William Ferguson

1764 - 1834  (70 years)

• Name	William Ferguson
  Birth	11 May 1764	Amelia County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	Dec 1834	Habersham County, Georgia   [1]
  Person ID	I146	Georgia Revolutionary War Graves
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2009

  
  

• Photos

  Ferguson Dedication - Flags at Presentation

  
  

  Headstones

  Ferguson, William GPS: Lat 34° 33' 6" N by Lon 83° 43' 33" W

  
  

• Notes

  He volunteered as a substitute for John White in 1780 and served for 3 months as a Malitiaman under Capt. James Johnson. After his discharge he spent a few months at home and then around Feb. he volunteered again for 3 months and ended up in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse; Again he was discharged after serving his term and again he rejoined and fought in a skirmish with the British at Petersburg and shortly thereafter was discharged. Almost immediately thereafter he signed for another tour and was at Little York (Yorktown) when Cornwallis surrendered to Washington. After the War he and Judah moved around living in Bedford Co., VA; Hawkins Co., TN; North Carolina; Pendleton Dist., SC; Franklin State Co., KY; Cumberland Co., KY and finally moving to Habersham Co. (now White Co.), GA, where he lived for only a few months before dying in December of 1834.

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Access North Georgia, Ferguson Dedication - Article.