David Ford1

#11304, (16 April 1761 - 6 November 1835)
Relationship4th cousin 5 times removed of William David Lewis
Father*John Ford1 (1728 - 1767)
Mother*Martha Raynor1 (s 1730 - )

Family

Anastasia Cooke b. c 1771, d. 1846
Birth*16 April 1761He was born on 16 April 1761 at Morristown, New Jersey.2,1 
15 January 1777In Col. Jacob Ford's will dated 15 January 1777 at New Jersey, David Ford was named as an heir, grandson, son of John.3 
Marriage*4 August 1796He married Anastasia Cooke on 4 August 1796 at New JerseyG.2 
1808He and Anastasia Cooke removed in 1808.4 
Death*6 November 1835He died on 6 November 1835 at Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., New YorkG, at age 74.2 

Citations

  1. [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, 1777, q.v.. Hereinafter cited as Documents Relating to the History of the New Jersey.
  2. [S918] Mrs. Elizabeth (Coss) Stewart, "Descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register 119, 120 (1965, 1966): 192.
  3. [S1075] A. van Doren Honeyman, William Whitehead and others, Documents Relating to the History of the New Jersey, 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."
  4. [S918] Mrs. Elizabeth (Coss) Stewart, "Descendants of Andrew Ford", 192, "He was commissioned by Gouverneur Morris to settle present Morristown, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., and removed there in I808."