The Ford Family




1. JAMES FORD born about 1660.
James married _____.
issue:
2. a. Preserved
References: Bethea


2. PRESERVED FORD (James1) son of James Ford, born 1686 Preserved married 14 Dec 1709 in Charleston, Christchurch Parish, SC to Mary Brunson, daughter of John Brunson and Mary Deming.
issue:
a. John b. 6 Oct 1710 SC
3. b. Sarah b. 26 Dec 1712 SC, m. Daniel Horry
4. c. James b. 1715 SC, d. 1804 MS,
d. Mary b. 7 Nov 1722 SC
e. Joseph b. 15 Oct 1724 SC
References: Bailey; Bethea; Holcomb(3); IGI


4. JAMES FORD (Preserved2, James1) son of Preserved and Mary Brunson, born 9 Aug 1715 near Drowning Creek, NC (per Fam Rec) or in Charleston, Christchurch parish, SC (per IGI) and died 1804 in Marion Co., Mississippi. He was a Captain in the Cherokee War in 1760 in Powell's Regiment of Colonial Troops, a captain in the same regiment in 1776, a captain in Marion's Brigade, and a Member of the Council of Safety.
James married first _____. Barker and Bethea state that James married Ann Bondurant, daughter of John Pierre Bondurant. DAR records state that James Ford of Virginia, born 1708, was the husband of Ann Bondurant.
issue:
5. a. Preserved b. 1749, d. 1829, m. Sally Barfield
b. Solomon Jesse d. 30 Sep 1821, m. Louisa Pope
6. c. Ebenezer d. 1823, m. Elizabeth Ervin
d. Mary Ann b. 1801 ?
e. Sarah ?
7. f. David d. 1836, m. Alice Lee


James married second in Robeson Co., NC to Mary Ann Townsend. She was born in Robeson Co., NC and died 1801 in South Carolina.
issue:
8. g. Joseph b. 1763, d. 1825, m. Sarah Rawls
9. h. Stephen b. 1766, d. 1823, m. Elizabeth _____
10. i. John b. 1767, d. 1826, m. Catherine Ard
References: Barker; Bethea; Bio & Hist; Cain; Fam Rec; IGI; Moss; MS Rev; Texas DAR

10. JOHN FORD (James3, Preserved2, James1) son of James Ford and Ann Townsend, born 27 Feb 1767 in South Carolina and died 14 Feb 1826 in MS.
John married 1790 in Robeson Co., North Carolina to Catherine Ard, daughter of Thomas Ard. She was born 23 Nov 1773, died 1854, and is buried in Greenwood, Louisiana.
issue: (Bio & Hist. also cites a Rev. Madison Ford, who is probably the same as John or Washington)
a. James (twin) b. & d. 13 Dec 1791
21. b. Elias (twin) b. 1791, d. 1840, m. 1816 Ruth Harper
c. John b. 23 Dec 1793, d. 1840, m. Hannah Durham
22. d. Ann b. 23 Mar 1796, m1. Hugh Ervin, m2. Thomas Griffin
e. Samantha b. 18 Oct 1798, m. Mar 1813 Miles Harper
23. f. Asenath b. 3 Oct 1801, d. 1820, m. 19 Sep 1816 John Ervin
g. Thomas b. 17 Mar 1803, d. 2 Dec 1871 MS, m. 1825 Mary _____
h. David b. 9 Sep 1805, d. Sep 1873 TX, m. 26 Jun 1827 Martha Van Dyke Hamilton
24. i. Absolum b. 1806 SC, d. 1840, m. Mary Jane Holloway
f. Joseph Martin b. 23 Feb 1809, d 1881 LA, m. Frances Burt Gates
g. Washington b. 12 Nov 1810, d. MS, m1. 1835 Lucinda _____, m2. 1845 Martha Dear
h. Catherine b. 2 Jan 1813, m1. 25 Dec 1837 James McDougal, m2. Alfred Warnock
i. Samuel b. 25 Mar 1816, d. Mar 1857, m. 1844 Cornelia F. Nicholson
j. Martha b. 29 Dec 1821, m. 1841 J.D. Henderson
References: Bio & Hist; Cain; Fam Rec; Gillis; MS Rev; Webb; Williams


23. ASENATH FORD (John4, James3, Preserved2, James1) daughter of John Ford and Catherine Ard (IGI says 21 Oct 1816). She was born 3 Oct 1801 and died 8 Aug 1825.
Asenath married 19 Sep 1816 in Marion Co., MS to JOHN ERVIN, son of John Ervin and Margaret Ervin. He was born 2 Dec 1796 on his father's plantation in the Aimwell community along the Pee Dee River in Marion District, South Carolina; died 6 Mar 1878 in Hinds Co., Mississippi; and is buried in Bear Creek Methodist Church Cemetery about 5 miles southeast of Utica, MS. John married second to Harriett Glenn Pope, third to Elizabeth Waller Bradley, and fourth to Beatina Nixon.
issue:
a. Hugh Ford b. 1817, d. 1876, m. Delilah W. Pope
b. John b. 19 Aug 1819, d. 17 Aug 1821
c. Thomas Griffin b. 1825, d. 1900, m. Martha Ann Sumrall
References: Bible of John Ervin; Cain; Ervin(1&10); Family Records; IGI; Landin; Ragland; Stutts; Webb 1850-70 census Hinds Co., MS

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