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Elizabeth Chard was born about 1587 in Thorncombe, Dorset, Canterbury, England. She married Aaron Cooke, and was mother of AARON COOKE, Jr.

She married (2) Thomas Ford, 19 Jul 1615, in Bridport, Dorset, England, as his 1st wife.

There were five children of this 2nd marriage: Joanna CLAP, Abigail Strong, Thomas, Hepzibah LYMAN Marsh, & Hannah.

The basic research on the English records for Thomas Ford was published by Jacobus and Torrey in 1939. In this article are some records for a Thomas Ford of Powerstock, Dorsetshire, which may or may not be relevant to our Thomas Ford. Torrey had earlier presented evidence on AARON COOKE which showed that he was stepson rather than son-in-law of Thomas Ford.

Source Anderson's Great Migration Study Project

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Immigrated 30 May 1630 to Nantasket, MA on the ship "Mary and John" With her husband and 4 daughters; Then arrived aboard the ship "Lion" out of Plymouth to what is now Boston, MA
1st Spouse: Aaron Cooke, Sr. (marr: 25 Sep 1610 in Bridport, Dorset, England
2nd Spouse: Thomas Ford (marr: 20 Jun 1616 in Bridport, Dorset, England

Elizabeth married Thomas Ford on 19 Jul 1615 in Bridport, Dorsetshire, England. Thomas was born about 1587 in Dorsetshire, England; died on 28 Nov 1676 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; was buried after 28 Nov 1676 in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Abigail married Elder John Strong about 1634 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. John was born in 1605 in Chard Parish, Somerset, England; died on 14 Apr 1699 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Hepzibah was the daughter of Thomas Ford of Dorsetshire, England and his wife Elizabeth Charde Ford.

She married Richard Lyman in 1640 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

The couple had 8 children: Hepzibah, Sarah, Richard in 1647, Thomas, Eliza, John, Joanna in 1658 and Hannah in 1660.

After Richard's death in 1662, Hepzibah took a second husband, John Marsh. They wed in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts in 1664.

They had two daughters together: Lydia in 1667 and Sarah.

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Hepzibah married Richard Lyman in 1641 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Richard (son of Richard Lyman and Sarah Osborne) was born before 24 Feb 1616/17; was christened on 24 Feb 1616/17 in High Ongar, Essex, England; died on 3 Jun 1662 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hepzibah married John Marsh before 1667. John was born in 1618 in England; died on 28 Sep 1688 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried after 28 Sep 1688 in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: 94YK-M69
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 15146461
• Group: Head of Line - Elder John Strong
• Alt. Birth: 1737, Hingham, Plymouth Colony

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NOTE: He was born in the Colonies. The latest his parents arrived was 1635, but possibly as early as 1630.

His first wife was Mary Hewett Strong, married Dec 5,1660 at Windsor,CT. She was the daughter of Rev. Ephraim Hewett and Isabel ____ Hewett of Windsor.

His second wife was Rachel Holton Strong, married Oct 10,1671 at Northampton,MA.

Children (by first marriage): Thomas Strong Jr, Maria Strong Judd, John Strong, Hewitt Strong, and Asahel Strong.

Children (by second marriage): Joseph Strong, Benjamin Strong, Adino Strong, Waitstill Strong, Rachel Strong Dudley, Selah Strong, Benajah Strong, Ephraim Strong, Elnathan Strong, Ruth Strong Dudley, and Submit Strong. (KRW)

If Thomas is Jedidiah's twin, they were born in Windsor, CT…
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"While it's likely that Thomas Strong was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, there is no gravestone to confirm it." (KRW)

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From FindaGrave

Thomas married Rachel Holton on 10 Nov 1671 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Rachel was born in 1640 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, New England; died in 1714 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, New England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jedediah Strong was born May 7, 1637 at Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts to John and Abigail Ford Strong. The family didn't live very long in Hingham, moving around to several settlements, and by 1646, they lived in Windsor, Connecticut and by 1659, they had settled in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Jedediah, a farmer, married Freedom Woodward in Northampton December 18, 1662 and their children were: Abigail, Jedediah Jr., Ford (a son), a daughter, Hannah, Thankful, John, Sarah, Lydia, Mary, Experience, Preserved and John (again). After the death of Freedom, Jedediah married Abigail Bartlett, widow of John Stebbins, December 28, 1681 at Northampton. They had a daughter, Mary, in addition to the children Abigail had with John Stebbins. From 1677 - 1679, Jedediah was paid 18 shillings a year to blow a trumpet he owned to notify the townspeople of meetings. In 1683, he was a constable in Northampton. After the death of Abigail in 1689, Jedediah married Mary Hart, widow of John Lee, January 5, 1692. She had several children by John Lee, some who eventually married his children. Jedediah was father or step-father to 32 children. On October 10, 1710, Jedediah and Mary started out on a horseback trip from Northampton to Coventry, Connecticut to visit some of their children. Near South Hadley, Massachusetts, the horse they were riding slipped on some smooth stones "near the falls", injuring Mary. She died the next morning. In 1710, Jedediah moved to Coventry, moving in with his son Preserved. He died May 22, 1733 at Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut and is possibly buried in the Nathan Hale Cemetery there, aged 96.
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Jedediah married Freedom Woodward on 18 Dec 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Freedom was born in Jul 1641 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 17 May 1681 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Hepzibah married Josiah Dewey on 6 Nov 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Josiah was born on 10 Oct 1641 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 7 Sep 1732 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Richard married Elizabeth Cowles on 26 May 1674 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born about 1655; died in 1696 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LH5N-VB2
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 11465756
• Group: Head of Line - Elder John Strong

