Joshua Ferguson (or Farguson)

1712 - Bef 1770  (58 years)

• Name	Joshua Ferguson (or Farguson)
  Birth	1712	King George Co, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Other-Begin	19 Feb 1761	Fairfax Co, Virginia
  	Item. will of father John written 30 Oct 1760 proved 19 Feb 1761 "I do give and bequeath all my Negroes, mulattoes and other estate that I am now possessed of to be equally divided between my son Joshua Farguson and my daughter Mary Coffer only that each of my children Joshua and Mary shall keep the girls which I have already given them to wit: Joshua shall keep Jane Simpson and Mary keep Michol Simpson and the rest to be equally divided between them by my friends William Peake, William Bailey and William Kitchen or any two of them within three months after my decease." "Lastly, I do constitute and appoint my son Joshua Farguson my sole Executor and revoking all others I do declare this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 30th day of October 1760."
  Death	Bef 16 Apr 1770	Fairfax Co, Virginia
  Will	16 Apr 1770	Fairfax Co, Virginia
  	Fairfax County, Virginia Will Book B, Page 245 WILL: Fairfax County, Virginia Will Book C, Page 78+ In the name of God Amen, I Joshua Ferguson of the County of Fairfax and Parish of Truro . . . Item it is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid and that then the whole residue of my estate be equally divided amongst all my children, Viz. John Ferguson, Anne Ferguson, Judey Ferguson, Joshua Ferguson, Mary Ferguson, Joseph Ferguson, Elizabeth Ferguson, William Ferguson and the child that my loving wife Mary Ferguson is big with in manner following, that is to say that my son John Ferguson do receive one half of his proportionable part as soon as a division can be made after my death and the other half to remain in the hands of my loving wife Mary Ferguson so long as she shall remain a widow and no longer. And that my above named and expressed children do receive one half of their proportionable parts as soon as they shall be of full age and the other part to remain in the hands of my loving wife Mary Ferguson so long as she shall remain a widow and no longer but then be delivered up to my above named children. Item - It is my will and desire that if any of my above named children should die before they should arrive to full age that then it is my will and desire that share proportional parts be equally divided amongst my surviving children. Item - It is my will and desire that my loving friends William Stone, James Moore, and Marcellus Littlejohn do allot and equally divide my whole estate among my children and I do appoint my loving wife Mary Ferguson and my loving son John Ferguson my whole and sole Executors of this my last will and testament. Given under my hand and seal this first day of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy. Signed and Sealed in presence of us Joshua Ferguson Charles Broadwater, William Stone and Gabriel Baxter At a court held for the County of Fairfax 16th April 1770 - This will was presented in Court by Mary Ferguson one of the Executors herein named who made oath thereto and of the same being proved by the oaths of the witnesses is admitted to record of the said Executrix having performed what is usual in such cases and certificate is granted her for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Teste P. Wagener Junr. Dep. Ct. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I047017
  Person ID	I93383	Roots
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	John Ferguson (or Farguson),   b. Abt 1694, King and Queen Co, Virginia d. Bef 19 Feb 1761, Fairfax Co, Virginia (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Mrs. Elizabeth (..) Ferguson (or Farguson)   d. Bef 1761, Fairfax Co, Virginia
  Family ID	F31437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart