Major Mahlon Ford1

#11288, (1 August 1756 - )
Relationship4th cousin 5 times removed of William David Lewis
Father*John Ford1 (1728 - 1767)
Mother*Martha Raynor1 (s 1730 - )
Marriage*He married Sophia Spencer.1 
Birth*1 August 1756He was born on 1 August 1756.1 
15 January 1777In Col. Jacob Ford's will dated 15 January 1777 at Morristown, New Jersey, Major Mahlon Ford was named as an heir, grandson, son of John.2 

Citations

  1. [S1080] Frederic Ellsworth Kip and Margarita Lansing Hawley, History of the Kip Family in America (Boston: Hudson Printing Co., 1928), 319, family group.
  2. [S1075] A. van Doren Honeyman, William Whitehead and others, editors, Documents Relating to the Colonial and Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey (Newark, NJ: Archives of the State of New Jersey, 1880–1949), XXIII:184. Will of Jacob Ford of Morristown, Morris Co., merchant, 15 Jan 1777.
    "Wife, Hannah Ford, £1,000. To the heirs of my son, Jacob, deceased, persuant to the directions of his will, dated July 1st, last, my house and land where I live, except what is given to the sons of my eldest son, John, deceased, which land was conveyed to my son Jacob, by deed March 24, 1762. To my grandsons, the children of my son, John, that is to say, to Mahlon, Chillion, David and Nathan, the lots as directed in his will. To the 5 children of my son, Jacob, Timothy, Gabriel, Elizabeth, Jacob and Phebe, 1/6 part of the residue, and to the 4 sons of my deceased son, John, 1/6 part. Daughter, Phebe Phillips, 1/6 part; daughter, Sarah Tuthill, 1/6 part; daughter, Mary Dunham, 1/6 part, and daughter, Jane Tuttle, 1/6 part. Executors — sons-in-law, Azariah Dunham, Samuel Tuthill and Moses Tuttle. Witnesses — Abraham Ogden, Joseph Lindsey, James Lesley. Proved Nov. 12, 1777. Lib. 19, p. 406."
    . Hereinafter cited as Documents Relating to the History of the New Jersey.