Thomas WARD

1641 - 1689  (48 years)

• Name	Thomas WARD  [1]
  	He came from Gloucester, England and settled at newport about 1670; was the first of his name to come to America; is first mentioned in Rhode Island history in May, 1671 when he was admitted Freeman, and again in May, 1677, when he was elected General Treasurer of the colony. He was elected to the Upper Chamber of the general Assembly in May, 1679 and was repeatedly chosen a Deputy from Newport until his death. Backus in his history of the Baptists, says he was one of that faith and one of the most useful men in the Colony. He was a merchant. "Nov. 25, 1690, Amey Ward, widow and Mary Billings, both of Newport, daughters and co-heirs of Samuel Billings, deceased." etc. (R.I.Rec.) "By his wife he had two daughters only, Mary and Margaret, neither of whom left issue that lived to be married, and by his second wife, he had two sons only, Thomas and Richard. (Savage, 4, p. 414.) [1]
  Birth	1641	England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Sep 1689  [1]
  Person ID	I82854	Main Tree
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2020

  
  

  Family	Amy BILLINGS,   b. 20 Oct 1658
  Children	1. Thomas WARD,   b. 20 May 1683   d. 22 Dec 1695 (Age 12 years)  [Birth] + 2. Gov. Richard WARD,   b. 15 Apr 1689   d. 21 Aug 1763 (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F33835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1641 - England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking.