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Thomas 'Elder' Ford 1587 – 1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1587

Birth Location: Bridport, Dorset, England

Death Date: 28 Nov 1676

Death Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John 12GG

Mother: Joane 12GG

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Cooke\Ford)

Children(s): Mary Ford

Thomas 'Elder' Ford was born in 1587 in Bridport, Dorset, England, the child of John Ford\Forde 12GG and Joane Beck (Ford) 12GG. Thomas 'Elder' Ford married Elizabeth Charde (Cooke\Ford), and had children including Mary Marion Ford. Thomas 'Elder' Ford passed away in 1676 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas 'Elder' Ford was born in 1587 in Bridport, Dorset, England, the child of John Ford\Forde 12GG and Joane Beck (Ford) 12GG.
  • Thomas 'Elder' Ford married Elizabeth Charde (Cooke\Ford), and had children including Mary Marion Ford.
  • Thomas 'Elder' Ford passed away in 1676 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

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Thomas Ford's Ancestors

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Thomas Ford
1587 – 1676
Birth Place: Bridport, Dorset, England
Parents
John Ford\Forde 12GG
1566 – 1620
Bridport, Dorset, , England
Joane (Beck (Ford)) 12GG
1560 – 1597
Piddlehinton, Dorset, England
Grandparents
John (William III) Ford
1532 – 1593
Netherbury, Dorset, , England
Agnes (Alice Symes) (Kettle)
1534 – 1616
Netherbury, Dorset, , England
William Becke
1520 – 1562
Piddlehinton, Dorset, , England
Elenor (Stanley) Stanlye
1520 – 1560
Piddlehinton, Dorset, , England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Ford
1500 – 1560
Agnes Seymour
1498 –
Sir Symes
1515 – 1563
Jane Petty\Hill
1509 – 1563
Simon Becke
1500 – 1560
Mary Cudmore
1500 – 1560
William Stanley\Stanlye
1495 – 1584
Esther Stanley
1499 – 1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Forde
1470 – 1508
Beaty Jefard
1478 –
William --Symes
1485 – 1547
Agnes Master---Colandon\Colander
1490 – 1565
Sir Hill
1469 – 1547
Lady Brent
1479 – 1533
James Cudmore
1480 –
Jozefa Spohn
1480 –

Thomas Ford's Descendants

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Thomas ('Elder') Ford (1587 – 28 Nov 1676) m. Elizabeth (Charde) (Cooke\Ford) (23 April 1589 – 18 Apr 1643)
  1. 1. Mary (Marion) Ford (18 AUG 1612 – 16 Nov 1645) m. Major (Aaron) COOKE (20 Mar 1613 – 5 SEP 1690)
    1. 1. Captain (Aaron Cook, III) (9GGF) (21 February 1641 – 16 September 1716) m. Sarah (Westwood) Cook\Cooke (1644 – 24 March 1730)
      1. 1. ♦Joanna (Cooke (gm of Williams, signer D of) I) (10 July 1665 – 13 Nov 1713) m. ♦Col (Samuel Porter Jr (gf of Williams, signer D of) I) (6 April 1660 – 29 July 1722)
        1. 1. Mary (Driscoll) Driskil (4 November 1703 – 30 Sep 1787) m. Thomas Williams (1700 – 28 February 1776)

Thomas Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1587
1587
Birth of Thomas 'Elder' Ford in Bridport, Dorset, England
Bridport, Dorset, England
1676
28 Nov 1676
Age 89
Death of Thomas 'Elder' Ford in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Bridport, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1676
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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