William Ward II (1640 - 1697)

Born 22 Feb 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Husband of Hannah (Brigham) Ward — married 4 Aug 1679 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1697 at age 57 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ward Name Study.

William Ward's birth was recorded twice and at least one of the printed versions has an error.

22 Feb 1640. Sudbury Vital Records printed in NEHGR 17:170^[1]

22 Feb 1640 in Sudbury is recorded in the Newton Vital Records top of page 204.^[2] All of William Senior's children were recorded in Newton, including the children born in England. It is obvious from an analysis of the printed record, that they were all recorded together at one time.

22 Feb 1648 according to the printed Sudbury Vital Records, p. 148^[3]

22 Feb 1640 was listed by Andrew Ward in his Ward Family ... p. 2. This predates any of the printed versions, so he must have gotten it from the original records. ^[4]

22 Feb 1640 In the History of Marlborough published 1862^[5]

• The text of William Sr's will leans towards William being older than his brother Samuel. The timing of William being born in 1648 between Hopestill 1647 and Eleazer 1649 makes a tight fit.
• One thing that leans towards the later birth of 1648 is the fact that he was almost 40 when he married in 1679. There are plenty of reasons this might have occured.
• He and some of his brothers took the freemen's oath in 1690, so that's no indication. Land records could be checked to see when he owned land.

Conclusion: 1640. All of the sources listed except the printed vital records of Sudbury (1903) have 1640.

Name

Name: William /Ward/

Given Name: William

Surname: Ward^[6]

Birth

22 Feb 1648

Place: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony^[6][7][8]

Date: 22 Jan 1640

Place: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony

Note: (now Wayland)^{[9] [4]}

Death

Date: 25 Nov 1697

Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony^[6][8]

Marriage

Husband: William Ward II

Wife: Hannah Johnson

Marriage: ^[6]

Husband: William Ward II

Wife: Hannah (Brigham) Ward

Marriage: Aug 4 1679 in Marlborough, Mass. ^[8]

Marriage: Sep 4 1679 in Marlborough, Mass. ^[10]

Estate^[11]

"Know all men by these presents yt we Hannah Ward relict widow of William Ward late of Marlburrow dec'd Intestate and John Brigham & Samuel Ward of said Marlburrow all within County of Middlx in ye Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England are held... and ... firmly bound and obliged unto James K.... full sum of Seven hundred pounds current money of New England to be paid to ye sd James Russell Esqr his ... in ye office of Judge of Probate of wills etc for Middlx to ye true payment whom... we the said Hannah Ward, Jno Brigham & Samll Ward to bind and oblige our .... our heires.... and to be? jointly and severally firmly by those presents sealed with our seal based in Charlestowne: May ye 4th 1698 Anno ....

"The condition of this obligation is such yt if ye above bounden Hannah Ward Administratrix of all and singular goods cattelles rights and .... of her late husband William Ward late of Marlburrow dec'd intestate do make a true and perfect? inventory of all and singular of goods chattels rights and .... of ye sd dec'd, wer? have or shall ... hand or ... for her and of same to make do exhibit unto ye Registers office of ye sd county aforesd ... ye fourth day of August next ensuring sd same goods, chattles, rights and sundry? and all other goods chattels rights and ... of sd dec'd at ye time of his death wch at any time after shall shall [sic] come into ye hands or possession of ye sd Admx or of any other person or persons for her do well and truly administer according to Law and further do ake a? cause to be made a just and true account of her sd Administration aforesd for? and fourth day of May wch will be in a year four June? 1699 and all ye rest and residue of ye said goods Chattels rights and Credits? wch shall be found remaining upon ye Administration being? of probates of wills & for sd County of Middlx, sahll deliver and pay unto such person or persons as ye Judge or Judges by his or their d... or ..... to law shall limit and appoint. And if it shall come after appear ye any last will and testament was made by ye sd dec'd, and of .... those in .... do exhibit of same into ye sd Court of Probates makeing sd ... to have it allowed and approved accordingly.

If ye said Administratrix above bounden being thereunto required do render and deliver up ye sd Letter of Administration, approbation of .... testemonies being first had and made into ye registers office of sd County of Middlx then this obligation debt: will and of none effects else to be and remain in full fource and nature.?

Signed, Sealed & D'd In presence of Sam'll Phipps, Reg Pela. Whittemore

Her mark Hannah "H" Ward John Brigham his Hannah J Ward mark [sic]

Notes

Information Source: familyward. William Ward son of William Ward and

Elizabeth, married Han

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Notes for WILLIAM WARD:

Ward Gen

CAG, Vol. VII, p 678 has his wife as Hannah (JOHNSON) EAMES, 1676-1720, dau. of Sol. JOHNSON. His wife had two children by her first husband Gershom Eames. The younger, Mary, of posthumous birth, married Major John Keyes, who was frequently associated with Nahum Ward (WW90) in Shrewsbury affairs, both in township business and in land and other transactions. William Ward,pages 51, 55, and 56 of chapters IX and X. ("The William Ward Genealogy", 1925, p. 73).

