Born in Abington, Plymouth, MA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Andrew Ford III
and Mercy (Reed) Ford
Sister of
Nicholas Whitmarsh [half], Mary (Ford) Reed, Jacob Ford, Hester (Ford) Porter and Andrew Ford IV
Wife of
Joseph Richards III
— married
23 Mar 1725 in Boston, Suffolk, MA
Descendants 
Mother of
Mercy (Richards) Packard, Joseph Richards IV, Daniel Richards Sr. and Susanna (Richards) Shaw
Died
at age 27
in Abington, Plymouth, MA
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2012
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Contents |
Biography
This biography is a rough draft. GEDCOM cleanup as follows: Spacing removed, redundant words removed; User Id removed, upload date removed
Original Information
Birth
Date: 10 NOV 1708 Place: Abington, Plymouth, MA Record ID Number: MH:IF395
Death
Date: 19 OCT 1736 Place: Abington, Plymouth, MA Record ID Number: MH:IF396
Record ID Number
Record ID Number: MH:I270
New Information
Mercy was the daughter of Andrew Ford and Mercy Reed.
Supplemental research Information
Researchers interested in reading comprehensive details about this Andrew Ford, (briefly identified as ID 7 iii on Page 15 under his father's name - see attached Image 2) his wife Mercy and their children and his wife Alice are referred to the book The Descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth Massachusetts starting on Page 24 and finishing on Page 27. Detailed information about Andrew and Mercy's children can be found on Pages 26 and 27 and on attached Images 3 and 4 on their parents’ pages. Andrew's sons who have a bold number at the start of their name will have their own profile located on higher number pages in the book. Information about children who do not have bold numbers can be found on the images or on pages 26 and 27. The online version of Volume 1 of the book is found here: 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 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/601183-the-descendants-of-andrew-ford-of-weymouth-massachusetts-pt-1
Sources
- WikiTree profile Ford-2403 created through the import of The Pitcher Family2.ged on Dec 29, 2012 by Nicholas Pitcher. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Nicholas and others.
- 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 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/601183-the-descendants-of-andrew-ford-of-weymouth-massachusetts-pt-1
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