Surname Page from the Genealogy of Kenneth D. Kalloch
Ward Family
Sources & Research Notes:
- Hist. of Marlborough MA, pp.459-61 (I. William Ward m. Elizabeth ____; II. Samuel m. Sarah, dau. of John Howe; III. Samuel m. Mary ____; IV. Ephraim m. Susanna Weeks).
ibid., p.464 (Susannah Weeks m. Ephriam Ward).
Morse Genealogy, comp. by J.H. Morse & E.W. Leavitt, 1905, p.151 (Hannah Morse m. Josiah Ward, son of Ephriam & Elizabeth [Priest] Ward).
N.H. Vital Stat., Death Cert. (Curtis Messer, son of Asa Messer & Joanna Ward).
The William Ward Genealogy, by Charles Martyn, pub. by A. Ward, 1925, pp.65, 70, 83, 102, 145, 219 (I. William Ward m.2 Elizabeth ____; II. Samuel m. Sarah Howe; III. Samuel m. Mary ____; IV. Ephraim m. Susannah Weeks, dau. of Supply Weeks; V. Ephraim m. Elizabeth Priest; VI. Josiah m. Hannah Morse, dau. of Obadiah and Grace [Fairbanks] Morse; VII. Joanna m. Asa Messer).
William WARD to Joanna (WARD) MESSER.
1. William Ward b. ab. 1603, Eng., m. (1) ?, m. (2) Elizabeth ______, b. 1613, d. 9 Dec 1700, Marlborough, MA. William died 10 Aug 1687, Marlborough, MA. All his children born in Eng. were perhaps by first wife.
Children:
i John Ward b. ab. 1626, Eng., d. 8 July 1708.
ii Joanna Ward b. ab. 1628, Eng., d. 8 Dec. 1718.
iii Obadiah Ward b. ab. 1632, Eng., d. 5 Jan. 1718.
iv Richard Ward b. ab. 1635, Eng., d. 31 Mar. 1666.
v Deborah Ward b. ab. 1637, Eng., d. 9 Aug. 1697.
vi Hannah Ward b. ab. 1639, Sudbury?, MA, d. 3 Nov. 1717.
vii William Ward b. 22 Jan. 1640, Sudbury, MA.
2. viii Samuel b. 24 Sep 1641.
ix Elizabeth Ward b. 14 Apr. 1643, Sudbury, MA, d. 26 Apr. 1710.
x Increase Ward b. 1644/5, (22 Jan. or 22 Feb.) Sudbury, MA, d. Aug. 1690, (4 Aug. or 25 Aug.).
xi Hopestill Ward b. 1646/7, (24 Jan. or Feb.) Sudbury, MA, d. 23 Dec. 1718.
xii William Ward b. 22 Feb. 1645, Sudbury, MA, d. 25 Nov. 1697.
xiii Eleazer Ward b. ab. 1649/50, Sudbury, MA, d. 20 Apr. 1676(2).
xiv Bethiah Ward b. ab. 1658, Sudbury, MA, d. 8 Dec. 1721.
Second Generation2. Samuel Ward b. 24 Sep 1641, Sudbury, MA, m. (1) 6 Jun 1667, in Marlborough, MA, Sarah Howe, b. 25 Sep 1644, Sudbury, MA, (daughter of John Howe and Mary ______) d. 11 Aug 1707, Marlborough, MA, m. (2) 25 May 1710, Elizabeth Beers. Samuel died 15 Nov 1729, Marlborough, MA.
Children:
i Sarah Ward b. 23 Apr. 1668, Marlborough, MA, d. unm.
ii Joseph Ward b. 1670, Marlborough, MA, d. 30 June 1717.
iii Elizabeth Ward b. 21 Mar. 1672, Marlborough, MA, d. 5 Nov. 1748.
iv Mary Ward b. 1676, Marlborough, MA, d. 18 Aug. 1752, Marlborough, MA.
3. v Samuel b. 18 Mar 1678.
vi Bethiah Ward b. 25 May 1681, Marlborough, MA, d. unm. 1757.
vii Daniel Ward b. 1687, Marlborough, MA, d. 13 Apr. 1700.
Third Generation3. Samuel Ward b. 18 Mar 1678, Marlborough, MA, m. Mary ______, d. 17 Jan 1758. Samuel died 27 Feb 1738.
