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Pension File of Cynthia
(Morgan) Eberhart-Ford, widow of Daniel Ford
War of 1812
Henry Co. and Clayton Co., Georgia
WO 41548
WC 32753
Soldier: Ford, Daniel
Widow: Cynthia
Ford
Service: Pvt - Capt Powel's Co - S C Mil
Enlisted: 1 March 1814
Discharged: 31 March 1814
Bounty Land: 49294 40 50 & 33063 120 55
Residence
of Soldier: 1850 - 1855 Henry Co., GA
Residence of
Widow: 1881 Clayton Co (P.O. - Morrow), GA
Maiden
Name of Widow: Soldier's First Wife Agatha --- ?
Cynthia
Morgan 1st Mar Eberhart
Marriage of Soldier and Widow:
March 10, 1856 Henry Co., GA
Death of Soldier: Dec
31 1868 Henry Co., GA
Death of Widow: (blank)
Remarks: A copy of marriage record file in the brief
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No. 41548
33062 - 120 - 55
Service Pension
War of 1812
Act of March 9, 1878
Cynthia Ford
Morrow's Station,
Clayton Co., Ga
Widow of Daniel Ford
Received
Sept 17, 1881
R. McAllister, Jr.
Present
Oct
26 /81 N
Nov. 14/81 Proof of death of former consorts,
of soldier & ___ (?) remarry.
P. M. no good
1881 Jan 26. Testimony not satis, affiants do not appear
to have knowledge of facts, death of former consorts should
be shown by certified copy record, physician or two witnesses
stating means of knowing- Clmt & state how long lived
present place when & where her husband died - his sig
- 1851-5.
Apr of Clmt state where lived when off
B. L., whether locate & where , or Ived to whom State
name of Capt or Cms ___ ____ that served or gov B.L. name
of Capt or Coms.
Proof of death of former wife.
Application for
Widow's Pension
War of 1812
For
widow of Cynthia Ford
Filed by
R. McAllister, Jr.
P. O. Box 493
Washington, D.C.
War of 1812
Claim of Widow for Pension, under the Provisions of Sections
4736 to 4740 inclusive revised Statutes, and the Act of
March 9, 1878
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State of Georgia}ss
County of Fulton
On this 27th day of August, A. D.
one thousand eight hundred and 81, Personally appeared before
me, W. L. Calhoun, Ordinary, the same being a Court of Record
within and for the county and State aforesaid (1) Cynthia
Ford aged 77 years, a resident of Clayton County, in the
State of Georgia, who, being duly sworn according to law,
declares that she is a widow of (2) Daniel Ford deceased,
who was the identical (3) Daniel Ford, who served under
the name of (4) Daniel Ford as a Private in the company
commanded by Captain -------, in the
regiment of ------,
commanded by ------ in the war of 1812; that her said husband
(6) ---- at _____ on or about the ---- day of ----- A. D.
--- for the term of ----, and continued in actual service
in said war for the term of (7) --------, and whose services
terminated, by reason of (8) Discharge at -----, on the
---- day of ------, A. D. ----. She further states that
the following is a full description of her said husband
at the time of his enlistment, viz: (9)
Dark hair, 5
feet 7 or 8 inches high Black eyes. She further states that
she was married to the said Daniel Ford, at the city (or
town): of at her own home, in the county of Henry, and in
the State of Georgia, on the 10 day of March A.D. 1856,
by one (10) E. Morris, who was a (11) Justice of the Peace
and that her name before her said marriage was Cynthia Eberhart,
and that she has not remarried since the death of said soldier;
and she further states that (12) the
Claimant and Daniel
Ford had boath (sic) been married previously Eberhart Died
in Tennessee and Ford's wife died in Henry Co., Ga. and
that her said husband (13) Daniel Ford, died at his home,
in the State of Georgia, on the ____ day of ________, A.
D. _______; and she further declares that the following
have been the places of residence of herself and her said
husband since the date of his discharge from the Army, viz:
(14) Oglethorpe and Henry County in the State of Georgia.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining
the pension to which she may be entitled under the provisions
of Sections 4736 to 4740 inclusive Revised Statutes, and
the Act of March 9, 1878, and hereby constitutes and appoints
with full power of substitution and revocation, R. McAllister,
JR., of Washington, D.C. and H. D. Stevens of Atlanta, Ga,
her true and lawful attorneys, to prosecute her claim and
she further declares that she has heretofore made no application
for (15) Daniel Ford Made _____ (?) ______ (?) Applicant
His
Bounty Land and gov 1 or 2 ____ (?) and that her
residence is No. ______, ____________Street, city (or town)
of _______________ county of Clayton, State
of Georgia,
and that her post-office address is Morrow's Station, Clayton
Co, Ga.
