Deacon Nehemiah Ward

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• Moved To: 1774, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts
• History: 1 Jan 1781; On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782 . Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership.
• Census: 1790, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1794 to 1796, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman.

Nehemiah married Sarah Whitney on 4 Oct 1773 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Perry) was born on 26 Feb 1741 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Sep 1824 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Sarah was the sister of Desire, who married Nehemiah's brother, Edward.

Pierce (1895) gives the marriage date as 1775.

1. Deacon Daniel Ward was born on 11 Jul 1774 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Dec 1861 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
2. Hannah Ward was born on 15 Jul 1776 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1850 in New York City, New York.
3. Desire Ward was born on 13 Jul 1779 in Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Dec 1859 in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
4. Nehemiah Ward was born on 6 Jul 1783 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Nov 1787 in Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts.
5. Nehemiah Ward was born on 2 Jan 1788 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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• Residence: Abt 1742, Newton (now West Roxbury), Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Occupation: 1744, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a cordwinder being apprenticed to John Kneeland.

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Birth:
The town records have two entries, the other being 24 March 1714.

Timothy married Margaret Woodward on 4 Nov 1741 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of Jonathan Woodward and Patience Ward) was born on 14 Jan 1715 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in Jul 1761 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Abt 1742, Newton (now West Roxbury), Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Birth:
There is a duplicate entry in the town records for 14 June 1715.

Died:
On her death record, she is listed as "old Margreat, the widow."

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Abt 1699, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Address:
  Oak Hill
• Offices Held: 1706, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Constable.
• Offices Held: 1709, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Surveyor of Highways.
• Offices Held: 1722, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the School Committee.
• Land/House: 1725, Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Edward erected several mills in Natick, in that part which had previously been Needham.
• Offices Held: 1725 to 1726, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman.
• History: 23 Aug 1730, Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He gave a tankard to the Natick Church.
• Occupation: 1738; He was listed as a miller in a deed dated 1738.
• Religion: 06 Feb 1742/43, Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Edward Ward joined the Natick Church.

Edward married Grace Lovering on Yes, date unknown. Grace was born about 1677; died on 30 Nov 1754 in Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Abt 1699, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Address:
  Oak Hill
• History: 1971; According to Johnson (1970) "Little is known of the Lovering family. John of Berwick and Dover, and Mark of Salem, were possibly brothers of William of Boston and Sheepscot, Me. There were also two sisters; Jane, wife of John Pride, and Sarah, wife of John Place. Grace's relationship to this family has not been determined."

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• Offices Held: 1715, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was Surveyor of Highways. He served again in 1736.
• Offices Held: 1717, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Constable.
• Offices Held: 1724, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was chosen a Tithingman. He was chosen again in 1742.
• Offices Held: 1734, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Field Driver and Hayward.
• Offices Held: 1738, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He was on the Board of Selectman again in 1742.
• Offices Held: 1739 to 1741, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Deer-reeve. He served again in 1745.

Jonathan married Patience Ward on 26 Mar 1712 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Patience died on 18 Oct 1719 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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.
• Freeman: 1649, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Occupation: say 1649; He was a turner and a farmer.
• History: Abt 1651; He built his house on the southeast part of the village on a tract of 45 acres belonging to his father-in-law and later deeded to him. The house he built was later fortified as a garrison-house during the Indian Wars, though it was never attacked. It was raised in 1821.
• Offices Held: 1660, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Constable.
• Offices Held: 27 Aug 1679, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He served as a member of the first Board of Selectman, serving again in 1684, 1693, and 1695 to 1697.
• Offices Held: 1686, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He served as a member of the committee, which negotiated with Cambridge on the terms of separation.
• History: 1688, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was reimbursed by the town for the expense of removing Abigail Parker from the town.
• Offices Held: 1688, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the committee to prevent Widow Susanna Clements from becoming a charge on the town.
• Offices Held: Between 1688 and 1689, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Newton.
• Offices Held: 1693, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the committee to represent the town of Newton in a suit brought by Captain Thomas Prentice.
• Offices Held: 1696, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was one of the men who perambulated the Newton-Roxbury line.
• Offices Held: 1698, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Tithingman.
• Will: 2 Feb 1708, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Buried:
He is buried in grave #110.

John married Hannah Jackson in 1650 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Edward Jackson and Frances) was born about 1631 in London, England; was christened on 1 May 1634 in Stepney Whitechaple, London, England; died on 24 Apr 1704 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Her death date is listed as 21 or 27 in other records.

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Married:
After their marriage, they settled in Hannah's home town of Cambridge in that part which became Newton.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Offices Held: 1686; He was the Highway Surveyor.
• Offices Held: 1694; He was chosen to be a Constable.
• Offices Held: 1701; He was elected a Selectman. He served again as a Selectman in 1712.
• Will: 26 Feb 1727/28, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: John, Richard, Ebenezer, Daniel, Jonathan, Rebecca, and Abigail.
• Probate/Proved: After 3 Nov 1732, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Inventory: After 3 Nov 1732; His inventory was valued at £133 9/7d.

John married Rebecca Robbins before 1674 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Rebecca (daughter of Richard Robbins and Rebecca) was christened in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jan 1696 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Bond (1860) tries to move her death to 1686, and he has an error in John's second marriage.