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About John "Dish Turner" Ward
John Ward, "Dish Turner," one of the original settlers of Newark; sometimes designated as John Ward, junior to distinguish him from Sergeant John Ward.
John WARD, turner, in his will dated June 1683 and proved July 26, 1684, names his son Jossiah WARD who is bequeathed one sett of my Turners tools, and the rest of my turning tools to my two sons John and Samuel to be equally divided betwixt them. He also gives to “my son John GARNER a clabbord” sroc (?). His wife, unnamed, is appointed Exequitricks (Unrecorded Wills, vol. 5, pp. 363-66; NJA 21:60
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From http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db...
Ref#253: George Ward (-7 Apr 1653) was a ship carpenter who immigrated by 1639 to New Haven, Connecticut, where he signed a town covenant. He moved to Branford, Connecticut in 1646, where he later died. Known children: John, Josiah, and Mary m Clark. John Ward turner (c1635-Jan 1684) married Sarah Hills (-1691). They had nine children: John, Samuel, Hannah, Josiah, Abigail m. John Gardner, Nathaniel, Caleb, Mary m. Thomas Davis, and Sarah m. ?Tichenor.
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- about 1651 to Sarah Hills, daughter of William Hills & Phyllis Lyman. She survived him and married Stephen Davis 2nd.
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From https://mattocks2.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/john-warde-and-john-ward...
Children (births from Branford Vital Records, Amer. Gene. vol. XII):
- T-2. Sarah, b. Mar 12, 1651, d. prob. young.
- T-3. John, b. Mar. 29, 1654, d. 1690. John WARD, Jun’r, Turner
- T-4. Samuel, b. Sept. 22, 1656, d. Oct. 14, 1686, m. Phebe —-.
- T-5. Abigail, b. Jan. 4, 1658, m. John GARDNER.
- T-6. Josiah, b. Nov. 15, 1661, prob. ca. 1715, m. 1st Mary KITCHELL, dau. of Samuel KITCHELL and Eliza. WAKEMAN; m. 2nd America —-.
“Other children have been assigned to John WARD, turner, but there seems to be no evidence to substantiate their inclusion.”
Definition of a dish turner
"a worker who turns wooden dishes on a lathe"
Source:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish%20turner
comments
August 2014
There were two John Ward's in Branford CT & then Newark NJ. Both married women named Sarah & had sons named John. This has been confusing genealogists ever since. Please raise a discussion with any discrepancies noted for correction.
Citations
- From a collection of genealogical studies by the late Richard W. Cook, quondam president and trustee of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey (GMNJ 56:97-98). [page 60]
Sources:
- http://mattocks2.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/john-warde-and-john-ward-...
- Sarah Hills & John Ward in Anderson's Great Migration Project "The Great Migration Project recommends further research on the two John Ward's of Branford & Newark"
John Ward Born 1625 Rutland, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location Gender Male Died 31 Oct 1694 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Person ID I17558564359 Master Tree Last Modified 7 Jul 2010
Father Richard Ward, b. 1585, Rutland, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 02 Oct 1635, Rutland, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location Mother Joyce Stafford, b. 1586, Rutland, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 15 Nov 1640, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Family ID F16053350263 Group Sheet
Family Sarah Lyman, b. 08 Feb 1620, High Ongar, Essex, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 12 Oct 1663, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Children
1. Hannah Ward, b. 20 Nov 1658, Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 09 Jun 1693, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Source: http://www.thevalleyfamily.org/getperson.php?personID=I17558564359&...
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John "Dish Turner" Ward's Timeline
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1637
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probably of, Groton, Suffolk, England
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March 12, 1651
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Branford, New Haven County, CT, United States
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March 29, 1654
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Branford, New Haven County, CT, United States
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1656
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Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut
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June 4, 1658
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Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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November 5, 1661
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Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut
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July 26, 1684
Age 47
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Newark, Essex County, Province of East Jersey
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September 29, 1995
Age 47
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June 11, 1996
Age 47
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