Moses Cross Ford (1766 - 1831)

Born 8 Dec 1766 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Needham) Ford — married 1794 in New York

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1831 at age 64 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky

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Biography

Original Biography

Moses was the son of Joseph Ford and Freelove Beals.

Moses was born in 1766.

Moses married Isabella Needham. In 1800 they lived in Milford, Otsego County, New York.^[1] By 1808 they lived in Little York, Hardin County, Kentucky.^[2][3]

Note Both Moses and Wife Isabel Needham are Unproven Mayflower Descendants.

He passed away in 1831. He was buried at the Needham Family Cemetery, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA.^[4]

Additional Biography

Researchers please note: Except where sub-headings and re-positioning of text has been used to improve flow, or additional notes have been provided almost all of the information below refers to the attached IMAGES 2, 3 and 4 from the book:^[5]

First Appearance Under Father's Name - See attached Images 2 Moses' name first appears as child ID Number 71 under his father Joseph's ID Number 30 naming his mother Freelove Beals Ford and describing the family history on pages 59 and 60 of the book THE DESCENDANTS OF ANDREW FORD OF WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS PART 1 THE FIRST SIX GENERATIONS Compiled by ELIZABETH COBB STEWART Capital City Press Montpelier, Vermont 1968.

Moses OWN Biography

Moses appears again under his own ID Number 71 on pages 103 and 104. Some key facts from his biography are copied below and may have explanatory notes.

Moses Ancestry MOSES FORD (Joseph, ]acob, Andrew Andrew, Andrew),

Birth born probably in Abington about 1768. Note this date conflicts with date on Moses FAGM date that is 8 December 1766 and the year date of 1766 first listed in the ORIGINAL BIOGRAPHY

Marriage He married probably in Otsego Co., N. Y., about 1794 SIBBEL ---. She appeared as his wife in all the Otsego County deeds except the one of 1811. Note his wife's name has been identified as Isabella "Sibbel" Needham on her FAGM ^[6]

Children The Milford Presbyterian Church records show the following infant baptisms in June 1813-Ford: Joseph, Almira, Moses, Electa, Elizabeth, Lucretia, Simeon, Sibbel. These may be children of Moses or his brothers, but (Author's note) will be tentatively listed under Moses, until further evidence appears.

Notes about children

• No birth dates given
• All children baptized on same day
• Children highlighted in bold text have their own biography

1. 177.  ? JOSEPH.
2.  ? ALMIRA.
3. 178.  ? MOSES.
4.  ? ELECTA.
5.  ? ELIZABETH.
6.  ? LUCRETIA.
7. 179. ? SIMEON.
8.  ? SIBBEL.

Revised Information - see attached Image - to review Original Information found on attached Image labelled Moses Ford Id Number 71 Part 1 page 103 vs Revised Information in attached Image labelled Moses, Jacob, and Noah Revised Information.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5Y-2N4 : accessed 16 June 2020), Moses Ford, Milford, Otsego, New York, United States; citing p. 618, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 25; FHL microfilm 193,713.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-V6T : accessed 16 June 2020), Moses Ford, Little York, Hardin, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 26, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 23; FHL microfilm 186,183.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGP-CJ8 : 24 August 2017), Moses Ford, Hardin, Kentucky, United States; citing 332, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 37; FHL microfilm 7,816.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 June 2020), memorial page for Moses Cross Ford (8 Dec 1766–3 Apr 1831), Find A Grave: Memorial #17963698, citing Needham Family Cemetery, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by RCC (contributor 46891674).
5. ↑ 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
6. ↑ Isabel Details located at Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18069396/isabel-ford: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial page for Isabel “Sibbel” Needham Ford (10 May 1770–1 Apr 1847), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18069396, citing Needham Family Cemetery, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by RCC (contributor 46891674).

• 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

• Moses Ford Probate date 19 Feb 1831 naming his wife Sibbel and 8 children in the Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 located at: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/274452:9066