Revolutionary War Soldier's Grave
N 38° 13.837 W 082° 26.375
17S E 374002 N 4232382
Samuel Ferguson served in militiaa at battles of Alamance and King's Mountain.
Waymark Code: WMEX7T
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2012
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Revolutionary War Soldier's Grave
Samuel Ferguson (1744-1825) and wife Mary Jameson (1746-1827) are buried nearby. Served in Montgomery Co. Va. militia at battles of Alamance and King's Mountain. An early settler on Bluestone Creek, he gave land for Tazewell courthouse in 1772. In 1804 moved here to Kanawha Co., later Cabell, now Wayne. Progenitor of the area's extended Ferguson family.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Revolutionary War Soldier's Grave
Marker Location: Located west of Route 152, north of Wayne.
County or Independent City: Wayne
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives and History, 2005
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