Search For The Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630, Volume 4 - Allen Thru Flyer
| [S749] "Search For The Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630, Volume 4 - Allen Thru Flyer" (MJ4), Spear, Burton W., The Mary & John Clearing House, 1987 |
| Linked To: Allse _____ [39969] , Joane _____ [19987] , Johan Channon [9993] , Elizabeth Charde [9995] , Capt. Roger Clap [4996] , Capt. Preserved Clapp [2498] , Richard Clapp [19984] , Wait Clapp [1249] , William Clapp [39968] , William Clapp [9992] , Dea. Thomas Ford [9994] , Joan Ford [4997] , Sgt. Samuel French [1250] , Thankful French [625] , Capt. Benjamin Newberry [4998] , Sarah Newberry [2499] , Capt. John Taylor [2496] , Josiah Taylor [624] , Lt. John Taylor [1248] , Sgt. Abijah Taylor [312] , Thankful Woodward [2497] |
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Page: 25-39 ROGER CLAPP- Baptised, 6 Apr. 1609, Salcombe Regis, Devon, England. He died, 2 Feb. 1691, Boston, Mass. He married, Johanna Ford, 6 Nov. 1633, Dorchester, Mass. (1617-1695), daughter of Thomas Ford & Elizabeth Charde of the "Mary & John". Roger Clapp was the youngest of five children. His father was a god-fearing man with modest means & an income of not over 80 pounds a year. The family lived near the coast of the English Channel, about 12 miles east of Exeter, Devon. As Roger Approached adulthood he began to think about living abroad and his father consented. First, he went to live with Mr. William Southcot, a worthy gentleman, who lived three miles from Exeter. Since there was a very mean preacher in Mr. Southcot's town he took his family to Exeter every Sunday to worship, where there were many famous preachers. There, Roger heard Rev. John Warham and became so impressed he decided he wanted to live near him. After his father consented he moved to Exeter and moved in with the family of Mr. Mossiour, "as famous a family for religion as. I ever knew". Mossiour kept 7 or 8 men and maid servants and held a conference once a week with them on religious questions. Up to this time Roger had never heard of New England, but here he heard that Rev. Warham was organizing a group of "many Godly persons" to establish homes in the new land. Mossiour asked Roger if he would go and he said he would go willingly if he was not engaged to his master. When Mossiour encouraged him to join the group he wrote to his father and asked his permission. At first his father was displeased and told his family that Roger should not go, and he failed to reply to his son. Not hearing from his father, Roger visited his father and "God so inclined his heart that he never said me nay". When Rev. John Maverick, another minister organizing the emigration to New England, heard of Roger's desire to join the group, he went to the house of his father. Roger had never met this man who lived 40 miles away. Rev. Maverick asked his father for permission to take Roger under his care, and the elder Clapp agreed. So at the age of 21, Roger Clapp journeyed about 90 miles to Plymouth, Devon, where on 20 March 1630 he boarded the ship "Mary & John" with 139 other men, women & children and sailed for America. Roger Clapp is most noted for the memoirs that he left for posterity, which he probably wrote about 1676. He described some of the history and experiences of the group of people who banded together in Plymouth, England and who founded one of the earliest settlements in New England. Three years later when he was 24 years old he married Johanna Ford, who was only 16 years old. She had been a fellow passenger on the "Mary & John", the daughter of Thomas Ford & Elizabeth Charde. In 1635 Thomas Ford joined the group of "Mary & John" families who decided to move to the Connecticut valley and settle at Windsor, Conn., but Roger chose to remain in Dorchester. He probably lived in a house he built near the