Person:William Ward (3)

Dr. William Ward
b.Est 1632
m. Bef 1628
  1. Edmund WardEst 1628 - Aft 1659
  2. Ann WardEst 1630 - 1718
  3. Dr. William WardEst 1632 - 1675
  4. Hester WardEst 1634 - Bet 1663 & 1664
  5. Mary WardEst 1636 - Aft 1665
  6. John WardEst 1638 - Bef 1683/84
  7. Sarah WardEst 1640 - Aft 1683
  8. Abigail WardEst 1642 - 1718
  9. Andrew Ward, Jr.Est 1644 - Abt 1690/91
  10. Sergeant Samuel WardEst 1646 - Bef 1692/93
m. Bef 20 Oct 1658
  1. Esther WardCal 1664 - Bef 1731/32
Facts and Events
Name[1] Dr. William Ward
Alt Name[1] Ensign William Ward
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] Est 1632
Marriage Bef 20 Oct 1658 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (probably)Based on father's probate record.
to Deborah Lockwood
Death[1][3] 19 Dec 1675 South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Estate Inventory[2][3] 4 Mar 1675/76 £595. 11s. 9d.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Andrew Ward, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995)
    3:1920.

    "William (Ward), b. say 1632; …"

  2. Ward, William, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932)
    1:645.

    "Ward, (Dr.) William. Surgeon, K. Philip's War, Jan. 1675/6. … Inv. 4 Mar. 1675/6; calls him Ens.; Widow made oath."

  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 William Ward, in Ward, George K. Andrew Ward and his descendants, 1597-1910: being a compilation of facts relating to one of the oldest New England families and embracing many families of other names, descended from a worthy ancestor, even unto the tenth and eleventh generations. (New York: A.T. de la Mare Printing and Publishing Co., 1910)
    29.

    "(2) William Ward (M.D.), Fairfield, Conn. b. prob. 1630-1635; d. 1675/6; … Was appointed by Gen. Court of Conn. as Surgeon, to accompany Fairfield Co. troops in expedition against the Narragansetts. He lost his life in the attack on the Indian fort, in the 'Great Swamp fight.' He purchased the Perry house and home lot of Dr. Thomas Pell's heirs on Newton Sq.

    Oct. 18, 1656: 'William Ward purchased of Henry Lyon a dwelling house and four acres of land, also land of other individuals.' Feb. 14, 1669: 'The town granted to William Ward, three acres of land.' May 2, 1678: 'William Ward, deceased, did in his lifetime purchase of Joseph Middlebrook, lands, etc.' Mar. 4, 1679: 'William Ward in his lifetime, and his successor, since his death, hath had quiet possession upwards of twenty years, as his own free land, of a house lot in Fairfield, of four acres, also other lands described in the records.'—From Fairfield Town Records.

    Mar. 4, 1676: 'Inventory of the Estate of William Ward, deceased, £595. 11s. 9d. The widow made oath that the statement was true.'—Probate Records at Greenfield, Conn.

    He was made freeman on May 31, 1657. According to page 10 of the Fairfield Prob. Rec. of that period, on Mar. 4, 1675/6, an inventory was made of the estate of Ensign William Ward. An ensign was a commissioned officer, holding his power from the Government and Legislature."