Deacon Nehemiah Ward1

M, (19 May 1751 - 18 January 1831)
Father-Biological*Timothy Ward1 b. 17 Mar 1714, d. 12 Nov 1757
Mother-Biological*Margaret Woodward1 b. 14 Jan 1715, d. Jul 1761
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Last Edited=19 Oct 2022
     Deacon Nehemiah Ward was born on 19 May 1751 at Newton, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4,5,6 He was the son of Timothy Ward and Margaret Woodward.1

Deacon Nehemiah Ward, age 22, married Sarah Whitney, age 32 , daughter of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Perry, on 4 October 1773 at Newton, Massachusetts. Sarah was the sister of Desire, who married Nehemiah's brother, Edward.7,8,1,2,3,4,6,9,10 Nehemiah and Sarahmoved to Athol, Massachusetts, in 1774. They lived in that part of Athol which became Orange.2 On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782 . Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership.11 He was a Selectman of the District of Orange.11 Nehemiah, appeared on the US Census of 1800 at Orange, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
2 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 252
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
1 - Number of Household Members Under 16
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
5 - Number of Household Members.12


Nehemiah, appeared on the US Census of 1810 at Orange, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Male 10 to 15
1 - Free White Male over 45
1 - Free White Female 10 to 15
1 - Free White Female over 45
1 - Other Free Person Not Indian
2 - Number of Household Members Under 16
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
5 - Number of Household Members.13


Nehemiah, appeared on the US Census of 1820 at Royalston, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
1 - Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture
1 - Free White Persons - Over 25
1 - Total Free White Persons
1 - Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other.14


Nehemiah, appeared on the US Census of 1830 at Athol, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 5
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39
2 - Free White Persons - Under 20
2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
4 - Total Free White Persons
4 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored.)15


He died on 18 January 1831 at Orange, Massachusetts, at age 79.2,3,6,9

Compeller's Notes:
Marriage Date: Pierce (1895) gives the marriage date as 1775.10

Children of Deacon Nehemiah Ward and Sarah Whitney

Citations

  1. Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905.
  2. Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925. New York: Artemas Ward, 1925.
  3. Woodward, Norma Slater. Descendants of Richard Woodward New England 1589-1982. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982.
  4. Roy, Robert A. Extracts from the Genealogical Files of Barbara Crosby. Orange, Massachusetts:: manuscript, 1980.
  5. Rich, Laura J. Notebook of Newspaper Clippings and Vital Records. Orange, Massachusetts: notebooi, circa 1905.
  6. Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Ward Family: Descendants of William Ward. Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1851.
  7. Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2005.
  8. Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  9. Jackson, Francis. A History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, from 1639 to 1800. Boston: Stacy and Richardson, 1854.
  10. Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came From London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. Chicago: Press of W. B. Conkey Company, 1895.
  11. Ward, Martha E. History of North Orange, Massachusetts. Orange, Massachusetts: North Orange Reunion Association & Enterprise and Journal, 1924.
  12. Census Bureau. 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  13. Census Bureau. 1810 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  14. Census Bureau. 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  15. Census Bureau. 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.