Attest: Wm G. Berry Cynthia X Ford (her mark)
J. B. Tanner Claimant's Signature
- - - - - -
Also
personally appeared Wm. G. Berry, aged 71 years, residing
at No. ----------
Street, in Atlanta, and J. B. Tanner,
age 71 years, residing at No. 93, Fort street, in Atlanta,
Ga, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled
to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say they have
known the said Cynthia Ford for 35 years and for (ink blot)
years, respectively; that they were present and saw her
sign her name (or make her mark) to the foregoing section;
that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance
of said claimant and their acquaintance with her, that she
is the identical person she represents herself to be; and
they further say that they are able to identify her as the
person who was the wife of the identical (16) Daniel Ford,
who rendered the service alleged in the above application
(in the company of Captain -----, in the regiment of ----,
in the war of 1812) by the following-named facts and circumstances,
viz: (17) that they lived together and were recognized as
husband and wife and that they have no interest in the prosecution
of this claim.
Wm G. Berry
J. B. Tanner
(Signatures
of Witnesses)
- - - - - -
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 27th day of August, A. D. 1881; and I hereby
certify that the contents of the above declaration, &c.,
were fully made known and explained to the applicant and
witnesses before swearing, including the words ---------,
erased, and the words ---------, added; and that I have
no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this
claim.
(signature) W. L. Calhoun
(official character.)
Ordinary and
Judge of the Court of the Ordinary
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45148
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE
In the claim for
Cynthia
Ford
Widow of Dan'l
Affidavit of
J. B. Tanner
T. J. Ragland
Filed by
R. McAllister, Jr.
Attorney-at-Law
P. O. Box 493, Washington, D. C.
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GENERAL AFFIDAVIT
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Note.-The affiants
should state how they gain a knowledge of the facts to which
they testify.
State of Georgia}ss
County of Fulton}
In the matter of Cynthia Ford
On this the 20th day
of December A. D. 1881; personally appeared before me, an
Ordinary in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized
to administer oaths J. B. Tanner aged 71 years, a resident
of Atlanta in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia,
whose Post Office address is Atlanta, Geo and Thom. J. Ragland
aged 49 years, a resident of Atlanta in the County of Fulton,
and State of Georgia, and whose His Post Office address
is Atlanta, Geo, well known to me to be reputable and entitled
to credit, and who being duly sworn, declares in relation
to the aforesaid case, as follows: The said Tanner declares
that he knows Cynthia Ford well. That she was formally Cynthia
Eberhart and known as the Widow Eberhart and generally understood
that her husband Eberhart was dead.
She afterwards married
Daniel Ford he is now dead & she is his widow and since
his death has not remarried. The said Ragland declares that
he knows Cynthia Ford well. That she was formerly Cynthia
Eberhart, a widow and it was generally understood that her
husband Eberhart was dead - she, after Eberhart's death,
married Daniel Ford & he died leaving her his widow &
she has not since his death remarried.
They further
declare that they have no interest in said case and are
not concerned to its prosecution.
(signed) J. B.
Tanner
(signed) T. J. Ragland
State of Georgia,
County of Fulton, ss:
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this day be the above-named affiants, and I certify that
I read said affidavit to said affiants, and acquainted them
with its contents before they executed the same. I further
certify that I am in nowise interested in said case, nor
am I concerned in its prosecution; and that said affiants
are personally known to me, and that they are credible person.
(signed) W. L. Calhoun
Ordinary of Fulton
County,
Georgia
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Department
of Interior
Pension Office
Washington, DC
Jan.
26, 1882
Sir:
In the service pension claim No
41548, of Cynthia, as widow of Daniel Ford, a soldier in
the war of 1812, the testimony furnished in response to
the accompanying letter is not satisfactory, as it does
not appear that the affiants have any knowledge of the fact.
