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Note: This info was submitted by: Brenda Schwaff Our branch of the Ford fiunily descends from John T. Ford who was bom somewhere between 1770 and 1780 in North Carolin& His wif@'s name was Anna and census records have her bom between 1780 and 1795,probably closer to 1790. John T. appears in what is now the Beaverdam Township (near Canton) in Haywood County, North Carolina in 1805. At the time, this was part of Buncombe County and before that it was part of Burke County. Early records can befound in all three. There is also a deed in 1801 in Buncombe for Benjamin Foird and others. John T.'s deeds were always for land on the Pigeon River which crosses the entire county from South to North. His will written I April 1833, registered Oct5 1871, lists his children as Tipton, Benjamin Jackson, William C., George W., James W., and some minors not Wed. Later deeds indicate that these minor children were TeW Jane E., Doctor Burton and Joseph and possibly a Sarah. Tipton marriedEleanor Howell in 1825 and moved to Cocke County, TN. Benjamin Jackson and James can,ie too and married Mantooth girls from Cocke County. Doctor Burton, Joseph and Jane stayed in Haywood County with their mother through at least 1870. Joseph diedthere in 1897 and has descendants there today- Children of John T. and Anm Ford: THIS IS MY GGGG GRANDFATHERJOHN TIPTON FORD WAS BORN ABOUT 1783 IN NORTH CAROLINA. (1820, 1830 FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS, HAYWOOD CO, NC) HE DIED IN OCT ABT 1840 IN HAYWOOD CO, NC. WILL WAS WRITTEN IN 1833 AND PROBATED IN 1871 IN HAYWOOD CO. iN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN; I JOHN T. FORD, OF HAYWOOD CO., STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, OF SOUND MIND AND PERFECT MIND AND MEMORY, BLESED BE GOD, DO THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT THIRTY THREE, MAKE AND PUBLISH THISMY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN MANNER FOLLOWING THAT IS TO SAY. FIRST OF ALL AS I HAVE DONE MORE FOR MY SON TIPTON FORD THAN ANY OF THE REST, I SHALL LEAVE HIM FIVE DOLLARS AND NO MORE, NEITHER OF LAND NOR PROPERTY, NEITHER HIM OR HIS HEIRS.SECOND, AS TO MY LANDS I WISH THEM NOT TO BE SOLD NOR DIVIDED UNTIL THE YOUNGEST CHILD COMES OF AGE, BUT THAT THE USE AND TILLING OF THE LAND GOES FOR THE USE OF RAISING AND EDUCATING THE CHILDREN THAT IS YET UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY ONE, IN AREASONABLE MANNER AND THAT WIDOW AND THE SAID CHILDREN HAVE THEIR SUPPORT OF THE SAID LAND UNTIL EACH OF THEM COMES TO THE AGE OF TWENTY ONE YEARS AND WHILE MY WIFE CONTINUES IN HER WIDOWHOOD AND THEN THE SAID LAND TO BE SOLD AND DIVIDED EQUALLYAMONG ALL THE HEIRS AND MY WIFE EXCEPT TIPTON AS THE LAND DIVIDED AS THEY MAY AGREE ON OR THINK BEST AND ALL THE LAND THAT MY WIFE AND THE CHILDREN WITH HER CANNOT TEND IS TO BE RENTED OUT TO THE OTHER CHILDREN OR SOME OTHER CAREFUL HAND AND THERENT TO BE FOR THE USE OF MY WIFE AND THE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE IF THWY PARTICULAR NEED IT, IF NOT TO BE SOLD AND THE MONEY EQUALLY DIVIDED WHEN AN EQUAL DIVIDED TAKES PLACE, IF MY WIFE REMAINS IN HER WIDOWHOOD STILL TO BE MAINTAINED IF SHEMARRIES, SHE NOR HER MAN IS TO BE MAIINTAINED AND I WANT THE OTHER OF MY PROPERTY TO BE APPLIED AS FOLLOWS: I WISH BENJAMIN JACKSON FORD TO HAVE THE YOUNGJ HORSE CALLED HECTOR AND THE SADDLE THAT HE HAS WITH HIM AND ALSO A COMMON COW, WHEN HECALLS FOR HER. 4TH , I WISH FOR WILLIAM C FORD TO HAVE THE ONE AGED FILLY AND A COMMON SADDLE BESIDEDS THE ONE HE HAS GOT, AND A COW IN PORPORTION, AND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS EXTRA FROM ALL THE REST ON THE ACOUNT OF HIS MISFORTUNE OF HIS EYE, ANDSOME MONEY THAT HAS BEEN MADE USE OF BESIDES. 