Richard Ward

Abt 1635 - 1666  (31 years)

• Name	Richard Ward
  Birth	Abt 1635	England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Immigration	Abt 1638 (3 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 6]
  William Ward arrived in Boston, probably in the Spring, with his children: John, Joanna, Obadiah, Richard, and Deborah.
  Land/House	1657 (22 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He received land.
  Land/House	26 Nov 1660 (25 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  He received a land grant of 18 acres.
  Residence	1661 (26 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 7]
  Married	8 Sep 1661 (26 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Mary Moore, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Rice) Moore. She was christened on 9 January 1641/42 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. After Richard's death, on 2 November 1667 Mary, at age 25, married (2) Deacon Daniel Stone, at age 23, son of Elder John Stone and Anne Rogers, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 10 June 1703 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Obadiah Ward (1663-1717) 2. Lydia Ward (1663-1740)
  Mary has been listed as the daughter of Deacon William Ward of Sudbury and Marlborough. This is clearly an error.
  Freeman	1664 (29 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Death	31 Mar 1666  [1, 3, 5, 8, 13, 14]
  He died by drowning in the Sudbury River. After his death, William Ward and his wife were appointed guardians of the children during their minority
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Deacon John Ward,   b. 1626, England d. 8 Jul 1708, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years) ▻ Hannah Jackson,  m. 1650   2. Joanna Ward,   b. Abt 1628, England d. 8 Dec 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 90 years)   3. Obidiah Ward,   b. Abt 1632, England d. 5 Jan 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years)   4. Richard Ward,   b. Abt 1635, England d. 31 Mar 1666  (Age 31 years)   5. Deborah Ward,   b. Abt 1637, England d. 9 Aug 1697, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years)
  Half siblings	5 half brothers and 4 half sisters (family of William Ward and Elizabeth )
  1. Hannah Ward,   b. Abt 1639, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Nov 1717, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   2. William Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1640/41, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. probably young   3. Captain Samuel Ward,   b. 24 Sep 1641, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Nov 1729, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 88 years)   4. Elizabeth Ward,   b. 14 Apr 1643, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Apr 1710, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years)   5. Increase Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1644/45, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Aug 1690, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 45 years)   6. Hopestill Ward,   b. 24 Jan 1646/47, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Dec 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)   7. Eleazer Ward,   b. 1649, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Apr 1676, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 27 years)   8. William Ward,   b. 22 Feb 1648/49, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Nov 1697, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 48 years)   9. Bethiah Ward,   b. Abt 1658, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Dec 1721, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 63 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Ward,   b. 1573, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England   (Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I14766
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Deacon William Ward,   b. Abt 1603, Yorkshire or Derbyshire, England d. 10 Aug 1687, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Richard Ward(Abt 1635 – 1666) 2Deacon William Ward(Abt 1603 – 1687) 4Edward Ward(1573 – ) 5 3 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1635 - England Immigration - Abt 1638 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Land/House - 1657 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Land/House - 26 Nov 1660 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1661 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 8 Sep 1661 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 1664 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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