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NOTES:
SQ pps 2622-3: After the death of her mother, she was taken int o thehome of her uncle, Wesley sparks, and was adopted by him. Sh e wasreared under the name of Alice Sparks. She married Earl W. Bad gerand they had three children.

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!NOTES:
See THE MATTINGLY FAMILY IN EARLY AMERICA by Herman E. Mattingly ,1975,
p. 44 (in an article on JAMES MATTINGLY d 1745, brother of Luke Mattingly)
"All the rest of the personal estate was equally divided between " my
other five children," Ann, Monica, Robert, Peter and John. Witnesse sto
the will who later proved it were John Sheircliffe, Jr., Peter Ford and
Clement Hill. Peter Ford was the brother of Anastasia who is supposed
to have married Luke Mattingly, brother of James (citing SMC, Md., Wills,
Liber 22, folio 239 (1735).
On page 53 is the article on Luke Mattingly for which see his fil e.
"It is speculation that sometime before 1735 Luke married Anastasia Ford,
daughter of Robert and Margaret. Her father in his will (cite below)
written December 27, 1735, mentioned his daughter, Anastasia Mattingly.
Other connections with the Ford family, and the naming of his daughter
Anastasia, seems to confirm Luke's marriage to Anastasia Ford. If this
be so, Anastasia died sometime before 1744, since Luke married Priscilla
Knott, widow of George Knott, on November 29, 1744.
(JS: I notice some discrepancies. Not only is it a coincidence t hat
Fr. Mattingly shows Luke as marrying Priscilla Knott on the same da ythat they submit the Accounting of Priscilla's late spouse, i.e. November 29,
1744, but the date of their marriage is supported by a citation to an
accounting. The date of their marriage is important because we hav eassumed
that Luke's daughter Elizabeth Mattingly, mother of Catherine Spalding,
was a daughter of Anastasia Ford Mattingly and was born ca 1746. I fLuke
married Priscilla in 1744, Elizabeth was Priscilla's daughter and no ta
Ford.)

!LAST WILL:
See Luke's notes that Anastasia was the daughter of Robert and Margaret
Ford. Robert's will is at St. Mary's Co., MD. Wills, Liber 22, foli o239
(1735) and was written December 27, 1735. A copy of the will is in the poss-
ession of James J. Sparks, San Carlos, California, and reads as follows:
"The Last Will of
ROBERT FORD Maryland SS In the name of God Amen the tw enty
seventh Day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
Thirty and five I Robert Ford of Strand Serid? in St. Mary's County
plantr being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks
be given unto God therefore calling into mind the mortality of my body &
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die doe make & ordain this
my last Will and Testament, that is to say, principally and first o fall I
give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and for my
body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christianlike an ddecent
manner at the discretion of my Executor - nothing doubting but at th eGeneral
Ressurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and
as touching such worldly Estate, where with it hath pleased God to bless me
in this Life, I give devise and dispose of the same in the followin gmanner
and form Vizt,
Imprimis, I give and bequeath to Margaret my Dearly beloved Wife t hethird
part of my personal estate, after my Just Debts being paid and two working
horses, with a privledge upon the said Tract of Land called Strand during
her widowhood.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Eldest son Joh[n] Ford, and m ysecond
son Robert Ford the said tract of land called the Strand to thou willed by my
father Robert, and their heris forever, as -- the first patent obtained by him
containing one hundred acres, lying & being in the main fork of Brittains Bay -
Item I give unto my eldest son John and Third son Peter Ford Eighty
two acres of Swiphis/Swisshis? Land contained within the bound of th esaid
Fathers patent, which I value bonifide at six Thousand pounds of tobacco,
purchase made by me; and which said Eighty two acres I give & bequeath, unto
the said John & Peter Ford & their heirs forever, provided they pay or cause
to be paid my second son Robert Ford his heirs and assigns the Just sum and
full Quantity of two Thousand pounds of Tobacco for his third part o fthe Said
Eighty two acres aforesaid -
Item I give and bequeath unto my youngest son Peter Ford the Tract of
land Called Maypole pursuant to my father's will after my decease t ohim and
his heirs forever -
Item I will and bequeath unto my three sons, vizt John, Rober tand
Peter Ford their heirs and assigns forever, one acre of land left t ome by my
father in his will running in the tract of Land called Downham lyin gand being
in the freshes of Bretons Bay it being intended by father for conveniency of
a warehouse, for the Strand and Maypole families -
Item I give and bequeath my personal estate to be Equally Divi ded
between my six children vizt John, Robert, & Peter Ford, Monica, Shockly,
Threse, Winefread, and Anistatia Mattingly to them and their heirs forever -
Lastly I do make ordain constitute & appoint Peter Ford my thir dson
my only & sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament, and I do hereby
untter disallow Revoke and disannul, all and Every other former Testaments,
wills & Legacies, Requests and Executors by me in any way before thi stime
named willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this and on other to
be my last will and Testament, in Witness Whereof I have hereunto se tmy hand
and seal the Day aforesaid.
Robert Ford
Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Robert Ford as
his Last Will & Testament, in the presence of us the subscribers viz tand
when the words, after my Just Debts being paid, was interlined between the
14th and 15th lines of the first paragraph -
William Howard September ye 15th - 1740
William Howard & John Daly two of the
John Daly subscribing Witnesses of the foregoing will,
being duly and solomnly sworn on the holy
Luke Cusack Evangels of Almighty God profess and sa ythat
they saw the Testator Robert Ford, sign the foregoing will & heard him
publish and declare the same to be his Last Will & Testament, that a tthe
time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and
disposing mind memory, and that they subscribed their Respective names as
witnesses in the presence of the said Testator at his Request -
Thos. Aisquith Depty Commiss
Sworn before me of St. Marys County
On the same Day above the Deceaseds Widow made her Election, and rights of
the devise in the will Certified by me Tho. Aisquith Depty Commiss of
St Mary County

