Joseph Ware

Male 8 Sep - 1663


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  • Name Joseph Ware  [1
    Born 8 Sep  Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Sep 1663  [1
    Siblings 9 siblings 
    Person ID I919  BriggsFamily
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2022 

    Father Robert Ware, (From England),   b. Abt 1611, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1699, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Hunting, (From England),   b. 21 Sep 1628, Hoxne, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1670, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 24 Mar 1644/45  Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Family ID F615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    1. [S57] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Ware Genealogy : Robert Ware of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1642-1699 and his lineal descendants.
      North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
      North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000


    2. [S46] Find A Grave, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), 1699 Find A Grave Robert Ware.
      Robert Ware Sr.
      Birth unknown
      England
      Death 19 Apr 1699
      Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
      Burial
      Old Village Cemetery
      Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
      Memorial ID 64232727
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      Robert Ware, the immigrant ancestor of the Ware family of Dedham, Needham and Wrentham, Mass., is presumed to have been b. in England. Where and when he was b. and who were his parents remain unknown to this descendant. He d. Apr. 19, 1699 at Dedham, Mass., his then age not of record. He has no known gravestone if ever he had one to begin with; see note at the main page description of the Old Village Cemetery in Dedham.
      Robert left an extended will dated Feb. 25, 1698/9 proved May 11, 1699. His estate inventory dated May 3, 1699 totaled 250-02-10 of which 129-10-00 was real estate with other items (e.g., cattle, grain, husbandry tools) indicating he was a farmer. Of historical note, the third witness to his will, Thomas Fuller, who also took his estate inventory, was Thomas Fuller, Jr. (1662-1734) of Dedham, the youngest son of the Dedham immigrant Lieut. Thomas Fuller (1620-1690). The elder Thomas was bapt. Jan. 20, 1619/20 at Redenhall, Norfolk, England, son of Ralph and Elizabeth (Eliot) Fuller. Ralph was the 1st cousin once removed of brothers Edward and Samuel Fuller also born at Redenhall, passengers of the 1620 Mayflower and signers of the compact that founded the Plymouth Colony.
      Robert Ware m. 1) Mar. 24, 1644/5 at Dedham, Margaret Hunting, dau. of John Hunting, the first elder of the Dedham church, and his wife Esther Seaborn, b. or bapt. Sept. 21, 1628 at Hoxne in Suffolk, England. She d. Aug. 26, 1670 at Dedham, Mass.
      Robert m. 2) May 3, 1676 at Dedham as her only husband, Hannah Jones, dau. of Thomas and Ellen Jones, b. Mar 28, 1636 at Dorchester, Mass. where she d. Apr. 20, 1721 (g.s.). There were no children of this marriage.
      The children of Robert Ware and Margaret Hunting, all b. of record at Dedham, Mass., are:
      • i. Capt. John Ware, b. Oct 11, 1646, d. Apr. 7, 1718 at Wrentham, Mass.; m. 1) Dec. 10, 1668 at Dedham, Mary Metcalf, dau. of Michael Metcalf, Jr. and Mary Fairbanks, b. Aug. 15, 1646 at Dedham. She d. Mar. 22, 1676/7 at Dedham. He m. 2) Mar. 24, 1678/9 at Dedham, the wid. Joanna (Gay) Kingsley, who d. Oct. 26, 1708 at Wrentham. He m. 3) Dec. 21, 1709 at Sherborn, Mass., the widow Dorothy Wood, who d. Dec. 10, 1728 at Sherborn.
      • ii. Nathaniel Ware, b. Oct. 7, 1648, d. July 10, 1724 at Wrentham, Mass.; m. Oct. 12, 1696 at Wrentham, Mary Wheelock, who subsequently had two additional husbands and d. Mar. 25, 1750 at Wrentham.
      • iii. Margaret Ware, b. Feb. 14, 1650/1, d. in her youth at Dedham, July 22, 1664.
      • iv. Mary Ware, b. in Mar. 1651/52; while included in the Dedham records as a daughter of the family, she probably died in infancy. She is not included as a child of the family in the Robert Ware genealogy or included in her father's will.
      • v. Robert Ware, Jr., b. Aug. 1, 1653, d. Sept. 16, 1724 at Wrenthan, Mass.; m. 1) June 4, 1677 at Dedham, Sarah Metcalf, dau. of Michael Metcalf, Jr. and Mary Fairbanks, b. Dec. 7, 1648 at Dedham. She was the mother of all of Robert's children, and d. Apr. 13, 1717 at Wrentham, Mass. He m. 2) Feb. 26, 1719/20 at Wrentham, Elizabeth Holbrook, who d. July 28, 1723 at Wrentham.
      • vi. Esther Ware, b. Sept. 28, 1655, d. Sept. 3, 1734 at Wrentham, Mass.; m. May 13, 1673 at Dedham, Rev. Samuel Man, first minister of the Wrentham, Mass. church, s. of William Mann and Mary Jarred, b. July 6, 1647 at Cambridge, Mass. He d. May 22, 1719 at Wrentham, Mass.
      • vii. Samuel Ware, b. Sept. 30, 1657, d. betw. Mar. 6 and Mar. 22, 1730/1 at Dedham; m. 1) July 21, 1690 at Dedham, Elizabeth Rice, who d. Nov. 18, 1719 at Dedham. He m. 2) July 27, 1721 at Dedham, Sarah (Fuller)(Day) Carpenter, dau. of Lieut. Thomas Fuller and Hannah Flower, b. May 7, 1659 at Dedham where she d. Mar. 31, 1736. She was the successive widow of Ralph Day, Jr. of Dedham and Capt. John Carpenter of Rehoboth, Mass., Woodstock, Conn. and lastly Dedham, Mass.
      • viii. Ephraim Ware, b. Nov. 5, 1659, d. Mar. 26, 1753 at Needham, Mass.; m. July 13, 1685 at Needham, Mass., Hannah Herring, who d. July 10, 1738 at Needham.
      • ix. Elizabeth Ware, b. Nov. 19, 1661. No further record known.
      • x. Joseph Ware, b. Sept. 13, 1663, d. in infancy Sept. 22, 1663.
      • xi. Ebenezer Ware, b. Oct. 28, 1667, d. in Jan. 1765 at Needham, Mass.; m. Mar. 18, 1689/90 at Dedham, Martha Herring, who d. Jan. 30, 1709/10.
      Edited/updated 2/16/2021
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      Inscription No gravestone is known to exist, or if it once existed has crumbled away with the passage of time.
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      Family Members
      Spouses
      Margaret Hunting Ware 1628–1670 (m. 1645)
      Hannah Jones Ware 1636–1721 (m. 1676)
      Children John Ware 1646–1718
      Nathaniel Ware 1648–1724
      Robert Ware 1653–1724
      Esther Ware Man 1655–1734

