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Jacob Ware Jr.,[1] son of Jacob Ware, Gentleman and his wife Elizabeth Coode,[2][3][4] was christened 5 Jul 1655 in Menheniot Parish, Cornwall, England.
He matriculated 12 Mar 1675 at All Souls' College, Oxford, England, "as a pauper puer (i.e., a "pauper child") 18, and graduated 1678/9 with the B.A. degree. When he matriculated, he signed the register as Jacobus Ware and when he was graduated he signed as Jacob: Ware on 29 October."
Reverend Jacob Ware signed a receipt on 11 Nov 1689 in England preparatory to immigrating. The actual receipt reads: "11 Novembris 1689 Recd then of William Jephson Esq.r By mee Jacob Ware Clerke the sum of Twenty Pounds as of his Mas free guift and royall bounty for & towards the charges of my Transportacon to Virginia whether I am going. Chaplaine I say recd by mee. /s/ Jacob Ware."[2]
He married Susannah Adams on 3 February 1689/90 at Menheniot Parish, Cornwall, England. They had seven known children:
Rev. Ware and his wife must have sailed to Virginia immediately after their marriage, where he was minister to (upper and lower) St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia from 8 May 1690 to 5 Jan 1695/6.[5][6] The Vestry record for St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, gives the following account of him being hired:
"At a Vestry held on ye behalf of St. Peter’s parish this 12th day of May, 1690, Mr. Jacob Ware Minister.
"Capt. Matt. Page, Jno. Parks, Mr. Jos. Forstor, Corn. Daboni, David Craford, Geo. Smith, Hen. Wyatt, James Moss.
"Mr. Jno. Roper, Wm. Bassett, Church wardens.
"Whereas Mr. Jacob Ware hath been recommended by ye Hon’l * * unto this parish & having appeared as a minister fully qualified before this vestry, this parish being without a Minister, this vestry being desirous for ye advancement of God’s Glory & ye continuance of ye sacred function in this parish do therefore in ye behalf of ye s’d parish consent & agree w’th ye s’d Mr. Jacob Wre to effiate as Minister therof. It is therefore ordered by this present vestry y’t ye afores’d Mr. Ware do effiate as Minister of this parish one Sunday at ye one Church and ye other Sunday at ye other as other ministers have done heretofore and his time to begin from 8 day of this instant May until ye day of June next ensuing ye date of this vestry and to be allowed at ye Rate of twelve thousand pounds of Tobb & Cask pr year. [As a reference point, adults supported by the parish were allowed 1,000 pounds tobacco per year.]
"It is ordered by this vestry y’t Capt. Joseph Foster & Capt. Matthew Page or either of them doe by ye first oportunity return ye Hon’l * * * hunble thanks for his care and kindness toward this parish in ye sending of Mr. Jacob Ware to this parish."
At the Vestry meeting held "20th novem., 1690 . . . Mr. Jacob Ware minister to ye 8 of this instant, 6,000" and the next line says "To Mr. Ware from this 20th day of nov. to ye 8th of Jan 2,000" lbs. of tobacco in cask." At this same meeting "Whereas Mr. Ware hath been allowed 2000 Lbs. Of Tobb. & Cask to offiate as minister of this parish from ye 8 of this instant untill 8th of Jan. next as was by our first agreement it is therefore ordered yt he do offiate from ye s’d of ye afores’d Jan. untill ye 8th of Nov’r next and be allowed 10000 Lbs. Of Tobb. & Cask.
"This vestry being informed by Mr. Ware minister yt Mr. Geo. Poindexter Sen’r doth refuse to offiate as a vestryman ye Clarke of this vestry declaring to this vestry yt he did give ye s’d Mr. Poindexter timely noatice of their meeting and Mr. Tho. Smith is elected as a vestryman in his stead & that ye Clark do send ye s’d Mr. Smith timely noatice of ye next meeting of this vestry."
"At a Vestry held at the Lower Church of St. Peter’s parish this second day of Novemb’r, 1691. PRESENT: Mr. Jacob Ware, minister. . .To Mr. Jacob Ware minister with Convenience at 6 pesent 10,000." Other vestry meetings he attended (in section B of book) are as follows: "At a Vestry hold at the uper Church of St. Peter’s parish this 28 day of April, 1692." "At a Vestry hold at the house of Capt. John Lydall on ye behalf of ye St. Peter’s Parish on this 20th day of December, 1692." At this meeting he was paid tobacco "To Mr. Jacob Ware minister w’th Casque & Convense. 12000"
The next vestry meeting was held "At a Vestry hold at ye house of Mr. James Moss on ye behalf of St. Peter’s parish this 8th day of Mars 1692-3" Jacob Ware was not present. "Whereas Mr. Jacob Ware late minister of this parish did at ye Vestry hold ye 20th day of December, 1692, desire a presentation to his Excell. to be minister of this parish w’ch proposistion did likewise ye vestry and ye vestry now having made and confirmed ye same therefore order Capt. Jos. Foster & Mr. James Moss Church wardens doe request Mr. Jacob Ware to accompany them to his Ex. & to whose ye Church wardens are ordered and desired in the behalf of this vestry to go to his Excell. yt ye said Mr. Jacob Ware may be restored to this parish w’th an induction to be our minister."
At the next vestry meeting " 25th day October, 1693. Mr. Jacob Ware minister." was present. His account was paid: "To Mr. Jacob Ware w’th Casq’t Considering two months wanting in paying & sd Mr. Ward acc’t one agt ye other, 12720" lbs. tobacco in cask.
