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James Samuel Ferguson III 1740–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 12 July 1780

Death Location: York County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Ferguson

Mother: Agatha ADAMS

Spouse(s): Mary Ferguson

Children(s): William Ferguson, John Ferguson

James Samuel Ferguson III was born in 1740 in Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of James Ferguson And Agatha Adams. James Samuel Ferguson III married Mary Ferguson, and had children including John Ferguson, William Pleasant Ferguson. James Samuel Ferguson III passed away in 1780 in York County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Samuel Ferguson III was born in 1740 in Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of James Ferguson And Agatha Adams.
  • James Samuel Ferguson III married Mary Ferguson, and had children including John Ferguson, William Pleasant Ferguson.
  • James Samuel Ferguson III passed away in 1780 in York County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James III's Ancestors

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James III
1740–1780
Birth Place: Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
James Ferguson
1715–1788
Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
Agatha ADAMS
1706–1790
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Adams) Sr
1689–1740
Henrio, Virginia, USA
Mourning Lewis
1694–1765
City, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Adams
1668–1727
Anne Skitt
1663–1730
William Lewis
1660–1706
Elizabeth Woodson
1670–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Adams
1638–1714
Elizabeth Hinde
1645–1701

James III's Descendants

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James (Samuel Ferguson) III (1740–12 July 1780) m. Mary Ferguson (1760–31 October 1830)
  1. 1. William (Pleasant) Ferguson 1766–1832
  2. 2. John Ferguson 1773–1854

James III's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of James Samuel Ferguson III in Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
1780
12 July 1780
Age 40
Death of James Samuel Ferguson III in Brattonsville, York County, South Carolina, United States of America
Brattonsville, York County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1780
    Event Place: York County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, James Samuel Ferguson III 12 Jul 1780

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1780
    Event Place: Brattonsville, York County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: York County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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