Person:Elizabeth Ward (111)

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Elizabeth Ward
b.11 Nov 1694 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
d.16 Jul 1779 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 Feb 1693/94
  1. Elizabeth Ward1694 - 1779
  2. Captain James Ward1699/00 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 21 Apr 1715
  1. Anna Clark1715/16 -
  2. Elizabeth Clark1718 -
  3. John Clark1720 -
  4. Ambrose Clark1723 -
  5. Eunice Clark1724 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Elizabeth Ward
Married Name Elizabeth Clark
Gender Female
Birth[2] 11 Nov 1694 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Marriage 21 Apr 1715 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United Statesto Ambrose Clark
Death[3] 16 Jul 1779 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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The Identity of the Wife of Ambrose Clark of Middletown

There appears to be no direct proof that Ambrose Clark married Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant James and Elizabeth (Rockwell) Clark. James' probate occurred before this Elizabeth was married and, at any rate, named none of his children. However, factors which support this identification include the following:

The widow of Ambrose died in 1779 at the age of 85. This age is consistent with Elizabeth's having been born in Middletown in 1694; further, she is the only Elizabeth Ward in the published Connecticut Vital Records identified as having been born anywhere near that time.
Hope (Lamberton) (Ambrose) Herbert , grandmother of Ambrose Clark, married William Cheney of Middletown as her third husband. Her daughter, Abigail (Ambrose) (Clark) Williams was named in Cheney's will and she (Abigail) and her second husband, John Williams, were named Cheney's executors. The three surviving Clark children, Ambrose, Cheney and Eunice, were named as legatees in Cheney's will, being identified as the children of his deceased son-in-law John Clark.
Joseph Rockwell, brother of Elizabeth Rockwell, this Elizabeth Ward's mother, participated in the inventory of Cheney's estate and was named one of the overseers thereof by Cheney. In November 1717, Cheney Clark chose this Joseph Rockwell to be his guardian. Rockwell also participated in the inventory of Lieutenant James Ward's estate in 1712.
See Manwaring, Volume 2 for the probates of William Cheney and Lieutenant James Ward.
References
  1. ↑ Clark, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974)
    2:404.

    "… Elizabeth Ward, who d c. 1780."

  2. ↑ Middletown Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    467.

    "Ward, … Elizabeth, d. James & Elizabeth, b. Nov. 11, 1694 [LR1:18]"

  3. ↑ Volume 070 Part 1 Middletown, in Connecticut, United States. Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920. (Ancestry.com (database on-line), 2013)
    125.

    "Clark, … Elisabeth, wid. of Ambrose, [d.] July 16, 1779, Æ 85 [2S-1:84]"

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