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William WARD

Male - 1687


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  1. 1.  William WARD was born in England; died on 10 Aug 1687 in Marlboro, Massachusetts.

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    The first mention of William Ward, and his being in America, that I have been able to find, was in 1639. In that year, according to the records of Sudbury, the proprietors of that plantation made three divisions of their lands; the first in 639, the second and third, in 1640 - it appears of record, that WilliamWard shared in each of these divisions; then having a second wife and several children. Tradition, transmitted from his early descendants, says he came from Yorkshire or Derbyshire in England. Investigations have recently been made inEngland to ascertain his paternity, but without any satisfactory result. They are still being made for that purpose, and to learn the names of his wives and births of his children, who came here with him. Yet, as considerable time may elapse before the final result can be obtained, and when obtained, may not be conclusive, it is deemed not advisable to delay this publication for information from abroad to the disappointment at hime, of many of his descendants, who are impatient by reason of their advanced age, to be informed of their ancestry, at least in America, before they go hence.

    Information already received, renders it improbable that he came from Yorkshire, although it is quite certain, that his early ancestors were of that place. Seven hundred and ten distinguished persons, each bearing but one name, accompanied William, the Conqueror, from Normandy to the conquest of England in 1066; a record of all of whose names is yet preserved. Among the number, was "Ward, one of the noble Captains." This is the earliest period in which the name is found in English history, and the first which appears there with an additional name was William de la Ward, residing in Chester, in 1175.......

    The Wards of Yorkshire spread into the adjoining counties of England; those of Durham, whence it may be, came William Ward, afterwards of Sudbury, were descendants of Yorkshire Wards - the ams anciently belonging to the family here, were Azure, a cross baton, or Crest, wolfs head erased - and such were those of the Durham Wards.

    William Ward was made freeman in 1643; represented Sudbury in the General Court in 1644, and was several years Chairman of the selectman, as he was in 1660, when he removed from that town.....

    William Ward, in common with others, endured great hardships and sustained great losses by Indian hostilities more especially in the time of King Phillip's war in 1675-6, when his buildings were fired, his cattle destroyed, and one of his sons slain by the enemy.

    He died at Marlborough, Aug. 10, 1687; the record there does not state his age - a knowledge of which would greatly facilitate the discovery of his parentage by identifying him from others of the name of William, who, as appears by records from England, were born within a few years of each other - his age is supposed to have been eighty five or ninety; probably it was the later. His Will bears date "the sixth of April in the year of our Lord Christ, on thousand six hundred and eighty-six;" wherein he says, "enjoying through God's mercy the entireness of my understanding; but by reason of my great age and the infirmaties thereof, being sensible of approaching death, do make this my last will," &c. - appoints his "loving wife, Elizabeth, sole executrix;" gives liberally to her, and requests his "sons, John Ward, Increase Ward, and son-in-law, Abraham Williams, to be helpful to his wife, as occasion may require; - gives "to all my own children, viz. all my sons and daughters, which I have by my former wife, and all that I have surviving by my present wife." He also gave legacies to his grand children and to their mothers, children and widows of his "sons, Richard and Eleazer, deceased." He had fourteen children; and as he gave to all the children by his former wife, and to the surviving by his then wife, it is presumed all of them by the first wife were living at the date of his Will; and that Richard, his fourth child, who died in 1666, at the age of thirty-one years, was by his last wife - hence he must have married a second time, some years before he left England.

    His widow, when past her seventy-fourth year, made several journies to Boston, as appears by the Probate records there, before she effected a settlement of his estate with the exorbitant and tyrannical Andros, Governor, Judge of Probate, &c. Considering the distance she resided from Boston, exceeding thirty miles, much of the way a wilderness frequented by lurking savages, a bridle way her road, and on which one of her sons had been a few years before shot down by the enemy at noon day, she must have been a person of great fortitude, and possessed of physical power in an eminent degree.

    She died at Marlborough, where, some years since, her gave stone was standing, on which was an inscription as follows:

    "Here lyes the body of Elizabeth Ward, the servant of the Lord - deceased in 87 year of her age, Dec. ye 9, in the year of our Lord 1700."

    Family/Spouse: ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1626; died on 8 Jul 1708 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    2. 3. Joanna WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1628; died on 8 Dec 1718 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    3. 4. Obadiah WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1632; died on 5 Jan 1718 in North Marlboro, Massachusetts.
    4. 5. Richard WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1635; died on 31 Mar 1666 in Drowned in the Sudbury River.
    5. 6. Deborah WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1637; died on 9 Aug 1697 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth ?. Elizabeth was born about 1613; died on 09 Dec 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Hannah WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1639; died on 03 Nov 1717.
    2. 8. William WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jan 1640; died on 25 Nov 1697.
    3. 9. Samuel WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1641; died in 1729.
    4. 10. Elizabeth WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1643 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Apr 1710 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    5. 11. Increase WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1644.
    6. 12. Hopestill WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Feb 1646; died on 23 Dec 1718.
    7. 13. Mary WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1647; died on 10 Jun 1703.
    8. 14. Eleazer WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1649; died in Apr 1676 in Slain by the Indians on the road between Marlboro and Sudbury.
    9. 15. Bethiah WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1658; died on 8 Dec 1721 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1626; died on 8 Jul 1708 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: Hannah JACKSON. Hannah was born in 1631 in England; died on 24 Apr 1704. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Hannah WARD  Descendancy chart to this point died before 1687.
    2. 17. John WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1653; died on 5 Jun 1654.
    3. 18. Rebecca WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jun 1655.
    4. 19. John WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Mar 1658; died on 5 Jun 1727 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    5. 20. Elizabeth WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1660; died on 6 Sep 1691.
    6. 21. Deborah WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1662.
    7. 22. William WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1664.
    8. 23. Deacon Richard WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1666 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Mar 1739 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    9. 24. Mercy WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1668; died on 4 Jun 1685.
    10. 25. Edward WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Mar 1671; died in Jan 1749.
    11. 26. Eleazer WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1672; died before 1750/1.
    12. 27. Jonathan WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1674; died on 26 Jul 1723 in Newton, Massachusetts.
    13. 28. Joseph WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Nov 1677; died on 26 Oct 1742 in Newton, Massachusetts.

