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Seth Ward (abt. 1595 - bef. 1682)

Seth Ward
Born about [location unknown]
Son of and
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Husband of — married 1639 in Henrico, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died before before about age 87 in Varina Parish, Henrico, Colonial Virginiamap
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Biography

Seth was born most likely on 13 MARCH 1595. Seth Ward ... He passed away before 1682.[1]

The best evidence of Seth Ward of Varina Parish's origin comes from the will of Seth Warde of Abington naming his grandsons Seth, born in 1595, and John, 1597. The first firm date is a 1634 patent. Since a three year residency was required he arrived in Virginia by at least 1631.

The earliest recorded mention of Seth Ward is as follows : By order of Court 11 Feby. 1632 that all such planters or per sons whatsoever who shall have no land due unto them by ad venture or otherwise should have certain quantity granted unto them by lease for 21 years , therefore under this provision , to Seath Ward , of Varina , in the upper parts , planter , three score acres of land in the upper parts in corporation of Henrico ; ad joining Daniel Sherley , Powhatan's Three , Three mile swamp . Dated 30 May 1634.[2]

On November ( 9br ) 12th , 1643 a patent for 150 acres of land was issued to Seth Ward as follows : Seth Ward 350 acres Hen rico Co. , bounded N. N. W. by side of twoe myle creek : S. S. W. " over against Varina " : E. S. E. upon three myle swamp taking in said swamp extending in breadth towards the foure mile creek , bounded at the end by a running brook called the roundabout : due as followeth 150 acres by virtue of a former patent dated 13 February 1635 and 50 acres by purchase from John Baker * of a patent dated last of May 1636 , & 150 acres more by and for transportation of 3 persons viz : Jno . Wilkeson , Robt . Fleete , Jno . Miller , into the colony . Dated gber 12th , 1643.[3]

The above excerpts from the article The Ward Family in William & Mary Quarterly.[4]

Because Seth Ward and John Ward are in Varina Parish at the same time, it is speculated they are brothers. As brothers, it has been speculated they were sons of John and grandsons of Seth below.

Seth might be the grandson of Seth Ward, who died in Abbington, Cambridgeshire, England in 1598. He left a will dated February 14th, 1598 and proved June 20th 1598. Named in his will were his wife, Annis/Anne also sons: John, Enos and Thomas; daughters Marie Warde and Anne Jacob; Grandchildren: John and Seth Warde, sons of John, and Anne Ward daughter of John, and grandchildren Martha, Alice and Marie. Seth also mentioned his brother Robert Ward, and Sister Wilsonne.

Seth Ward immigrant to Varina Parish, Virginia, was born around 1695 in England.

Some sources list him as married to Katherine Smith: Seth Ward married Katherine Smith in Virginia.[5]

It is supposed he died in Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, before 1677, which is the date that Varina records exist. Other dates listed on merged profiles include 1682 and September 18, 1711. Death date of 1711 seems off and probably belongs to still another Seth Ward.

Seth had a son Richard. The son Richard died in 1682 leaving a wife, four children and a will.

To begin further research consult William and Mary Quarterly. Vol. 27, No. 3, Jan. 1919.

Also the website Ancestors of Virginia and Beyond has gathered a lot of the research together in one spot.

Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800 has information also.

Name

Name: Seth /Ward/[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Birth

Birth Date: 13 MAR 1595
Place: Varina Parish/Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA[12][13]
Alternate Birth:
Date: 1605
Place: Varina Parish/Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA[14]

Marriage

Husband: Seth Ward
Wife: @I125@
Child: Mary V Logan
Marriage Date: 1639
Place: Henrico, Virginia, USA[15]
Alternate Marriage:
Date: 1633
Place: Varina Parish/Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA

Research Notes

Disconnecting from John Ward-2191 and Grace Goode-95, who are not proven parents.


Removing John Ward-6494 and Mary P Goode-345, who are unproven parents.

