Some notes on
Thomas FORD (ca 1590-1676)
of Dorchester, Massachusetts
Clyde M. Senger,
Compiled April 1986
Coded for the Internet May, 2001
html update December 2005
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.... Thomas FORD of Dorchester (1,2,3), born 1587 (7,16) or 1589 (8,9,11) or about 1590 (4), Dorchester, Dorset, England (8,11).
Died 9 (1,3,5,15) or 28 (4,5,8,9,10) Nov 1676 (1,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,15), Northampton, MA (1,3,4,8,9,11,15), left no will (4) but administration of estate taken 4 Jan 1676-77 (4)
Came with wife and 4 daughters (5) in the Mary and John (1,2,4,5,10), 30 May (4) 1630 (1,2,3,4,5), to Nantasket (4), requested admission as freeman Dorchester 19 Oct (1,5) 1630 (1,3,5), and sworn 18 May (1,4) 1631 (1,2,4), took freeman oath 9/3/1634 (5), removed to Windsor 1636 (2) or 1637 (4), there 1638-41, 1644, and 1654 (1,2,4,5), made freeman there 4 Oct 1669 (3) or 5/13/1669 (5)., removed at old age (1,3), about 1659 (4) or about 1672 (5) to Northampton (1,3,4,5).
Married perhaps (4,6) 13 Dec 1610 (6,9), Powerstock, Dorset, England (4,6,9)
.... Joan (4,16) or Joane (6,9) WAY (4,6,9) or WAYE (16), perhaps (4) buried Powerstock 10 May 1615 (4,6,9)
Married 19 June 1616 (4,6,9,10,11), Bridport, Dorset, England (4,6,9)
.... Elizabeth CHARDE (4,6,9,10,16), widow of Aaron COOKE (4,6,9). Aaron was of Bridport (9), a joyner (4,9) who married Thorncombe, England (4,6,10), 2 Sept (4,6) 1610 (4,6,10), interred 28 Dec 1615, Bridport (4,6,9), and had two children: Elizabeth, baptized 8 Sept 1611 Bridport (4), and Aaron, baptized 20 Mar 1613-14 Bridport (4). Elizabeth CHARDE was born 1594 (7) or 1587 (9,11), died 18 (4,11) April (1,4,11) 1643 (1,2,4,5,7,9,11), at Windsor (4,5,10,11), interred 18 April 1643 (1,4).
Thomas married third but reportedly 2nd wife (1,2,3), 7 Nov (1,3,4,9) 1644 (1,2,3,4,9),Windsor, CT (9),
.... Ann (1,2,3,4,9,10,16) STEELE (16), widow of Thomas SCOTT of Hartford (1,2,3,4,9,10) who died 6 Nov 1643 (4) leaving son Thomas (4) and daughters Mary who married Robert PORTER (4), Sarah who married John STANDLY (4), and Elizabeth who married John LOOMIS (4). Ann (STEELE) (SCOTT) died 7 Nov (4) or 5 May (5,9) 1675 (4,5,9), Northampton (4,5)
Children of Thomas FORD: 4 daughters (3) but this list has 6 daughters and one son with the son and 1 daughter dying in infancy.
Child of Thomas FORD and Joan WAY
...i. Mary FORD (4,5,6,7,9,14), born 1612 (7), baptized 18 Aug 1612 (4,6,9), or Sarah FORD, baptized 6 Jan 1612-13 (4,6), Powerstock, Dorset, England (4,6,9), died [apparently assuming she married Aaron COOKE] 1639 (7) or 1645 (9).
....... She may have married probably about 1636 (5) or 1637 (9),
.......... Aaron COOKE (1,3,5,9), born 1613 (9), died 1690 (9), who referred to Thomas FORD as "father-in-law" in a deed dated 4 Mar 1671-2 (4). That could mean the husband of a daughter or the son by a previous marriage of a wife (4). This use of the term "father-in-law" is apparently a major reason for assuming this marriage which may be an error. There were 4 children and 23 grandchildren of Aaron COOKE and his first wife from 1638 to 1645 (9). He married second
.......... Joan DENSLOW (9), married third
.......... Elizabeth NASH (9), and married fourth
.......... Rebecca FOOTE (9)
.. Children of Thomas FORD and Elizabeth (CHARDE) COOKE
...ii. Joanna FORD (1,2,3,4,7,10,11) or Joan FORD (5,6,9), born 6/8/ (5) 1617 (5,7), baptized 8 (4,6,9,11) June (6,9,11) or Jan (4) 1617, Bridport, Dorset, England (4,6,9), died 29 (9,11) June 1695 (4,9,11), Boston (9) or Dorchester (4,11).
....... Joanna married in 17th year (3,9), 6 Nov (3,4,5,6,9,13) 1633 (1,3,5,6,9,13) in Dorchester (4,6,9)
.......... Capt. (4,6) Roger CLAP (1,3) or ROGER CLAPP (4,5,6,9,10,13) who was baptized 2 Apr 1609, Salcombe Regis, Devon, England (4), died 2 Feb 1690-91, Boston (4), interred King's Chapel (4). They were married 57 years (3), had 14 children (3,4,9), and 47 grandchildren (9)
...iii. Abigail FORD (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10), born c1608 (5) or 1619 (7), baptized 8 Oct 1619, Bridport (4,6,9,10), died 7/6/1688, Windsor, CT (5). She married perhaps 1635 (6,9), 1638 (1), or 12/1630 (5)
.......... John STRONG (1,3,4,5,6,9) who was born c1613 Chard, Somerset, England (9), and died 14 Apr 1699, Northampton MA (9). He married first ca 1632
.......... Margery DEANE (9). There were 17 children with Abigail, the first born ca 1638 (9) and 142 grandchildren (9).
...iv. Thomas FORD (4,6,9), baptized 21 Sept 1623 (4,6,9), Holy Trinity (4,6), Dorchester, Dorset (4,6,9), interred there 6 Oct 1623 (4,6,9)
...v. Hepzibah FORD (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10), born 1625 (7), baptized 15 May 1625, Holy Trinity (4,6), Dorchester (4,6,9), died 11 April 1683 (5,9). She married 1640 Windsor, CT (1,9),
.......... Richard LYMAN (1,3,4,5,6,9,10) of Northampton MA (6), Jr. (1617-1672) son of Richard and Sarah (OSBORN) of High Ongar, Essex, England (9). Richard and Hepzibah removed to Northampton 1655 (9) She married second 7 Oct 1664 (5,6,9),
.......... John MARSH (4,5,6,9), of Hadley, MA (6,9) who died 1688 (9). John had married first
.......... Ann WINTHROP (9) or WEBSTER (24), who died 1662 (9), dau of John and Agnes (SMITH) (24). Hepzibah had 8 children by 1st spouse and 1 by 2nd, 66 grandchildren (9).
...vi. Hannah FORD (4,6), baptized 1 Feb 1628-29, Holy Trinity, Dorchester, interred there 28 March 1629 (4,6)
.. Children of Thomas FORD and Ann (STEELE) SCOTT
...vii. Ann FORD? (1,2,5), born Windsor, CT (5), died 6 Jan 1690-91 (5,13) or 29 Aug 1688 (25) Windsor CT, married 12 Mar (1,5) 1676-77 (5) or 1677 (1,2)
.......... Thomas NEWBURY (1,2,5) of Windsor (1,2), born 1 Sept 1567 Windsor CT (25), and married second 16 Jan 1689-90 (5),
.......... Joseph LEONARD (5)
***** POSSIBLE ANCESTRY OF THOMAS FORD:*****
Possible fathers:
.... John FORDE, brother of a Thomas whose will dated 20 Jan 1610/11, proved 8 May 1611, Dorchester, co Dorset indicates he was a merchant and mentions relatives: sisters Syssell (Cecily?) BISHOPE of Blandford, Edith TAPP (6,26), Joan PENNYES (6,26); brother John (6,26); and Thomas, son of John (6,26). John married 3 Feb 1583
.... Joan BECK at Piddlehinton, Dorset, England (26). Only one child, Thomas, listed (26).
.. Others have proposed:
.... Nicholas FORD, baptized 15 July 1570, Powerstock Parish, West Milton (16), interred 1 Sept 1621, Symondsburg, Dorset, England (16), married 14 Oct 1588, Symondsburg, England (16)
.... Jelyan LONGE, dau of Thomas (16), baptized 1 Oct 1562, Symondsburg, Eng. (16), interred 2 Oct 1620, Symondsburg Eng (16). 2 children, Thomas, born 1587 and Mary baptized 1587 (16).
.... William FORD and Alice HARLEBUTT, married 1569 (11)
.... Thomas de FORD father of Thomas (8), or father of William [above] (11) married 1569
.... Alice HARBLUTT (8), dau of Richard of Lloyd, Staffordshire, England (8)
Possible earlier ancestors of Thomas FORD
.... John FORD, father of John FORDE, named in fathers will, 1575, and with 5 children from will of son Thomas, uncle of emigrant Thomas (26).
