William Ward Sr (1670 - 1731)

Born 7 Jan 1670 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 8 Jun 1731 at age 61 in Union City, Tolland, Connecticut

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ward Name Study.

Name

William Ward Sr.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

William was born in 1670. He passed away in 1731.

Birth

07 Jan 1670 Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts^[1][3][5] son of Obadiah and wife Mary (_____)^[6][7]

Marriage

1690 Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts^[1][3]

William and Judith Ward had 3 sons and 4 daughters. The family then moved to Ashford Connecticut.

Death

Was the first person who died in Union Township

08 Jun 1731 Union City, Tolland, Connecticut, USA^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Children^[6]

1. William b. 9 Jun 1691; m. Rachel
2. Jemima b. 5 July 1693
3. Gamaliel b. 2 Oct 1694 m. Damaris
4. Jacob b. 9 Mar 1697/7 m. Hannah
5. Judith b. 6 Mar 1699/1700
6. Keziah b. 4 Jun 1703
7. Dinah b. 2 Oct 1704.

Notes

Ward Family Crest

From Robert Kline's Genealogy of the Wards

William Ward

Additional William Ward Data

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Edmund West
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Barbour Collection
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Sons of the American Revolution
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Edmund West
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 03 December 2018), memorial page for William Ward, Sr (7 Jan 1670–8 Jan 1731), Find A Grave: Memorial #11487249 , citing Old Union Center Cemetery, Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Judith (contributor 46608035) . Note there are currently 2 FAG pages Find A Grave: Memorial #69708591 is the other one that should be merged into 1st one
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Andrew Ward
7. ↑ Andrew Henshaw Ward, Ward Family; Descendants of William Ward, Who Settled in Sundbury, Mass., in 1639 with an Appendix Alphibetically [sic] Arranged, of the Names of the Families That Have Intermarried with Them, pp. 12-13, 22 (Samuel G. Drake Publisher, Boston 1851). Copy available at https://archive.org/stream/wardfamilydescen00byuward#page/n7/mode/2up.

• Andrew Henshaw Ward, Ward Family; Descendants of William Ward, Who Settled in Sundbury, Mass., in 1639 with an Appendix Alphibetically [sic] Arranged, of the Names of the Families That Have Intermarried with Them, pp. 12-13, 22 (Samuel G. Drake Publisher, Boston 1851). Copy available at https://archive.org/stream/wardfamilydescen00byuward#page/n7/mode/2up.

• Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew Tinkey Servin, The Phelps Family of America and Their English Ancestors : With Copies of Wills, Deeds, Letters, and Other Interesting Papers, Coats of Arms and Valuable Records, Volume I, pp. 212, 364-365 (Eagle Publishing Co., Pittsfield 1899). Copy available at https://archive.org/details/phelpsfamilyofam01phel. (William Ward was b. 7 Jan 1660 in Sudbury MA to Obadiah and Mary Ward, m. Judith (Unknown), d. 21 Jun 1746 in Union CT; was father of Gamaliel Ward b. 2 Oct 1694)

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD 1994-2002) Vol. 1-55.

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=barbourctdeath&h=237528&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Name: W[illia]m Ward. Death: 8 Jan 1731 Union "Was the first person who died in Union"Vol. 1-D Page 2b

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=851119&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

William Ward SAR Membership: 81378 Birth: 7 Jan 1670 Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Death: 8 Jun 1731 Union, Connecticut. Spouse: Judith Children: Jacob Ward

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=851134&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

William Ward SAR Membership: 81379 Birth: 7 Jan 1670 Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Death: 8 Jun 1731 Union, Connecticut.

Father: Obadiah Ward. Mother: Mary. Spouse: Judith. Children: Jacob Ward

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=1201855&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

William Ward SAR Membership: 56812. Birth: 7 Jan 1676. Death: 8 Jun 1731.

Father: Obadiah Ward. Mother: Mary Ward. Spouse: Judith Ward. Children: Jacob Ward.

• Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Marriages (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001)
• Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Deaths (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001)

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoold&h=2753355&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

William Ward Death: 8 Jan 1730 Union, CT

• Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001)

Birth: 1670 Marlboro, MA.

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=2692650&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

William Ward. Parents: Obadiah Ward. Birth: Middlesex, Marlboro, MA.

Birth: 7 Jan 1670. Death: 8 Jan 1731 Union, Tolland, CT.

Birth: 1670 Marlboro, MA.

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=3086396&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

William Ward. Spouse: Mrs Judith Ward. Parents: Obadiah Ward, Mary Ward.

Birth: Middlesex, Marlboro, MA. Birth: 7 Jan 1670.

Marriage: 1690 Marlboro, Middlesex, MA.

Death: Union, Tolland, CT. Death: 8 Jan 1731.

• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004)
• Ancestry Family Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15289954&pid=2555
• Harold Jones letter, June 11, 1939: "... died in 1731 in Union, Conn., where he was a large landowner."
• TitleMassachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988AuthorAncestry.comPublisherOnline publication - 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).Original data: Town and C