Abigail Ford

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The daughter of Thomas FORD and Elizabeth COOKE.

Abigail married Elder John Strong about 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. John (son of John Stronge and Mother Of Elder John Strong) was born about 1610 in Chard, Somerset, England; died on 14 Apr 1699 in Northampton, Massachusetts, New England Colonies of British America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Was a trooper in 1658, at Windsor, under Major Mason (recorded March 11, 1657-8). He removed to Northampton with his father in 1659. He m. first Mary HEWETT, dau. of Rev. Ephraim HEWETT of Windsor, and they had five children. Married second Rachel HOLTON, and they had eleven children. (Dwight, pp. 229-230).

Thomas married Mary Hewitt on 5 Dec 1660 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Mary was born before 1642; died before 1671. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Rachel Holton on 10 Oct 1671. Rachel was born before 1653 in Connecticut; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Famous descendants include Nathan Hale; Lady Diana, Princess of Wales; and Governor Sarah Louise Heath Palin of Alaska; the first female vice-presidential nominee of the Republican Party in 2008.

A farmer at Northampton until 1709, when at the age of 70 years and upwards he removed with his family to Coventry, Ct., where 24 years afterwards he d. May 22, 1733, aged 96; during the years 1677-8 & 9, he was paid 18 shillings a year for blowing the trumpet on Sunday to summon the people to church...Notwithstanding his three marriages spent 33 years as a widower, and 61 unmarried. (Dwight, p 769).

(Medical):Note: A direct male descendant of Elder John Strong, by his son John Jr. (from this first marriage) was notified as being a High Resolution DNA match on two descendants of John Jr's half brother, Jedediah Strong.

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Kit # 5858 (John Strong, Jr descendant)
13 23 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 26 15 19 29 15 15 16 18

Kit # 7257 (Jedidiah Strong descendant)
13 23 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 18

Kit #15744 (Jedidiah Strong descendant)
13 23 14 11 11 13 12 12 1213 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 29 15 15 16 18

Kit #7257 was through Jedediah>Preserved>Enoch Strong

Kit #15744 represents an interesting case. The participant, surnamed "Dotson", is a member of a family group which has been "quietly told" their parents were the children of Jedediah Strong VII. With the exception of this family legend, there has been no other proof of the relationship until now. There is an exact match in the first 12 markers (STR) of Kit #15744 with the first 12 markers of both Kits #6811 & 7257. As previously anticipated, the second 13 markers (PP3) matched the "Assumed New England Strong Haplotype", marking members of the Elder John Strong lineages.

See http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/dnaresults.htm for more details.

Jedediah married Freedom Woodward on 18 Nov 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Freedom was born before 1642 in New England Colonies of British America; died on 17 May 1681. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Per Dwight, died young. (Vol. I, p 19)

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Married Sarah WARHAM and Margaret NEWBERRY.

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Married Hannah CLAPP.

FAMOUS DESCENDANTS of EBENEZER STRONG and HANNAH CLAPP

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They are the second great-grandparents of Gov. Caleb STRONG (1744-1819), who was one of the first senators from the state of Massachusetts, as well as being elected Governor of this state in 1800

They are the fourth great-grandparents of Sarah DELANO, the mother of Franklin Delano ROOSEVELT (1882-1945), the 32nd President of the United States

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Married the Rev. Nathaniel CHAUNCEY of Hatfield, Mass., and for 2d husband Dea. Medad POMEROY. (Dwight, Vol. I, page 19).

DISTINGUISHED DESCENDANTS of ABIGAIL STRONG (SFAA, Strong Family Update, Vol. III, pp. xxxi and xxxii). Thornton CHISHOLM, for whom the Chisholm Trail is named, because he drove the first cattle over it.

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She m. Joseph PARSONS, Esq., of Northampton. (Dwight, Vol. I, p 19).

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Married Zerubabel FILER of Windsor. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

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Married Ester CLAPP, Ruth Sheldon WRIGHT.

DISTINGUISHED DESCENDANTS of SAMUEL STRONG (SFAA, Strong Family Update, Vol. III, pp. xxxi and xxxii).

Mary Strong COOK b. 1816 m. Eugene Franklin SKINNER. They were early Oregon settlers. Marysville, Oregon is named for her and Eugene, Oregon is named for him.

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Twin with Samuel, died young. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

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Married Dea. John CLARK of Northampton. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

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Married Joseph BARNARD of Hadley, Mass. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19). Later married Capt. Jonathan WELLS.

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Married William CLARK of Northampton, brother of Dea. John CLARK, husband of Mary STRONG. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

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Married Thomas BISSELL of Windsor. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

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Married a Mr. BALDWIN of Milford, CT. The records at Milford are poor, and the author was not able to trace this family. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

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Married Thankful STEBBINS.

DISTINGUISHED DESCENDANTS of JERIJAH STRONG (SFAA, Strong Family Update, Vol. III, pp. xxxi and xxxii).

Henry Cabot LODGE, newspaperman, state legislator, US. Senator, Ambassador to South Vietnam and West Germany, Chief U.S. Representative at Vietnam Peace talks

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He removed from Northampton to Coventry, in March, 1716, seven years after the first settlement of that town. He was a farmer and a man of property and consideration. He held various town offices of importance, as town treasurer in 1716; selectman for six years; and justice of the peace for many years from 1723 onwards. In 1721, the first year that Coventry was respresented in the Colonial Legislature, he was sent to it as the representative of the town. There were two sessions yearly of the Legislature, in May and October, until 1819. Justice Joseph Strong was for fifty-two times elected a member of the Legislature and including extra sessions was during sixty-five sessions a member of the General Assembly of Connecticut. He was moderator of the first town-meeting held April 24, 1718, and often afterwards of others, holding the office for the last time April 11, 1763, when 90 years old. He was a member of the Colonial Legislature for the last time in May, 1762, when 89 year old. His son, Phinehas being the other representative from Coventry. His second wife was Ruth (last name not discovered) of Coventry, Ct. They had no issue. She died at Glastenbury, Ct., Feb 14, 1768. (Dwight, p. 309).

