John Ford, of Marshfield

John Ford. Born on 14 Aug 1659 in Marshfield, MA.(20) John died ca 1693.

Parents: William Ford and Sarah Dingley.

Married:

1. Hannah Sherman as her first husband; she married 2nd to to William Ring. Hannah was the daughter of William Sherman (ca 1640/1642-Nov 1680) & Desire Doty (1645/46-22 Jan 1731). Born on 21 Feb 1668 in Marshfield, MA. (20) she died in Plymouth, MA, on 8 Jul 1745; she was 77. (26)

Their children include:

1. William Ford (12 Apr 1684-1720?)
2. Hannah Ford (24 Jul 1685-)
3. Mercy Ford (14 Oct 1687-1716)
4. Capt. Peleg Ford (10 May 1690-10 Jan 1769)
5. Sarah Ford (14 Oct 1692-3 Mar 1716)

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John Ford, the son of William Ford and Sarah Dingley, was born on Sunday, 14 August 1659 o.s. in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony.

John Ford married a woman named Hannah.

Their children were:

Mercy Ford, born on Friday, 14 October 1687 o.s. in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She married John Holmes on Wednesday, 21 February 1711 o.s. in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Research Notes:

John's birth from IGI. Ford is spelled Fourd on Mercy's IGI birth record. Ford is spelled Fford on John's IGI birth record.

discussion

Some confusion in the family tree here. Most dates list him as being born 8/14/1659. There is one source that lists him as being born in 1675.

Once again, most sources list his parents as William and Sarah Ford nee Dingley. Some sources list his father as James Ford with an unknown mother. If the 1659 date is correct, then his father could not have been James because he was born in 1650 and would have been about 9 when John Foord was born. If John Foord was born on the later date, then it is possible.

Further research indicates that John Foord and Elizabeth Freeman were common names in colonial America as there seem to have been two couples with the name. The problem is, different tree list different combination of parents and birthplaces that I'm not sure if I can say anything for certain after this point. So, anything from here on out is speculative. I'm going with the version I find to be the most common.

He should not be confused with John Ford of Smuttynose. Various sources - including some profiles in FamilySearch's Ancestral File (see links below) seem to confuse John of Smuttynose as a son of Deacon William Ford by Sarah Dingley; this John is actually that son.

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.
• Sherman, Robert M., and Ruth Wilder Sherman. Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Providence, Rhode Island?: Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island, 1970, c1969), 6, Primary quality. "John the sonne of william fford Juniour was Borne ye 14th of August 1659"
• 26. Plymouth Vital Records.

links

• http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr02/rr02_452.htm#P4565

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