Thomas FORD

Birth:

Abt 1582

Death:

28 Nov 1676

Northampton MA

Marriage:

19 Jun 1616

Bridport, Dorset, England

Father:

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Mother:

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Notes:

                   8th ggf of Gordon Fisher
"Thomas Ford -- Born say 1582.  Died 28 Nov. 1676, Northampton, MA. He m.
(1) Joan Way, 13 Dec. 1610, Powerstock, Dorset, who wasbu. 10 May 1615,
Powerstock.  She was possibly bpt. 22 Jan. 1582, Powerstock,dau. of
Stephen Way and Ursula Gill.  (NOTE: If all of the above is true, Joan
was bpt. before John Ford and Joan Beck were married). Thomas m. (2)
Elizabeth Chard, 19 June 1616, Bridport, widow of Aaron Cooke.  She d. 18
Apr. 1643 and he m. (3) Anne -----, widow of Thomas Scott of Hartford,
CT.  For theancestry of Elizabeth Chard see Aaron Cook in this volume
[here, see under her name].  (P) Thomas Ford may have lived in
Powerstock, Dorset after his first marriage byt afrer his second marriage
he lived in Bridport, Dorset untilat least 1623 when his fourth child
was baptized. In the next year or so he moved to Dorchester, Dorset (14
mi. E. of Bridport) and he had children baptized there in 1623, 1625 and
1629.  He joined the Holy Trinity church there under Rev. John White, and
was no doubt recruited by the famous clergyman to join the group that
sailed to New England on the "Mary & John" in 1630.  (P) Hesettled first
in Dorchester, MA and then moved to Windsor, CT with many other"Mary &
John" families a. 1635-6.  In 1637m he and four others purchased a very
large tract of land from the Indian sachem, Tehano, which now included
Windsor Locks, the northern third of Windsor and the southern part of
Suffield. He later moved to Hartford, CT and Northampton, MA where he
died.  (P) Although he had only four children who syrvived, all
duaghters, he had 39 grandchildren and hundreds of great-grandchildren.
His daughter Abigail Ford, second wife of John Strong, left 143
grandchildren amd his daughter Johane Ford,wife of Roger Clapp, left 45
grandchildren. (P) Children by first wife (TAG 16:41)  a. Pos[sibly] Mary
Ford -- Bpt. 18 Aug. 1612, Powerstock.  Within a period of a few months
in 1612-1613 children were baptised to two Thomas Fordsin Powerstock:
Mary on 18 Aug. 1612 and Sarah on 6 Jan. 1612/13.  Jacobus (TAG 16:42)
says ibe belonged to a Thomas Ford who m. Julian Dun, 19 Jan. 1607/8and
the other to Thomas Ford who m. Joan Way on 13 Dec. 1610.  It has been
both speculated and disputed that the above Mary Ford m. her
step-brother, Aaron Cooke, as his first wife. There has been speculation
that Aaron Cook m.(1) Mary Cooke, dau. of Rev. William Cook of Crediton
Devon, but no proff hasbeen found that she came to New England.  Aaron
Cook was likely related to Jane Hardy who m. Stephen Terry 13 Mar.
1633/34, at Symondsbury, Dorset (4 mi.N. of Bridport).  The Terrys came
on the "Recovery of London" a few weeks later.  See Vol. 17, p. 152.
Aaron Cook's first wife had four children (1638-1645). [see under his
name].  ... (P) Children by second wife (TAG 16:41).  b.Joan Ford --
Bpt. 8 June 1617, Bridport, Dorset.  D. 26 June 1695, Boston.She m.
Roger Clapp, 6 Nov. 1633, Dorchester, who d. 2 Feb. 1691.  He also came
on the "Mary & John" in 1630 and was a son of William Clapp and Johan
Channon of Salcombe Regis, Devon.  Fourteen children. (1634-1669).
(Search Series 4:26-49 and 17:30-34).  c. Abigail Ford -- Bpt. 8 Oct.
1619, Bridport.  D.-----.  She m. John Strong a. 1635 who d. 14 Apr.
1699, Northampton, MA.  Hem. (1) Margery Deane, a. 1632, dau. of William
Deane of South Chard, Somerset.  Abigail had sixteen children
(1636-1665).  See Search Series 17:146-148.d. Thomas Ford, Jr. -- Bpt.
21 Sept. 1623, Dorchester, Dorset.  Bu. there 6Oct, 1623.  e. Hepzibah
Ford -- Bpt. 15 May 1625, Dorchester, Dorset.  D. 11Apr. 1683.  She m.
(1) Richard Lyman, Jr., 1640 (1617-1662) son of Richard Lyman and Sarah
Osborn. She m. (2) John Marsh, 7 Oct. 1664, who d. 1688.  Eightchildren
by first husband (1644-1660) and one by second (1667).  (Search Series
4:131-141).  f. Hannah Ford -- Bpt. 1 Feb.

