Ebenezer Ware

1667 - 1765  (97 years)

• Name	Ebenezer Ware  [1]
  Born	28 Oct 1667	Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Jan 1765	Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Siblings	9 siblings
  1. Joseph Ware,   b. 8 Sep, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 22 Sep 1663
  2. Capt John Ware,   b. 8 Oct 1646, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 7 Apr 1718, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  3. Nathaniel Ware, Sr,   b. 7 Aug 1648, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 10 Jul 1724, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  4. Margaret Ware,   b. 14 Feb 1651, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 22 Jul 1664
  5. Robert Ware, Jr,   b. 1 Aug 1653, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 16 Sep 1724, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  6. Esther Ware,   b. 28 Sep 1655, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 2 Sep 1734, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  7. Samuel Ware,   b. 30 Sep 1657, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 6 Mar 1731
  8. Ephraim Ware,   b. 5 Nov 1659, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1753, Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  9. Elizabeth Ware,   b. 19 Nov 1661, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I920	BriggsFamily
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2022

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Oct 1667 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Died - Jan 1765 - Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [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 - - - - - 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 - - - - - Inscription No gravestone is known to exist, or if it once existed has crumbled away with the passage of time. - - - - - 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 [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 [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 [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 · - - - - - 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. - - - - - 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. - - - - - 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