John Ford, of Smuttynose

John FORD born circa 1659

Spouse: Joanna ANDREWS of Kittery, widow of John Searle, married Ford by 1676

Children: Susannah; Samuel born circa 1679 married Agnes Gage; Lettice married by 1704 John Whitney; John married Hannah Tidy; Peleg; William; Mercy [per MA & ME Families]; possibly Catherine. Sarah m ab 1705 Nathaniel Whitney

Surname also reported to be Foord.

Not the son of Andrew Ford, of Weymouth

He should not be confused with John Ford of Marshfield. Various sources - including his profiles in FamilySearch's Ancestral File (see links below) show him as a son of either Deacon William Ford by Sarah Dingley, or a James Ford; John of Marshfield is the son of Deacon William of Marshfield by Sarah Dingley.

Date and place of birth also erroneously reported to be August 14, 1659 at Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Date and place of birth also erroneously reported to be August 14, 1659 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Date and place of birth also erroneously reported to be 1675 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Date of death also erroneously reported to be 1693.

Date and place of burial also erroneously reported to be 1693 at Morristown, Morris, New Jersey.

Date and place of burial also erroneously reported to be February, 1722 at Morristown?, Morris, New Jersey.

Origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ford-6947

John Ford may have been the son of a Stephen Ford, fisherman, and his wife Joane Unknown, residing at Isles of Shoals, County of York, Maine until 1661. We can establish Stephen as follows:

Stephen appeared in York County records in 1653. It was reported that he had survived a violent storm but lost the use of his limbs because his arms and legs were so badly frozen. The inhabitants of the Isles of Shoals raised 56 pounds for his subsistence. (Babb Families of New England, by Jean Sargent and Ina Babb Mansur, 1987, pages 15-16.)

Stephen appeared in early Court Records from the Isles of Shoals in 1660. And a deed exists indicating that Stephen sold his shallope, cable, anker, moring place and "the house that now I the sd Stephen do live in..." to Richard Endell or Endle for seventy five pounds 21 June 1661. (The Early History of the Wilson Family of Kittery, Maine by Fred Allan Wilson, page 68.)

Was John his son? Circumstantial. John is neither the John born 1659, who married Hannah, and never left Marshfield, Massachusetts; or the John who went to New Jersey and died 1721-1724 in Virginia.

sources

1. Gen Dictionary ME & NH pg 239: "John Ford, app m at Kit Joanna (Andrews), wid of John Searle. Rem to Scarb as tenant of the Jordans. Driven back, liv at Newcastle, then at Braveboat Harbour, last ment 1714 when he signed with Samuel the covenant in organizing the Kittery Point ch. Lists 239a, 289, 290, 294. His wid dep in 1735 +-78, conc early days at Scarb. Kn ch: Susannah likelier a child liv with Mrs. Jordan, poss John's sis or 1st wife, wit. Mrs. J's deed in 1685. Samuel b ab 1679 test ab his boyhood at Scarb liv with his f at Braveboat Harbor. Will 26 May 1752 - 21 Oct 1755 left entire estate to Richard Cutts jr Esq for life supp of himself and w Agnes (Geach) she liv 1758. Lettice m by 1704 John Whitney. Sarah m ab 1705 Nathaniel Whitney. John."
2. Torrey, New England Marriages prior to 1700. Page 275. "FORD, John & Joanna [ANDREWS] [SEARLE], w John; by 1679; Scarboro / Braveboat Harbour / etc.". (attached)

links

• https://athenaeum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Ford%2C+Jo...
• http://www.oakbaydesigns.com/Maine/2ford.htm
• FamilySearch AFNs: CQJZ-H4, 2KCF-X9T, 2KFH-96F, 2N45-T3G, 2Q81-7WB, 2SDP-CWB, 2VFZ-J15

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ford-6947

John Ford (abt. 1655 - aft. 1714)

John Ford

Born about 1655 in Isles of Shoals, York County, Maine [uncertain]

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Joanna (Andrews) Ford — married about 1679 in York County, Maine

