Capt Samuel WARD

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Capt. Samuel Ward resided at Worcester, and after serving one or more campaigns against Canada, commenced business in trade at Groton, and soon after removed to Lancaster. He m. Dolly, b. 1745, dau. of Judge John Chandler, of Worcester, Dec. 26, 1769; at which time he was of Lancaster. She d. there Dec. 31, 1818. He survived his wife and all his children, and d. at Lancaster, Aug. 14, 1826; aged 87; having made his will on the 26th of July of that year. He left a large estate, which he bequeathed to his relatives and to charitable uses.

He was a gentleman of the old school, a Magistrate and Rep. from Lancaster in the General Court - affable to all, and kind to the poor.

Samuel married Dorothy CHANDLER on 26 Dec 1768. Dorothy (daughter of John CHANDLER and Dorothy PAINE) was born on 16 Sep 1745; died on 31 Dec 1818 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachuetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Mary STONE on 20 Feb 1732/3 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Mary was born in 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Nathaniel Stone

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of Richard Ward and Mary Moores

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He erected a mill on his farm in Worcester where, a few years since, were the "red mills," so called. he d. at Worcester, Dc. 17, 1717, aged 55. His will bears date the day of his death, and apparently was made in haste. Of his children, only the two eldest are named in the will; he left them legacies, and gave the residue of his estate to wife, Joanna, to be disposed of among his other children at her discretion. She and her son, Issac, were residing in Framingham, 1725, at which time she remained his widow.

Obadiah married Hannah HARRINGTON on 20 Dec 1693 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Hannah died after 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]