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Mary (Butler) Ward (abt. 1598)

Mary Ward formerly Butler
Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 31 Jul 1623 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Mary (Butler) Ward migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
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Biography

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Mary Butler, widow, married Benjamin Ward July 21, 1623, at Middlesex, England.[1][2] They had four or five children:

  1. SARAH, bp Wapping, Middlesex, 1 July 1624[2]
  2. (possible but unlikely) ELNOR: bp St. Katherine by the Tower, London, 3 Apr 1625; no further record. [2]
  3. MARY: by St. Mary Whitechapel, 5 May 1627; m. by 1653 William Holloway.
  4. SUSANNA: bp St. Mary Whitechapel, 2 Aug 1628; no further record.
  5. THOMAS: bp St. Mary Whitechapel, 11 Nov 1632; no further record.
  6. BENJAMIN: bp St Dunstan. Stepney, 17 Jul 1634 ("Benjamin son of Benjamin Ward of Peasefield, shipwright, & Mary, 3 [days old}"); bur there 18 Aug 1634.

Benjamin Ward & his family were accompanied to New England by his stepson Stephen Butler. Mary's will specifies that a Stephen Butler was her son.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011. Reference page 227 via $American Ancestors
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 West, Randy. "Updates from English Records for Some Great Migration Immigrants Who Came by 1635, "The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2019) Vol. 173, WN 690, Pages 189-90. American Ancestors (subscription)
  3. ↑ Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) Will




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Hill-11959 S (Hill) Willson
According to Anderson, her last name at birth was unknown, and Butler was the last name of her first spouse (whose first name was not known).

Unless there are other reliable sources showing her last name at birth was Butler, it should be changed to Unknown.

Any objections?

posted by S (Hill) Willson
Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
It looks like the original profile was built this way (in 2014), and probably in error. The source cited on the original was Anderson, so I'd assume a typographical error.
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Jenkins-761 Dave Jenkins
The Wikitree Stephen Butler profile appears to be this one: Stephen Butler (aft.1642-aft.1687). Can Stephen be added among Mary's other children? Apparent that est. year of birth needs to be changed. Thank you.
posted by Dave Jenkins
Hill-11959 S (Hill) Willson
As you mentioned, it appears that some work is required to Stephen's profile to show that he is the son of Mary. The book referenced on Stephen's profile does not cite sources for its information. The book also differs vis-a-vis Anderson's Great Migration... with respect to Mary's children
posted by S (Hill) Willson
Jenkins-761 Dave Jenkins
Thank you. Puzzling. Regarding Stephen Butler - this profile's source #1, Anderson, on page 225 cites Mary Butler Ward twice. Once when she petitions the General Court, May, 1667 ". . . faithful service of Stephen son to the petitioner by a former husband . . . " Secondly in Mary Butler Ward's 4 July 1667 will ". . . brought up my son Stephen Butler . . ." Is this not sufficient to attach Stephen as a child of Mary? Citations are easily added to Stephen's profile.
posted by Dave Jenkins

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