Benjamin Ford (1750 - 1818)

Born 25 Apr 1750 in Abington, Plymouth, MA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Brett) Ford — married 18 Feb 1773 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1818 at age 68 in Windsor, Berkshire, MA

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Biography

Benjamin Ford, son of Ford, daughter of Jacob Ford and Sarah Pool, was born at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 25 April 1750.^[1] Benjamin Ford is a Mayflower Descendant of Francis Cooke.^[2] His lineage from Francis Cooke is: Benjamin⁶ Ford (Jacob⁵, Mercy⁴ Reed, Esther³ Tomson, Mary² Cooke, Francis¹)

( V) Benjamin served in the revolution in Captain William Reed's company, Colonel John Bailey's regiment, and answered the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775; also in Captain Edward Cobb's company, Colonel Edward Mitchell's regiment, at Braintree Farms in 1776; and in the same company went to Bristol. Rhode Island, in 1776, and under Major Eliphalet Cary, marched in 1780 on the Rhode Island alarm. He moved in 1797 from Abington to Cummington or Windsor, Massachusetts, and built a saw mill there. He married Sarah Brett, of Bridgewater. Children: 1. Sarah, born 1773. 2. Mehitable, 1775, married Samuel Noyes. 3. Benjamin, 1777. 4. Sarah, 1778. 5. Patty, 1779, married Hall. 6. Moses, 1781, mentioned below. 7. Peter, 1782, married Polly Reed. 8. Molly, 1783. 9. Mark, 1785. 10. Andrew, 1787. 11. Silvia. 1788, married Whitman. 12. Ephraim. 1791. 13. Betsey, 1793.

Children of Benjamin Ford & Sarah Brett: 1. Sarah b: 17 DEC 1773 in Abington, MA 2. Mehitable b: 28 JUL 1775 in Abington, MA 3. Benjamin b: 23 JAN 1777 in Abington, MA 4. Sarah b: 26 AUG 1778 in Abington, MA 5. Patty b: 4 DEC 1779 in Abington, MA 6. Moses b: 1 FEB 1781 in Abington, MA 7. Peter b: 18 SEP 1782 in Abington, MA 8. Mary b: 15 MAY 1784 in Abington, MA 9. Mark b: 2 SEP 1785 in Abington, MA 10. Andrew b: 22 JAN 1787 in Abington, MA 11. Sylvia b: 21 AUG 1788 in Abington, MA 12. Ephraim b: 11 MAY 1791 in Abington, MA 13. Betsey b: 27 MAR 1793 in Abington, MA

Supplemental research Information

Researchers interested in reading comprehensive details about this Jacob Ford, (briefly identified as ID 14 ii on Page 26 under his father's name - see attached Image 3) his wife Sarah and their children are referred to the book The Descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth Massachusetts starting on Page 38 and finishing on Page 40. Detailed information about Jacob and Sarah’s children can be found on Pages 39 and 40 and on attached Images 3 and 4 on their parents’ pages. Jacob’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 39 and 40 also. 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. ↑ Wood, Ralph V., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. Twelve, Family of Francis Cooke, GSMD, 2015, p. 561 [Family #912]
2. ↑ Wood, Ralph V. Jr., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Twelve, Family of Francis Cooke, GSMD, 2015, p. 561: Benjamin (#3662), born 25 April 1750, was the seventh child of Jacob and Sarah (Pool) Ford.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42200486/benjamin-ford: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial page for Pvt Benjamin Ford (25 Apr 1750–12 Aug 1818), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42200486, citing Shaw Cemetery, Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Russell Cook (contributor 46959930).

• Genealogical & Personal Memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts editor: William Richard Cutter A.M. 1910 Lewis Historical Publishing Company

• THE HISTORY OF EDWARD POOLE OF WEYMOUTH, MASS. (1635) AND HIS DESCENDANTS BY MURRAY EDWARD POOLE, A. B.

• Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQJ-5DG : accessed 29 July 2021), entry for Benjamin Foard or Ford, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch.