Thomas Ford was the son of
John Ford. Thomas Ford BORN IN ENGLAND, PROB IN DORSET, ENGLAND, BETWEEN CHARD AND BRIDPORT. THERE IS REASON TO BELIEVE, THAT DUE TO HIS LOCATION AND LAST NAME, HE MAY HAVE BEEN A DESCENDANT OF THE LINE OF FORD'S WHICH FOUNDED FORD ABBEY NEAR CHARD, AND THAT HIS 2ND WIFE ELIZABETH, MAY HAVE BEEN OF 'THAT' CHARD FAMILY. THERE IS ALSO A SOUTH CHARD, AND CHARDSTOCK NEARBY. 1ST WIFE'S NAME WAS JOAN WAY, THEY WERE MARR. IN ENGLAND 13-DEC-1610, AT POWERSTOCK, SHE DIED IN ENGLAND. Reference: NEM, STRONG. He married
Elizabeth Charde on 19 June 1616 at
Bridport, Dorset, England. Thomas Ford died on 9 November 1676.