151 surnames (among them 30,719 new surnames) submitted by 74,641 researchers, can now be searched at RootsWeb: <http://www.rootsweb.com/>. crussell@traversecity.com http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm Listowner for DODD-L-request@rootsweb.com and FERGUS-L-request@rootsweb.com
Oops, I left out a part of the website address - the first one I sent will not work. I have made a correction and the website URL should work from this posting. -----Original Message----- From: Cynthia N. Russell <crussell@gtii.com> To: FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com <FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 6:36 AM Subject: A New FERGUS website! >Thanks to Shirley for her work of sending queries to all the e-mail addresses she finds on Internet search engines listing FERGUS - as some may be a business name, a first name, or an abbreviation for FERGUSON. In a "mailing" of almost 100 addresses she "found" one of our cousins! Mark D. FERGUS is an Electrical Engineering student at Ohio State University. He has his own website and I encourage each of you to visit and read about this remarkable young man who is a credit to the name FERGUS! Mark's lineage begins with Francis FERGUS>James FERGUS>John Shannon FERGUS>John Franklin FERGUS>Carl Franklin FERGUS>David John FERGUS>Mark D. FERGUS. Ring any bells? http://socrates.math.ohio-state.edu/~mfergus/ Please encourage Mark to join our FERGUS newsgroup! > crussell@traversecity.com http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm Listowner for DODD-L-request@rootsweb.com and FERGUS-L-request@rootsweb.com