For those of us with deep roots in Morris County, many of us can claim some connection with the Ford family. Well those of us who can may have another famous cousin, George W. Bush. Several years while browsing in the Morristown library, I came across a paper by Donald Kiddoo that was presented in 1990 on the occasion "for the marking of the grave of Grace Kitchel Ford by Loantaka Chapter, DAR." This extensive paper (about 45 pages) was entitled "The Continuing Saga of Grace Kitchel Ford 1740 - 1818 Patriot of the American Revolution, Pioneer of the Western Movement, Healer of Wounded Hearts". Apparently, Mr. Kiddoo, a trustee of the Washington Association of New Jersey, had spent a great deal of time researching the Ford-Kitchel line. One of the more notable descendants of Grace Kitchel was Barbara Pierce Bush, wife of President George Herbert Walker Bush. Of course, little did Mr. Kiddoo know at the time that two of the Bush sons would become govenors and that one of them, George W. would become (almost become) President himself. (I waffle a little in the last sentence because at the time of this posting (12/2/00) we are deeply embroiled in court battles!!). The following is a descendancy chart from the Kiddoo paper starting with Samuel Ford, Sr., Grace Kitchell Ford's father-in-law and going down through the Bush brothers, George W. and John (Jeb). Descendants of Samuel Ford, Sr. (brother of Jacob Ford) 1. Samuel Ford, Sr. was born 1709, and died 1752. He married Sarah Baldwin. Child of Samuel Ford and Sarah Baldwin is: + 2 i. Samuel Ford, Jr., born 1735; died 1793. 2. Samuel Ford, Jr. (Samuel) was born 1735, and died 1793. He married Grace Kitchel. She was born 1740, and died 1818. Samuel Ford, Jr. was heavily involved in counterfeiting and for a while moved to Virginia and changed his name to Samuel Baldwin (See "Counterfeiting in Colonial America" by Kenneth Scott"). Child of Samuel Ford and Grace Kitchel is: + 3 i. Phebe Ford, born 1770; died 1852. 3. Phebe Ford (Samuel, Samuel) was born 1770, and died 1852. She married Robert Marvin. He was born 1770, and died 1842. Child of Phebe Ford and Robert Marvin is: + 4 i. Samuel Ross Marvin, born 1804; died 1863. 4. Samuel Ross Marvin (Phebe Ford, Samuel, Samuel) was born 1804, and died 1863. He married Julia Ann Place. She was born 1808, and died 1884. Child of Samuel Marvin and Julia Place is: + 5 i. Jerome Place Marvin, born 1846. 5. Jerome Place Marvin (Samuel Ross, Phebe Ford, Samuel, Samue1) was born 1846. He married Martha Ann Stokes. She was born 1847. Child of Jerome Marvin and Martha Stokes is: + 6 i. Mabe6 Marvin, born 1869. 6. Mabel Marvin (Jerome Place, Samuel Ross, Phebe Ford, Samuel, Samuel) was born 1869. She married Scott Pierce. He was born 1866. Child of Mabel Marvin and Scott Pierce is: + 7 i. Marvin Pierce, born 1893. 7. Marvin Pierce (Mabel Marvin, Jerome Place, Samuel Ross, Phebe Ford, Samuel, Samuel) was born 1893. He married Pauline Robinson. Child of Marvin Pierce and Pauline Robinson is: + 8 i. Barbara Pierce, born 1925. 8. Barbara Pierce (Marvin, Mabel Marvin, Jerome Place, Samuel Ross, Phebe Ford, Samuel, Samuel) was born 1925. She married George Herbert Walker Bush. He was born 1924. Children of Barbara Pierce and George Bush are: 9 i. George W. Bush. 10 ii. John (Jeb) Bush.