Born in Georgetown, Province of South Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Ford
and Ann (Shaw) Ford
Sister of
Mary (Ford) Bonneau, George Ford, Stephen Ford, Ann (Ford) Hughes, Elizabeth Ford and Sarah Ford
Wife of
Calvin Spencer
— married
22 Aug 1782 in Santee, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Wife of
Thomas Powe Sr.
— married
23 Feb 1806 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Spencer) Powe, Samuel Spencer, Ann Shaw Spencer, Hannah Hawley (Spencer) Robeson, Mary Percival (Spencer) Robeson, Calvin Spencer, George Ford Spencer, John Calvin Spencer, Henry Selden Spencer, Harriet Caroline Spencer, William Ford Spencer and Oliver Hawes Spencer
Died
at about age 79
in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Feb 2011
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Biography
This profile is part of the Ford Name Study.
This profile is part of the Spencer Name Study.
Rebecca Ford was born in 1764 in Georgetown, South Carolina, daughter of George Ford (1726–1775) and Ann Shaw (1729–1774).[1]
Rebecca (17) married Calvin Spencer (28) (born on September 23, 1753 in East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony; son of Samuel Spencer and Hannah (Hawley) Spencer) on August 22, 1782 in Santee, Orangeburg, South Carolina. Their children were:
- Elizabeth Spencer (1783–1850)
- Samuel Spencer (1784–1859)
- Ann Shaw Spencer (1786– )
- Hannah Hawley Spencer (1787–1843)
- Mary Percival Spencer (1788–1826)
- Calvin Spencer (1790–1792)
- George Ford Spencer (1792–1793)
- John Calvin Spencer (1794–1814)
- Henry Selden Spencer (1796–1844)
- Harriet Caroline Spencer (1797–1872)
- William Ford Spencer (1799–1869)
- Oliver Hawes Spencer (1800–1872)
Rebecca (41) married Thomas Powe (58) (born in 1747 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia; son of Marson Poe) on February 23, 1806 in Cheraw, Chesterfield.
In 1820, Rebecca (55) Pow was living in Chesterfield, South Carolina. [2]
Rebecca died on October 14, 1843 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, aged 78. She was buried in Evans Family Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Rebecca Ford Powe (1764–1843), Find A Grave: Memorial #31281750, citing Evans Family Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Julious (contributor 46966445) .
- ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL7-DB8 : accessed 14 December 2020), Rebecca Pow, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 127, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 119; FHL microfilm 162,022.
See also:
- "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-561B : accessed 14 December 2020), Rebecca S Powe, 04 Mar 1831; citing South Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 15; FHL microfilm 1,319,395.
- Will of George Ford of Prince Georges Parish Craven County in the Province of South Carolina planter. Charleston Co., SC, WB 1776-1784 (transcribed and typed), pp. 80-85, written 16 Jan 1775, codicil written 24 Oct 1775, proved 21 May 1776. Digital image at Ancestry.com -
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~1.56%
Jim Tareco
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23andMe, GEDmatch UQ9023011 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CR2868547 [compare], Ancestry member jct325
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~1.56%
Neal McKenzie :
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