.... John FORD of Powerstock, father of John FORD, married Ellynor ___, and had a brother-in-law John WALDRON. Will dated 3 Sept. 1575, probated 2 Feb. 1575/6 (26). Only one child listed (26).
.... Another proposed:line
[7] Richard de FFORDE, father of Thomas, will dated 1506 (11) or 1508 (8)
[6] Hugo de FFORDE, registered a land grant England 1477. (8,11)
[5] John de FFORDE, land grant 1412 (8)
[4] William de FFORDE (8)
[3] Richard de FFORDE (8)
[2] John de FFORDE, living in 1315 (8)
[1] Simon de FFORDE, living in 1315, married Agnes (8)
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************ NUMBERED REFERENCES ************
..... () surround numbers for references that provide that information and in a few cases, notes by me. A ? before a reference number indicates the data is not specifically provided but is very strongly suggested in some way. Non-published sources are not cited unless they provide data not found elsewhere. References not seen but listed as sources by other authors or on unpublished material are listed under those references. Photocopies of such sources would be welcomed. Photocopies of other sources (as they exist in my file) are available on request.... 1. .. Savage, James. .. 1860-62 re 1977. .. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. 4 Vol. Gen. Publ. Co. v 1 (?), p. 183.
... 2. .. Whittemore, Henry. .. Genealogical guide to the early settlers of America. p 197
... 3. .. Genealogical gleanings in England. New England Hist. & Gen. Reg. 43:152-3 (mention Ford)
... 4. .. Holman, Mary Lovering. 1948. Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and his wife Frances Helen Miller.
... 5. .. Notes from Elizabeth Fjetland, Jan 1981.
... 6. .. Jacobus, Donald Lines. Thomas Ford of Dorchester, England, and Dorchester, Mass. The American Genealogist 16(1): 41-43
... 7. .. The Second Boat 1(2), Aug 1980. Passengers of the 'Mary & John' in 1630, List I - by Charles W. Banks, 1930.
... 8. .. Letter from Mrs. R. D. Wohlhueter, Woodbridge, VA 22193, March 1984, passing on data from Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bills, Burlingame CA 94010.
... 9. .. Spear, Burton W. .. 1985. Search for the passengers of the Mary & John 1630. Volume 1: Passengers & their children. (pages 27-28) Toledo, OH 43611
... 10. Strong, Albert. 1931. The Strong family of Strongsville. p 17.
... 11. Pedigree chart received from Phyllis Siman, Spencer, OH 44275, April 1986
... 12. Torrey, Clarence Almon. English Origin of Major Aaron Cooke. The American Genealogist 11:179-180 (mentioned in #4)
... 13. De Forest, Louis Effington 1930. Our colonial and continental
ancestors. p 99. (cited by Fjetland #5)
... 14. Virkus, Frederick A. .. 1925, Abridged compendium of American genealogy. Volume 1. (cited by Fjetland #5)
... 15. Family group sheet for Nicholas Ford from Lois Shoupe, Reno, NV, April 1986, (citing #16)
... 16. Macumber, Harold H. Ford Family History. (cited by Shoupe #15)
... 17. Ferris, Mary Walton. .. 1943. Dawe-Gates ancestral lines. Vol. 1 (listed by Spear #9)
... 18. Marsh, Dwight Whitney. 1895. Marsh genealogy. (listed by Spear #9)
... 19. Coleman, Lyman. 1872. Lyman family. (listed by Spear #9)
... 20. Baldwin. 1882. Candee family. (Cooke connection) (listed by Spear #9)
... 21. Clapp, Ebenezer. .. 1876. Clapp memorial record of the Clapp family in America. (listed by Spear #9)
... 22. Dwight, Benjamin W. .. 1871. History of the descendants of Elder John Strong. 2 Vol. (listed by Spear #9)
... 23. The American Genealogist 35:1 (Strong connection) (listed by Spear #9)
... 24. Letter of July 1986 from Pat Simpson, Grovespring, MO 65662 regarding 1st wife, Ann Webster, of John Marsh.
... 25. Letter of 13 Feb 1987 from Sam Beauregard, Tampa. FL 33613.
... 26. Spear, Burton W. .. 1989. Search for the passengers of the Mary & John 1630. Volume 12: New Ancestral Discoveries - 1989. (pages 67-71) Toledo, OH 43611
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