Thomas WARD
Historical detail in NOTES Thomas Ward was a man of influence in the comunity, being often chosen as a member of committees when matters of local importance were to be considered. He was a selectman in Hampton for eight years.This Thomas Ward of Hampton was not the Thomas Ward who was accused in the Salem court on 25 November 1651 and in December 1652 of hav ing a wife back in England.(Quarterly Courts of Essex County [note 22], 1: 244, 275 2
He married Margaret Shaw . Margaret Shaw was christened at Gawsworth, Cheshire, England 4 Jul 1626 daughter of Roger Shaw and Ann .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Elizabeth Ward
born 10 Dec 1651.
Mary Ward
born 1653.
Hannah Ward
born 29 Dec 1655.
Thomas Ward
born 3 Jan 1666.
Thomas Ward died Abt 1680 at Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire .
Margaret Shaw died 15 Apr 1704 at Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire .