John Ford md. Mary Chesley
There was a Chesley Ford listed in the 1810, 1820, and 1830 censuses for Buckingham Co., VA, and in the 1840 census for Cabell Co., VA.The 1840 listing was probably for Chesley Daniel Ford who married Rebecca Canterbury on 9 Nov 1837.The 1810, 1820, and 1830 listings were probably for his father, Chesley, who married Frances Falwell on 7 Oct 1805.
Fords listed in 1820 Census, New Canton Twp., Buckingham Co., VA:
Ann Ford
*Chesley Ford)
*Jesse Ford) Brothers?
*John Ford)
T. Ford
*I THINK these are Chesley Ford who married Frances Falwell, Jesse Ford who married Elizabeth Falwell, and John (another brother whose spouse I don't know).I BELIEVE these are all sons of John Ford and Mary Chesley.
SPECULATION ONLY AT THIS POINT!!!But based on "Notes From Doris Ford" as follows:
According to listings in a booklet titled "Fords of Enfield, Old Park England," some interesting entries are:
A JOHN FORD of Lancaster, England, married MARY CHESLEY (a daughter of JOHN CHESLEY).This appears to be a family name of our gg-grandfather, CHESLEY DANIEL FORD.They had a son JOHN.The second wife of JOHN FORD (No. 1) is listed as MARY LAWSON.Their son was named CHARLES DILLWORTH (1806-1880).DILLWORTH is also a tie to our family as our great uncle was named ALBERT DILLWORTH FORD.I find these notations to be of great interest and could possibly be our England ancestors.
She also tells of these other Fords who are listed in the same book:MATTHEW FORD b. 1661 was in New England.His son JACOB had a son BENJAMIN who had ELIJAH who had ISAAC NEWTON that married NANCY SHEPPARD (another possible link).
There is also a PRESSOLD FORD, a son of one of three brothers who came up the Little Pee Dee and settled on the river at a location that came to be known as FORD'S FERRY.He married three times; all of his wives were named Sallie.He had a son JESSE who settled on lands one mile west of what is now "Pages Mill" on Lake View.He married twice:(1) ELIZABETH TOWNSEND (2) MARY WATSON. JESSE had a son also named JESSE who married NANCY FORD.
I have also found a JESSE FORD who married ELIZABETH FALWELL on 1 Nov 1811.It is interesting to note that both are placed in Cabell Co., VA, with CHESLEY D. FORD who was born in 1814.This information of the marriage was from a book, "Cumberland, VA, Marriages from 1748 to 1840."
Carol Bowman
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Re: John Ford md. Mary Chesley ...correction?
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Re: John Ford md. Mary Chesley
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