Any clues regarding which FORD-FOARD family claims my ancestor Henry FORD/FOARD!! Lived in VA.....moved in 1795 and died in 1808 in Pittsylvania Co VA. Estimated birth 1740..? Your thoughts are appreciated!! Debbie Wood Henry FORD appears to have lived in Charlotte Co VA where some of his children married. A Henry FORD appears in court records with: Culverine, Abner, Hezekiah Elisha [name also in my Ford family] and other FORDs. One daughter married in Halifax Co VA. Halifax became part of NC, I believe and I've seen Henry FORD names in later FORD families who moved from MD to Mecklenburg NC. I've seen later familes with a Henry FORD and I've seen an earlier Henry FORD. No record found for Henry and Frances FORDs marriage, which would have taken place abt 1760. His estate records in Pittsylvania Co VA show that Frances was already deceased when Henry died in 1808. Names found in relation to Henry FOARD's estate records are: WOODARD, MARTIN, THOMPSON, SHELTON, SPENCER, BARKSDALE, EDWARD, HICKS, RAGLAND, JONES, TERRY, ELLIS. Very early clergy records have a Henry FORD of VA,would've been an adult by 1730, who was a grammar school teacher; HEZEKIAH was listed as his brother (letters to Bishop of London at Library of VA) Henry requests to become a minister ( Church of England) and to replace the spot left by a Deveraux Jarrett.[name Jarrett in my Ford family]. I realize the research on the early FORDS is fairly sketchy, but my Henry must be related somehow to these known lines, as his family names reflect as much. If anyone has an inkling as to where Henry may belong, please drop me a line. My Henry and wife Frances(MDNU) would've married circa 1760 had children: John m.Frances Haynes circa 1791 Elisha born circa 1761 m.Rebecca Haley Eliz. m. Harrison Ashworth in 1791 Sarah m. James Murphy 1796 in Halifax Co VA Frances m. Josiah Shelton in Halifax Co VA 1797 Jarrett m. Nancy Haley William Henry m. Eliz. Thomas m. Rebecca Burton 1793, Charlotte Co VA Mary m. Ambrose Haley 1803, Pittsylvania Co VA The Haley's are children of Lewis and Leannah Haley of King and Queen Co Va and Charlotte Co VA. Some other reccords where there are Henry, Hezekiah and Elisha FORDs: Revolutionary War Land Bounty 1840 Elisha Ford of Fauquier co VA Heirs William Ford, Henry Ford, Mary Woodyard, Elisabeth Yates.Harrison Co VA Court as to heirs. Same heirs claim to George Ford and Henry Williams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Louisa Co Va Book: B, Page: 26, Grantor: William Wood, Grantee: John Jones, Date: 24-Sep-1754 William Wood of Albemarle Co., planter to John Jones of St. Paul's Par., Hanover Co. £45 for 400 acres on Peter's Creek adj. Gibson line, Ragland line. Sig. William Wood. wit. Champness Terry, Samuel Snead, Henry Ford. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Area: Virginia, Fairfax, zip 22024 Name: Woodyard Family Cemetery est. 1903 As of 1998 November Listing: complete Location: Yates Ford Road, across from Kincheloe Rd., woods above a parking lot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Foard Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1727 in Ireland Death: ABT. 1798 Mecklenburg Co., NC Burial: Ashcraft Cemetery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elisha FORD Born: 24 Nov 1757 in Fairfax Co., VA Died: 29 Sep 1833 in Shelby Co., KY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Moses Thompson and Rachel FOARD who married 30 Aug 1796 in Mecklenberg Co NC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ____________________________________________________ Sell on Yahoo! Auctions – no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/