The FORD
line not unlike the other surnames of our family are of Scotch-Irish which are Lowland Scots and Northumberlain Saxons who were re-located to Ulster Ireland [Viking] and Native American descent. One of the origins of the name is rooted in the sept names of the MacKinnane Clan. Current research indicates that the surname FORD was originaly pronounced and spelled variously as [FOARD, FORBES, FORDE, variants, with FORDEN being possibly the original spelling]. The surname FORD originated along the Scottish/English Border Ridings of Northumberland. The ancestral Castle was Chillingham Castle. This area was invaded and occupied by Danish Vikings in about 979ad.
I have just recieved some interesting new information from a cousin in Northumberland, who indicates that the FORD surname was possibly originally spelled FORDEN and is in fact associated with Chillingham Castle. That the name originates in the Netherlands [Norse].
During the 19th century the Earl of Tankerville was the Liard of the Castle
Most of Scotch-Irish or Ulster-Scot names have their origins in the early forced removal of Scots into the Ulster District of Ireland. The early Celts occupied Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England before the invasion of of the Normans in 1066 [Irish and Scots - are terms used by the Romans for the Celts].
[review theUlster-Scot pages for a historic timeline]
1st Generation
Descendents of George C. Ford [FORDE, FOARD, FORDEN]
George C. FORD, born abt. 1770 in Mecklenburg Cty., North Carolina, died abt. 1840-50 Benton Cty., Arkansas and is buried in the Ford Cemetery inside the Pea Ridge National Battlefield. He was married to [unk] Winchester
Notes on George C. FORD: not unlike his neighbors of the period; though a farmer, there was little need to farm with the abundance of game in the Ozark Mountains of northwestern Arkansas. According to the 1820 and 1830 Warren Cty., census' George and his brother Henry and families are listed. Looking at the birth locations of Richard's children, he arrived here in early 1833.
There is some speculation that George's parent's was Henry Ford and Catherine [unk]. George and his brother Henry were born in Mecklenburg Cty., NC.
reference: Census: 1800-1810, Mecklenburg Cty., NC
Census: 1820-1830, Warren Cty., TN
Children of George C. Ford and [unk] Winchester are:
#1 - Richard Ford, b: abt. 1794 in NC; died abt. 1853 in Benton Cty., AR
#2 - Daughter One Ford, b: abt. 1797 in NC
#3 - Daughter Two Ford, b: abt. 1800 in NC
#4 - William H. Ford, b: June 15, 1802 in NC; died March 10, 1885 in Callao, Macon Cty., MO
#5 - Son Three Ford, b: abt. 1803 in NC
#6 - Henry Ford, b: 1805 in NC; died abt. 1850
#7 - George Washington Ford, b: abt. 1810 in NC
#8 - Daughter Four Ford,, b: abt 1811 in NC
2nd Generation
#1 - Richard Ford, born abt. 1794 in NC., died abt. 1853
Notes on Richard FORD a farmer by trade. is buried in Benton Cty., AR.
Spouse:Isabella LOGAN married abt. 1814 in Warren Cty., TN. buried in Benton Cty., AR. burial site not found at present.
reference: Census: 1820-1830, Warren Cty., TN
Census: 1850, Sugar Crk. Twp., Benton Cty., AR
NOTE: Estate recorded in Benton County, Arkansas April 15, 1867 for Richard Ford. It lists his heirs as: Rebecca Caroline [?], nee: Sawyer, Mary "Polly" Ruddick, nee: Ford, Nancy Jane Ford, nee: Marshall, Ivan Ford, George Winchester Ford, and is signed by John Henry Ford.
Strangly Jefferson Tilton Ford is not mentioned in the will nor the estate; he was Richards son and Mary "Polly" Ruddick's husband. He did not pass away until 1882 in Benton County???????. SpeculationI think my gg-grandfather divorced his wife, Mary "Polly" Ruddick [my gg-grandmother] and took up with Roberta Virginia Howett??? Thus it appears he was estranged from his father and his father-in-law Capt. William Ruddick.
I think this probable angered my ggg-grandfather Richard Ford and to insure the estate for his grandson; William Franklin Ford. He left a share of the estate to his daughter-in-law; Mary "Polly" Ruddick. The ironic part of the story is that after the death of Mary "Polly" Ruddick [Ford], and William Franklin Ford's relocation to the Indian Territory, Robert Virginia Howett is living with him and his family in the Indian Territory, until her death.
Children of Richard Ford and Isabella Logan are:
#9 - William Logan Ford, b: abt. 1815 in Mecklenburg Cty., NC; died April 7, 1859 in Benton Cty., AR.
#10 - Daughter One Ford, b: 1815-1820 in TN.
#11 - Jefferson Tilton Ford, b: November 1, 1818 in NC or TN; died May 1, 1882 in Benton Cty., AR.
#12 - Rebecca Caroline [Ford] [?], b: 1821-1829 in TN., Married to Robert Sawyer
#13 - George Washington Ford, B: 1821-1829 in Warren Cty., TN.
#14 - Jonas Ford, b: abt. 1831 in Warren Cty., TN.
#15 - Nancy Jane Ford, b: abt. 1831 in Warren Cty., TN., Married to a Marshall
#16 - Irvin S. Ford, b: March 22, 1833 in Warren Cty., TN.
#17 - John Henry Ford, b: June 27, 1835 in Benton Cty., AR; died January 6, 1897 in Benton Cty., AR.
