He and his three brothers came to America and settled in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth Grier in Maryland. She was born about 1753.
His first name is often written as Forgason or Fergus, and his last name is often written as Clemmons.
He and his wife had nine children. The first seven were born in Pennsylvania, and the last two were born in Ohio:
James, born Nov. 22, 1778
Alexander, born Aug. 25, 1780
Ferguson Greer, born June 5, 1781
Elizabeth, born Sept. 25, 1782
John, born April 9, 1784
Joseph D., born Sept. 6, 1786
Grier, born Jan. 25, 1788
Isaac, born March 7, 1790
Jesse, born Feb. 4. 1792
Ferguson and his family left Pennsylvania and went down the Ohio River in flatboats, with Benjamin Stites and some other people in the fall of 1788. They built Fort Miami, for protection from the Indians. After a flood, they moved north, and joined the settlers at Covalt's Station, which was where the community of Terrace Park is now located. He also built a fort called Clements Station.
At first, the Indians were friendly, but after they stole some horses and a hog from the settlers at Covalt's Station, the settlers went after them and killed a few Indians, which started the hostilities.
In January of 1791, Ferguson, Joseph Beedle Jr., Abraham Covalt Jr., Levi Buckingham, and John Fletcher were out hunting when some Indians attacked them. Abraham was killed and scalped. Ferguson was shot in his thigh. Beedle carried him back to the fort, but he bled to death on a cot, from the wound.
Ferguson's wife later married Isaac Bush, in 1796. She left all of Ferguson's land to her children. It adjoined land owned by Joseph Beedle.
Ferguson was buried in the Corwin Cemetery, which was located at the foot of Old Indian Hill Road. The cemetery is very overgrown and the stones have sunk into the ground.
His first name is often written as Forgason or Fergus, and his last name is often written as Clemmons.
He and his wife had nine children. The first seven were born in Pennsylvania, and the last two were born in Ohio:
James, born Nov. 22, 1778
Alexander, born Aug. 25, 1780
Ferguson Greer, born June 5, 1781
Elizabeth, born Sept. 25, 1782
John, born April 9, 1784
Joseph D., born Sept. 6, 1786
Grier, born Jan. 25, 1788
Isaac, born March 7, 1790
Jesse, born Feb. 4. 1792
Ferguson and his family left Pennsylvania and went down the Ohio River in flatboats, with Benjamin Stites and some other people in the fall of 1788. They built Fort Miami, for protection from the Indians. After a flood, they moved north, and joined the settlers at Covalt's Station, which was where the community of Terrace Park is now located. He also built a fort called Clements Station.
At first, the Indians were friendly, but after they stole some horses and a hog from the settlers at Covalt's Station, the settlers went after them and killed a few Indians, which started the hostilities.
In January of 1791, Ferguson, Joseph Beedle Jr., Abraham Covalt Jr., Levi Buckingham, and John Fletcher were out hunting when some Indians attacked them. Abraham was killed and scalped. Ferguson was shot in his thigh. Beedle carried him back to the fort, but he bled to death on a cot, from the wound.
Ferguson's wife later married Isaac Bush, in 1796. She left all of Ferguson's land to her children. It adjoined land owned by Joseph Beedle.
Ferguson was buried in the Corwin Cemetery, which was located at the foot of Old Indian Hill Road. The cemetery is very overgrown and the stones have sunk into the ground.
He and his three brothers came to America and settled in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth Grier in Maryland. She was born about 1753.
His first name is often written as Forgason or Fergus, and his last name is often written as Clemmons.
He and his wife had nine children. The first seven were born in Pennsylvania, and the last two were born in Ohio:
James, born Nov. 22, 1778
Alexander, born Aug. 25, 1780
Ferguson Greer, born June 5, 1781
Elizabeth, born Sept. 25, 1782
John, born April 9, 1784
Joseph D., born Sept. 6, 1786
Grier, born Jan. 25, 1788
Isaac, born March 7, 1790
Jesse, born Feb. 4. 1792
Ferguson and his family left Pennsylvania and went down the Ohio River in flatboats, with Benjamin Stites and some other people in the fall of 1788. They built Fort Miami, for protection from the Indians. After a flood, they moved north, and joined the settlers at Covalt's Station, which was where the community of Terrace Park is now located. He also built a fort called Clements Station.
At first, the Indians were friendly, but after they stole some horses and a hog from the settlers at Covalt's Station, the settlers went after them and killed a few Indians, which started the hostilities.
In January of 1791, Ferguson, Joseph Beedle Jr., Abraham Covalt Jr., Levi Buckingham, and John Fletcher were out hunting when some Indians attacked them. Abraham was killed and scalped. Ferguson was shot in his thigh. Beedle carried him back to the fort, but he bled to death on a cot, from the wound.
Ferguson's wife later married Isaac Bush, in 1796. She left all of Ferguson's land to her children. It adjoined land owned by Joseph Beedle.
Ferguson was buried in the Corwin Cemetery, which was located at the foot of Old Indian Hill Road. The cemetery is very overgrown and the stones have sunk into the ground.
His first name is often written as Forgason or Fergus, and his last name is often written as Clemmons.
He and his wife had nine children. The first seven were born in Pennsylvania, and the last two were born in Ohio:
James, born Nov. 22, 1778
Alexander, born Aug. 25, 1780
Ferguson Greer, born June 5, 1781
Elizabeth, born Sept. 25, 1782
John, born April 9, 1784
Joseph D., born Sept. 6, 1786
Grier, born Jan. 25, 1788
Isaac, born March 7, 1790
Jesse, born Feb. 4. 1792
Ferguson and his family left Pennsylvania and went down the Ohio River in flatboats, with Benjamin Stites and some other people in the fall of 1788. They built Fort Miami, for protection from the Indians. After a flood, they moved north, and joined the settlers at Covalt's Station, which was where the community of Terrace Park is now located. He also built a fort called Clements Station.
At first, the Indians were friendly, but after they stole some horses and a hog from the settlers at Covalt's Station, the settlers went after them and killed a few Indians, which started the hostilities.
In January of 1791, Ferguson, Joseph Beedle Jr., Abraham Covalt Jr., Levi Buckingham, and John Fletcher were out hunting when some Indians attacked them. Abraham was killed and scalped. Ferguson was shot in his thigh. Beedle carried him back to the fort, but he bled to death on a cot, from the wound.
Ferguson's wife later married Isaac Bush, in 1796. She left all of Ferguson's land to her children. It adjoined land owned by Joseph Beedle.
Ferguson was buried in the Corwin Cemetery, which was located at the foot of Old Indian Hill Road. The cemetery is very overgrown and the stones have sunk into the ground.
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