Searching for information on Stephen Ferguson of Dutchess County, NY who settled in Fairfax Co. abt. 1843. The obituary below was Published in the Poughkeepse Paper Dec. 1, 1855. Poughkeepsie is Located in Dutchess County, NY. Would anyone be able to do a look up for a burial? Deaths Ferguson, Stephen, formerly of Pkpse; last 12y of Fairfax Co., VA d. 11.18, 64y Fairfax Co. VA. According to her will Stephen's widow was forced from Virginia to her family in Dutchess County, NY by the Civil War. Elizabeth (Cooper) Ferguson died at the age of 72, May 28, 1863 in Dutchess Co. NY. In her will she leaves her farm in Virginia to her daughters Margaret Ann Cooper and Martha LaDue! Would love to hear from anyone who may have stumbled across this family? I imagine that if there was anything left after the Civil War of the farm for daughters Margaret and Martha to inherit that they may have sold it. Margaret (Ferguson) LaDue died in 1887 and is buried in Dutchess County, NY along with her husband, Cornelius and mother. However, I can find no further information on her sister Martha Ferguson Ladue and her husband Edward here in Dutchess so it is possible that after the war Martha reclaimed the farm in Virginia and died there????? Stephen and Elizabeth (Cooper) Ferguson are my children's 5th great grandparents. Will glady exchange research here in Dutchess Co. NY or information on common ancestors for any help with Stephen, his family, the disposition of his farm? Ginny Ginny's Genealogy Page Dutchess County, NY Tombstone Inscriptions & MORE! http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2843 Dedicated to Keeping Genealogy FREE on the WWW! Post your Dutchess County Queries, Wills, Deeds, and Obituaries here: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/dutchess/boards.html