!NOTES:
Information provided by Peg Oman (see note under brother Robert):
ANASTASIA FORD m. LUKE MATTINGLY by 1735, date her father wrote hi swill.
Deceased by 29, Nov 1749, date he 2/m Priscilla Knott, widow of George.
By 2/m he had Bennet 1/m Jane Power and 2/m Eloise Spalding, Mar yFord
Mattingly, and Zachariah who m. Ann Panny Spalding (Ann P. was 1/ m to
Raphael Ford in 1771 and 2/m Joshua Millard)
A. ANASTASIA MATTINGLY b. ca 1736 d. ca 1818, m. by 1783 Joseph Spalding.
AA. CLEMENT SPALDING - 1/m Eleanor Alvey 29 Jan 1811, 2/m Mari a Ford
26 July 1814
AB. JOSEPH SPALDING
AC. ELEANOR SPALDING b. 1761
AD. BIBIANA SPALDING - m. John Bowles 27 Oct 1800
AAA. WILLIAM BOWLES
AAB. JOHN BOWLES
AE. THOMAS SPALDING
AF. EDWARD SPALDING b. ca 1777 d. ca 1823, m. Mary C. Radfor d 27 Dec
1813
AG. PHILIP SPALDING
B. ANN MATTINGLY b. ca 1738, m. by 1783 Richard Wimsatt
C. ELIZABETH MATTINGLY b. ca 1746 d. 1807, 1/m Thomas spalding b y1783.
He 2/m Rebecca Yates by whom he had 12 children.
CA1. WILLIAM SPALDING b. ca 1770
CB1. ZACHARIAH SPALDING b. ca 1772, 1/m
CC1. CATHERINE SPALDING b. ca 1775 m. Richard Payne
(end of note)

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!NOTES:
See CATHOLIC FAMILIES OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND by Timothy J. O'Roarke , pg12:
"6 Feb 1773 Edward Ford of John and Henrietta, Sponsors Joshua Millard,
Ann Ford."

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!NOTES:
See CATHOLIC FAMILIES OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND, by Timothy O'Roarke, p g8,
Record of Baptisms, "3 Feb 1771, Eleanor Ford of Ignatius and Dorothy.
Sponsors: John and Ann Mattingly."

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!NOTES:
Per Peg Oman: Frances Ford married ___ Wimsatt by 1751.
Referred to in will of her sister Monica as Frances Winsatt.

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!NOTES:
Per Peg Oman: Will dated 15 Nov 1767, probate St. Mary's Co., Md
12 Mar 1771. Mentions wife Dorothy and children, Joseph Ford, others
unnamed. Typed copy in possession of James J. Sparks, San Carlos, CA.
See CATHOLIC FAMILIES OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND by Timothy O'Rourke, p.
8 for this record of a baptism: "7 Jul 1771: John Jarboe of Ben and
Monica (Sponsors:) Philip Abel, Dorothy Ford, widow."

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!NOTES:
Per Peg Oman: Married ____Greenwell by 1751. A Phillip Greenwil l is
and heir and witness to the will of Monica Ford, Jane's sister.

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!NOTES:
Will in Will Book 36 p. (between 332 and 336), St. Mary's Co.
From Peg Oman, Will dated 15 November 1767, probated in St. Mary's
County, MD., 29 December 1767. Leaves his estate to John Kennellum Medcalf,
son of his sister Sarah. Also includes brother Ignatius. Witnessed b yJohn
Ford and Francis Boarman.
Typed copy in possession of James J. Sparks, San Carlos, CA.

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!NOTES:
See Chronicles of St. Mary's, St. Mary's County Historical Society,
Vol. 2, No. 11, Nov 1954:
Rose Hill by Charles E. Fenwick
If you should visit Leonardtown, Maryland and ask to see Rose Hill
few people would be able to direct you, for this old plantation is today
known as St. Mary's Academy. As the town has grown, it has gathered
within its bounds part of this old plantation of about 300 acres...
Rose Hill is one tract of land which has not been lost. Most of i ts
acreage was part of Ford's Inclosure, which was originally patented to
John Ford on the 2nd of March, 1754. At that time, John Ford was seized
in fee simple, of several contiguous tracts and had them surveyed and
patented to him as Ford's Inclosure....Ford's Inclosure contained i nall
255 acres and was held of his Lordship's Manor of Beaverdam. John Ford
died in the year 1770 and in his will says "to my wife Henrietta Ford,
the plantation where I now live, called Ford's Inclosure, and at her
death to my sons, Robert and Joseph Ford." The records of an old burying
ground on Rose Hill seem to indicate that it was the site of his home.
Ford Inclosure was divided. Robert Ford, who called himself Robert
Ford, Court House, probably to distinguish himself from other Rober tFords,
received 145 acres and Joseph Ford received 110 acres. Joseph Ford' s110
acres were divided into smaller tracts after his death, which occurred
prior to 1812. Robert Ford, Court House, died in 1808 and left his 145
acres undivided. Robert probably never married, as he leaves his property
to his nieces and nephews. He left Ford's Inclosure as follows: "t omy
nephew John F. Ford, son of my brother Joseph Ford, the Land and premises
whereon I now dwell, being part of a tract called Ford's Inclosure - -that
is the Land which fell to me by my father's will." For the next fe wyears
Ford's Inclosure is assessed to John F. Ford, but it contained no house
worthy of assessment.
(The property eventually was renamed Rose Hill and gifted by the owner
in 1885, Colonel Richard H. Miles, some Catholic Institution of Learning.)
Colonel Miles and his wife lived to see their wish fulfilled, bu tdied
soon after...The bequest of Colonel and Mrs. Miles had aroused interest.
Several religious orders were contacted. The Sisters of Charity of
Nazareth, Kentucky, were interested and made plans to visit Leonardtown.
In the spring of 1885, Mother Teresa Tormey, accompanied by Siste rMarie
Maynard visited Leonardtown. Their report must have been satisfactory for
their Order accepted this new task.
On August 27, 1885, the first band of four sisters arrived via ste am-
boat. They were Sisters Madeline, Rosanne, Gregorita, and Bertilla with
Mother Helena as their guide. They were, in a way, 'coming home' fo rthe
first Mother Superior of their Order, Mother Mary Catherine Spalding ,was
a descendant of Thomas Spalding of Saint Mary's County.
Reverend Father Charles K. Jenkins, S.J., who welcomed the Sister s to
Saint Mary's was himself a descendant of a prominent Maryland family . As
their own home was not ready, Mr. George Combs invited them to stay at
Buena Vista until all was in readiness." (The article continues to record
the opening of St. Mary's Academy on Rose Hill on Sept 6, 1885. It continued
in operation as of the date the article was published.)
Thus there were three ancestors from three lines of the Sparks fam ily
involved in the creation of St. Mary's Academy, John Ford, Mother Mary
Catherine Spalding, and Fr. Charles K. Jenkins, S.J.

!WILL:
The following will is found in Will Book 37, p 674 of Records of S t.
Mary's County, Maryland. (For abstract see FHL 844961, p 121)
LAST WILL OF JOHN FORD
In the name of God Amen I, John Ford of St. Marys County in the province
of Maryland living near the Court House in said County being weak o fbody
but of sound, perfect, and disposing mind and memory thanks be to almighty
God for the same do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form
following Viz - I give my soul to God the father, and Creator of us all,
who gave it my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of
my Executors hereafter mentioned, as to my worldly Estate I give it in
manner following:
Imprimis I give and bequeath to my Dearly Beloved Wife, Henrietta Ford
during her natural life, the plantation whereon I now live, called Fords
Inclosure, and after her death I give, and bequeath the same to my two
sons, Robert Ford and Joseph Ford to them and their Heirs to be Equally
Divided between them and theirs.
Item I give and bequeath to my son Philip Ford the Land I lately purchased
of my Children called Birch Hanger, Situate lying and being in the County
afsd in the forrest of Chaptico to him and his heirs forever -
Item I give and bequteath my negro man named Will to my son John Ford to
him and his heirs and assignes -
Item I give and bequeath my oldest Gray mare Colt to my dearly beloved wife
Henrietta Ford to be disposed of as she shall think proper.
Item I give all the Rest and Residue of my Estate Real and personal, to my
said wife Henrietta Ford, and to my son John Ford, and to my children, by my
last wife, to wit, Philip Ford, Robert Ford, Joseph Ford, Anne Ford ,Margaret
Ford, and Eleanor Ford to be Equally Divided, between them, and my will and
desire is that my said Live (?) Children should Receive there (sic) propor-
tionable part of my said Estate, when, they come at age or upon the Day of
their Marriage Respectively, which Shall first happen, and in case any of
my said Children, should die before, they are of age to Receive thei rparts
of my Estate, then my will and desire is that it shall be Equally Divided
amongst the survivors, their Heirs Executors and Adminr -
Lastly I appoint my said wife Henrietta Ford and my son John Ford ,whole and
sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, In witness whereo fI have,
hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of April the year of ou rLord,
one thousand seven hundred & sixty.
John Ford
(Witnessed by Peter Peek (Peake), Susanna Peak (Peake), John Hall.
His son John Ford Jr. declined to act on 23 May 1770. On Sept 13, 1770
one the witnesses filed his oath and on the 9th day of May 1770 another
witness filed her oath.)

