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Jlssociation of 
 Descendants of 
 
 Jindrew (Uard 
 
REPORT 
 
 OF THE 
 
 FIRST REUNION 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Association of Descendants of 
 
 Andrew Ward 
 
 HELD AT 
 
 FAIRFIELD, CONN. 
 
 May loth, 190^ 
 
 GEO. K. WARD, Secretary 
 
 NEW YORK CITY 
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DR. CHARLES SAMUEL WARD 
 
 I. ate St-crtlary <jf I le "Society of C )I mial Wars" of Connecticut 
 
THE REUNION 
 morning Session 
 
 TIk- Association of I )csLXiKlants of .Andrew Ward assembled in 
 the heaiuiful anditoriuni of the Fairfield Historical Societ} on Wednes- 
 day, May lo, 1905. 
 
 Jn iIk absence of the President, the Secretary moved that General 
 Jostpli W heeler, I'. S. A., as the oldest living Vice-President present, 
 be requested to preside, and tne motion being enthusiasticall}- carried, 
 General W heeler took the chair, an. id applause. 
 
 Having called the n-ieeting to order, the chairman spoke as fol- 
 lows : 
 
 1 feel very much honored in being called upon to preside over this 
 r.-'eeting, and I hope that every one present will feel, as I do, the mnndate 
 that is upon us to preseive the records of ancestry. Every religion on 
 earth commands in some way the honor or worship of ancestry. We 
 sometimes build monuments to our ancestors, but this is not always 
 possible. Certainly the least that we can do is to preserve their rec- 
 ords. What a disappointment it would be for us to think that in a 
 few years our descendants would not even think enough of us to pre- 
 serve our names. Therefore, besides following our inclination, we 
 are following the command of God in preserving the records of our 
 ancestors. Our religion says "Honor thy father and thy mother," and 
 all other religions have in some form a command of ihat kind. 
 
 General Wdieeler then called u;.on Rev. l'>ank S. Child to lead m prayer. 
 
 Prayer by the Kcv>. Itlr. Child 
 
 God of our fathers, we thank Thee for the inspiration of blessed 
 memories. We rejoice in the record, true and precious, of every soul 
 that has lived for Thee and for country, as the record has come to us, 
 and is living to-day in memory. We thank Thee, Almighty God, that 
 Thou hast moved us to meet in glad and lively recognition of the great 
 and the good who have preceded us. Make this meeting to-day one 
 that shall leave upon our hearts rich and abiding impressions. Steel 
 Thou us unto the emulation of all that is wise and precious in the lives 
 of those who are our forefathers and our foremothers. Grant that 
 everything that shall be said or done here to-day may be in the light 
 of Thy presence, and this, our ])rayer, we make in the name anrl for 
 the sake of the Adorable Redeenier, wdio taught us to pray 
 
 (The Lord's Pi^ayer). 
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6 THE REUNION 
 
 This was tollowcd In the hyimi "America," sung by the congrega- 
 tion, standing. 
 
 Rev. I-'rank S. Child, of Fairfield, Conn., then delivered the fol- 
 lowing 
 
 JIddrcss of Ulelcome 
 
 Honored Descendants of an flonorcd Ancestor: I extend to yon, in 
 die name of the I-'airtield Historical Society, a welcome home. The 
 noble State of Connecticnt has been ])rodigally and splendidly repre- 
 sented beyond her territorial borders b\ many energetic, aggressive 
 sons and danghters. In this respect her record is matchless among 
 sister States; and the glory of snch a record is shared generously by 
 Fairfield, for generations the capital of this county, and an influential 
 
 center of social, intellectual and connnercial life. 
 
 Go where you will in tliis great Republic. North. Sotith, East or 
 West, and the old familiar names appear — the names early written in 
 the record books and religiously preserved in the precious vaults of 
 our town-house Mecca. 
 
 C iiuspicuous among these names is that of Andrew Ward, one of 
 the leaders, builders, statesmen, living in the heroic times of wilder- 
 ness conquest and civic beginnings for Connecticut. 
 
 The new settlement had assumed an air of reasonable permanence 
 and prosperit}-. when, about 1651, it became the chosen abode of your 
 migratory ancestor, who tasted life in several places, reaching the con- 
 simimation in Fairfield. 
 
 A decade had been spent by the pioneer band in clearing land, lay- 
 ing out streets, rearing humble and substantial log houses, sowing 
 virgin soil with old countr}- seeds, cultivating native Indian corn, organ- 
 izing town government, setting in motion th.' machinery of ecclesiastical 
 life, and attending to the hundred and one tasks which belong to the 
 subjugation of a new countr\ . 
 
 The fertile fields were well tilU'il. tlie fair ])asture lands made a good 
 showing of imported stock, ancient trie monarchs stood here and there, 
 rejoicing in an escajjc from the woodman's ax, tlu' edges of vast native 
 forests cast shadows athwart the outskirts of the settlemeiit. the tan- 
 gled thickets of the swamp extended toward the shore on the south 
 of the green, joining fellowship with the odorous mar.shes stretching 
 toward the west behind the s;ui(l (hnies, ])ushing rashlv along the reef 
 into the vcrv waters of the sea. 
 
THE REUNION 7 
 
 The littk" liills at the rear of the viUage, creepinjr hack into the 
 many ridges which hreak the hin(lscai)e into encUess shapes, afforded 
 a strange, wild hackgroinid suggesting hfe's vast mysteries and the 
 infinite charm of the new world. 
 
 The sea gave solemnity and fascination to the scene, awakening 
 thoughts of mother country, bringing its fresh messages of cheer and 
 inspiration, adding the strength of its frequent chorus to the notes of 
 m\ riad creatures filling the air with unaccustomed sounds. For these 
 pioneers had adventured into a thickly settled realm, the native realm 
 of bears, and wolves, and wildcats unnumbered. Weird voices of these 
 savage creatures sifted through the gloom of night, as the brutes 
 prowled in swamp and wood and liit of clearing. And bird voices fell 
 sw'eet and strong upon the morning air, blending with the whirr of 
 wings and the fruitful industry of insects, according to season. 
 
 It was a beautiful stretch of country which the emigrants had 
 selected for their homes ; the spirit of the land seemed congenial to the 
 spirit of the ambitious, workful people who had crossed the sea and 
 threaded their way through the w'ilderness to settle the place. 
 
 And there were the Indians to give for years to these, our fore- 
 fathers, all needed spice of peril and adventure. Every lonely walk 
 in the forest meant the risk of a hostile arrow, a cruel murder like that 
 of Mistress Ann Hutchinson, a few miles below us, or a swift cap- 
 tivity. x\lthough the red-men of Connecticut were held in good degree 
 of repression by the white-men, yet there were numerous tragedies 
 enacted in this wdlderness, and the story passed from mouth to mouth, 
 as neighbors gossiped around the roaring fire on the hearth, or lean- 
 ing upon musket or implement of husbandry, passed the time of day 
 with each other. 
 
 These were likewise days when the men and women of New^ Eng- 
 land heard uncanny, fearsome voices floating through the air — were 
 they the whispers, groans and shrieks of evil spirits, the black-man's 
 wicked minions — or did the migrant, restless birds, the birds of pas- 
 sage, and ill-omened creatures of air, sound the shrill, startling notes 
 which made the blood curdle? 
 
 These days were also vexed by the harrassments of Dutch preten- 
 sion and aggression. Did not Fairfield declare war against New Am- 
 sterdam, and elect Ludlow commander-in-chief of mihtary forces; and 
 did not the martial company train and parade upon the green? For 
 in 1653 Baxter, the freebooter from Rhode Island, seized a Dutch ves- 
 sel and brought her into the harbor at Black Rock. Then the Dutch 
 
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 sent to C'onnccticut two nieti-of-war. wliicli la\ riff the Fairfield shores 
 for a time, and there was tremendous excitement in town. Ludlow. 
 VQii remeniher, was censured by the court for his martial activit\-, and 
 iR- t<»itl<. in hiijh (Uidq-eon. the strictures passed upon his patriotic 
 conduct. This foremost man of the settlement, and famous associate 
 of Andrew Ward, was very sensitive, irascible and opinionated, as well 
 as enerofetic and ambitious, not onlv learned in the law. but likewise 
 cxperiirentall>' versed in varied knowdedge of hum^n nature, a versa- 
 tile, up-to-date individual who loved to lead, and ill-brooked interfer- 
 ence or restraint. 
 
 Major Gold shcnved better poise and a wiser spirit of adaptability. 
 He was a more congenial pioneer, a man prepared to yield gracefully 
 to circumstances when necessity demanded it. possessing the mind of 
 a true gentleman, thoroughly equipped for all emergencies, the faitbfnl 
 rervnt of his people. Xumerous were the important tasks gi\cn into 
 his hands. 
 
 jehu I'.urr was another of these re^dy, helpful, shrewd e^rly settlers 
 who builded better than he knew. ])ntling the later generations uu'ler 
 lasting obligations. 
 
 It was a company of rare men and women who founde;! this settle- 
 ment. Many of them lielonged to the gentry. They had coats of arms. 
 Considerable j^rojjerty was brought with them. Gentlemen of educa- 
 tion and refinement, conscientious protestants ag^ninst the harsh meas- 
 ures of the English church and government, widely conversant with 
 the affairs of the world, men of vision, fidelity and godliness, they 
 imparted a tone and impulse to the isolated society of this town whi'-h 
 abides to-day, and penetrates to the very ends of the Republic as it 
 is freshly incarnated in worthy representatives of the first faiuilies of 
 New England. 
 
 These sobtT, thoughtful Puritans, gifted with an extraordinary 
 turn for statecraft and a fine spiritual discernment, at the time quite 
 unconscious of their uni(|ue importance — set to work in the solution 
 of the profoundest and most far-reaching problems. The little dem- 
 ocracies called towns, gave opportunities for the freest and fullest ex- 
 periment in self-government and the richest pro])agation of political 
 ideas. These men f)f trained intellect and high moral i)uriiose, favored 
 by circumstances, wrought wisely in demonstratiou of the con(|uering 
 principles which they announced as cardinal doctrines of true ])olitical 
 faith. .\11 honor to them. 
 
THE REUNION 9 
 
 The ancestor whose worth and work yon commemorate to-day, con- 
 tribnted his fnll share to tlic liistory of the event fnl times. His services 
 will be reconnted in your liearing. It is meet that we pav honor to 
 the elect and favored company which laid l)roa(l and deep the splendid 
 foundations of democratic (government. We will recall these brave, 
 grand spirits. We will imitate their virtues, we will transmit their 
 rugged, forceful life to the later generations. 
 
 It gives the Fairfield Historical Society keen satisfaction to greet 
 you on this occasion. 
 
 We assure you that no arts of witchcraft will be practiced upon 
 you. although you doubtless will rejoice in the witchery of May and the 
 bewitchment of this beautiful, historic town. 
 
 We assure you that the groans and shrieks and wails which you 
 may possibly hear, are not the screams of stealthy panthers or the men- 
 acing snap of prowling wolves, or the dismal echoes of thievish bears, 
 but simply the racket of locomotive whistles, trolley cars and auto- 
 mobiles. We assure you that bloody savages, with tomahawk or bow 
 in hand, will never more dare to creep along the soft verdure and 
 silently around some massive tree trunk mark you for a victim, although 
 there stands the mortar and pestle of the Pequots ; in that case are 
 stone implements, found on our soil, and arrow heads are scattered far 
 and wide in this vicinity. 
 
 Fear not. We have Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of 
 the Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, and. above all, Daughters 
 of the American Revolution, in town, who will render you willing ser- 
 vice, and, in case of necessity, protect vou. 
 
 Way this public commemoration of a distinguished pioneer's char- 
 acter and services strengthen your sense of debt to the fathers, and 
 help to inspire you unto the loftiest achievements of Christian pat- 
 riotism. 
 
 Following ]\rr. Child's address IMrs. Florence Bassett, of Bridgeport, 
 Conn., was introduced, and favored the assembled descendants with a 
 beautiful vocal selection, entitled, "The Brighter Day," by ]\Iarcheroni. She 
 was heartilj' encored. 
 
 Secretary's Report 
 
 The Association of Descendants of Andrew Ward owes its origin 
 to our worthy Vice-President, Mr. Christopher L. Ward, of Wilming- 
 ton, Delaware. In the course of his correspondence with members of 
 the family, scattered throughout the country, he came into communi- 
 cation with vour Secretary and secured his immediate and cordial co- 
 
lo THE RErNION 
 
 operation in the plan which liad heen conceived. It seems that the 
 early correspondence of Mr. C L. Ward had elicited ]vo<l favoralde 
 responses from tlu- persons to whom he wrote, all of them expressing 
 approval of his idea, and promising heany supi crt. \\'itli the excep- 
 tion of your Secretary, however, all pleaded husiness engagements. 
 which would prevent them from assuming active jiart in t]:e organiza- 
 tion of an association. 
 
 The initiative in this important undertaking was therefore assumetl 
 by the two gentlemen above named. Having thoroughly looked over 
 the ground, they decided to put their project into definite shape, and 
 to this end they caused to be printed and forwarded to as many of 
 the descendants of Andrew W ard as they could readily locate, a circular 
 asking whether the reci])ient world he in favor (i) of having issued 
 a genealogical volume of the Andrew Wpr-d descendants, and (2) of 
 forming a permanent association of such descendants. 
 
 The answers received to this circular were numerous, and the 
 writers seemed to be unanimousl\- in favor of both propositions. 
 
 Hence it was decided to issue a call for a meeting, whose object 
 should be the organization of an association of the descendants of 
 Andrew Ward. 
 
 Such a meeting was held, jnn-su-'.nt to call, at the Hotel Manhattan. 
 New York City. June 21. 1904. The attendance was not large, but 
 great enthusiasm was manifested by those who were present, and the 
 society was foimally organized, with the election of ofificcrs and the 
 adoption of a constitution. 
 
 It was voted at this meeting that all descendants of Andrew Ward 
 applying for membership before January i. 1905. should, upon admis- 
 .sion, become charter mem.bers of the Association. Fourteen members 
 were admitted at this preliminar\- nx^eting. Letters were read from 
 many representative men and women, descendants of Andrew Ward. 
 expressing a deep interest in the association, promising hearty co-opera- 
 tion, and regretting unavoidable absence. 
 
