Luke Ford (1742 - 1810)

Born 18 Aug 1742 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Reed) Ford — married 15 May 1766 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1810 at age 67 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth:
Luke Ford, son of Jacob Ford and Sarah Pool, was born at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 18 August 1742.^[1][2][3]
Luke Ford is a Mayflower Descendant of Francis Cooke.^[4] His lineage from Francis Cooke is: Luke⁶ Ford (Jacob⁵, Mercy⁴ Reed, Esther³ Tomson, Mary² Cooke, Francis¹)

Marriage:
Luke married Hannah Reed at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts on 15 May 1766.^[5]

Death:
He died at Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts on 14 June 1810.^[6]

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. ↑ Abington Vital Records, p. 76.
2. ↑ NEHGR 119:253
3. ↑ Wood, Ralph V., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. Twelve, Family of Francis Cooke, GSMD, 2015, p. 561 [Family #912]
4. ↑ Wood, Ralph V. Jr., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Twelve, Family of Francis Cooke, GSMD, 2015, p. 561: Luke (#3657), born 18 August 1742, was the fourth child of Jacob and Sarah (Pool) Ford.
5. ↑ Abington Vital Records, p. 76
6. ↑ The Vital Records of Cummington, Massachusetts 1762-1900, William W. Streeter & Daphne H. Morris, 1979, p, 193. "FORD, Luke, d. June 14, 1810, 68 yrs. old."

• THE HISTORY OF EDWARD POOLE OF WEYMOUTH, MASS. (1635) AND HIS DESCENDANTS BY MURRAY EDWARD POOLE, A. B.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 July 2019), memorial page for Luke Ford (18 Aug 1742–14 Jun 1810), Find A Grave: Memorial #24440809, citing Harlow Cemetery, Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Thomas Mick (contributor 46856506) .
• Hampshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1660-1889. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives and the Hampshire County Court. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org). Case 57-22: Will Names wife Hannah, son Seth Ford, daughter Deborah Tirrel, wife of Thomas Tirrel, daughter Lida Thayer and husband Joel. Joel Thayer appointed executor.
• Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQY-5SW : accessed 29 July 2021), entry for Luke Ford, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch.