William Prince Ford (January 15, 1803 – August 23, 1866) was an American Baptist minister, preacher, and planter in pre-Civil War Louisiana.

[4] At the same year, Ezra Bennett, a Bayou Boeuf storekeeper and planter, lived near the plantation of Prince Ford and gave him instructions to his factors.

[3] Ford was a pioneer planter of the Cheneyville area, and was among the first recipients of a land patent from the United States in southwestern Louisiana.

[4] In Saratoga Springs, Solomon Northup worked as a plumber, helping William Prince Ford with the lumber mill.

[4] Solomon Northup wanted to build a mill on the banks of Indian Creek, so William Prince Ford helped him.