Richard Ward

Abt 1635 - 1666  (31 years)

• Name	Richard Ward
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1635	England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Immigration	Abt 1638 (Age 3)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 6]
  William Ward arrived in Boston, probably in the Spring, with his children: John, Joanna, Obadiah, Richard, and Deborah.
  Land/House	1657 (Age 22)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  He received land.
  Land/House	26 Nov 1660 (Age 25)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [5]
  He received a land grant of 18 acres.
  Residence	1661 (Age 26)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 7]
  Married	8 Sep 1661 (Age 26)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Mary Moore, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Rice) Moore. She was christened on 9 January 1641/42 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. After Richard's death, on 2 November 1667 Mary, at age 25, married (2) Deacon Daniel Stone, at age 23, son of Elder John Stone and Anne Rogers, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 10 June 1703 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Obadiah Ward (1663-1717) 2. Lydia Ward (1663-1740)
  Mary has been listed as the daughter of Deacon William Ward of Sudbury and Marlborough. This is clearly an error.
  Freeman	1664 (Age 29)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [5]
  Death	31 Mar 1666  [1, 3, 5, 8, 13, 14]
  	He died by drowning in the Sudbury River. After his death, William Ward and his wife were appointed guardians of the children during their minority
  Siblings	4 Siblings
  + 1. Deacon John Ward,   b. 1626, England d. 8 Jul 1708, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 82 years) ▻ Hannah Jackson,  m. 1650   2. Joanna Ward,   b. Abt 1628, England d. 8 Dec 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 90 years)   3. Obidiah Ward,   b. Abt 1632, England d. 5 Jan 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 86 years)   4. Richard Ward,   b. Abt 1635, England d. 31 Mar 1666  (Age 31 years)   5. Deborah Ward,   b. Abt 1637, England d. 9 Aug 1697, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 60 years)
  Person ID	I14766
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Deacon William Ward,   b. Abt 1603, Yorkshire or Derbyshire, England d. 10 Aug 1687, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1635 - England Immigration - Abt 1638 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Land/House - 1657 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Land/House - 26 Nov 1660 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Residence - 1661 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Married - 8 Sep 1661 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Freeman - 1664 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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