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!LAST WILL
Will is found in Book 33, page 180, St. Mary's County, MD dated
28 July, 1764.
The following is a copy of the last will of John Ford, son of Robe rtFord
and Margaret ---:
"The Last Will of
John Ford Maryland St. Marys County SS July the 28th Day o f1764
In the name of God Amen, I John Ford of St. M ary's Cty
being weak of body but in sound and perfect mind and memory praise b etherefore
given to almighty God do make, and, ordain this my present Last Wil land Testa-
ment in manner and form following, that is to say first and principally I com-
mend my soul to the hands of Almighty God, hoping through the meritorious death
and passion of my savior Jesus Christ to have a full and free pardon ,and for-
givness of all my sins, and to inherit Everlasting life, and my bod yI commit
to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter
named and as touching the dispossion of all such Temporal Estate, a sit hath
pleased God to bestow upon me, I give and dispose these as followeth -
Item I give and bequeath to my loving son John Ford, ten acres o fLand
called Farthing, Gift to him & his heirs forever, and also part of another
Tract of Land Called Long in Dispoice?, beginning at a Black Haw tree,
standing near a sinall Branch Leading through Richard Cooper's plantation
from thence a straight line to a Chestnut Tree standing in the end o fthe
third line of a Tract of Land called Downham to him & his heirs or assignes
forever -
Item I give and bequeath to my loving son, Jesse Ford part of a Tract of
Land Called Downham beginning at a Mulberry Tree on the west side o fthe main
Run, Marked with three Notches, standing near the made Rode that Leads through
the Dwelling plantation, and on the east side of the Rode from thenc eto a
marked white oak with four notches, standing near the do Spring, thence, with
the main Rode to a Red oak marked with three notches. Standing b y aCart Rode
that Leads to Benjamin BradBurns thence with the Cart Rode till it comes
within five perches of the third Line of the whole Tract, thence north East
till it intersects the second line of the hole Tract thence Northwes tto the
third bound Tree, thence to the beginning agreeble to pattent to hi m& his
heirs or assignes forever, in case of failer of heirs or assignes then to
fall to my son Ignatius Ford, and his heirs or assignes forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my Loving son, Jesse Ford all my personal
Estate for the maintenance of my Wife.
Lastly I appoint my son Jesse Ford my whole & sole Executor of this myLast Will and Testament, Confirming and Ratifying this and no other to be my
Last Will and Testament, in Testamony whereof I have hereunto set m yhand
and fixed my seal the Day and year first above Written -
John Ford
Signed Sealed and delivered
in the presence of On the --- Day of January 1765 - came Peter
Peter Ford Ser Ford Ser and John Ford two of the
John Ford subscribing witnesses to the within wil land
Robt Wimsatt Junr. made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God
that they did see John Ford, Senr the Te stator
sign and seal this will and heard him pu blish
pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and Testament, an dthat
at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their & each of their appre-
hension of a sound, and disposing mind and memory, and that they severally
Subscribed, their Respective names as witnesses to the sd will in th epre-
sence of the Testator, and that they did see Robert Wimsat, Jr. the other
subscribing witness to this will sign his name as a witness to the said will
and in the presence of each of them and in the presence of the said Testator.
Sworn before Stewrt Edward, Depty Comm of St. Mary's County

!NOTES:
A family group sheet given to me by Peg Oman of 6504 So. Clarkson,
Littleton, CO., 80121 states the following about John Ford:
JOHN FORD - will dated 23 Jul 1764, pr. SMC Jan 1765 Mentions sons
John, Jesse, Ignatius and lands: Farthing, Downham, Land in "Dispoice".
A. JOHN FORD - will dated 5 May 1760, pr SMC 9 May 1770, Mentions
present wife Henrietta, children by last wife, and son John:
AA. JOHN FORD - Probably by 1st wife
AB. PHILIP FORD - by last wife
AC. ROBERT FORD - by last wife
AD. JOSEPH FORD - by last wife
AE. ANNE FORD - by last wife
AF. MARGARET FORD - by last wife
AG. ELEANOR FORD - by last wife
B. JESSE FORD - will dated 15 Nov 1767, pr SMC 29 Dec 1767.
Leaves his estate to John Kennethum Madcalf, s/o his sister Sar ah
C. IGNATIUS FORD - will dated 17 Dec 1770, pr. SMC 12 Mar 1771.
Mentions wife Dorothy and children
CA. JOSEPH FORD
C?. Others, unnamed
.
From the will of Monica Ford, pr. SMC 1753, it appears that John For dwho
died 1764-1765 had other children as follows:
D. PETER FORD
E. MONICA FORD - d. 1751-1753, SMC. Also mentions her Goddaughte rMary
Ford, Phillip Greenwell, and brothers Ignatius and Peter Ford.
(Suspect Phillip Greenwell is the husband of her sister Jane)
F. FRANCES FORD - m. _____WIMSATT by 1751.
G. SUSAN/SARAH FORD - m. _____MADCALF by 1751
GA. JOHN K. MADCALF
H. SUSANNAH FORD - m _____FENWICK
I. JANE FORD - M _____GREENWELL by 1751
J. MARY FORD - m _____WEST by 1751
K. ANASTASIA FORD

