Samuel WARD, CAPT.

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WARD  Abigail (Wheelock) d.aft.1717 Marlborough, MA
WARD  Elizabeth Mrs.  1613-1700 Marlborough, MA
WARD  George d1653 Branford, MA
WARD  Hester (Sherman) 1606-1666 MA
WARD  Increase b1644- Sudbury, MA
WARD  John    Ens. 1626-1708 Newton, MA
WARD  John    Rev. 1606-1693 Haverhill, MA
WARD  Joseph 1670-1717 Marlborough, MA
WARD  Nathaniel   Rev. 1578-1653 Ipswich, MA
WARD  Obadiah 1623-1718 Marlborough, MA
WARD  Samuel 1641-1727 Marlborough, MA
WARD  Samuel d1682 Charlestown, MA
WARD  Sarah (Howe) m1667-1707 Marlborough, MA
WARD  William 1597--1687 Marlbourough, MA
WARD  William c1597-1687 Marlbrough/SudburyMA
WARD  William d1687 Marlbrough
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Capt. Samuel Ward son of William Ward and Elizabeth, married Sarah Howe. He later married Elizabeth Beers, daughter of Capt. Richard Beers, on 25 May 1710.  Samuel took the Oath of Fidelity in 1662 in Sudbury, Massachusetts and served between 1679 and 1680 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, as a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court.

His house-lot was west of the Indian line, and probably near the old John Gleason place. Under him, succeeding his father, the original "WilliamWard" house (i.e., the remaining structure on the original site) was frequently the place of the midweek church meetings and also the recognized abode of visiting and temporary ministers. During the intermittent French and Indian wars from 1689 to 1713, it was a garrison-house as during King Philip's War.  In his will dated May 22, 1727, Samuel Ward says he is "well stricken in years and crazy in body, but of perfect mind, and memory," His will was contested on Probate Court, December 19, 1729, by all his children and heirs (except his son Samuel, the chief beneficiary in virtue of a concurrent agreement to care for him and his wife during their lives) on the ground that he was crazy in mind as well as in body. At length the heirs agreed among themselves touching his will, and desired the judge to approve it. END


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Captain Samuel Ward1,2 (M)
b. 24 September 1641, d. 15 November 1729
Pedigree
Captain Samuel Ward was born on 24 September 1641 at Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1,3,4,2,5,6,7 He was the son of Deacon William Ward and Elizabeth (?).1,3,8,7 Samuel took the Oath of Fidelity in 1662 at Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
On 6 June 1667 at Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Samuel married Sarah Howe, daughter of John Howe and Mary (?).2,5,6,7 Captain Samuel Ward served between 1679 and 1680 at Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court. He lived in 1687 at Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, He inherited the home of his father, William. This house was a place of midweek church meetings and lodging for visiting ministers. It served as a garrison-house during the Indian Wars from 1689 to 1713.2
On 25 May 1710 at Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Samuel married Elizabeth Beers, daughter of Capt. Richard Beers and Elizabeth (?).8,2,9 Captain Samuel Ward left a will on 22 May 1727 at Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His will contains the words, "well stricken in years and crazy in body, but of perfect mind as well as in body."2,7 He died on Tuesday, 15 November 1729 at Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 88 years, 1 month and 22 days.8,2,6,7,10 His estate was probated on 19 December 1729. According to Martyn (1925): "His will was contested in Probate Court, December 19, 1729, by all his children and heirs (except his son Samuel, the chief beneficiary in virture of a concurrent agreement to care for him and his wife during their lives) on the ground that he was crazy in mind as well as in body. At length the heirs agreed among themselves touching his will, and desired the judge to approve it.2,7"

       Children of Captain Samuel Ward and Sarah Howe:
      Sarah Ward   b. 23 Apr 1668, d. 29 Dec 1729
      Joseph Ward   b. 1670, d. 30 Jun 1717
      Elizabeth Ward+   b. 21 Mar 1672, d. 5 Nov 1748
      Mary Ward+   b. 1676, d. 18 Aug 1742
      Samuel Ward   b. 18 Mar 1678, d. 27 Feb 1738
      Bethiah Ward   b. 25 May 1681, d. 1757
      Daniel Ward   b. 1687, d. 13 Apr 1700

Citations

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     3. [S12] Paige, Lucius R.. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register. 1877. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986.
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     6. [S292] Hapgood, Warren. The Hapgood Family Decendants of Shadrach 1656-1898. Boston: Warren Hapgood, 1898.
     7. [S809] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Ward Family: Descendants of William Ward. Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1851.
     8. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. History of the Town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts From Its Settlement in 1717 to 1829, with Other Matter Relating thereto Not Before Published, Including an Extensive Family Register. 1847. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1989.
     9. [S44] Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts including Waltham and Weston. 1860. Reprint Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1978.
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