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Husband: Thomas Ferguson (1)
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AKA:
Born: 6 Mar 1785 -
Chesterfield Township, Burlington County New Jersey
Christened:
Died: 22 Feb 1861
Buried: - Haleyville
ME Cemetery, Cumberland Co. NJ
Father: Robert Ferguson (1762-1805) (1)
Mother: Abigail Enoch (1764- ) (1, 2)
Married: 15 Jun 1807 Place:
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Other Spouse: Loretta (Abt
1804-1872) (3) Date:
Seals (LDS): Temple:
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Wife: Mary (1)
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AKA:
Born: 21 Mar 1781
Christened:
Died: 20 Dec 1840
Buried: - Haleyville
ME Cemetery, Cumberland Co. NJ
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Children
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1 M John Wilkens Ferguson
(1)
Born: 28 May 1809
Christened:
Died: 17 Aug 1809
Buried:
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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2 F Sarah Ann Ferguson (1)
Born: 15 Apr 1816
Christened:
Died: 6 May 1846
Buried:
Spouse: Davis Mayhew ( - )
Marr. Date: 24 Mar 1835 - Cumberland Co. NJ (4)
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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3 F Mary Ferguson (1)
Born: 29 Sep 1817
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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4 M Thomas Shannon Ferguson
(1)
Born: 17 Jan 1821 - Millville, Cumberland County New Jersey
Christened:
Died: 30 Jul 1887
Buried: - Haleyville
Cemetery, Haleyville, Cumberland Co. NJ
Spouse: Rhoda Buzby (1824-1891) (1)
Marr. Date: 14 Sep 1842 (1)
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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5 M Daniel Ferguson (1)
Born: 8 Jun 1822
Christened:
Died: 10 Jun 1822
Buried:
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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6 M Lorengen Ferguson (1)
Born: 1826
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse:
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Husband's General Notes
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The Ferguson Homestead was
burned in 1968 to make room for new construction.
It was a large house built
the old-fashioned way with pegs and it could have
lasted many more years. There was a fireplace in every room and
there were
four on each of the two
floors and an attic. There was a
second-story porch
that could be seen from the
Mauricetown Road.
It was the custom in those
years to build farm houses as near a navigable
stream as possible. It was much easier to travel by water than
through the
sandy roads in a wagon. Each of the farms on that side of the river
was built
closer to the river than to
the road. There were piers in the rear
of the
houses to which boats were
tied. The farmers used the boats to go
down and
across the river to Port
Elizabeth, quite a thriving community in those days.
That is where they did their
shopping.
There was a story told that
a detachment of English soldiers from a vessel sent
up the river to find food,
came ashore in that area during the War of 1812.
Another Story that has been
circulated is about a company of Tories that
crossed the river not far
from the Ferguson Farm during the war, and bivouacked
overnight on one of the
farms on the west side of the river.
Source:
West Family History,
Ferguson Chapter, page 3.
According to the Tax List
for New Jersey Down Township Cumberland County Thomas
lived there and owned land
in 1812 and 1815.
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Husband's Research Notes
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Fergeson, Hosea
Married: Jan. 12, 1801 in:
Cumberland, NJ
Gender: M Source: County
Court Records Film number: 1289240 - 1289244
Spouse name: Hampshire, Mary
Spouse gender: F
Who is this?
Note:
In Baker's handwritten inscriptions
of SJ Cemeteries
Thomas FERGUSON, d 22 Feb 1860 (or
61) 76 yr. and Wife Mary 27 Dec 1840 age 58y
They are interred in Haleyville ME Cemetery.
Also In memory of FERGUSON mother d 22 Nov 1840 age 47
Second wife Loretta is interred in
Mt Pleasant (Millville) d 3 Feb 1872 age 67 widower, parents Samuel and Sarah
Also I have 6 pages of family genealogy
on this family from the Cumberland County Historical Society Family Files.
(lists Thomas as d 22 Feb 1861)
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Source Citations
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1. Ferguson Family
Bible.
2. Genealogy.com,
Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol II, Burlington Monthly
Meeting, Page 218, Vol. II page 218.
3. Will: 3238F. W. 1861. INV.1862/Cumberland County
NJ.
4. Cumberland County Court
Records, Film number: 1289240 -
1289244.