 Thus safely launched, tlir uilerprise began to make rai)id ])rogress. 
 Neither time nf)r ex];ense w-as spared in ])us'iing the interests of the 
 rocicty. The fact of its organization, and all irattcrs connected with 
 its immediate development, were given wide ])nblicity by personal let- 
 ters, and through the nH'flium of the press. .An attemj^t was made 
 by the Secretary to acquaint e\-ery de-^cendant n\ our wortln ancestor 
 with the steps that had been taken, and to secure an enlarged member- 
 ship. .So hearty was the indorsement of the [iroject that before the 
 
THE REUNION II 
 
 end oi tlie year HJ04 llic iiK'iiibcr.shi]) liad j^rown ti) lar^c pro])! irtions, 
 and the society was firinly established, lly ihe first dav of lamiarv. 
 1905. the roll of the Association shciwed 130 charter members. This 
 has since been increased by eleven, so that the number now stands at 
 141. Your Secretary expresses the hojie that at the present meeting 
 there may be added at least nine new members, thus bringing the roll 
 up to 150. It is also hoped that at this meeting a goodly number of 
 those already enrolled may be found both able and willing to become 
 life members of the Association ; since, in order to carry out the terms 
 of the constitution, considerable expense will be incurred in the near 
 future, and demands will be made upon a treasury already well nigh 
 depleted, owing to the cost of preliminary work. In the course of his 
 correspondence, carried on unremittingly through the past two and a 
 half years, your Secretary has written to between 600 and 700 descend- 
 ants of Andrew Ward, and between him and many of these frequent 
 letters have passed. Over 3,000 descendants of the past and present 
 have been located, in many instances with the accompanying dates of 
 birth, marriage and death. Along this line the work may be said to 
 be only fairly under way, the compiling of a genealogy of Andrew- 
 Ward's descendants proving of exceeding magnitude. A good begin- 
 ning has been made, however, and the prospects are bright for a vol- 
 ume in which the whole family will take just pride. In prosecuting 
 his labors, your Secretary has been greatly aided by certain members 
 of the family, who, for many years, have given both time and efifort 
 to genealogical researches. Among those to whom he is thus indebted 
 may be mentioned: Mr. Robert Peel Wakeman, of Southport. Conn., 
 the gifted compiler of the Wakeman Genealogy ; Mr. Frank Grant, of 
 Westfield, Mass., the wide-awake Secretary and Treasurer of the Grant 
 Family Association; Mr. Christopher L. Ward, of Wilmington, Dela- 
 ware, and many others. 
 
 It is proper also to mention that the voluminous MSS. of the late 
 Dr. Charles S. Ward, of New Haven and New York, for manv years 
 Secretar}- of the Society of Colonial Wars of Connecticut, were kindl}- 
 placed at my disposal by his brother, our President, Mr. Edward Trum- 
 bull Ward, of Santa Barbara, Cal. Thus has the work been prosecuted. 
 It has not been without discouragements, but your Secretary has been 
 upheld by a strong faith in the ultimate success of a venture which 
 has received upon every side the most enthusiastic support from the 
 loyal descendants of Andrew Ward. All of which is hereby respect- 
 fully submitted. Geo. K. Ward, Secretary. 
 
12 THK REUNION 
 
 Crcajurcr's Report 
 
 RECEIPTS. 
 
 Initiation fees: 
 
 135 MemlxTs ^'^35 00 
 
 6 Life members 60 00 
 
 Total $195 00 
 
 DISIJL'KSEMEXTS. 
 
 1 'rioting 62 10 
 
 Postage 58 26 
 
 Rent of hotel 10 00 
 
 Stationery 11 62 
 
 Railroad expenses and other traveling expenses 7 50 
 
 Advertisement. Boston Transcri])t 2 13 
 
 Letter scale and pad i 25 
 
 Collecting checks 1 30 
 
 Telegrams and telephones i 50 
 
 Express charges 2 76 
 
 $158 42 
 
 P)alance on hand $36 58 
 
 Geo. K. Ward, Treasurer. 
 
 The P>oard of Directors, to whom was referred the Treasurer's re- 
 port for audit, reported through .Mr. James R. Purroiighs that the same 
 was found to he correct. 
 
 These reports were, u]iou motion, accepted by the Association. 
 
 Mr. Giarles Seabury Ward, of Morris Plains, N. J., chairman of 
 the Executive Committee, presented amendments to the Constitution 
 of the Association, wdiich, upon motion, were adui)te(l, and the .Secre- 
 tary was authorized to make the changes recommended. The Consti- 
 tution as amended is as follows : 
 
 Che Association of Descendants of Jindrew Ulard 
 
 COXSTITI'TIOX. 
 Rest)lution : The oniccrs elccicd at the hrst meeting of the Asso- 
 ciation, June 2l.sl. i"/)4, and the committees subsetpiently apjiointed, 
 shall hold office until the .iiinual meeting of 1908. 
 
 Ak'nciJ': L— Name. 
 
 The name of this .Association shall he "The Association of Descend- 
 ants of .\n<Irew Ward." 
 
THK REt'NION 13 
 
 ARTICLE II.— Object. 
 
 The object of the Association shall be to foster closer union between 
 the descendants of Ajidrevv and Esther Sherman Ward, of Fairfield, 
 Conn., to honor the memory of our ancestors, to preserve the records 
 and traditions of the family, to co-operate in the erection of a suitable 
 monument to Andrew Ward, and to emulate the worthy example of our 
 forefathers. 
 
 ARTICLE III.— Membership. 
 
 All descendants of Andrew Ward shall be entitled to membership 
 in the Association upon payment of the initiation fee of one dollar, 
 and shall enjoy thereafter the rights and privileges of the organization, 
 including receipt, without charge, of the report of exercises at reunions. 
 
 ARTICLE IV.— Dues. 
 
 Section i. Each member of the Association shall pay to the Secre- 
 tary-Treasurer the sum of one dollar each year, the payment to become 
 due one year after the initiation fee has been paid, and at the expiration 
 of every year thereafter. 
 
 Section 2. Membership shall lapse unless the payment is made 
 within three months after notification by the Secretary-Treasurer that 
 it is due. 
 
 Section 3. The payment of ten dollars at one time shall constitute 
 a life membership, not subject to the payment of further dues. 
 
 ARTICLE v.— Reunions. 
 
 Section i. Reunions shall be held upon the second Thursday of 
 May, 1905, and upon the second Thursday of May of each succeeding 
 third year. 
 
 Section 2. There shall be licld an annual meeting of the Associa- 
 tion the second Thursday in January of each year, excepting reunion 
 years, when the annual meeting shall be held at the reunion. 
 
 ARTICLE VI.— Officers. 
 Section i. The officers of the Association shall be a President, 
 
 First Mce- President, eighteen Second Vice-Presidents, and a Secretary- 
 Treasurer. 
 
 Section 2. The President shall preside at all meetings, appoint 
 committees, and discharge the duties usually appertaining to that office. 
 
 Section 3. The First Vice-President shall perform the duties of 
 the President, in the event of his absence or disability. 
 
 Section 4. The Second Vice-Presidents shall perform the duties 
 of the President, or First Vice-President, in the event of their absence, 
 and shall serve in the order of their seniority. 
 
