link William1 Chard m/1 Grace who died Weymouth 22 Jan 1655/6 m/2 22 Nov 1656 Elizabeth Pratt daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth Pratt.
On Nov. 26, 1651, William Chard was granted lot number fifteen, in the "great lots on the East side of Fresh Pond, next to Mrs. Richard's mill." In the first division of the grant of 1663, he received "Acres 6, Lot 12," and in the second division, "Acres 18, Lot 53,"* on the west side of the town near the Braintree line. He was the schoolmaster of Weymouth almost continuously from April 10, 1667, to 1696; he also was chosen the first Town Clerk, and continued in that office many years. As the " Town Scrivener" he wrote many wills, as well as conveyances of land and public documents. On June 24, 1689, in a town-meeting, he was reelected Clerk; and, at the same time, was appointed "to Ring the Bell & Sweep the Meeting house," his services to begin July 6, 1689. The pay for the latter was to be "forty shillings a year in money, or three pounds in town pay." William Chard removed about 1696 to Abington, where he probably died. Elizabeth Chard d. Feb. 26, 1726, in Weymouth
Children of William and Elizabeth (Pratt) Chard:
1. Thomas, b. Sept. 27, 1657
2. Child, b. March 22, 1659
3. Caleb b. Oct. 19, 1660
4. Mary, b. April 8, 1663
5. Samuel, b. Oct. 1, 1665
6. Joanna b. Aug. 17, 1667
7. Patience b. April 20, 1671
8. Hugh, b. Jan. 4, 1674
