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Alexander Ferguson 1590 – 1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Tombelly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland/Garnanock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: John (Ferguson)

Mother: Agnus Adams

Spouse(s): Beiggis Miller, Janet Gilchriest

Children(s): John Fargeson

In 1590, Alexander Ferguson entered the world in Tombelly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland/Garnanock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to John William Fargusson (Ferguson) and Agnus Adams. Alexander Ferguson married Beiggis Miller, Janet Gilchriest, and had children including John E. Ferguson \ Farguson \ Fargeson. Alexander Ferguson passed away in 1656 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1590, Alexander Ferguson entered the world in Tombelly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland/Garnanock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to John William Fargusson (Ferguson) and Agnus Adams.
  • Alexander Ferguson married Beiggis Miller, Janet Gilchriest, and had children including John E. Ferguson \ Farguson \ Fargeson.
  • Alexander Ferguson passed away in 1656 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Ferguson)
1564 – 1619
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Agnus Adams
1568 – 1630
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Beiggis Miller
1600 –
Birth Location: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Janet Gilchriest
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Fargeson
1650 – 1717
Birth Location: Gargunnock, Str]irlingshire, Scotland
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Alexander Ferguson's Ancestors

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Alexander Ferguson
1590 – 1656
Birth Place: Tombelly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland/Garnanock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
John William Fargusson (Ferguson)
1564 – 1619
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Agnus Adams
1568 – 1630
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
David FERGUSON(Fargusson)
1540 – 1598
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
ISOBELL DURHAM
1544 – 1568
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Thomas (Burgess Inkerman) Adams
1543 – 1623
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Agnes Dixson
1547 –
Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, England
Great-Grandparents
Lady Melville
1495 – 1550
Richard -
1510 – 1578
Elizabeth John
1511 – 1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Napier
1477 – 1548

Alexander Ferguson's Descendants

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Alexander Ferguson (1590 – 1656) m. Beiggis Miller (1600 – -) m. Janet Gilchriest
  1. 1. John (E. Ferguson \ Farguson \) Fargeson (23 Mar 1650 – 19 Mar 1717) m. Mary Ferguson (1645 – 7 Jun 1702) m. Ann Ferguson (1665 – 16 Dec 1735)
    1. 1. James (Samuel) Ferguson (1687 – 21 Jul 1741) m. Anne Markham (1690 – November 1747) m. Anna (Brown) Markeham (Sep 1690 – Nov 1747)
      1. 1. Ann (Letitia) Ferguson (August 27, 1730 – 1800) m. Rev. (Robert) Thompson (12 May 1723 – 16 May 1771)
        1. 1. Rebecca Thompson (27 Jan 1752 – 9 Apr 1840) m. Isaac (Newton) Wright (1731 – 2 Jul 1812)

Alexander Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Alexander Ferguson in Tombelly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland/Garnanock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Tombelly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland/Garnanock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1656
1656
Age 66
Death of Alexander Ferguson in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Tombelly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland/Garnanock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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