Margaret Ward

Margaret (Shaw) Ward

• Born before 4 Jul 1626 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
• Died 15 Apr 1704 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire
• Daughter of Roger Shaw and Anne
• Sister of Mary Shaw, Ann (Shaw) Fogg, Joseph Shaw, Esther Shaw, Benjamin Shaw and Mary (Shaw) Parker
• Wife of Thomas Ward — married 1651 in Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Mother of Mary (Ward) Dearborn, Elizabeth (Ward) Mason and Thomas Ward

Margaret Shaw, dau of Roger Shaw, was baptized in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, 4 July 1626.

The family came to New England where they first settled at Cambridge, Massachusetts by 1638. [1]

Margaret married Thomas Warde by 1651, when their daughter Elizabeth was born at Hampton, New Hampshire. [1] Thomas born about 1620, one of the early settlers of Hampton, is speculated to be the son of Francis and Susanna (Browne) Ward, of Filby, Norfolk, England and later of Great Yarmouth. [2]

She may have been Thomas' second wife, as Thomas was directed by the court in 1651/2, to 'bring his wife home from England'. [2]

Margaret (Shaw) Ward migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shaw-1152

Margaret Shaw, daughter of Roger and Ann (___) Shaw, was baptized at Gawsworth, Cheshire, England on July 4, 1626. [1]

In her father, Robert Shaw's will, written on August 25, 1660, he names his daughter Margaret Ward, among others. [1]

Her husband Thomas died between June 18, 1678, the writing of his will and July 27, 1680, the date of his inventory. [1] [2] [3]

In his will, Thomas names:

• wife Margaret
• son Thomas, when he reaches age 21
• daughter Hannah Ward daughter Elizabeth, wife of John Mason
• daughter Mary, wife of John Dearborn son-in-law John Dearborn (co-executor with Margaret)

[3] His estate was valued at L533.14.0. [3]

Margaret died at Hampton, New Hampshire on April 15, 1704. [1]

Children

1. Elizabeth born at Hampton on December 10, 1651 [1]; married John Mason. [2]
2. Mary born about 1653 [1]; married John Dearborn [2] on December 12, 1672. [4]
3. Hannah born on December 29, 1655 [1]; married Lt. Joseph Swett. [2]
4. Thomas born on January 3, 1665/6 [1]; died on March 15, 1743/4; married Sarah (___) . [2]

Sources

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shaw-1152

1. Shaw, Edgar Joseph. The English Origin of Roger and Ann Shaw of Cambridge, Mass., and Hampton, NH in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 158, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004 p. 309-18 : (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)
2. Jones, William Haslet. Early Settlers of Hampton, New Hampshire, From Ormesby, St. Margaret, Norfolk: The Warde Family in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1987, p. 114-21 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)
3. Batchellor, Albert S. Editor. Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, Volume I 1625-1717: State Papers Volume 31: Rumford Printing Co., Concord, New Hampshire, 1907, p. 217-9
4. Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire: From Its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892, Volume II, Salem Press and Printing Co., Salem, Massachusetts, 1898, p. 660
5. See also: Fowler, Harriette Favoretta. Shaw Records: A Memorial of Roger Shaw, 1594-1661, E. C. Bowler, Bethel, Maine, 1903