5TH I WISH GEORGE W FORD TO HAVE ONE EYED MARE SORREL COLT, AND IT BE RAISED FOR HIM WITH THE FAMILY AND A COMMON COW AND SADDLE. 6TH I WISH JAMES FORD TO HAVE HIS COW IN PROPORTION WITH THE REST WHENHE CALLS FOR HER, AND I WISH FOR MY WIFE AND THE FAMILY TO HAVE WHAT PROPERTY SUCH AS IS NECESSARY FOR THE USE OF THE FAMILY RAISE AND MAKE UP A HORSE AND SADDLE AND COW FOR EAC OF THE YOUNGER CHILDREN IN PROPORTIONWHEN THEY NEED OF THEM BYBECOMING OF AGE OR GOING TO THEMSELVES IN MARRAIGE AND WHAT PORPERTY THE FAMILY HAS NOT NEED OF FOR THEMSELVES AND THE NECESSARY RAISING OF THE STOCK FOR THE REST OF THE CHILDREN THAT THE YOUNGER CHILDREN WHEN THEY COME OF AGE THE BALANCEOF THESHOCK, IF ANY IS TO BE SOLD AND A COMMON CREDIT GIVEN TO THE USE OF THE HEIRS WHEN A COMMON DIVIDE TAKES PLACE AND ALSO I WISH EXECUTORTO MAKE TITLE OF THE LOVINGGOOD TRACT OF LAND TO TIPTON FORD HEIRS WHEN HIM AND WIVES MAKES THE NECESSARYARRANGEMENT AND ALSO THEN TIPTON FORD CLEARS ANY ESTATE FROM ANY INTRALLMENT WHENIN I STAND SECURITY FOR HIM.I FURTHER APPOINT MY SON BENJAMIN JACKSON FORD MY EXECUTOR OF THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE MADE THAT BOVE TO BE MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN DAY AND DATE ABOVE WRITTEN WHEREUNTO I SET MY HANDK AND SEAL IN DAY AND DATEABOVE WRITEN, SEALED, SIGNED, PUBLISHED BY ME THE SAID JOHN T. FORD, THE TESTATOR, OF HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF US WHO WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF SIGNING AND SEALING THEREOF.JOHN T. FORDATTEST:WM. HAYNESJAMES PATTONWM. CLARKI, JOSEPH LINER, REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR THE COUNTY OF HAYWOOD, CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING IS A TRUE COPY OF A WILL AS REGISTERED IN THE REGISTER'S OFFICE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY ON PAGE 2, 3, AND 4TH, OCT. 5TH 1871JOSEPH LINER R-DH.C. (REGISTER OF DEEDS, HAYWOOD CO.JOHN IS LISTED AS HEAD OF HOUSE HOLD IN THE 1830 HAYWOOD CO N. C. CENSUS BUT IS NOT ON THE 1840 CENSUS ANN IS LISTED AS HEAD OF HOUSE HOLD WITH CHILDREN IN BOOK E PAGE 258 AND 259 WAYNESVILLE HAYWOOD CO. N. C. RECORDS IS AN INDENTURE DATED 12 FEB 1840 BETWEEN JOSEPH FORD OF ONE PART AND ANNEY FORD OF THE OTHER PART OF THE COUNTY OF HAYWOOD AND STATE OF N. C. THAT FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THESUM OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE IN HAND BEARER BY THE SAID ANNEY FORD SHALL DEED AND CONVEY A PART AND PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF HAYWOOD. AT THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF THE PIEGON RIVER IT BEING THE LOT OF LAND WHICH FELLTO ME BY HEIRSHIP OF THE LAND OF JOHN T FORD DECEASED WHICH WITH ITS WOOD WAYS
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