old Causeway Road, leading to Little Neck (now South Boston). A passageway (later called Willow Court) led from the road to the house. Roger Clapp's life was a busy and eventful one. In works of Benevolence he was forward and earnest and his ability and energy of character were acknowledged by the colony and the town. In 1637 he was chosen Selectman and 14 times afterwards, prior to 1665. Several times he was chosen a Deputy from Dorchester, to the General Court. He was remarkably industrious, detested idleness and a man of Good judgement. His meekness and humility were proverbial and he had a very quiet and peaceful spirit. At the first organization of the military of the colony, in 1644, he became a Lieutenant of the Dorchester company. At that time the military was obliged to parade 8 days a year. He later became a Captain in that company and on 10 August 1665 he was appointed Captain of the Castle (later Fort Independance) on an island in Boston Harbor. He held this office for 21 years, until he was 77 years old. He resigned in 1686, principally because of the political troubles which began under the administration of Sir Edmund Andros. It is said that, under Andros, some things were required of him which were "grievous to his pious soul". In 1676, the castle was described as being a small island, 3 miles from Boston, built of stone, with four bastions and mounted with 38 guns, 16 whole culverins, commodiously seated upon a rising ground 60 paces from the waterside, under which, at high water mark, was a small stone battery of six guns. The commander, Captain Roger Clapp, then an old man, was paid an annual salary of 50 pounds. With him were 6 gunners who were paid 10 pounds a year. On 24 September 1686, he relinquished command of the castle, and as he left, he was honored with the firing of nine guns. He spent the remaining five years of his life in the south end of Boston. His funeral included a great parade with the military and probably the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company (of which he was a member) preceeding the corpse, followed by his relations, mourners, the Governor and the members of the General Court, while the guns of the castle were fired. He was very kind and affectionate to the soldiers under his command and encouraged them both, by precept and example, to be worthy citizens, "and enlisted none but pious as well as brave men". He was held in such affection by the people of Dorchester, that during a severe sickness in 1672, they visited him and held a fast "to beg his life of God". When he recovered they held a day of Thanksgiving. Roger Clapp & Johanna Ford had fourteen children between 1634 and 1660. She was only 17 when the first was born and she bore children for 24 years. Eight died young or in their youth, while six lived to adulthood and married. [Children of Roger Clapp & Johanna Ford] 1 Samuel Clapp - b. 11 Oct. 1634, Dorchester. m. Hannah Leeds, 18 Nov. 1658, Dorchester, dau. of Richard Leeds of Dorchester. She d. 8 Oct. 1708. He d. 16 Oct. 1708, Dorchester. ... 2 William Clapp - b. 5 July 1636, Dorchester. d. 22 sept. 1638. 3 Elizabeth Clapp - b. 22 June 1636, Dorchester. m. Joseph Holmes, pos. s. of George Holmes res: Boston & Roxbury. She d. 25 Dec. 1711, Boston. bu. near her parents. ... 4 Experience Clapp - b. 23 Aug. 1640, Dorchester. d. 1 Nov. 1640. 5. Waitsill Clapp - b. 22 Oct. 1641, Dorchester, d. 9 Aug. 1643. 6 Preserved Clapp - b. 23 Nov. 1643, Dorchester. m. Sarah Newberry, 4 June 1668, dau. of Benjamin Newberry of Windsor. She d. 3 Oct. 1716. He d. 20 Sept. 1720, Northampton. When he was 20 (1664) he moved to the frontier town of Northampton, where he became a leading man in civil and church affairs. It is said he was a "good instrument and a great blessing to the town of Northampton". He was a Captain, a representative and a Ruling Elder. For 100 years after the first settlement, it was a weeks journey, for man and horse to go to Boston, and the path was distinguishable by marks cut on trees thru the long stretch of forest that lay between the two towns. Children of Preserved Clapp & Sarah Newberry 6.1 Sarah Clapp - b. 1669, d. y. Northampton. 