Ichabod Ward (1712 - 1780)

Born 14 Sep 1712 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Descendants

Died 7 Apr 1780 at age 67 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Born: Ichabod, s. Jonath[a]n and Abigail, born Sept. 14, 1712, Newton, MA.^[1]

Intentions and Marriages:^[2]

• Pidge (Pedg, Ridge), Elizabeth and Ichabod Ward, b of Attleboro. Int. Jan 24 1735/6. She married someone else.
  
• Tyler, Phebe (Tiler), and Ichabod Ward __ ___ [17__] no intention recorded.

In 1753, he was of Ashford, Connecticut, and purchased land there; and in 1757 he was back in Attleboro, Massachusetts. He was a militia captain.^[3]

Sept 1766 Ichabod Ward purchased 52 Acres in the northwesterly part of Ashford from Joseph Enos and Sarah Loomis (executors of James Enos) for the price of £18.4.0.^[4] He gave "for good Will and parental love and affection" this land to "my daughter Sarah Shirtleff Wife of Silvanus Shirtleff" of Ashford.^[5]

Ichabod and Phebee Ward were members of the Westford Church 11 February 1768.^[6]

Captain Ichabod Ward and wife Phebe were admitted 5 June 1775 by letter from Attleborough to the Westford Ashford Church.^[6]

Died: April 7, 1780^[6] and is buried in the Westford Hill Cemetery, Ashford. "In Memory of Capt. Ichabod Ward; he departed this life April 7th, 1780 in the 69th year of his age."^[7]

Ichabod Ward of Ashford made his will 21 August 1779, It was proved 2 May 1780. His will mentions Wife Phebe, and "my five daughters viz Jennet Ward Sarah Shirtleff Abigail Stanley Elisabeth Wing Phebe Wing and Molly Huntington." This is six daughters. Later reference is made in the will to Jennet Bullock widow of deceased son John. Ichabod also named his granddaughters, Lucinda and Persis Ward, children of deceased son John, and his son Joel. Besides land and other bequests, Ichabod left Joel his blacksmith and carpenter tools and named Joel executor. Among the items he left his wife were his looms and loom tackling.^[8]

Children

The William Ward Genealogy lists the following children without giving a place or citing a source.

1. Sarah born 23 November 1737.
2. Abraham b. 10 March 1740
3. Elijah b. 27 June 1743
4. Philip b. 9 February 1746
5. Joel b. 15 March 1740.
6. Molly b. 8 March 1753.
7. John b. 26 March 1756.

Children named in his will

• John Ward deceased. John, s/o Ichabod and Phebe (Tiler), was born Mar. 26, 175–. [bp. Apr. 4, 1756. CR1] CR1 is the First Congregational Church, Oldtown Section.
• Sarah m. Shirtleff. Sarah, d. Ichabod and Phebe (Tiler), Nov. 23, 17––. [bp. Sept. 20, 1741. CR1]
• Elizabeth m. Wing. Elezebeth, d/o Ichabod and Phebe (Tiler), was born June 27, 17––.
• Phebe m. Wing. Phebe, d/o Ichabod and Phebe (Tiler), was born Feb. 9, 174–.
• Molly m. Huntington. Molly, d/o Ichabod and Phebe (Tiler), Mar. 8, 175–. [bp. Feb. ––, 1753. CR1]
• Abigail Stanley. Abigal Ward d/o Ichabod and Phebe (Tiler), was born Mar. 10, 174_
• Joel Ward. Joel, s/o Ichabod and Phebe (Tiler), was born Mar. 15, 174–.

Research Notes

• Look for Attleboro First Church records. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/439800?availability=Family%20History%20Library
• Check Ashford land records, especially to see if Jeremiah Stanley h/o Abigail is mentioned. I looked in Ashford, Connecticut, and Bristol County , Massachusetts, for land records that would tie Ichabod Ward to Abigail and Jeremiah Stanley. There are none. B-404 08:18, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Boston: NEHGS, 1905.
2. ↑ Vital Records of Attleborough Ma to the end of the year 1849". Salem, Mass, The Essex Institute, 1934
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ Ashford CT Proprietors Records p 103
5. ↑ Ashford Land Records 11:305
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Connecticut Church Records Index. Westford Congregational Church in Ashford 1768-1937. (Hartford: Connecticut State Library, 1947.) p. 42
7. ↑ Eno, Joel M. (copier), Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions Westford Hill Cemetery, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 69 (1915), p. 355.
8. ↑ Connecticut Probate Files, Pomfret Probate District, Ichabod Ward of Ashford, 1780, #4220; digital image, Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9049/images/007629177_00177

See also:

• Case #4220. Ichabod Ward, will probated in 1780 in Hartford, Connecticut. Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38591897/ichobod-ward: accessed 05 October 2023), memorial page for Capt Ichobod Ward (14 Sep 1712–7 Apr 1780), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38591897, citing Westford Hill Cemetery, Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by John Miethner (contributor 46906642).