FERGUSON Family History NOTES, Cecil County, Maryland Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kathryn Payne [kpayne@nyc.rr.com] Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ********************************************************* Vestry Proceeding St. Mary Ann’s Parish, Cecil County, MD Benjamin Ferguson marriage 4/1/1761 Ann Ferguson birth 3/8/1873 1783 Tax List – Cecil and Harford County John Ferguson West Nottingham Hundred Hugh Ferguson West Nottingham Hundred Single Thomas Ferguson West Nottingham Hundred Single William Ferguson Charlestown 5 inhabitants Benjamin Ferguson Charlestown In 1786, Benjamin was fined 27 pounds because his wife sold liquor without a license while he was serving in the Continental Service. She sold the liquor in order to support herself and their 7 children. Benjamin challenged the find and won. In 1806/7, Benjamin was granted a divorce from his wife, Ruth. Andrew Ferguson Susquehanna Hundred 10 inhabitants 1807 Tax Assessment – Cecil County Thomas Ferguson Benjamin Ferguson John Ferguson Zebulon Ferguson Zebulon may be the same Zebe Ferguson found in 1800 living in New Castle County, Delaware. Robert (1787 MD) and Nancy (1787 NH) Ferguson Blacksmith In 1850, Robert and Nancy were living in the 6th ED, Cecil County, MD. Hugh (1788 MD) and Sarah (1799) Ferguson Day Laborer (I believe Enoch to be Hugh’s son, though it hasn’t been proven) Enoch Hugh Thomas B. Frank Leora C. 1816 m. m. 1/10/1886 m. 10/18/1888 m. Mary J. Maggie Corson James M. Marcus Margaret 1840-1881 1807 B. Frank Jane Ann 1866 1840 Annie A. Hugh Thomas 1868 1843-4/2/1901 Leora C. 1869 In 1820, Hugh was living in the 3rd ED, Cecil County, MD In 1840, he was living in W. Nottingham, PA In 1850, he was living in Londonderry, Chester, PA In 1850, Enoch and Margaret were living in Londonderry, Chester County, PA. In 1860, they were living in Newtown Twp., Delaware County, PA. In 1870, they were living in Elkton, Cecil County, MD, John (1786-1845 MD) and Margaret (1790) Ferguson (Ireland) John Joseph (MD) Martha A. Louisa M. 1823 1827 1832 1836 John Joseph17 Margaret Samuel T. m. 10/2/1847 m. m. m. Hannah Elizabeth McKinsey Nancy David Howell Ella 1827 1832 1855 Charles Annie Mary Samuel T. Joanna 1873 1850 1852 1877 Maggie Henry A. John Herbert 1875 1852 1854 1879 Sarah L. Margaret Anna L. 1855 1857 2/1894 Lydia J. Carter Martin L. 1858 2/1868 5/1896 Arthur M. Millie M. 1865 12/1897 Rachel E. 3/1900 John is buried in the North East Cemetery (information courtesy of Cathy Baker) In 1850, Margaret was living with her children in the 4th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1860, she was living with Joseph and Nancy in the 3rd ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1850, John and Hannah were living in the 4th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1870, John and Joseph were both living in the 3rd ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1880, John was living in Upper Oxford, Chester County, PA., where he is listed a being a miller. In 1880, Nancy, Joseph’s wife, was living in the 3rd ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1880, Samuel was living in the 3rd ED, Cecil County, MD. John (1795 MD) and Hannah (1795 PA) Ferguson Farmer George Eliza Margaret William Robert Rebecca 1814 1819 Unknown 1823 1825 1827 Esther 10/30/1829 John and Hannah were divorced by 1850. In 1850, Hannah was living in the home of Samuel Haines, 7th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1860, she was living in the home of Irah Reynolds, West Nottingham, Chester County, PA. George Eliza William Rebecca Esther Blacksmith Wheelwright m. m. m. m. m. Eliza William Moore Rebecca Jeremiah McVey John W. McCullough 1820 1819 1836 Susan J. Isabelle George 1837 1851-1873 1855 Pheby A. Anna Emma 1840 1856 1857 John T. William 1842 1860 Catherine Ann 1844 1859 Sarah E. Wilson 9/18451846 1/1861 William R. McClellan 1/1848 3/1865 Mary R. Harry 7/1850 10/1868 Hannah Annie 1852 4/1868 Frank Cecil 1854 1869 Anna Louella 1856 1872 Joseph Mary 1859 1875 Robert 1878 Children of George and Eliza Ferguson Susan J. John T. Sarah E. William R. m. m. m. m. Samuel Nesbit Hannah Cyrus Moore Susanna 1831 1843 4/1841 2/1848 William James Sophia Parker John 1860 1860 3/1877 1867 Edwin O. Elizabeth Ella 1861 1862 1869 Ellen E. Hannah Rebecca Sarah 1865 6/10/1869 1871 Eva B. John Cyrus Emma 1868 3/12/1871 1873 Martha A. William James George Harry 1872 8/7/1873 4/1875 Samuel A. George Jacob Enos B. 1875 2/26/1876 1877 Mary J. William 1878 8/1881 Martha M. 8/1883 Cecil 4/1889 Lee H. 8/1891 Hannah Rebecca John Cyrus William James Enos B. m. m. m. m. Archie Baines Georgiana Shure B. Adie Annie 5/29/1870 1877 1882 Lena E. Gertrude P. Stella Clara 1897 11/20/1891 10/1895 1901 Howard Olive M. G. G? Harry 1892 4/1895-9/13/1919 5/1897 1904 Madeline Pearl R. J. William Samuel 1904 3/21/1900-4/27/1927 6/1899 1906 Cecil 1909 Edith 1913 Walter 1917 In 1850, George and Eliza were living in the 6th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1860, George and Eliza were living in the 8th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1860, Pheby A. was living with Susan and Samuel Nesbit in the 6th Ed, Cecil County, MD. In 1863, Pheby A was married, husband unknown. In 1870, George and Eliza were living in Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware. In 1870, John and Hannah were living in the 8th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1870, Mary Ferguson was living in Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD. In 1880, George and Eliza were living in Mt. Pleasant, Cecil County, MD. In 1880, John and Hannah were living in the 6th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1880, Sarah and Cyrus Moore were living in the 6th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1880, William R. and Susan were living in Pencader, New Castle, Delaware. In 1900, Sarah and Cyrus Moore were living in the 7th ED, Port Deposit Town, Cecil County, MD. In 1900, John and Hannah were living in the 7th ED, Port Deposit Town, Cecil County, MD. In 1900, William James was living in the 6th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1900, Sarah and Cyrus were living in Chester City, Delaware County, PA. In 1900, William and Susan were living in the 4th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1910, John Cyrus and Georgiana were living in the 7th ED, Port Deposit Town, Cecil County, MD. In 1910, John and Hannah were living in the 6th ED, Rising Sun, Cecil County, MD. In 1910, Sarah Moore was living with her son, Parker, in New Castle City, New Castle, Delaware. In 1910, William R. was living in the 4th ED, Fair Hill, Cecil County, MD. In 1920, Enos and Annie were living in Washington, DC. In 1920, Gertrude Ferguson was living with her Aunt Rebecca and Uncle Archie Baines in Wilmington City, New Castle, Delaware. Daughter of Eliza Ferguson and William Moore Anna m. 11/17/1875 Frederick Sylvanus Webb 11/10/1845 Mary Alice 5/13/1880 Beatrice Sophia 1/11/1882 Lottie Emma 10/5/1883 William Hersey 1/6/1886 Clarence Edward 11/4/1887 Myrtle Ruth 2/17/1893 In 1860, Eliza and William Moore were living in Palmyra, Lenawee County, Michigan In 1880, Anna and Frederick Webb were living in Palmyra, Lenawee County, Michigan In 1900, Anna and Frederick Webb were living in McMinn County, TN Children of William and Rebecca Ferguson George Wilson McClellan Harry Annie Cecil m. m. m. m. m. m. Elizabeth Bella Margaret Estella William E. Harmon Mary S. 1859 2/1867 5/1868 Mary 4/1859 1879 Ella Blanch Bessie May 12/1890 Mary B. 6/1878 4/1884 4/1887 Edith 7/1890 Ethel W. Henrietta Jessie 19/1899 3/1880 11/1886 5/1889 Howard F. Rubon George 2/1882 4/1894 8/1894 Alice M. Edith Joseph 12/1886 7/1897 1905 Essie P. 2/1890 Norman 4/1892 Mildred L. 11/1893 George Harvey 11/1996 Edith m. Earl O. Snyder 1885 Lois E. 1917 In 1860, William and Rebecca were living in New London Twp., Chester County, PA. In 1870, they were living in the 6th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1880, they were living in East Nottingham, Chester County, PA In 1900, Rebecca was living with daughter Annie and William Harmon in Wilmington Hundred, New Castle County, DE. In 1870, George Ferguson was living in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, DE. In 