William Ford^[1]

1604 - 1676  (72 years)

• Name	William Ford
  Born	1604	England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	BD8E136639E2A440B74C3666D2798C286165
  Died	23 Sep 1676	Marshfield, Plymouth Co, MA   [2]
  Person ID	I8904	Crandall Pember Legacy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	William Ford,   b. 1578, England ,   d. 1621, England  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Martha Unknown,   b. Abt 1580, England ,   d. Between 1633 and 1634, Plymouth, MA  (Age ~ 53 years)
  _UID	9C8E4ABDEADB314CB8E2D96F75E1AB065CB0
  Family ID	F4064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann,   b. 1614, England ,   d. 1 Sep 1684, Marshfield, Plymouth Co, MA  (Age 70 years)
  _UID	AF83A4464481144B906982DF2B13EFCB929D
  Children	1. Millicent Ford,   b. Abt 1639, England   2. Margaret Ford   3. William Ford, Jr.,   b. Abt 1633,   d. 7 Feb 1721/7 Feb 1722, Marshfield, Mass  (Age ~ 89 years)   4. Michael Ford,   b. Abt 1640, Prob England ,   d. 27 Mar 1729, Marshfield, Plymouth Co, MA  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2021 16:45:14
  Family ID	F2491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Family History: Lineages of Hereditary Society Members, 1600s-1900s Listed in: Three Hundred Colonial Ancestors, 495-1934 Page number: 110 Genealogy.com In the early part of the 17th Century there were, in New England, several families of Fords, that as far as is known, several families of Fords , a s far as it is known, were not related, however it is probable that they sprang from a common ancestor living in England, where the Fords, who came to America about that time, were originally located. There was the Widow Ford, 1621. Thomas of Dorchester, who came on the ship, "Mary and John," Timothy of New Haven, 1637. Thomas of Milford, 1646. Andrew of Weymouth, 1654. Charles of Charlestown, 1664. Matthew of Bradford, 1681. The Widow Ford came over from England in the year 1621, in the ship "Fortune" which was the next vessel to arrive after the "Mayflower." The "Fortune" reached Cape Cod, Nov. 9,and arrived at Plymouth, Nov. 11, 1621. She brought 35 persons for the Colony, among them being a Widow Ford with three children. In a letter sent back by the "Fortune" which returned to England about a month after its arrival, the stateme n t is made that "Good-wife Ford was delivered of a daughter, Martha, the night she landed, and both are doing well." Widow Ford's children were William, John and Martha. William was born in England, in 1604. Wife's name was Anna. He died Sept. 23, 1676 and was buried in the old Winslow Cemetery. References: "Ford Genealogy, by E. R. Ford, p. 11. "Peter Brown Ancestry." __________________________ http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1700591&id=I20015 William Ford first appears in Plymouth records on the 1643 ATBA for Duxbury. Moore Families, pp. 264-75, gives an account of his life and his family. In 1671 he gave his age as sixty-seven, and thus was born ca. 1604. His wife Anna, or Hannah, _____ died in 1684; Mrs. Barclay (NEHGR 119:23) thought Ford's wife might be Hannah Eames (Torrey suggests the daughter of Anthony Eames). Ford was a miller in Duxbury, and he later moved to Marshfield where he owned a mill in partnership with Josias Winslow, Jr. In 1652 he became a freeman, and he served in various public capacities such as highway surveyor and constable. On 3 October 1662 he was fined five shillings for allowing Samuel Howland to breach the Sabbath by carrying grist from the mill. In 1665/66 he became a selectman for Marshfield for the first of several times. His will, dated 12 September 1676, sworn 4 November 1676, mentioned his wife, sons William and Michael, daughters Margaret and Millicent, Margaret's unnamed husband, and grandsons John Ford, William Carver, and John Carver (Ply. Colony PR 3:2:22). Daughter Margaret is believed to have married Zachariah Soule and to have had no issue (see MF 3 and Torrey). Daughter Millicent married John2 Carver, son of Robert, and their children are given by Mrs. Barclay, "The Ancestry of Experience, Wife of Cornelius4 Washburn of Bridgewater, Mass.," NEHGR 119:24. Son Michael married Abigail Snow, daughter of Anthony and Abigail (Warren) Snow, and son William married Sarah Dingley, daughter of John Dingley. Source: Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-1691 Part Three: Biographical Sketches Biographical Sketches Freeman, Edmond ______________________ http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:177503&id=I11022791 # Name: William FORD # Sex: M # Birth: Abt 1604 in ,,,ENG # Death: 23 Sep 1676 in Marshfield,,MA # Note: SOURCE: "Ford History and Genealogies of Allied Families" by Fr e d Ford William arrived