There is a lot of discussion about the French Fords but I think everyone has
just about concluded that the MS fords (at least the ones we have been
discussing ) are of english descent. I read a lot of the Hugunot
(spelling) papers in NC and found some documentation about this. Kate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norma Preston" <normachp(a)mindspring.com>
To: <CALVIT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: [CALVIT-L] HESTER FORD'S family
Thank you AGAIN, Kate, for the information!
[My husband is descended from Fords (originally "Faure" -- French
Huguenots)
in VA. There are many Johns & Josephs in those Fords. I will try
to find
out more about the Fords of mine through those Fords and see if I can
connect all of these up! Since I live in N.C. and get to the NC State
Library frequently, I will work on them from here, too. That library has
SOME Mississippi records, but they're not complete]
It is really great to have all of you Calvit cousins helping each other.
I
will be very happy to help at this end (NC) if someone has
questions.
Norma Preston
Hillsborough, NC
normachp(a)mindspring.com
-----Original Message-----
From: lucygilbert <lucygilbert(a)email.msn.com>
To: CALVIT-L(a)rootsweb.com <CALVIT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Thursday, May 18, 2000 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [CALVIT-L] HESTER FORD'S family
>HI - again--I used this summary for years and it was not until I got the
>orginal will that I found out that there was much more than a listing of
the
>heirs--you could tell from the will who were the older and who were the
>younger children--etc. It was when I reviewed the orginal will that I
>realized that John Ford had to be older than Robert Ford--and Robert Ford
>was born in 1752 or so because he had to have a daughter Hetty (Hester,
>esther) old enough to marry and have children by 1790 or so. there is
>documentation in Robert Ford's will that he is the father of Hetty Ford
who
>married John Spires--the John Spires listed as witness on Joseph Ford is
his
>grandson-in-law. Kate
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Edwin Calvit" <bcalvit(a)earthlink.net>
>To: <CALVIT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 11:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [CALVIT-L] HESTER FORD'S family
>
>
>> Belinda,
>> I was looking in the Natchez Court Records, 1767 - 1805, Abstracts of
>Early
>> Records, Vol. 2, (McBee) today and ran up on the will of Joseph Ford,
>Adams
>> Co., dated 6 Nov. 1804. I knew you were looking for any info on the
Fords.
>> Wife: Rebecca
>> Sons: John, Thomas, Joseph, Robert, and George (listed in that order, I
>> don't know if that's the order of age or what)
>> Daughters: Esther Strawder and Elizabeth Ford
>> Grandchildren: George Holliway, Elizabeth Ford
>> Executor of Will: John Ford
>> Witnessed by : Robert Ford, John Spires, Jacob Gaice?
>> These should be all of his children that were living in 1804.
>> Let me know if I can be of any more help.
>> Benny Calvit
>> bcalvit(a)earthlink.net
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <BandB4951(a)aol.com>
>> To: <CALVIT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 11:29 AM
>> Subject: Re: [CALVIT-L] HESTER FORD'S family
>>
>>
>> > Hi, Norma,
>> >
>> > Gosh....I wish I had some kind of answers for you about your Hester
FORD
>> and
>> > other info. I have only recently been putting my FORD pieces
together
>and
>> > with that my CALVIT.....so I am still floating around out here trying
to
>> make
>> > sense of it all. I have a list of children for Joseph FORD but I
have
>no
>> way
>> > of knowing yet as to whether it is complete or correct. For the
>children
>> of
>> > Rebecca ? and Joseph FORD, born: 1726, died: November 06, 1804 in
>> Natchez
>> > Dist., MS, I show:
>> >
>> > 1. Joseph FORD, Jr., md. Cynthia EDWARDS
>> > 2. Robert FORD
>> > 3. George FORD
>> > 4. Margaret FORD, md. ? HOLLOWAY
>> > 5. Thomas FORD
>> > 6. John D. FORD, born: 1766 in VA, died: September 11, 1844 in
>Franklin
>> > Co., MS, md: Elizabeth CALVIT IN 1784 in Natchez Dist., MS. (I'm
still
>> > looking to find who Elizabeth CALVIT's father is and, also, to
confirm
>> that
>> > John D. FORD is the son of Rebecca ? and Joseph FORD born in 1726.)
>> >
>> > I am forwarding my response to the FORD list as well. Maybe someone
can
>> help.
>> >
>> > Good luck. Let me know if you find any connections to any of them.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > Bellinda
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
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