6.2 Wait Clapp - b. 1670, Northampton. m. John Taylor, Jr. (1667-1744), s. of John Taylor & Thankful Woodward (Clapp p. 11 & Deerfield p. 336 says he m. Wait Clapp but Taylor Gen. p. 32 & Hadley p. 142 says he m. Hannah Gillett) (J. Gillett 6.4) He m. (2) Sarah _____. Wait d. 29 Jan. 1722. Moved to Norwalk, Conn. a. 1698. Children of Wait Clapp & Lt. John Taylor Jr. (Deerfield-336) 6.2.1 Wait Taylor - b. 27 Mar. 1690, Northampton. d. Sept. 1692. 6.2.2 John Taylor - b. 20 Feb. 1691. d. 19 Mar.1692. 6.2.3 Wait Taylor - m. Jachin Gregory Jr. of Norwalk, a. 1693 (1682-1747) s. of Jachin Gregory (Fairfield 1;238) 6.2.4 Capt. John Taylor Jr. - b. 10 June 1695. m. (1) Sarah Lockwood, 6 Nov. 1723, who d. 24 Jan. 1725, dau. of daniel Lockwood. m. (2) Hannah Stewart, 19 Jan. 1726, who d. 2 May 1774, age 75, dau. of James Stewart & Experience (Fairfield 1:584). John d. 3 1774, the day after his wife & they were buried in the same grave. res: Norwalk, Conn. ... 6.2.5 Abner Taylor - b. 19 Sept. 1697, Northampton. m. Hannah _____. One child (1743). (Fairfield 1:601) 6.2.6 Lt. Noah Taylor - b. 5 Oct. 1699, Norwalk. m. (1) Sarah Bennett (1706-1744) dau. of James Bennett IV & Sarah Lewis (Fairfield 2:71). m. (2) Elizabeth Clark, 31 Jan. 1745, Wilton (1710-1766), who m. (1) Capt. Matthew Marvin. Noah d. 15 Feb. 1768, Westport. Lt. in Cape Breton expedition - 1745. ... 6.2.7 Josiah Taylor - b. 17 Oct. 1701, Norwalk. m. Thankful French, 2 Aug. 1729 (b. 1707) dau. of Samuel French of Stratfield. Josiah d. 11 Feb. 1781, Westport. Children of Josiah Taylor & Thankful French (Fairfield 2:946) 6.2.7.1 Josiah Taylor Jr. - Alive-1777. 6.2.7.2 Jonathan Taylor - b. 7 Dec. 1731. m.Lois Coley, 14 Jan. 1756, Westport (b. 1736) dau. of John Coley & Mercy Gregory. (Fairfield 2:244) 6.2.7.3 Levi Taylor - b.17 Dec. 1733. 6.2.7.4 Gamaliel Taylor - b. 9 Jan. 1735. m. Abigail Cable, 27 Nov. 1757 (1737-1803) dau. of George Cable & Sarah Shaw (Fairfield 2:219). Gamaliel d. 16 Oct. 1815, Westport. Two daus. (1763-1764). (Fairfield 2:946) 6.2.7.5 Barak Taylor - b. 26 Nov. 1731. 6.2.7.6 Abijah Taylor - b. 22 Sept. 1740. 6.2.7.7 Paul Taylor - b. 12 Mar. 1741. In 1777 his father wrote in his will that he was afraid Paul would turn traitor with his brother, Eleazer. 6.2.7.8 Sarah Taylor - b. 16 July 1744 6.2.7.9 Thankful Taylor - b. 5 Oct. 1746. 6.2.7.10 Eleazer Taylor - b. 2 Mar. 1749. In 1771, his father wrote in his will that he was afraid he would turn traitor with his brother, Paul. 6.2.7.11 Deborah Taylor - b. 18 May 1756. 6.2.8 Reuben Taylor - b. 21 Nov. 1703, Norwalk. m. Eunice Couch (1706-1789) ... Reuben d. 1752, Norwalk. ... 6.3 Mary Clapp - b. 1672, Northampton. d. 2 Nov. 1691, age 19. 6.4 Capt. Preserved Clapp Jr. b. 29 Apr. 1675, Northampton. m. Mehitable Warner of Hatfield, who d. 1 Oct. 1767 ... He d. 11 Oct. 1757. ... 6.5 Lt. Samuel Clapp - b. 1677. m. (1) Sarah Bartlett, 1697, who d. 7 Aug. 1703. m. (2) Thankful King, 15 Sept. 1704, who d. 18 Sept. 1705. m. (3) Mary Sheldon, 17 Mar. 1708 (b.1687) ... Samuel d.a. 1761, age 84. ... 6.6 Hannah Clapp - b. 5 Mar. 1681, m. (1) Abraham Miller (2) Lt. John Parsons, 12 June 1729 (1673-1746), s. of Joseph Parsons & Elizabeth Strong. ... Hannah d. 9 Nov. 1758. ... 6.7 Roger Clapp - b. 24 May 1684, m. Elizabeth Bartlett, who d. 9 Aug. 1767, dau. of Samuel Bartlett. Roger d. 1762 ... 6.8 Thomas Clapp - b. 16 June 1688, Northampton. m. Mary King, 4 Apr. 1711, who d. 5 Feb. 1772. He d. 1745, Hartford ... 7 Experience Clapp - b. Dec. 1645, Dorchester. d.y. 8 Hopestill Clapp - b. 6 Nov. 1647, Northampton. m. Susanna Swift, 18 Apr. 1672, who d. 2 Mar. 1731, age 80. Hopestill d. 2 sept. 1719, Dorchester. ... 9 Wait Clapp - b. 17 Mar. 1690, Dorchester. m. Jonathan Simpson of Charlestown, pos. s. of John Simpson. he d.a. 1705. She d. 3 May 1717, Boston. When her father, Roger Clapp had her baptised he told the congregation that the reason her named he Wait was because he believed the reign of anti-Christ would soon be over. He doubtless thought she might live to see that day. She died in the house in which her parents lived and died, and she was buried near them. She was said to have been "a godly woman, following the good example of her parents". She often spoke of the charge her father left with his children never to spend any time in idleness and this she practiced during her lifetime. ... 10 Thanks Clapp - b. July 1651, Dorchester. d.y. 11 Desire Clapp - b. 17 Oct. 1652, Dorchester. M. (1) Sarah Pond, who d. 4 Jan. 1715, but. Old Dorchester cemetery. m. (2) Mrs. Deborah Smith, 27 Dec. 1716 of Boston. He d. Dec. 1717, Boston. ... His engraved tombstone was placed in King's Chapel burying ground, a little south of that erected to his father. ... In 1876, his father, Roger Clapp's slab was in Eastern part, near the fence of the City Hall. ... 12 Thomas Clapp - b. Apr. 1655, d. 1670 -- age 15. 13 Unite Clapp - b. 13 Oct. 1656, d. 20 Mar. 1664. 14 Supply Clapp - b. 30 Oct. 1660, d. 5 Mar. 1686. ... He was an officer in 1686, at the castle, when he was killed by the accidental firing of a gun. |
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Page: 47-49 ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF ROGER CLAPP The Clapps came to Salcombe Regis no later than 1500. Exeter and West Devon were also homes of the family and Clapps were still in West Devon as late as 1947. A Roger Clapp, who died in 1556, lived in Coombe Wood (a large farm in Salcombe Regis) between Thom (another large farm) and the sea, where he was a copyholder of the Cathedral Chapter of Exeter. This means he held a lease for the property. The family members were staunch Puritans. In these days after the Reformation, religious views were very strongly held and the discipline exacted by the Church of England curtailed liberty of conscience. In the first several waves of emigrants to New England was Roger Clapp, a youth and son of William Clapp, copyholder of the Manor of Coombe Wood. Despite remaining dissenters, the Clapps went on to prosper, John Clapp becoming steward of the Manor and his younger brother, Robert, retaining the old Clapp copyhold of Combe. By the time the Clapp heiress, Sarah, married into the Kestell family in 1770, the family held a considerable part of Salcombe Regis. The arms on the southeast window of St. Peter's Church, Salcombe Regis, are among others, the Clapp family. Three 'false" parishoners of Salcombe, George Weeks, Stephin Noppin and Roger Clapp, left and emigrated Dorchester, Mass. There has been a question of the true birthplace of Roger Clapp. Some sources say he was born in the present town of Salcome, Devon, which is southwest of Exeter, while others claim Salcombe Regis, Devon, which is east of Exeter. The Bishop's Transcripts of the Parish Records of Salcombe, Devon (in 1600's), list the baptism of Roger, "ye son of William Clap, 6 Apr. 1609". An archivist at the Public Records advises that the only records at that time, under the name of Salcomb, was the place now known as Salcombe Regis, Devon. The other Salcombe, in southwest Devon, was a very small hamlet (not a parish), within the parish of Marlborough, and until 1802, all records there were under the name of Marlborough (parish). Had Roger Clapp come from Salcombe (Marlborough parish) he would have said he came from Marlborough or Salcomb, in the parish of Marlborough. A search in the Marlborough parish has failed to reveal any trace of a baptism of a Roger Clapp. The present town of Salcombe Regis was evidently known as Salcombe in 1630, and the name was changed to Salcombe Regis at some later time. The origin of the added name "Regis" is unclear, but Salcombe Regis was not written on any document before 1717. Several wills mentioned in the Stevens-Miller records of the Clapp line were searched out by Miss O.M. Moger, Eastern Close, Tiverton, Devon (near Exeter) in 1941. Mary Lovering lists some of these in the Scott Genealogy. They differ in places from abstracts of many years ago. M.L. Holman said these wills have perished, possibly in the bombing of Exeter in 1942, when many wills were lost. Ten children of William Clapp of Salcombe and Nicholas Clapp of Sydbury came to New England between 1630 and 1633. Children of William Clapp: Roger (1630), Jane (1633), Edward (1633) & Sarah (1633). Children of Nicholas: Thomas (1633), Prudence (1633), John (1637), Nicholas (1633), Barbara (1633) and Redigone (1633). Edward married Prudence and Nicholas married Sarah. I. WILLIAM CLAPP - b.a. 1500. Will written, 29 May 1555. Proved: 26 July 1555, Exeter, Dean & Chapter of Exeter, Fol. 131. He d. Sydbury, parish of Harford, Devon. He m. Allse _____; 1522, who survived him. Children of William Clapp & Allse 1. Richard Clapp - See below. 2. Florence Clapp - b.a. 1530. m. William Ybden. Two children. 3. Gyllian Clapp - b.a. 1533. m. Thomas Badstone. 4. Alice Clapp - b.a. 1533. m. Yngland. 5. Beaton Clapp - b. 1537. Unmarried in 1555. 6. Johanne Clapp - b.a. 1539. Unmarried in 1555. II. RICHARD CLAPP - b. 1528, Sydbury, Devon. d. before 25 July 1609. m. (1) _____,& (2) Christian _____. He lived in Dorchester, Dorset. He left no will but his wife, Christian, left a will, proved, 12 Aug. 1609, Exeter. Children of Richard Clapp & _____ (1) 1. Child - b.a. 1552. 2. Child - b.a. 1554. 3. Peter Clapp - b. 1558. d. 1622. Will proved: 10 Jan. 1622/23. m. Thomasine _____ 4. Robert Clapp - b.a. 1560. d. 10 Sept. 1629, Ven Ottery, Devon. 5. Mary Clapp 6. William Clapp - See below. Children of Richard Clapp & Christian _____ (2) 7. Nicholas Clapp - b. 1570, Sydbury. d. 14 Mar. 1631, Venn Ottery, Devon. m. Elizabeth _____, 1602 who d. 24 Mar. 1631, Venn Ottery, Devon. He was a Church Warden at Sydbury in 1631. He left a long will. ... III. WILLIAM CLAPP b 1565, Salcombe (now Salcombe Regis). m. Johan Channon, 11 Sept. 1593, who was b.a. 1570 & d. 5 Aug. 1620. Her mother Johan Channon left a will listing the children of Johan & William Clapp. 1. Jane Clapp - b.a. 1597, Salcombe. m. (1) George Weeks of Salcombe & (2) Jonas Humphrey. She went to Dorchester, Mass. where she d. 2 Aug. 1668. 2. William Clapp - b. 1600. d. 1636. Will proved: 6 Sept. 1636. m. Dorothy Gray, 10 Oct. 1633. In his will he wrote, "I, William Clap, son of William Clap, elder yeoman; in the parish of Salcombe, give unto my brother, Edward, who now lives in New England, my best wedding suite, I mean breeches and dublett..... To my brother, Roger, my second apparell, I mean reddish breeches and jerkin with my greenish dublett, together with my old cloak." William Clapp also left his sweetheart, Catherine Thrushcombe, his Divinal exercize book and his best lace collar. He left his brother, Tom, a saint's rest and his reddish breeches. 3. Rocer Clapp - b. 1603. m. _____ ... 4. Edward Clapp - b. 1605. d. 8 Jan. 1644, Dorchester, Mass. m. (1) Prudence Clapp, dau. of Nicholas Clapp & (2) Susan Cockeral, dau. of William Cockeral of Salem, Mass. He came to New England in 1633, with cousins, Nicholas Clapp & Thomas Clapp, supposedly, but he was also listed on the ship "Hopewell" in 1635. ... 5. John Clapp - b. 1607. m. _____. Settled in Colyton, Devon. ... 6. Roger Clapp - See below. 7. Sarah Clapp - bpt. 18 Aug. 1611. d. 1648. m. Nicholas Clapp, her cousin, son of Nicholas Clapp. He m. (2) Abigail _____, widow of Robert Sharp. He d. 24 Apr. 1679, Dorchester, Mass. They came to New England. ... IV. ROGER CLAPP - bpt. 6 Apr. 1609, Salcombe Regis, Devon. He d. 2 Feb. 1691, Boston. He m. Johanna Ford, 6 Nov. 1633, Dorchester, Mass. dau. of Thomas Ford & Elizabeth Charde, Mary & John passengers. References: Salcombe Regis, by J.Y. Anderson Morshead- 1894. Mss of the History of Sidmouth, by P.O. Hutchinson, Esq. Transcripts of the Cathedral Archives, by Rev. H. Reynolds. Kestell, Clapp & Cornish, A Study of Three Families of Salcombe Regis, by Vaughn Cornish, 1947. |
