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Mary Anne Brunson m. Dec 14, 1709 Charleston SC b. 1698? ?Wethersfield, Conn. Colony d. May 20, 1739 SC |
John b. 1710? ?Charleston SC d. after 1784? ?Charleston SC |
Sarah b. 1712? ?Charleston SC d. 1778? ?St. Mathews Parish GA |
Capt. James b. Aug 9, 1715 Christ Church Parish, Charleston SC d. 1804? Marion Co. SC |
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Mary b. 1721? ?Charlestown SC d. 1722? ?Charleston SC |
Joseph b. 1724? Georgetown Dist. SC d. Nov 6, 1804 Adams Co. Miss. Terr. |
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Daughter Sarah married Robert Beville Jr. (1723-1765) about 1750. |
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Son Joseph Ford may be the Ensign Joseph Ford who fought under Col. Powell in the
Cherokee Wars of 1759-60 in SC. One of the Captains was older son James Ford [Andrea,
"SC Colonial Soldiers & Patriots..."]. |
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In 1762, son James married a woman named Ann Townsend in NC and they had ten children,
including John, who became known as Rev. John Ford. |
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A "Ford, Jno, Sergt." enlisted Sep 1, 1778 for 9 months service, was "Ensn."
Nov 3, 1778 in Jarvis' company, and "Lieut." in 1780. [Thomas, "Roster of North
Carolina Troops...",
website,
vol 16, p. 1059]. |
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Ensign John Ford enlisted Nov 3, 1778 and initially served under Lt.
Stephen Jarvis. Jarvis was a British commander when he led a charge at Biggin
Creek Bridge in SC on Jul 16, 1781. John Ford was "Ensign 3rd North Carolina,
30th November, 1778; taken prisoner at Charleston, 12th May, 1780;
Lieutenant, 23d January, 1781, and served to close of war"
[Heitman, Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army ...,
page 232]. |
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The minor battle at Biggin Creek Bridge on Jul 16, 1781 was located in the original
Charles Town District (see
Map
for location of battle [carolana.com/sc/Revolution, website]. |
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A John Ford [grandson?], on Oct 20, 1778, entered a
land claim no. 277
in Rowan Co. NC, that was granted in Oct 10, 1783 and was not a military grant
based on service in the Continental Army [NC Land Grants, Claim #277,
file no. 894]. |
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In a letter from Carlos de Grand-Pré,
Natchez, Mar 2, 1790, to Governor Don Estavan Miro, that stated amount of tobacco
produced by growers in the Natchez District, "Joseph Ford" produced 4,500
pounds of tobacco and his son "John Ford" produced 5,400 pounds of tobacco, and
another son "Robert Ford" produced 8,000 pounds of tobacco [MDAH, website]. |
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The Adams Co. MS will of son Joseph Ford, dated Nov 6, 1804, probate date unknown,
names wife Rebecca, children John (executor), Thomas,
Joseph (Jr.), Robert, George, Esther Strawder, & Elizabeth, and grandchildren
"Elizabeth, & George Holliway". Joseph's son Robert Ford was a witness along with
John Spires and Jacob Guice. |
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In 1805, a "John Ford" was listed in the
Burke Co. list of
taxables
[page 237], as owning 270 acres and taxable for 1 poll [persons living on the land
over a certain age]. He was listed in Captain Howel's Company near a John White,
(400 acres and 1 poll), posibly a grandson of
William White [NCGSJ, in Alexander,
Here Will I Dwell..., p. 237]. |
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According to W. W. Lambright's History of Franklin County, Mississippi From 1809-1899,
grandson John Ford was among the first settlers of Franklin
Co. MS [MSGW, website]. Franklin Co. MS was formed in 1809 from Adams Co.
(see present day map
for location). |
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SOURCES: Adams Co. Mississippi Genealogy & History Network, "1792 Census for Natchez District (under Spanish Government control)", 2009, 1792 Census. Adams Co. Mississippi Genealogy & History Network, "Adams County, Mississippi Wills", 2009, website. Alexander, Nancy, Here Will I Dwell, The Story of Caldwell County, 1956, "Burke County, N.C. List of Taxables for 1805" abstracted by Ransom McBride, in NCGSJ, Nov 1982, p. 237. Andrea, Leonardo, "South Carolina Colonial Soldiers and Patriots...", publ. 1952, transcribed by Sara Augerson in Genealogy Trails website. McBee, May Wilson, comp., Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805, Greenwood MS, 1953, v. 2, pp. 36-7, 51, 288, 400, Book B, p. 83, Book D, p. 141. Franklin Co. Genealogy & Hustory Network, Franklin Co. Mississippi Marriages, website. MS Dept. of Arch. & Hist., 1816 Franklin Co. Census in "Territorial Censuses", website. North Carolina Land Grants, NC Rowan Co. File #277, website. MSGW, Franklin Co. MS, website, http://www.msgw.org/franklin/settlfms.html, ref. Lambright, W.W., History of Franklin Co. MS. Rowland, Dunbar, "1816 Census for Franklin Co. Miss.", taken from The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi,Centennial Edition, 1917, rootsweb website. Thomas, Abishai et al., "Roster of the North Carolina troops in the Continental Army", copy of a register taken from original muster and pay rolls 1791, Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, vol. 16, pp. 1002-1197. on Univ. of NC website. USGenWeb, Early Southwest Miss. Territory, "Natchez District 1792 Spanish Census Index", website. USGenWeb, Franklin Co. Mississippi, "Franklin County Mississippi Early Settlers", website. White, Gifford, James Taylor White of Virginia and some of his descendants into Texas, Austin, TX, 1982. |
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