William FERGUSON 
William was born in 1775 in NC (now TN). William 's father was John FERGUSON and his mother was Phillis ALSTON. His paternal grandparents were Isaac FERGUSON and Elizabeth EDWARDS ; his maternal grandparents were Phillip ALSTON and Winfred WHITMEL. He had eight brothers and a sister, and also a sibling of unknown gender, named Isaac H. , Thomas , Elijah , Joseph H., Alston Joseph, James , Absalom, John JR , Susannah "Setty" and Abigal .General Notes
b: in Davidson Co., TN
All of Tennessee began as one single county: Washington County, North Carolina. Created in 1777 from the western areas of Burke and Wilkes Counties, North Carolina, Washington County had as a precursor a Washington District of 1775-76, which was the first political entity named for the Commander-in-Chief of American forces in the Revolution.
As settlers surged into the Tennessee country during and following the American Revolution, Washington County was successfully divided into other county units. When Tennessee was admitted to the Union in 1796, it had eleven counties, eight of them in East Tennessee and three in West (now Middle) Tennessee. By 1800 the number had increased to eighteen; in 1810 to thirty-eight; and to forty-five in 1820. Between 1820 and 1840, twenty-five new counties were added. The rapid creation of counties was obviously, first of all, a result of population growth; but perhaps equally represents, as a practical need the necessity of shortening the distance to the county "town". The proliferation of Tennessee Counties continued until 1880, when there were 96 of them. The total number was reduced by one in 1919, to the present ninety-five.
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- b.05 Sep 1630 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland d.29 Jun 1662 in Kirkcaldy,Scotland
- b.23 Mar 1648/1649 in Gargunnock,Scotland d.19 Mar 1717 in Essex Co., VA
- b.~Feb 1630 in Gargunnock,Scotland
- b.~ 1687 in Essex Co., VA d.1741 in Goochland Co., VA
- b.~ 1630 in Scotland (?) d.<Aug 1684 in Old Rappahannock Co., VA
- b.~ 1650 in possibly Rappahannock Co, VA d.~ 1735 in Southfarnham Parrish, Essex Co, VA
- b.~ 1702 in Halifax Co., VA d.06 Mar 1764 in Edgecomb Co., NC
- b.~ 1680 in VA
- b.~ 1743 in Edgecombe Co., NC d.1817 /20 in Sangamon, Madison Co., IL
- b.~ 1704 in Edgcomb Co., NC d.~ 1789 in Northampton Co., NC
- b.1775 in NC (now TN)
- b.13 Aug 1662 in Parvenham, Bedford County, England d.1731 in England
- b.12 May 1695 in Pavenham, Bedford, England d.1783 in Chowan Co., NC
- b.1672 in England d.28 Oct 1731 in England
- b.1706 in NC d.20 Nov 1783 in Warren Co., NC
- b.01 Jun 1702 in Isle Of Wright Co., VA d.> 1783 in Chowan Co., NC
- b.~ 1751 in Halifax Co, VA d.UNKNOWN in IL
- b.1725 in NC d.1795 in NC
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Details of William 's family with Mary "Polly" LUNCEFORD
Details of William 's family with Hannah GREEN
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