Sources

  1. ↑ Entered by Charles Walter, Mar 5, 2013
  2. ↑ Register of the Land Office, Patent Book I, p. 148.
  3. ↑ Register of the Land Office , Patent Book 1 , p . 946.
  4. ↑ William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 27, pages 185-199
  5. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560–1900 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  6. ↑ Source: #S110 Page: Birth year: 1613; Birth city: Henrico; Birth state: VA. Data: Text: Birth date: 1595 Birth place: Henrico, County, VA Marriage date: 1639 Marriage place: Henrico, VA
  7. ↑ Source: #S82 Page: Ancestry Family Tree
  8. ↑ Source: #S86 Page: Source number: 1763.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DP1. Data: Text: Birth date: 1614 Birth place: VA
  9. ↑ Source: #S90
  10. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
  11. ↑ Source: #S193
  12. ↑ Source: #S110 Page: Birth year: 1613; Birth city: Henrico; Birth state: VA. Data: Text: Birth date: 1613 Birth place: Henrico, County, VA Marriage date: 1639 Marriage place: Henrico, VA
  13. ↑ Source: #S86 Page: Source number: 1763.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DP1. Data: Text: Birth date: 1614 Birth place: VA
  14. ↑ Source: #S90
  15. ↑ Source: #S110 Page: Birth year: 1613; Birth city: Henrico; Birth state: VA. Data: Text: Birth date: 1613 Birth place: Henrico, County, VA Marriage date: 1639 Marriage place: Henrico, VA
  • Source: S110 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.; Repository: #R1
  • Source: S193 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Virginia County Records, Volume VI Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002; Repository: #R1
  • Source: S86 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv; Repository: #R1
  • Source: S90 Author: Heritage Consulting Title: Millennium File Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003; Repository: #R1




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Dan Ward
"Pretty consitent around the internet" is hardly "evidence" of Seth's birth. Captain John Ward, born in early 1697 would have been too young to have been the father of someone born in 1613. The best evidence, and it is far from definitive, is that John was Seth's younger brother, born just before the death of their father in May 1697. The evidence comes for the will of Seth Ward of Abington who died in 1698 which you mention. There is no evidence whatsoever that John Ward had any children, let alone fathered Seth. Furthermore, Captain John did not arrive with Dale in 1611. John arrived in 1619 and left almost immediately to fish along the Atlantic coast. Seth died sometime after 1650 and before 1682, but certainly not 1711. The 1613 date of birth seems to have been pulled out of thin air by amateur genealogists who most often place his birth in Varina, which is an historical impossibility. Please remove the mythical father/son relationship between Captain John and Seth. I've written extensively about the family and what you have provided here simply cannot be supported by the historical record.
posted by Dan Ward
Lowe-6149 Nancy (Lowe) Sitzlar
I sent you an email. I did not do the research on this profile. I was just added to it. States it is my 12th ggrandfather but that may not be true at all according to your research. If you are related I am more than happy to add you to the profile. I sent you my email address. Have you contacted Mike? I believe he is the one that added me to the profile. Thank you for your help.
posted by Nancy (Lowe) Sitzlar
Chad Olivent
Hi Dan, what about the notes here regarding John Ward?

"James Place, 550 acs. Henryco Co., 1 June 1636, p. 405. Upon a small cr. by a cleare feild called Pimasioes (?) feild otherwise porridges feild, bounded upon the maine river S. W., Sly. & N. W. towards the falls of the great river & S. E. Ely. towards land of Robert Hollum, N. E. into the woods. Due in right of his now wife Elizabeth, to whom it was due, viz: 250 acs. in right of her first husband Georg Boates, to whom it was due for trans, of sd. Elizabeth & 4 servants; 300 acs. in right of her late husband John Ward, to whom it was due, viz: 100 acs. for his per. adv. as being an Ancient Planter in the time of Sir Thomas Dale, & 200 acs. for trans, of his first wife Grace Ward & 3 pers: Cornelius Dehull, Vincent Dehall, Rich. Tombs, Jon. Morgan, Tho. Robinson, Richard Greete." (p 52)[6]

