Jacob Ford Sr. (1704 - 1777)

Born 13 Apr 1704 in Woodbridge, New Jersey

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Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1777 at age 72 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Colonel Jacob Ford Sr. performed Patriotic Service in New Jersey in the American Revolution.

Jacob Ford Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A040749.

Daughters of the American Revolution information: Ford, Jacob Sr Ancestor #: A040749 Service: New Jersey Rank(s): Civil Service, Patriotic Service Birth: 4-13-1704 Woodbridge, New Jersey Death: 1-19-1777 Morristown, Morris, New Jersey Service Source: HIST OF MORRIS CO NJ, 1710-1913, VOL 1, P 35; MINS OF PROVINCIAL CONGRESS & THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY OF THE STATE OF NJ, PP 117, 282 Service Description: 1) MORRIS COUNTY JUDGE, 1776 2) MORRIS COUNTY REP TO NJ ASSEMBLY, MAY & NOV 1775. Residence 1) County: MORRIS CO - State: New Jersey. Spouse: Hannah Baldwin

Colonel Jacob Ford, b. April 12 1705, Woodbridge NJ.^[1]

One of three children of John and Elizabeth Ford of Woodbridge, NJ, Jacob Ford married Hannah Baldwin, b. Nov 17 1701; in 1724; and established a residence in the county seat of Morristown, NJ. They would have eight children, 3 sons and 5 daughters. Hannah, the dau. of Jonathan and Susannah Kitchell Baldwin, d. July 31 1777, aged 76.^[2]

Col Jacob Ford was one of the most prominent men in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. In 1774 he was chosen as a delegate to represent Morris County at the meeting of the Committee of the Province of New Jersey which elected the delegates for the First Continental Congress.

He was Commissioner of Peace for Morris County NJ, April 30 and Aug 26 1768; Feb 9 and May 14 1770, June 3 1771, July 28 1773, Oct 1 1774. In 1774, Ford served as both a Justice of the Peace and as a judge in the town courts, and in 1738 applied for permission to keep an inn in New Hanover. He also established an iron foundry and served as a mortgage broker. In 1772, he was elected a member of the New Jersey House of Assembly.^[3]

In 1774 Jacob was chosen as a delegate to represent Morris County at the meeting of the Committee of the Province of New Jersey which elected the delegates for the First Continental Congress. By 1776, in partnership with his son, Jacob, Ford won a loan from the Committee of Safety to build a gunpowder mill on the Whippany River. The mill went into production by June. On January 15, 1777 Ford wrote his will. He died of fever four days later at the age of 73.^[4]

Marriage and Children

He married Hannah Baldwin in 1724 and established a residence in the county seat of Morristown, NJ.

The eight Children of Jacob and Hannah Baldwin Ford are:

i. John, b. April 5 1728, d. Feb 14 1767; m. (1) March 20 1748, Penelope Gennings who died Oct 18 1748; m. (2) Jan 20 1751, Martha Rayhnor of South Hampton. His will is on file in Trenton, NJ, in will Book N, 221, of which the following is an abstract: John Ford, Town and County of Morris, dated Feb 6 1767, proved March 12 1767. Mentions 4 children: Mahlon the eldest son, Chilion the 2nd son, David the 3rd son, and Nathan. Executors: father Jacob Ford, Jacob Ford Jr., Samuel Tuthill, Moses Tuthill. Witnesses: Jabez Campfield, Joseph Wood, Frederick King.^[5]

ii. Phebe, b. Feb 20 1729, d. Aug 2 1819; m. Oct 16 1748 (1) Samuel Arnold, who died Oct 1765; she m. (2) Dec 24 1766, John Phillips of Southampton, Long Island, New York Colony.

iii. Sarah, b. 20 July 1732, d. 12 Nov 1811, Aged 80; m. (1) 20 Aug 1749, John Kenny of Hanover; m. (2) Nov 3 1751, Judge Samuel Tuthill, M.D., (son of John Tuthill) b Sept 22 1724; d., 31 May 1814 Aged 89. (for Children see Register of First Presbyterian Church Morristown NJ p 239.)

iv. Jane, b. Jan 29 1736, d. Nov 22 1794; Dec 15 1756 m. Moses Tuthill, of Mt. Pleasant, NJ, son of Col. Joseph and Isabel (Drake) Tuthill, b Nov 19 1732, d July 11 1819. (For children, see Register of First Presbyterian Church Morristown, NJ, p. 239.)