14 THE REUNION 
 
 Section 5. Tlio Secretary-Treasurer shall have charge of the mem- 
 bership list, send out all reports, notices, etc. He shall have charge 
 of all funds of the Association, and shall give a bond in the sum of 
 $500.00 for the safe keeping of the same. 
 
 Section 6. The President. First V^ice-President and Secretary- 
 Treasurer, together with the Executive Committee, shall constitute 
 the Board of Directors, and they shall have general charge of the 
 affairs of the Association. 
 
 Section 7. The ['resident. Secretary-Treasurer and Chairman of 
 the Executive Conmiiitee shall constitute a nominating committee, who 
 shall nominate Presidents. First \'ice-Presidents. Second Vice-Presi- 
 dents. Secretary-Treasurer. These nominations shall be sent by the 
 Secretary to all the members of the Association at least one month 
 before the annual meeting, who shall return the same with their ap- 
 proval or disapproval endorsed thereon. If the nominations thus made 
 shall receive the endorsement of the majority of the members to whom 
 the nominations were sent, they shall l)e declared elected at the annual 
 meeting. 
 
 Section 8. Officers shall be elected to serve three years, or until 
 their successors are elected. X'acancies may be filled by the Board of 
 Directors. 
 
 ARTICLE VIII.— Committees. 
 
 Section 1. There shall be three standing committees, viz.: An 
 Executive Committee, a Reunion Committee, and a Memorial Com- 
 mittee. 
 
 Section 2. The Executive Committee shall consist of three mem- 
 l;ers, the officers of the Association not being eligible. They shall 
 audit bills and accounts, and approve and hold tlie lx:)nd of the Secre- 
 tary-Treasurer. 
 
 Sectir>n 3. Tlu' Reunion Committee shall consist of frt^n nine to 
 fifteen members, at the discretion of the President, and shall have 
 charge oi all arrangements for reunions. 
 
 Section 4. The Memorial Committee shall consist of sixteen mem- 
 bers, and shall secure and hold contributions for a monument to Andrew 
 Ward ; the Secretary-Treasurer shall be chairman ex-officio. 
 
 Section 5. The standing committees shall hold office for three 
 years, or until their successors shall have been appointed. V'acancies 
 for unexpired terms to be filled by the Executive Committee. 
 
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 Officers for 1904-190$ 
 
 President. 
 Edward Trunihull Ward, Santa Barbara, Cal. ' , 
 
 first I ' ice-President. 
 airistopher L. Ward, Wilmington, Del. 
 
 Second Vice-Presidents. 
 Gen. Joseph Wheeler. U. S. A., Cleveland, Ohio. 
 Prof. Henry A. Ward, Chicago, 111. 
 Rev. Edward Everett Hale, D. D., Roxbury. Mass. 
 William Ward, Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Prof. Everett Ward Olmsted, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 
 C. W. DeLyon Nichols, New York City. 
 Dr. Wm. Shaw Ward, Denver, Col. 
 Sylvester L. H. Ward, New York City. 
 Prof. Chas. H. Smith, Yale College, New Haven, Conn. 
 John H. Perry, Southport, Conn. 
 John Edward Heaton, New Haven, Conn. 
 Lieut. Col. Chas. H. Whipple, U. S. A., Faribault, Minn. 
 Howard H. Knapp, Bridgeport, Conn. 
 Mrs. Edward M. Townsend, Oyster Bay, N. Y. 
 Mrs. Alfred C. Howland. New York City. 
 
 Executive Committee. 
 Giarles Seabury Ward, Chairman, Morris Plains, N. J. ; James R. 
 Burroughs, Bridgeport, Conn. ; Mrs. Caroline Clarke Allen. Roches- 
 ter, N. Y. 
 
 Secretary- Treasurer. 
 
 Rev. Geo. Kemp Ward, 453 West 123d street. New York City. 
 
 Note. — All persons eligible to membership will be enrolled upon 
 receipt of the initiation fee, by the Secretary-Treasurer. 
 
 The following letter from the President of the Association was then 
 read by the Secretary: 
 
 Santa Barbara, Cal., April 29, 1905. 
 
 To the descendants of Andrew Ward I send a cordial greeting. 
 
 It is a matter of great regret to me that I am unable to be present 
 at a very remarkable event, but even here I shall give the day to 
 thoughts of you, and I shall be with you in the spirit as you visit the 
 land — ^the very spot whereon stood the "Old Homstall," and see the 
 last "Will and testament" of the founder of our family, the gravestone 
 of Hester Lord, and other memorials. 
 
lb THE REUNION 
 
 1 think you will he pleased lo know how this Association came to 
 I e a fact, so as brietly as possible I will give you an account of my part 
 in it. which, by the way. is very insignificant. 
 
 .Mv brotluT. Dr. Charles Samuel Ward, being forced to retire from 
 the practice of medicine b\ reason of ill healtli, became deeply inter- 
 ested in tile history of the family, and in this pursuit his labors also 
 became of great value to others in tracing other lines. After his death, 
 which occurred while 1 was absent from this country. I came into pos- 
 session of such of his ])apers as had not been destroyed, and among 
 them found an inscrijjtion for a memorial stone, a stone in the ca]>itol 
 at Hartford. Conn., to be selected, and this inscription to be cut thereon. 
 The thought occurred to me to see if I could interest the descendants 
 of "Andrew" to the ])oint of erecting a memorial in Fairfield. To 
 this end 1 began a correspondence w-ith many members of the family, 
 and with only one exception received favorable answers ; and one 
 of us. Mr. I\. IVcl W'akeman, became the first subscriber, and prom- 
 ised to add to his contribution. (I have his contribution now. and I 
 think it has drawn some interest.) xA.bout this time my mother died, 
 and 1 removed to California in not good health, but always intending 
 to carry out the memorial plan. 
 
 (Jne day. to my great joy, 1 received a communication from George 
 Kemp Ward, followed uj) by another from Sylvester Ward, telling 
 me that there was niich hope for an association of the descendants, 
 and asking for such papers as I might have. The rest you know, and 
 I shall only add that it is to these gentlemen that we owe our present 
 organizati<m, which is intended to be a jjermanent and lasting organi- 
 zation, an organization to last until the last descendant is laid to rest. 
 Such is the ])urpose of its founders, and I have no fears for its future. 
 Conceived in a proper spirit, and with a laudable object, it cannot fail. 
 Now. with my best wishes for a day to be long remembered, I am 
 
 Sincerely yours, 
 
 Ei>wARD Trumbull Ward. 
 
 JIddre$$-Cbe Ulard }lncc$trv in england 
 
 EMOm' Mr( I.l .\ roCK, Ml iKKISIOW.N, .N. I. 
 
 I ought to explain, ladies and gentlenun. that the program stating 
 that I have a i)aper to read, contains a mistake. Some papers were 
 handed to me last Thursday b\ our Secretary, who said that our Vice- 
 I 'resident, (jeneral Wheeler, bad bi-i-n expected to prepare an address 
 on this subject, but iiad been prevented by illness. He is able to be 
 
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 with us t()-(la\, luit was imt able to prepare the address, an ! the Sec- 
 retary asked me if 1 would not take u]) this suhjecl and till (General 
 Wheeler's ]dace for the moment. I said that I would he ijlad to do 
 so, hut would not he able to write an address, and so 1 will merely talk 
 in a eonversational way, and read from some of these papers, and one 
 or two of my own. 
 
