James Boswell Ferguson Jr. (1781 - 1858)

Born 1781 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jane S. (Payne) Ferguson — married 7 Jun 1805 in Goochland, Virginia, United States

Husband of Sarah (Gay) Ferguson — married 18 Aug 1808 in Goochland, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Sep 1858 at about age 77 in Goochland, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Ferguson Jr. is a descendant of Pocahontas. Here is the trail.

James was born in 1781. James B. Ferguson's first wife Jane (Payne) was the widow of another Pocahontas descendant, a Red Bolling. He died in 1858.

Sources

• "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZJ-DHMZ : 29 September 2021), James B Ferguson and Sally Gay, 1808.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZD-5PD : 29 January 2020), James B. Ferguson, 1808.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZD-MZG : 29 January 2020), J.p. Ferguson in entry for John Meriwether Vaughan, 1833.
• "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZJ-D8N8 : 29 September 2021), J P Ferguson in entry for John Meriwether Vaughan and Rebecca Pocahontas Ferguson, 1833.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-2MN : 23 December 2020), James B Ferguson, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCB-H54 : 29 January 2020), J. B. Ferguson in entry for Jas. B. Ferguson, 1858.
• "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DWCJ-YY6Z : 1 October 2020), James B Ferguson, 1858.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRJV-DWR : 6 August 2020), J.b. Fergusson in entry for Wm. G. Fergusson, 1862.
• Morenus, David. The Real Pocahontas website, "Pocahontas Descendants" chart, 6eca.
• Robertson, Wyndham (1887), Pocahontas and her Descendants, p. 39 (gen 6), p. 52, 53 (children).

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Ferguson-1899 created through the import of Allen-Carpenter - 2010-01-31.ged on Apr 26, 2012 by Thomas Allen. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Thomas and others.