1910, he was living in Newark Town, New Castle, DE. In 1900, Harry was living in Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD. In 1900, McClelland was living in Wilmington Hundred, New Castle County, DE. In 1900, Wilson was living in Wilmington Hundred, New Castle County, DE. In 1920, Bella Ferguson was living in Wilmington City, New Castle County, DE with daughter Edith and Earl Snyder. In 1910, Cecil was living in the 4th ED, Cecil County, MD Children of Rebecca Ferguson and Jeremiah McVey John 1847 Adrianna 1852 William H. 1854 Hannah R. 1858 Susan 1860 Mary Jane 1861 Henry H. 1867 Rebecca and Jeremiah McVey lived in Fulton, Lancaster County, PA. Children of Esther Ferguson and John W. McCullough Samuel Haines 1848 Susan J. 1850 George W. 1852 Harriet A. 1855 Margaret E. 1857 William C. 1869 In 1850, Esther and John lived in Lower Chanceford Twp., York County, PA. In 1860, they lived in Walnut Twp., Fairfield County, Ohio. 1n May, 1864, John was killed at Pickett’s Mill, GA. in the Civil War. In 1870, Esther was living in Union Twp., Van Wert County, Ohio By 1880, Esther had married Samuel Fisher, Union Twp., Van Wert County, Ohio. John (1795 MD) and Ann (1803) Ferguson Farmer Westly Mary E. John W. Theo21 1833 1834 1837 1839 Westly Theo J. Franklin m. m. m. Mary Ellen Stoops Sarah Annie M. Irvin 1845 11/1841 1/1869 J. Franklin John Charles W. 4/1869 1861 4/1890 Laura Emma Arbilla E. 1874 1862 4/1895 Harry Dora Ralph J. 11/1870 1876 1902 Clarence Mathew 1879 7/1870 Edward R. Anna 1/221882 1872 Margaret 11/1875 Mary C. 1877 Alice 1878 Jennie 10/1883 Laura 9/1884 In 1850, John and Ann were living 6th Ed, Cecil County, MD. In 1860, they were living in the 5th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1870, Westly was living in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, DE. In 1870, Theo was living in the 5th ED, Cecil County, MD. 1n 1880, Theo was living in Upland, Delaware County, PA. In 1900, J. Franklin and Harry were living in Wilmington City, New Castle, DE. Edward was living with J. Franklin. It also appears that John, Emma and Dora are not Theo Ferguson’s children, but those of his wife. John’s last name is Harrid in the 1870 census. James (1796 MD) and Elizabeth (Scott 1798) Ferguson Laborer Eliza Jane John Scott James F. Margaret Lucy 1830 1832 1834 1836 1838 John Scott Annie Carpenter m. 1/1/1885 m. James Fernley Simpers Mary 1836 Elizabeth 1862 Annie 1865 Mary 1867 Tabitha 1869 Stanley S. 1874 Lucy 1877 Elizabeth Scott Ferguson was living with John in 1870. Sister Eliza Jane also lived with them, but in 1910 she was living with Annie and James. Eliza Jane died in 1910. James, Elizabeth, James F and Eliza Jane are all buried in Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery. James (1806 PA) and Rebecca (1820) Ferguson Shoemaker In 1850, James and Rebecca were living in the 6th ED, Cecil County, MD. Samuel (1809 PA) and Mary (1815 DE) Ferguson Robert T. George Samuel James W. 1833 1832 1843 1844-1902 Miller George Samuel m. m. Martha Mary 1840 1850 Mary Arthur 1857 1866 Melinda Mary R. 1859 1869 Ellen 1871 Anna 1874 Robert 1877 Katie 1879 In 1850, Samuel was living in the 4th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1860, George and Martha were living in White Clay Creek, New Castle, DE. In 1860 Robert was living in the 6th ED, Cecil County, MD. with mother Mary and brothers Samuel and James. In 1880, Samuel was living in Newark, New Castle, DE. James W. is buried in the Union Methodist Cemetery, Fremont, West Nottingham. David (1/20/1810-6/13/1861 MD) and Sarah E. Dawson(1817) Ferguson Farm Laborer W. Jefferson Ann E. David Martha Mary 1839 1844 6/27/1860-1/27/1916 1853 1853 m. Susan E. Reel Anna E. 9/5/1875 Pearl 1877 Harry 1879 Susie M. 12/1881 David M. 2/1883 Mary C. 7/1886 Charles M. 12/1888 Earl L. 9/1892 David came from Cecil County, but lived in E. Nottingham from 1850. David Jr. was living in Oxford, Chester County, PA by 1880. In 1860, Jefferson Ferguson was living in the 3rd ED, Cecil County, MD. David and Sarah are buried in the Rosebank Cemetery, Calvert, Maryland. There is also a Jefferson Ferguson, with no dates, buried