Jacob Ford (1711 - 1794)

Born 20 Jul 1711 in Abington, Plymouth, MA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Pool) Ford — married 22 Nov 1733 in Abington, Plymouth, MA

Descendants

Died 9 Jun 1794 at age 82 in Abington, Plymouth, MA

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Biography

Original Biography

Jacob was the son of Andrew Ford and Mercy Reed.

Jacob Ford lived and died at the house at 1011 Washington St., Abington MA which was built by his father Andrew Ford. Six of Jacob’s sons served in the Revolution.

(IV) Jacob, son of Ensign Andrew Ford, was born at Abington in 1711, died there June 9, 1794. He married, in 1733, Sarah Poole, who died 1788, daughter of Samuel Poole.

Children, born at Abington:

1. Jacob, 1738, married (first) 1761, Rachel Agur; (second) 1793, Annas Ellis.
2. Sarah, 1739, married Barnabas Packard.
3. Mark, 1741, married, 1764, Hannah Brett.
4. Luke, 1742, married. 1766, Hannah Reed.
5. John, 1744, married, 1767, Lydia Agur.
6. Noah, 1745, died in the French war.
7. Joseph, 1746, married, 1766, Freelove Beal.
8. Mary, 1748.
9. Benjamin. 1750

Note: Children in bold text listed above have their own profiles later in the Cobb Stewart book. ^[1]

Supplemental Information

Jacob first appears as a child ID Number 14 ii under his father Andrew 3 and mother Mercy's biography on page 26 of Cobb Stewart's book. Jacob's details under his father's name on that page are sparse: 14. ii. JACOB, b. 20 July 1711. with far more information provided under his own name.

To see More Details about JACOB (ID number 14) and his wife Sarah and Children - See Attached Images 3 through 6 copied from Pages 38 to 40 of the book: Descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth Massachusetts. To read more about Jacob and his wife Sarah and their children refer to pages 38 to 40. Images and book pages are located at: ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ The Descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth, Massachusetts Vol 1-Compiled by ELIZABETH COBB STEWART 3 v. PAGE COUNT 173 OWNING INSTITUTION Sacramento California FamilySearch Library PUBLISHER DIGITAL FamilySearch International ACCESS LEVEL Public located at: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/601183-the-descendants-of-andrew-ford-of-weymouth-massachusetts-pt-1
2. ↑ The Descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth, Massachusetts Vol 1-Compiled by ELIZABETH COBB STEWART 3 v. PAGE COUNT 173 OWNING INSTITUTION Sacramento California FamilySearch Library PUBLISHER DIGITAL FamilySearch International ACCESS LEVEL Public located at: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/601183-the-descendants-of-andrew-ford-of-weymouth-massachusetts-pt-1

• Genealogical & Personal Memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts editor: William Richard Cutter A.M. 1910 Lewis Historical Publishing Company

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24432435

• Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQB-W26 : accessed 29 July 2021), entry for Jacob Ford, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch. Source:' Ralph V. Wood, Jr., Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, The First Five Generations (Vol. 12) ([Plymouth, Massachusetts]: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1996 (Revised Edition) Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1999)

• The descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth, Massachusetts Vol 1-Compiled by ELIZABETH COBB STEWART 3 v. PAGE COUNT 173 OWNING INSTITUTION Sacramento California FamilySearch Library PUBLISHER DIGITAL FamilySearch International ACCESS LEVEL Public located at: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/601183-the-descendants-of-andrew-ford-of-weymouth-massachusetts-pt-1