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Ruth <I>Phillips</I> Ford

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Ruth Phillips Ford

Birth
Holston, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Death
1829 (aged 75–76)
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
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Married to Joseph Ford.
Birth date based on the fact her birth had to be before 1765 based on census and her sister, Sarah is shown with a birth date of July 1759 as well as known birth date of Joseph Ford.
1850 Pike Co., KE census: Wm and Elizabeth Ford Ratliff named son, Thomas J. Ratliff (after Thos Phillips,
Her maternal grandfather). Third son named Joseph for her father).
Children (siblings)
1. Mary Ford 1782
2. Ruth Ford 1785-1860
3. Sarah Sally Ford 1787-1862
4. Isaac Ford 1789
5. Mary Ford 1790-1873
6. Elizabeth Ford 1793-1873
7. Joseph Ford 1795-1868
8. Peter Ford 1797-1822
9. Rebecca Ratcliff Ford 1801

Basis for Identification of Ruth Phillips as the daughter of Thomas Phillips and Elizabeth Pollard: 1) Thomas Phillips, the alleged father of Sarah Jane Phillips did reside in Berkeley Co., Va per his probate there in 1780 and his appearance on tax lists in the county. 2) Joseph Ford, the spouse of Ruth Phillips, gave a deposition when he was 97 affirming his close relationship with Sally Phillips May for the past 56 or 57 years. Both couples lived in Tennessee and in Floyd and Pike Co., Kentucky. 3) According to the "Descendants of John May Sr and Sarah Jane Phillips May (FHL973025) Sarah Jane was the daughter of Thomas Phillips and Miss Pollard. Further Sarah Phillips married John May in March 1780 in Berkeley Co., Va by the banns. 4) In 1791, John and Sarah May sell their land in Washington Co., TN to William and Sarah Baldwin Ford Moreland. Sarah Baldwin Ford Moreland, was the widow of Peter Ford, believed to be the brother to Joseph Ford. They traveled from Maryland into North Carolina and claimed adjoining land. 5) In May 1794 in Washington Co., TN (FHL1486596) Samuel Tate vs Joseph Foard: John May refused to testify in a court case involving Jos. Ford.
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Washington County Tennessee Deed Book 4 p. 226-227
Joseph Ford and Ruth Ford, his wife sells their property in Washington County Tennessee prior to their migration into Floyd County, Kentucky.
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Basis for Identification of Ruth Phillips as the daughter of Thomas Phillips and Elizabeth Pollard - (some of the documentation directly relevant to Joseph Ford) 1) Thomas Phillips, the alleged father of Sarah Jane Phillips did reside in Berkeley Co., Va per his probate there in 1780 and his appearance on tax lists in the county. 2) Joseph Ford, the spouse of Ruth Phillips, gave a deposition when he was 97 affirming his close relationship with Sally Phillips May for the past 56 or 57 years. Both couples lived in Tennessee and in Floyd and Pike Co., Kentucky. 3) According to the "Descendants of John May Sr and Sarah Jane Phillips May (FHL973025) Sarah Jane was the daughter of Thomas Phillips and Miss Pollard. Further Sarah Phillips married John May in March 1780 in Berkeley Co., Va by the banns. 4) In 1791, John and Sarah May sell their land in Washington Co., TN to William and Sarah Baldwin Ford Moreland. Sarah Baldwin Ford Moreland, was the widow of Peter Ford, believed to be the brother to Joseph Ford. They traveled from Maryland into North Carolina and claimed adjoining land. 5) In May 1794 in Washington Co., TN (FHL1486596) Samuel Tate vs Joseph Foard: John May refused to testify in a court case involving Jos. Ford.
Married to Joseph Ford.
Birth date based on the fact her birth had to be before 1765 based on census and her sister, Sarah is shown with a birth date of July 1759 as well as known birth date of Joseph Ford.
1850 Pike Co., KE census: Wm and Elizabeth Ford Ratliff named son, Thomas J. Ratliff (after Thos Phillips,
Her maternal grandfather). Third son named Joseph for her father).
Children (siblings)
1. Mary Ford 1782
2. Ruth Ford 1785-1860
3. Sarah Sally Ford 1787-1862
4. Isaac Ford 1789
5. Mary Ford 1790-1873
6. Elizabeth Ford 1793-1873
7. Joseph Ford 1795-1868
8. Peter Ford 1797-1822
9. Rebecca Ratcliff Ford 1801

Basis for Identification of Ruth Phillips as the daughter of Thomas Phillips and Elizabeth Pollard: 1) Thomas Phillips, the alleged father of Sarah Jane Phillips did reside in Berkeley Co., Va per his probate there in 1780 and his appearance on tax lists in the county. 2) Joseph Ford, the spouse of Ruth Phillips, gave a deposition when he was 97 affirming his close relationship with Sally Phillips May for the past 56 or 57 years. Both couples lived in Tennessee and in Floyd and Pike Co., Kentucky. 3) According to the "Descendants of John May Sr and Sarah Jane Phillips May (FHL973025) Sarah Jane was the daughter of Thomas Phillips and Miss Pollard. Further Sarah Phillips married John May in March 1780 in Berkeley Co., Va by the banns. 4) In 1791, John and Sarah May sell their land in Washington Co., TN to William and Sarah Baldwin Ford Moreland. Sarah Baldwin Ford Moreland, was the widow of Peter Ford, believed to be the brother to Joseph Ford. They traveled from Maryland into North Carolina and claimed adjoining land. 5) In May 1794 in Washington Co., TN (FHL1486596) Samuel Tate vs Joseph Foard: John May refused to testify in a court case involving Jos. Ford.
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Washington County Tennessee Deed Book 4 p. 226-227
Joseph Ford and Ruth Ford, his wife sells their property in Washington County Tennessee prior to their migration into Floyd County, Kentucky.
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Basis for Identification of Ruth Phillips as the daughter of Thomas Phillips and Elizabeth Pollard - (some of the documentation directly relevant to Joseph Ford) 1) Thomas Phillips, the alleged father of Sarah Jane Phillips did reside in Berkeley Co., Va per his probate there in 1780 and his appearance on tax lists in the county. 2) Joseph Ford, the spouse of Ruth Phillips, gave a deposition when he was 97 affirming his close relationship with Sally Phillips May for the past 56 or 57 years. Both couples lived in Tennessee and in Floyd and Pike Co., Kentucky. 3) According to the "Descendants of John May Sr and Sarah Jane Phillips May (FHL973025) Sarah Jane was the daughter of Thomas Phillips and Miss Pollard. Further Sarah Phillips married John May in March 1780 in Berkeley Co., Va by the banns. 4) In 1791, John and Sarah May sell their land in Washington Co., TN to William and Sarah Baldwin Ford Moreland. Sarah Baldwin Ford Moreland, was the widow of Peter Ford, believed to be the brother to Joseph Ford. They traveled from Maryland into North Carolina and claimed adjoining land. 5) In May 1794 in Washington Co., TN (FHL1486596) Samuel Tate vs Joseph Foard: John May refused to testify in a court case involving Jos. Ford.


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