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From: Richard Ferguson <>
Subject: Re: Lewis of IL
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:04:19 -0500
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I've found that information in the past. The Elijah named in this document
is either a son or grandson of Lewis. There is no doubt that Lewis
Ferguson is the son of John Ferguson of Culpeper. There is also no doubt
that Lewis had a brother named Elijah.

That Elijah, son of John of Culpeper, seems to fit my Elijah like a
glove. According to what my great-grandfather Benjamin Newton Ferguson
wrote, Elijah came from Virginia, was born in about 1775, and members of
his family fought in the Revolutionary War.

Elijah, the son of John of Culpeper, was too young to fight but his
brothers did and his father John was a patriot supplying food and clothes
to the troops. Elijah and his brothers disappeared from Culpeper after
1794 when John died. Lewis went to South Carolina, then after a few years
on eventually to Missouri.

My Elijah showed up in Wilkinson County, MS in 1806. He married Elizabeth
Jackson whose family had just come there from South Carolina. My
assumption is that Elijah went to SC with an older brother so didn't show
up in the rolls there other than as a male. My further assumption is that
he came to Wilkinson County, MS with the Jackson family since he married
Elizabeth Jackson as soon as she got there with her family.l

The thing that worries me now though is that John of Culpeper seemed to be
a fit with the John who was the son of James Ferguson which now has been
proven to be wrong. If John of Culpeper actually is the son of James
Ferguson son of John Ferguson of Essex, then the Elijah who was his son
wasn't my Elijah.

Richard

At 09:25 PM 4/22/2006, you wrote:
>Richard,
>Here is a document that has both Lewis FERGUSON, Sr. son of John FERGUSON
>who d. 1794, Culpeper and an Elijah FERGUSON.
>Cheers,
>Colin
>
>=================================================================
>http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/ky/barren/1821-1849.htm
>
>5 Sep 1829 [Barren Co., KY Deed Book L, Page 490 dated 9/5/1829
>transcribed by Myra Britt, and annotated by Birdie Totty McNutt 2001]
>
>FERGUSON to COMBS
>This Indenture made this 5th day of September Eighteen hundred and twenty
>nine between Lewis FERGUSON and Polly FERGUSON his wife of the one part
>and JohnL COMBS of the other part, both of the County of Barren State of
>Kentucky Witnefseth [Witnesseth] that the said Lewis FERGUSON and Wife
>hath this day bargained sold and conveyed and do by these presents bargain
>sell and convey unto said COMBS a certain tract or parcel of Land, lying
>and being in the County and State aforesaid containing six Acres, more or
>lefs [less] on the waters of little Barren River for the sum of
>twentythree dollars, to them in hand paid, the receip [receipt] whereof
>they do hereby acknowledge, and bounded as follows, Towit, Beginning on
>two chestnuts trees on the South side of the Road, near John CROWS line
>thence with said line N5W 50 poles to a red Oak thence with SHOCKLEYS
>line, South 85 West, 85 poles to CROWS line thence South 50 East 64
>polesto the Beginning which tract of Land we the said above bound Lewis
>FERGUSON and Polly FERGUSON do warrant and defend from us & our Heirs and
>afsigns[assigns] and do warrant and defend right and title of said land
>from all andevery person or persons whatsoever together with all the
>appertenances thereunto our hands and affixed our seals, the day and date
>above written,
>Lewis FERGUSON {Seal}
>Polly {X her mark} FERGUSON {Seal}
>Signed Sealed & delivered in persence of us.
>Benjamin COMBS. Elija FERGUSON, John ENNIS, Joseph REED
>
>Barren County-(Towit)
>I as Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that
>the foregoing Deed, from Lewis FERGUSON and Polly his wife to John L.
>COMBS was on the day of the date hereof proved before me to be the act and
>Deed of the said Lewis FERGUSON by the Oaths of Benjamin COMBS and Elijah
>FERGUSON subscribing Witnefses whereupon the aforesaid Deed of Conveyance
>and this Certificate hath been duly admited to Record, in my office on the
>11th day of September 1829.
>Teste W Logan clk
>
>
>
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