  2. 3.  Joanna WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1628; died on 8 Dec 1718 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: Abraham WILLIAMS. Abraham died on 29 Dec 1712 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Obadiah WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1632; died on 5 Jan 1718 in North Marlboro, Massachusetts.

    Obadiah married Mary ? on 13 Nov 1669 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Mary died on 22 Aug 1706 in North Marlboro, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Obadiah married Joanna MIXER in 1706. Joanna (daughter of Isaac MIXER, Jr. and Rebecca GARFIELD) was born on 14 Dec 1666 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Richard WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1635; died on 31 Mar 1666 in Drowned in the Sudbury River.

    Richard married Mary MOORE on 8 Sep 1661. Mary (daughter of John MOORE and Elizabeth WHALE) died on 10 Jan 1702/3 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Deborah WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1637; died on 9 Aug 1697 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Deborah married John JOHNSON on 19 Nov 1657. John died on 4 May 1713 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Hannah WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1639; died on 03 Nov 1717.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Daughter of William and Elizabeth Ward

    Hannah married Abraham HOW on 26 Mar 1657. Abraham died on 30 Jan 1695/96. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Daniel HOWE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1658 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Apr 1718.
    2. 30. Elizabeth HOWE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Apr 1665; died on 26 Jul 1739.
    3. 31. Rebecca HOWE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1668; died on 10 May 1749 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

  7. 8.  William WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 22 Jan 1640; died on 25 Nov 1697.

    William married Hannah EAMES on 4 Sep 1679. Hannah was born about 1656; died on 8 Dec 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Samuel WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 24 Sep 1641; died in 1729.

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    He had a 2d wife, Elizabeth, who survived him. He d. 1729, aged 84. In his will, dated May 22, 1727, he says he is "well stricken in years and crazy in body, but of perfect mind and memory." His will was contested n Probate Court, Dec. 19, 1729, by all his children and heirs (save his son, Samuel, to whom he gave most of his estate) on the ground, that he was crazy in mind as well as in body, when he made his will. At length the heirs agreed among themselves touching will, and desired the Judge to approve it.

    Samuel married Sarah HOW on 6 Jun 1667. Sarah was born on 25 Sep 1644; died on 11 Aug 1707 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Elizabeth WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1672; died on 5 Nov 1748.
    2. 33. Mary WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1676; died on 18 Aug 1742.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth ?. Elizabeth died after 1729. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Elizabeth WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 14 Apr 1643 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Apr 1710 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Daughter of William and Elizabeth Ward

    Elizabeth married John HOW on 22 Jan 1662/63. John (son of John HOWE and Mary ?) was born on 24 Aug 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Apr 1676 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. John HOWE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Sep 1671 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 19 May 1754.

  10. 11.  Increase WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 22 Feb 1644.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Resided at Marlboro', that part now Northboro' - his farm was by the river where he had a saw mill, perhaps where, or near where, are now cotton factories.

    Family/Spouse: Record ?. Record died on 26 Jul 1726 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 12.  Hopestill WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 24 Feb 1646; died on 23 Dec 1718.

    Hopestill married James WOODS on 22 May 1678. James was born on 18 Jul 1647; died on 7 Aug 1718. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 13.  Mary WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1647; died on 10 Jun 1703.

    Mary married Daniel STONE on 22 Nov 1667 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Daniel (son of Deacon John STONE and Anna ROGERS) was born on 31 Aug 1644 in Sudsbury, Sudbury, Massachusetts; died in 1719 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Daniel STONE, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1668 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died in 1702 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    2. 36. Anne STONE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1670 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    3. 37. Tabitha STONE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 May 1673 in Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    4. 38. Sarah STONE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Feb 1675.
    5. 39. Mary STONE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Aug 1677 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    6. 40. Elizabeth STONE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Nov 1678 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 5 Nov 1764.
    7. 41. Abigail STONE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Feb 1680 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    8. 42. John STONE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1684 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

  13. 14.  Eleazer WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1649; died in Apr 1676 in Slain by the Indians on the road between Marlboro and Sudbury.

    Eleazer married Hannah RICE on 5 Aug 1675. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 15.  Bethiah WARD Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1658; died on 8 Dec 1721 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Bethiah married Daniel RICE on 10 Feb 1681. Daniel (son of Edward RICE and Anna ?) was born on 8 Nov 1655 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 6 Jul 1737. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
  

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