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Joseph Strong and his family moved from Northampton to Coventry, in March, 1716, seven years after its first settlement; he was a prosperous farmer. His town offices included: town treasurer in 1716; selectman for six years; and Justice of the Peace for many years beginning in 1723. In 1721, the first year that Coventry was represented in the Colonial Legislature, he was sent as the representative of the town. At the time there were two annual sessions of the Legislature, in May and October. Justice Strong was elected 52 times to the Legislature and served 65 sessions in the Connecticut General Assembly. He was moderator of the first Coventry town-meeting on April 23, 1718, and often afterwards, holding the office until April 11, 1763, at aged 90. He served in the Colonial Legislature until May 1762, at aged 89; his son Phinehas was the other representative with him from Coventry.

Justice Joseph Strong was the 6th great-grandfather of Diana Frances Spencer, Princess of Wales, and the 7th Great grandfather of Prince William of Wales, heir to the British throne. Ref: p. 93 of "The Ancestry of Diana, Princess of Wales for Twelve Generations" by Richard K. Evans, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 2007.


Inscription

    In Memory of
    Joseph Strong
    Esq. who died
    Dec ye 23 1763


Gravesite Details

age 91 years, 21 days

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Joseph married Sarah Allen in 1694 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born on 22 Aug 1672 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Sep 1724. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 48122525
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Adino married Eunice Johnson in 1700 in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut. Eunice was born on 23 Aug 1678 in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut; died on 24 Dec 1763 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut; was buried after 24 Dec 1763 in South Cemetery, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KNC6-1N8
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 6967689
• Group: Head of Line - Elder John Strong

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aged 42


Inscription

    In Memory of Jedediah Strong, Queen Ann's War, Killed by Indians at Wood Creek 12, Oct. 1709 AE 42, Abijah Ingersoll his wife


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This is a Memorial Stone erected 1949

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Family/Spouse: Abijah "Abiah" Ingersoll. Abijah (daughter of John Ingersoll and Abigail Bascom) was born on 24 Aug 1663 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Nov 1732 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut; was buried after 20 Nov 1732 in Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, New London County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZ4L-9M5
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Preserved married his first wife Tabitha Lee on October 23, 1701. Tabitha was a step-daughter to Jedediah Strong, Preserved's father.

Preserved supposedly got his name because he was born in a "great snow storm, and preserved, 'notwithstanding its severity, and the extreme cold weather following.'" (from the book John Lee, by Sarah Marsh Lee, Norwich, 1878, p. 135)

They migrated to Lebanon, Connecticut about 1709; after 1730 they lived in Coventry, where Preserved served on the board of selectmen in 1730, '31, '34, and '35. Tabitha preceded him in death.

Preserved and Tabitha produced eight children:

Noah Strong (1702 - 1771)
Elizabeth Strong (1704 - 1792)
Moses and Aaron Strong, twins (b. 1708)
Tabitha Strong Parker (b. 1710)
Mary Strong Ritter (1714 - 1754)
John Strong (b. 1715)
Enoch Strong (b. 1720)

Some time after his first wife Tabitha died in 1750, Preserved married Abigail Stebbins. They had one child:

Mary Strong Pixley

After the death of his second wife, Preserved married a widow, Mary Hart Lee. They did not have any children.

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Preserved married Tabitha Lee on 23 Oct 1701 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Tabitha was born on 11 Nov 1677 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 23 Jun 1750 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth married John Webster in 1699 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut. John was born on 11 Sep 1672 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Nov 1735 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jonathan married Lydia Loomis about 1707 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut Colony, New England. Lydia was born on 15 Apr 1686 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 10 Jul 1775 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]