Moses Ferguson Sr. (1762 - 1845)

Born 1 Feb 1762 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British America

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Cox) Ferguson — married 1779 in NJ

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1845 at age 83 in Blackwater, Johnson, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Private Moses Ferguson Sr. served with 1st South Carolina Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Moses Ferguson Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A039293.

Moses Ferguson was born in February, 1762, in Baltimore City, Baltimore county, Maryland. At the time of the American Revolutionary War, Robert was living in Tryon county, which included land of both modern day North and South Carolina. Moses enlisted as a Private in Captain Alexander's company, under the command of Colonel Wade Hampton. ^[1]

Moses Ferguson is honored for his military service by the Daughters of the American Revolution, as DAR Ancestor #A039293. DAR records indicate that he died after March 15, 1845, in Jackson Township, Johnson county, Missouri, and that his wife's name is Elizabeth Cox. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of his sons, Moses Ferguson, who married Rebecca Ann Simmerman; Samuel Ferguson, who married Sallie Moonie; John C. Ferguson, who married Sarah Falls; and William Ferguson, who married _______ Henry. ^[2]

Moses Ferguson is buried in the Blackwater Cemetery, in Holden, Johnson county, Missouri. There is a photograph of his headstone on Find A Grave, which shows his DAR marker. ^[3]

Researchers Notes

Moses Hiram Ferguson. ^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Born 01 FEB 1762. Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. ^[11][12][13]

Died 15 MAR 1845. Blackwater, Johnson, Missouri, USA. ^[14][15]

Buried Holden, Johnson, Missouri, USA. ^[16]

Residence Missouri, United States. ^[17] Missouri^[18] 1840 Jackson, Johnson, Missouri, USA. ^[19] 1825 Rhea, Tennessee, USA. ^[20] 1810 Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ^[21] 1800 Lincoln, North Carolina. ^[22]

Sources

1. ↑ Application for Revolutionary War Pension *S17411
2. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A039293
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29092344/moses-hiram-ferguson
4. ↑ Source: #S580
5. ↑ Source: #S555
6. ↑ Source: #S349 Year: 1800; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 29; Page: 895; Image: 444; Family History Library Film: 337905 File
7. ↑ Source: #S413 Year: 1810; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 40; Page: 424; Image: 00637; Family History Library Film: 0337913
8. ↑ Source: #S579
9. ↑ Source: #S329
10. ↑ Source: #S375 Year: 1840; Census Place: Jackson, Johnson, Missouri; Roll: 224; Page: 134; Image: 275; Family History Library Film: 0014856
11. ↑ Source: #S555
12. ↑ Source: #S329
13. ↑ Source: #S375 Year: 1840; Census Place: Jackson, Johnson, Missouri; Roll: 224; Page: 134; Image: 275; Family History Library Film: 0014856
14. ↑ Source: #S555
15. ↑ Source: #S329
16. ↑ Source: #S329
17. ↑ Source: #S580 File @M3106@
18. ↑ Source: #S580
19. ↑ Source: #S375 Year: 1840; Census Place: Jackson, Johnson, Missouri; Roll: 224; Page: 134; Image: 275; Family History Library Film: 0014856
20. ↑ Source: #S579
21. ↑ Source: #S413 Year: 1810; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 40; Page: 424; Image: 00637; Family History Library Film: 0337913
22. ↑ Source: #S349 Year: 1800; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 29; Page: 895; Image: 444; Family History Library Film: 337905

• Source: S349 Ancestry.com 1800 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
• Source: S375 Ancestry.com 1840 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
• Source: S413 Ancestry.com 1810 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
• Source: S555 Ancestry.com Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository: #R1
• Source: S579 Ancestry.com Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013; Repository: #R1
• Source: S580 Ancestry.com U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
• Johnson, Missouri, Deed records, 1832-1891; abstract & index of deeds, 1835-1886, E: 62, Moses Ferguson to Moses Ferguson, Jr. Warranty Deed, 8 Feb 1839 (recorded 25 Mar 1840); digital images, FamilySearch, "Deed records v. E 1839-1841," (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Feb 2019).