Josiah Ward (1661 - aft. 1713)

Born 15 Nov 1661 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

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Descendants

Died after 1713 after age 51 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey

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Biography

Josiah was born November 15, 1661 at Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, according to the Barbour Collection of the Connecticut Vital Records.^[1]

He was a son of John Ward, turner, and Sarah Hills, daughter of William Hills and Phyllis Lyman of Hartford, Connecticut.^[2]

Josiah married twice.

• He married 1) to Mary Kitchell, daughter of Samuel Kitchell and Elizabeth Wakeman.^[2]

• He married to 2) to America Unknown.^[2]

Children:^[2]

1. Samuel b c. 1701 (14 yrs old when he chose as his guardian Abraham Kitchen [probably Kitchell] as recorded in letters issued April 8, 1715)^[3]
2. Robert
3. Josiah
4. Laurence

Children of Josiah and America:^[2]

1. Mary
2. Unknown b c. 1716 (unborn when Josiah's will was proved April 16, 1716)

Will

Josiah WARD, senior, of Newark, Essex County, in his will dated September 19, 1713 and proved April 16, 1716, names his second wife America, who has had Mary and expects a child, first wife Mary, who has had Samuel, Robert, Josiah, Laurence, all under age, and Sarah. The wife sole executrix, with Nathaniel WARD, senior and James NOTEMAN as supervisors (NJA 23:490) There was some question about Josiah WARD being mentally sound. Samuel WARD, son of Josiah, about 14 years old, chose as his guardian Abraham KITCHEN.^[2]

Death and Legacy

Josiah died probably c. 1715, certainly before April 16, 1716, when his will was proved in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.^[2](Page 989)

Research Notes

Caution: Many Ward/Wardes, Settlers of Newark Two John Wards: John Ward, Sr. and John Ward, turner, settled in the area. Several of the same names appear in both families, such as Hill/Hills and Kitchell. As a result, there is a great deal of confusion and mixing of the families in various genealogies online. For this reason, it is of utmost importance that a reliable source for information be sought (this is always true, but never moreso).

Sources

1. ↑ Barbour, Lucius B., transcribor, [Connecticut Vital Records to 1870.] (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928, accessed September 28, 2014
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Mattocks, Gregg, "Mattocks Family Heritage Resources: John Warde and John Ward of Newark" Citing Richard W. Cook, “John Warde and John Ward of Newark,” (Pages 59-62) Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey 57 [1982], 13 May 2008, accessed September 28, 2014
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Volume XXIII, Abstracts of Wills, 1670-1730, page 490.

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Branford, Page 184: Birth record.
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)