Born about in Ballybriest, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland
Daughter of George Ferguson
and Nancy (Unknown) Ferguson
Sister of
Sarah (Ferguson) Wilkinson, John Ferguson, Alexander Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, Annie Ferguson, George Ferguson, James Ferguson, Eliza (Ferguson) Crooks and Jane (Ferguson) Bradford
Wife of
John Ross
— married
13 Sep 1859 in Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland
Descendants 
Mother of
George Ross
Died
at about age 78
in Ballybriest, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland
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Biography
Mary was born about 1838. She was the daughter of George Ferguson of Ballybriest. [1]
On 13 Sep 1859 at Lissan Church of Ireland, she(21) married John Ross(30) of Ballybriest, son of James Ross, farmer. Witnessed by John Ferguson and George Cahoon. [2]
She passed away 17 Dec 1916 at Ballybriest. Att. by George Ross, son. [3] She was buried at the family burying-ground at Lissan Churchyard. The chief mourners included: [4]
- George Ross (son)
- George Ferguson, John Ferguson (brothers)
- Hugh Ferguson (nephew)
- Nathan Crooks, W J Cahoon, Thomas Boyce (relatives).
Research Notes
Children's birth records in the civil registration -- all unnamed.
- 27 Dec 1864
- 22 Jul 1867
- 26 Mar 1869
- 13 Nov 1871
- 18 April 1874
Sources
- ↑ Info from the marriage record; this is confirmed by their son George Ross appearing as Nephew at the funeral of her sister Sarah.
- ↑ John Ross, Mary Ferguson, 1859, Magherafelt at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages
- ↑ Mary Ross, 1916, Magherafelt, 80 at Irish Civil Registration - Deaths
- ↑ "Mrs. Ross, Ballybriest", Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 23 December 1916
- 1901 Ireland census - Residents of a house 12 in Ballybriest (Lisson Upper, Londonderry). John Ross(78), Mary(63), George(29, son)
- 1911 Ireland census - Residents of a house 19 in Ballybriest (Lissan Upper, Londonderry). George(38), Mary J(38), Mary(73, mother), Anna M(8), David M(6), Maggie M.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~6.25%
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~6.25%
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