    3. [S102] Ware genealogy : Robert Ware of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1642-1699, and his lineal descendants, Miss Emma Forbes Ware, (Name: CHARLES H. POPE; Location: Boston, Mass.; Date: 1901;), Robert Ware Geanealogy.
      Pages 17-22
      Ware Genealogy
      Name: Robert Ware
      Gender: Male
      First Marriage Date: 24 Mar 1645
      First Marriage Place: Dedham
      Second Marriage Date: 3 May 1676
      Death Date: 19 Apr 1699
      Death Place: Dedham
      Spouse:
      Margaret Huntinge
      Hannah Jones
      Child:
      John Ware
      Nathaniel Ware
      Margaret Ware
      Robert Ware
      Esther Ware
      Samuel Ware
      Ephraim Ware
      Elizabeth Ware
      Joseph Ware
      Ebenezer Ware

    4. [S57] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Ware Genealogy : Robert Ware of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1642-1699 and his lineal descendants.
      North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
      North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000


    5. [S46] Find A Grave, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), 1670 Find A Grave Margaret Hunting.
      Margaret Hunting Ware
      Birth 21 Sep 1628
      Hoxne, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
      Death 26 Aug 1670 (aged 41)
      Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
      Burial
      Old Village Cemetery
      Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
      Memorial ID 64232806 ·
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      Margert Hunting, dau. of John Hunting, the first Elder of the Dedham Church, and his wife Esther Seaborn, b. or bapt. Sept. 21, 1628 at Hoxne in Suffolk, England. She. d. Aug 26, 1670 at Dedham, Mass.On Mar. 24, 1644/5 at Dedham, Mass., Margaret m. as his first wife, the immigrant Robert Ware, b. in England of unknown parents. He d. Apr. 19, 1699 at Dedham, Mass. They had eleven children who are outlined in their father's memorial.
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      Inscription No gravestone is known to exist, or if it once existed has crumbled away with the passage of time. See note at the main page of the Old Village Cemetery of Dedham.
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      Family Members
      Parents
      John Hunting 1597–1689
      Hester Seaborne Hunting 1600–1675
      Spouse Robert Ware unknown–1699 (m. 1645)
      Siblings John Hunting 1628–1718
      Elizabeth Hunting Peck 1634–1667
      Captain Samuel Hunting 1640–1701
      Nathaniel Hunting 1643–1643
      Children John Ware 1646–1718
      Nathaniel Ware 1648–1724
      Robert Ware 1653–1724
      Esther Ware Man 1655–1734