Francis FERGUS ( my g-g-g-g-grandfather) was born in Co Tyrone, IRE 8 September 1752 and was in America by the Revolutionary War (1776) when I then have records of him in the army. BUT, I would like to find that connection back to Ireland and the family he left there. I want to find the names of his parents and siblings - if at all possible. The following information is not documented so I do not know the accuracy of the following. Francis FERGUS (b. Sept 8, 1752. d. 1841) came to America with his father and 3 to 4 brothers possibly named John, Hugh, Thomas or Samuel one brother stayed in America while the remainder of the family returned to Ireland. Francis served in the Revolutionary War in 1776-1778. In 1780 he married Mary MCCORMICK in Cumberland Co, PA. There were 4 children born at McClure's Gap, PA (James, Elizabeth, Samuel, and Jincy (or Jency), before the family moved to VA. and fathered I am unable to connect Francis to any other FERGUS people once here in America even though we are a small surname there does not seem to be a connection to theothers who emigrated in the 1770's. Any additional information would be my best Christmas gift! Cynthia Russell --------------------------------------------------------- crussell@traversecity.com FERGUS Website http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm FERGUS Newsgroup FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com Rootsweb Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl