Ford from Connecticut -- Surname Saturday

A Bridge to the Past

Last week, I mentioned I had two different Ford lines, one from Massachusetts and one from Connecticut, New Haven to be exact. This is the one from Connecticut. I don't normally write much about the family, but what I do is run the register report from my public tree on RootsWeb and copy it to this post, then do some editing before publishing it.

This past week, Miriam J. Robbins of AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors blog fame wrote a nice piece for her Tuesday's Tip post called, "Ancestry.com's Surname Meanings and History." When she does her Surname Saturday, she goes to the Ancestry.com's Surname Meanings and History site for information on the surname she is working on. I found this link to work for me. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts

I did the Ford surname, for each of the 3 years (1840, 1880 and 1920) that show the number of families for each particular year. I chose 1840, and you can see from the legend that Connecticut had between 56 and 166 Ford families.

Note: I am not sure why my map isn't showing correctly, because on my draft, it shows as perfect. Massachusetts and Connecticut had the most Fords in 1840, with between 167 to 331 families.

Ford Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, Middle English, Old English ford, or a habitational name from one of the many places named with this word, such as Ford in Northumberland, Shropshire, and West Sussex, or Forde in Dorset.Irish: Anglicized form (quasi-translation) of various Gaelic names, for example Mac Giolla na Naomh ‘son of Gilla na Naomh’ (a personal name meaning ‘servant of the saints’), Mac Conshámha ‘son of Conshnámha’ (a personal name composed of the elements con ‘dog’ + snámh ‘to swim’), in all of which the final syllable was wrongly thought to be áth ‘ford’, and Ó Fuar(th)áin (see Foran).Jewish: Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.Translation of German Fürth (see Furth)."

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Generation No. 1

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1.	TIMOTHY FORD was born ABT 1617, and died 28 AUG 1684 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married ELIZA GORDY?. She died 25 JUL 1681 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
	Children of TIMOTHY FORD and ELIZA GORDY? were: + 2   i. SAMUEL FORD was born ABT 1639 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 2 JUN 1712 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 3   ii. Mary FORD died BEF 10 DEC 1691. She married Peter RICE 29 OCT 1683 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, son of RICHARD RICE and ELIZABETH w\o RICHARD RICE. He was born ABT 1652, and died 3 DEC 1721 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married Nathaniel THORPE 20 NOV 1662 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, son of William THORPE. 4   iii. Bethia FORD died 1687. She married Matthew BELLAMY 1671 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He died BEF 1689. 5   iv. Elizabeth FORD died AFT 31 OCT 1726. She married Joshua CULVER 23 DEC 1672 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, son of Edward CULVER and Ann ELLIS. He was born 12 JAN 1642/3 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 23 APR 1713 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Eleazer PECK 31 OCT 1726 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, son of Henry PECK. + 6   v. Matthew FORD died 3 NOV 1694 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

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Generation No. 2

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2.	SAMUEL FORD (TIMOTHY FORD1) was born ABT 1639 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 2 JUN 1712 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married ELIZABETH HOPKINS 27 JAN 1673 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She was born ABT 1642 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 20 APR 1707.
	Children of SAMUEL FORD and ELIZABETH HOPKINS were: 7   i. Mary FORD was born 11 SEP 1676 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 30 JUN 1712 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married John THOMAS ABT 1705, son of John THOMAS and Lydia PARKER. He was born 4 MAR 1675/6 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 15 JUN 1747 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. + 8   ii. ELIZABETH FORD was born 19 FEB 1679 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 12 NOV 1729. 9   iii. Samuel FORD was born 31 AUG 1683 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 20 APR 1707. 10   iv. Hannah FORD was born 16 SEP 1687 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 26 FEB 1715/6 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Peter PERKINS. He was born 18 MAY 1682 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 14 FEB 1738/9 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

6.	Matthew FORD (TIMOTHY FORD1) died 3 NOV 1694 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Mary BROOKS 12 JAN 1674 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of John BROOKS. She was born 5 SEP 1654 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1711/2 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
	Children of Matthew FORD and Mary BROOKS were: 11   i. Matthew FORD was born 31 OCT 1675 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 7 OCT 1751 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth BRADLEY ABT 1698. She was born 11 SEP 1678, and died 9 OCT 1751 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 12   ii. Mary FORD was born 9 AUG 1678 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 13   iii. John FORD was born 11 NOV 1680 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 14   iv. Mary FORD was born 1682 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 15   v. Mary FORD was born 9 AUG 1684 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 13 AUG 1760 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Ebenezer BLAKESLEE 5 DEC 1706 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, son of Ebenezer BLAKESLEE and Hannah LUPTON. He was born 4 FEB 1685/6 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1761. 16   vi. Jonathan FORD was born 26 JAN 1686/7 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 17   vii. Daniel FORD was born ABT 24 MAR 1689/90 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1711 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 18   viii. Benjamin FORD was born ABT 16 AUG 1691 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 19   ix. Ebenezer FORD was born ABT 16 AUG 1691 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1724 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 20   x. Barnabas FORD was born ABT 9 DEC 1694 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

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Generation No. 3

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8.	ELIZABETH FORD (SAMUEL FORD2, TIMOTHY FORD1) was born 19 FEB 1679 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 12 NOV 1729. She married STEPHEN PERKINS 27 AUG 1700 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, son of JOHN PERKINS and MARY w\o JOHN PERKINS. He was born 7 APR 1680 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 1755 in Roundhill, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
	Children of ELIZABETH FORD and STEPHEN PERKINS were: 21   i. Joseph PERKINS was born 18 SEP 1701 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1776 in Wilkes, North Carolina. He married Phebe MOULTHROP 23 FEB 1727 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She was born 15 OCT 1711. + 22   ii. ELIZABETH PERKINS was born 10 NOV 1703 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 22 MAY 1760 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 23   iii. Lydia PERKINS was born 24 NOV 1705 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 22 DEC 1767 in Oxford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married William WILMOT 23 DEC 1725 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 24   iv. Thankful PERKINS was born 17 APR 1708 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 23 DEC 1788 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 25   v. Mary PERKINS was born 31 MAR 1712 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Daniel FORD 13 MAY 1736 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 26   vi. Stephen PERKINS was born 14 JUN 1716 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

Ford of Massachusetts -- Surname Saturday

A Bridge to the Past

The Ford line in Massachusetts is among my earliest lines. From Generation 1, I descend through two daughters, Joanna and Abigail, both of whom married well-known men. Joanna married Roger Clap, and Abigail married Elder John Strong.

My direct lines are in All Caps and you may contact me if you would like my sources.





Previous posts on some of this family include:
Roger Clap's Memorial Site in Watertown, MA
Roger Clap and Joanna's Burial Site in Boston, MA
Elder John Strong--Cemetery Photo
Princess Diana, John Strong and Me

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Generation No. 1

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1.	THOMAS FORD (JOHN FORD1) was born 6 JAN 1589 in Powerstock, England, and died 28 NOV 1676 in Northampton, Hampton Co., Massachusetts. He married Joane WAY 13 DEC 1610 in Powerstock, Dorset, England, daughter of Stephen WAY and Ursula GILL. She was born ABT 22 JAN 1582 in Powerstock, Dorset, England, and died 10 MAY 1615 in Powerstock, Dorset, England. He married Ann SCOTT 7 NOV 1644 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She was born 1587, and died 5 MAY 1675 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married ELIZABETH CHARDE 19 JUN 1616 in Bridport, Dorset, England, daughter of THOMAS CHARDE. She was born 1589 in Bridgeport, Dorset, Eengland, and died 18 APR 1643 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
	Child of THOMAS FORD and Joane WAY was:   2   i. Mary FORD was born 18 AUG 1612. Children of THOMAS FORD and ELIZABETH CHARDE were: + 3   i. JOANNA FORD was born 8 JUN 1617 in Bridport, Dorset, England, and died 29 JUN 1695 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. + 4   ii. ABIGAIL FORD was born ABT 8 OCT 1619 in Bridport, Dorset, England, and died 6 JUL 1688 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.   5   iii. Thomas FORD was born 21 SEP 1623 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, and died 6 OCT 1623 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. + 6   iv. Hepzibah FORD was born 15 MAY 1625 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, and died 11 APR 1683 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.   7   v. Hannah FORD was born 1 FEB 1628 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, and died MAR 1629 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.