 Andrew Ward will be heard about this afternoon. T am confined 
 to Andrew Ward's ancestry. 
 
 Andrew Ward's ancestry was undoubtedly a g'ood ancestr\-, because 
 he took his place immediately in the affairs of the colony, although 
 probably a man not over 35 }ears old at the time of the immigration 
 fn)m \\'atertown, which settled the town of W^ethersfield. afterward 
 decided to be the oldest town on the river and in the State. Ward 
 was the only man who was a member both of the committee to gov- 
 ern the colony, and of the committee of church members wdio were 
 appointed to establish the Christian religion in the new colony. 
 
 There were six members of the original church who \vere deputed 
 ro establish the Christian church in the new colonx' on the river. He 
 headed the list. There were a number, some six or eight, of gentle- 
 men appointed by the General Court of Massachusetts to establish 
 the Colony of Connecticut and govern it until a government should 
 be inaugurated. He was not the first of this list, and the fact that he 
 was not the first, but the last, makes me think he was not an old m.an, 
 but a man in the prime of life. This is particularly indicated by the 
 fact which Dr. Stiles in his recently published book on W^ethersfield 
 indicates, viz., that Andrew Ward was probably one of the first eight 
 men, who came a year before the colony was organized, to the site 
 of Wethersfield, and planted some corn, and decided that there should 
 be a colony there. That is, while the colony was established in 1635, 
 these men, possibly eight or nine, or more, came in 1(1^4.. in the sum- 
 mer, and did preliminary work, and went back for the rest, who came 
 over the following spring. 
 
 In every way, therefore, both as a pioneer — one of the very first 
 to come — and as the one man of all others wdio was on both commis- 
 sions of church and state, Andrew Ward was flic founder of Con- 
 necticut. He did not appear as prominently as Ludlow, wdio was named 
 as Governor, but he did more for the colony than Ludlow, who soon 
 got into trouble and left the colony. He was not only the founder of 
 Wethersfield, but he was, I feel sure, the man who named Wethers- 
 field, because he was the onlv man in the Council w ho came from there 
 
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 and tliat could have named the town. He also founded Stamford, 
 and he died in Fairfield, one of the most eminent, capahle men in the 
 colony. I'ntil the \ear of his death he was deputy of Fairfield, and 
 his family has alwavs held the highest rank since in the State of Con- 
 necticut and other States. 
 
 He nuist. therefore, liave had g^ood ancestry, but the trouble has 
 been to find the ancestry, l-'or a long time there was a widely believed 
 statement afloat that Andrew Ward was the son of Richard Ward, but 
 that was undoubtedly a mistake, for reasons which I have not time to 
 enter upon. On the other hand, it has been as good as known to a 
 \erv few for many vears that he was a ^'raudson of Richard Ward. 
 This fact comes to me from two sources, both of them at the instance 
 of our Secretary. One source is from the sister of our \'ice-President, 
 who writes to me. giving me a copy of the pedigree of Andrew Ward, 
 written in a lx>ok by her brother, Christopher L. Ward. C)f this letter 
 1 will read the following extract : 
 
 "Richard Ward of Homersfield in his will dated Sept. 7, 
 
 ^597' ^<^^t £333 to his son Andrew Ward of Gorleston, who was twice 
 married. His son Andrew had a son Andrcw^who came to New Eng- 
 land in 1630. and his wife Aiuic had as their fifth and youngest son. 
 Andrew Ward of Corleston." 
 
 That Andrew Ward, the son oi Richard, had a son Andrew, who 
 came to this country, is corroborated from an entirely different source. 
 also sui>i)lied to me by our Secretary, and it is this. The Chairman 
 of our F.xecutive Committee has in his possession a letter written forty 
 years ago by .Mr. Roswell Butler Ward, of Hartford. Mr. R. B. Ward, 
 who wrote this letter in 1865, was the son of Col. James Ward, of 
 Ilartf(jrd. who was known to have been deeply interested in the gene- 
 alog\- of the Ward family. He had extensive corresj^ondence with 
 Mr. Horatio Ward who went into it in England. Mr. R. B. Ward 
 wrote to his sister a letter, in which this occurs: "In a manuscript 
 account of a journey through Suffolk in i('>S7' k^' ^ ^^^- Leverland, 
 it is stated that the descendants of this Andrew Ward were then in 
 .\'iw hjigland. ' 
 
 In other words, descendants of Andrew Ward were settled in 
 New I'"ngland at a time when our Andrew Ward was still living. These 
 two pieces ui evidence are almost conclusive, although the ])recise place 
 where we can find tlu- manuscrij)t we are unable to tell, as yet; but 
 having a clue, we shall iiope soon to find these facts. The two bits of 
 testimony connng together can hardly, on any hyjxDthesis, be regarded 
 as based on any mistake of copxing, or the like. 
 
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 I think we may, therefore, take it as practically certain that otir 
 Andrew Ward was son of another Andrew, one of the five sons of 
 Richard Ward, of Gorleston, in Enp^land, who was lord of a manor 
 there, and who had ])roperty in several parts of the country which 
 was left to his children. 
 
 If anvone present would like to have detailed reasons why it is 
 impossihle, in my judgment, that the original Andrew Ward could 
 be our Andrew Ward, I will be glad to inform them. I can speak of 
 it only briefly now. There were five sons of Richard Ward. The 
 oldest was Henr}-, born in the year 1559, and the fourth was Ralph. 
 Ralph married a lady who was born in 1572. Now the next son, and 
 the youngest, was Andrew, and Andrew's wife could not, naturally, 
 be expected to have been born in 1606. So far as ages are concerned, 
 thev go to show that it was a grandson, and not a son, who came to 
 this country. 
 
 Now as regards Richard Ward, his will was probated in the Bishop's 
 Court in 1598. He gave to his son Henry all his lands in Horstead 
 and Stoninghall, in Norfolk ; to his son Richard all his lands, tene- 
 ments, etc., in Metfield, Wethersdale, Menham, Sandcroft, Homers- 
 field, St. Michaels and Flixton, in Suffolk, and all his remaining lands 
 in Norfolk ; to his son Andrew 333 pounds ! He was succeeded by 
 his son Henry Ward, lord of the manor, who was born in 1559 and 
 died in 1645. He sold the manor to people of another name and moved 
 to Norfolk, where the family continued for one or two generations, 
 and then died out without issue. So' much for the family of Richard 
 Ward, the father of Andrew Ward, and of whom our Andrew was 
 doubtless the grandson. 
 
 There is a published pedigree of Andrew Ward. I want to warn 
 you not to trust it. It has a great many errors in it. It has been de- 
 nounced as good for nothing by one of the Heralds' College in Lon- 
 don, and by an authority on genealogy (Phillimore) outside of the 
 Heralds' College. 
 
 We do not know that Richard Ward was the son of Thomas Ward, 
 of Homersfield, in the northeast corner of Sufifolk. Thomas \\'ard 
 married the daughter of Dr. John Hare. Richard Ward married the 
 daughter of Richard Gunville. of Gorleston, and his wife inherited 
 the manor from her brother, Henry, whose widow died in 1580: and 
 at his widow's death it passed to the wife of Richard Ward. The Gun- 
 ville family and the Hare family have been traced back as far as pos- 
 sible, and the result was published in the Boston Transcript some two 
 or three years ago. 
 
