Sarah Ward

Do not confuse with Sarah Davis

Family

From https://mattocks2.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/john-warde-and-john-ward...

JOHN WARDE, Senr., supposedly son of Richard WARD and Joyce WARD “widow of Wethersfield,” born in England, died November 1694 in Newark, married first Sarah —-.

11 Children (birth records per Branford Vital Records–Amer. Gene., vol. XII)

1. 2. poss. Jonathan, b. ca. 1647, d. young.
2. +3. John, b. Apr. 10, 1650, d. May 5, 1695
3. 4. Sarah, b. ca. 1652, m. by license dated 23 of 1, 1674 to Jabez ROGERS (GMNJ 43:51). On May 1, 1697 Jebez ROGERS of Newark received a patent for 250 acres, including a home lot of 6 acres (NJA 21:263).
4. 5. Mary, b. June 11, 1654, d. Apr. 16, 1738, aged 85 yrs., buried in the Old Newark Burying Grd., m. Samuel HARRISON, son of the younger Richard HARRISON & Sarah HUBBARD, b. prob. ca.1648, d. 1724.
5. 6. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 3, 1656, d. Jan. 1731/2, m. Christian SWAINE, dau. of Samuel & Johanna SWAINE, b. Apr. 25, 1659. Nathaniel WARD, Sr., of Newark, Essex Co., in his will dated Dec. 27, 1731 and proved Jan. 11, 1732, names his eldest son Joseph, dec’d, and his children James, Elizabeth, Christian, and Deborah, the last three under age, son Nathaniel, dau. Phebe CRANE, dau. Joanah, dec’d, and her children Nathaniel, Rebeckah, and Joanah PIERSON, and dau. Sarah, dec’d, and her daughters Mary and Phebe DALGLISH, and Rachel CANFIELD (NJA 30:514).
6. 7. Hannah, b. Nov. 20, 1658, d. June 9, 1693 at Milford, Conn., m. Jonathan BALDWIN b. Feb. 15, 1648/9 at Milford, d. Dec. 13, 1739 at Milford, Conn.
7. 8. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 24, 1660.
8. 9. Dorcas, b. Mar. 10, 1662, d. Jan. 25, 1738/9 in 76th yr., buried in the Old Newark Burying Grd., m. Joseph HARRISON, son of the younger Richard HARRISON & Sarah HUBBARD, b. prob. ca. 1651.
9. 10. Abigail, b. Apr. 20, 1665.
10. 11. Deborah, b. prob. ca. 1667, d. after 1698, m. Eliphlet JOHNSON, son of Thomas JOHNSON, b. 1658, d. Apr. 20, 1718. On Dec. 6, 1698 Eliphlet JOHNSON of Newark nd wife Deborah deeded some land (NJA 21:306). Eliphlet JOHNSON, yeoman, in his will dated Jan. 1, 1712/3 and proved Aug. 13, 1718 names his wife Abigail, children Eliphlet, Nathaniel, John, Samuel, Deborah, and Phebie (NJA 23:261).
11. 12. Phebe, b. 1669, d. Feb. 16, 1720 in 51st yr., m. John COOPER, b. 1669, d. Feb. 27, 1736/7 in 68th yr., both buried in the Old Newark Burying Grd. Col. John COOPER married second the widow Hannah SERGEANT. She died ca. 1758, see abstract of her will dated Dec. 6, 1756 in NJA 32:69. She was prob. first married to Jonathan SERGEANT. John COOPER of Newark, Essex County, in his will dated Nov. 16, 1732 names his son-in-law John SERGEANT who is under age, brother Samuel COOPER, children of sister Sarah WOODRUFF, dec’d., children of sister Mary WARD, eldest daughter of sister Elizabeth FRAYLEY, dec’d., sons-in-law Thomas & Daniel SERGEANT. Executors were his wife Hannah and son-in-law Jonathan SERGEANT (NJA 30:109)

notes

Will of John Ward dated October 31, 1694 and proved November 20, 1694 names his "Dear and Loving wife which Now is Hanna Ward by Name," widow and relict of Thomas Huntington, dec'd, son John Warde, son Nathanel Warde, grandson John Ward, "my Daughters now Living," "surviving children and issue of my Daughter Hanna Baldwin deceased," son-in-law Jabish Rogers, son-in-law John Cooper seven pounds "in part of phebys share in the division." Executors were his sons John and Nathanel Warde (Unrecorded Wills, vol. 5, pp. 369-70; NJA 23:489, 21:216). (FTM CD#182)

comments

August 2014

• Not to be confused with Sarah Hills, daughter of William Hills & Phyllis Lyman of Hartford, who married John "the dish turner" Ward of Branford & Newark. These two Ward couples were having children in the New Haven Colony in the 1650s & 1660s but there is no known genealogical relationship between the families. The Great Migration Project has proven the relationship between Sarah Hills & John Ward, and that she survived her husband to remarry Stephen Davis, dying in 1691 as proven by wil: Ref#168: pg. xxxvi "The Last will and testement of mee Sarah Davis in hope of Eternal Life throw Jesus Christ my Lord," dated March 27, 1691; was proved May 16, 1691, by the oaths of Stephen Davis and Edward Ball, before Thomas Johnson, Justice." Therefore she cannot have been the Sarah who married the Sergeant John Ward.
• Not to be confused with Sarah Hill, daughter of John & Frances Hill of Guilford, who married Henry Allen She had children with Henry Allen in Guilford, not Brandford, during the same period as "this" Sarah.
• A speculative maiden name of Sarah Lyman has also been seen. This seems derived from a mixup with Sarah Hills.

Citations

1. Genealogies of New Jersey Families, Vol. 1
2. Lee Francis Bazley. 1910. Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey. New York: Lewis historical Pub. http://books.google.com/books?id=apE-AAAAYAAJ. “Ward.” Page 242-244. < GoogleBooks >