Simon Ford DD (abt. 1619 - abt. 1699)

Born about 1619 in East Ogwell, Devon, England

Husband of Martha (Stampe) Ford — married Aug 1672 in London, England

Husband of Katherine Grove — married Sep 1686 in Alveley, Shropshire, England

Descendants

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Biography

Simon Ford DD was the rector of Old Swinford, Worcestershire (close to Wollescote)^[1] for 22 years. He was also apparently a descendant of Sir Nicholas Wadham, the founder of Wadham College (possibly this individual Nicholas Wadham)?.

His first marriage to Ann Unknown subsisted while he was vicar of All Saints Church in Northhampton^[2]. He had many children with Ann while there.

Simon married Martha Stampe by licence.^[2]

Ford was connected to the Grove family of Alveley, Shropshire, through his wife Katherine as his name and place of residence (Old Swinford) appears on a 1690 lease document for that property^[3].

Simon Ford's third marriage?

There are articles on the internet purporting to give Simon Ford's history. They omit reference to his third marriage to Katherine Grove. The 1690 lease deed refers to "Simon Ford DD and Katherine his wife". There is a record of a "Simon Ford" marrying Katherine Grove in Alveley in September 1686 - it is likely to be the same "Katherine" who is mentioned as his wife in 1690^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ Refugee Families, The Herald and Genealogist, Volume 1, page 432
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} A History of All Saints Church Northampton, accounts of the history of the vicars of the church (word search Martha Stampe). Accessed 17 April 2016.
3. ↑ http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/d919e496-576b-4429-8ad5-36cf84a2e396 National Archives], lease deed for Hall Close, Alveley, dated 1690
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKC8-64R : accessed 17 April 2016), Simon Ford and Katherine Grove, 16 Sep 1686; citing Alveley,Shropshire,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 502,909, 506,789.

See also:

• Memoirs of the Hungerford, Milward and Oliver Families by Mrs Frederick Milward Oliver, private circulation, London 1930. Copy accessed at the Society of Genealogists, 9 May 2015.
• A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, pedigree of the Hercy Family.
• Wikipedia Biography of Simon Ford DD.