'Fergusson03'
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Families covered: Fergussone of Finnart, Ferguson of Londonderry, Ferguson of Raith
[We are not aware of there being any connection between the families shown below. They share the page for our convenience.]
| James Ferguson (a 1689, Bailie of Inverkeithing) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Stewart | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Ferguson of Raith in Abbotshall, Fife (bpt 16.12.1690, dsp 18.12.1781) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.03.1724-5) Mary Townsend (dau of Joseph Townsend) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Barbara Ferguson (bpt 19.11.1689) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Elizabeth Ferguson (bpt 05.01.1694, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Dundas of Wester Bogie (son of John of Manor) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Agnes Ferguson | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Berry of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Berry of London (d 19.05.1817) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1762) (Elizabeth) Seton (dau of John Seton of (family of) Parbroath, sister of Isabella, Lady Cayley) | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - Mary (b 16.03.1763, d 21.11.1852), Agnes (b 29.05.1764, d 28.01.1852) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | James Berry (a 1772) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | William Berry of London, later Ferguson of Raith (a 1782) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Craufurd (dau of Ronald Crauford of Retalrig (by Catherine Forbes), sister of Margaret, Countess of Dumfries) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Ferguson of Raith (dsp 03.12.1840, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.04.1808) Mary Hamilton Nisbet (dau/heir of William Hamilton Nisbet of of Dirleton, divorcee of Thomas, 7th Earl of Elgin) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Sir Ronald Craufurd Ferguson, later of Raith (b 1773, d 10.04.1841, General, MP) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Munro (dau of General Sir Hector Munro of Novar) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Katherine Berry (d 09.11.1813) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.09.1764) Rev. Alexander Spears of Kirkcaldy | |||||||||||||||
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| HoP reports that the family "was apparently Scottish in origin, A Dissenting minister of that name established himself in the north of Ireland, and his grandson John was a poor Londonderry surgeon or apothecary". We start with Andrew who is identified in BLGI1912 as father of that John. | |||||||||||||||
| Andrew Ferguson of Burt, co. Donegal | |||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Harvey (dau of John Harvey of Glendermott) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Ferguson of Londonderry | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Harvey (dau of Robert Harvey of Londonderry) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Andrew Ferguson, Mayor of Londonderry, 1st Bart (b 1761, d 07.1808, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Alexander (dau of Robert Alexander of Broom Hall (co. Londonderry), brother of Lord Caledon) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Robert Alexander Ferguson, 2nd Bart, Sheriff of co. Tyrone, Mayor of Londonderry (b 26.12.1796, d unm 13.03.1860, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Anne Ferguson (dsp) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.1810) William Blacker of Carrickblacker (b 1777, dsp 1855) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Sarah Ferguson probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.06.1811) Rev. William Knox | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Jane Ferguson probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.03.1819) John Montgomery of Benvarden (b 1790, d 1876) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Harvey Ferguson (d 20.06.1824) | ||||||||||||||
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| Thomas Fergussone of Finnart | |||||||||||||||
| m. Helen Mure | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Hugh Fergussone of Finnart | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Kennedy (dau of David Kennedy of Bellimore, grandson of Gilbert Kennedy of Barnclannochan (aka Kilkerrane)) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | David Fergussone of Finnart | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Kennedy (dau of Hew Kennedy of Bennane) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Fergussone of Finnart (d unm 1796) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Agnes Fergussone | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hew Kennedy of Bennane (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Mary Fergussone | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Forsyth of Balliston | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BLG1886 ('Ferguson of Raith'), BLG1952 ('Munro-Ferguson of Novar'), MGH (NS1, vol 4 (1884), 'Ferguson and Berry', p213)
(2) For middle section
(originally uploaded 02.07.14 to FZmisc04) : HoP ("Robert Ferguson"), BLGI1912 ('Harvey, late of Mintiaghs')
(3) For lower section
(originally uploaded 05.05.20 to FZmisc04) : 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 1, 1847, p250)
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