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Joel Ferguson 1727–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: IRELAND

Death Date: 11 SEP 1788

Death Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA

Father: James Ferguson

Mother: Sarah Bridgeforth

Spouse(s): Catherine Winn

Children(s): Catherine Ferguson, Sarah Ferguson, Horatio Ferguson, Elizabeth Ferguson, Joyce Ferguson, Mary Ferguson, Jemima Ferguson, Joel Ferguson, Thomas Ferguson, James Ferguson, Sarah Ferguson, William Ferguson

Joel Ferguson was born in 1727 in IRELAND, the child of James Ferguson And Sarah Bridgeforth. Joel Ferguson married Catherine Winn, and had children including Catherine Joicy Winn Ferguson, Elizabeth Ferguson, Horatio Ferguson, James Ferguson, Jemima Ferguson, Joel Ferguson, Joyce Ferguson, Mary Ferguson, Sarah Elizabeth Ferguson, Sarah Ferguson, Thomas Ferguson, William Ferguson. Joel Ferguson passed away in 1788 in Lunenburg Co., VA, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Ferguson was born in 1727 in IRELAND, the child of James Ferguson And Sarah Bridgeforth.
  • Joel Ferguson married Catherine Winn, and had children including Catherine Joicy Winn Ferguson, Elizabeth Ferguson, Horatio Ferguson, James Ferguson, Jemima Ferguson, Joel Ferguson, Joyce Ferguson, Mary Ferguson, Sarah Elizabeth Ferguson, Sarah Ferguson, Thomas Ferguson, William Ferguson.
  • Joel Ferguson passed away in 1788 in Lunenburg Co., VA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ferguson
1682–1762
Birth Location: Rappanhannock, Essex Co., VA, USA
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Sarah Bridgeforth
1698–1769
Birth Location: VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Winn
1730–1788
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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Children(s)

Catherine Ferguson
1769–1853
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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Sarah Ferguson
1745–1792
Birth Location: VA, USA
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Horatio Ferguson
1753–1830
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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Elizabeth Ferguson
1755–1794
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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Joyce Ferguson
1759–1853
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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Mary Ferguson
1761–1815
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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Jemima Ferguson
1765–1811
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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Joel Ferguson
1767–1780
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Ferguson
1768–1868
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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James Ferguson
1770–1865
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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Sarah Ferguson
1775–
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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William Ferguson
1775–1875
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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Joel Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
Joel Ferguson
1727–1788
Birth Place: IRELAND
Parents
James Ferguson
1682–1762
Rappanhannock, Essex Co., VA, USA
Sarah Bridgeforth
1698–1769
VA, USA
Grandparents
James Bridgeforth
1715–
Great-Grandparents
Henry Bridgeforth
1690–
Mary Chelton
1690–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Ferguson's Descendants

1.
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Joel Ferguson (1727–11 SEP 1788) m. Catherine Winn (1730–1788)
  1. 1. Catherine (Joicy Winn) Ferguson 1769–1853 m. Robert Rudder 1764–1843
    1. 1. Catharine (R.) Rudder 1804–1900 m. Jefferson Courtney 1806–1880
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Courtney 1824–1877 m. Jesse (Coleman) Henson 1822–1904
        1. 1. George (Richard) Henson 1848–1922 m. Orpha (Orville) Rice 1853–1908
        2. 2. John (W.) Henson 1844–1864 m. Phoeba (Ann) Johnson 1825–1864
        3. 3. Joseph (Josephus) Henson 1846–1930 m. Elizabeth Booth 1850– m. Sarah (J.) Towell 1847–1906
        4. 4. Robert (L.) Henson 1855–
        5. 5. William (Montgomery) Henson 1856–1937 m. Anna (Martha) Wells 1862–1930
        6. 6. Thomas Henson 1858–1858
        7. 7. Carroll Henson 1860–
        8. 8. James (Monroe) Henson 1861–1931 m. Isabell Spence 1861–1910 m. Caddie (Belle) Miller 1874–1938
        9. 9. Calvin Henson 1864–1944 m. Martha (Louisa) Summers 1867–1951
        10. 10. Charles Henson 1866–
        11. 11. Sarah (Elizabeth) Henson 1868–1905 m. John (A.) Scammahorn 1868–1954
        12. 12. Mary (A.) Henson 1859–1939 m. Samuel (Taylor) Hill 1855–1934
      2. 2. Samuel Courtney 1820–1920
      3. 3. Margaret Courtney 1833–1922
      4. 4. Mary Courtney 1831–1920
      5. 5. Jackson Courtney 1833–1923
      6. 6. Martha Courtney 1839–1920 m. Thomas Cheatham 1839–1918
      7. 7. Catherine Courtney 1842–1935
      8. 8. James Courtney 1843–1936
      9. 9. Susan Courtney 1845–1935
      10. 10. Samuel Courtney 1829–
    2. 2. Robert Rudder 1791–1865 m. Eunice Blair 1788–1879
    3. 3. Martha Rudder 1792–1871 m. William (H. Sterling) Smith 1780–1839
    4. 4. Alexander Rudder 1793–1860 m. Jenny (Jane) Frazier 1796–1860
    5. 5. Joel (Joseph Fergerson) Rudder 1804–1873 m. Sarah (Adeline) Camp 1817–1865
    6. 6. Samuel Rudder 1795–1860 m. Mary Williams 1795–1868
    7. 7. Gerusha Rudder 1806– m. David (B.) Busk 1796–
    8. 8. Dorcas (Joicy) Rudder 1807–1858 m. William (Nathan) Bearden 1810–1883
    9. 9. Edward (Vincent) Rudder 1807–1890 m. Mahala Nance 1813–1899
    10. 10. Benjamin (Jackson) Rudder 1815–1862 m. Eliza (Jane) Walker 1820–1882
    11. 11. Nancy Rudder 1818–1918 m. John (Miller) Ferguson 1814–1886
    12. 12. Sarah Rudder 1825–
  2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ferguson 1745–1792 m. William Wilson 1740–
  3. 3. Horatio Ferguson 1753–1830 m. Nancy (Ann) Smith 1788–1862
  4. 4. Elizabeth Ferguson 1755–1794
  5. 5. Joyce Ferguson 1759–1853 m. Thomas Winn 1750–1781
  6. 6. Mary Ferguson 1761–1815 m. Thomas Hoskins 1752–1833
  7. 7. Jemima Ferguson 1765–1811
  8. 8. Joel Ferguson 1767–1780
  9. 9. Thomas Ferguson 1768–1868
  10. 10. James Ferguson 1770–1865 m. Mary Parrish 1771–
  11. 11. Sarah Ferguson 1775–
  12. 12. William Ferguson 1775–1875

Joel Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1727
1727
Birth of Joel Ferguson in IRELAND
IRELAND
1788
11 SEP 1788
Age 61
Death of Joel Ferguson in Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
Lunenburg Co., VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: IRELAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1788
    Event Place: Lunenburg Co., VA, USA
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