George W. Basford, b. 1800 in Maryland
Seek parents of George W. Basford, said to be of Baltimore, MD:
Descendants of: George W. Basford
1 George W. Basford b. 23-Dec-1800 "of Baltimore, MD" d. 3-Mar-1871 Jeromesville, OH
m. Anna Ridgely m. 16-Jul-1822 Frederick Co., MDb. 26-Aug-1803 Frederick Co., MD d. 9-May-1837 Jeromesville, OH
[daughter of Richard Ridgely and Mary Hymes]
His tombstone in the Jeromesville Methodist Churchyard cemetery gives his age
at death as 70 years, 2 months and 11 days.He also married (2) Matilda Jones
and (3) Elizabeth.Elizabeth was his wife when the deed for the farm was
conveyed by them to their son-in-law, Joseph Heichel (recorded 07 Nov 1855),
and at the 1860 census [in this census George reports he is age 56 and
Elizabeth reports she is age 52; children at home are Cordelia (14), Armanda
(12) and Thomas (10) - also living with them is Catherine Brinkerhoff,
probably Elizabeth's mother,who was living in 1850 with Daniel and Sarah
Brinkerhoff in Wayne Twp. (Daniel was 50 in 1850, and likely is Catherine's
son)].George and Matilda married 25 Dec 1837. George and Elizabeth married
22 May 1851.Elizabeth's will, 23 Feb 1880, names her cousin John Brinkerhoff
and wife Mary, and her brother George Brinkerhoff and wife Elizabeth.The
1850 census lists in George's family a 9 year old male named William H. and a
7 year old female named Mary J.; Matilda's age in 1850 is given as 37,
Cordelia was 5 and Arminda was 2. According to the "History of Ashland Co."
George came from Maryland to Mohican Twp. in October, 1824 and opened a
clothing store in Jeromesville, Ohio.