in Plymouth Plantation in 1621 on the ship "Fort un e " with his widowed mother Martha and brother John. (see Martha's not es ) p. 3 In 1624, William Ford received 4 acres in the division of land . H e settled in Marshfield, MA and married an Anna (possibly Winslow) ab ou t 1631. They build their home near Havelly Beach at Green Harbor. Howe ver , the records shows they first lived in Duxbury. William ford, the mi ller , and his borther John Ford were among the pioneers of Duxbury and t hei r names are among the founders of that town. Also, william was of Dux bur y in 1643 when he was listed as one able to bear arms, and records sh ow t hat he sold land in Duxbury that same year to an F. West (Paul G. Fo rd, " Valley of the Shadow") About 1640 he formed a partnership with Josi ah Win slow, Sr. under the namd of Ford and Winslow, and erected a gris t mill, s aid to be the first buil d in the Colony. Later William Ford be came the s ole owner. He was authorized to build a sufficient mill to gri nd the cor n of the town in 1654. (This quotation shows a descrepancy o f 14 years ov er other records. ) The mill continued in operation for ove r 100 yrs. bei ng rebuilt in 1746 and again in 1812. William was chosen d eputy to the Ge neral Court for 1663. William purchased land from Josia h Reed in 1666. Th is deed was witnessed by William's son Michael and b y John Bourne, 1-17-1 671m by which he deeded the balance of his propert y to his son Michael Fo rd in consideration of which Michael was to provi de for his father and mo ther intheir old age. William and his wife Ann a are buried in unmarked gr aves in the old Winslow Burying Grounds nea r the plots of Edward Winslo w and daniel Webster. b/d Diantha Howard SMT P: DHOWARD@uvmvm.uvm.edu Say s "Not son of wid. Martha FORD who came in F ortune. Will WF Sr. of Marshf ield age ab. 72, mentions wife, sons Willia m and Michael, married dau Mar garet, dau Mellecent, grsons (inc. John F . ), Son william exec. 1 2 sep 1 676, exhib in ct 4 Nov 1676, inv 18 oc t 1676 L168 sworn to by Anna F. (NG B R v53) Father: William FORD Mother: Martha Marriage 1 Anna WINSLOW * Married: Abt 1634 in Marshfield,,MA Children 1. Has Children William FORD b: Abt 1634 2. Has No Children Michael FORD 3. Has No Children Millicent FORD 4. Has No Children Margaret FORD _____________________ http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=engstrom&id=I15647 # Name: William FORD 1 2 3 # Sex: M # Birth: ABT. 1604 in England # Death: 23 SEP 1676 in Marshfield, Massachusetts 4 # Residence: 1643 Duxbury, Massachusetts # Event: Admitted 3 JUN 1652 freeman from Duxbury # Event: Removed 1652 to Marshfield, Massachusetts # Occupation: 1652 Mill owner in Marshfield in partnership with Josias W i nslow # _ELEC: 1658 constable in Marshfield # _ELEC: Selectman in Marshfield in 1666, 1670, 1675, and 1676. # Burial: 28 SEP 1676 in Marshfield, Massachusetts # Will: Dated 9/12/1676 and proved 11/4/1676 Marriage 1 Anna EAMES b: 1614 in England * Married: BEF. 1633 in New England Children 1. Has Children Millicent FORD b: ABT. 1637 in Duxbury, Massachusetts 2. Has Children William FORD b: ABT. 1633 3. Has No Children Margaret FORD b: BET. 1633 - 1640 4. Has Children Michael FORD b: ABT. 1640 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Sources: 1. Title: NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER Page: Vol 88, July 1934, page 217 Carver family 2. Title: Massachusets and Maine Families Author: Walter Goodwin Davis Publication: 17 Books in three Volumes, published bet. 1916-1963 , G enealogical Publishing Co. Note: Secondary source Repository: Note: Pers ref Lib of Donald E Engstrom, Minneapolis, Mn Call Number: Family Tree maker CD #194 Media: Family Archive CD Page: Vol I, page 566 Ford family 3. Title: Massachusets and Maine Families Author: Walter Goodwin Davis Publication: 17 Books in three Volumes, published bet. 1916-1963 , G enealogical Publishing Co. Note: Secondary source Repository: Note: Pers ref Lib of Donald E Engstrom, Minneapolis, Mn Call Number: Family Tree maker CD #194 Media: Family Archive CD Page: Vol I, page 565 Ford family 4. Title: NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES, Genealogies and Memorials Vol 1 Author: William Richard Cutter, A.M., Compiler and Editor Publication: 1913, Clearfield Co., Inc. and reprinted 1994 and 19 9 5 by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc of Baltimore, Md. Repository: Call Number: Family Tree Maker CD515:Local and family Histories Co n necticut 1600's-1800's Media: Family Archive CD Page: Vol *, July 1854, page 192 Deaths and burials in Marshfield

  
  

• Sources

  [S743] Carver, Franz, Franz Carver's Home Page. [S1060] LDS, LDS Pedigree Resource File - CD #20.