Orange County Indexed
The Ferguson surname
The Ferguson name in Orange County Indexed: 51 historical records, 5 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1885
most named in the 1790s
- Tax lists 1755–1790
- Deeds 1757–1839
- Wills 1759–1817
- Court minutes 1787–1791
- Marriages 1787–1885
- Records of enslaved people 1834
- In the chronology
- 1785 to 2021 5 people in 15 entries, most in the 1990s
- In books and archives
- 1 person, born 1744
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Stony Creek (1), Piney Branch (1), Hillsborough (1), Tryon Street (1), Queen Street (1)
- Married into
- Leonard 1, Loy 1, Hatch 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Bennehan 2, Leathers 2, Laws 2, Smith 2, Nichols 2, Thompson 2, Taylor 2, Dobbins 2
- People with a page here
- Patrick Ferguson
- Spellings to try
- Furguson, Furgason, Fargeson, Fergurson, Forgason
- Search beyond these records
- Ferguson in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Ferguson there)
- Ferguson in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 5 people
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
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Ferguson, Doug 6 entries, 1987–1994
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- 1987–1994: Orange County’s civil rights ordinance, 1987–1994
- 1990–1993: Sexual orientation policy and anti-gay harassment at UNC and in the towns, 1990–1993
- by early June 1992: Chancellor Hardin signs a statement opposing the military's ban on gay service members
- March 28-April 1, 1994: B-GLAD opens its Celebration Week with a rally in the Pit
- September 6, 1994: About 80 residents debate Carrboro's proposed domestic partners ordinance
- February 15, 1994: The Orange Lesbian and Gay Association asks the commissioners to add sexual orientation to the county civil rights ordinance
- Ferguson, G. S. 1 entry, 1906
- Ferguson, Kathleen 1 entry, 2021
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Ferguson, Paul 5 entries, 1992–1993
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- between November 30 and December 3, 1992: UNC's faculty hearings committee rejects speech professor Paul Ferguson's tenure appeal
- December 30, 1992: Hardin extends Paul Ferguson's contract to June 1994
- December 1992: Forty-three award-winning UNC teachers urge more weight for teaching in tenure decisions
- January 28, 1993: Chancellor Hardin recommends tenure for Paul Ferguson
- January 22, 1993: UNC trustees recommend tenure for Paul Ferguson
- Ferguson, Robert 2 entries, 1785–1788
In books and archives 1 heading
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
- Ferguson, Patrick, 1744-1780 1 work
In the historical records 51 records
7 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 4 marriages, 31 court minutes, 4 tax list entries and 4 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Ferguson marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: John Ferguson
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Alexander Ferguson
- 1757DeedsJohn Ferguson to Alexander Montgomery, June 1757
- 1759WillsWill of James Hopkins
1770s
- 1775WillsWill of John Campbell
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Ferguson John
1780s
- 1787MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert Ferguson and Mary Leonard
- 1787Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Trice one penny in damages plus costs against Simon Adamson.
- 1787Court minutesThe jury awarded Jno Turner £33 in damages plus costs against James Williams.
- 1787Court minutesThe jury found for the defendant in Jno Faddis’s action against Brown.
- 1788Court minutesThe court allowed Ro Ferguson twenty shillings for printing orders regulating court business and directed payment by the county treasurer.
- 1788Court minutesThe court licensed Robert Ferguson to operate a tavern at the stated residence.
- 1788Court minutesOn appeal, the jury awarded Wm Kenneday £0.6.0 plus costs against John Taylor.
- 1788Court minutesOn appeal, the jury awarded David Douglass £11.0.0 plus costs against Abner Tapp.
- 1788Court minutesThe court appointed three Hillsborough patrol officers (Wm Whithead, Ro Ferguson, Henry Terrel).
- 1789Court minutesThe court accepted Harris and Ferguson as sureties for Richards’s appeal in Collins’s suit.
1790s
- 1790DeedsRobert Ferguson to Andrew Burk, 15 June 1790
- 1790Court minutesA nonsuit was entered in Allen’s appeal against Whitny.
- 1790Court minutesOn appeal, the jury awarded Ro Ferguson £3.12 plus costs against Tho Brooks.
- 1790Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Vance granted to Robert Ferguson; sureties Jno Nichols and Henry Thompson.
- 1790Court minutesThe jury awarded Ferguson and his unnamed wife £101.5.4 plus costs against Taylor, who obtained leave to appeal.
- 1790Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Sheppard twenty shillings plus costs against Andrew Burke.
- 1790Court minutesThe jury convicted Wm Kelley of assault; the court imposed a penny fine plus costs.
- 1790Court minutesThe court accepted the jury’s rerouted-road report and directed Theophilus Thompson to open the route, with Williams’s laborers maintaini…
- 1790Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in Embree’s covenant action against Thompson.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Robt. Ferguson (Hillsborough town District)
- 1791Court minutesThe jury convicted Rob’t Ferguson of the indictment’s unspecified charge.
- 1791Court minutesDeed, John Taylor to John Nichols, proved by Robert Ferguson.
- 1791Court minutesThe jury favored Wm Lytle in Wm Merrit’s debt suit; Merrit moved for an appeal and retained the bond.
- 1791Court minutesDeed, Rob’t Ferguson to And Burke, proved by Sam’l Benton.
- 1791Court minutesA jury convicted Henry Jacobs of assault.
1810s
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: George Loy and Nancy Ferguson
- 1813WillsWill of Joseph Moore
- 1817WillsWill of William Laws
1830s
- 1834DeedsThomas D Bennehan & Mary Ferguson & William M Laws to Moses Leathers & Fielding Leathers, 15 January 1834
- 1834Records of enslaved peopleAgreement: Thomas D Bennehan, Mary Ferguson, William M Laws to Moses Leathers, Fielding Leathers, 15 January 1834
- 1836DeedsMary Ferguson to James Webb trustee, 5 August 1836
- 1837DeedsMary Smith & Zion Smith to Andrew Ferguson, 9 October 1837
- 1838DeedsAnn M Ferguson to James B McDade trustee & King Watson, 21 September 1838
- 1839DeedsJames Hurdle to Andrew Ferguson, 23 May 1839
1880s
- 1885MarriagesMarriage license: W M Ferguson and Mary J Hatch
Undated
- MarriagesMarriage bond: John Ferguson and [blank]
- Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in Adam Rice’s debt action against Thomas Davis.
- Court minutesFollowing a jury hearing on appeal, the court affirmed the justice’s judgment in Kenneday’s action against Whitney.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Mary Humphries £97 plus costs against Wm Johnston’s executors; the court granted a requested writ of error.
- Court minutesDeed, Jno Nichols Shff &c to Wm Lytle, proved by Robert Ferguson.
- Court minutesThe jury found for Ferguson; the court subsequently granted a new trial on motion.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire with annotations of absence, excuses, failure to summon, and death.
- Court minutesHenry Thompson won damages and costs against Rob’t Ferguson.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Jacob Flowers damages and costs against Rob’t Ferguson.
- Court minutesJno Elliott was nonsuited in his appeal against Rob’t Ferguson and Andrew Burke.
