John Ward Jr. (1650 - 1695)

Born 10 Apr 1650 in Branford, New Haven Colony

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Died 5 May 1695 at age 45 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey

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Biography

John was the son of John and Sarah (birth surname unknown) Ward.^[1] He was born at Branford in 1650. He married first Mary Lyon, daughter of Henry, with whom he had one son, John. John married second, Abigail Kitchell, daughter of Samuel Kitchell and Elizabeth Wakeman and they had at least three children.^{[2] [3]}

John Ward of Newark in the Province of East New Jersey, in his will dated May 2, 1695 and proved September 20, 1695, names his wife Abigail; his eldest son John under age, who is to receive upland and meadow given by my Honored father in law Mr. Henery LYON unto my former wife as a dowery; my two sons Jonathan WARD and David WARD, under 21 years of age; and my daughter Mary WARD unber 18. My wife to be executrix with loving brothers Nathaniel WARD & Joseph HARISON to be overseers (Unrecorded Wills, vol. 5, pp. 31-33; NJA 21:227). The inventory of the estate, valued at £ 90.19.-., dated May 27, 1695, states that John WARD died May 5, 1695 (ibid. vol. 5, p. 367; NJA 23:490).^[4]

Children

1. John; m Martha Johnson (?) d ca 1745; son Elemuel
2. Jonathan
3. David; m Mary Brown
4. Mary

Sources

1. ↑ Atwater, Edward Elias. History of the Colony of New Haven to its Absorption into Connecticut. Meriden, CT: The Journal Publishing Company, 1902. Page 617
2. ↑ Crayton, Joseph P. Rockaway Records of Morris County, N. J., Families. Rockaway, NJ: Rockaway Publishing Co., 1902 Page 249.
3. ↑ Lee, Francis. Bazley. Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey Volume I. New York, NY: Lewis Genealogical Publishing Company, 1910. Page 264
4. ↑ Cook, Richard W., “John Warde and John Ward of Newark,” Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey Vol 57, 1982. Page 59

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Branford, Page 184: Birth record.