The death of the former
consorts, and the soldier, should
be shown by certified copies of public record, affidavit
of attending physician, or of witnesses , who state their
means of knowing (underlined) the date (underlined) of death,
especially of the soldier, should be shown. Claimant should
give her correct post office address, state how long she
has lived at her present place, and when, and where her
husband, the alleged soldier died; also furnish his signature
written about 1851-55,
returning this letter. Very respectfully,
R. McAllister, Jr. Wm W. Dudley
Present Commissioner
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45148
ADDITIONAL
EVIDENCE
In the claim for
Cynthia Ford
Affidavit
of
____________
____________
Filed by
R. McAllister, Jr.
Attorney-at-Law
P. O. Box 493,
Washington, D. C.
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GENERAL AFFIDAVIT
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Note.-The affiants should state how
they gain a knowledge of the facts to which they testify.
State of Georgia}ss
County of Fulton}
In the
matter of Cynthia Ford, Application for Pension
On
this the 18th day of March A. D. 1822; personally appeared
before me, and Ordinary in and for the aforesaid County,
duly authorized to administer oaths Thomas J. Ragland aged
49 years, a resident of Atlanta in the County of Fulton
and State of Georgia whose Post Office address is Atlanta,
Fulton County, Georgia and George H. Garner, aged 59 years,
a resident of near rural Block in the County of Clayton,
and State of Georgia, and whose His Post Office address
is Rural Block, Clayton County, Ga well known to me to be
reputable and entitled
to credit, and who being duly
sworn, declares in relation to the aforesaid case, as follows:
Thos. J. Ragland says he knew Daniel Ford, lived about 1/2
mile from him - he was the husband of Cynthia Ford, they
lived together and were recognized as man and wife - hew
is dead. I did not see him die or buried, but it was the
general talk in the neighborhood and I know and state positively
that his widow- the said Cynthia Ford got Dower in his Estate.
He died about the last of Jan 1868.
George H. Garner
says he knew Daniel Ford for about 14 years. He was the
husband of Cynthia Ford - he died the last of 1868, and
I saw him buried on the 1st day of January 1869 - said Cynthia
Ford was his wife & I know that she inherited a part
of his estate after his death. I lived about three mile
from them and was well acquainted with the parties and have
seen the old lady Cynthia Ford, off and on ever since her
said husband's death - she still lives in the
same neighborhood
- they both say she has not remarried.
They each
further declare that they have no interest in said case
and are not concerned in its prosecution.
H. J. Stevens
(signed) T. J. Ragland
P. H. Calhoun (his mark) George
H. X Garner
(If affiants sign by mark two persons who
can write sign here)
State of Georgia, County of
Fulton, ss:
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
day by the named affiants, and I certify that I read said
affidavit to said affiants, and acquainted them with its
contents before they executed the same. I further certify
that I am nowise interested in said case, nor am I concerned
in its prosecution; and that said affiants were personally
known to me, and they are credible persons.
W. L.
Calhoun (signed)
[Magistrate's Signature]
Ordinary
of Fulton
County, Georgia
[Official Character]
Note. - This should be sworn to before a CLERK OF
THE COURT, NOTARY PUBLIC, or
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. If
before a JUSTICE or NOTARY, then CLERK OF COUNTY
COURT,
must add his certificate of Official character hereon, and
not on a separate slip of paper.
I certify that W.
L. Calhoun, Esq., who hath signed his name to the foregoing
affidavit was at the time of so doing was Judge of the Court
of Ordinary in and for said county and State, duly commissioned
and sworn; that all his official acts are entitled to full
faith and credit, and that his signature thereunto is genuine.
P. H. Calhoun (signed)
Clerk of the Court of the
Ordinary
Fulton Co., Georgia
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GENERAL AFFIDAVIT
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Note.-The affiants should state how they gain a knowledge
of the facts to which they testify.
State of Georgia}ss
County of Fulton}
In the matter of Cynthia Ford,
Application for Pension
On this the 25th day of March
A.D. 1882; personally appeared before me, W. L. Calhoun,
Ordinary in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized
to administer oaths Cynthia Ford aged 79 years, a resident
of near Morrow's Station in the County of Clayton and State
of Georgia, whose Post Office address is Morrow's Station,
Clayton Co., Geo and Jane Bond aged 78 years, a resident
of Stockbridge in the County of Henry, and State of Georgia,
and whose His Post Office address is Stockbridge, Henry
Co., Geo well known to me to be reputable and entitled to
credit, and who being duly sworn, declares in relation to
the aforesaid case, as follows: Cynthia Ford says that she
was married to John Eberhart, about fifty years ago. He
went off to hunt a home and never returned; we heard that
he was very sick in Tennessee & never afterwards heard
from him & he was regarded as dead & so recognized
by his own Father, who in dividing his estate gave his share
to Defendant. I afterwards married Daniel Ford, and he died
on the 31st December 1868 and was buried on the 1st January
1869 in Henry County Georgia. During Ford's lifetime her
Post Office was Stockbridge, Henry County, Geo and after
his death she moved near Morrow's Station, Clayton County,
Georgia & that is now her Post Office.