3rd Generation
Jefferson Tilton FORD, born Nov 1, 1818 in NC. or TN., died May 1, 1882 in Benton Cty., AR.
Spouse #1:Mary "Polly" RUDDICK, died 1869
Married: December 23, 1848, in Benton Cty., AR.
Parents:
Father:Capt. William RUDDICK
Mother:Elizabeth WILSON
Spouse #2:Roberta Virginia HOWETT
Married: aft. 1870
Notes on Jefferson Tilton FORD:Land records dated: November 15, 154, Cash Entry Doc#5988; Twp. 20-41.2 acres, Doc.#6006 Twp. 21-40 acres
Notes on Mary Polly RUDDICK:buried Ruddick Cemetary, Garfield, AR.
Notes on Roberta Virginia HOWETT: buried in Kemp Cemetary, Bryon Cty., OK.[see notes on William Franklin Ford]
Children of Jefferson T. FORD and Mary RUDDICK:
William Franklin [Francis] FORD, born January 6, 1849 in Benton Cty., AR., died April 2, 1920 in Achille, OK.
Notes on William F. Ford: It is apparent that William's step-mother Roberta Virginia Howett relocated from Benton Cty., AR to the Indian Territory and resided with William until her death. She is buried in the Old Kemp Cemetery in Bryan Cty.
Spouse #1: Martha C. GENTRY
Married: November 9, 1876 in Pink Hill, Grayson Cty., TX.
Children of William Franklin Ford and Martha C. Gentry:
Willie Alma Fordborn [unk], died Aug 9, 1899 in Grayson Cty., TX. Married to Will Turner, Nov 3, 1896. Will died in 1940 and is buried in the Tupelo, OK. Cemetery. They had two boys; Luther and Norvil Turner.
Spouse #2: Emily Elizabeth HOGAN
Married: March 19, 1882 in Pink Hill, Grayson Cty., TX.
Children of William Franklin Ford and Emily Elizabeth Hogan:
Sarah Loucretia Ford, borb Jan 1, 1882, Pink Hill, TX., died [unk] buried Gould, OK., Married to John Cole, Dec 24, 1902
Lillie Augustis Ford, born Oct 18, 1884 at Pink Hill, TX., died Jan 21, 1885 [infant death]
James [Jim] Jefferson Ford, born Oct 30, 1887 at Panolia Cty., Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, died Nov 21, 1906 - [never married]
Arthur Carter Ford, born Dec 12, 1890 Panolia Cty., Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, died Aug 29, 1969 at Fort Worth, TC. Married to Neoma Alice Jordan, Dec 12, 1923, Neoma died Aug 29, 1969 at Fort Worth, TX.
Agness Anna Mae Ford, Sept 30, 1895 in Bryan Cty., Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, died Nov 9, 1926 in Wellington, Collinsworth Cty., TX. Married to James Monroe Swaffar/Swafford, born May 27, 1875 in White Cty., AR, died May 1943 buried Birds Prarie Cemetery, South of Tupelo, OK., They were married Jul 11, 1918.
Children of Agness Anna Mae Ford and James Monroe Swaffar:
Willaim Larkin Swaffar/Swafford, born Jul 12, 1919 in Hendrix, OK.
Emma Neoma Swaffar/Swafford,living
married to [#1\} Prentis Melvin Robins, born Aug 23, 1908 in Center, OK., died Oct 1, 1970 in Altus, OK.
Children of Emma Neoma Swaffar and Prentis Melvin Robins:
#1: Jimmie Lee Robins, Living Robins
Spouse: Marry Louise Bridgewater [Robins], born Feb 3, 1942 in Rockford, ILL. died Oct 12, 2006 in Ponca City, OK.
#2: Bobbie Janelle Robins, died while living with her daughter in Idaho, 2002
#3: Billy Dean Robins, Living Robins
#4: Charlotte Gayle Robins, Living Robins
#5: Sharon Janette Robins, Living Robins
#6: Pete Wesley Robins, died in Modesto, CA 2005
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#1: Jimmie Lee Robins
Children of Jimmie Lee Robins and Marry Louise Bridgewater [Robins]
#1: Living - daughter
Note: Daughter has one male child living.
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#2: Bobbie Janelle Robins
born 1942 in Ada, OK, died 2002 in Idaho
#1: Living Britt - son
#2: Living Britt - daughter
#3: Tammie Britt - killed in car wreck
#4: Living Britt - daughter
#5: Living Britt - daughter
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Children of Billy Dean Robins and Wynn Sweargin
#1: Living Robins - son
#2: Living Robins - daughter
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Children of Charlotte Gayle Robins and [?]
#1: Living - son
Children of Charlotte Gayle Robins and [?]
#1: Living son
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Children of Sharon Jenatte Robins and [?]
#1: Living - daughter
#2: Living - daughter
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Children of Pete Wesley Robins and [?]
#1: Living - female
Children of Pete Wesley RObins and [?]
#1: Living - son
#2: Living - daughter
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Children of Emma Neoma and Kenneth Parnell:
Sandra Parnell [infant death-died at birth], buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Bakersfield, CA.
[#3] Grady Merckborn 1902, died 2002 at Modesto, CA. [just short of 100 years old]
NOTICE: This site is under construction, please keep watch, as I will be adding additional information."
#3: Billy Dean Robins
#4: Charlotte Gayle Robins
#5: Sharon Janette Robins
#6: Pete Wesley Robins
[#2] Kenneth Parnell