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 248 Devon NoUs and Queries, my fower needle wrought cushions. Item, I doe give unto my cozens, Edward Bradford and Richard fFord, all my schoole books, such as bee Greek and Lattin and 203 in Englishe, to be equally divided between them by my overseers. Item, I do give unto the said Edward Bradforde and my cosen Thomas fford, my godchildren, 25 6d apeece. Item, I give to Richard fford in Towne my old cloake. Item, I doe give to Nathaniel fford, my brother, all my dead plough stuffe, my horses, husbandry tools, ladders, harrowes and dragge. Residue to my loving sister Priscilla fford, sole executrix. The foresaid William fford and Emanuell fford, my brothers, to be my overseers. Wit., Jas. Saunder, Nic. Blewett. Codicil 28 May, 1630, in presence of William Drake, Wm. fford, gent., and Priscilla fford. Testator had granted his dwelling house in Ottery to his brother Emanuel for a certain term with remainder to Nathaniel. Certain goods to remain in the house to the use of Emanuel and Nathaniel. Proved Arch. Court, Exon, 15 June, 1630. Inventory, £i6i 9s 2^." Richard fforde ** in Towne," named in the will of Edward, of Ottery, was a son of Emanuel, and left riverside property to Christ's Hospital. In his will (P.C.C. 1672) he styles himself citizen and draper of London, though in 1647 ^^ made allegation for a marriage licence of his brother, Andrew fford, of Honiton, gent., as Richard fford, of AUhallow's, Bread Street, London, gent. (Alleg. M.L. Faculty Office Abp. Cant.). In Offwell Church, near Honiton, is a memorial to John fford, of Offwell, gent., d. 1729 (son of Andrew Ford and wife Grace, daughter and heiress of Thomas Rodden) and Mary his wife, daughter of Nicholas Fry, of Cotleigh, gent. It bears the arms of Ford, of Foidmore, impaling Fry, of Yarty. Mary Ford, their daughter, married Richard Upham, son of Rev. Thos. Upham, rector of Combpyne (his wife Eliz., daughter of Edwd. Rowe, vicar of Axmouth), and brought in a Royal descent through Fry, Yard, Hele, Strode, and Courtenay. At the death of my great great grandfather, John Ford Upham, of Offwell, in 1820, his Ford inheritance at Offwell was sold, and then, or subsequently, purchased by the Rev. J. G. Copleston, son of the Rev. John Bradford Copleston and grandfather, I believe, of the present esteemed rector of Offwell. Rbynbll Upham.