Edward Ward

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [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.
• 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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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

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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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• 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: 1653, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He settled in Sudbury, where he was assigned land.
• Land/House: 1657, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was granted land.
• History: 1661, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was one of three men contracted to erect the frame for the minister's house.
• Occupation: 6 Apr 1664, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a lawyer, or at least is so appears, as it was he who bought the case against Thomas Rice for non payment of assessments.
• Married: 28 Nov 1667, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary ______. She died on Sunday 22 August 1706 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Alice Ward (1668-____) 2. William Ward (1670-1731) 3. Obadiah Ward (1672-1752) 4. Bethiah Ward (1674-1674) 5. Mary Ward (1676-____) 6. Jane Ward (1677-____) 7. Edmund Ward (1679-____) 8. Sarah Ward (1681-____) 9. Richard Ward (1683-____) 10. Elizabeth Ward (1685-1730) 11. Hannah Ward (1688-1740) 12. Eleazer Ward (1689-____) 13. Prudence Ward
• Offices Held: 9 May 1689, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was appointed the Delegate to the Council for Safety of the People and Conservation of the Peace and served again on 22 May and 5 June 1689.
• Offices Held: 1690 to 1691, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Marlborough. This was the period between the removal of Governor Andros and the new Royal Charter.
• Complier's Note: 1851; Ward (1851) gives him a second marriage to Joanna Mixer in error.

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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.
• Land/House: 1657, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He received land.
• Land/House: 26 Nov 1660, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He received a land grant of 18 acres.
• Residence: 1661, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Married: 8 Sep 1661, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 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)
• Freeman: 1664, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Married:
Mary has been listed as the daughter of Deacon William Ward of Sudbury and Marlborough. This is clearly an error.

Died:
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

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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: 19 Nov 1657, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John Johnson, the son of Solomon and Elinor (Johnson). He was born about 1629 in England. He was a proprietor in 1657 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. They settled in Marlborough where John was one of the early pioneers. He was one of those who met to make arrangements to meet with King Phillip's warriors in 1675. On 1 October 1675, his home was designated a garrison house in Marlborugh. He became a freeman in 1690 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 4 May 1713 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Johnson (1672-1676) 2. Daniel Johnson (1675-1722) 3. Elizabeth Johnson (1677-1726) 4. Deborah Johnson (1678-____) 5. John Johnson (1680-1758)

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• Married: 26 Mar 1657, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Abraham How, the son of Abraham How. Abraham kept an inn in Marlborough at which the Commissioners of Massachusetts to treat with the Mohawks, lodged the first night of their journey. He left a will in 1694 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 30 January 1695 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Daniel How (c1658-1718) 2. Mary How (1659-1723) 3. Joseph How (1661-1701) 4. Hannah How (1663-1735) 5. Elizabeth How (1665-1739) 6. Deborah How (1667-1743) 7. Rebecca How (1668-1749) 8. Abraham How (1670-1704) 9. Sarah How (1672-1746) 10. Abigail How (1675-1697)
• Residence: 1661, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Will: 1 Jun 1717, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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• Complier's Note: 1851; Ward (1851) combines the two Williams.

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 22 (11) 1640.

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• Oath: 1662, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He took the Oath of Fidelity.
• Married: 6 Jun 1667, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (1) Sarah Howe, the daughter of John and Mary Howe. She was born on 25 September 1644 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 11 August 1707 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Ward (1668-1729) 2. Joseph Ward (1670-1717) 3. Elizabeth Ward (1672-1748) 4. Mary Ward (1676-1742) 5. Samuel Ward (1678-1738) 6. Bethiah Ward (1681-1757) 7. Daniel Ward (1687-1700)
• Offices Held: 1679 to 1680, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Sudbury.
• History: 1687, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He inherited the home of his father, William. This house was a place of midweek church meetings and lodging for visiting ministers. It served as a garrison-house during the Indian Wars from 1689 to 1713.
• Married: 25 May 1710, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Elizabeth Beers, the daughter of Captain Richard and Elizabeth Beers. She was born in Watertown, Massachusetts.
• Will: 22 May 1727, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; His will contains the words, "well stricken in years and crazy in body, but of perfect mind as well as in body."
• Probate/Proved: 19 Dec 1729; According to Martyn (1925): "His will was contested in Probate Court, December 19, 1729, by all his children and heirs (except his son Samuel, the chief beneficiary in virture of a concurrent agreement to care for him and his wife during their lives) on the ground that he was crazy in mind as well as in body. At length the heirs agreed among themselves touching his will, and desired the judge to approve it."

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• Residence: 1661, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Married: 22 Jan 1662, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (1) John Howe, the son of John and Mary Howe. He was born on 24 August 1640 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. His birth date was recorded as 24 (6) 1640. He was killed during the Sudbury Fight by Indians on Tuesday 21 April 1676 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Howe (____-1692) 2. John Howe (1671-1754) 3. David Howe (1674-1674) 4. Elizabeth Howe (1675-1764)
• History: 21 Apr 1676, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sudbury was attacked by Indians. During the attack, her first husband, John, was killed and their house destroyed. None of her children were killed however.
• Married: 18 Apr 1677, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; (2) Captain Henry Kerley, the son of William and Hannah (King) Kerley. He was born about 1632 in England. On 2 November 1654 Henry, married (1) Elizabeth White,, daughter of John White and Joane West, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Henry was one of the original settlers of Lancaster, Massachusetts. His first lot of land was 20 acres and he drew three more acres in the second division. It turned out that the 20 acres given to Henry should have gone to Ministerial Land. In 1656, his lot was taken from him and he was given another 20 acres. He became a freeman in 1668 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. He left a will on 17 May 1708 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He died on Monday 18 December 1713 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Henry's will was proved on 27 January 1713/14 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Kerley (1678-____) 2. Mercy Kerley (1681-1727)

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Married:
The marriage date was recorded as 18 (2) 1677.

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• Residence: 1661, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Married: 3 Oct 1672, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Record Wheelock, the daughter of the Rev. Ralph and Rebecca (Wilkerson) Wheelock. She was born on 15 December 1644 in Dedham, Massachusetts. her birth date was recorded as 15 (10) 1644. She was christened on 22 December 1644 in Dedham, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 26 July 1726 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Increase Ward (1673-____) 2. Tabitha Ward (1675-____) 3. Record Ward (1677-1746) 4. Rebecca Ward (1678-1698) 5. Eleazer Ward (1680-1708) 6. Thomas Ward (1684-1747) 7. Oliver Ward (1686-____)
• History: 1673, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He lived in that part of Marlborough, which in 1717, became Westborough and later Northborough. There he ran a sawmill.
• Offices Held: 1689, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Town Clerk.

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Birth:
Ward (1851) gives the birth as 22 February 1644.

Married:
According to the marriage intentions filed, he was living in Shrewsbury, Mass. at the time of his wedding.

Died:
Ward (1851) gives his death date as 4 August 1690.

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• 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.

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• Residence: 1661, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Married: 5 Aug 1675, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Hannah Rice, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Moore) Rice. She was born in Sudbury, Massachusetts. After Eleazer's death, on 17 October 1677 Hannah, married (2) Richard Taylor, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. On 6 April 1686 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, Hannah Rice was mentioned in the will of Deacon William Ward. Issue: 1. Hannah Ward (1676-____)

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Married:
Martyn (1925) gives their marriage date as 10 July 1675.

Died:
He was killed by Indians while riding on Mount Ward between Sudbury and Marlborough, Mass. during King Philip's War. The hill, Mount Ward, was named for him.

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• Residence: 1661, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Married: 4 Aug 1679, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Hannah Brigham, the daughter of Thomas and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham. She was born on 9 March 1650/51 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hannah, married (1) Gershom Eames. She left a will on 30 October 1714 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, which reads: FIRST: I will that all those debts and duties as I do owe in Right or conscience to any person or persons whatsoever shall well and truly be paid in convenient time after my decease by my Executor hereafter named. Item: I give to my well beloved son Gershom Ward whom I likewise constitute make and ordain my onely and sole executor of this my last will and testament and all my lands and other Estate which I shall dye seazed by him freely to be possessed, he fulfilling those things hereafter specified: First I will that he the aforesaid Gershom doe take the sole care of my daughter Hannah Eames and provid for her both in sickness and in health with the help of what Estate she hath and what of right belongs to her during her Natural Life. And further it is my plesuer that the Bed and Bedding which she uses and a white cow and all the puter that I shall leve that is marked with Eames leters with all her other things be called hers: it is my will also that his heirs or administrators stand obliged to the performance hereof and her funeral to be at his charge. Item: I will that there be paid unto my four other children by my Executor above named to wit: to William and Nahum Ward and to Mary Keyes and Bethiah Brigham twenty shillings apiece within one year after my Decease and if Elisha shall ever come again that my executor pay him twenty shillings also and if any of my children should dy before the time of payment then to their heirs also. I apoint my well beloved kinsmen Samuel Goodenow and Joseph Straten to be the over seer of this my will, Ratifying and confirming this to be my last will and testament in witness hereof I have set my hand and seal the Day and yeare above written. her mark Hannah H Ward (Seal) Signed Sealed Published       pronounced and Declared           by the said Hannah Ward as her last will and testament in the presents of us the subscribers viz: John Brigham (original signature.) Joshua Rice Joseph Straten Will filed Dec. 1719. Record of Probate 27 June 1720 Inventory 2 Feb. 1721. The inventory of her personal estate showed £85 15/9d. Her real estate was valued at £160, and consisted of 11 acres of pasture in Marlboro, 54 acres "wast" land and 5 acres of swamp and meadow in Marlboro. Issue: 1. William Ward (1680-1767) 2. Bethiah Ward (c1683-1765) 3. Nahum Ward (1684-1754) 4. Elisha Ward (1687-1703) 5. Bathsheba Ward (1689-1693) 6. Gershom Ward (1693-1739)
• Residence: Abt 1680, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He lived south of the meetinghouse.
• Complier's Note: 1851; Ward (1851) combines the two Williams.

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 22 (12) 1648.

Brigham (1907) gives his birth date as 22 January 1640.

Complier's Note:
Ward (1851) gives their marriage date as 4 September 1679.

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• Residence: 1661, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Married: 10 Jan 1681, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Daniel Rice, the son of Deacon Edward and Agnes (Bent) Rice. He was born on 8 November 1655 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. After Bethiah's death, on 9 May 1725 Daniel, at age 69, married (2) Elizabeth Wells, in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He left a will on 5 May 1729 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 6 July 1737 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. His estate was probated on 19 December 1737 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Bethiah Rice (1682-____) 2. Daniel Rice (1684-____) 3. Judith Rice (1687-____) 4. Luke Rice (1689-1754) 5. Priscilla Rice (1692-1721) 6. Eleazer Rice (1695-____) 7. Deborah Rice (1697-1725) 8. Hopestill Rice (1702-1731)
• History: 1711 to 1713, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He had their house fortified as a garrison house.

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Married:
Hudson (1862), Ward (1851) and Ward (1858) give the marriage date as 10 February 1681 which appears to be in error.

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• Last Full Review: 12 Oct 2020

Hannah married Thomas Greenewood on 8 Jun 1670 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of Thomas Greenewood) was christened on 4 Jun 1643 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Sep 1693 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in East Parish Burying Ground, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Ward (1851) gives his birth as 26 February 1653.

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Died:
She never married.

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• Married: 30 Nov 1681, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Spring, the daughter of Lt. John and Hannah (Basham) Spring. She was born on 10 June 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 20 April 1731 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She was buried in the Newton Cemetery, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, grave #107. Issue: 1. Mary Ward (1683-1685) 2. Sarah Ward (1685-1720)
• Offices Held: 9 May 1689, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Council for the Safety of the People and Conservation of the Peace. He again sat on that committee from 22 May and 5 June of the same year.
• Freeman: 1690, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1691, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a constable.
• Offices Held: 1702 to 1703, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a selectman. He also served between 1706 and 1707.
• Offices Held: 1711, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee on Highways.
• Offices Held: 1715 to 1717, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Newton.
• Probate/Proved: 1727

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• Married: 7 May 1679, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Joshua Fuller, the son of John and Elizabeth (Cole) Fuller. He was born on 16 February 1654/55 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He became a freeman in December 1677 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Joshua married second Hannah _____. In 1699 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Joshua Fuller was in agreement with his brothers to the division of the Fuller Farm. He served in 1715 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as the collector for the minister's salary. Joshua served again in 1718, 1720, and 1723. "He was a well-to-do landowner and a man of strong character." according to Marytn (1925). While he had only daughters, he raised ten boys, all of whom are mentioned in his will. They were Eleazer Ward, Jonathan and Nathaniel Shepard, Joshua Child, Joshua Garfield, Jonathan Morse, Nathaniel Pond, Isaac Dana, and Edward and David Rainsford. Joshua left a will on 15 January 1741/42 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. On 19 July 1742 Joshua, at age 87, married thirdly Mary Buckmaster, at age 82 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Joshua was 88 years old and Mary was 76 years old when they married. He died on Tuesday 27 June 1752 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was buried in the Newton Cemetery, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, grave #301. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Fuller (1680-____) 2. Hannah Fuller (1682-1772) 3. Experience Fuller (1685-1770) 4. Mercy Fuller (1689-____)

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Birth:
Bond (1860) gives her birth date as 10 June 1660.

Married:
Jackson (1854) lists their marriage date as 7 June 1679.

Died:
Jackson (1854) gives her death date as 6 September 1691.

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• Married: 2 Jan 1682, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John Wyeth, the son of Nicholas and Rebecca (Parks) Wyeth. He was born on 15 July 1655 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. John was a mason. He served in 1687 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as a Constable and continued in that office for one more year. He became a freeman in 1690 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Monday 13 December 1706 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Wyeth (1684-____) 2. Deborah Wyeth (1686-____) 3. John Wyeth (1688-____) 4. Jonathan Wyeth (1690-1743) 5. Hannah Wyeth (c1693-1756) 6. Thankful Wyeth (c1696-1739) 7. Ebenezer Wyeth (1698-1754) 8. Elizabeth Wyeth (1701-1759) 9. John Wyeth (1705-1756)
• Residence: Abt 1683; They on the SE side of Fresh Pond near Mount Auburn, Mass.

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Birth:
Paige (1877) gives her birth as 19 October 1662, and Gozzaldi (1930) follows suit.

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• Married: 31 Dec 1689, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Abigail Spring, the daughter of Lt. John and Hannah (Barsham) Spring. She was born on 20 February 1666/67 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Abigail was also the sister of the wife of William's older brother, John. She died on Tuesday 29 May 1742 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Ward (1691-1747)
• Freeman: 1690, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1695, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was a Constable. William served again in 1712.
• Offices Held: 1696, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee to build a new meetinghouse.
• Offices Held: 1705, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Tithingman.
• Offices Held: 1707, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He again served in 1712 and 1722.
• Offices Held: 1714, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was an Assessor.
• Offices Held: 1719, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the School Committee.
• Moved To: Abt 1722, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Will: 17 Nov 1725, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1730, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee on the Cambridge Great Bridge.
• Moved To: 1737, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Died:
In the death records, he is listed as "William of Waltham."

Ward (1851) lists his birth as 5 June 1727.