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 There is an t)Kl and famous family of (ioiivillcs in Sufifolk, and this 
 fainilv is l)fhcvc(l to he related to them, hecause they have the sam.' 
 arms as the more illustrious Gonvilles fan:ily who founded Gon\ille 
 College, and the names of some of their descendants are given in this 
 statement; hut the exact connection hetweui the older Gonville family 
 r-nd the (lonville family of Gorleston is not directly traced, although 
 a connection is plain from the arms. The heralds are very particular 
 not to give the same arms to ]XM-sons who arc not of the same fauidy. 
 even if the names are the same. It \\:'s a nile that the consent of ihe 
 heralds had al\va\s to he ohtained before any family could get the 
 arms, unless it was the same family; and the arms of this Gunville 
 family are the same as those of the earlier Gonvilles. 
 
 As for the Hare family, there is a similar pedigree traced down 
 to this John Hare, who became a doctor of laws, and was a man of 
 property, and died in 1526. His daughter married Thomas Ward. His 
 father was Nicholas Hare, who was the son of John Hare. There 
 is a pul)lished book which makes out that the father of Nicholas Hare 
 was Hugh, but this need not be taken u]). hecause the fact that they 
 belonged to the same family is obvious. 
 
 Thus, the Ward family was undoubtedly a good family. It is 
 impossible that this Richard Ward could have sprung suddenly into 
 riches simply because he married the lady of Gorleston. His father 
 was also a rich man. because he owned property- at Homersfield, where 
 his father came from. Although we do not know for certain the an- 
 cestry of Thomas Ward, his father, it is quite likely that it may be 
 connected with the Ward familx which is contained in the ]>ublished 
 I edigree 1 have sjjoken of. Many persons have attempted to prove 
 this, but the actual ])roof has not yet been found. Still the fact that 
 this Thomas Ward was a countrv gentleman, and the owner of prop- 
 erty, is well certified, and he must have inherited it from his father 
 or mother. Tliis is practically certain, because in those days it was 
 very unconnnon fur people to make money in trade and then settle in 
 the country and fMund families. 
 
 .So that our Andrew Ward himsGf came of a Ward family which 
 was of good lande(l stock in SulTolk, ])erhai)s earlier in Norfolk; his 
 grandmother. .\nne ("inn\ille, came of another noted family, and his 
 father, kichard Ward, was the son of a lady named Hare, who came 
 of another noted fannly. Whatever slight doubts mav still l)e remain- 
 ing in our minds, everything ],oints to the fact that these will be cleared 
 up in no long time. 
 

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 Cunchcon.— One P. m. 
 
 From Report in Bridgeport (Conn.) Tclci^raiii. 
 
 At one o'clock there was luncheon at the Cong-regational Oiapel. 
 served hy the following; ladies: Mrs. I'rancis II. I'.rewer, Chairman; 
 Mrs. Child. Mrs. lUirr. Mrs. Rennett, .Mrs. IVrry. .Miss Ki])pen. iwd 
 the following waitresses: Misses Wakeman, Eleanor Morehouse Child, 
 Theodora and Grace Giild, Corwin, Oshorn, Perry. Burr and Smith. 
 The tables were profusely decorated with tulii)S and Bride roses, and 
 the menu consisted of a variety of meats, salads, cake, ice cream, cof- 
 fee, etc. 
 
 There were speeches in response to the toasts by C. W. DeL^'on 
 Nichols, of New York, and William W ard, of Xaugatuck. The toast- 
 master was Dr. I'.rownlee R. Ward, of .\ew Haven, who called upon 
 Rev. Newell J. Cornwall, of Portland. Comi.. to ask the blessing. Th 
 Secretarv read letters of regret from the following absent members : 
 Elizalxth D. Ward, of Pasadena. Cal. ; Jo.seph E. P. Lord. New York: 
 Mrs. Jane .M. Taft. Burlington. Yt. ; Henry S. \Yard. Springfield, 
 Mass.": Mrs. I-:. W. Ballard. Troy. Penn. ; Dr. Edward Everett Hale, 
 Washington, D. C. ; Col. H. W. Wessells. Litchfield, Conn. At this 
 time Mrs. Bassett sang, and was accompanied by Miss Florence Wake- 
 man and again by Miss Corwin. After the exercises were over the 
 companv departed to view points of interest in the vicinity, the weather 
 being ideal, and the beautiful green lawns of the church and the com- 
 mon being most attractive under the warm sun of the fine May day. 
 .\jnong the places visited was the old bur\ing ground in the rear of 
 the town hall, where it is supposed the remains of this distinguished 
 ancestor were laid, though all trace of the grave has long since disa])- 
 jieared. 
 
 The only tombstone of the earl_\- colonial members of the familx' 
 of Andrew Ward is that of his granddaughter, Esther Ward, a con- 
 spicuously wealth}- widow, who was four limes married, and was the 
 daughter of Ensign Williain Ward, of Fairfield. Esther Ward was. 
 in consc(|uence of her many marriages — all of which were happy ones 
 — the forbear of about two-tliirds of the older residents of Fairfield 
 to-day. Mr. < )liver Could Jeup.ings. Miss .\nna Jennings, Mrs. William 
 P.. Clover, and the Misses Gould, cousins of the late Jay Gould, whom 
 Miss Helen Gould visits every summer, are also descendants of Andrew 
 Wanl. 
 
 The monument committee will prepare a suitable monument of 
 some character to be erected in the town in i\uc lime. One of the 
 
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 (^ifficers of the Executive Committee of the Association is James Richard 
 lUirrinig'hs, of this cit}'. After the convention had adjourned, a i)hf)- 
 tograph of the members of the Association was made on the steps of 
 the hiiilihng. 
 
 W'ilham J. Nichols, of liridgeport, and Robert P. Wakeman. of 
 Sonthport, were appointed by tlie (hrectors as Second Vice-Presidents. 
 
 A vote of regret and symj^athy was tendered to the family of the 
 late Thomas Cooke W'ordin, who was one of the Committee on Con- 
 stitution. ' 
 
