Jacob Ford (politician)

Jacob Ford was an American Revolutionary War officer, New York politician, and judge.

Jacob Ford
Born(1744-04-22)April 22, 1744
Hebron, Connecticut
DiedJuly 24, 1837(1837-07-24) (aged 93)
Buried
Austerlitz, New York
RankLieutenant Colonel
Unit9th Regiment of Militia of Foot
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
Spouse(s)Abigail Curtice
Children10
Other workPolitician and judge

Early life

Jacob Ford was born April 22, 1744, in Hebron, Connecticut. He was married on March 5, 1765, with Abigail Curtice and they had 10 children: Abigail, Jacob, Levina, Sylvester, Ansyl, Elijah, Olive, Isaac, Aaron, and Sally.

Career

Jacob Ford was commissioned captain of the 4th Company in the 9th Regiment of Militia of Foot in the County of Albany.[1] On October 20, 1775, he was major of the same regiment.[2]

Major Ford took part in the Northern Campaign against the British troops commanded by General John Burgoyne, and was serving in that Campaign under General Philip Schuyler and General Horatio Gates during the Battles of Saratoga and was present when General Burgoyne surrendered on October 17, 1777.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on May 28, 1778.

Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Ford resigned from the Albany County Militia on November 4, 1778. Ford was elected to the New York State Assembly from 1781 to 1785 as a representative of Albany County.[4] In 1792 Jacob was elected to the New York State Assembly to represent the newly formed Columbia County.[5]

Jacob was appointed justice of the peace in 1786 and in 1801; was associate judge of the New York Court of Common Pleas in 1795, and was made first judge the following year.

Death

Jacob Ford died July 24, 1837, at the age of 93. He is buried on the family farm in Austerlitz, New York.[6]

References
  1. Ford, Eliakim Reed (1916). Ford Genealogy Being an Account of Some of the Fords Who were Early Settlers in New England. Oneonta, New York: by Author. pp. 48–57.
  2. Roberts, James A. (1898). New York in the Revolution as Colony and State. Albany, New York: Brandow Printing Company. p. 116.
  3. "PENSION: Jacob Ford; Austerlitz, Columbia Co., NY". usgwarchives.
  4. "New York: State Assembly, 1780s". PoliticalGraveyard.com.
  5. "New York: State Assembly, 1790s". PoliticalGraveyard.com.
  6. "LTC Jacob Ford, Sr". Find a Grave.
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