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About Patience Ann Freemantle
1820 British Settler
Patience Ford 13 , together with her parents and 4 siblings, were members of Edward Ford's Party of 42 Settlers on the Weymouth. Patience was the daughter of Party Leader Edward Ford.
Party originated from Wiltshire.
Departed London, 7 January 1820. Arrived Table Bay, Cape Town on 16 April 1820. Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth15 May 1820.
Area Allocated to the Party : Lynedoch River
Siblings :
- Dinah Ford 21
- James Ford 17
- John Ford 16
- Elizabeth Ford 11
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Marriage : "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTWM-S914?cc=1468076&w... : 21 May 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Grahamstown, Cathedral > image 10 of 71; William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.
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Richard Freemantle's* marriage to Patience Ford* was witnessed by William Bear, the service being taken by the Rev. William Geary and it was held and recorded in the Baptist Church in Grahamstown. Patience Ford* was the daughter of Edward* and Jane Ford*, her father being the head of Ford's party, from Wiltshire, who travelled out on the 'Weymouth'. She was born in 1806 or 1807 and came of a family of four children, two brothers, James* (born1803) and John* (born 1804) and a younger sister, Elizabeth* (born 1809). Later Elizabeth* married John Willden*
On arrival in Albany, the Ford party was moved three times before their location was settled. It lay across the river from Mahoney's location.
[Perhaps Richard went there seeking work after being discharged from Mahoney's party]
The Ford family, who knew nothing of agriculture, moved to Grahamstown in 1827 and opened a bakery there on 31.8.1832. Patience Ford* was only 16 or 17 at the time of her marriage. In November, 1824 Richard* was working as a wagon-maker in Grahamstown and on 4.6.1824 attended the marriage of John Ford*, son of Edward Ford* to Anna*, daughter of John* and Mary Kirkman* [of Smith's party on the 'Stentor']. Then, on 13.12.1824 he was licensed to trade at the Fort Willshire Fairs. The following year, on 24.9.1825, 'he engaged to employ 2 immigrants'.
When his wife, Patience was about 21 years of age, she gave birth to their first (and only) child, a son called William, [See the section (F2/3.[2][3 who was born on 10th November, 1827. His baptism was registered at the Baptist Church in Grahamstown - entry No: 8 - in the baptismal register of this church. The Ford family were members of the Baptist church.
Patience Freemantle nee Ford* died on 16th February, 1828 in Grahamstown at the age of 22 (when baby William was only three months old). She was buried from the Baptist Church there.
http://www.genealogy.amay.co.uk/main.php?p=FF2-PatienceFord
Information:
1820 Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Address: Ford's party on the Weymouth
Patience Ann Freemantle's Timeline
1806 |
1806
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Warminster, Wiltshire, England (United Kingdom)
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1812 |
January 12, 1812
Age 6
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Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England UK
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1827 |
November 10, 1827
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Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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1828 |
February 16, 1828
Age 22
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Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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February 16, 1828
Age 22
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Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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