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

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A weaver, resided at E. Guilford, Ct., with Selah MURRAY, whose wife, Ann BRADLEY, was probably a connection of Nathan BRADLEY, his father-in-law. Benjamin was a bachelor and left his property to the Murrays. He is described as "an intelligent man of quiet behavior." He was deputy of Guilford (Oct., 1730, May, 1731).

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m. Jan 23, 1705-6, Miles DUDLEY of Guilford, Ct. (son of Joseph DUDLEY).

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Blacksmith and farmer of Milford, Ct.

Ephraim was the ancestor of Eastman Strong Minor, a missionary to Ceylon. Eastman Minor's son, Dr. William Chester Minor was a Union Army surgeon whose Civil War experiences caused a permanent mental breakdown. His subequent criminal acts led him to be confined for the rest of his life to the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum in England. In Simon Winchester's book, THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN, the story of Dr. Minor's twenty year involvement in the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary is detailed. Dr. James Murray, editor of the OED came to rely on the thorough and well documented contributions from Dr. Minor, assuming for many years his most diligent contributor was a staff doctor at Broadmoor, not an inmate.

Elnathan married Patience Jenner on 17 Apr 1712. Patience was born in Feb 1694 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married Dea. William DUDLEY of North Guilford, brother of Miles DUDLEY.

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Said to have died young.

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He was a farmer at Northampton until Aug. 24, 1696, when he removed to Lebanon, Ct., when there were but four white families in it. No one's name appears oftener on the early records of Lebanon, as a committee-man on various matters of public interest. (Dwight, p. 772). He was said to have been killed by Indians at Wood Creek, New York.

Family/Spouse: Abijah Ingersoll. Abijah was born on 24 Aug 1663; died on 20 Nov 1732. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Died Soon."

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He is said to have received his name from the fact that he was born in a great snow storm and was preserved alive nonetheless. He removed from Northhampton to Lebanon, Ct., in 1714, and after 1720 to Coventry, Ct., and was one of the selectmen of Coventry in 1730, '31, '34, and '35. (Dwight, p 986).

Preserved married Tabitha Lee on 23 Oct 1701. Tabitha was born about 1677; died on 23 Jun 1750 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married Ebenezer ROOT of Coventry.

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A farmer in Coventry, Ct.: for 13 years a selectman: for a long time justice of the peace; and for 34 years (1739-73), deacon of the First Congregational church. He was for nine sessions a member of the General Assembly and was much in public life. (Dwight, p 330).

Joseph married Elizabeth Strong on 12 May 1724 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of Preserved Strong and Tabitha Lee) was born on 27 Sep 1704 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 1 May 1792. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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d. soon (after birth).

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Benjamin Dwight notes that "he was a farmer at Coventry: a member for fifty-three sessions, including extra ones of the General assembly, having been thirty-eight times elected to the legislature: a selectman for six years, justice of the peace for many years, and for a long period a deacon of the church."

DISTINGUISHED DESCENDANTS of Dea. PHINEHAS STRONG

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The World According to Garp (Source: SFAA Newsletter, Oct 2002)

Phinehas married Mary Parker on 5 Nov 1724 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. Mary was born before 1706 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut; died on 13 Apr 1767. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Never married.

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m. in 1727, Noah RUST of Coventry.

Family/Spouse: Aaron Strong. Aaron (son of Preserved Strong and Tabitha Lee) was born on 14 May 1708 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel married David Sanford in Mar 1730. David was born on 8 Sep 1709 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel married Matthew Minor on 17 Dec 1760. Matthew was born on 2 Sep 1708; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ann Strong. Ann (daughter of Jacob Strong and Abigail Bissell) was born on 8 Jan 1707 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 25 May 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dwight referenced him as a farmer in Lebanon, Ct., where his first six children were born, and at Cholchester, Ct, and then Marlboro.

Ezra Strong was the 7th great grandfather of Governor Sarah Louise Heath Palin of Alaska; the first female vice-presidential nominee of the Republican Party in 2008.

Ezra married Abigail Caverly on 12 Jan 1730 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut. Abigail was born on 5 Oct 1714 in Connecticut; died on 3 Jul 1788 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He married about 1726, wife Deborah, of whom Benjamin Dwight wrote (maiden) "name carefully sought after but not found."

Noah married Deborah ??? before 1727. Deborah was born before 1702; died on 30 Nov 1739. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Capt. Joseph Strong on 12 May 1724 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. Joseph (son of Justice Joseph Strong and Sarah Allen) was born on 25 Jul 1701 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Apr 1773. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A farmer at Coventry, Ct. In his later years he removed to Windsor and thence to Southampton. It is recorded that "Aaron Strong" (his son) and "his wife Abigail and son Roswell, warned from Springfield (on account of the Indians) came from Windsor to Southhampton in Aug. 1762, and in Jan. 1763-4, Aaron and wife Rachel warned from Westfield came from Windsor to Southampton." (Dwight, p. 1055).

Family/Spouse: Rachel Strong. Rachel (daughter of Justice Joseph Strong and Sarah Allen) was born on 30 Jun 1711 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]