William Ward (1746 - 1795)

Born 7 Jun 1746 in Springfield, MA

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Doolittle) Ward — married 1773 in Shaftsbury, VT

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1795 at age 49 in Manlius, NY

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Biography

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Corporal William Ward served with 1st Connecticut Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

William was born in 1746 in Springfield, MA. He married Susannah Doolittle in 1773 in Shaftsbury, VT and had 7 children: Susannah (1778-1831); William (1781-1861); Mary (1783-); Erastus (1785-1848); Heman (1789-1854); Lucy (1792-1857); Laura (1795-1814). He passed away in 1795 in Manlius, NY.

William is the 3rd g-grandson of William Ward (1603-1687) who came to America in 1639 and helped found Sudbury and Marlborough, MA.

This pioneer settled on Lot 97 (Military Tract #) in the spring of 1793, and was sole proprietor of that lot in '94. That year he was made Justice of the Peace. In the present town he built the first grist mill.

In Conn. rolls his name appears as:

• Private in Capt. J.R. MEIGS' Co., '75; (Connecticut Continental Troops, Second Regiment - General Spencer, 1775)^[1]
• Corporal in Capt. THROOP's Co., Conn. Line, '77-'79,^[2]
• In Col. SWIFT's Levies, 1780."^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3DH-V?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 65 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C38N-W?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 165 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
3. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C38W-V?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 244 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.

• Book on Descendants of William Ward at https://goo.gl/6H6Ypc
• Beauchamp's "Revolutionary Soldiers Resident in Onondaga County, N.Y."
• History of Manlius at http://history.rays-place.com/ny/onon-manlius-ny.htm
• See Ward Family Narrative and Tree before 1800 to the right.
• http://www.americanwars.org/ct-american-revolution/connecticut-continental-troops-second-regiment-1775.htm
• Christ Church of Manlius, NY pg. 18 - https://goo.gl/afGahj

From Burial Info: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12906684/ward Spouse of Susannah. Descendant of John Ward who was born in London, England in 1626 and died in Newton, Middlesex, MA in 1708. In 1950 William's grave was marked by the Sons of the American Revolution. In September 1793, William purchased 100 acres in the town of Manlius. At least some members of the family arrived from Shaftsbury, VT by early 1794. The Wards erected the first grist mill and the second sawmill in the present town on Limestone Creek, off Troop K Road. Joseph was the master builder. In later years, the Wards built another sawmill upstream on the south side of Route 173. Numerous businesses evolved nearby, including an air furnace and plough factory. Children: Heman, William, Lorrain, Susanna, Lucy, Erastus, and Polly. On Susanna's portion was the earliest pottery in the present town. The clay in this area was finely textured with a low iron content. In 1813, the "old pottery" was leased by Ezra Morehouse, who advertized that he "dyed a deep blue on linen and cotton." This was a sideline, for Morehouse was a potter by trade.