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Sir John Changford Ford 1503–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Chagford, Devon, England

Death Date: abt 1612

Death Location: Devon, England

Father: Philip Habsburg

Mother: Bianca DiMilano

Spouse(s): Joane Walrond, Cecily Smith

Children(s): Lady Forde, Mathias Ford, Lady Ford

In 1503, Sir John Changford Ford entered the world in Chagford, Devon, England, born to Philip I The Handsome King Of Castile And Leon Habsburg And Bianca Maria Sforza Principessa Dimilano. Sir John Changford Ford married Cecily Smith, Joane Walrond, and had children including Lady Margaret Ford, Lady Mary Margaret Forde, Mathias Ford, Stephen Ford. Sir John Changford Ford passed away in 1612 in Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, Sir John Changford Ford entered the world in Chagford, Devon, England, born to Philip I The Handsome King Of Castile And Leon Habsburg And Bianca Maria Sforza Principessa Dimilano.
  • Sir John Changford Ford married Cecily Smith, Joane Walrond, and had children including Lady Margaret Ford, Lady Mary Margaret Forde, Mathias Ford, Stephen Ford.
  • Sir John Changford Ford passed away in 1612 in Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Habsburg
1478–1506
Birth Location: Brügge, Markischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
PH
Bianca DiMilano
1472–1510
Birth Location: Pavia, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy
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Spouses(s)

Joane Walrond
1505–1547
Birth Location: Bovey Tracey, Devon, England
JW
Cecily Smith
1505–1555
Birth Location: Bovey Tracey, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Lady Forde
1542–1571
Birth Location: Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England
LF
Mathias Ford
–1630
Birth Location: –
MF
Lady Ford
1525–1582
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
LF

Sir Ford's Ancestors

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Sir Ford
1503–1612
Birth Place: Chagford, Devon, England
Parents
Philip I "the Handsome", King of Castile and Leon, Habsburg
1478–1506
Brügge, Markischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Bianca (Maria Sforza Principessa) DiMilano
1472–1510
Pavia, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ford's Descendants

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Sir (John Changford) Ford (1503–abt 1612) m. Joane Walrond (1505–abt 1547) m. Cecily Smith (1505–1555)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Margaret) Forde 1542–1571 m. Sir (WIlliam Charles Michael) Jones 1542–1607
    1. 1. Sir (William Eaton) Jones m. Mawde Hiscoxe –1645
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Dorcus) Jones 1595–1660 m. Ensign (William Rowland) Busse 1594–1698
        1. 1. Dorcus Jones 1595–1709 m. Ensign (William Rowland) Buss 1594–1698
  2. 2. Mathias Ford –1630
  3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Ford 1525–1582

Sir Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Sir John Changford Ford in Chagford, Devon, England
Chagford, Devon, England
1612
abt 1612
Age 109
Death of Sir John Changford Ford in Devon, England
Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Chagford, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1612
    Event Place: Devon, England
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