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Captain James Ford 1715–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1715

Birth Location: Drowning Creek, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1804

Death Location: Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States

Father: Preserved Ford

Mother: Mary Bronson

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In 1715, Captain James Ford entered the world in Drowning Creek, Robeson, North Carolina, United States, born to Preserved Ford And Mary Ann Bronson. Captain James Ford passed away in 1804 in Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1715, Captain James Ford entered the world in Drowning Creek, Robeson, North Carolina, United States, born to Preserved Ford And Mary Ann Bronson.
  • Captain James Ford passed away in 1804 in Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States.

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Captain Ford's Ancestors

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Captain Ford
1715–1804
Birth Place: Drowning Creek, Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Preserved Ford
1685–1739
Georgetown, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Bronson
1687–1739
Wethersfield, Hartford, CT, American Colonies
Grandparents
John Bronson
1642–1712
Farmington, Hartford, CT, USA
Hannah Scott
1645–1711
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1715
9 Aug 1715
Birth of Captain James Ford in Drowning Creek, Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Drowning Creek, Robeson, North Carolina, United States
1804
1804
Age 89
Death of Captain James Ford in Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States
Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1715
    Event Place: Drowning Creek, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States

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