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Surnames: Ferguson Carmichael
Classification: Query
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Message Board Post:
Our family records show that Mary Ferguson (b. 6 Jun 1760 in Co. Donegal, Ireland), d/o
Henry and Margaret Ferguson, m. an "Unknown" Carmichael abt. 1785 in Ireland,
probably Co. Donegal. Besides what we have found on the "left side of the
pond," there is a website maintained by a gentleman in England who also has the same
data (it can be viewed at
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carmichael.world/jimstree/dat368.htm#12). What we would like
to find, naturally, is who Mary's husband was and whether or not they had any
descendants. Henry died in 1780 in Ireland and his widow and all of the children
emigrated to America in 1789, first settling in Pennsylvania, perhaps in Berks County.
She was part of a group of at least two and possibly three other families who all traveled
to America. When Margaret died in 1795, the children and the other original group of
family members then migrated down to Washington County, TN. Three subsequent generations
of descendants lived in this ar!
ea. If someone finds any information, we would greatly appreciate hearing from
you...!!!