Person:Richard Ward (28)

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Richard Ward
b.Est 1579
d.19 Jul 1635 Stretton, Rutland, England
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  • H.  Richard WardEst 1579 - 1635
  • W.  UnknownEst 1584 -
m. Est 1604
  1. Thomas WardEst 1605 -
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  • H.  Richard WardEst 1579 - 1635
  • W.  Joyce _____Bef 1587 - Bet 1640 & 1640/41
m. Bef 1607
  1. Mary WardEst 1607 - 1678/79
  2. Lieutenant John WardCal 1625 -
  3. Edward Ward
  4. Anthony Ward
  5. William Ward
  6. Robert Ward
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Name[1] Richard Ward
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1579 Based on estimated date of first marriage.
Marriage Est 1604 Based on estimated date of marriage.
to Unknown
Marriage Bef 1607 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child.
to Joyce _____
Will[1] 22 Apr 1635 Stretton, Rutland, England
Death[1] 19 Jul 1635 Stretton, Rutland, England
Probate[1] 2 Oct 1635 London, EnglandWill proved.
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▼ The Will of Richard Ward

"I Richard Warde of Stretton in the countie of Rutland doe constitute and make this my last will and testament in manner and form following: I give to Thomas Warde my eldest son 20s. and to every of his children one ewe sheepe worth 6s. 8d. I give unto Edward Warde my second son my shopp with all my working tooles, all the goods in my coffer at Stamford, and £5 to be paid one month after my decease and £10 within two years, and he shall be a servant to oversee his mother's business and to have his dyet of her so long as they are pleased to dwell together: and if he shall take such a wife as his mother shall be well pleased with, my will is that he shall have my house and homestead after his mother's decease; but if he marry contrary to his mother's mind, then my will is that Anthony my third son shall have it; and if Anthony die without issue, then William my fourth son shall have it; and if William die childless, then Robert my fift son shall have it; and if Robert die childless, then John my sixt son shall have my house and homestead. I give to Anthony my third son, at the age of one and twenty, £30 and one cupbord standing in the hall, and all the sheepe that are known to be his. I give to William my fourth son £10 at one and twenty. I give to Robert my fift son £20 at one and twenty. I give to John my sixt son £20 at one and twenty. I give unto Mary Fletcher my daughter 20s., and to Mary her daughter two ewe sheepe. To the parish church at Stretton 10s. To the poor inhabitants of Stretton 10s. All other my goods I give to Joice my now wife, whom I make my sole executrix, and I intreat John Rowlett, William Eacon and Thomas Hibbens my neighbours to be supervisors. Dated 22 April, 1635. Mark of Richard Warde. Witnesses: William Bacon, Thomas Hibbens. Proved at London 2 October, 1635, by the oath of Joyce Warde, the relict and executrix."[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Unknown. Ward and Allied Families: A Genealogical Study with Biographical Notes. (New York: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1930)
    17-19.
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