John Ford (1744 - bef. 1792)

Born 26 Mar 1744 in Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Angur — married 18 Dec 1767 in Abington, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died before 10 Apr 1792 before age 48 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

John Ford, son of Jacob Ford and Sarah Pool, was born at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 26 March 1744.^[1] John Ford is a Mayflower Descendant of Francis Cooke.^[2] His lineage from Francis Cooke is: John⁶ Ford (Jacob⁵, Mercy⁴ Reed, Esther³ Tomson, Mary² Cooke, Francis¹)

John married Lydia Ager on 18 December 1767 in Abington.^[3]

Probate

John Ford of Abington, gentleman died intestate and on 10 April 1792, Jonathan Ager of Weymouth and John Ford of Abington were granted the administration of his estate.^[4]

His inventory was taken on 12 May 1792 in Abington. His estate was represented as insolvent.^[5]

In 1792, his widow Lydia received her dower. A list of claims and creditors was recorded. An account of his estate by Jonathan Ager was recorded which included the sale of real estate, necessaries to the widow, loss in the sale of personal estate, doctor in his last sickness, coffin, digging the grave, and administration fees. The balance was proportioned to the creditors.^[6]

In 1796, Daniel Shaw of Abington was appointed guardian of his son James Ford, who was above the age of 14 years old.^[7]

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: John (#3658), born 26 March 1744, was the fifth child of Jacob and Sarah (Pool) Ford.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-MTXG : 24 November 2022), John Ford and Lydia Agaur, 1767.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-X715 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 472 of 549; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-7QDN : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1791-1808 vol 32-33 > image 274 of 539; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-731G : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1791-1808 vol 32-33 > image 309-311 of 539; State Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-73NY : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1791-1808 vol 32-33 > image 47 of 539; State Archives, Boston.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73037240/john-ford: accessed 15 November 2023), memorial page for John Ford (26 Mar 1744–18 Mar 1792), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73037240, citing Hillside Cemetery, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Lawrence H. Grunert (contributor 46831293).
• 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:QVQB-V65 : accessed 29 July 2021), entry for John Ford, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch.