I am sending this post on from turnier@bellsouth.net a subscriber to this list. To post to the list please use the address in the To: or click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the posts from me. Our Fergus family comes, very likely from Louisburg. They were stone mason who helped build the church of Knock in county Mayo.We know that the first Fergus in the town of Ballyhaunis, a few miles from Knock, was William Fergus. He was married to a woman by the name of Mcdonald. (This happened a few years before the Great Famine) He built three houses across the railroad track, which still stand. His sons were: William (unmarreid no children), John who married Mary Morley and James who emigrated and settled in Long Island, New York. He had two sons: Austin and James. Our branch of the family descends from John. His daughter Annie Fergus(Ballyhaunis) married Thomas Fitzgerald (Knock). Annie and Thomas lived in Pittsburg but shortly after their marriage settled in Fairview, NJ and later at Ridgefield, NJ. They had Joseph, Edward, Marie, Anne, Irene and Mildred. Achild by the name of Thomas died in infancy. Our brannch descends from Irene, who married William A. Turnier and had three children: William John b.1939 Jersey City, NJ W.P. Magnum Professor of law at the University of North Caroliona m. 1966 Maria Fernanda Vallecillo Three children: Anne Marie b. NYC 1969, m. G. Scott Munn 1996 W.(William) Andrew b.Chapel Hill, NC 1975 Christine Marguerite b. Chapel Hill, NC 1978 Utah Barbara Ann b. 1941 Jersey City, NJ m. Richard Hadfield 1966 Two children: BryanEdward b. 1971 Keri Ann b. 1975 Florida Robert Eduard b. 1941 Jersey City, NJ m Alice Carillo 1979 Two children: Gabriella Marie b. 1982 Andrew Juan b. 1987 Barbara and Bob are twins. We have several picture of Annie. To post to the FERGUS-List: double click on FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com , or cut and paste, or type in when you send a new message.