Jane Bond says that she was the sister of
said John Eberhart, the husband of said Cynthia Ford at
one time - that said John Eberhart came to her house about
100 miles from his home and stopped awhile on his way next
to hunt a new home. He went on but was never afterwards
heard from and was treated as dead and his widow afterwards
married Daniel Ford.
Jane Bond further declares that
she has no interest in said case and is not concerned in
its prosecution.
Jethro W. Manning (signed) Cynthia
X Ford (her mark)
P. H. Calhoun (signed) Jane X Bond
(her mark)
(If affiants sign by mark two persons who
can write sign here)
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Prenuptial Agreement between:
Daniel Ford, Cynthia (Morgan)
Eberhart, and her son, Jacob Henry Eberhart
Stamped
with:
Pension
U. APR 5, 1882 S.
OFFICE
State of Georgia} This indenture of three parts
Henry County } made and entered into this The eight day
of March in the Year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and fifty-six
between Daniel Ford of said State and county of the first
part, Sintha Eberhart of the said State and county of the
second part, Henry Eberhart of the Third part witnesseth
that the said Daniel Ford of the first part for and consideration
of Marriage to be had and solemnized between him the said
Daniel Ford of the first part and the said Sintha Eberhart
of the Second part does for himself his heir executors and
Administrators covenant, grant and agree that all that tract
of land containing one hundred more or less with all the
rights, members and appurtenances to said hundred acres
of land in any way belonging it being the place where on
the said Sintha Eberhart now lives and all other properties
that she has now in her possession or may be given to her
Sintha Eberhart hav't by her mother or other persons will
or other wise or be inherited by any of her relations shall
for and remain to be her separate property and Estate and
shall not in law or equity be subject to the payment of
the debts of the said Daniel Ford or be subject to be sold
or conveyed or in any manner controlled by him the said
Daniel Ford but the right and title of said property shall
be vested in said Henry Eberhart of the third for the use
and benefit of said Sintha Eberhart and the said Daniel
Ford for the covenants and agrees that said Sintha Eberhart
may dispose of said property by will to any person or persons
that she may appoint subject however to be used by Said
Daniel Ford with the approbation and consent of, of said
Henry Eberhart during the continuance of the coveture, for
the mutual benefits and advantage of said Daniel Ford and
Sintha Eberhart and the said Daniel Ford and Sintha Eberhart
nominate and appoint said Henry Eberhart, Trustee of said
property who is authorized to possess him self of and
control said property in conformity with this indenture
and the said Henry Eberhart consents and agrees to his said
nomination and appointment of Trustee as aforesaid.
In testimony where of the parties of the First, Second,
and Third parts have hereunto set their hands and affixed
their seals the day and year above written
Signed,
sealed and Delivered } Daniel Ford (signed)
In the presence
of } Sintha X Eberhart (her mark)
John B. Morris } J.
H. Eberhart (signed)
E. Morris, J. P.
Thomas Gardner
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Georgia, Henry
County
To any Judge, Justice of the Peace, Justice
of the Inferior Court of Minister of the Gospel, you are
hereby authorized to join Daniel Ford & Sintha Eberhart
in the holy estate of matrimony in accordance to the constitution
and laws of this state and for so doing this should be your
sufficient License.
Given under my hand this 8th
day
of March 1856. Quincy R. Nolan
Ordinary
I certify that Daniel Ford & Sintha Eberhart
were duly joined in matrimony by me, this 10th day of March
1856.
E. Morris, J. P.
Georgia, Henry County
Ordinary's office August 8th, 1881
I, A. A. Lemon,
Ordinary of said county do certify that this above is a
true copy of this marriage license and certificate of Daniel
Ford and Cinthia Eberhart as well fully appears by refference
(sic) to the this marriage record on file in my office.
