Looking to find some kind of connection between these early Fergusons who settled in Davidson Co, TN: Fergus/Ferguson/Furgerson Early TN Settlers (1786-1826) Davidson Co: 1786—Dr James Fergus of New Hanover, NC granted 4800 acres 1796—William Ferguson’s belongings inventoried by Philip Phillips 1796—John Ferguson purchased land from Martin Strickland 1799—Thomas Ferguson purchased items from Spilsby Tribble estate 1806—John Ferguson will (wife Jane, son Samuel, daughter Betsy Hodge, sister Ester Oar) 1812—William Ferguson (1812 Militia) Alexander Ferguson (1812 Militia) Olly Ferguson (1812 Militia) Thanks, Sherri _________________________________________________________________ Fixing up the home? Live Search can help http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improve&locale=en-US&source=hmemailtaglinenov06&FORM=WLMTAG

Can't prove relationships for you but here are a few tidbits of info that I found in some genealogy books I have. >From the book, "Marriages of Davidson Co. TN, 1789-1847", by Edythe Rucker Whitley, I am sending you the Ferguson marriages up to the year 1830. 1. William Ferguson to Nancy Woodruff June 28, 1808. 2. Wm. B. Ferguson to Rachel Cogburn Oct 15, 1812 3. Abby Ferguson to Peggy Glass Oct 23, 1812 The next Ferguson marriage was in 1838. --------------------------------------------------------------- >From records found at: Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~nashvillearchives/records.html Marriage Records - Original Bonds and Licenses 1788-1831 (this source list the names of the marriage bondsmen) Gr. Last Name Gr. First Name Br. First Name Br. Last Name Issue Date Bondsman MB Pg. No. Fergison Olley Peggy Glass 10/23/1812 Christopher Elmore 146 Ferguson William Nancy Woodruff 6/28/1808 David Tremble 86 Freeman James B. Eliza Denby 1/14/1819 Wm. H. Ferguson, Thomas Talbot 204 NOTE - Looks like the Whitley marriage book spelled OLLEY's name incorrectly. -------------------------------- Also found in the Metro Archive records is a WILL for a William Ferguson in 1797. You can order a copy of this Will from them. Ordering instructions can be found at the web site noted above. >From the book, "Davidson Co TN Wills and Inventories", Vol I, 1783-1816" by Tim and Helen Marsh ------------------------------------------ >From the book, "Davidson Co TN Wills and Inventories", Vol I, 1783-1816, by Tim and Helen Marsh Will Book 3, page 139 March 6, 1807 Bill of Sale I, John Ferguson of Wilson Co TN, sold unto William Matlock of Davidson Co, a Negro woman named Lucy. Recorded 22 Aug 1806 Witnesses: Francis Sanders, Jonathan Phillips and Daniel Romage. --------------------------------------------------- Note - From the book, "Wilson Co TN Marriages, 1802-1850", by Edythe Rucker Whitley 1. There was a John Ferguson who married Patsey Harris June 18, 1806 in Wilson Co. TN with Eli Harrell as bondsman. 2. There was a Thomas Ferguson who married Rebeccah Furgerson January 16, 1827 with L. Ferguson as bondsman. --------------------------------------------------------- Hope something helps. Good Luck Kathleen in CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "my tngenes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 8:52 PM Subject: [TNDAVIDS] Fergus/Ferguson/Furgersons--Early TN Settlers>Davidson Co, TN 1786-1812 > Looking to find some kind of connection between these early Fergusons who > settled in Davidson Co, TN: > > Fergus/Ferguson/Furgerson > Early TN Settlers > (1786-1826) > > > Davidson Co: > 1786-Dr James Fergus of New Hanover, NC granted 4800 acres > 1796-William Ferguson's belongings inventoried by Philip Phillips > 1796-John Ferguson purchased land from Martin Strickland > 1799-Thomas Ferguson purchased items from Spilsby Tribble estate > 1806-John Ferguson will (wife Jane, son Samuel, daughter Betsy Hodge, > sister Ester Oar) > 1812-William Ferguson (1812 Militia) > Alexander Ferguson (1812 Militia) > Olly Ferguson (1812 Militia) > > Thanks, > Sherri > > _________________________________________________________________ > Fixing up the home? Live Search can help > http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improve&locale=en-US&source=hmemailtaglinenov06&FORM=WLMTAG > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >