Ford
Dorcester, Dorset, England (turn of 17th Century) -> Dorcester, MA (1630) -> CT (1636/7) -> Northampton, MA (1660s-1688)
note: "Bridport" is not a typo, there is no 'ge' (i.e. it is not Bridgeport)
My 15th Great Grandfather, possibly John Ford I
My 14th Great Grandfather, possibly John Ford II
My 13th Great Grandfather, possibly John Ford(e) III
Married Feb. 3, 1583, Piddlehinton, Dorset, England to Joan Beck.
My 12th Great Grandfather, Thomas Ford
Born about 1589. Married 13 Dec. 1610 in Powerstock, Dorset, England to Joan Way (she died 1615 and was burried 10 May 1615, other sources suggest this is unfounded and she might instead be his daughter). Married 2nd 19 Jun. 1616 in Bridport, Dorset, England to Elizabeth Chard (widow of Aaron Cooke Sr.), she died 18 Apr. 1643 in Windsor, CT. Married 3rd 7 Nov. 1644 in Hartford, CT to Ann/Annie Sanford (widow of Thomas Scott). Died 28 Nov. 1676 in Northampton, MA.
He and his family were living in 1623 in Dorchester, Dorset, England and were memebers of the Holy Trinity Church, the rector of whom, Rev. John White, has been called the "Founder of Massachusetts." Thomas was at the 15 Oct. 1629 meeting "at the Deputyes House" where financing of the planting was arranged, where he is described as one of the "genalitie".
The family came over on the Mary and John in 1630.
Thomas requested admission as a freeman on 19 Oct. 1630 and took the oath 18 May 1631 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The last record of him in Dorchester is 1636.
Records between 1637 and 1670 have him in various places in Conneticut finally settling in Hartford in 1644 where he ran an "Ordinary" (a type of Inn or early motel) until 1652 when he sold it. Bought land with his son-in-law Elder John Strong in Windsor, CT in 1647.
Moved to Northampton, Massachusetts sometime before 1672.
6 Children:
My 11th Great Grandmother, Abigail Ford
Baptised 8 Oct. 1619 in Bridport, Dorset, England. Married abt. 1635 in Dorchester, MA to Elder John Strong. Died 16 July 1688, Northampton, MA. Buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, MA.
Abigail and Family came on the "Mary & John" in 1630 with her family.
Main source's:
Lawson, Stephen M. "Strong-Ford From the files of Stephen M. Lawson" website last modified 6/1/09 (note to self: re-find the URL).
SFAA: SFAA page on Ancestries of Abigail Ford and Aaron Cooke. note: defunct geocities page, try here for a possible archive.
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