John Ferguson Jr. (1650 - abt. 1717)

Born 23 Mar 1650 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Stubbleson) Ferguson — married 1683 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1717 at about age 66 in Cherry Walk, Essex County, Virginia

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John Ferguson Jr. was a Virginia colonist.

Biography

He was born on 23 Mar 1650 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland and his parents were Janet (Turnbul) and John Daniel Ferguson, Sr.

At 14 years old, he was imprisoned at Tolbooth in Edinburgh, Scotland.

In May 1666 he came to Virginia as an indentured servant on the ship Phoenix of Leith, out of Leith, port of Edinburgh, Scotland. ^[1]

On 12 November 1666 a "Jno. Fargeson" was in York County, Virginia.

On 25 April 1667 a "Jno. Fargeson" had a land patent in New Kent County, Virginia (next to Old Rappahannock County).

From 1670 to 1673 "John Forgeson" was recorded in Accomacke County, Virginia.

On 05 November 1680 he purchased land in Virginia where he appears to have lived for the rest of his life. ^[2] His second son, James Ferguson, was born there. ^[3]

John Ferguson or Farguson, Jr. married on 12 Feb 1683 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia to Anne Stubbleson. ^{[4] [5]}

In 1684 he resided in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia. ^[6]

He died about 1717 and was buried on the Cherry Walk Family Estate in Essex County, Virginia.

Will

In the name of God, Amen: I, John Fargeson, of Essex County, being in perfect sense and memory and good health, God almighty be prayed, therefore considering the transitoriness of this life and being willing to settle my temporal affairs before I goe (sic) hence have, and do make, ordain this to be my last will and testament in the manner following, vizt.

In Primus, I bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it, hoping through the merits, death, and passion, of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to receive full and free remission of all my sins at the last day.

Item: I do bequeath and give unto my eldest son John Fargeson all my land that lies on the north side Piscataway Rolling Road. to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son James Fargeson my plantation wheron I now live and all my land on that side the aforesaid rolling road after his mother's decease, to him and his heirs forever, only reserving for my son Joseph Fargeson free liberty to live and work thereon till he can better provide (for) himself.

Item: I do give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Redd, the wife of Thomas Redd, five shillings to buy her a Bible.

Item: I do give and bequeath unto my grandson John Rogers one young cow and calf.

Item: It is my will and desire that my well-beloved wife Ann Fargeson have and injoy the use of all the rest of my estate during the time she shall continue my widow without any interruption or disturbance of any of my children, and that she shall not give nor convey any of my estate (to) any other person than as this by will directs.

Item: it is my will and desire that if my wife do marry that then immediately after such her marriage, my two negroes, Nacher and Bess, and all my personal estate shall be appraised and the whole value thereof be equally divided (after my just debts and funeral charges are paid) between my loving wife Ann and my two youngest sons, Joseph and Samuel Fargeson, but if my wife dies my widow it is my will and desire that my Negroes and personal estate as aforesaid be, immediately after such her death, appraised and the value thereof be equally divided between my two aforesaid youngest sons Joseph and Samuel.

And lastly, I do hereby ordain my wife Ann and my son Joseph Fargeson executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking, disannuling, adn making void all manner of wills and testaments heretofore by me made and, of which, I hereunto set my hand and seal this 10 day of May 1715.

(signed) John Fargisson (Seal)

Signed, sealed and published in the presence

(witnesses) Dannll. Browne, James Sames, Elizabeth Browne. ^[7]

At a Court held for Essex County on Wednesday, the 19th day of March 1717 this Will was presented in Court by Ann Fargisson, the Executor wherein named, who made oath thereto and was further proved by the oath of Daniel Brown, Elizabeth Brown, and James Sams, witnesses thereto and is admitted to record.

Teste: Will. Beverley Clk. Cur.

DNA

DNA for this Ferguson line has haplogroup R1b which differs from the Scots modal at markers DYS458=17, DYS464c=16, DYS456=15 and DYS442=13. DNA has provided a clue that their Scottish ancestors might be from Athole, Perthshire, Scotland since a Moulin, FERGUSSON family is part of this same halpogroup.

Branch points appear relative to the Stubbleson modal which is identical to that of Aeron FERGUSON. The markers and modal values involved are DYS385b=13, DYS459b=10, GATAH4=12, DYS570=18, CDYb=38 and DYS438=11.

According to Mary Ferguson Fiser, descendants include ...

- John Ferguson, b: c1650 Scotland; m: c1682 Ann STUBBLESON (she d: 1735 with Will)

- James Ferguson, b: c1687 Virginia; m: Anne; d: abt. July 1741 Goochland Co, VA ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Patent Book#6 p45
2. ↑ 1704 Essex County, Virginia Quit Rent Rolls with 150 acres
3. ↑ "My Ferguson ancestors in America 1680-1993" by James Edward Ferguson & Walter Whatley Brewster; published in 1996 Coppell, Texas
4. ↑ Virginia Marriage Record; m: 1682 for Old Rappahannock County, Virginia for Fargeson & Anne
5. ↑ Book#D7 p129
6. ↑ Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Order Book p16 on 02 Apr 1684 John Fargeson to be paid by the County Court for services rendered
7. ↑ Essex County, Virginia Wills citing Will Book#3 p8 for John Fargeson, dated 10 May 1715
8. ↑ Fergus(s)on DNA Project - Virginia: John Ferguson & Ann Stubbleson; ancestors of Nancy Hail (Edward Amandus Alvis)

• "Genealogy of Virginia families" v4 citing "Pendleton Family" by Mrs. Katherine Cox Gottschalk of Washington, DC & Major John Bailey Calvert Nicklin of Chattanooga, TN; p677; Broderbund cd#162

• "Descendants of John Ferguson"

• "Elmore Family Page" by Lauva Currier on ancestry.com on 22 May 2007; citing Will; surname spelling variants included Fargisson & Fargeson with "Ferguson" adopted by descendants in gen#2 or gen#3 from John Ferguson, Sr.

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=49681302&pid=1991 Ancestry Family Tree submitted by ancestry.com member