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Generation No. 2

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3.	JOANNA FORD (THOMAS FORD2, JOHN FORD1) was born 8 JUN 1617 in Bridport, Dorset, England, and died 29 JUN 1695 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She was buried in Kings Chapel Cemetery, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She married ROGER CLAP 6 NOV 1633 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, son of WILLIAM CLAP and JOHAN CHANNON. He was born 6 APR 1609 in Salcombe, Devonshire, England, and died 2 FEB 1691 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Kings Chapel Cemetery, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of JOANNA FORD and ROGER CLAP were: + 8   i. SAMUEL CLAP was born 11 OCT 1634 in (of Dorchester), and died 16 OCT 1708 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.   9   ii. Elizabeth CLAP was born 22 JUN 1638 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 25 DEC 1711 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She married Joseph HOLMES 1660 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, son of GEORGE HOLMES and DEBORAH w\o GEORGE HOLMES. He was born 1637 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 27 OCT 1713 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.   10   iii. Waitstill CLAP was born 22 OCT 1641 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 9 AUG 1643 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.   11   iv. Preserved CLAP was born 23 NOV 1643 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 20 SEP 1720 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah NEWBERRY 4 JUN 1668 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.   12   v. Experience CLAP was born 21 DEC 1645 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.   13   vi. Hopestill CLAP was born 6 DEC 1647 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 2 SEP 1719. He married Susanna SWIFT 18 APR 1672 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.   14   vii. Wait \ Wayte CLAP was born 24 MAR 1650 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 3 MAY 1717 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She married Jonathan SIMPSON 3 APR 1673 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.   15   viii. Thanks CLAP was born 25 AUG 1650 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.   16   ix. Desire CLAP was born 17 OCT 1653 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died DEC 1717. He married Deborah SMITH. He married Sarah POND 21 OCT 1679 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.   17   x. Thomas CLAP was born 29 APR 1655 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died APR 1670.   18   xi. Unite CLAP was born 13 OCT 1656 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 20 MAR 1665 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.   19   xii. Supply CLAP was born 30 OCT 1660 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 7 MAR 1686 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

4.	ABIGAIL FORD (THOMAS FORD2, JOHN FORD1) was born ABT 8 OCT 1619 in Bridport, Dorset, England, and died 6 JUL 1688 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married JOHN STRONG 30 DEC 1626 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, son of JOHN STRONGE. He was born ABT 1610 in Chard, Somerset, England, and died 14 APR 1699 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of ABIGAIL FORD and JOHN STRONG were: + 20   i. THOMAS STRONG was born 1636 in Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 3 OCT 1689 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. + 21   ii. Jedediah STRONG was born 7 MAY 1637, and died 22 MAY 1733 in Coventry, Tolland Co., Connecticut. + 22   iii. RETURN STRONG was born 9 APR 1640 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, and died 9 APR 1726 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. + 23   iv. Ebenezer STRONG was born 1643 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, and died 11 FEB 1728. + 24   v. Abigail STRONG was born 1645, and died 15 APR 1704. 25   vi. Elizabeth STRONG was born 24 FEB 1646 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 12 MAY 1736. She married Joseph PARSONS 17 MAR 1669 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 26   vii. Experience STRONG was born 4 AUG 1650 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married Zerubabel FLIER 27 MAY 1669 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. 27   viii. Joseph STRONG was born 5 AUG 1652 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. 28   ix. Samuel STRONG was born 5 AUG 1652 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 29 OCT 1732. He married Esther CLAP 5 JUN 1684 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Ruth SHELDON 28 OCT 1698 in Deerfield / Northampton. 29   x. Mary STRONG was born 26 OCT 1654 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 8 DEC 1738. She married John CLARK 20 MAR 1679 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 30   xi. Sarah STRONG was born 1655 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 10 FEB 1732. She married Joseph BARNARD 13 DEC 1675 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Jonathan WELLS 23 SEP 1698 in Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts. 31   xii. Hannah STRONG was born 30 MAY 1659 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 31 JAN 1694. She married William CLARK 15 JUL 1680 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 32   xiii. Hester STRONG was born 7 JUN 1661 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 4 MAR 1726. She married Thomas BISSELL 15 OCT 1678 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, son of Thomas BISSELL. 33   xiv. Thankful STRONG was born 25 JUL 1663 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Jonathan BALDWIN ABT 1695 in Milford / Windsor, Connecticut. 34   xv. Jerijah STRONG was born 12 DEC 1665 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 24 APR 1754. He married Thankful STEBBINS 18 JUL 1700 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.

6.	Hepzibah FORD (THOMAS FORD2, JOHN FORD1) was born 15 MAY 1625 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, and died 11 APR 1683 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Richard LYMAN ABT 1641 in Windsor, CT / Northampton, MA. He was born 1618, and died 1662. She married John MARSH 7 OCT 1664 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He died 1688.
	Child of Hepzibah FORD and Richard LYMAN was: 35   i. John LYMAN was born ABT 1655 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 13 OCT 1727 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Abigail HOLTON DEC 1694 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, daughter of John HOLTON and Abigail FISHER. She was born ABT 1672, and died 24 NOV 1714 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.