Mary "Polly" Ferguson. I
know little about her except for the fact she
married Daniel Winchester
in Jefferson Co. AL in 1842 and then moved into
the
northern Arkansas, southern
Missouri area. Her marriage bond says she was
born in GA, but family legend
says that she lived in NC. The only unusual
point to her name is that
some family listings have her middle name as
"Berthena", does any of
this sound familiar to anyone out there????
A recent E-mail brought to
my attention the strangeness of the name Berthena.
I am searching for information
on Polly Berthena Ferguson. Married to Daniel
Winchester in AL around
1823. Polly's family was from NC and VA. I do not
know if she had siblings
but legend tells she did. She and Daniel immigrated
to southern MO via KY and
AR in the mid 1850's. I know of the issue to them
Arriana Winchester b. 4-1-1844,
C. Meaker b. 5-27-1858, Elizabeth b.
12-10-1855, J. Grift b.
6-24-1853, Jane b. 6-1849, Margaret Caroline b.
12-25-1858 or 1862 (my g
grandmother), Martha Ann b. 1-26-1868.
Daniel may have had a sister
with them Malinda Winchester.
My g grandmother looked
very much Indian but this was talked down by my
grandmother although the
cheekbones disprove her. Does anyone have
information on this line
of FergusonS?????
Would you happen to know if any of these people had family in AR? I am trying to find family to connect my Mary "Polly" Fergason/Ferguson to. She married Daniel Winchester in Walker Co. AL in 1842 and settled in Arkansas. One of their daughters (my g-grandmother) lived in the West Plains area and was married to a Thomas there. I have been unable to connect her with anyone. Any connections out there?? Terry << In October, 1910, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ferguson; Mr. Ferguson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Ferguson; a brother, Oliver; and a friend of the family, Ernest REGAMAN, left their home in Freedom, Missouri, bound for the community later to be known as Dolph. They traveled with two covered wagons, a hack and about 18 head of horses and mules. Mrs. Irene Ferguson MORRISON, of West Plains, Missouri, a daughter of Victor, said that her grandfather, George, was " quite a horse trader and traded along the way. The trip took about three weeks." Victor Ferguson built a store at Dolph and established a post office which he named after a young man by the name of Dolphus HOOD who worked for him. Mr. Ferguson applied to E.B. OLDFIELD, State Representative for the district, to obtain permission to establish the post office which was established on May 3, 1911. For a time, George A. Ferguson carried the mail on foot from Dolph to Iuka. Later a mail route was established from Elizabeth to Dolph to Calico Rock and the mail hack was driven by a girl named Jesse JAMES. >> Does anyone have any Ferguson's located in Walker Co. AL? I am searching for Mary "Polly" Berthena Furgason (listed this way on marriage certificate) married Daniel Winchester in Walker Co., AL on 3-10-1842. On the 1850 Walker Co. census there is a Lyttleton Fergison listed pg #319, I have reason to believe this may be a relative (possibly a brother?) as she named one of her children Littleton. Does anyone out there have any info on these Ferguson's?? Terry Does anyone have any knowledge of any Ferguson's (any derivative of the spelling, but in particular Furgason) that are at least partially Native American? Possibly Cherokee or Creek, from the GA area but may be possibly AL, SC or NC area. Rumor has it that my grandmother was at least partial Cherokee but my grandmother ADAMANTLY denied this. Pictures confirm that this at least could be a possibility. Does anyone out there have any ideas or Ferguson's that may fit into this profile? Terry Mary "Polly" Berthena FURGASON M. Daniel WINCHESTER in Walker Co. AL 3-10-1842 children: Arriana (Irene)b. 4-1-1844 Jane (Nancy) 6-7-1848 (Linda) Malinda Lunsabar b.8-31-1851 Isam J. Grift b. 6-24-1853 Mary Elizabeth b. 12-10-1855 Littleton Mitchell b. 5-27 1858 Margaret Caroline b. 11-25-1862 Martha Ann b. 1-26-1868 Some names seem to come from Mary's side of the family. Terry Carla, I am not sure if we connect or not, but your letter is the FIRST time I have EVER come accross a rather strange name in my Ferguson line. My gr grandmother was Mary "Polly" Berthena (Berthenia?) Ferguson b. approx. 1820. Depending on what census you look at she was born in GA, AL, or NC. Confusing! I do know that she married Daniel Winchester 3-10-1842 in Walker Co. AL and soon thereafter moved to AR and MO. Several of the children you mention are named the same as Mary's. Berthania is such a strange name that I have never encountered and then to see it listed with the Ferguson's seems almost to good to be true. Is it possible that this is a family name??? Any chance we connect??