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!NOTE:
It is likely that this John is not the child of Henrietta Ford. In
his will this John's father is paraphrased in the will summary as saying
"My children by my last wife to wit: Philip, Robert, Joseph, Anne,
Margaret and Eleanor." Also, a note at the foot of the will dated 23
May, 1770 says "I hereby resign all right of executorship to this will
to my mother-in-law, Henrietta Ford (probably meaning step-mother) and
declare I shall not act as executor thereof. Signed: John Ford, Jr."
See THOMAS JENKINS, pg 301 where Father Jenkins says "John Ford, S r.
born probably in the mid 1690's was a planter in St. Mary's County .He
had one child, John Ford, Jr., by his first marriage about 1716; his
wife's name unknown. He married (2) or (3) about 1746/48 Henrietta Neale,
daughter of Henry Neale and Anne Gardiner and descendant of Captain James
Neale, Lord of the Manor of "Wollaston", Charles County. They had six
children. Their third child and son, Captain Joseph Ford, was a soldier
of the Revolution and received a U.S. pension. After the Revolution ,Captain
Joseph Ford established a successful shipyard in Leonardtown on the Creek
back of the Manor House, which was still in operation in 1812."

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!NOTES:
copy from p 301 Tom Jenkins

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!NOTES:
Per Peg Oman: Married ____West by 1751.

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!WILL:
Summary of Will in Index prepared by Annie Walker Burns (FHL 84496 1)who
cites St. Mary's County Will Book 28 at pps 245-246 dated Oct 10, 1751:
The Last Will of Monica Ford
In the name of God amen this tenth Day of October in the year o f our
Lord God one Thousand Seven Hundred & Fifty One I Monica Ford of S tMarys
County being sick in body but in my perfect senses do make this my Last
Will and Testament in manner and form following
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved sister Frances Wimsat
one negro Girl called Rachel for and during her natural life and after
her decease said negro Girl and her increase to be equally divide dbe-
tween Anastatia Greenwell and & Monica Greenwell, to them and thei rheirs
forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved God Daughter, Mary For done
Girl called Moll to her and her heirs forever
Item I give and bequeath unto Philip Greenwell, one heifer, wit hcalf to
him & his heirs forever
Item I give and bequeath all the Remaining part of my Estate, both Real
& personal to be equally Divided between my brother, Ignatius For dand
my five sisters, Frances Wimsatt,, Mary West, Anastasia Ford, Susa nnaFen-
wick and Jane Greenwell, to them & their heirs forever.
Lastly I appoint my Loving Brothers Ignatius Ford & Peter Ford Junr to
be hole & sole Executors of this my Last Will & Testament - In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the Day and
year first above Written -
Sealed, signed and delivered Monica Ford
in ye presence of St Mary County SS November ye 16th 1753
John Cole Then John Cole William Williams, and Peter
Phillip Greenwell Ford three of the Subscribing witnesse sto the
William Williams foregoing Will being duely & Solomnly Sworn
Peter Ford Junr on the holy Evangels of almighty God depose
and say that they say the Testatrix Monica Ford sign the foregoing Will and
heard her publish and declare the same to be her Last Will and Testament
that at the time of her so doing she was to the best of their apprehension of
sound and disposing mind and memory and that they subscribed theire Respective
names in witness to the said will in the presence of the said Testator and at
her Request.
Sworn to before me - Thos Aisquinth Depth Commiss
of St. Marys County

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!NOTES:
Information from Peg Oman (See Robert notes):
MONICA FORD - m. _____SHOCKLY by 1735.

see info re Monica under father's notes.

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!WILL:
Maryland Will Book 34, Charles and St. Mary's Counties, Abstract s of
Wills, pg 89, (FHL 844961) Citing Will Book 34, Page 95, St Mary's Co:
St. Marys County Feb 10, 1763
Peter Ford Sr. of said county.
To his wife Mary Ford his dwelling plantation, my son Richard one slave
two grandchildren Peter and John Jarrat Ford the sons od Bennett For dlate
of St. Mary's County, deceased, to them 2 slaves; mentions 3 children;
Peter, John, Priscilla.
To my second son Richard Ford the plantation where he now lives to a
marked red oak in the line between Thomas Spalding and me. Land called
St. Giles. My third son John Ford remaining part of St. Giles Tract.
My son John Ford, the plantation where he now lives Called Maypole, 90
acres. My two grandsons Peter Ford and John Jarratt Ford the tract
I bought of John Willcoxon called Mount Pleasant, 100 acres. Executrix
Mary Ford and son Peter Ford. Wit: Jos Millard, Terisia Winsett and
Joshua Millard. Probated Jun 4, 1766.