posted by Chad Olivent
Dan Ward
This is the property John patented near Seth's (at what is today Deep Bottom Park at Four Mile Creek) which Elizabeth inherited upon his death some time before 1636. Elizabeth Boates, John's second wife, was the widow of George Boates. She married Place shortly after John's death. I have property maps which I can send if you contact me via my Pitzer email. I've also written a social history of the Ward and allied families which I can send as well. John and Seth were most likely brothers. The key document is the 1698 will of Seth Ward of Abington in which he identifies his grandsons John and Seth, both born before 1698. There is absolutely nothing other than conjecture that has John as Seth's father.
posted by Dan Ward
Ward-11186 Gigi (Ward) Tanksley
Nugent’s Virginia Patent Book says John Ward received 25 acres on lease for 21 years in Verinas, VA on 21 Mar 1633.

Then Seath Ward was given 60 acres by lease for 21 years on 30th of May 1634 in Verinas, VA. Both were listed as Ancient Planters. Then 3 years later, on 14 July 1637 also in Verinas, Henrico County, VA, Richard Ward sponsored Sarah Bremen and Alice Edloe for 100 acres. I suspect these three men are brothers not father and son. I also suspect some digging into these women’s names may solve a bride line issue or two in Henrico, VA.

posted by Gigi (Ward) Tanksley
Dan Ward
Seth was not an ancient planter. John was.
posted by Dan Ward
Fann-206 Porter Fann
Mary Polly (Goode) Ward is attached as Captain Seth Ward's mother (again). It seems just fine (date-wise) for Richard to be his father, but obviously, it had to be by a different mother, or else her birth date and/or Captain Seth Ward's is wrong. Disconnection is highly recommended, because in the present state of both profiles, Captain Seth Ward's mother is unknown.
posted by Porter Fann
Ward-28503 Alan Ward
Thank you Fann, Please access my Ancestry tree Alan Ward 164. There are links through the Ward Family but they are confused around the time of the Jamestown Massacre. My family originates around Devon with links to Exeter and then Kent.

Alan Ward

posted by Alan Ward
Thomas-8856 Allan Harl Thomas (1951-2021)
Seems that the dates of birth fit more with his proposed grandfathers will. Was it common practice for someone in there early 20's to be acquiring so much property?

"The subsequent history of Seth Ward is not known: it is not known whom he married, nor is the date of his death known other than that it took place between 1650 (the date of his last patent, as above,) and 1677 when the records, as at present preserved in Henrico, begin. "

https://books.google.com/books?id=N7E4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA186#v=onepage&q&f=false

posted by Allan Harl Thomas (1951-2021)
Cooper-1 Kitty (Cooper) Smith
Ward-6493 and Ward-2187 appear to represent the same person because: cleaning up stale unmerged matches. please merge or reject as appropriate.
posted by Kitty (Cooper) Smith
B-404 Anne B
Ward-6493 and Ward-2187 are obviously meant to be the same person, husband of Katherine Smith and son of John Smith. There is a bio summary at Ward-2187. I suspect that both mothers currently listed are probably not actually the mother of Seth. Can we disconnect (with links to both in the bio) so that the merge can be completed? I think the death date on both profiles may be wrong, but I am not on expert
posted by Anne B
B-404 Anne B
Ward-6493 and Ward-2187 are obviously meant to be the same person, husband of Katherine Smith and son of John Smith. There is a bio summary at Ward-2187. I suspect that both mothers currently listed are probably not actually the mother of Seth. Can we disconnect (with links to both in the bio) so that the merge can be completed? I think the death date on both profiles may be wrong, but I am not on expert
posted by Anne B
[Living McQueen]
Ward-6493 and Ward-2187 are not ready to be merged because: Parents need to be resolved.
posted by [Living McQueen]
Cooper-1 Kitty (Cooper) Smith
Ward-6493 and Ward-2187 appear to represent the same person because: they have the same birth and spouse information. Please compare and merge Ward-6493 into Ward-2187 if you agree they are two profiles for the same person. Thank you. Kitty Cooper-1 Smith
posted by Kitty (Cooper) Smith

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