The family lived south of the first meeting house in Marlborough . Their home and property was originally a part of his father's estate but was separated from it when he married as a reward for his remaining at home to care for his father's property, even the house was split in two and William Jr's section moved westerly to be on his property, a newly erected barn already there. They were the parents of the following children: [1] William Ward born 27 May 1680 married a Jane [2] Bethiah Ward born about 1683 married Elnathan Brigham [3] Nahum Ward born 6 Dec. 1684 married Martha Howe. They were the parents of [3-1] Nahum Ward born 29 Mar. 1713 [3-2] Benjamin Ward born 19 Apr. 1716 [3-3] Persis Ward born 15 Apr. 1718 [3-4] Ithmar Ward born 28 Dec. 1721 [3-5] Martha Ward born 19 Dec. 1724. [3-6] Artemas Ward born 26 Nov. 1727.

Artemas Ward was the first commanding general of the Continental Army by reason of his position as General of the MA Militia, he was superceded by George Washington. Artemus was a heavy set, pious-looking Massachusetts farmer, storekeeper, justice of the peace, veteran of the French and Indian War who had over-all command of the siege of Boston prior to Washington's arrival at Boston. He was considered "a good man, a thorough New England man "A quote attributed to George Washington relative to Artemus is as follows " Oh! Please send me some competent leaders. We need no more like the fat, gouty Artemus who can barely sit astride his horse." Major General Charles Lee (a professional soldier and Washington's second in command) privately called Artemus a "fat, old Church warden" with "no acquaintance whatever with military matters". However he was given the honor of leading the troops into Boston following the retreat of the British from that city. He assigned Genral Knox the duty of planning and building fortifications to protect Boston from recapture by the British. He remained at Boston for the remainder of the Revolution protecting the New England States from any further, foreign incursions.

[3-7] Elisha Ward born 30 Aug. 1733 [4] Elisha Ward born 12 Jan. 1686 was killed or taken captive by the Indians during Aug. of 1709 while riding Post from Marlborough to Hadley (his mother's will made in 1714 stated that "if Elisha shall ever come again, my Ex'r shall pay him twenty shillings also." He never returned. [5] Bathsheba Ward born 16 May 1689 died 6 Oct. 1693 and [6] Gershom Ward born 3 Jan. 1693 was a representative for Marlborough, he died unmarried on 24 Nov. 1739.

Sources

1. ↑ "Sudbury Records." New England Historical and Genealogical Record. Vol 17 p. 170 (1863)
2. ↑ Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: NEHGS, 1905
3. ↑ Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: NEHGS, 1903.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Ward, Andrew. Ward Family, Descendants of William Ward, Who Settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1639 (Samuel G. Drake, Boston, 1851) Page 2 #8 William Ward b Jan 22 1640, m Hannah Eames
5. ↑ Hudson, Charles and Joseph Allen. History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement in 1657 to 1861; with a Brief Sketch of the Town of Northborough, a Genealogy of the Families in Marlborough to 1800, and an Account of the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town. Boston: Press of T. R. Marvin & son, 1862
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Ward Gen Title: Ward Family Genealogy - Descendants of Thomas Warde Author: Clare Prechel Publication: http://oachs.net/ward_genealogy_i <-- site is not available and not on Wayback Machine
7. ↑ Sudbury. Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1903): 147-148 Page 148 Will(iam), s of Will(iam) and Elizabeth, Feb 22, 1648
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy (Artemas Ward, New York, 1925) Page 73 #12 William Ward, b Feb 22 1649 Sudbury, Mass, d Nov 25 1697 Marlborough, Mass, m Aug 4 1679 Hannahn (Brigham) Eames, dau of Thomas and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham
9. ↑ Newton. Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1905):197-204 Page 204 William, son of William and Elizabeth (second w of England), Jan 22 1640 in Sudbury
10. ↑ Ward, Andrew. ard Family, Descendants of William Ward, Who Settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1639 Page 14 II William Ward m Hannah Sep 4 1679, wid of Gershom Eames
11. ↑ Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871, 23758; AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGR); digital images available to paid members

See also:

• Ward, Andrew. Ward Family, Descendants of William Ward, Who Settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1639 (Samuel G. Drake, Boston, 1851)
• Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy (Artemas Ward, New York, 1925) Page 73
• Vital Records of Sudbury MA to 1850
• History of the Town of Marborough, Page 460