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• Married: 15 Dec 1690, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Thankfull Trowbridge, the daughter of Deacon James and Margaret (Atherton) Trowbridge. She was born on 4 March 1667/68 in Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 17 September 1742 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lydia Ward (1692-before 1725) 2. Thomas Ward (1694-before 1770) 3. James Ward (1696-____) 4. Hannah Ward (1697-____) 5. William Ward (1699-before 1730) 6. James Ward (1701-1768) 7. Ephraim Ward (1703-1772) 8. Margaret Ward (1706-____)
• Residence: Abt 1691, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; They lived on the Trowbridge Homestead.; Address:
  
• Offices Held: 1698, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Surveyor of Highways.
• Offices Held: 1704, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Tithingman.
• Offices Held: 1705, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Constable.
• Offices Held: 1710 to 1711, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served again from 1723 to 1729.
• Offices Held: 1712, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee to Seat the Meeting House. He served again in 1725.
• Offices Held: 1713 to 1715, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was an Assessor. He served again between 1717 and 1722.
• Offices Held: 1719 to 1720, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Highway Committee.
• Offices Held: 1720, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the School Committee.
• Offices Held: 1721, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee to Dispose of the Old Meeting House.
• Offices Held: 1723, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee to Select a Site for the New School House.
• Offices Held: 1724 to 1725, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Town Moderator. He served again in 1730 and in 1732.
• Offices Held: 1730, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee on the Cambridge Great Bridge. He served again in 1733.

Notes:

Birth:
Paige (1877) gives his birth as 15 January 1662, and Gozzaldi (1930) follows suit.

Buried:
He is buried in grave #113.

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: 1710, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; His name drawn to go to Port Royal and Canada in 1710. Eleazer received a grant of land in the South Gore for his military service.
• Offices Held: 1710, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1710 he was the Surveyor of Highway for Newton, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1711, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1711 he was a Constable in Newton.
• Petition: 1713, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1713 he was a signer of the petition to the Massachusetts General Court for a meeting house more accessible to residents of the south side of Newton.
• Offices Held: 1714, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman for Newton, Massachusetts in 1714. He again served as a Newton Selectman in 1716, and from 1734 to 1735.
• Offices Held: 1714, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1714 he was a member of the Committee to ordain the Rev. John Cotton.
• Offices Held: 1714, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1714 he was a member of the Committee to Petition the Massachusetts General Court to arbitrate in dispute over the site of a meetinghouse.
• Offices Held: 1718, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1718 he was the Assessor for Newton, Massachusetts. He served again from 1725 to 1730.
• Offices Held: From 1719 to 1720, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; From 1719 to 1720 he was a member of the Newton Committee on Highways. He served again in 1736.
• Offices Held: 1720, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the School Committee in 1720.
• Offices Held: 1722, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1722 he was a member of the Committee to Defend the Ministry and to bring back the six families allowed to worship in Roxbury back into the Newton meeting.
• Offices Held: From 1725 to 1730, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; From 1725 to 1730 he was the Newton Fence Viewer.
• Offices Held: 1727, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1727 he was a member of the Committee on the Cambridge Great Bridge. He served again in 1730, 1732 to 1733, and 1735.
• Offices Held: From 1730 to 1732, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; From 1730 to 1732 he was the Overseer of the Poor for Newton, Massachusetts.
• Land/House: 1734; About 1734, Eleazer represented to the General Court that he had served many Royal and was wounded, causing him much expense, that he was old and disabled by his hardships, had three sons, and no land to settle years in the Indian wars, and was in the expedition against Port on, and asked for a grant: on which, 10 Dec, 1734, in the House of Representatives it was ordered that 150 acres be granted to him on conditions that he or his heirs or assigns settle the same within three years, build and finish a house at least 18 feet square and 7 feet stud, and break up or bring to five acres of English grass and well enclose the same. In April, 1735, a tract was laid out and confirmed to him, a plan of which is in the State archives endorsed as follows: "This plan contains 150 acres of Province Land which lyeth S. of Oxford west from New Sherburn: bounded south on province land, west on a 500 acre farm called y^e 'mlnde farm,' laid out for N. Ingham and his company."
• Offices Held: 1734, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1734 he was a member of the Committee to Seat the Newton Meeting House.
• Offices Held: 1734, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1734 he was elected a selectman and served for several years.
• Offices Held: 1736, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee to Study Legislation on Bills of Credit in 1736.
• Moved To: 1738, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In 1738 he moved to Oxford, Massachusetts having purchased the Elliot grist-mill in Oxford.
• Offices Held: From 1738 to 1741, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; From 1738 to 1741 he was a Selectman for Oxford, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: From 1738 to 1746, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; From 1738 to 1746 he was the Oxford Town Clerk.
• Offices Held: 1739, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In 1739 he was the Oxford Town Moderator.
• Last Full Review: 26 Mar 2021

