The William Ward Genealogy: The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass., 1638-1925
by MARTYN, Charles
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About This Item
New York: Artemus Ward, 1925. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Quarter-bound buckram and red cloth, with gilt, to spine and front cover. Heavy wear to the cloth with the gilt lettering all but gone on the spine, but intact on the front cover. The boards are worn at all corners. Top-edge gilt, worn. Browning to the endpapers. Text block separating at pages 20-21 (intact, not loose), otherwise the binding is tight and square. xvii, 749 pages, [24] unnumbered leaves. Illustrations with tissue guards: facsimile, maps, portraits. Preface by the editor, Charles Martyn. A scarce history of William Ward (1603-1687), of Sudbury, Massachusetts, and his descendants into the twentieth century. His great-grandson was the first Commander-in-Chief in the American Revolution. The book is divided into two parts with the bulk of the work being PART TWO, the genealogy of William Ward's descendants in the ten generations that descended from him in America. PART ONE includes the following: The Search for the English Home of "Wiliam Ward of Sudbury;' The England and North America of the Youth of William Ward, his Emigration; The Voyage; The First Weeks in the New World; Founding Sudbury, Mass.; Pioneer Life in Old Massachusetts; Policies and Suffrage in Old Massachusetts; Founding a Second Township; King Philip's War; and After King Philip's War to the Death of William Ward. Two Indexes conclude Ward Names and Names Other Than Ward. Originating from Andrew Hensh Ward's "Ward Family," which recorded 4,027 descendants, this volume records 10,746 descendants, a substantial update for the twentieth century. Expedited and international shipping will require additional postage because of weight..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The William Ward Genealogy: The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass., 1638-1925
- Author
- MARTYN, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Artemus Ward
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Ward, Genealogy, England, America, Family, History, Massachusetts, King Philip's War, American Revolution
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Genealogy;
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