Hopestill Ward

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1661, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Married: 22 Apr 1678, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Deacon James Woods, the son of John and Mary (Parminter) Woods. He was born on 18 July 1647 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. They settled in Marlborough. He became a freeman in 1690 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 7 August 1718 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Bethiah Woods (1679-1695) 2. Mary Woods (1681-____) 3. Mary Woods (1683-16+83) 4. James Woods (1684-____) 5. James Woods (1685-1772)
• Will: Abt 1717; In her will she gave £5 for the relief of poor members of the church.

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Birth:
Her birth was recorded as 24 (11) 1646.

Ward (1851) gives her birth as 24 February 1645.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1638, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; William Ward arrived in Boston, probably in the Spring, with his children: John, Joanna, Obadiah, Richard, and Deborah.
• Residence: 1639, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Land/House: 18 Nov 1640, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William received a land grant, the date being recorded as 18 (9) 1640.
• Freeman: 10 May 1643, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1644, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Sudbury.
• Offices Held: say 1645, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Chairman of the Board of Selectman from Sudbury for several years.
• Offices Held: 1646, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was one of the Commissioners to End Small Causes.
• History: 1656; He signed the petition to the General Court for the Town of Marlborough.
• Land/House: 1657, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was granted land in Marlborough.
• Residence: 1661, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Legal: 4 Oct 1664, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Deacon William Ward deposed giving his age as about 61 years. The deposition was dated 4 (8) 1664.
• Offices Held: 1666, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Marlborough.
• Religion: 1666, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was one of the founders of the church in Marlborough, and was made a Deacon at that time.
• History: 1 Oct 1675, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William's home was designated a garrison house, with his son Samuel's and his daughter, Hannah's families assigned to that garrison on 1 October 1675.
• Will: 6 Apr 1686, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Elizabeth, and his children: John, Increase, and Hannah.
• Complier's Note: 1994; Ward (1851) adds one more child, Mary. He derived this from the second wife of Daniel Stone, however "Ward" was her married name, not her maiden name.

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William married Elizabeth about 1638 in England. Elizabeth was born on 9 Dec 1613; died on 9 Dec 1700 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]