Person:Preserved Ford (3)
Preserved Ford
b.10 Mar 1748/49 South Carolina, United States
d.Bet Mar 1829 and Apr 1829 Marion, South Carolina, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1735
  1. Ebenezer Ford1741 - 1823
  2. Mary Ann Ford1743 - 1801
  3. Soloman Jesse Ford1745 - 1820
  4. David Ford1746/47 - 1836
  5. Preserved Ford1748/49 - 1829
  6. Stephen Ford1766 - 1823
  7. John Ford1767 - 1826
  8. Joseph Ford1773 - 1823
  9. Samantha Ford1782 - 1843
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Preserved Ford1748/49 - 1829
  • W.  Miriam Gaddy1755 - Abt 1800
m. 14 Feb 1779
  1. Preserved Ford1780 - 1867
  2. Jesse Ford1788 - 1860
  3. Mary Ann Ford1797 - 1862
  4. Major William Ford1798 - 1860
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Preserved Ford1748/49 - 1829
  • W.  Cecilia BarfieldBet 1790 & 1800 - Aft 1840
m. Aft 1820
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Facts and Events
Name Preserved Ford
Commonly Used Name Zarv _____
Gender Male
Birth[6] 10 Mar 1748/49 South Carolina, United States
Marriage 14 Feb 1779 Marion, Marion, South Carolina, USAto Miriam Gaddy
Marriage Aft 1820 probably after the 1820 census
to Cecilia Barfield
Will[5] 20 Mar 1829 Marion, South Carolina, United States
Death[5] Bet Mar 1829 and Apr 1829 Marion, South Carolina, United States
Probate[5] 6 Apr 1829 Marion, South Carolina, United States
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Will

His will[5] mentions his son Charles Ford and his daughter Mary Floyd for specific bequests, and his sons Jesse Ford and William Ford as executors. The will also directs for the sale of virtually all the remaining property "for a Division among my Sons and daughters to wit George Ford, James Ford, Thomas Cooper, Preserved Ford, Jesse Ford, Jesse Rawls, John Ford, William Ford, Francis Floyd, & my wife Cecilia Ford."

Given that he had a daughter Mary Floyd, it is assumed that Thomas Cooper, Jesse Rawls, and Francis Floyd were his sons-in-law (although one or more might be stepsons).

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Marriages

He may have had more than 2 wives. According to some trees, he had as many as 4. There seems to be a great deal of uncertainty about the identity of the mother(s) of his various children, but both the wording of his will (in which he gave his wife Celia some land and asked his executors to build a dwelling for her there) and the age of Celia Ford in the 1830 and 1840 census records suggest that they were married relatively late in his life.

References
  1.   Prince Georges, Georgetown, South Carolina, in United States. 1790 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M637).

    Preserved Ford
    1 male 16 and over
    4 males under 16
    3 females
    9 enslaved persons

  2.   Liberty, Marion District, South Carolina, in United States. 1800 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M32).

    Preserved Ford
    1 male and 1 female 45 and over
    9 additional members of the household (all white)

  3.   Marion, South Carolina, in United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252).

    Preserved Ford
    1 male and 1 female aged 45 and over
    7 additional white members of the household
    13 enslaved persons

  4.   Marion, Marion, South Carolina, in United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).

    Preserved Ford
    1 male and 1 female aged 45 and over
    3 additional white members of the household
    6 enslaved persons

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 will of Preserved Ford, in South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980.

    will of Preserved Ford of the District of Marion, State of South Carolina, dated 20 Mar 1829, proved April 6, 1829. Mentions his wife (Celia/Cecilia) and several children.

  6. ↑ According to some internet sources, Preserved was born in Florence, Marion Co., SC, and some say Georgetown, South Carolina.
    which did not exist. There is a Florence County, a Florence in Pamlico County and a Florence in Guilford today. But at the time of Preserved's birth, it was probably Craven County
    (Florence was founded by General William Wallace Harlee in 1850 and named after his daughter Florence).
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