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Col. Jacob Jr. Ford 1738–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 FEB 1738

Birth Location: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 11 JAN 1777

Death Location: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA

Father: Col Ford

Mother: Hannah FORD

Spouse(s): Theodosia Johnes

Children(s): Elizabeth Ford, Jacob III, Gabriel Ford, Timothy Ford, Phebe Ford, Martha Ford, Jacob Ford

Col. Jacob Jr. Ford was born in 1738 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA, the child of Col Jacob Ford And Hannah Ford. Col. Jacob Jr. Ford married Theodosia Johnes, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Ford, Gabriel Hogarth Ford, Jacob Ford, Jacob Ford Iii, Martha Ford, Phebe Ford, Timothy Ford. Col. Jacob Jr. Ford passed away in 1777 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Jacob Jr. Ford was born in 1738 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA, the child of Col Jacob Ford And Hannah Ford.
  • Col. Jacob Jr. Ford married Theodosia Johnes, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Ford, Gabriel Hogarth Ford, Jacob Ford, Jacob Ford Iii, Martha Ford, Phebe Ford, Timothy Ford.
  • Col. Jacob Jr. Ford passed away in 1777 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col Ford
1704–1777
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Hannah FORD
1701–1777
Birth Location: Newark
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Spouses(s)

Theodosia Johnes
1741–1824
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Ford
1767–1835
Birth Location: Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States
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Jacob III
1772–1834
Birth Location: Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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Gabriel Ford
1756–1849
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Timothy Ford
1762–1830
Birth Location: Matawan, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
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Phebe Ford
1775–1777
Birth Location: –
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Martha Ford
1777–1777
Birth Location: –
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Jacob Ford
1772–1834
Birth Location: Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey
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Col. Ford's Ancestors

Self
Col. Ford
1738–1777
Birth Place: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Col Jacob Ford
1704–1777
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Hannah FORD
1701–1777
Newark
Grandparents
John Ford
1659–1721
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Colonial, America
Elizabeth Freeman
1681–1772
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Jonathan Baldwin
1667–1739
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Susanna Kitchell
1665–1743
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Ford
1650–1711
Samuel Freeman
1638–1712
Mercy Southworth
1638–1712
Benjamin Baldwin
1642–1729
Hannah Sargeant
1644–1721
Samuel Kitchell
1635–1690
Elizabeth Wakeman
1638–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Ford's Descendants