Notes:

Name:

Eleazer married Deliverance Trowbridge in 1707 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Deliverance (daughter of Deacon James Trowbridge and Margaret Jackson) was born on 30 Dec 1679 in Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1742 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Offices Held: 1709, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1709 he was the Hogreeve in Newton, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1710, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1710 he was the Fence Viewer in Newton.
• Offices Held: 1713, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Surveyor of Highways in 1713 for Newton, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1716, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1716 he was one of the Tithingmen in Newton, Massachusetts.
• Tax: 1717, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1717 he was rated for one poll, and taxed for real and personal property in Newton, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1719, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1719 he was a member of the School Committee.
• Offices Held: 1723, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1723 he appointed a Constable in Newton.
• Probate/Proved: 1728
• Last Full Review: 16 Nov 2021

Notes:

Birth: Ward (1851) gives his birth date as 22 May 1674.

Jonathan married Abigail Hall on 31 Dec 1700 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Abigail was born on 7 Jan 1678; died on 2 Jul 1723 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: Abt 1701, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Esther Kenrick, the daughter of Ensign John and Esther (Hall) Kenrick. She was born on 25 September 1677 in Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. In 1721 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Esther Kenrick was mentioned in the will of Ensign John Kenrick. Caleb Kenrick was appointed her guardian on 13 December 1742 as she had lost her mental capacity. She died on Thursday 2 July 1761 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Esther Ward (1702-____) 2. Mary Ward (1704-____) 3. Joseph Ward (1706-1784) 4. John Ward (1710-1786) 5. Mary Ward (1714-1776) 6. Enoch Ward (1717-1749) 7. Nathan Ward (1721-1804) 8. Esther Ward (1722-1742) 9. Margaret Ward (c1723-____)
• Offices Held: 1711, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Surveyor of Highways.
• Offices Held: 1715, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Constable.
• Offices Held: 1717, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was an Assessor.
• Offices Held: 1718, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served again in 1720 to 1721, 1726 to 1727, 1729, 1731 to 1733, and 1738 to 1739.
• Offices Held: 1719, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee on Building the Meeting House.
• Offices Held: 1720, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the School Committee. He served again in 1723.
• Offices Held: 1722, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee to Seat the Meeting House. He served again in 1731 and 1742.
• Offices Held: 1725, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee on Highways. He served again in 1730 to 1731, 1735, and 1741.
• Offices Held: 1725, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee to Audit the Treasurer's Accounts.
• Offices Held: 1736, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee to Study Legislation on Bills of Credit.
• Offices Held: 1736, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Tithingman. He served again in 1742.
• Offices Held: 1739, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Town Moderator. He served again in 1742.
• Offices Held: 1740, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee to Instruct the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court.
• Offices Held: 1742, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the Committee to New Locations for Schoolhouses.

Notes:

Birth:
Ward (1851) gives his birth as 9 November 1677.

Buried:
He is buried in grave #118.