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Andrew Ward 1597 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Of, Homersfield, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 10 June 1659

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Sir\Lord Warde

Mother: Anne Guiville

Spouse(s): Hester Sherman

Children(s): Anne Ward, Isabelle Ward, Esther Ward, Edmund Ward, William Ward, William Ward, Mary Ward, John Ward, Sarah Warde, Abigail Warde, Andrew Ward, Samuel Ward

The story of Andrew Ward began in 1597 in Of, Homersfield, Suffolk, England. Andrew Ward married Hester Sherman, and had children including Anne Ward, Isabelle Ward, Esther Or Hester Ward, Edmund Ward, William Ward, William Ward, Mary Ward, John Ward, Sarah Warde, Abigail Warde, Andrew Ward, Samuel Nichols Ward. Andrew Ward passed away in 1659 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Andrew Ward began in 1597 in Of, Homersfield, Suffolk, England.
  • Andrew Ward married Hester Sherman, and had children including Anne Ward, Isabelle Ward, Esther Or Hester Ward, Edmund Ward, William Ward, William Ward, Mary Ward, John Ward, Sarah Warde, Abigail Warde, Andrew Ward, Samuel Nichols Ward.
  • Andrew Ward passed away in 1659 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir\Lord Warde
1565 – 1615
Birth Location: Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
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Anne Guiville
1576 – 1616
Birth Location: Beccles, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Hester Sherman
1606 – 1666
Birth Location: Dedham Co., Essex, England
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Children(s)

Anne Ward
1620 – 1718
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Isabelle Ward
1621 – 1676
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Esther Ward
1623 – 1663
Birth Location: Of, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Edmund Ward
1628 – 1666
Birth Location: Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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William Ward
1631 – 1676
Birth Location: Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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William Ward
1635 – 1691
Birth Location: Of, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
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Mary Ward
1637 – 1672
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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John Ward
1637 – 1683
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Warde
1640 – 1712
Birth Location: ., Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Abigail Warde
1643 – 1718
Birth Location: ., Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Andrew Ward
1646 – 1691
Birth Location: ., New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Ward
1647 – 1693
Birth Location: ., Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
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Andrew Ward's Ancestors

Self
Andrew Ward
1597 – 1659
Birth Place: Of, Homersfield, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir\Lord Richard Warde
1565 – 1615
Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Anne Guiville
1576 – 1616
Beccles, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Ward of) Homersfield
1545 – 1596
Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, ENGLAND
Lady (Ann Margaret) Hare
1544 – 1584
Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Ward
1526 – 1558
Elizabeth Wood
1528 –
Dr. Law)
1506 – 1564
Dorothy Hynde
1509 – 1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Commons
1500 – 1557
Catherine Bassingbourne
1502 – 1557

Andrew Ward's Descendants

1.
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Andrew Ward (1597 – 10 June 1659) m. Hester Sherman (1 April 1606 – 28 February 1666)
  1. 1. Anne Ward (1620 – 6 July 1718)
  2. 2. Isabelle Ward (1621 – 8 December 1676)
  3. 3. Esther (Or Hester) Ward (1623 – 1663 or 1664)
  4. 4. Edmund Ward (1628 – 1666)
  5. 5. William Ward (1631 – January 1676)
  6. 6. William Ward (1635 – 19 November 1691) m. Deborah Lockwood (May 1646 – 1740)
    1. 1. Sarah Ward (1651 – )
    2. 2. Ann Ward (5 MAR 1653 – )
    3. 3. Esther Ward (1655 – 1730)
    4. 4. Joseph Ward (25 DEC 1656 – )
    5. 5. Samuel (Nichols) Ward (29 MAR 1658 – 8 Jan 1693) m. Hannah (Alice) Ogden (1649 – 30 Apr 1691)
      1. 1. Edmund Ward (1662 – 27 Jun 1712)
      2. 2. William Ward (6 June 1670 – 26 Oct 1775)
      3. 3. Sarah Ward (15 Nov 1674 – 08 Dec 1763)
      4. 4. Samuel Ward (18 Mar 1678 – 1706)
      5. 5. John Ward (12 May 1678 – 6 FEB 1767) m. Rebecca (Susannah) Fowler (1683 – 1726) m. Elizabeth Hunter (1675 – 1721) m. Mary Baker (1675 – 1696)
        1. 1. Freelove Ward (1700 – WFT Est 1706-1808)
        2. 2. Susanna Ward (1702 – abt 1740)
        3. 3. Thomas WARD (24 Jul 1703 – 1749) m. Sarah Willis (24 November 1706 – 1745)
        4. 4. George Ward (1704 – )
        5. 5. John Ward (1706 – )
        6. 6. Thomas Ward (1718 – 30 Jun 1808)
        7. 7. William (Bryant) Ward (1720 – 15 Aug 1815)
      6. 6. Moses Ward (1683 – 1746)
      7. 7. Hannah Ward (25 Dec 1683 – 15 Oct 1772)
    6. 6. Andrew Ward (28 NOV 1659 – )
    7. 7. Esther Ward (18 APR 1660 – 18 APR 1732)
    8. 8. Abraham Ward (29 JAN 1662 – )
    9. 9. Abigail Ward (6 FEB 1664 – )
    10. 10. Hannah Ward (6 AUG 1666 – )
    11. 11. Caleb (Nichols) Ward (FEB 1668 – 1706)
    12. 12. John Ward (16 MAR 1671 – Aft 5 May 1748 & Bef 16 Dec 1748)
    13. 13. Phebe Ward (12 NOV 1671 – )
    14. 14. Mary Ward (1673 – 5 APR 1733)
    15. 15. John Ward (12 NOV 1676 – 1727)
  7. 7. Mary Ward (1637 – 1672)
  8. 8. John Ward (1637 – 1683)
  9. 9. Sarah Warde (1640 – 26 February 1712)
  10. 10. Abigail Warde (14 May 1643 – 23 July 1718)
  11. 11. Andrew Ward (1646 – 19 November 1691)
  12. 12. Samuel (Nichols) Ward (1647 or 1648 – 8 January 1693)

Andrew Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1597
1597
Birth of Andrew Ward in Of, Homersfield, Suffolk, England
Of, Homersfield, Suffolk, England
1648
1648
Age 51
Andrew Ward resided here in Fairfield
Fairfield
1659
10 June 1659
Age 62
Death of Andrew Ward in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Of, Homersfield, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Year: 1633; Page Number: 1918

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1633
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Fairfield
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1659
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Andrew Ward 28 Feb 1659

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestors of Henry Ward Beecher and his wife Eunice White Bullard

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1659
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
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