1.
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Col. (Jacob Jr.) Ford (19 FEB 1738–11 JAN 1777) m. Theodosia Johnes (13 SEP 1741–BET 21 AUG 1824 AND 31 AUG 1824)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (“Eliza”) Ford 1767–1835 m. Chancellor (Henry William DeSaussure,) Sr. 1763–1839
    1. 1. Charles (Alfred De) Saussure, 1803–1871 m. Thomasine (Wilding) Fell 1811–1885
      1. 1. Charles (Alfred) DeSaussure 1849–1934 m. Margaret (Jane) Bowe 1860–1939
        1. 1. Naomi (Maude) DeSaussure 1898–1991 m. William Shuttleworth 1884–1967
        2. 2. Caroline (Genevive) DeSaussure 1895–1978 m. William (Christoffer) Sodeman 1889–1969
        3. 3. Theodosia (Elizabeth) DeSaussure 1880–1952 m. Thomas Fitzpatrick 1867–1955
        4. 4. Charles (Alfred) Desaussure 1882–1953
        5. 5. George DeSaussure 1887–1972 m. Gertrude DeSaussure 1887–
        6. 6. Susan (Vashti) DeSaussure 1888–1949
        7. 7. Leslie (W.) DeSaussure 1890–
        8. 8. Leo (Ford) DeSaussure 1892–1954 m. Beryl (Bernice) Desaussure 1896–1993
        9. 9. Dorothy (Marie) DeSaussure 1897–1981 m. Murray (Edmund) Meade 1891–1975
        10. 10. Robert (Emmett) DeSaussure 1894–1967 m. Gladys DeSaussure 1897–1920 m. Raymonda (Theresa) Stookey 1905–1997
      2. 2. Caroline (Blanding) DeSaussure 1846–
      3. 3. Emma (Grimke De) Saussure 1850–1881
      4. 4. Sarah (Theodosia De) Saussure 1854–1862
      5. 5. Wilding (Theodosia) DeSaussure 1842–1921
      6. 6. Filleinconnue DeSaussure 1838–
      7. 7. Eliza (Ford De) Saussure 1838–1920
      8. 8. Dr. (Henry William de) Saussure 1836–1876
      9. 9. Mary (Caroline) Boone 1847–1875
      10. 10. Susan (Boone) DeSaussure 1844–1929
    2. 2. Mary (Caroline) DeSaussure 1794–1863 m. Abram Blanding 1776–1839
      1. 1. James (Douglas) Blanding 1821–1906 m. Leonora (Agnes) McFaddin 1831–
      2. 2. William Blanding 1816–
      3. 3. Ormsby Blanding 1818–
      4. 4. Henry (William) Blanding 1819–
      5. 5. Septimus (Louis) Blanding 1820–
    3. 3. Anna (Frances De) Saussure 1786–1878 m. Wilmot (Stuart) Gibbes 1782–1852
      1. 1. Eliza (Ford) Gibbes 1808–1875 m. Henry (McCall) Holmes 1790–1854
        1. 1. Wilmot (Gibbes) Holmes 1837–1903
        2. 2. Caroline (Octavia) Holmes 1841–1915
      2. 2. Wilmot (Reeve) Gibbes 1806–1891 m. Sarah (Beaufort) Montgomery 1816–1844
        1. 1. Sarah (B.) Gibbes 1839–1858
      3. 3. Frances (Desaussure) Gibbes 1809–
      4. 4. Henry (Desaussure) Gibbes 1811–1875 m. Jane (Clement) Crawford 1813–1906
        1. 1. Juliette (Adelaide) Gibbes 1851–1916
      5. 5. Alester (Garden) Gibbes 1813–
      6. 6. John (Barnwell) Gibbes 1815–
      7. 7. Frances (Desaussure) Gibbes 1816–
      8. 8. Julius (Elliot) Gibbes 1818–
      9. 9. Alexander (Desaussure) Gibbes 1822–
      10. 10. Mary (Caroline) Gibbes 1824–
      11. 11. Octavius (Theodosius) Gibbes 1826–
      12. 12. Susan (Adelaide) Gibbes 1830–
    4. 4. Henry (Alexander DeSaussure,) Jr. 1788–1865 m. Susan Boone 1789–1864
      1. 1. Wilmot (Gibbes) Desaussure 1822–1886 m. Martha (de Saussure) Gourdin 1823–1914
        1. 1. Susan (Boone) Desaussure 1847–1924
      2. 2. Henry (William) Desaussure 1815–1887 m. Mary (Coffin) Peronneau 1822–1895
        1. 1. Henry (William) Desaussure 1842–1897
        2. 2. Alexander (Baron) Desaussure 1845–
        3. 3. William (Peronneau) Desaussure 1846–1935
        4. 4. Mary (Coffin) Desaussure 1848–
        5. 5. James (Peronneau) Desaussure 1853–1895
        6. 6. Lizzie Desaussure 1861–
      3. 3. Sarah (Gibbes) Desaussure 1811–1891
      4. 4. John (Boone) Desaussure –1862
    5. 5. William (Ford de) Saussure 1792–1870 m. Sarah (Jones) Davie 1793–1870
      1. 1. Eliza (Gabriella) deSaussure 1820–1895
      2. 2. Ella Desaussure 1813–1895
      3. 3. Sarah (Jones) Desaussure 1817–1893
      4. 4. Mary (Davie) deSaussure 1821–1858 m. William (Izard) Bull 1813–1894
        1. 1. Sarah (Davie ( Sallie )) Bull –1864
      5. 5. Louis (Daniel) DeSaussure 1824–1888
      6. 6. Henry (Bolivar DeSaussure (born de) Saussure) 1824–1848
      7. 7. Allen (Jones De) Saussure 1828–1852
      8. 8. William (Davies De) Saussure 1819–1863 m. Maria (Louisa) Ravenel 1826–1887
    6. 6. Daniel (Louise de) Saussure 1796–1857 m. Frances Martin –1861
      1. 1. Daniel (Louis) Desaussure 1836–1908 m. Sarah (Ann) Gamewell 1840–1906
        1. 1. Deasie Desaussure 1869–
    7. 7. Louis (McPherson) DeSaussure 1804–1870 m. Isabel (Harper) Means 1809–1844 m. Jane (Hay) Hutson 1809–1887
      1. 1. Robert (Means) Desaussure 1834–1849
      2. 2. Louis (McPherson) Desaussure 1836–1858
    8. 8. John (McPherson) DeSaussure 1807–1883 m. Elizabeth (Hester) Champion –1864
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Ford) DeSaussure 1798–1826 m. James (Gadsden) Holmes 1798–1882
      1. 1. Rebecca (Theodosia) Holmes 1823–
    10. 10. Gabriel (Edward) DeSaussure 1799–1821
    11. 11. Octavia (Theodosia) DeSaussure 1801–1823 m. Frederick (William) Davie 1800–1850
    12. 12. Louis (McPherson) deSaussure 1804–1869
    13. 13. Sarah (Amelia) DeSaussure 1808–1842 m. William (Jones) Boone 1810–1864
      1. 1. Mary (Eliza Walker) Boone 1841–1898
      2. 2. Henry (William DeSaussure) Boone 1839–1925
    14. 14. Daniel (McPherson) DeSaussure 1789–1789
  2. 2. Jacob (Ford,) III 1772–1834 m. Ann (Motte) Peronneau 1774–1823
    1. 1. Mary (Hutson) Ford 1797–1869 m. Thomas (Grimball) Prioleau 1786–1876
      1. 1. William (Hutson) Prioleau 1835–1921
    2. 2. Frederick (Augustus) Ford 1804–1880
  3. 3. Gabriel (Hogarth) Ford 1756–1849
  4. 4. Timothy Ford 1762–1830
    1. 1. Charlotte (Matilda) Ford 1799–
    2. 2. Louisa (Catherine) Ford 1805–1886 m. Edmund Ravenel 1797–1870
      1. 1. Charlotte (Mathilda) Ravenel 1830–1881
      2. 2. Edmund Ravenel 1840–1912
    3. 3. Mary (Theodosia) Ford 1800–
  5. 5. Phebe Ford 1775–1777
  6. 6. Martha Ford 1777–1777
  7. 7. Jacob Ford 1772–1834

Col. Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1738
19 FEB 1738
Birth of Col. Jacob Jr. Ford in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
1777
11 JAN 1777
Age 39
Death of Col. Jacob Jr. Ford in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1738
    Event Place: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1777
    Event Place: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
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