That about fits. So then if we're going for this maybe he had Quincy around as his sidekick for a while in the late 80s/early 90s, then Quincy went his own way and ended up taking on BEN as a sidekick in the late 90s/early 00s.

EDIT: I am proven to be a fake fan in this AU Ford is playing the role of the treacherous Count Dooku.

It doesn't really matter the point is having the endless chain of masters and apprentices.