Ambrose Mills Featherston b. 1816 Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America d. 1846: Featherstone One Name Study

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Ambrose Mills Featherston

Male 1816 - 1846  (30 years)


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  • Name Ambrose Mills Featherston  [1] 
    Born 1816  Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 53126 
    Died 1846  [2] 
    Person ID I53126  Featherstone Main
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2021 

    Father Merrimon Featherston,   b. 1779, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1844, Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Amelia Ruth Mills,   b. 1781, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1846, Georgia, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 05 Nov 1799  Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F17012  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1730] Featherstone Society Member Elaine Boston, E. Elaine Boston, (2014).

    2. [S1730] Featherstone Society Member Elaine Boston, E. Elaine Boston, (2014),  Ambrose Mills Featherston - (son of Merrimon Featherstone and Amelia Mills), d. single, ca. 1846. Inherited from his father Merrimon Featherston in his will dated 1844. Ambrose's will dated 4 Jun 1846 Henderson Co., NC.


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Our Names

The spelling of the name Featherstone has varied over the centuries, with additions and subtractions. Here is the list that we have registered with the Guild Of One Named Studies.

Featherstone, Featherston, Fetherstone, Fetherston, Featherstonhalgh, Featherstonehaugh, Featherstonhaugh, Fetherstonehaugh, Fetherstonhaugh.

We have examples from the Birth, Marriage and Death indexes where people were registered at birth with the final 'e' missing and were married with the final 'e' in the surname. The 'haugh' is more difficult to prove, but people have suddenly adopted it for no apparent reason, although we have instances where people adopted the name, usually when money was involved.

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Some common falacies

Featherstonehaugh or it's many variations is not pronounced Fanshaw which is a name in it's own right