The following probably refers to this Neill Ferguson:
"Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830." By David Dobson. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD; 1986:
Ferguson, Neill
49. Farmer. Born in Scotland. Catherine 49. Born in Scotland. Murdoch 19. Born in NC. Mary 15. Born in NC. Catherine 14. Born in NC. Flora 12. Born in NC. Daniel 9. Born in NC. Nancy 7. Born in NC. Rachael 3. Born in NC. Bladen County, NC. Source: 1850 Census of North Carolina.
Neill FERGUSON m. ______ McDonald and moved to Bladen County. According to the research of Dr. Ferguson, Neill is said to have been murdered by his brother-in-law, who afterwards hanged for the crime. [Douglas F. Kelly with Caroline Switzer Kelly, Carolina Scots, (Dillon, SC: 1739 Publications, 1998), 236]