On Sun, 05 May 2002 11:30:49 -0400 Ellen Waradzin <ewaradzin293434MI@comcast.net> writes: > The 1627 Division of the Cattle... > Peeter Browne >Martha Browne > John fford > Martha fford... > Would one assume their last names to actually be "Ford"... Ellen - Their surname was indeed Ford - they were the surviving children of widow Martha (___) (Ford) Brown and her first husband, and the "Peeter Browne" and "Martha Browne" listed just before them were their stepfather and their mother Martha (___) (Ford) Brown died between the division of cattle on 22-May-1627 and about 1630 (2nd husband's 2nd marriage). She came with her son John Ford, daughter Martha Ford and probably her husband (she was in the late stages of pregnancy) on the Fortune in 1621. Her husband (___) Ford is not mentioned in Plymouth records. He probably was alive on 11-Dec-1621 when Edward Winslow referred to his wife in a letter as "Goodwife Ford." He died before the division of land about March 1623/4 when she was alloted land as "Widow Ford." The widow married 2nd about 1624-25 as his 1st wife Peter Brown of the Mayflower, who married 2nd about 1630 Mary (___). She had three children by her first husband: John Ford was born about 1617, presumably in England, and died between a record on 05-Jan-1640/1 and the list of those able to bear arms in 1643 (he is not listed therein). Martha Ford was born about 1619, presumably in England, died 20-Dec-1683 in her 64th year (Plymouth Church Records) and married 29-Oct-1640 (PCR) William Nelson (I am descended from their son John). They had four children. A son was born the night the Fortune landed (as mentioned in Winslow's letter referred to above) and died before the division of cattle on 22-May-1627 (he is not named therein). Dale H. Cook, Chief Engineer, WWWR Roanoke VA, WCQV Moneta VA, WKBA WZZI Vinton VA, WKPA WLNI WLVA WZZU Lynchburg VA