George Ward1

#10012, ( - 7 April 1653)
Relationship8th great-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*____ Ward1

Family

____ _____
Children 1.John the turner Ward Jr.+8 (s 1631 - 1683/84)
 2.____ Ward9 (s 1634 - )
 3.Samuel Ward10 (s 1636 - )
 4.Josiah Ward+10 (s 1642 - )
He was a ship's carpenter.2 
The family of George is known to have had six members, but names are not known. The record here is a consensus of informed speculation.3 
Marriage*say 1631He married ____ _____ say 1631; may have had four children in 1641.3 
before 1639He and Lawrence Ward migrated before 1639.4 
1641George Ward and Lawrence Ward were planters with adjoining properties on East Water Street, fronting the harbor, New Haven Colony, in 1641.5 
Death*7 April 1653He died on 7 April 1653.6,7 

Citations

  1. [S165] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, four volumes (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-1862), IV:407 "George [Ward], New Haven, is one wh. sign, the covenant 1639; rem. to Branford 1646, and d. 7 Apr. 1653, leav. w. and childr. but no names are ment." and 410 "Lawrence [Ward], New Haven 1639, or soon aft. rem. to Branford 1646, was br. of George of the same, in 1661 was employ, by the governm. of New Haven to search for the Regicides, Whalley and Goffe, at Milford, where it was prob. kn. they were not to be seen; rep. 1665 and 6, aft. wh. he rem. to N. J. and d. 1671, at Newark. Seven ch. b. at B. belong, either to him, or to John Ward, viz. Sarah, 22 May 1 650 ; John, 29 May 1 654 ; Samuel, 22 Sept. 1656 ; Hannah, 20 Nov. 1658 ; Eliz. 24 Jan. 1660 ; Dorcas, 10 May 1662; and Abigail, 20 Apr. 1665. "
  2. [S1089] Edward E. Atwater, History of the Colony of New Haven to its Absorbtion into Connecticut (Boston: self-published, 1881), 219.
  3. [S1089] Edward E. Atwater, History of the Colony of New Haven (1881), 111. Lawrence and George Ward had land adjacent to the oystershell field. The records show that George Ward had six members of the household, Lawrence two.
  4. [S1084] Francis Bazley Lee, editor, Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), I:242: "Lawrence and George Ward, ship carpenters. came to this country with their sister and took the oath of fidelity and signed the fundamental agreement of the New Haven colony in 1639. Seven years later they and their sister Isabel removed to the new town of Totoket or Branford..."
  5. [S1089] Edward E. Atwater, History of the Colony of New Haven (1881), 111. Both had land adjacent to the oystershell field. The records show that George Ward had six members of the household, Lawrence two.
  6. [S165] James Savage, First Settlers of New England, IV:407 "George [Ward], New Haven, is one wh. sign, the covenant 1639; rem. to Branford 1646, and d. 7 Apr. 1653, leav. w. and childr. but no names are ment." Note, early land records show six members of his household. His death is recorded in Branford vital records, TAG 12:100.
  7. [S930] Donald Lines Jacobus, "Branford (Conn.) Vital Records Contained in the Land Records, Volumes I and II", The American Genealogist 12:100–115 (July 1935): 184, citing v. 1. p. 173. Hereinafter cited as Branford (Conn.) Vital Records.
  8. [S1088] Richard W. Cook, "John Warde and John Warde of Newark", Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey 57 (1982): 61, "John Ward, turner, son of George Ward of Branford."
  9. [S1089] Edward E. Atwater, History of the Colony of New Haven (1881), 111, showing six persons numbered in the household of George Ward.
  10. [S1091] Edward E. Atwater, History of the Colony of New Haven to its Absorption into Connecticut, 2nd Edition (Meriden, Conn.: Journal Publishing Company, 1902), 617. Entry for George Ward, "Samuel and Josiah who settled in Newark were probably his sons."