Children:
4. i Ephriam b. 26 Jun 1705.
ii Absalom Ward b. 20 Sept. 1706, Marlborough, MA, d. 21 Jan. 1788.
iii Tamar Ward b. 11 Sept. 1708, Marlborough, MA, d. unm.
iv Samuel Ward b. 11 Jan. 1710, Marlborough, MA, d. 3 Aug. 1775, unm.
v Ursula (Usley) Ward b. 23 Aug. 1711, Marlborough, MA.
vi Uriah Ward b. 2 Aug. 1716, Marlborough, MA.
vii Benjamin Ward b. 10 Nov. 1719, Marlborough, MA.
Fourth Generation4. Ephriam Ward b. 26 Jun 1705, Marlborough, MA, m. (1) 30 Jan 1733, Susanna Weeks, b. 11 Jan 1712, (daughter of Supply Weeks and Susanna Barnes) d. 13 Jun 1740, Southborough, MA, m. (2) Hannah Ward, b. 12 Mar. 1717, Marlborough, MA.
Children:
5. i Ephriam b. 1733.
ii Solomon Ward b. 14 Nov. 1734, Southborogh?, MA, d. 25 Mar. 1817, Concord, MA.
iii Abner Ward b. 18 June 1736, Southborough?, MA, d. 1740.
iv Frances Ward b. 2 Feb. 1738, Southborough?, MA, d. 1740.
v Lucy Ward b. 26 Oct. 1739, Southborough?, MA, d. 1740.
vi Abner Ward b. 2 Sept. 1742, Southborough, MA, d. 27 July 1806.
vii Susannah Ward b. 23 Dec. 1743, Southborough, MA, d. 1 June 1824, unm.
viii Charles Ward b. 23 Aug. 1749, Southborough, MA.
ix Hannah Ward b. 25 Dec. 1751, Southborough?, MA.
x Eneas Ward b. 30 May 1754, Southborough?, MA, d. 27 May 1822, Stanstead, Quebec.
xi Jane Ward b. 26 Aug. 1757, Southborough, MA.
xii Ezra Ward b. 14 Apr. 1761, Southborough?, MA.
xiii Tirzah Ward b. 18 Mar. 1763, Southborough?, MA.
Fifth Generation5. Ephriam Ward b. 1733, Southborough, MA, m. 6 Oct 1753, Elizabeth Priest, b. of Marlborough, NH, d. Feb 1816, Bradford, NH. Ephriam died May 1820, Bradford, NH.
Children:
6. i Josiah b. 1756.
ii Betty Ward d. 1848, unm., Bedford, NH.
iii Abner Ward 12 Sept. 1761, d. May 1841.
iv Stephen Ward 22 Oct. 1763, d. 12 June 1843.
v Lydia Ward 10 Oct. 1765.
vi Patty Ward 27 Dec. 1767.
vii Lavina Ward 4 Oct. 1772.
viii Sarah Ward.Sixth Generation
6. Josiah Ward b. 1756, Marlborough, MA, m. 4 Dec 1777, Hannah Morse, b. 7 Feb 1757, Sherborn, MA, (daughter of Obediah Morse and Grace Fairbanks) d. 20 Apr 1845, Bradford, NH. Josiah died 20 Apr 1824, Bradford, NH.
Children:
i Winsor Ward b. 12 Feb. 1778, Southborough, MA, d. 3 Sept. 1855, Townsend, VT.
ii Jeremiah Ward b. 12 Mar. 1781, Southborough, MA, d. 18 Feb. 1885, Mansfield, CT.
iii Levi Ward b. 7 Apr. 1783, Southborough, MA, d. 26 June 1836. No children
iv Josiah Ward b. 24 Apr. 1786, Southborough, MA, d. 9 Aug. 1837, Bradford, NH.
v Sylvester Ward b. 4 Sept. 1790, Southborough, MA, d. 26 Sept. 1849.
7. vi Joanna b. 11 Feb 1793.
vii Dolly Ward b. Bradford, NH.Seventh Generation
7. Joanna Ward b. 11 Feb 1793, Southborough, MA, m. 21 Jan 1819, in Sutton, NH, Asa Messer, b. 7 May 1797, Methuen, MA, (son of Alpheus Messer and Mehitabel Kimball) d. 18 Sug 1891, Newbury, NH, buried: S. Newbury Cem. Joanna died 30 Jan. 1869, Newbury, NH.
Children:
8. i Curtis b. 1 Dec 1819.
ii Carlos Messer b. 9 July 1821, Fishersfield, NH, d. 8 Sept. 1883.
iii Hollis Ward Messer b. 18 Apr. 1823, Fishersfield, NH, d. 13 Jan. 1894.
iv Asa Messer b. 19 May 1831, Fishersfield, NH, d. 18 Sept. 1897.
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