v. Jacob b. Feb 10 1738, d. Jan 11 1777; m. Jan 27 1762, Theodosia Johnes, b. Sept 13, 1741; d. Aug 31 1824; she was a dau of Rev Timothy Johnes and his wife Elizabeth Sayres. Jacob Ford's will is on file in Trenton, NJ, in Book 19:413; no date; proved Nov 13 1777; mentions his wife (not named), eldest son not 21 years old; sons Timothy, Gabriel, Jacob; daughters Elizabeth and Phebe. Executors: father Jacob Ford, the Rev Timothy Johnes, Samuel Tuthill, Esq., and Moses Tuthill, Esq. Witnesses: John Lindsley, Eleazr Lindsley, Ebenezer Condict. (For children, see Register First Presbyterian Church Morristown NJ.) Jacob was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War.^[6]

vi. David, b. April 2 1741, d. May 13 1760. (age 19 years)

vii. Elizabeth b. May 29 1743, d. July 18 1746; born and died at Morristown, NJ.(aged 3 years 1 month 22 days). She is buried near her mother and father. Headstone photo is available on Find A Grave.^[7]

viii. Mary b. ____?, m. May 21 1753, Azariah Dunham.

Ford served as both a Justice of the Peace and as a judge in the town courts, and in 1738 applied for permission to keep an inn in New Hanover. He also established an iron foundry and served as a mortgage broker. In 1772, he was elected a member of the New Jersey House of Assembly.

By 1776, in partnership with his son, Jacob, Ford won a loan from the Committee of Safety to build a gunpowder mill on the Whippany River. The mill went into production by June. On January 15, 1777 Ford wrote his will. He died of fever four days later at the age of 73. (bio by: Iola)^[8] Notes for JACOB FORD: --was a colonel in the American Revolution and prominent in the iron industry. He was the owner of the house in Morristown preserved as "Washington's Headquarters," now a national monument.^[9]

Jacob Ford's will

The will of Colonel Jacob Ford of Morristown, NJ, dated Jan 15 1777, proved Nov 12 1777, is on file in Trenton, NJ. in Book 19: 406, mentions: wife Hannah, son Jacob, deceased eldest son John, deceased grandsons, the children of my son John Foord named:--Mahlon, Chilion, David and Nathan; five children of my son Jacob, deceased, viz:--Timothy, Gabriel, Elizabeth, Jacob, and Phebe; daughter Phebe Phillips; daughter Sarah Tuthill; daughter Mary Dunham; daughter Jane Tuthill. Executors: sons-in-law Azariah Dunham, Samuel Tuthill and Moses Tuthill, Esq.. Witnesses Abraham Ogden, Joseph Lindsley, Jas Lesley.^[10]

Death

Jacob Ford died 19 JAN 1777 at Morristown, Morris, NJ, USA^[11] He was buried at the First Presbyterian Churchyard, Morristown, Morris, NJ, USA.^[12]

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A040749

1. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. Volume Number: 119, Page Number: 116.
2. ↑ The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 53 (Google eBook)...
3. ↑ The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 53 (Google eBook)...
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 579797(bio by: Iola)
5. ↑ The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 53 (Google eBook)...
6. ↑ The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 53 (Google eBook)...
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 579797
8. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 5797978
9. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 5797978
10. ↑ The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 53 (Google eBook)...
11. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 5797978
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #5797978

• Find A Grave Memorial# 5797978,

• Halsey, Edmund Drake. Aikman, Robert , Axtell, Samuel Beach, Brewster, James F; Green,Rufus Smith, Howell, Monroe; Kanouse, John L; Megie, Burtis C; Neighbour, James H; Stoddard, E. W.(Elijah Woodward. History of Morris County, New Jersey. New York : W.W. Munsell & co. Digitizing sponsor: MSN; Book contributor: Cornell University Library, Collection: Cornell.

• Google Books: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 53 (Google eBook), Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, George Austin Morrison, Hopper Striker Mott, John Reynolds Totten, Louis Effingham De Forest, Charles Andrew Ditmas, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1922 - New York (State)- [1]

• Additional authorities cited in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record: Dawson's Historical Magazine, 1871, 2nd Series, Vol. X, 321; Baldwin Genealogy pp 485-6; New Jersey Historical Collections, p 396; Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, 2nd Series, Vol II, p 38; History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, NJ, pp 76, 239; Books of Commissions Secretary of State's Office, Trenton, NJ A.B., pp. 14, 17, 25, 53, 66, 67, 87, 126, 170; NY Gen. and Biog. Record Vol. LI, p 94; Revolutionary War of NJ, by Stryker, P 352.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #5797978, Created by: Peggy Spengler-Moser, Record added: Sep 24, 2001

• Website: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 53 (Google eBook)

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Robert Stafford for creating WikiTree profile Ford-2741 through the import of Full.ged on Mar 3, 2013.
• Ford-6522 was created by Rusty Erpenbeck through the import of rusty1.GED on Jan 22, 2016.