William Ferguson

1770 - 1855  (~ 86 years)

• Name	William Ferguson
  Born	Between 22 May 1769 and 21 May 1770	Halifax County, North Carolina   [1]
  	Death register in Pittsylvania County states that he was 85 years old at time of his death in 1855.
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Dec 1850	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [2]
  	Address: Southern District
  Died	21 May 1855	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [1]
  	Cause: of old age and dropsy
  	Old age and dropsey
  Will	15 Jul 1855	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  _UID	42AC114C8DBE4C4CAE9E46B38EF50CD0D24C
  Person ID	I1090	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Nimrod Ferguson,   b. Bef 1731, Virginia ,   d. Between 2 Feb 1804 and 25 Jun 1804, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age > 73 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Hudson,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Bef 14 Apr 1759
  Children	8 children
  1. William Ferguson,   b. Between 22 May 1769 and 21 May 1770, Halifax County, North Carolina ,   d. 21 May 1855, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  2. Jacob Ferguson
  3. Hudson Ferguson
  4. Lemuel Ferguson
  5. John Ferguson
  6. Judith Ferguson
  7. Elizabeth Ferguson
  8. Isaac Ferguson
  Family ID	F2656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ferrell,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	12 Dec 1796	Halifax County, Virginia   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Henry H Ferguson,   b. Abt 1802, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 12 May 1879, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 77 years) Married: Elizabeth Millner (1821), Sarah Bennett (1844)   2. Billington Ferguson,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Mary Epperson (1825)
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Will of a Wm Ferguson, written 7 Feb 1850, proved 16 Jul 1855, lists the following children: Elizabeth Owen, Henry H., William, Billington, James, Creed H., & children of dec'd dau Nancy Gardner, who md Littleberry.

  
  

• Sources

  [S171] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Register of Deaths, Wm Ferguson; 1855; 1853-1896; No. 136; Reel No. 68 (Reliability: 3). Place of birth - Halifax County Wife - Sally Ferguson Informant - Creed H. Ferguson (son) [S60] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1850 U.S. Census, Southern District; 133A; 960; 960; William Ferguson; 6 January 2019 (Reliability: 3). William Ferguson-80-M-Virginia Elizabeth Owen-35-F-Virginia William Owen-8-M-Virginia Creed H. Ferguson is head of the next household. Creed Ferguson was the informant for the death of William Ferguson in 1855. [S266] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (Ancestry), William Ferguson; 12 Dec 1796; Halifax County, Virginia; 6 January 2019 (Reliability: 2). Spouse - Salley Ferrell Spouse's father - James Ferrell [S266] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (Ancestry), Salley Ferrell; 12 Dec 1796; Halifax, Virginia; 15 September 2019. Name: William Farguson Gender: Male Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1796 Marriage Place: Halifax, Virginia Spouse: Salley Ferrell FHL Film Number: 31918 Reference ID: p34