Birth: He was born about 1592, based on his estimated date of marriage.
Death: He died in Plymouth Colony between November 11, 1621, and late 1623.
Ship: Fortune, 1621
Life in England: Nothing is known of his life in England.
Life in New England: Ford arrived in Plymouth Colony in the fall of 1621 with his wife, son and daughter. The Fortune arrived on November 9, and his wife, Martha, gave birth to a son that night. Ford died before the land division of 1623.
Family: Ford married Martha _____ by about 1617 and had at least three children. After his death, she married Peter Brown and had two children. She died by 1630, and Brown married (2) Mary _____.
Children of _____ and Martha Ford:
- John was born about 1617. He died or left Plymouth Colony between January 5, 1640/1, and 1643.
- Martha was born about 1619. She married William Nelson in Plymouth on October 29, 1640, and had four children. She died in Plymouth on December 20, 1683.
- A son was born in Plymouth Colony on November 9, 1621, and died soon after.