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William John Ford 1562 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1562

Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, England

Death Date: 11 Nov 1621

Death Location: Drowned, Voyage of The Fortune, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Colony of Massachusetts

Father: John Keel

Mother: Elizabeth Kemp

Spouse(s): Margaret Brown

Children(s): Martha Ford, William Ford, William Ford

The birth of William John Ford Sr. took place in 1562 in Southwark, Surrey, England, to John Phillip Forde\Ford of Keel and Elizabeth Beatina Kemp. William John Ford Sr. married Margaret Martha Weighte Brown, and together they had Martha Ford, William Ford and William Ford. William John Ford Sr.'s death occurred in 1621 in Drowned, Voyage of The Fortune, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Colony of Massachusetts.

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Parents

John Keel
1531 – 1590
Birth Location: Buckland, Monachorum, Devon, England
JK
Elizabeth Kemp
1542 – 1562
Birth Location: Rossington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
EK

Spouses(s)

Margaret Brown
1576 – 1632
Birth Location: Inkburrow, Worcestershire, England
MB

Children(s)

Martha Ford
1580 – 1633
Birth Location: Inkburrow, Worcestershire, , England
MF
William Ford
1580 – 1634
Birth Location: Inkburrow, Worcestershire, , England
WF
William Ford
1604 – 1676
Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, England
WF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Apr 1562
    Event Place: Southwark, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 13 Dec 1868
    Event Place: Waltham-Abbey, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Nov 1621
    Event Place: Drowned, Voyage of The Fortune, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Colony of Massachusetts
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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