Hezekiah Ford (1687 - abt. 1721)

Born 28 Apr 1687 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Whitmarsh) Ford — married about 19 Mar 1713 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Sarah (Magoon) Stowell — married 8 Dec 1720 in Scituate, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 3 Nov 1721 at about age 34 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Hezekiah was the son of Andrew and Abiah (Pierce) Ford

He married Ruth Whitmarsh, daughter of Ebenezer and Christian (Bayley) Whitmarsh, on 19 Mar 1712/3 at Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA Bay - parents of Hezekiah II and Ruth Ford

His will is dated 27 November 1721 and proved on 11 February 1722/23 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Sarah, and his children, Hezekiah, and Ruth, and he also gave a legacy for any unborn children. His inventory was taken on 20 December 1721 in Abington. Sarah also made her mark on a receipt of her share of her husband's estate from her brother-in-law, Andrew Ford.^[1]

Supplemental research Information

Researchers interested in reading comprehensive details about this Andrew Ford, (briefly identified as ID 3 iii on Page 8 under his father's name - see attached Image 1) his wife Abiah and their children are referred to the book The Descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth Massachusetts starting on Page 11 and finishing on Page 16. Detailed information about their children can be found on Pages 15 and 16 and on attached Images 2 and 3 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 15 and 16. 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

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-FNKD : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 197-198 of 485; State Archives, Boston.

• MA Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988
• MA Marriages, 1695-1910

Acknowledgments

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