!NOTES: Peg Oman (see notes for Robert) provides:
PETER FORD SR. second son, will dated 10 Feb 1763, pr SMC 5 Jun 17 66.
Mentions sons John, Richard, Peter, and Bennet. Also, Priscilla Ford,
who is probably his granddaughter, although it is not stated. Lands:
Maypole, St. Gibson, Strand, and Mt. Pleasant.
A. BENNET FORD - d by 4 July 1763
AA. PETER FORD
AB. JOHN JARRAT FORD
AC. ? PRISCILLA FORD
AD. ? ANASTASIA FORD - will abstract of Anastasia Spincks, wr . 7
Sept 1762 mentions her grf. Peter Ford, and uncles: Peter, John, an dRichard
and "sisters-in-law" Henrietta and Dorothy Spincks.

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!NOTES:
See CATHOLIC FAMILIES OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND, by Timothy O'Rourke, p g.
58 for a record of the baptisms of Ignatius and John Francis.
Op.cit. pg. 18 recording baptisms in St. Mary's County, Maryland:
"20 April, 1777, Richard Spalden (Spalding) of Benedict and Aloysia,
(Sponsors:) Peter Ford, Elizabeth, wife of Phil Ford."

Information provided by Peg Oman, 6504 So. Clarkson, Littleton, CO .,80121 on July 29, 1993: Robert Ford married Margaret --. His willwritten 27 December, 1736, probated in St. Mary's County, MD, 15 Sep1740. "She must have died after he wrote his will" (and before hedied?). He mentions land called Strand, Maypole, Downham, andSwiphis/Swisshis.
For a copy of his will see notes for his daughter Anastasia (1407).

MISCELLANEOUS INFO:
This Robert Ford had a son John who had a son John who died before1770. We
have his will probated in 1770. Robert might have had anothergrandson named John whose will was dated Jan 4, 1782. The nameBibiana appears in the will as this John's sister and the namesGabriel Mattingly and Anastasia Mattingly as his nieces. (In theMATTINGLY FAMILY OF EARLY AMERICA by Fr. Herman E. Mattingly, on p.226 is a record of a Baptism: 1770, May 20: Gabrie l Mattingly, ofRobert and Frances (Mattingly); Sponsors: Ignatius and Bibiana Ford.An Anastasia Mattingly is shown on the same page as baptised April 22, 1772 "of Robert and Frances; Sponsors: Anthony and Mary Semmes.)

John Ford's will was found in St. Mary County Wills, Book JJ1, Pg .190:
"In the name of God Amen. I John Ford of St. Marys County in theProvince of Maryland, being weak in body but of sound and disposingmind, memory and understanding do make and publish this, my last willand testament, in manner
and form following, that is to say, first and principally, I commendmy soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the --- to bedecently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named andafter my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath asfollows:
"ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved aunt Frances Williams my youngmare,
my steer, during her natural life.
"ITEM I bequeath to my beloved sister Bibiana Ford my riding horse ,also that part of my estate that is come to me from my grandfather'sestate and also the mare and steer that I have devised to my belovedaunt above after her decease to descend to my beloved sister BibianaFord, to her and her heirs forever.
"ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved niece and nephew AnastasiaMattingly and Gabriel Mattingly all of that part of my father's estatethat is coming to me from Antony Simms (Anthony Semmes) to them andtheir heirs forever.
"ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved brother Henry Ford my part ofthe crop of tobacco that is now due me for my last year's services asan overseer, also six barrels of corn and my wearing apparel. Also,my will and desire is that the above mentioned brother, Henry Ford,shall pay out of my crop above conditioned, three pounds of currencyto Our Lady's Chapel.
"LASTLY I do hereby constitute and appoint my dearly beloved sisterBibiana Ford to be sole executrix of this my last will and testament,revoking and annulling all former wills, ratifying and confirming thisand no other to be my last will and testament. In testimony hereof Ihave hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fourth day ofJanuary, anno domini, one thousand seven
hundred and eighty-two. (signed) John Ford Signed, sealed anddelivered in the presence of us, Raphael Neal Jr., -- Greenwell, Jr."(Attestation clause follows.)

WILL:
The following Will probated Jan 15, 1754, is found in Book 29 ofRecords of Charles County, MD, at page 88:
The Last Will of ROBERT FORD ("Jr")
IN the name of God Amen, I Robert Ford, being sick in body but ofsound perfect and disposing mind and memory, thanks be to almightyGOD, calling to remembrance the uncertain estate of this TransitoryLife, do hereby make ordain, constitute and appoint this my Last Will& Testament, hereby Revoking & [Cons]tituting annulling all and everyTestament, and Last Will by me heretofore made, and declaring thisonly to be my Last Will, and Testament and none other and first mosthumbly desiring forgiveness of my sins past I recommend my soul toAlmighty God, my savior and Redeemer and my body to the Earth to bedecently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named.
Item I give to my dearly beloved wife Teresia Ford my now Dwellingplantation together with all my land thereunto contiguous andadjoining and all the Houses --- and other conveniencies thereuntobelonging , during her natural life, and after her decease I give andbequeath the same to my Grandson Joseph Fenwick and the heirs of hisbody Lawfully begotten forever and for default of such heirs to myGranddaughter Margaret Fenwick and the heirs of her body Lawfullybegotten forever, and for default of heirs to my Granddaughter MaryFenwick and the heirs of her body Lawfully begotten forever; and fordefault of such heirs to the Right heirs of my Daughter Monica Fenwickforever.
Item I give and bequeath to my son in Law John Fenwick, and myDaughter Monica Fenwick all those Tracts or parcells of Landbelonging to me whereon the said John Fenwick now lives, together withthe Water Mill thereunto Contiguous, being part of Ressurection Manorduring the term of their Natural Lives and also during the Life of thesurvivor of them after there (sic) decease I give and bequeath thesame unto my Grandson , Robe[r]t Fenwick and his heirs forever, and ifhe dies without heirs, then to the Right heirs of my Daughter MonicaFenwick forever -
Item
I give and bequeath to Susannah Dunn Daughter to Margaret Dunn twoyoung negroes between six and ten years of age, one Boy and one Girl,one feather bed and furniture, and two Cows and calves to be deliveredwithin one year after my death.
Item I give and bequeath to my sister Teresia Wimsatt one thousandpounds of Tobacco and all accounts that appear on my books against herand doth otherwise due to me.
Item I give and bequeath unto my two brothers, John Ford and PeterFord each of them one half of my wearing apparel and one thousandpounds of Tobacco apiece Item I give and bequeath to MonicaWilliams one Negro Wench called Moll now in the possession of WilliamWilliams, her husband
Item I give to the poor within six miles of the place where I nowlive eight thousand pounds of Tobacco, to be paid and distributed atthe discretion of my said two brothers my desire is that the Tobaccoshould be Laid out in purchasing Corn Linen & wollen at the best priceand give them in these conditions - if my brothers should not care tointer ---edle with this Legacy, then I desire it, may be distributedby some honest, and Reputable person to be appointed by my executorshereinafter named -
Item I give and bequeath to Peter Ford Junr the sum of thirtypounds sterling to be paid him by my Executors in money or Bills althocurrent Exchange also one thousand pounds of Tobacco and five bushelsof Corn, and also all debts appearing on my books against thou orotherwise due me
Item Whereas, some disputes may arise, should I pass over insilence, the negroes and other thing, which I have heretofore given tomy son in Law, John Fenwick, and my Daughter Monica Fenwick, whichare now in their possession, I do therefore give and bequeath the sameunto them to be disposed of as they think proper -
Item as to all the residue of my personal Estate, after debt s &Legacies paid I give and bequeath one third part thereof to my dearlybeloved wife, Teresia, Ford as to the other two thirds, I give andbequeath the use and profit thereof to my son in Law John Fenwick, andmy Daughter Monica Fenwick, till my several Grandchildren now born,and that or those, where with my Daughter is now pregnant shallseverally arrive to there (sic ) age of Twenty one years or day ofmarriage and then my will and desire is that as they may said GrandChildren severally arrive to theire age of Twenty one years or day ofmarriage, that they shall Each of them have a proportionable part ofthe said two thirds paid of to them and if any of them should diebefore their said age or day of marriages then my desire is that hisor their part should be paid of in the same manner to the survivors orsurvivors of them.
Item I do hereby constitute nominate and appoint my wife TeresiaFord and my son in Law John Fenwick, Joynt Executors of this my LastWill and Testament; In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand andseal this day of in the year of ourlord 1753.

Signed sealed published and declared to be
his last Will & Testament in presence of Robert Fo rd
John Hall Junr
John Cole
St Marys County SS -- January the 7th 1754
Henry hm Wimsatt Then John Hall Junr John Cole and Henry Wimsattthe subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Will being duly andsolemnly sworn on the holy Evangels of almighty God deposed and saythat they saw the Testator Robert Ford sign the foregoing will andheard him publish and declare the same to be his Last Will andTestament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best oftheir apprehension of sound and disposing mind and memory, and thatthey subscribed their Respective names as witnesses to said Will inthe presence of the sd Testator and at his Request - Sworn to beforeme
Tho. Aisquith Depty Commiss of St Marys County
And the said John Hall Junr, John Cole and Henry Wimsatt do furtherdepose and
declare that the Testator, Robt ford, Signed Sealed published, anddeclared his said Last Will and Testament in the month of November,and on or near the twelfth day of the same month in the year of outLord, Seventeen hundred and fifty three, to the best of theirknowledge
Sworn to before me - Tho; Aisquith D epty
Comiss of St Ma ry County

