My Great (x3) Grandfather. He died of "consumption of the lungs" (pneumonia).
His parents were Laban Ford (born abt. 1787 in Caswell North Carolina, died about 1855 in Greene, Missouri) & Martha Griffin Ford (born about 1795 in Virginia, death unknown)
His Middle Name: I have seen many internet family trees listing a middle name "Thomas" but to date I have not seen a true source document confirming that. All documents I have seen only list the middle initial "T." So to avoid perpetuating possible rumor and speculation, for now I'm leaving the middle initial as "T." If you find an actual source document listing "Thomas" I would love to see it. Thank you.
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Below is the will transcribed upon receipt from the Webster County Recorder, by J. Hamblin, Herndon, Kentucky 42236, on February 8, 1996.
From Will Book A, pages 40 and 41, Northview, Mo January 30 84
In the name of God Amen. I Elijah T. Ford of Webster County and state of Missouri being of sound mind and Memory & Considering the Frailty of this Life do therefore make or claim publish and declair this to be my last will and Testament. That is to say First after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the resident of my Estate real and personal. I give bequeath and dispose of as follows to wit: to my beloved wife the Land appurtenances situated there or Known and discribed and discribed as the Elijah T. Ford Farm lying in the County of Webster and state of Missouri discribed as follows: 2 of the N.W. Fractinal quarter of section 3 in Township 29 of Range 19 containing thirty nine acres 94/100 of an acre and West half of lot ___ 2 of the N.W. fractional quarter of section 3 in Township 27 of Range 19 containing 39 acres 94/100 and aportion of N.W. 1/4 quarter of section 3 lot No.1, Containing 5 acres more or less. To have and to hold as long as she remains my widow after death to be sold and divided Equally amoung my lawfully heirs; also one Red Cow one sow & Eight of the oldest pig’s, also all of the money Notes __ and all grain on the place. I give bequeath and devise all the rest resident and remainder of my Real and personal Estate to my children now living or to my children or their heirs who may be living at the Time of my decease to be divided Equally between them share and share alike. Likewise I marke Constitute and appoint my said son Elijah S. Ford to be Executer of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all for my wills by me made; In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 13th of January A.D. 1884.
Elijah his X make T. Ford seal
The above written Instrument was subscribed by the said Elijah T. Ford in our presance and acknowledged by him to Each of us and he at the same Line published and declared the above Instrument so subscribed to be his last will and Testament and we at the Testators request and in his presance have signed our Names as witness hereto and written opposite our names our respective place of Residence
T.S. Florrence Northview Mo
A.C. Bouldin Northview Mo
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A note registered in the Person County N.C. Heritage book located at the Pogue Library of the Murray State University Library, Murray, KY discusses family #448, Crew-Clayton. The notation depicts Elijah T. Ford married Martha Crews and they traveled to Greene County,(now Webster County), MO.
His parents were Laban Ford (born abt. 1787 in Caswell North Carolina, died about 1855 in Greene, Missouri) & Martha Griffin Ford (born about 1795 in Virginia, death unknown)
His Middle Name: I have seen many internet family trees listing a middle name "Thomas" but to date I have not seen a true source document confirming that. All documents I have seen only list the middle initial "T." So to avoid perpetuating possible rumor and speculation, for now I'm leaving the middle initial as "T." If you find an actual source document listing "Thomas" I would love to see it. Thank you.
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Below is the will transcribed upon receipt from the Webster County Recorder, by J. Hamblin, Herndon, Kentucky 42236, on February 8, 1996.
From Will Book A, pages 40 and 41, Northview, Mo January 30 84
In the name of God Amen. I Elijah T. Ford of Webster County and state of Missouri being of sound mind and Memory & Considering the Frailty of this Life do therefore make or claim publish and declair this to be my last will and Testament. That is to say First after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the resident of my Estate real and personal. I give bequeath and dispose of as follows to wit: to my beloved wife the Land appurtenances situated there or Known and discribed and discribed as the Elijah T. Ford Farm lying in the County of Webster and state of Missouri discribed as follows: 2 of the N.W. Fractinal quarter of section 3 in Township 29 of Range 19 containing thirty nine acres 94/100 of an acre and West half of lot ___ 2 of the N.W. fractional quarter of section 3 in Township 27 of Range 19 containing 39 acres 94/100 and aportion of N.W. 1/4 quarter of section 3 lot No.1, Containing 5 acres more or less. To have and to hold as long as she remains my widow after death to be sold and divided Equally amoung my lawfully heirs; also one Red Cow one sow & Eight of the oldest pig’s, also all of the money Notes __ and all grain on the place. I give bequeath and devise all the rest resident and remainder of my Real and personal Estate to my children now living or to my children or their heirs who may be living at the Time of my decease to be divided Equally between them share and share alike. Likewise I marke Constitute and appoint my said son Elijah S. Ford to be Executer of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all for my wills by me made; In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 13th of January A.D. 1884.
Elijah his X make T. Ford seal
The above written Instrument was subscribed by the said Elijah T. Ford in our presance and acknowledged by him to Each of us and he at the same Line published and declared the above Instrument so subscribed to be his last will and Testament and we at the Testators request and in his presance have signed our Names as witness hereto and written opposite our names our respective place of Residence
T.S. Florrence Northview Mo
A.C. Bouldin Northview Mo
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A note registered in the Person County N.C. Heritage book located at the Pogue Library of the Murray State University Library, Murray, KY discusses family #448, Crew-Clayton. The notation depicts Elijah T. Ford married Martha Crews and they traveled to Greene County,(now Webster County), MO.
