Joanna Ward

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• 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.
• Married: Abt 1659; Lt. Abraham Williams, the son of William and Alice Williams. He was born in 1628 in England. He was a proprietor in 1642 in Watertown, Massachusetts. He became a freeman in 1652 in Watertown, Massachusetts. He was deeded land in August 1654 in Watertown, Massachusetts from John Callon. He was deeded land about 1662 in Newton Corners, Massachusetts. He was a tavern keeper. In 1925, William's Tavern still occupied the site. in Marlborough, Massachusetts. His home was designated a garrison house 1 October 1675 Marlborough, Massachusetts. He served between 1679 and 1681 as the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Marlborough. He left a will on 18 December 1711 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. In his will was the request that he and his wife should be provided "a decent and christian burial, without weeds or flourishes, for our fathers and mothers had none." He also added a conditional bequest to William Ripley, an apprentice, "concerning William Ripley, whom we have brought up from a child; his time is not long to stay on strict terms - then nine pounds will be due him - one he hath already had - let his due be paid out of the whole estate - if he will stay with Abraham and John for reasonable wages by the year, three or four years, then I give to him for his own forever, to settle on, twenty acres of land at Rock Patch with the meadow to it, next to my son[-in-law] Beaman's. If he like not that, he shall have twenty acres at the west end of Crane Hill and three acres of meadow at Cedar meadow, above the island next to Barnes; and if not that he must go." He died on Thursday 29 December 1712 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Williams 2. John Williams (1665-____) 3. William Williams (____-1702) 4. Lydia Williams (1669-____) 5. John Williams (1675-1718)
• Deed: 4 Apr 1659, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Abraham and Joanna deeded land to Roger Wellington for £100.
• Residence: 1663, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Here he finally settled, on land near the southeasterly end of "Belcher's Pond."

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• 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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