 Among those present were the following : Samuel H. Wheeler, 
 Ellen R. Wheeler, Theodora Wheeler. Erederick A. Bnrr, William 
 Burr, Henry C. Sturges, Mrs. Wm. B. Glover, William Osborne Burr, 
 Emma E. Wakeman, Mrs. ]\Iary E. M. Jennings, Eairfield, Conn; Mrs. 
 Eliza A. Bulkley, ^Irs. Benjamin S. Bulkley, Richard A. Perry, Robert 
 P. Wakeman, Southport, Conn. ; Alexander Meigs Ward, Erederick 
 Meiers Ward, Mrs. Mary Ward Gilbert, Thomas G. Gilbert, Mrs. Kate 
 Eoote Coe, Prof. Chas. Henry Smith, Dr. Brownlee Robertson Ward. 
 Erederick Wells Campbell, Mrs. Mary Ward Campbell, New Haven, 
 Conn. : Mrs. Anna Gilbert Livingston, Sylvester L. H. Ward, C. W. 
 De Lyon Nichols, Chas. B. Hawley, Ruth Ward, New York City ; Geo. 
 L. Comstock, Mrs. Katherine Eoote Comstock, Mechanicsburg, Pa. ; 
 Allen Ward, Halstead, Pa. ; John Graham Moseley, Helen Graham 
 Moseley, Boston, Mass. ; Augusta Wheeler. Jeanette Booth. Stratford, 
 Conn. ; Qara Mossman Hill, Norwalk, Conn. ; William Ward, Nau- 
 gatuck. Conn. ; Mrs. Josephine Ward Isbell. Stamford, Conn. ; Rev. 
 Newell J. Cornwall, Portland, Conn. ; ^Mrs. S. B. Beach, Long HiU, 
 Conn.; Mrs. L. Walter Clarke. Mrs. Chas. D. Alton, Mrs. Harriet E. 
 G. Whitmore, Hartford, Conn. ; Mrs. May Chichester Woolverton, 
 Scarsdale, N. Y. ; Gen. Joseph Wheeler, U. S. A., Washington, D. C. : , 
 Gias. Seabury Ward, Morris Plains, N. J. : Mrs. Sarah E. Townsend. 
 Oyster Bay, L. L. N. Y. ; Rev. Geo. K. Ward, Elizabeth Clarke, Mary 
 Gabrielle Clarke, Rochester, N. Y. ; Erank Grant, Martha Grant, West- 
 field, Mass. ; Emory McClintock, Morristown, N. J. ; Mary Katherine 
 Wheeler, Mabel D. Wheeler, D. Eairchild Wheeler, Sarah Curtis 
 Wheeler, Lilian Cordelia Wheeler, Antoinette Eairchild Wheeler, Mrs. 
 Helen Wheeler Harral, Lizzie AL Wheeler Parrott, Mrs. Edith Wheeler 
 Cole, Mrs. Susan A. Olds, Mrs. Mary L. Prowd, Julia E. h\airchild. 
 Jas. R. Burroughs, Mrs. Mary Wells Burroughs, Mary J. Sherwood, 
 Carolyn Ward Chapman. Martha Edwards Beach, Mrs. Joseph Torrey, 
 Caroline J. Calef, Susan Olmsted, Bridgeport, Conn. 
 

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 Mr. C. W. De Lyon Nichols was Ccilled u])on, and spoke as follows: 
 
 Gentlemen and Ladies, Members of the Andrew Ward Association 
 anrl Descendants of Andrew Ward: It is unfortnnate that I cannot 
 y)lead. with one of the characters of one of Moliere's comedies, who 
 said that he always made his best speech when suddenly called upon 
 for an extemporaneous efifort, but as 1 was warned some time ago, I 
 am unal)Ie to make such an excuse. 
 
 One remarkable circumstance which the old town of Stamford 
 shares with Fairfield is that the majority of the original settlers were 
 what is known as Cavalier-Puritans. In Stamford and Fairfield there 
 were a number of dissenting Cavaliers. I mention this fact because 
 there are few towns in New England where there was so large a pro- 
 portion of Cavaliers as in the old towns of Stamford and Fairfield, and 
 we can appreciate this, to a certain extent to our sorrow, because most 
 of their descendants have spent half of their lives answering letters 
 about these first settlers of Stamford and Fairfield. 
 
 A few }'ears ago I happened to be at a reception given by our 
 American Ambassador at Rome. Two Western ladies, unmindful of 
 the fact that the reception was a private one, came in and rushed up 
 to the Ambassador to ask to be presented at court the following week. 
 The Ambassador was allowed only sixteen presentations at that time, 
 and politely said it was impossible. One of the ladies began to tell of 
 the importance of her ancestors, how they were some of the first to set- 
 tle in this country, and finally said that one of them had accompanied 
 William the Conqueror to England. The xAmbassador enjoyed repartee, 
 and asked them if they hadn't better leave William the Conqueror out, 
 and then asked them if they had found a bar sinister in the family. 
 The lady replied that she would look the matter up, and order her jew- 
 eler to have a bar sinister put on her letter paper at once. lUit 1 have 
 noted specially in looking up the records of our ancestry that they 
 came from good stock, not only from the start, but on down through 
 the generations, and you don't come upon the ludicrous things that 
 you find in the patriotic chapters. 
 
 It was my fortune at one time to attend school in Rochester, New 
 A'ork, and I recollect, although I was a mere boy, that the families 
 looked up to as among the leading families of the place — and Rochester 
 is a thoroughly refined place — in the intellectual, social and professional 
 spheres, were Wards, or descendants of Wards. The old mansion of 
 the Wards in Rochester is an imposing place in itself. So my first 
 
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 inij)rcssion of llu' Wards was f^otton \\it1i<nit thv IkIj; of any jrenealogi- 
 oal tables. 
 
 I became acquainted witli Dr. Cliarles Samuel Wiird during a suni- 
 ir.er vacation here, and becanu' interested in the old families of Fair- 
 tield and the neighborhood. .\t that time IMr. Nichols, of Xew York, 
 took a notion that he would like to start a magazine, and as he had 
 seen some of my writings on the subject, he came to me to write some 
 genealogical articles for him. I said that if he would take some articles 
 on the old families of .Stamford and Fairfield that I would do so. I 
 took up the Ward family, and Dr. Charles Samuel Ward gave me much 
 information. The interest the article created in the Ward family was 
 widespread, and probably started the founding of the W^ard Family 
 .Association, although the accomplishment of this remains entirely with 
 Mr. Christopher W'ard and your Secretary 
 
 .\s I said before, Andrew Ward was probably one of those pioneers 
 who were of Cavalier families, and they lived like Cavaliers, and one 
 needs only to read their wills to find proof of it. As I was reading 
 the will of Caleb Xichols 1 found that l;e and his daughter lived in great 
 luxury and state. 
 
 Another fact of interest is to mention some of the famous descend- 
 ants of Andrew Ward. A.mong them were Commodore Hull, of the 
 Constitution: V.'illiam Mull. Rev. PhiK) Shelton, the first Episcopal 
 clergyman to be ordained in America, more than one hundred vears 
 ago; another descendant was Stephen Burroubhs. the inventor of the 
 decimal system : llridgej.^ort's greatest benefactress. Catherine Bur- 
 roughs, the founder of the P)Urroughs Public Library, the builder of the 
 P.urroughs Home, which is the admiration of this whole section of the 
 .State, and also of the .Memorial Clnpel of St. John's Church. Among 
 other descendants are John Burroughs, the naturalist; ("jcneral Joseph 
 Wheeler, who is with us to-day. and George I". Peabody. the Xew York 
 banker and philanthropist. 
 
 William Ward, of Xaugatuck. Conn., was called u[)on. and spoke 
 as follows : 
 
 Ladies and Gentlenun : 1 arise in some embarrassment, because I 
 have had no intimation that 1 was expi'cted to make an\ remarks, and 
 especially after the elcxiiunl remarks which liave lieeu made 1)\- the 
 gentleman of culture and education, 1 feel somewhat embarrassed. Still 
 f may say this, thai I take a dee]) interest in (he success of this Asso- 
 ciation. .Some twenty or twenty-five years ago it was niv lot to be 
 spenflint,^ a few months in the western part of this countr\— in Colorado 
 
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 — and wliilt.' thinking;- of lionic and old associations T rrnicmlrred that 
 a genllenian wlio hatl lived in New Haven said he iiad been c'lllcd upon 
 by one of tin- Ward family in the State of Massachusetts to hunt up 
 the recortls conccrnini;- the Wards of Wethersfield and Meriden. He 
 told me that he had done so, and had. been promised a book when it 
 was printed. I resolved then and there that T would get that book when 
 I went l)ack to Connecticut, and tluit I would know something about 
 the Ward family. I found that the gentleman had passed away and 
 his widow knew nothing of the book, if he had ever received it. 
 