My Great (x3) Grandfather. He died of "consumption of the lungs" (pneumonia).
His parents were Laban Ford (born abt. 1787 in Caswell North Carolina, died about 1855 in Greene, Missouri) & Martha Griffin Ford (born about 1795 in Virginia, death unknown)
His Middle Name: I have seen many internet family trees listing a middle name "Thomas" but to date I have not seen a true source document confirming that. All documents I have seen only list the middle initial "T." So to avoid perpetuating possible rumor and speculation, for now I'm leaving the middle initial as "T." If you find an actual source document listing "Thomas" I would love to see it. Thank you.
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Below is the will transcribed upon receipt from the Webster County Recorder, by J. Hamblin, Herndon, Kentucky 42236, on February 8, 1996.
From Will Book A, pages 40 and 41, Northview, Mo January 30 84
In the name of God Amen. I Elijah T. Ford of Webster County and state of Missouri being of sound mind and Memory & Considering the Frailty of this Life do therefore make or claim publish and declair this to be my last will and Testament. That is to say First after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the resident of my Estate real and personal. I give bequeath and dispose of as follows to wit: to my beloved wife the Land appurtenances situated there or Known and discribed and discribed as the Elijah T. Ford Farm lying in the County of Webster and state of Missouri discribed as follows: 2 of the N.W. Fractinal quarter of section 3 in Township 29 of Range 19 containing thirty nine acres 94/100 of an acre and West half of lot ___ 2 of the N.W. fractional quarter of section 3 in Township 27 of Range 19 containing 39 acres 94/100 and aportion of N.W. 1/4 quarter of section 3 lot No.1, Containing 5 acres more or less. To have and to hold as long as she remains my widow after death to be sold and divided Equally amoung my lawfully heirs; also one Red Cow one sow & Eight of the oldest pig’s, also all of the money Notes __ and all grain on the place. I give bequeath and devise all the rest resident and remainder of my Real and personal Estate to my children now living or to my children or their heirs who may be living at the Time of my decease to be divided Equally between them share and share alike. Likewise I marke Constitute and appoint my said son Elijah S. Ford to be Executer of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all for my wills by me made; In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 13th of January A.D. 1884.
Elijah his X make T. Ford seal
The above written Instrument was subscribed by the said Elijah T. Ford in our presance and acknowledged by him to Each of us and he at the same Line published and declared the above Instrument so subscribed to be his last will and Testament and we at the Testators request and in his presance have signed our Names as witness hereto and written opposite our names our respective place of Residence
T.S. Florrence Northview Mo
A.C. Bouldin Northview Mo
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A note registered in the Person County N.C. Heritage book located at the Pogue Library of the Murray State University Library, Murray, KY discusses family #448, Crew-Clayton. The notation depicts Elijah T. Ford married Martha Crews and they traveled to Greene County,(now Webster County), MO.
His parents were Laban Ford (born abt. 1787 in Caswell North Carolina, died about 1855 in Greene, Missouri) & Martha Griffin Ford (born about 1795 in Virginia, death unknown)
His Middle Name: I have seen many internet family trees listing a middle name "Thomas" but to date I have not seen a true source document confirming that. All documents I have seen only list the middle initial "T." So to avoid perpetuating possible rumor and speculation, for now I'm leaving the middle initial as "T." If you find an actual source document listing "Thomas" I would love to see it. Thank you.
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Below is the will transcribed upon receipt from the Webster County Recorder, by J. Hamblin, Herndon, Kentucky 42236, on February 8, 1996.
From Will Book A, pages 40 and 41, Northview, Mo January 30 84
In the name of God Amen. I Elijah T. Ford of Webster County and state of Missouri being of sound mind and Memory & Considering the Frailty of this Life do therefore make or claim publish and declair this to be my last will and Testament. That is to say First after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the resident of my Estate real and personal. I give bequeath and dispose of as follows to wit: to my beloved wife the Land appurtenances situated there or Known and discribed and discribed as the Elijah T. Ford Farm lying in the County of Webster and state of Missouri discribed as follows: 2 of the N.W. Fractinal quarter of section 3 in Township 29 of Range 19 containing thirty nine acres 94/100 of an acre and West half of lot ___ 2 of the N.W. fractional quarter of section 3 in Township 27 of Range 19 containing 39 acres 94/100 and aportion of N.W. 1/4 quarter of section 3 lot No.1, Containing 5 acres more or less. To have and to hold as long as she remains my widow after death to be sold and divided Equally amoung my lawfully heirs; also one Red Cow one sow & Eight of the oldest pig’s, also all of the money Notes __ and all grain on the place. I give bequeath and devise all the rest resident and remainder of my Real and personal Estate to my children now living or to my children or their heirs who may be living at the Time of my decease to be divided Equally between them share and share alike. Likewise I marke Constitute and appoint my said son Elijah S. Ford to be Executer of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all for my wills by me made; In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 13th of January A.D. 1884.
Elijah his X make T. Ford seal
The above written Instrument was subscribed by the said Elijah T. Ford in our presance and acknowledged by him to Each of us and he at the same Line published and declared the above Instrument so subscribed to be his last will and Testament and we at the Testators request and in his presance have signed our Names as witness hereto and written opposite our names our respective place of Residence
T.S. Florrence Northview Mo
A.C. Bouldin Northview Mo
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A note registered in the Person County N.C. Heritage book located at the Pogue Library of the Murray State University Library, Murray, KY discusses family #448, Crew-Clayton. The notation depicts Elijah T. Ford married Martha Crews and they traveled to Greene County,(now Webster County), MO.
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