Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture George Ward 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1 Nov 1809 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: George Ward (1783-1836) 2
         Mother: Tabitha Gill (1780-1826)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mercy Smith (Est 1810 -       ) 3 
       Marriage: 4 Dec 1832 - Eastham, Massachusetts 4
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Benjamin Franklin Ward (1834-      ) 5
                2. Mercy A Ward (1845-      ) 5 6
Notes
General:
1845 farmer, Wellfleet

picture George Ward 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Jun 1756 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: George Ward (1712-1776) 8
         Mother: Barzillah Doane (1723-1768) 8



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George Ward 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1650
        Baptism: 
          Death: (Eastham, Massachusetts)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Notes
General:
George Ward lived in what is now Wellfleet before 1670. 9

picture George Ward 


      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 2 Nov 1712 - Eastham, Massachusetts 10
        Baptism: 
          Death: 31 Oct 1776 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: George Ward (Abt 1686-      )
         Mother: Rebecca Newcomb (Est 1685-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Barzillah Doane (23 Dec 1723 - 26 May 1768) 8 
       Marriage: Apr 1751 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Joseph Ward (1753-Bef 1790) 11
                2. Benjamin Ward (1755-1809) 11
                3. George Ward (1756-      ) 11
                4. Lydia Ward (1760-1850) 11
                5. Zillah Ward (1766-      )

2. Mary (Rich) (1732 - 30 Nov 1773) 8 
       Marriage: 16 Dec 1768 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 12
         Status:
Notes
General:
stone:
In Memory of
Mr GEORGE WARD
departed this Life
Oct the 31st 1776
in the 64th Year
of his Age 13

picture George Ward 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 3 Mar 1783 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 15 Apr 1836 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 14
         Burial: in South Wellfleet cemetery
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Ward (1755-1809) 11
         Mother: Bethiah Smith (Est 1758-1814)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Tabitha Gill (1780 - 3 Mar 1826)
       Marriage: 1804 - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Ebenezer Ward (1805-1808) 1
                2. Polly Atwood Ward (1807-1833) 1
                3. George Ward (1809-      ) 1
                4. Isaiah Gill Ward (1811-1880) 1
                5. Elkanah Ward (1818-      ) 1
                6. Tabitha Ward (1821-      ) 1
                7. Franklin Ward (1824-1863) 1

2. Mary Stubbs (15 Sep 1785 - 12 Aug 1858) 15 16 
       Marriage: 9 Sep 1826 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 17
         Status: 



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George Ward 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt 1686 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Rebecca Newcomb (Est 1685 -       )
       Marriage: 26 Mar 1711 - Eastham, Massachusetts 18
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. George Ward (1712-1776) 8
                2. Mary Ward (1715-      )
                3. Priscilla Ward (1717-      )
                4. Joseph Ward (1725-      ) 10
                5. Elisabeth Ward (1730-      ) 10



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Hannah Ward 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 24 Mar 1789 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 19 Feb 1862 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
 Cause of Death: old age
Events
• Death record 22, 9 Feb 1863 in South Wellfleet, Massachusetts
• Alt Birth in Provincetown, Massachusetts
• Alt Birth 23, 13 Apr 1789 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Elisha Ward (1756-1821) 23 24
         Mother: Thankful Smith (1755-1830) 23 25
Spouses and Children 
1. *Leven Lecount (1783 - 23 Nov 1852) 26 
       Marriage: 1822 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Ezekiel Lecount (1824-      ) 27
                2. Susan Lecount (1828-      ) 27
Notes
Death Notes:
Hannah Lecount, @ 73y, 10m, 6d, widow, born and died in Wellfleet, d/o Elisha & Thankful [no surname given]
Medical:
age 73-10-6
widow, of So. Wellfleet
parents Elisha & Thankful
born Wellfleet 28

picture Hannah Rogers Ward 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Jul 1808 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Ward (1784-1863) 2
         Mother: Sally Rogers (1785-1879)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Micajah Young (27 Feb 1804 - 22 Dec 1832)
       Marriage: 13 Dec 1827 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Freeman Young (1829-1854)
                2. Micajah Young (1833-      )



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Harrison Ward 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 14 May 1815 - Phillipston, Massachusetts 31
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Deacon Nahum Ward (1781-1838) 32
         Mother: Dinah Rich (1782-1849) 32



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Henry F Ward 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 30 May 1841 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 14 Apr 1859 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Cemetery #2, Provincetown
 Cause of Death: consumption
Events
• Alt Death, 14 Aug 1859 in Provincetown, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Isaiah Gill Ward (1811-1880) 1
         Mother: Betsey Rich (1813-1894)
         Father: Isaiah Gill Ward (1811-1880) 1
         Mother: Jerusha Freeman (1808-1849)
Notes
Medical:
age 18-2-15
tailor
b Wellfleet
s/o Isaiah G & Jerusha Ward 34
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Sources

1 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:93 George and Tabitha Ward family.

2 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:42.

3 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:81: John and Mercy Smith family.

4 Vernon R. Nickerson, Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1795-1844. Town of Eastham, Masachusetts (1969. New England Historical & Genealogical Register 123: 117-124, 198-204), 121. Rev Hector Brownson. numerous transcription errors

5 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:163. The children of George and Mercy Ward.

6 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 9.

7 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 119 (MD25:41). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

8 Stanley W. Smith, "Records from the Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Mass." (Mayflower Descendant, vols 10, 11, 12).

9 Enoch Pratt, History of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans (1844. Yarmouth MA: WS Fisher), 113. full title: A Comprehensive History, Ecclesiastical and Civil, of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans, County of Barnstable, Mass. from 1644 to 1844.
1844. Yarmouth Massachusetts: W. S. Fisher and Co.
see capecodhistory.us/Pratt/Pratt-intro.htm

10 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 58 (MD15:75).

11 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 119 (MD25:41).

12 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), Marriages, 523.

13 Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.

14 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:240. deaths.

15 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:101.

16 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:42. the family of John and Amy Stubbs.

17 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:579. Marriages.

18 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 36 (MD8:12).

19 Provincetown Massachusetts. Town records. (Provincetown Massachusetts), 45.

20 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:64.

21 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), Family Records 1:148.

22 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), deaths 1859-1807, page 4.

23 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), deaths 1859-1807, page4.

24 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 103 (MD19:102).

25 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), Marriages, 532.

26 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), volume 2, marriages 1843-1856, page 61.

27 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:148. The children of Leaven and Hannah Lecount.

28 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 4.

29 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:96. Benjamin & Sally Ward family.

30 Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice), 45. "This township was originally parts of Templeton and Athol. It was incorporated; October 20, 1786, and named in honor of Elbridge Gerry; but dissatisfied with his measures after he became governor, the citizens, [on 5 Feb 1814], procured a change of name to Phillipston." Nason & Varney, 1890
The date of the name change comes from the Phillipston Town Clerk, 27 Apr 2009.
online

31 Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice), 45.

32 Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice), 118.

33 Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). badly organized

34 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (2004. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives), 129:12 (Provincetown).

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