"Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830." By David Dobson. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD; 1986:
Ferguson, John
Born in Scotland during 1793. Died in NC February 1865. Buried in McDonald Cemetery, NC.
Notes from Family Bible of John McDonald Ferguson and Margaret McDonald:
1) Christian Ferguson died December 20, 1855, aged 60 years
Buried at Old McDonald Family Cemetery. (Could have been second wife of John M. Ferguson)
2) Births - William Grange - November 28, 1848 Bound April term 1856
Probably served with his brother Norman as an elder of Union Presbyterian Church in Moore County - a John Ferguson was an elder at the same time as Norman Ferguson.