The surname Mugford appears to have originated mainly in Devon, England,but is also found in Cornwall (LDS IGI). Apparently, there is a variant, "Mogford", at both places. The origin of John Mugford of Salem is to be found in the Historical Collections of Essex Institute, XV:17, LDS Film #0253248. He was bp. at Newfoundland, and admitted to the Salem church in the year 1726.His wife, Mary, was admitted to the Salem church 22 May 1726. There was a George Mugford, also of Salem who may have been brother or cousin to John. The wife of John/ 1 Mugford was Mary Liscomb/Luscomb. George Mugford m. Mary Derby at Salem, 11 May 1727 (BMD, 1650-1865, Salem City Clerk), and they had only one child recorded at Salem, George, b. 18 Mar 1727. John and Mary Mugford had eleven children recorded at Salem (vrs).

John/1 Mugford, bp. Newfoundland, m. Mary Liscomb/Luscomb, 9 Mar. 1722, Salem (vrs). She was the dau. of William/2 and Jane (presumably Garland) Liscomb, b. 7 May 1700 at Salem (vrs).

Children:

1. Mary, b. 8 Nov. 1722, Salem (vrs)
2. John, b. 3 May 1724, Salem (vrs)
3. Captain James/2, b. 26 July 1726, Salem (vrs); m. (1)Anna (___?___); m. (2) Lydia Nicholson, 9 Dec. 1752; he d. 12 Jan. 1778, Marblehead, bur. Old Burial Hill (See No. 225, Part II of cemetery list); w. Lydia also bur. Old Burial Hill (See no. 223, Part II of cemetery list)

   
   Children of Captain James/2 Mugford and first wife, Anna (___?___):

     Captain James/3 Mugford, bp. 27 Nov. 1748, C.R.2, Marblehead (vrs); m. Sarah Griste, 25 Aug. 1771, C.R.3 (vrs), dau. John and Sarah (Mecolly, m. 18 Dec. 1749, shown under surname "Gruth", Marblehead vrs), bp. 7 Oct. 1750, C.R.2, Marblehead (vrs); he was killed, 19 May 1776; bur. Old Burial Hill (See No. 224, Part II of cemetery list); she m. (2) Arnold Martin, 13 July 1777, C.R.2 (vrs), s. Knott and Sarah (___?___), bp. 31 Dec. 1749 (vrs); she d. w. Capt Arnold [d. John Griste, Jr., G.R.2] 25 Jan. 1819 (vrs); Capt. Arnold Martin d. 11 Nov. 1824, a. 75y. (vrs)

   
   Child:

   1. Sarah, bp. 22 Feb. 1778, C.R.2 (posthumous); no marriage or death in Marblehead vrs

   
   Children of Captain Arnold Martin and Sarah (Griste) (Mugford) (vrs):

   
   

   1. John Griste Martin, bp. 17 Sept. 1780, C.R.2
   2. Arnold Martin, bp. 30 June 1782, C.R.2
   3. Thomas Martin, bp. 22 May 1785, C.R.2
   4. Knott Martin, bp. 12 Aug. 1787, C.R.2; Master Mariner; d. 12 July 1848, a. 61y., 1m., 17d. [a. 64y., G.R.4]
   5. Osman Cox Martin, bp. 30 Aug. 1789, C.R.2; d. 24 Sept. 1790, a. 18m. (vrs); bur. Old Burial Hill (see No. 228, Part II of cemetery listing)

   
   Children of Captain James/2 Mugford and second wife, Lydia (Nicholson), all bp. C.R.1 (vrs):

   
   

   1. Lydia, bp. 17 Mar. 1754
   2. Lydia, bp. 4 July 1756
   3. Mary, bp. 19 Aug. 1759
   4. Thomas Nicholson, bp. 20 Sept. 1761
   5. Lydia, bp. 28 Aug. 1763; m. Richard Stevens, 29 Jan. 1784, Marblehead (vrs), s. Richard, deceased, and Elizabeth (Carder), bp. 4 Apr. 1762, C.R.1 (vrs); she d. 23 Oct. 1784, a. 21y., 2m (vrs); bur. Old Burial Hill (See No. 226, Part II of cemetery list)
   6. Elizabeth, bp. 2 May 1765
   7. Mary, bp. 4 Aug. 1765
   8. Annah, bp. 18 Apr. 1767; "Hannah", m. Jacob Putnam, 9 Oct. 1785 (vrs)
   9. Elizabeth, bp. 28 Mary 1769; m. James Warner, 7 Oct. 1792 (vrs)
   10. Samuel, bp. 6 Oct. 1771
   11. William, bp. 18 July 1773
   12. Sarah, bp. 22 Feb. 1778

4. Mary, bp.17 Dec 1727
   
5. Sarah, bp. 29 June 1729
   
6. Jane, bp. 25 Jul 17 1732
   
7. William, bp. 16 Dec. 1732
   
8. Elizabeth, bp. 16 Dec. 1733
   
9. John, bp. 9 Nov. 1735
   
10. Jane, bp. 31 Dec. 1738
    
11. Elizabeth, bp. 6 Sep. 1741

C.R.1: First Congregational Church records, Marblehead
C.R.2: Second Congregational (Unitarian) Church records, Marblehead
G.R.2: Gravestone record, Unitarian church cemetery, Marblehead
G.R.4: Gravestone record, Green Street cemetery, Marblehead

Sources: Salem, MA vital records; Marblehead vital records, published by Essex
Institute, Salem, Mass., 1903-1904