George Ferguson

Ancestors

Died 9 Oct 1776 in Belfast, county Antrim, Ireland

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Biography

George Ferguson was the son of Dr. James Ferguson of Belfast, and Sarah Clark of Maghera. ^[1] His wife appears to have been a daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Moor of Belfast. ^[2]

Mr. Ferguson died on 9th October 1776, aged about thirty years. The Belfast News-Letter published the following death notice:

Died on Monday last, Mr. George Ferguson, eldest son to Dr. James Ferguson; he was a young man of good character and amiable disposition, and much regretted by his acquaintance. ^[3]

Research notes

• For online resources collected by Colin Ferguson, a longtime researcher of the Ferguson and Fergusson clans, see his website entitled, Fergus(s)on Y-DNA Project | Clan Fergusson Society of North America.
• Further input to this profile by Kilpatrick-1128 is pending.

Sources

1. ↑ Ferguson, Colin. "Ferguson of Polebrooke Hall, Northamptonshire;" on his website, 'Fergus(s)on DNA Project, Belfast Linen Drapers; online at cfsna.net/about-2/fergusson-dna-project (link updated 2023-03-08); citing the following sources: (1.) Supplement to the Records of the Clan and Name of Fergusson, Ferguson and Fergus, by James Ferguson and Robert Menzies Fergusson, Edinburgh, 1899. (2.) The Fergusons of Belfast: A Short Account of the Ancestry of H.R.R. The Duchess of York, by The Mac Carthy Mor., Familia Ulster Genealogical Review, Volume 2, No. 2 1986. Published by the Ulster Genealogical & Historical Guild. (3.) June Ferguson’s Royal Genealogy Page, at wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=royals. (4.) US Federal Census of IL, KS, MN. (5.) Masterson, J., Ireland: 1841/1851 Census Abstracts (Northern Ireland), Genalogical Publishing Co., 1999.(6.) Registry of Deeds 1818 Vol. 729 No. 465 Memorial 497800 LDS Film 463942. (7.) Ferguson James and Ferguson, Robert Menzies (eds)., Records of the Clan and Name of Fergusson, Ferguson, and Fergus, Edinburgh: 1895. (8.) Fergusons at Fourmileburn, website at dna.cfsna.net/GEN/Ireland/Antrim/Fourmileburn_1st.html. (9.) A History of the Town of Belfast, by George Benn (1880).
2. ↑ Registry of Deeds (Dublin). Memorial no. 110-102-75791: Moore: Assignment to Clark & Ferguson, dated 1st Jan. 1742, registered 10th Feb. 1742. Citing a deed of assignment whereby Elizabeth Moor of Belfast, widow, assigned her right and interest in a tanning partnership, to her sons in law, Jackson Clarke of Maghera, county Londonderry, gent., and George Ferguson of Belfast, gent.; witnesses: Jane Moor, Betty Clark, Robert Legg, and John Campbell, all of Belfast. Digital images online at FamilySearch, Int'l., familysearch.org, archival ref. FHL film no. 522824 (accessed 2023-03-06; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2023-03-08). Online at: Registry of Deeds 110/102/15791
3. ↑ Belfast News-Letter, 10 Dec 1776 (pg 3). Death notice for George Ferguson, eldest son of Dr. James Ferguson. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (transcript by Alison Kilpatrick, 2016-10-26).