Given under my hand and
Seal of office August 8th, 1881
A. A. Lemon
Ordinary
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Additional Comments:
Descendants of Cynthia Morgan
1 Cynthia Morgan b: 1803 in Georgia d: in (after 1882)
... +John Eberhart b: Abt 1795 in Georgia d: Abt
1832 in
Tennessee (not proved) m: 6 Nov 1822 in Oglethorpe
Co., Georgia
Father: Jacob Eberhart, Jr. Mother: ?_______
?_________
....... 2 Nancy Jane Eberhart b: 6 Sep 1823
in Georgia
............ +David Joyner b: 1810 in
South Carolina d: 1855
in Henry Co., Georgia m: 24 Sep
1846 in Henry Co., Georgia Father:
John Joyner Mother:
................ 3 Sarah F. Joyner b: Mar 1850 in Henry
Co.,
Georgia
..................... +John C. Cates
b: 26 Jun 1851 in Georgia
m: 21 Dec 1876 in Clayton
Co., Georgia Father: Romulow Sanders
Cates Mother: Lucinda
E. Reeves
................ 3 William Henry Joyner b:
25 May 1852 in Henry
Co., Georgia d: in (aft 1910 census)
..................... +Lucinda Catie Cates b: 21 Jul
1853 in Henry
Co., Georgia d: Bef 1910 m: 20 Dec 1874
in Clayton Co., Georgia
Father: Romulow Sanders Cates
Mother: Lucinda E. Reeves
................ 3 Mary Joyner
b: Abt 1855 in Henry Co.,
Georgia
....... 2 Jacob
Henry Eberhart b: 8 Sep 1825 in Georgia d: 22
Feb 1906
in Clayton Co., Georgia
............ +Martha E. ?_________
b: 1830 in Georgia
Father: Mother:
....... *2nd Wife
of Jacob Henry Eberhart:
............ +Allie S.
Mitchell m: 17 Apr 1851
in Henry Co., Georgia Father:
Mother:
....... 2 S. Eberhart b: Abt 1828 in Georgia
....... 2 J. W. Eberhart b: Abt 1829 in Georgia
*2nd Husband of Cynthia Morgan:
... +Daniel
Ford b: 1790 in Georgia d: 31 Dec 1868 in Henry
Co.,
Georgia m: 10 Mar 1856 in Henry Co., Georgia Burial: 1 Jan
1869 Ford
Cemetery - Stockbridge, Henry Co,. Georgia
Father: Mother:
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Notes for Cynthia (Morgan) Eberhart-Ford
1840 Census
- 41st Dist, Newton Co., Georgia, pg. 26. Head of Household.
Children: 2 sons--10/15 (Jacob & J.W.);
1 daughter--15/20
(Nancy Jane [Eberhart] Joyner); 1 daughter--10/15 (L.
Eberhart)
*
1850 Census - 42nd Dist, Henry Co.,
Georgia, pgs. 290B-291A, #1493-1493, line
41;
Enumerated
on the 13th day of Nov. 1850 Wm. Moseley
Averhart, C.,
47, F , 400, GA
Averhart, J. H., 24, M, Farmer, GA
con't on pg. 291A
Enumerated by me on the 14th day of
Nov. 1850 Wm. Moseley
REMARKS: Handwritten page number
is #583
Averhart, S., 22, F, GA
Averhart, J. W.,
21, M, Farmer, GA, cannot read/write
*
1860 Census
- not located; would expect her to be with 2nd husband,
Daniel Ford.
*
1870 Census - Clayton Co., GA???
*
1880 Census - District 1189, Clayton Co., GA; pg. 481B
Sinthy FORD Self S Female W 77 GA Keeps House GA GA
Mary MIRGIN Cousin S Female W 75 GA Boarding GA GA
Fanny
MIRGIN Niece S Female W 8 GA GA GA
*
"Ford"
family biography by Mimi Jo Hill Butler in "First Families
of Heard Co.,
Georgia," compiled by The Genealogical
Society of Henry and Clayton Counties,
Georgia, Inc.;
pg. 270-271:
"His 2nd wife later moved to Clayton
Co., GA, with her dau. Nancy Eberhardt
Joyner, who m.
David Joyner 9-24-1846 in Henry Co."
"Also,
in 1856, a prenuptial agreement between Cynthia Morgan Eberhardt
and
Daniel Ford was signed and witnessed by her two
children, J. H. Eberhardt, and
Nancy Eberhardt (later
Joyner). This established hew own property in trust for
her children and provided the agreement under which
she and Daniel would marry."
*
Filed for widow's
pension on 17 Sept 1881. She was living at Morrow's Station,
Clayton Co., GA.
File contributed for use by: Valerie
Freeman [email protected] and Jimmie Nell Meadors [email protected]
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