Ward Spooner (1751)

Born 21 Apr 1751 in Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Descendants

Biography

Ward was born on 2 Feb 1751 Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.^[1][2][3] or in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.^[4] He is the son of Isaac Spooner and Ruth Gardner.^[1][4][2][3] (Another record shows that a Ward Spooner was born to the same parents on 23 April 1753 at Dartmouth.^[5] (This record appears to be in error, as it shows the birth of children of Isaac and Ruth as occurring on 24 Feb 1753 and 18 Dec 1854. Ward's birth could not have taken place in April 1753 if the other births are correct.)

Spooner says that Ward was a mariner.^[6]

He married Abigail Pease. They had at least one child^[6] (The DAR's Genealogical Record System shows only one child.):

• Ward Spooner. b. 10 July 1777

He volunteered in the company that marched from New Bedford on 21 April 1775.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Vital records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund, 1929-30. Vol. 1 - Births, Page 262 Page 262 Accessed on 2 June 2020 at HathiTrust.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-TV7T : 18 February 2020), Ward Spooner, 21 Apr 1751; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010711.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZVK-79V : 15 January 2020), Ward Spooner, 1751.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-H39M : 18 February 2020), Ward Spooner, 21 Apr 1751; citing Birth, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009325.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Page 238 Ancestry Record 2495 #5970042
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Spooner, Thomas. Records of William Spooner, of Plymouth, Mass., and his descendants. Vol. 1, Page 162. Page 162. Accessed on 2 June 2020 at HathiTrust.org.

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