Captain Peleg Ford, Sr.

Capt. Peleg Ford. Born on 10 May 1690 in Marshfield, MA. Peleg died in Marshfield, MA, on 10 Jan 1769; he was 78. Buried in Old Burial Grounds, Congregational Ch., Marshfield. (170) (20)

Parents: John Ford (1659-1693) and Hannah Sherman (1668-1745)

Married:

1. On 10 May 1716 when Peleg was 26, he first married Alice Warren, daughter of Capt. James Warren (7 Nov 1665-30 May 1715) & Sarah Doty (9 Jun 1666-bef 16 Aug 1749), in Plymouth, MA. Born on 3 Sep 1695 in Plymouth, MA.26 Alice died in Marshfield, MA, on 30 May 1733; she was 37. Buried in Old Burial Grounds, Congregational Ch., Marshfield. (170)
2. On 3 Jul 1740 when Peleg was 50, he second married Phebe Freeman in Eastham, MA. Born ca 1704. Phebe died on 23 May 1759 in Marshfield, MA.170 Buried in Old Burial Grounds, Congregational Ch., Marshfield. (262)

Children of Peleg Ford and Alice Warren include:

1. Hannah Ford (Died young) (23 Dec 1717-)
2. Peleg Ford (19 Oct 1719-bef 1762)
3. Sarah Ford (22 Sep 1721-17 Apr 1777)
4. Lusanna Ford (1 Oct 1723-)
5. Abigail Ford (14 Sep 1725-)
6. Charles Ford (8 Nov 1727-bef 1762)
7. John Ford (Died soon) (5 Oct 1729-11 Sep 1730)
8. Nathaniel Ford (11 Jul 1731-)

Links

• http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr05/rr05_455.htm#P19810

Sources

• 20. “The Vital Records of Marshfield, Mass.,” edited by George Ernest Bowman, Mayflower Descendant, 2: 3-7, 110-112, 179-183, 249-252; 3: 41-43, 187-189; 4: 125-126, 5: 233-237, 6: 18-21, 67-70; 7: 118-122, 131-134; 8: 42-44, 176-179; 9: 183-187.
• 170. Vital records of Marshfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Robert M. Sherman and Ruth Wilder Sherman, Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island, 1970.

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Son of John Ford and Hannah Sherman. He married Alice Warren abt 1716 in Marshfield,she is the daughter of James Warren and Sarah Doty.They became parents of eight children all born in Marshfield.

Hannah Ford-23 Dec 1717-1719 Peleg Ford-19 Oct 1719-17 Nov 1762 Sarah Ford-White-23 Sep 1721-17 Apr 1777 Lusanna Ford(Susannah)-1 Oct 1723 Abigail Ford-Smith-14 Sep 1725-5 Jun 1760 Charles Ford-8 Nov 1727-17 Nov 1762 John Ford-5 Oct 1729-11 Sep 1730 Nathaniel Ford-11 Jul 1731-26 Jun 1789

Peleg Ford of Marshfield & Phebe Higgens of Eastham were married in Eastham July 3, 1740 by Rev. Jos. Crocker (Per the Marshfield Vital Records to 1850)