Hello,
My ancestors are the Foord family of Bexhill in the 18 teens and 20s William Foord (Ford) and wife Jane (Bryant?) moved from Brede to Bexhill around 1815. Children: Thomas was baptized 1814 in Brede, the rest were baptized at Bexhill. William 1817, John Charity 1818, Edward 1821, James 1822 (my great great grandfather), Jane 1825, Matilda 1827, Philadelphia 1829. I had wondered how my Foords are related to the Foords that were sent to Australia after the Sidley Green hubub in 1828, my Foords lived there at the time and I have dna matches with the descendants of the famous Foords that were sent to Australia. William and all of his clan set sail from Rye in 1835 aboard the Brig Socrates. I have a few articles of when the Brig arrived in the states. Some people were apparently upset over the boatload of poor englishmen that arrived, later articles refuted the first saying they were all upstanding folks. Any help on this Foord line would be appreciated.
Shawn Ford