there. Jefferson was in the 1st Delaware Infantry, Co. B in the Civil War. He may have been killed during the war, as he disappears from the census after 1860. William (1810 PA) and Rebecca (1825 MD) Ferguson Shoemaker Susan R. Sarah M. 5/1855 1857 m. Benjamin Garvin John F. Farmer m. Clarence M Susan R. 1877 Margaret L. John F. 1907 1879 Ruth I. Anna E. 1909 1/1880 Alice E. George W. 1910 2/1887 Blanch S. Theodore B. 1912 7/1894 M. Naomi John F. 1915 In 1880, Rebecca is living in Fulton, Lancaster County, PA with Sarah M. The Garvin’s are all from Cecil County, MD In 1900, Susan R. is listed as the wife of Thomas Garvin, b. 9/1838. In 1910, Matilda Ferguson, aunt b. 1857, is listed as living with John F. and Susan Ferguson. It looks like Sarah M. is Matilda. In 1920, Annie E. Hall, b. 1853, mother in law, is living with John F. and Susan R. Sarah M. Ferguson, aunt b. 1857, is also living there. Thomas M. (1812 MD) and Susan (1813) Ferguson Miller Thomas Jefferson Benjamin 1840 1844 m. Mary A. 8/1842 Emma L. 71862 Harriet G. 1/1865 Susan T. 1867 Thomas B. 1869 William C. 9/1874 In 1860 and 1870, Thomas and Susan lived in the 4th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1880, they were living in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa with granddaughter Emma L. Thomas Jefferson lived in the 4th ED, Cecil County, MD all his life. Harriet G. is buried in the Friends Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil County, MD. Robert (1818 MD) and Leona (1818) Ferguson Miller Ann Jane Otho Mary Itan S. Alman 1845 1847 1848 3/1849 8/1854-1925 Itan S. Alman Edna m. m. m. Marion V. Lizzie Charles T. Reynolds 11/1850 11/1853-1936 1880-1957 Norman Warden 9/1876 7/1880 Nora Rudolph 1878 1/1883 Russel D. Edna 10/1880 1/1885-1967 Clayton H. Kathleen 5/21/1885-5/1971 11/1892 Anna Jennie Irene 5/1889 1886-1894 Ralph R. Robert and Leona re buried in the Eastland Friends Cemetery, Little Britain, Lancaster County, PA cemetery. Alman, Lizzie, Jennie Irene, and Ralph R., Edna and Charles Reynolds are all buried in the Union Methodist Cemetery, Fremont, West Nottingham, PA. George (1828 MD) and Sarah (1832 MD) Ferguson Farmer George Eliza 1856 1859 In 1850, George and Sarah were living in the 6th ED, Cecil County, MD. In 1860, Sarah is living in the 3rd ED, Cecil County, MD in the home of Thomas Alexander, wheelwright, age 65. Benjamin Franklin (5/5/1828-3/8/1904 MD) and Lydia Ferguson (1832); Mary C. Gerard (1825 m. 2/29/1872) Farmer Martha Jane Andrew R. Louisa Maggie Lydia William 1849 9/1852 1858 1864 1866 9/24/1873 m. Sarah J. Kerdert B. (?) 12/1891 Lydia died 1966; the family was living in the 4th ED Cecil County in 1877, but had moved to New London, Chester County, PA by 1880. Charles W. (1831 MD) and Mary R. (1840) Ferguson Carpenter Cornelia Annie R. Elizabeth Eddie H. Carry E. Charles A. 1856 1859 1862 1865-1878 1868 1876 Annie R. Carrie Elizabeth m. m. m. Frederick Warner Albert Hughes Charles Brooks 1859 Charles W. Effie May 1892-1897 1881-1885 In 1860, Charles and Mary were living in the 5th ED, Cecil County, MD. By 1870, they were living in Upland, Delaware County, PA. Charles, Mary, Eddie, Effie May and Charles W. are all buried in the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery. Robert (2/1845 DE) and Hanna S. (8/1852) Ferguson Laborer Sarah E. Elizabeth P. Ethel W. Josephine Ruth Elnore Thomas B 5/1875 1873 2/1877 9/1880 3/1883 4/1886 3/15/1889- 8/1973 In 1870, Robert was living in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, DE. There is a Robert and Sarah E. Ferguson of Maryland living next door. In 1880, he and Hanna were living in 5th ED, Cecil County, MD. Unknowns: 1850 John Ferguson 24 Forge man 6th ED Cecil also see Dublin, Harford County page 251b 1880 1850 James Ferguson 19 Farmer 6th ED Cecil 1850 Hugh T. Ferguson 45 Laborer W. Nottingham 1860 Washington Ferguson 53 Laborer W. Nottingham 1860 Susan E. Ferguson 7 E. Nottingham 1870 Robert Ferguson 37 Mill Creek 1870 James M. Ferguson 26 Laborer W. Nottingham 1870 John Ferguson 31 Laborer W. Nottingham 1900 Frank Ferguson 24 Servant W. Nottingham 1910 Robert W. Ferguson 29 Laborer 6th ED Cecil