Josiah Ware

1707 - 1798  (91 years)

• Name	Josiah Ware
  	Father: Nathaniel Ware Mother: Mary Wheelock [2, 8]
  Birth	21 Mar 1707	Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10]
  Moved To	Abt 1729 (21 years)	Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [9, 10]
  He moved to Needham shortly after reaching 21 years old. He purchased a tract of uncultivated land, where he commenced farming, and stayed there until his death.
  Offices Held	1748 (40 years)	Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  He was a Fence Viewer for the town of Needham, Massachusetts in 1748.
  Offices Held	1749 (41 years)	Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 3]
  In 1749 he was appointed the Dearreave [Deer Reeve]. He served again from 1752 to 1759, 1761, 1763 to 1780, 1783 to 1785, and 1787 to 1788.
  Offices Held	1762 (54 years)	Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  In 1762 he was appointed a Tythingman. He served again in 1767.
  Offices Held	1773 (65 years)	Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  In 1773 he was elected a Needham Selectman.
  Military	19 Apr 1775 (68 years)	Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  On 19 April 1775 he fought at the battle of Lexington. He was a private in a company of alarm or minute men in the town of Needham, commanded by Capt. Caleb Kingsbury in Col. Aaron Davis regiment. The muster roll on file at State House, Boston Mass. shows he marched 30 miles and served one day. The distance from Needham to the scene of the conflict was 15 miles which distance was covered by company the preceding night and early morning of Apr. 19th enabling them to arrive in time to be of service. Several members of this company were killed and others wounded.
  Death	3 Jul 1798	Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Burial	Aft 3 Jul 1798	Wellesley Congregational Church Cemetery, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Wellesley Congregational Church Cemetery,  Wellesley, Massachusetts   [5]
  	Gravestone of Josiah Ware To the Memory of Mr JOSIAH WARE, who died July 3d 1798 Ætatis 91 Imitate his Virtues and follow him to GLORY
  Person ID, Branch	I23894
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Lydia McIntire,   b. 3 May 1722, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Nov 1748, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1741	Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  	Marriage Record of Josiah Ware and Lydia McIntire
  Age at Marriage	He : 33 years and 10 months - She : 18 years and 8 months.
  Children	From 1742 to 1747  [8, 9, 10]
  1. Josiah Ware (1742-1836) 2. Elijah Ware (1744-1744) 3. Lydia Ware (1745-1784) 4. Elijah Ware (1747-1817)
  Family ID	F8385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Dorothy Dewing,   b. 3 May 1721, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Jan 1756, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1750	Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  Age at Marriage	He : 43 years and 1 month - She : 28 years and 11 months.
  Children	From 1751 to 1755  [8, 9, 10]
  1. Asa Ware (1751-1832) 2. Dorothy Ware (1752-1815) 3. Joseph Ware (1753-1805) 4. Daniel Ware (1755-1819)
  Family ID	F8386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Mehitable Dewing,   b. 6 Nov 1720, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 May 1761, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 40 years)  Other Partners: David Whitney  m. 7 Dec 1743
  Marriage	27 Oct 1757	Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 50 years and 7 months - She : 36 years and 11 months.
  Children	From 1758 to 1760  [9, 10]
  1. Mehitable Ware (1758-1835) 2. William Ware (1760-1762)
  Family ID	F8387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 4	Sibyl   d. 8 Jun 1816, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   Other Partners: [no first name] Robinson
  Marriage	19 Apr 1764	Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  Age at Marriage	He : 57 years and 1 month - She : ??.
  Children	They had no children.  [9]
  Family ID	F8388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 21 Mar 1707 - Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - Abt 1729 - Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 7 Jan 1741 - Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Offices Held - 1748 - Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Offices Held - 1749 - Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 13 Apr 1750 - Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 27 Oct 1757 - Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Offices Held - 1762 - Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 19 Apr 1764 - Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Offices Held - 1773 - Needham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Military - 19 Apr 1775 - Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 3 Jul 1798 - Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 3 Jul 1798 - Wellesley Congregational Church Cemetery, Wellesley, Norfolk 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

  [S701] Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Wrentham, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1910). [S1844] Clarke, George Kuhn. Epitaphs From Graveyards In Wellesley, North Natick and Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts, (Boston: George Kuhn Clarke, 1900). [S961] Clarke, George Kuhn. History of Needham, Massachusetts 1711-1911 Including West Needham , (Cambridge Massachusetts: The University Press, 1911). [S1842] Dedham Historical Society. "Wrenthem Records: A Register of Thos that Have Been Born in the Town of Wrentham", (Dedham, Massachusetts: The Dedham Historical Register, Volume IV, 1893). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 51996447 Josiah Ware. [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Josiah Ware and Lydia McIntire. [S1843] Massachusetts Vital Records Project. Vital Records of Needham, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Web Page: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Norfolk/Needham/, 2018). [S1138] McIntire, Robert Harry. Descendants of Philip McIntire of Reading, Massachusetts, (Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Press, 1941). [S1141] Trask, William B. "Genealogy of the Ware Family" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume VI, 1852). [S1140] Ware, Emma F. "Genealogy of Robert Ware of Dedham, Mass." , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XLI, January 1887).