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Abiah Ford (Pierce)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Scituate, Plymouth Colony
Death: March 22, 1721 (61-62)
Abington, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Capt. Michael Pierce and Persis Pierce
Wife of Andrew Ford, Jr.
Mother of Ensign Andrew Ford, III; Sarah Josselyn; Hezekiah Ford, I; Thankful Bearce; Lydia Whitmarsh and 1 other
Sister of Persis Pierce, #1, died young; Capt. Benjamin Pierce; Ephraim Pierce; Elizabeth Pierce; Deborah Pierce and 7 others

Managed by: Chad Bouldin
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About Abiah Ford

  • 'The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the ... By Charles Henry Pope
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=k___uh7sQAkC&pg=PA360&lpg=PA360&dq...
  • Pg. 360
    • PIERCE, PEARCE, PEARS, PEARSE, PEIRCE, PIERS,
  • Michael, Hingham, 1645. Rem. to Scituate. Took John Reade as an apprentice July 15, 1653. His wife d. 31 Dec. 1662; he m. Anne __. Ch. Persis bapt. Jan 7, 1645, Benjamin, John, ephriam, Elizabeth, Deborah, Anna and Abigail, all bapt. at Hing. May 9, 1665; 'Abiah', Ruth. [Hist. Hing. and Col. Rec.]
  • He was a captian in King Philip's War, and was slain in battle. His will dated 15 Jan. 1675, prob. 22 July, 1676, made his son Benjamin exec.; beq. to wife Annah, son John; to son ephraim, and his ch. Eliakim and ephraim; refers to a gift from father Eames, and calls Mark E. and Charles .....
  • Pg. 361 is not part of this book preview.
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  • 'Pierce genealogy : being the record of the posterity of Thomas Pierce, an early inhabitant of Charlestown, and afterwards Charlestown village (Woburn), in New England, with wills, inventories, biographical sketches, etc. (1882)
  • http://www.archive.org/details/piercegenealogyb00pier
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n18/mode/1up
    • A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n18/mode/1up
  • Benjamin, Scituate, s. of Capt. Michael, m. 1678. Martha, dau. of James Adams, had Martha, Jerusha, Benjamin, Ebenezer, Persis, Caleb, Thomas, Adams, Jeremiah, and Elisha, all b. between 1679 and 1699. — Deanes Scituate.
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n19/mode/1up
  • Ephraim, Weymouth, prob. s. of Capt. Michael of Scituate, by
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n20/mode/1up
  • wf. Hannah, dau. of John Holbrook, had Azrikam, b. Jan. 4, 1672 ; prob. Ephraim ; and perhaps others.
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n22/mode/1up
  • John, Scituate, s. of Capt. Michael, same, m. 1683, Patience, dau. of Anthony Dodson, had Michael, John, Jonathan, Ruth, Jael, David, and Clothier, b. bet. 1684 and '98. — Deane.
  • Capt. Michael, Hingham, Scituate. Ch. Persis, Benjamin, John, Ephraim, Elizabeth, Deborah, Ann, 'Abia', Ruth; he m. a second wf. Ruth, was a capt of great bravey, in command of 50 Eng. and 20 Friendly Indians from Cape Cod, in Philip's War, and was with most of them killed March 26, 1676, at Pawtucket fight in Rehoboth-- Deane's Scituate, pp. 122, 325.
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Abiah Ford's Timeline

1659
1659
Scituate, Plymouth Colony
1682
May 16, 1682
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1684
May 20, 1684
Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, United States
1687
April 28, 1687
Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, United States
1689
1689
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Dominion of New England (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
1693
1693
Plymouth, MA, United States
1697
1697
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, United States
1721
March 22, 1721
Age 62
Abington, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
1936
April 27, 1936
Age 62