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Page: 131 THOMAS FORD - Born 1589, England, birthplace unknown. Died. 28 Nov. 1676, Northampton, Mass. m. (1) Joan Way, 13 Dec. 1610, Powerstock, Dorset, who was buried, 10 May 1615, Powerstock. m. (2) Elizabeth Charde, 19 June 1616, Bridport, Dorset (1587-1643), widow of Aaron Cooke. m. (3) Ann _____ 7 Nov. 1644, Windsor, widow of Thomas Scott of Hartford. She d. 5 May 1676. Her first husband was "carelessly killed on 6 Nov. 1643 by John Ewe, who was fined 15 pound. Thomas Ford may have been the son of William Ford of Forde Green (E. Sussex ?) & Alice Harlilutt who were married in 1569, but this is not confirmed. She was the daughter of Richard Harlilutt of Loyd, Staffordshire. Thomas Ford m. Joan Way in Powerstock, a small village about 5 miles Northeast of Bridport, Dorset. They had a dau., Mary, there in 1612, and Joan d. three years later. The next year he m. Elizabeth Charde, a young widow, in Bridport, who had a 3-year old son, Aaron Cook. Elizabeth m. her first husband in Thorncombe, Dorset, about 14 miles northeast of Bridport. Thomas & Elizabeth first settled in Bridport where their first two daus. were baptised, Joan (1617) & Abigail (1619). Between 1619 & 1629 they lived in Dorchester, Dorset where they had their next children baptised in the Holy Trinity Church, Thomas Jr. (1623), who d. a fews weeks later, Hepzibah (1625) and Hannah (1629). It was no doubt here that Thomas Ford met Rev. John White of Dorchester, who was so influential in organizing the 1630 migration to America. Thomas sailed on the "Mary & John" with his second wife, daus. Mary (17), Joan (12), Abigail (10) and Hepzibah (4) and step-son, Aaron Cook. Thomas first settled in Dorchester, Mass. and then moved his family to Windsor, Conn in 1635. In 1637 he was one of four who purchased a large tract from the Sachem, Tehano, which now includes Windsor Locks, the northern third of Windsor and the southern part of Suffield. In 1637 he was granted a lot near sandy Road, which he sold before 1648. In 1654, he and his son-in-law, John Strong, were chosen Constables of Windsor. In 1656 he bought the original home lot of William Hosford (between Nicholas Denslow & Eltweed Pomeroy), where he lived until he moved to Northampton, Mass., before 1672. In 1668 he gave a conditional bond for deeding the homestead after the death of he and his wife, to Zerubable Filer, if he should marry thomas' grandau. Experience Strong. These two were married, 27 May 1699 and Experience received the deed, 23 Aug. 1672. Children of Thomas Ford & Joan Way (1) (TAG 16:41) 1 Mary Ford - bpt. 18 Aug. 1612, Powerstock, Dorset, England. m. Aaron Cook, a. 1637, Dorchester, Mass. s. of Aaron Cooke & Elizabeth Charde, his step-sister .... He m. (2) Joan Denslow, 1650 (M & J passenger), dau. of Nicholas Denslow, (3) Elizabeth Nash & (4) Rebecca Foote. Aaron d. 5 Sept. 1690. Aaron & Mary were brought up in the same family from the time they were very small children. They came on the "Mary & John" when Aaron was 17 and Mary was 18. Seven years later they were married and she had four children before she died. ... Children of Thomas Ford & Elizabeth Charde (2) (TAG 16:41) 2.Joan Ford - bpt. 8 June 1617, Bridport, Dorset, England. m. Roger Clapp, 6 Nov. 1633, Dorchester, Mass. (M & J passenger) (See Clapp), who d. 2 Feb. 1691, Boston. She d. 29 June 1695, Boston. They both came in 1630 and married 3 years later, when she was 16. (See Clapp for children). (Clapp-8) 3 Abigail Ford - bpt. 8 Oct. 1619, Bridport, Dorset, England. m. John Strong, a. 1635. He ... d. 14 Apr. 1699, Northampton, Mass. ... Abigail came on the "Mary & John" in 1630 at the age of 10. ... 