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Capt. Joseph Fordham 1645–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1645

Birth Location: Southampton, Suffolk, NY, USA

Death Date: 7 September 1688

Death Location: Southampton, Suffolk, New York

Father: Reverend Fordham

Mother: Elizabeth Benning

Spouse(s): Charity Clark

Children(s): Mary (Howell)

The story of Capt. Joseph Fordham began in 1645 in Southampton, Suffolk, NY, USA. Capt. Joseph Fordham married Charity Mary Clark, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Fordham Howell. Capt. Joseph Fordham passed away in 1688 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Joseph Fordham began in 1645 in Southampton, Suffolk, NY, USA.
  • Capt. Joseph Fordham married Charity Mary Clark, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Fordham Howell.
  • Capt. Joseph Fordham passed away in 1688 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reverend Fordham
1603–1674
Birth Location: Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Benning
1610–1674
Birth Location: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Charity Clark
1645–1698
Birth Location: Southampton, Suffolk, New York
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Children(s)

Mary (Howell)
1678–1736
Birth Location: Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA
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Capt. Fordham's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Fordham
1645–1688
Birth Place: Southampton, Suffolk, NY, USA
Parents
Reverend Robert Fordham
1603–1674
Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Alice) Benning
1610–1674
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Benning \) Bennyng
1569–1634
Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Duncombe) 10pggm
1590–1619
Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bennynge
1520–1598
Joan Grace
1541–1569
Thomas Duncombe
1545–1630
Mary Platt
1550–1615
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Benning
1503–1543
Mary Vining
1495–1575
Richard\Rychard Gras*)
1522–1596
Margarite "BURFORD"
1525–1587
Alys\Alice\Amelia LINE
1510–1606
Henry Platt
1526–1576
Sarah Gearbo
1525–1585

Capt. Fordham's Descendants

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Capt. (Joseph) Fordham (1645–7 September 1688) m. Charity (Mary) Clark (1645–1698)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Fordham) (Howell) 1678–1736 m. John ((Jonah)) Howell 1671–1727
    1. 1. Mary (Young Howell) (Carrington) 1706–1762 m. Nathaniel (Codrington) Carrington 1702–1775
      1. 1. John (D Carrington) Sr. 1733–1803 m. Mary (Jane) Pamplin 1730–1814
        1. 1. Ephraim Carrington 1754–1822 m. Priscilla Duke 1760–1843

Capt. Fordham's Timeline

2 Records

1645
1645
Birth of Capt. Joseph Fordham in Southampton, Suffolk, NY, USA
Southampton, Suffolk, NY, USA
1688
7 September 1688
Age 43
Death of Capt. Joseph Fordham in Southampton, Suffolk, New York
Southampton, Suffolk, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Southampton, Suffolk, NY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1688
    Event Place: Southampton, Suffolk, New York
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