Joseph Ford (1746 - abt. 1789)

Born 13 Nov 1746 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Freelove (Beals) Ford — married 15 May 1766 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 3 Apr 1789 at about age 42 in Otsego, Montgomery, New York, United States [uncertain]

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Patricia Hodges [send private message] and Shelly Cherry [send private message]

Biography

Original Biography

Joseph Ford, son of Jacob Ford and Sarah (Pool) Ford, was born at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 13 November 1746.^[1] Joseph Ford is a Mayflower Descendant of Francis Cooke.^[2] His lineage from Francis Cooke is: Joseph⁶ Ford (Jacob⁵, Mercy⁴ Reed, Esther³ Tomson, Mary² Cooke, Francis¹)

He married Freelove Beals on 15 May 1766 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

He died in 1788 in Otsego, New York.

Children

Children of Joseph Ford and Freelove Beals..

• Moses Ford.
• Joseph Ford.
• Noah Ford.
• Sally Ford Hodges.
• Jacob Ford.
• Sarah Ford Edson Williams
• Molly Ford Mason.
• Nehemiah Ford.
• Anna Ford..

Children Note- See Additional Biography below under children for more details about issues connected to Sally Ford Hodges, Sarah Ford Edson, Molly Ford Mason, and Anna Ford.

Additional Biography

Researchers please note: Except where sub-headings and re-positioning of text has been used to improve flow, or additional notes have been provided almost all of the information below refers to the attached IMAGES 3 and 4 from the book:^[3]

First Appearance Under Father's Name Joseph's name first appears as child ID Number 30 under his father Jacob's ID Number 14 naming his mother Sarah Pool Ford and describing the family history on pages 38-40 of the book 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.

Joseph's details under his father's ID are on page 39 and are sparse: 30. vii. JOSEPH, b. 18 ~Nov. 1746.

Joseph's own profile information

Joseph's Ancestry : (Jacob, Andrew, Andrew, Andrew),

Birth Abington 13 Nov. 1746, Death probably in Otsego Town, Montgomery Co., N. Y., between 1788-1790, possibly in the winter or spring of 1789, when there was a near famine in the area (cf. James A. Frost, Life on the Upper Susquehanna 1783-1860, 1951, p. 22).

Marriage He married in Abington, 15 May 1766, FREELOVE BEAL, born in Abington 27 Aug. 1741, daughter of Abraham and Bathsheba (Shaw) Beal. She was first cousin of Hannah Reed who married Luke Ford (#28 above), and of Sarah Beal who married Andrew Ford (#34 below). She was listed as the head of family in the 1790 Census, Otsego Town, with 2 males over 16, 2 under and 4 females. She probably lived in or a little south of the present village of Milford on the "river road," which extended south from Otsego Lake (data from Roy L. Butterfield, Otsego County historian).

Land and Location Joseph bought land in Township No. 5, later Cummington, from John Cumming of Concord in 1770 and had removed there by 24 Oct. 1771 when he sold land to Jacob Whitmarsh of Bridgewater. He also sold land to Samuel Beal in 1771, to Edmond Lazell in 1778, to Benjamin Woods in 1788 and to Nathaniel Holbrook of Bridgewater in 1788. See also attached IMAGE 2.

Revolutionary War Service He probably had the Revolutionary service listed in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War., vol. 5, p. 860. ^[4]

Public Service Joseph served on committees in Cummington, "to pitch upon the public lots," 28 Sept. 1772 and to hire four soldiers, 3 Aug. 1781.

New Location He probably removed, after selling his lands in Cummington in 1788, to Otsego Town.

Children, reconstructed from 1790 Census and other records: Note children highlighted have own profile.

1. 70 Joseph b. about 1767.
2. 71 Moses, b. about 1768.
3. 72 Noah, b. about 1769.
4.  ? daughter, b. about 1773.
5. 73 JACOB, b. about 1774-5.
6.  ? SALLY, b. in Mass. 18 Sept. 1777; d. 4 Aug. 1846; - see below for more details.
7. 74 Nehemiah Ford
8. daughter - b about 1781

Notes about children:

1. Children's names and birth order is per father Jacob's ID Number 14 and is not the same as children's names and order listed in Original Biography
2. Children's birth dates may not be the same as the date on their own profile page.
3. Number 4 above with no name - suggested that she is Sarah
4. Number 8 above- presumed to be Anna

#Name not listed above- Molly/Polly but records prove she is daughter - see her profile for details.

1. Birth Records- Names appearing in the Cummington Massachusetts Vital #Records Book include Sarah (number 4 above), Jacob, and Anna, and Molly
2. According to a historian, one of the record books is missing
3. Suggested that because there is a missing record book, there is no record of several of the children's births

More about Sally ? SALLY, b. in Mass. 18 Sept. 1777; d. 4 Aug. 1846; m. in Montgomery Co., N. Y. (or near Marcellus, N. Y.), 18 Dec. 1796, PHIILIP HODGES, b. in N. Y., 12 Dec. 1775, drowned in Seneca Lake, N. Y., 27 May 1825. He was in Camillus, N. Y., in the 1810 Federal Census with a family of 2 adults and 5 children (Family papers of the late R. Z. Hopkins & Diaries of Duane Dorr Hodges from Florence H. Barclay).

