James Ford Sr. (abt. 1760 - bef. 1846)

Born about 1760 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland

Ancestors

Died before Dec 1846 before about age 86 in Washington County, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

James Ford was born about 1760 in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were most likely Lloyd Ford and Mary Grant.

He may/may not have been married to a Rebecca (to whom he gave his property) and no children are mentioned in his Will.

In 1830, as James Sr., he was in Washington County, Tennessee, USA. In the same household were one female age 60-70 and one female age 15-20.^[1]

He died after 18 Jan 1845 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA, when he dictated his Will. ^{[2] [3][4][5]}

Will

James Ford ^[3]

wife, no specific mention

"the two daughters of Grant Ford"; Elizabeth Ford and Cassy Ford - my two beds

Rebecca Ford, no relationship given - my two tracts of land containing 133 acres

Dictated 18 Jan 1845

Witnesses: William B. Proffitt and Daniel B. Proffitt

His mark, James Ford

The will was duly proven in Probate Court in the December 1846 term.

Children

none

Sources

1. ↑ * 1830 census: "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPM-JZF : 17 August 2017), Loyd Ford, Washington, Tennessee, United States; citing 248, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 175; FHL microfilm 24,533.

   directions: click 2 images backwards to page 248 (indexed incorrectly)

   census image James, Sr. (age 60-70) on line 16 with Lloyd Jr., age 40-50 on line 3 of same page.

2. ↑ * 1845 Will index: Ford, James 18 Jan 1845; Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 Washington Wills index, 1779-1889; FamilySearch.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} * 1845 Will: FamilySearch, Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 Washington Wills, 1779-1857, Vol. 01, pages 356, image 195 of 269.

   Images 1

4. ↑ Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008", database with images
   Washington > Wills, 1779-1889, Forbes, Robert-Zetty, Christian > image 19 of 2065
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 17 April 2024)
   James Ford.
5. ↑ Probate records, 1778-1950: "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927", database with images
   Catalog: Probate records, 1778-1950 Will books, v. 1-2 1779-1889
   Image path: Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 > Washington > Wills, 1779-1857, Vol. 01 > image 195 of 591
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-2R15-Z9 (accessed 17 April 2024)

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Acknowledgments

• Profile of Ford-2936 created by Ed Poor through the import of alma5.ged on May 5, 2013.