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                   8th ggm of Gordon Fisher
"Elizabeth Chard, who m. (1) Aaron Cooke in 1610 and(2) Thomas Ford in
1616 may have left more descendants than any other person,man or woman,
who came to New England.  She had seven children and at least46
grandchildren.  The first record of Elizabeth Chard was in Thorncombe,
Dorset when she m. Aaron Cooke, 2 Sept. 1610.  Chard does not appear to
be a very common name in Dorset  ..... [some CHARDs from Dorset listed
who may be related to Elizabeth, omitted here]  ..... Even though Chard
does not appear to be a common Dorset name Dorset name, there were some
Chards mantioned in Dorset wills in Bridport and nearby towns:  .....
[names listed, omitted here]..... Within the boundaries of Thorncombe
parish was the famous monastery ofFord Abbey.  In its last year of
existence its abbot was Abbot Thomas Chard,alias Tybbes.  On 8 March
1539, Abbot Chard and his twelve monks, by their "unanimous assent and
consent", surrendered the monastery into the hands of Henry VIII.  The
revenues were valued at 380 pounds.  From this sum pensions were paid to
fourteen men.  Thomas Charde alias Tybbes Abbot, headed the list and he
was granted forty "wagon loades" of firewood, to be taken yearly from the
nearby woods. This Abbot Thomas Chard was a native of Awliscombe, Devon
(near Honiton) and was educaterd at St. Bernard's & St. John's College,
Oxford.  "He (Thomas Chard) enjoyed a multitude of preferments, whereby
to systainthe dignity of co-adjutor to Bishop Oldham of Exeter, with the
title of Solubria in partibus.  Besides being a bountiful contributor to
the enlargement and repair of his old college, the most substantial
proofs here exist, in spite of all the ravages of time and the vandalism
of a tasteless age, of the grandeur of his architectural conceptions and
the munificence (lavish generosity) with which he realized them.  Below
the battlement of the beautiful entrance tower, now rudely forced from
its rightful central position by the inharmonious and intruding Grecian
porch of Inigo Jones who modernised the house forits purchaser, Mr.
Prideaux, the following still remains:  "Ano Dni millesimoQuingesimo
vigo octa. Adno factum est Thomas Chard, Abb."  Reference: History of
Dorset (under Thorncomb), p. 525-531 by Hutchins.  Dr. Thomas Chard, the
dispossessed Abbot of Forde, held the Vicarage till his death, about
1543.(P) There was another Thomas Charde of Awliscombe, probably the
titular Bishop of Solubria, who was born at Tracy in this parish about
1570.  He was responsible for much of the excellent work in the parish
church.  He was prior of Montacute until 1532, and then prior of Carswell
(a cell of Montacute) anddied in 1541."
--- Burton W Spear, * ... Mary & John 1630 ... *, v 18, 1992, p38-39
ELIZABETH CHARDE, b. England, bur. Windsor 18 Apr 1643.  She had m. 1)at
Thorncombe, Dorset 2 Sept. 1610 Aaron Cooke, bur. Bridport 29 Dec. 1615.
See *The American Genealogist*, 11 (1934-1935): 179, 180; 16 (1939-1940):
41-43; 56 (1980): 233."
--- NEHGS Register, v 136 Apr 1982 p 101

Children

Marriage

Hepzibah FORD

Birth:

Abt 15 May 1625

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Death:

11 Apr 1683

Hadley MA

Richard LYMAN

Marr:

Abt 1642