William Ward (1664 - 1752)

Born 19 Nov 1664 in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Spring) Ward — married 31 Dec 1689 in Newton, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1752 at age 87 in Watertown, Massachusetts

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ward Name Study.

"William Ward, and Abigail, his wife, were married December 31, 1689. He was a Selectman in Newton several years, and as late as 1722; and perhaps moved away soon after. They had, at Newton, a son named John, born February 23, 1690-1, who married Deborah."

Massachusetts Applications of Freeman, 1630-91: William Ward, certified 26 March 1690, New Cambridge, Inter., vol. II, p. 20.

Massachusetts Compiled Census Index: William Ward, MA, Massachusetts Colony, Freeman 18 April 1690.

William married Abigail Spring 31 December 1689 at Newton, Massachusetts. Newton Town Records: "Upon ye 31 of December 1689 I maryed in my house at Watertown William Ward and Abigail Spring both of Cambridge village, with ye consent of friends, ye being published according to law ye Deputy Govenour Danforth was present."

William and Abigail were the parents of one child: John, as documented in the Newton Vital Records. The Find A Grave Memorial Biography for William notes "There is no documented evidence William and Abigail had additional children."

William died 23 January 1752 at Newton, Massachusetts at the age of 87.

From The Ward Genealogy ...

"William Ward, born November 19, 1664, in Newton, Mass., died January 23, 1752 in Newton. He married December 31, 1689, in Newton, Abigail Spring, sister of the wife of his brother John, born February 20, 1667, in Watertown, Mass., died May 29, 1742.

He was a selectman in Newton, 1707, 1712, and 1722, moving later to Roxbury, Mass., and thence to Waltham, Mass. in 1737.

Child:

121. John, born February 23, 1691 in Newton, Mass."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Martyn, Charles. William Ward Genealogy (The).: The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass., 1638-1925. New York: Artemas Ward of the Seventh Generation, 1925, p. 77. https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:12233282$124i

• Massachusetts Town and Vital Records. William Ward, marriage, December 1689, Newton, MA, Spouse's name: Abigail Spring.
• Marriage: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0745868.
• Ward family; descendants of William Ward, who settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1639, by Andrew Henshaw Ward, 1784-1864, Published 1851, page 19.
• Find A Grave Memorial for William Ward.
• Martyn, Charles. William Ward Genealogy (The).: The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass., 1638-1925. New York: Artemas Ward of the Seventh Generation, 1925, p. 77. https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:12233282$124i