Teresia's will was pr. SMC 5 Feb 1754, Mentions Mary Neale, widow ofHenry and 2/m to John Lancaster. Mary and Henry Neale's children:James,Gerard, Teresia, and Henrietta. And, William Gardiner, s/oRichard , Mary Thompson, w/o Michael, Susannah Craycroft, w/o Charlesand their daughterSarah Craycroft.
A. MONICA FORD -m. John Fenwick
AA. JOSEPH FENWICK
AB. MARY FENWICK
AC. MARGARET FENWICK
AD. ROBERT FENWICK
AE. OTHER

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!NOTES:
Per Peg Oman: Married ___ Madcalf by 1751. Son John K. Madcalf .Info
taken from the last will of her brother Jesse Ford dated 15 Nov 176 7and
probated in St. Mary's County, MD., 29 December, 1767.

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!NOTES:
Per Peg Oman: Married ___ Fenwick

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!NOTES:
From Peg Oman (see Robert notes):
TERESIA WINEFREAD - m. ______WIMSATT by 1753, date brother Robert
wrote will.

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!NOTES: From family information, she married Curt Beghtol.

NOTES:
Social Security records confirm vital statistics re birth and death.His No. was 492-07-5658. It shows that he received his card inMissouri and his residence at death was California, zip code 94087,which is Los Altos.

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!NOTES
Bill Fornachon advises that Mary Jo was married at St. Ann's Church
in Colma, CA. No date nor information on which marriage or what h er
married name or the name of her spouse is nor information as to her
children.

See SQ p 2878.

JS: His middle name is shown as Elihu in SQ p. 4660 and as Elisha onp. 4661.

Information on Rosa Freidel was obtained from the William Coyne FamilyBible in the possession of Loretta Coyne Sullivan, 320 Third Street,Mitchell, SD., and from Olivia Coyne (see notes for William J. Coyne)

"Life History of Mrs. Rosa Coyne:

"Death on June 9, 1943 of Rosa Coyne, widow of the late Michael J.Coyne of Worthen Township, brought blessed relief from many years ofsuffering and marked the close of a long and useful life for one ofHanson County's earliest pioneeers.
"Rosa, daughter of Joseph and Anna Freidel, was born January 28, 1861,in Seibersdorf, Bohemia, and died June 9, 1943 at Sacred HeartHospital in Yankton, SD, aged 82 years, 4 mos, 11 days, intermentbeing made June 11, 1943 in the Catholic Cemetery at Ethan SD, fromthe home of her son, Leo C. Coyne, of that place.
"In 1866, the family, consisting of parents, two sons and twodaughters, emigrated to America and settled on a farm near Waterloo,Wisconsin, from whence, after six years of residence and lured bypromise of free homes on prairie lands farther west, the familyarrived at Yankton, SD, on November 17, 1872, and residence soonthereafter was made on a homestead near Lesterville, SD. It was herethat Rosa matured to young womanhood amid stern and character-buildingpioneer times and events and here in 1882 she was united in marrige toMichael J. Coyne and to this union seven children were born, all ofwhom survive her with the exception of a daughter who died in infancy.
"In the spring of 1883, the young couple established themselves ontheir own homestead in Worthern T/S in Hanson County, where, by hardlabor, persistence and thrift, they acquired adjoining lands, knittingthemselves and their children to the substantial and progressivecommunity structure of their day until in 1919 they retired fromactive farm life and took up residence in Ethan, SD.
"Here relief from the arduous existence of earlier years and enjoymentof the fruits of their labors was short-lived for in October, 1926,her husband passed away and the widow thereafter lived alone in theEthan home until 1935 when, her health failing, she spent intermittentperiods during the next two years with families of her children and inthe hospital at Parkston.
"In 1937 she became a patient at Sacred Heart Hospital at Yankton,where after six years of resignation to the inevitable, she departedthis life fortified with the last rites of the Roman Catholic Churchto which she had always so faithfully subscribed. All of therchildren were present at her bedside and funeral with the exception ofRobert E. Coyne who was unable to arrive from California in the shorttime permitted.
"She leaves to mourn her passing five sons and one daughter, namely:Robert E. Coyne, Albany, California; Charles T. Coyne, Emery, SD; Mrs.Anna Clarke, Chicago, Ill; William J. Coyne, Mitchell, SD; MajorEdmund P. Coyne, Sioux Falls, SD; and Leo C. Coyne, of Ethan. Shealso leaves seventeen grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, onesister, Mrs. Joseph Simon, and a brother, Albert S. Freidel, ofLesterville, SD; and a brother Charles Freidel of Ethan......"

SQ p. 4644:
Berry's name could have been "Fugate."