Born in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Ford
and Lois (Stetson) Ford
Sister of
John Ford, Ruth (Ford) Joy, Obadiah Ford, Tabitha (Ford) Bryant, Joseph Ford II, Paul Ford, Amos Ford and Jesse Ford
Wife of
Comfort Bates
— married
11 Jan 1716 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died before
before age 54
in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography
Desire was born on 23 Aug 1695 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was the daughter of Joseph Ford and Lois (Stetson) Ford.
She married Comfort Bates on 11 Jan 1716 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
She died before 24 Sep 1749 in Marshfield.
Children
- Children of Desire Bates:
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73304107/desire-ford : accessed 02 November 2021), memorial page for Desire Ford (23 Aug 1695–1749), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73304107, ; Maintained by Lawrence H. Grunert (contributor 46831293) Unknown.
- Ancestry Family Tree 18551314
- FamilySearch profile.
- Birth record Marshfield VR https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-H64S?i=356&cc=2061550&cat=340031
- Marriage record Pembroke VR https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/359232/?offset=0#page=234&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Desire by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Desire by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Marianne Morris
:
AncestryDNA Maternal Lineage (discontinued), Ancestry member marimij
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~0.78%
Nathan Adams :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Lynn (Ross) Sullivan :
23andMe
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Leigh Anne (Johnson) Dear
Leigh Anne (Johnson) Dear
Ford-1114 and Ford-2842 appear to represent the same person because: Exact same birth date and location. No primary source for either death although both deaths and locations are basically the same. Do Not Remove a merge unless there is a primary source such as vital records to back up the claim.
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by Leigh Anne (Johnson) Dear
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