Joseph Ford

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Will proved 27 Sep 1791 at Baltimore, Maryland
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married Leah Price
children:
Mordecai married Ruth Barney
Thomas married Charlotte Cockey
John married Ruhannah Howard
William
Benjamin
Mary married Absalom Barney
Lloyd married Mary Grant
Stephen married Mary___
(Wolfrey)

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Last Will and Testament of THOMAS FORD Senr.
Of Baltimore Co., dated 18 Nov 1748


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In the name of God, Amen, I Thomas Ford, Senr. of Baltimore County, being a lowstate of health but being of perfect mind and memory and calling to mind and duly considering the uncertainty of human life, make this my last will and testament. First and principally, I commit my soul into the Lord; of my blessed Maker, for the (remission) of all my sins; my body, I commit to the earth to be ( ). As to my temporal estate, I bequeath and dispose of it in the following manner.

Imprimas to my son Stephen Ford I bequeath, to him, my negro boy, Danny, and one hundred acres of land, being part of my dwelling plantation where I now live on, to him and his heirs forever, but in case of death, leaving no heirs, lawfully begotten, of his body, to fault to my son Mordica Ford and no more of my estate. Item: to my daughter Mary Barney, one negro named (Hager) and to her daughter (Nancy) our negro boy named Harrey, which they are now possessed with and no more of my estate. Item: to my son John Ford one negro named George which he is now possessed with and no more of my estate.

Item: to my son Mordica, one negro named (Jason) and no more of my estate.

To my son Thomas Forda, whom I constitute and appoint the sole and sole executor of this my last will and testament, bequeath unto him one negro man named Jim and one hundred and one acres of land, to him and his heirs forever. The (reserves) and remainder of my estate to be equally divided. Confirming this to >be my last will and testament; in witness whereof I have put my hand and seal this eighteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty eight.


Tho fford sen

Signed sealed published and declared by ( ) Testator Thomas FordTo be his last will & testament inpresence of us who inscribe our names in presence of the
D.B.Partridge
John Taylor Senr (his mark)
Ralph Flowers (his mark)

On the cover of this document:
Then came D.Bucklar, ( ) Partridge, Jno Tipton Senior and Ralph Flowers three of the subscribing witnesses to the within mentioned will and each of them made oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God they all saw the testator Thomas Ford sign the within will and heard him publish and declare the same to be his last will and testament and at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and ( ) memory and that they all subscribed their names and marks as witnesses to the said will in the presence of the testator and at his request.
Sworn before W.Young
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Thomas married Leah Price on 1 Jan 1710 in Hollow's Parrish, , , Maryland. Leah (daughter of Mordecai Price and Mary Parsons) was born in 1690 in West River, , Anne Arundel County, Maryland; died between 1760 and 1763 in Baltimore, , Baltimore County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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married Elizabeth Fiske
children:
Thomas married Leah Price
Ruth married William Barney
John
Mary
Elizabeth
(Wolfrey)

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Last Will of Testament of JAMES FORD of Anne Arundel County
Dated 20 July 1702, Proved 16 December 1702

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In the name of God (Almighty) I James Ford of Herring Creek in the County of Anne Arundel and Province of Maryland though being weak in body but of sound memory, praised be God, calling to mind the uncertainty of this life do hereforth make this my last will and testament in (manner) following.

First and principally, I command my soul into the hand of Almighty God my heavenly Father ( ) hoping of salvation in & through the spirit of my blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and my body to be buried at descretion of my executrix hereafter named, for my worldly estate whereas it hath pleased God to bless and (impose) ( ) as followeth.

I (give) to my (loving) wife Eliza(beth) that house, garden, orchard (house) lands and ( ) hereunto belonging and whereon I now live commonly called or known by the name of the upper plantation, with all its appurtenances for and during the term of the natural life without impeachment of (waste) and also the rest of my ( ) land and plantation in Herring Creek as commonly called (lower? or middle?) plantation with all its appurtenances. I also give and devise to my loving wife and her assigns for and during & until such (time)( ) as my son Thomas Ford attained the age of one and twenty years or marry which shall happen first without (impeachment) of waste and ( ). I give and devise and bequeath also ( ) the plantation house land and ( ) aforementioned and also my plantation land and ( ) in Herring Creek to my son Thomas Ford his heirs and assigns forever. Item: I hereby give devise and bequeath unto my loving brother Jno Ford and my loving (sister) Eliza (Baring) also the tract of ( acres) land lying or (going) onthe south side of Susquehannah in the County of Baltimore and Province of Maryland, commonly called or known by the name of Reputter ( ) three hundred acres (of the land to be) equally divided between them and their heirs and assigns forever without any advantage of survivorship by either of them.

Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my two younger sons John and James their heirs and assigns forever all that tract or piece of land lying or going on the south side of Susquehannah commonly called or known by the name of Rockford containing by estimation three hundred acres (of land) more or less, to be equally divded between them and their heirs without and advantage of survivorship of either of them.

Item: I give to my daughter Mary our negro girl called (Bess) and to my daughter Eliza our negro boy called Caezar when my two daughters hath attained the age of sixteen years. And if either of my daughters before their two respective ages shall happen to die then the survivor of them to have both of the negroes.

Also my will (intent) is that if my wife shall happen to marry again or die before any of my two sons attain the age of one and twenty years then they (transcriber's note: this appears to say that they may inherit at 16 if they are married and James' wife is remarried or dead).

Item: I hearby give and bequeath all the use of my goods, cattle, chattels (whatever) after my death and funeral charges first paid to my executrix hereafter named (transcriber's note: this appears to say that division should be made equally between his (10?) children as they reach 17 years of age). And lastly I hereby nominate and constitute and approve my ( ) wife Eliza to be my sole executrix of my last will and testament hereby revoking all (former and) other wills whatsoever in (witness) whereof I have hereto put my hand and seal this (20) day of July anno dom 1702.


James Ford

Signed (sealed) and published
in the presence of
Wm W.Smith
Corn White
Andrew Norton

Dec 16, 1702
Then came William Smith, Cornelius White and And.Norton and made oath that they saw the within named James Ford signed, seal, published ( ) as within written to be his last will and testament and that at the said time he was of sound ( ) mind and memory. Registrar


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James married Elizabeth Unknown in 1691 in Anne Arundel County, , , Maryland. Elizabeth was born about 1670 in Anne Arundel County, , , Maryland; died in Anne Arundel County, , , Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mordecai married Mary Parsons in 1683 in West River, , Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Mary (daughter of Thomas Parsons and Isabella Unknaon) was born about 1662 in West River, , Anne Arundel County, Maryland; died in 1718 in Maryland, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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married Abigail Dix
married Elizabeth ___
children:
John
Elizabeth
James
do not know which wife gave birth to his children
(Wolfrey)

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Thomas married Elizabeth Unknown. Elizabeth was born about 1630. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas married Elizabeth Johnson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas married Isabella Unknaon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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