Father of Samuel Ford, Susanna Ford, Lettice (Ford) Whitney, Sarah (Ford) Whitney, John Ford and Catherine Ford

Died after 1714 after about age 59 in York County, Maine

Ford-6947 created 30 May 2016 | Last modified 7 Nov 2020

Biography

John Ford may have been the son of a Stephen Ford, fisherman, and his wife Joane Unknown, residing at Isles of Shoals, County of York, Maine until 1661. We can establish Stephen as follows:

Stephen appeared in York County records in 1653. It was reported that he had survived a violent storm but lost the use of his limbs because his arms and legs were so badly frozen. The inhabitants of the Isles of Shoals raised 56 pounds for his subsistence. (Babb Families of New England, by Jean Sargent and Ina Babb Mansur, 1987, pages 15-16.)

Stephen appeared in early Court Records from the Isles of Shoals in 1660. And a deed exists indicating that Stephen sold his shallope, cable, anker, moring place and "the house that now I the sd Stephen do live in..." to Richard Endell or Endle for seventy five pounds 21 June 1661. (The Early History of the Wilson Family of Kittery, Maine by Fred Allan Wilson, page 68.)

Was John his son? Circumstantial. John is neither the John born 1659, who married Hannah, and never left Marshfield, Massachusetts; or the John who went to New Jersey and died 1721-1724 in Virginia.

John Ford - York County, Maine - was likely born about 1655.

MARRIAGES - JOANNA ANDREWS SEARLE, John ( -1675/6) & ?Joane Andrews), m2 John FORD b 1679; Kittery. Torrey, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 for Joane Andrews New England Marriages Prior to 1700, p. 659

FORD, John & Joanna (ANDREWS) (SEARLE), w John; b 1679; Scarboro/Braveboat Harbour/etc. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 for Joanna Andrews New England Marriages Prior to 1700, page 275.

CHILDREN "Jno. Whitney the Beaths (Births) of John Whitneys Children Born in York of his Wife Lettes the dafter of John Foord of Kittery her Mothers name Johanah," Lester MacKenzie Bragdon and John E. Frost, Vital Records of York, Maine, prior to 1892, Rockport, Maine p 465.

"The Ridgesture of Nath Whitnies Children Borne in York his wifes Maden name Sarah foord the dafter of John foord of Kittery" VR Records of York, NEHGS Register, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, October 1955, page 305.

INDENTURE "..... that I John Ford of Kittery in the County of York...Yeoman for and in consideration to me in hand paid by Joseph billing of the Same Town...have given granted batgained Sold ...to the said Joseph Billing.. thirteen Acres of land lying and being in the township of Kittery...In witness whereof the Said John Ford and Johanna his wife have hereunto Set their hands and Seales this ___ day of May one thousand Seven hundred and eight." Transcribed 19 June 1708 by Jos Hamond, Registrar. Kittery, Maine, Book VII, Folio 109

OTHER John Ford, app m at Kit(tery) Joanna (Andrews), wid of John Searle. Rem to Scarb(oro) as tenant of the Jordans. Driven back, liv(ed) at Newcastle, then at Braveboat Harbour, last ment(ion) 1714 when he signed with Samuel the covenant in organizing the Kittery Point ch. Lists 239a, 289, 290, 294. Genealogical Dictionary Maine & New Hampshire, page 239.

CONCLUSIONS

Joanna Andrews was likely the daughter of John and Joane/Joanna Andrews. She probably married twice: first to John Searle, and then to John Ford, of Kittery, about 1679, notwithstanding Torrey's note that John Ford was born in 1679 (likely typo since no marriage date was provided). Daughters Lettice and Sarah Ford were born in the early 1680s (given the birth dates of their Whitney children in the early 1700s and recorded at York, Maine). Joanna Andrews and John Ford were born in the 1650s.

Sources

Old Kittery and Her Families, page 281.

Pioneers of Maine & New Hampshire, page 5.

Pioneers on Maine Rivers, page 118.

Maine Province & Court Records - Vol. I, p.164

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