The surname Warde Is considered to be of Viking origin in England. Specifically, the name originated as de Varde.
Norman name de Varde became Anglicized to Warde
Biography
Isabell Warde or Wade was born about 1580. According to a pedigree that she appears in, she was from Monmouth, near Boroughbridge, Yorkshire England. It appears that Monmouth no longer exists. A possible baptismal record has been found at Rylstone, Yorkshire:
Possible Baptismal Record for Isabel Warde
isabell Warde was married to James Favell (Fauvel) circa 1599 at Saint John the Baptist Church in Wilberfoss, Yorkshire, England.
Isabell Warde appears on a Favell Pedigree that was presented at York in 1666 by a descendant:
Favell Pedigree
A marriage record, with the surname indexed as Wade, has been found in an on-line index:
Marriage License in Paver's Index
Sources
Fifty Puritan Ancestors, 1628-1660: Genealogical Notes, 1560-1900, by Elizabeth Todd Nash, 1902, page 72.
Kirkby Overblow and District, Being a Record of the History, Antiquities, Folk-lore, and Old Customs of the Ancient Parish of Kirkby Overblow in the West Riding of Yorkshire. With Brief Notices of Adjacent Places – Harry Speight, page 98.
The Visitation of the Country of Yorke, Begun in A.D. MDCLXV. and Finished A.D. MDCLXVI. – William Dugdale, page 348.
The visitation of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564 by Flower, William, ca. 1498-1588; Norcliffe, Charles Best; Harleian Society, Publication date 1881. This book is chock full of Warde/Wards. It might be possible to piece together a genealogy.
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3QF-VY7 : 30 December 2014, Isabel Warde, 03 Mar 1581); citing RYLSTONE,YORK,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0496968 IT 2.
Acknowledgements
Special Thank you to Paul Bollands of Yorkshire, England, Hardesty descendant and Hardesty Family Historian, for sharing his research!
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