"At a Vestry hold at ye house of Mr. James Moss on ye behalf of St. peter’s parish this 1st day of May, 1694 . . . Mr. Jacob Ware, Minister" was present. "Mary Fisher, an orphant child, having been a Charge to this parish for some time past, & Mr. Jacob Ware offering to this vestry for some time past, & Mr. Jacob Ware offering to this vestry to have ye s’d orphant bound to him thro’ vestry considering ye same, do, therefore order y’t ye Church wardens doe bind ye same orphant to Mr. Ware according to law."
"At a vestry hold at ye house of Mr. James Moss on the behalf of St. Peter’s Parish this 2nd day of Octob’r, 1694 . . . Mr. Jacob Ware . . . To Mr. Jacob Ware, minister, 12,720" lbs. tobacco in cask . . . To Mr. Jacob Ware for Cloathes for Mary Fisher, an orph’t, 153 lbs. tobacco in cask."
"At a vestry hold at ye house of Mr. James Moss in ye behalf of St. Peter’s parish octob’r ye 10, 1695 . . .Mr. Jacob Ware" was present. Apparently a typographical error was made when his payment was recorded, as it reads "To Mr. Jacob Ward, Minister, 12,721" lbs. tobacco in cask.
Then finally, "At a Vestry hold at ye Lower Church of St. Peter’s Parish, on the behalf of ye s’d parish this 5 day of Jan’y, 1695 . . . Mr. Jacob Ware, minister . . . Whereas, Mr. Jacob Ware was inducted as minister of this parish, and for some time ye Induction did soe remain, and now publishing & declaring his intention of leaving this parish, & upon a motion of this vestry toward considering ye s’d Induction, he doth utterly renounce & lay downe ye same as never hereafter to take any advantage ov any person by from or under him any ways relating to ye same, and yt this parish have full and free liberty to provide a minister to serve ye sd parish as fully & freely as though no such thing as an induction had ever been and doth likewise now surrender up to ye Church wardens in ye behalf of this parish ye Church belongings thereto, and this vestry doth descard Mr. Jacob Ware hath fully effiated for in Tob. hath been raised for him by the parish." At the next vestry meeting, Mr. Monroe was selected to officiate until a new minister could be found.[6]
The family apparently left New Kent County in 1696, and before Jun 1698 he was defendant in a lawsuit in Henrico County, where they resided.[7] He was minister in Henrico County from about 1696 until his death in 1709.[5]
He witnessed the deed from William Soane to William Whitely on Jul 15, 1700 at Henrico County, Virginia.[8]
In the "Virginia Historical Magazine" are copies of several letters that were sent to the Governor of Virginia and also to the Archbishop of Canterbury. These letters were signed by Jacob Ware and other clergy.
Rev. Ware was one of seventeen signers of a petition from the clergy of Virginia to the Bishop of London in 1703 at Virginia in which they complained of the actions of the commissary, the Reverend Mr. James Blair, and declared their support for Governor Francis Nicholson in his dispute with Blair. The signature of Jacob Ware on this petition matches the receipt signed by Jacob Ware preparatory to moving to Virginia, and the matriculation and graduation registers at Oxford College.[2]
He witnessed the deed of Thomas Edwards, seller, on Sep 9, 1707 at Henrico County, Virginia.[9] He witnessed the deed [probably relinquishing her dower] from Martha, wife of Thos. Osborne to Thomas Edwards on Oct 1, 1707 at Henrico County, Virginia.[10]
Jacob died about 1709. His estate was probated and the inventory was made 1 Jul and presented to Court 1 Aug 1709 in Henrico County, Virginia. He was identified by John Redford and Richard Rayborn on Apr 2, 1716 at Henrico County, Virginia as former minister of Henrico Parish.
His son and heir was Francis Ware, to whom Robert Symons, by will probated 2 Dec 1700, gave all of his estate. In April 1716 Francis Ware made a deposition that he was the oldest son of Jacob Ware, minister of Henrico Parish more than 20 years.
Jacob Ware died intestate before 1 August 1709 when Susannah Ware, his relict, presented his inventory in court. [11] NOTE: James H. Ware has copies of the inventories as presented to the Court in Henrico County, Virginia. These are dated: 22 July 1709, August 1709, 1 September 1709, May 1710, June 1710.
Several modern day researchers claim Rev. Jacob Ware was the son of Nicholas Ware, a contemporary living in Virginia, but this is incorrect as pointed out in Wanda Ware DeGidio's well documented and written book on the Ware Family History. Rev. Jacob Ware was born in England of English ancestry, while Nicholas Ware was a descendant of Christopher Ware also of English ancestry, but whose family later settled in Ireland before coming to Virginia. This is also proved incorrect by the article of Kay Rockett in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, quoted earlier in this biography.
In Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1632-1666, Nell Marion Nugent lists the names of immigrants arriving in Virginia on 11 November 1681. On this list is "Ware, a minister." The date is correct to be the arrival of Jacob Ware, minister of Henrico Parish, which was the second settlement in the Virginia colony. NOTE: When I went back to check this entry for Eillis O. Moore, I could not locate it. Also 1681 does not fit into the dates of these abstracts.[12] The date is wrong; he was in England 1690 and signed a receipt in that year.)[2]
The Gloucester County, Virginia records were largely destroyed by Federal troops during the Civil War; it has been impossible to learn anything of the "Wares" of that county. Reverend Jacob Ware was in Henrico County before 1700, as given by Dasheil. In June, 1698, a suit was entered against him. Summons returned "non est inventus."
Find page numbers for some deeds and court records. Death details for further research - 8 Jul 1709 at Varina, Henrico, VA
I think the confusion as to Rev. Jacob Ware being a minister in Henrico County for 20 years was caused by the statement being made by his son and heir, Francis Ware, in April 1716 (well after his father's death) to that effect. I believe he had forgotten that his father was minister at St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, before going to Henrico, as Francis was a small boy when they moved.[13]
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