Edward Ward (1671 - abt. 1749)

Born 13 Mar 1671 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Lovering) Ward — married before 1699 in Newton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about Jan 1749 at about age 77 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ward Name Study.

Edward Ward was born in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts March 13, 1671. He was the son of John Ward and Hannah Jackson Ward. [1] [2] [3]

He was married about 1699 in Newton to Grace Lovering, daughter of William Lovering and Margaret Gutch. [1] [2]

Edward died in Natick, Middlesex County in January, 1749 [1] [3]

From The William Ward Genealogy

"Edward Ward, born March 16, 1761, in Newton Mass., died January 1749. He married Grace Lovering, born about 1677, died November 30, 1754, in Natick, Mass.

In early life he resided at Oak Hill, Newton. After 1725 he was at Natick, and erected several mills there, in the part previously belonging to Needham, Mass.

Children, born in Newton:

130. Abigail, born. January 22, 1699, married October 4, 1722, Isaac Mills. They had eight children, all born in Natick, Mass. Six of them -- Amos, Anna, Grace, Jacob, Phineas, and Thomas, were baptized on the same day, November 7, 1736. The other two, Elijah and Lydia (died April 17, 1754) were baptized respectively on July 24, 1738 and October 27, 1745.

131. Esther, born March 1, 1702

132. Mary, born April 24, 1703, died 1805, aged 102 years less six weeks. She married April 6, 1725, John Hastings.

133. Sarah, born July 26, 1708.

134. Hannah, born January 22, 1712, married Deacon Jeremiah Woodcock of Needham, Mass., son of John and Sarah Woodcock of Dedham, Mass. He died September 27, 1752

135. Timothy, born March 17 (or 27), 1711.

136. Samuel, born October 27, 1720."^[1]

Sources

[1] Massachusetts Marriages prior to 1700; page 778

[2] Massachusetts Town & vital Records, 1620-1988; Newton VR Transcripts, Newton births. page 198

[3] Family Data Collection

[4] Martyn, Charles. The William Ward genealogy :the history of the descendants of William Ward..., p. 77-78. https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:12233282$125i

1. ↑ Martyn, Charles. The William Ward genealogy :the history of the descendants of William Ward..., p. 77-78. https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:12233282$125i

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