More about Sally and Phillip's Children (surname Hodges), born in the Camillus-Marcellus, Van Buren area of Onondaga Co., N. Y

• I. Lorena, b. 9 Nov. 1797; d. in Saginaw, Mich., in 1871; m. Martin Morley.
• 2. Joseph, b. 14 June 1800; d. in Burton, Geauga Co., 0., 29 Jan. 1890; m. Electa Clapp.
• 3. Betsy, b. 8 Oct. 1802; d. in New Hudson, Mich., 8 Aug. 1836; m. Orlando Gurnee.
• 4. Nathaniel, b. 12 Feb. 1805; m. --.
• 5. Warren Babbitt, b. 16 Sept. 1808; d. New Hudson, Mich., 6 Oct. 1892; m. Mandanna, N. Y., 19 Oct. 1834, Mary Jones; their son was Duane Dorr Hodges whose Diaries are referred to in paragraph headed More About Sally
• 6. Allen, b. 7 March 1811; d. Milford, Mich., 3 Oct. 1856; m. 21 Feb. 1833 Aurilla Bridgeman.
• 7. Schuyler, b . .30 June 1813; d. 16 July 1814.
• 8. Norman Wheaton, b. 30 July 1815; d. in Livingston Co., Mich., in April 1865; m. (1) 19 Oct. 1836 Nancy Ann Aschman, m. (2) ______

Children needing more research and "untangling details"

1. Molly/Polly - currently debate about her name - see her profile for details
2. Sarah Ford Edson and Sally Ford Hodges - birth and death details have been intermingled. Research is currently being undertaken to match correct details with each woman. Findings will eventually be placed on their profiles and this statement may or will be removed.

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: Joseph (#3660), born 13 November 1746, was the seventh child of Jacob and Sarah (Pool) Ford.
3. ↑ The descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth, Massachusetts Vol 1-Compiled by ELIZABETH COBB STEWART 3 v. PAGE COUNT 173 OWNING INSTITUTION Sacramento California FamilySearch Library PUBLISHER DIGITAL FamilySearch International ACCESS LEVEL Public located at: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/601183-the-descendants-of-andrew-ford-of-weymouth-massachusetts-pt-1
4. ↑ Details located at: Joseph Ford -Compan Capt. John Stetson's (3d) Co. in the Massachusetts, U.S., Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War located at: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/139258:62337?tid=&pid=&queryId=f07d1272-9a92-4d17-827a-c5121fe13a8b&_phsrc=yYR656&_phstart=successSource

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146143730/joseph-ford: accessed 30 August 2023), memorial page for Joseph Ford (13 Nov 1746–3 Apr 1789), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146143730; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Gary Ford (contributor 46875862).

• THE HISTORY OF EDWARD POOLE OF WEYMOUTH, MASS. (1635) AND HIS DESCENDANTS by MURRAY EDWARD POOLE, A...B. b. 1857 Publication date 1893 Publisher [Ithaca, N.Y.] Press of the Ithaca Democrat located at :https://archive.org/details/cu31924029843673

• Joseph Ford -Company Capt. John Stetson's (3d) Co. in the Massachusetts, U.S., Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War located at: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/139258:62337?tid=&pid=&queryId=f07d1272-9a92-4d17-827a-c5121fe13a8b&_phsrc=yYR656&_phstart=successSource

• FamilySearch profile.

• The descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth, Massachusetts Vol 1-Compiled by ELIZABETH COBB STEWART 3 v. PAGE COUNT 173 OWNING INSTITUTION Sacramento California FamilySearch Library PUBLISHER DIGITAL FamilySearch International ACCESS LEVEL Public located at: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/601183-the-descendants-of-andrew-ford-of-weymouth-massachusetts-pt-1

See also: Original Information

• Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Image

Joseph Ford

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1746

Birth Place: Abington, Massachusetts

Father Name: Jacob Ford

Mother Name: Sarah

• Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015. [1]

Joseph FORD

Birth 11/13/1746

Location Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Original Text Gen. 6: JOSEPH FORD6 (Jacob Ford5, Mercy Reed4, Esther Tomson3, Mary Cooke2, Francis Cooke1)

Father Jacob Ford

Mother Sarah Pool

Volume Name Cooke, Francis (Vol. 12) Page 561

• Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Image

Joseph Forde

Marriage Intention Date: 1 Mar 1766

Marriage Place: Abington, Massachusetts

Spouse Name: Freelove Beal

Marriage Date: 15 May 1766 Image

• Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQB-CHH : accessed 29 July 2021), entry for Joseph Ford, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch. Source: Ralph V. Wood, Jr., Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, The First Five Generations (Vol. 12) ([Plymouth, Massachusetts]: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1996 (Revised Edition) Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1999)

• I believe all (9) Children were born in Cummington, Massachusetts. Sarah.. Jacob.. Molly and Anna made the Cummington, Massachusetts Vital Records Book. One of the Historians in Cummington told me that there is a Record boom that is Missing. Information provided by Hasenstab-19 through his contacts.