4 Thomas Ford, Jr.- bpt. 21 Sept. 1623, Dorchester, Dorset, England. bu. 6 Oct. 1623, Dorchester. 5 Hepzibah Ford - bpt. 15 May 1625, Dorchester, Dorset, England, m. (1) Richard Lyman, Jr. 1640 (1617-1662), s. of Richard Lyman & Sarah Osborn. m. (2) John Marsh, 7 Oct. 1664 of Hadley. He d. 1688. She d. 11 Apr. 1683. Hepzibah came to America on the "Mary & John" in 1630 with her family when she was 5. ... She m. (2) John Marsh, whose first wife was Ann Winthrop, who d. 1662. |
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Page: 149 SEARCH FOR THE ANCESTRY OF THOMAS FORD Apparently the ancestry of Thomas Ford has never been published even though he left many millions of descendants. Since it is known that he married (1) Joan Way in 1610 in Powerstock, Dorset & (2) Elizabeth (Charde) Cooke, in 1615 in Bridport it seems probable that he was born in that area. He later lived in Dorchester, Dorset, about 12 miles east of Bridport. A search has been made of the Ford entries in the parish records and it has failed to find the birth of a Thomas Ford in the proper time frame. However, the following entries are given as possible clues: John Forde - m. Joan Beck, 3 Feb. 1583, Piddlehinton, Dorset. (12 miles east of Powerstock). Magalene Ford de - m. William Ford, 8 Jan. 1580, Powerstock with West Milton, Dorset. Nycholas Ford - m. Jelyan Long, 14 Oct. 1588, Symondsbury, Dorset. William Forde - m. Joan Dolinge, 8 Nov. 1589, Powerstock with West Milton. One of the above four could have been the father of Thomas Ford (the emigrant). Two lived in Powerstock with West Milton, where Thomas married first. Another clue, was printed in The American Genealogist, Vol. 16 p. 41, by Donald L. Jacobus & Clarence Torrey: There is a will of a Thomas Forde of Dorchester, Dorset, merchant, dated 20 Jan. 1610/11, proved 8 May 1611. Maybe he was an uncle of Thomas Ford, the emigrant. This Thomas Forde was buried at St. Peter's Church, Dorchester. He left bequeaths to St. Paul's & Holy Trinity Churches. Thomas, the emigrant lived in Dorchester in the 1620's and attended Holy Trinity Church. The will lists sister Syssel (Ceily ?) Bishop of Blandford, sister Edith Tapp, sister, Joan Pennyes, brother, John Ford, widow Comfreye, God-daughter, Agnes Hayne and God-son, Thomas Evered. Also, Walter Goulde and William Jolyff. He names, "Thomas, son of my brother, John Forde", executor. Overseers: Robert Foye & William Jolyff. John Holman, of the "Mary & John" was apprenticed to a William Joliffe, woolendraper of Dorchester, 25 Mar. 1622. The most probable father of Thomas Ford appears to be the John Ford mentioned in the 1610/11 will of Thomas Forde of Dorchester. This John may have been the one who married Joan Beck in 1580, at Piddlehinton, Dorset, which is 5 miles north of Dorchester. About 120 Ford baptisms and marriages have been found in the Dorset parish records, and over 90% are listed in Powerstock and Powerstock with West Milton, in the 1550 to 1650 era, so this area must have been the home of the early Ford families of Dorset. Thomas Ford (the emigrant) named his first daughter by his second wife, Joan, but his first wife was also named Joan. Some sources claim Thomas Ford was the son of William Ford of Forde Green, E. Sussex and Alice Harlilutt, who were married in 1569, but this seems too early and the connection is unconfirmed. Alice Harlilutt was the daughter of Richard Harlilutt of Llyod, Staffordshire. |
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