Notes:

Samuel Ferguson is in DNA Haplo group R1B.

"Samuel Ferguson was born on 3/03/1744 in Ulster, Ireland. He was an officer in the British army, then switched his loyalties to the American side and served with Bowen's company of militia from Tazewell, Virginia. His father was Adam Ferguson born 1718, a lawyer from Ulster, Ireland. In 1765 in Ulster, Ireland, he married Mary Jameson born 3/27/1746 in Augusta County, Virginia. She was the daughter of John Jameson and Jean Erwin." (Mary Vesneske at mvesneske@hotmail.com) His death place has been listed as Cabell Co., VA (no Wayne Co., WV) or Tazewell Co., VA. (CL-517)

He is listed at the rank of Ensign in one family history and as at the rank of Major in another. I've chosen Ensign at this point in time because that lineage of Paula French was sourced with appropriate military info. Samuel was in the Battle of the Alamance. He is listed with no rank under James Robertson's command in 1777 in Montgomery Co., VA. He fought in the "Battle of King's Mountain" in 1780. He is listed as Ensign when he was under James Moore's company in Montgomery Co., VA. This would have been before 1789 as Captain James Moore died between 1786 and 1789.

Samuel Ferguson is a witness to the following transaction in "The Scotch Irish in VA, V. 3". CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 DEED BOOK NO. 16. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. page 493 Page 156.--6th November, 1769. William Jameson and Margaret to John Jameson, ? 55, on Christian's Creek, whereon William now lives, conveyed to William by William Martin, 19th March, 1765, 310 acres; corner William Palmer; corner George Robinson, now Samuel Black's land, plot surveyed for Mr. William Russell now Alexander Thompson's land. Teste: William Palmer, Jean ( ) Palmer, William ( ) Calin. Delivered: Samuel Ferguson, 17th August, 1772. In 1772, he resided on the Upper Bluestone River.

He is likely the Samuel Ferguson who made some if not all of the following purchases in Virginia: 540 acres in the North Little Fork of Rappahannock River, beginning on the side of Pasture Mountain on Dec. 3, 1778 in what was called the Northern Neck grants in Culpepper Co., VA; 196 acres on the head of Bluestone on 12 December 1793 in Wythe County, VA; 66 acres beginning &c on the south side of the South Fork of the Gourd Vine River on 6 May 1801 in Culpeper County; and 150 acres on the right hand fork of Twelve Poles Creek on 10 February 1819 in Cabell County, VA. This last grant we definitely believe belongs to him as there is other evidence that he still lived in Cabell Co., Va on Feb 1, 1825 where he died shortly thereafter. (CL-522, 550)

He and his wife might also have had a son named Wayne. (CL-522, 550) I consider it likely that Samuel's unknown mother's name was Isabel as the source of his first daughter, Isabel's, name is unknown, and the second daughter was named after Samuel's wife's mother. He is not my ancestor via DNA. I have checked 14 of his descendant's DNA with my Mother's DNA and there NO matches
amongst them. His likely daughter Jane was married to my ancestor, but his son William D. Clark, appears to be his grandson through Jane's husband and a slave.

Samuel married Mary JAMESON, * in 1765 in , Ulster, Ire. Mary (daughter of John JAMESON, * and Jean "Jane" ERWIN, *) was born on 21 Mar 1746 in Tinkling Springs, Augsta, VA; died on 21 Sep 1827 in , Cabell, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Isabel FERGUSON was born on 21 Mar 1766 in , Tazewell, VA; died in 1837 in Rock, Mercer, WV.
2. Jane FERGUSON, * was born in 1768 in , Augusta, VA; died in 1817 in , Cabell, VA.
3. Samuel FERGUSON, Jr. was born about 1773 in , Augusta, VA; died in Sep 1833 in , Cabell, Va (Now Wayne, Wv).
4. John FERGUSON was born on 30 Nov 1775 in , Tazewell, VA; died on 29 Aug 1855 in , Wayne, WV.
5. James FERGUSON was born on 30 Nov 1775; and died.
6. William Leonard FERGUSON was born on 22 Sep 1777 in Wytheville, Tazewell, VA; died on 28 Jul 1848 in , Wayne, Wv (Was Cabell, Va); was buried after 28 Jul 1848.
7. Sarah E. "Sally" FERGUSON was born about 1779 in , Tazewell, VA; died in 1828.
8. Thomas FERGUSON was born on 15 Sep 1784 in , Montgomery, VA; died on 28 Aug 1838 in , Cabell, Va (Now Wayne, Wv).
9. Elizabeth FERGUSON died on 11 Aug 1862 in , Mercer, MO.
10. Wayne FERGUSON

Notes:

I would guess from the naming pattern for Adam's son Samuel, I suspect that Samuel's mother's name was likely Isabel. Adam was a lawyer in Ulster, Ireland. (CL-519) He is not to be confused with another Adam of similar peerage who spent a lot of time in Scotland as an adult.

Adam married Catherine BURNETT on 11 Oct 1736 in , , Scotland. Catherine (daughter of James BURNETT and Isabella BLACK) was born on 9 Nov 1717 in Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Scotland; died about 1795 in , , Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Eleanor OLIVER. Eleanor was born in 1685 in Farm, St. Georges, Montserrat; died on 7 Sep 1780 in Surry, Surry, VA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Isabella BLACK. Isabella was born before 1703; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]