Thomas Ferguson
M, b. 1814, d. June 1890
| Father | Thomas Ferguson b. 2 May 1781, d. 28 Feb 1846 |
| Mother | Mary Barr b. 19 Mar 1782, d. 20 Mar 1863 |
| Birth* | 1814 | Thomas Ferguson was born in 1814 at Abbey Parish, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland . |
| Marriage* | October 1838 | He married Mary Matthie in October 1838 at Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario. |
| Death* | June 1890 | Thomas Ferguson died in June 1890 at Lavant Twp, Lanark County, Ontario. |
| Burial* | He was buried at White Cemetery, Lavant Twp, Lanark County, Ontario. | |
| Note* | He Carol Bennett, "The Lanark Society Settlers". 1991 Thomas settled in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark Cty., Con 3, Lot 26E with his parents, moved to Con 2, Lot 26W (adjoining his parents) previous to 1842, perhaps when he married in 1835. About 1852, he moved with his young family to Lavant Twp., Con 4 Lot 11, settling on 100 acres, beginning a new farm in an area that was not surveyed until ten years later. They were, as were the Camerons, the first white settlers in the area. Thomas was thought to have been well off. However, at his death it was found that he owed more than his assets were worth and caused distressing legal wrangles. The farm was willed to Mary until her death when it would go to William Willis, married to daughter Mary Ann. Because there was so much debt when Thomas died, the farm had to be mortgaged to pay off the money owing. One executor quit very quickly and the other had to spend a lot of his own money ($32) to settle the affair. This executor appealed in court to be allowed reimbursement, but was granted less than half what he claimed he had paid out. |
Family | Mary Matthie b. 9 Apr 1815, d. 5 Feb 1901 | |