Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameFerdinand F. Figgett 
Birthabt 1840, Virginia
Deathabt Apr 1862
FatherSamuel S. Davis (~1789-~1858)
MotherMary Ann Figgett (~1820-1892)
Documentation
1840 U.S. Census, Westmoreland County, Virginia:
Davis, Saml S.
1 male 10-under 15 [Samuel Davis]
1 male 50-under 60 [Samuel Davis]
1 female 40-under 50 [Fanny Davis]
Free colored persons:
1 male under 10 [Ferdinado Figgett]
2 females 10-under 24 [Mary Figgett, Margaret Figgett]
Total 6 people
0 employed in agriculture, 2 in manufacture and trade
1850 U.S. Census, Westmoreland County, Virginia:
Dwelling 423, Household 423
Saml Davis, 60, male, stone mason, $200 real estate, born in Virginia
Mary Figgett, 30 female, mulatto, born in Virginia
Ferdinado Figgett, 12, male, mulatto, born in Virginia
Margaret Figgett, 10, female, mulatto, born in Virginia
Dwelling 424, Household 424
Joseph Davis, 32, male, farmer, born in Virginia
Ann E. Davis, 25, female, born in Virginia
Warren H. Davis, 3, male, born in Virginia
Dandrige D. Davis, 1, male, born in Virginia
Samuel Davis, 28, male, born in Virginia
Fanny Davis, 60, female, born in Virginia, cannot read or write
On 26 November 1855, “It appearing to the satisfaction of the court by legal evidence that Thomas T. Roand[?], Ferdinand F. Figget, James Newman, Kitty[?] Newan[?], Frances Johnson, Lewis McKenney, Malinda Griggs and Alexander Gumby negroes were born free in this county it is ordered that the Clerk register them in his office according to law.” [Westmoreland County, Virginia, Order Book 1854–1860, page 113.]
1860 U.S. Census, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Eastern district, Kinsale post office, page 53
Dwelling 428, Family 429
Figet, F., 20, male, mulatto, laborer, born in Virginia [Ferdinando]
Figet, M., 32, female, mulatto, laborer, born in Virginia [Mary]
Figet, M., 15, female, mulatto, laborer, born in Virginia [Margaret]
Figet, M., 4, female, mulatto, born in Virginia
On 24 July 1861, Ferdinand Figgett enlisted in the Confederate Army at Tappahannock, Virginia, described as “A free negro employed as Fifer,” and was mustered into the 55th Virginia Infantry as a private for one year. His enrollment was initially listed within Capt. J. Bailey Jett’s Co., Essex and Middlesex Batt’n Virginia Volunteers, but on subsequent muster rolls he is listed in Company E (the “Westmoreland Grays”) of the 55th Infantry serving under Major W. N. Ward. He was present and marked paid on 1 September 1861, 31 October 1861, and 31 December 1861. On an undated card, he received a $50 bounty for extending his enlistment: “Enlistment extended to two years or for the war”. In April 1862 he was marked absent, “Sick at home in Westm Co., since Apr. 12. 1862.” [National Archives, Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903–1927, documenting the period 1861–1865.]
Davis, Saml S.
1 male 10-under 15 [Samuel Davis]
1 male 50-under 60 [Samuel Davis]
1 female 40-under 50 [Fanny Davis]
Free colored persons:
1 male under 10 [Ferdinado Figgett]
2 females 10-under 24 [Mary Figgett, Margaret Figgett]
Total 6 people
0 employed in agriculture, 2 in manufacture and trade
1850 U.S. Census, Westmoreland County, Virginia:
Dwelling 423, Household 423
Saml Davis, 60, male, stone mason, $200 real estate, born in Virginia
Mary Figgett, 30 female, mulatto, born in Virginia
Ferdinado Figgett, 12, male, mulatto, born in Virginia
Margaret Figgett, 10, female, mulatto, born in Virginia
Dwelling 424, Household 424
Joseph Davis, 32, male, farmer, born in Virginia
Ann E. Davis, 25, female, born in Virginia
Warren H. Davis, 3, male, born in Virginia
Dandrige D. Davis, 1, male, born in Virginia
Samuel Davis, 28, male, born in Virginia
Fanny Davis, 60, female, born in Virginia, cannot read or write
On 26 November 1855, “It appearing to the satisfaction of the court by legal evidence that Thomas T. Roand[?], Ferdinand F. Figget, James Newman, Kitty[?] Newan[?], Frances Johnson, Lewis McKenney, Malinda Griggs and Alexander Gumby negroes were born free in this county it is ordered that the Clerk register them in his office according to law.” [Westmoreland County, Virginia, Order Book 1854–1860, page 113.]
1860 U.S. Census, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Eastern district, Kinsale post office, page 53
Dwelling 428, Family 429
Figet, F., 20, male, mulatto, laborer, born in Virginia [Ferdinando]
Figet, M., 32, female, mulatto, laborer, born in Virginia [Mary]
Figet, M., 15, female, mulatto, laborer, born in Virginia [Margaret]
Figet, M., 4, female, mulatto, born in Virginia
On 24 July 1861, Ferdinand Figgett enlisted in the Confederate Army at Tappahannock, Virginia, described as “A free negro employed as Fifer,” and was mustered into the 55th Virginia Infantry as a private for one year. His enrollment was initially listed within Capt. J. Bailey Jett’s Co., Essex and Middlesex Batt’n Virginia Volunteers, but on subsequent muster rolls he is listed in Company E (the “Westmoreland Grays”) of the 55th Infantry serving under Major W. N. Ward. He was present and marked paid on 1 September 1861, 31 October 1861, and 31 December 1861. On an undated card, he received a $50 bounty for extending his enlistment: “Enlistment extended to two years or for the war”. In April 1862 he was marked absent, “Sick at home in Westm Co., since Apr. 12. 1862.” [National Archives, Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903–1927, documenting the period 1861–1865.]