 I felt the desire to know something about the Ward family. 1 cor- 
 responded with the Massachusetts Society, and found that the book 
 had been published, but was out of print. I hunted through old book 
 stores, and was fortunate enough to find a copy in Xew York. [ was 
 rejoiced, and thought I should know all about my ancestr}-. I sat 
 up until two o'clock in the morning, but could not catch on to m\- 
 father's family in that book. It was the history of William Ward, of 
 Sudbury, Mass. I tried it a second night, but was disappointed, and 
 threw the book down on the table and said I would hunt up the Ward 
 family myself. 
 
 I wrote a lot of letters, called to see some descendants, and had 
 fair success, but it w^as hard work, and I was in business and was pretty 
 busy : but I collected what I could. I gave what I had gotten to the 
 Secretary, and trust he found some benefit from it. It was a disap- 
 pointment to me that I could not finish the work, but I have done my 
 part, and I hope that it will soon be completed and published. I hope 
 all the Wards will get in it ; I guess there will be ten thousand if they 
 all come, but there are several thousand if we get them all. and I hope 
 we will succeed. 
 
 Speaking of the incidents that grew out of the search. I had one 
 or two remarkable experiences. There was a lady in a town not far 
 from Fairfield from whom I wanted to get what information I could 
 about her family. I thought I had met her husband, who was a "Ward," 
 somewhere, and requested my sister to go and see her. She went, and 
 met with a cold reception. The woman shut the door in her face and 
 said. "I guess you don't belong to our family." My sister told me 
 I need not send her on any more such errands. So one day I went to 
 see her myself. She opened the door about as wide as one of these 
 plates are. and asked what I wanted. I said 1 was interested in the 
 Ward family, and was looking u]) their history to some extent ; I un- 
 derstood her name was A\'ard. and wanted to get a little information, 
 
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 if she would be so kind. She said she guessed 1 (hchi't belong to her 
 family, and began to shut the door. Then I asked her quickly if her 
 husbantl wasn't William Ward, the blacksmith. She said, "How do 
 you know he was a blacksmith? Did you know him? Come right 
 in." And she told me all she knew, and called her scni to tell me all 
 he could about the W an! family. 
 
 I have taken up more time than I meant to. I wish you all suc- 
 cess. 1 hope we will have many more of these reunions, and that those 
 engaged in the work will persevere, and that the book may be pub- 
 lished, and then I am sure we will all be hap])y. 
 
 Mr. h>ederick Akigs Ward, Chairman of the ReLUiion Committee, 
 mentioned some of the points of interest in the neighborhood, the origi- 
 nal Andrew^ Ward plot, the Probate Court where the wills could be 
 read, and the cemetery where Andrew Ward is supposed to have been 
 buried. 
 
 Mr. Alexander Meigs Ward was announced as bemg the patriarch 
 of the Ward family, being eight\-nine years old. 
 
 JJftcrnoon Scssicn 
 
 Owing to the absence of General Wheeler, who was obliged to keep 
 an appointment in Xew York, Vice-President Sylvester L. H. Ward, of 
 Xew York City, was called to the chair. 
 
 The exercises began with the singing by the congregation of Dr. 
 Leonard IJacon's "Forefathers' Hymn." 
 
 O God, beneath Thy guiding hand 
 
 Our exiled fathers crossed the sea. 
 And when they trod the wintr\- strand. 
 
 W ith pra\er and ])salm they worshipped Thee. 
 
 Thou heard'st. well pleased, the song, the prayer — 
 
 Thy blessir.g came : and still its power 
 Shall onward through all ages bear 
 
 The memory of tliat hoi}' hour. 
 
 Laws, freedrtm, truth, and faith in God 
 
 Came with those exiles o'er the waves, 
 And where their pilgrim feet have trod, 
 
 The God they trusted guards their graves. 
 
 And lure Thy name. < ) (nu\ ot' Ujve, 
 
 Their children's childrtn shall adore, 
 Till these eternal hills remove, 
 
 And spring adorns the earth no more. 
 
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 This was followed ])\ the vocal selection, 
 
 "Spring's Awakrning" — Hawley ; 
 Miss Ruth W'anl, \e\v \nyk I'ity. 
 As Mr. C. I'.. Hawley. the coni])oser of this selection, and the ac- 
 conipani.-^t, and Miss Ruth Ward, the vocalist, are hoth descendants 
 of Andrew Ward, the numljer was received with threat enthusiasm. 
 
 Rev. George Kent]) Ward, of Rochester, N. Y., Secretary of the 
 Association, then read a paper entitled 
 
 " Andrew Ulard and f)H Children." 
 
 .\ verv intelligent and channino- old lady, who, in the course of 
 her threescore years and ten. had drifted from her early Xew England 
 home down to southern Texas, when corresponding with your Secre- 
 tary u]:cm matters genealogical, expressed a desire to know something 
 about him, a very natural desire, by the way, since he had, first of all, 
 mentioned his desire to know all that she could tell him about herself. 
 Bv wav of answer I gave her some items regarding ni}- ancestry, my 
 preparatory studies, and my present profession, together with some 
 data regarding my family. In responding, she humorously remarked: 
 *T observe that you are of the class of Princeton, "69 — consequently 
 are past the flush of youth. A cousin of mine once said to me : AVhen 
 people begin to look up their pedigree it is a sure sign that they are 
 growing old." " 
 
 You will pardon the personal reference, I am sure, since it serves 
 to call attention to' a fact that is not only well established, but also a 
 fact that has been borne in upon my mind with new force during the 
 past two years, namely, that as we get beyond the middle period of 
 life we begin to inquire into the past, rather than into the present or 
 future. I have found a much deeper interest manifested in the Andrew- 
 Ward Association among the persons who have passed the half-century 
 mark than in those who are under fifty. 
 
 However it may be with people in general, we of the Andrew Ward 
 familv may well be excused for turning proudly and gratefully to the 
 traditions of former years ; to a long line of ancestors, distinguished 
 alike in morals, religion and capacity for affairs ; a goodly heritage, 
 for which we should thank God, and take courage. 
 
 The Reunion Committee has laid upon me the pleasant and respon- 
 sible dutv of gathering together the data relating to Andrew Ward 
 and his children, and to the result of my investigations I now ask jour 
 thoughtful attention. 
 

 
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 Permit nic to remark, by way of introduetion, that tlic statements 
 which follow are. for the most i)art. capable of historic verification, 
 and that the traditional parts of tlie narrative are distinctly mentioned 
 as such, so that we shall have no difficulty in discriminatin<T^ between 
 the facts, and the inferences or conjectures drawn therefrom. 
 
 I may also add that while the references to Andrew^ Ward and his 
 family, gathered from genealogical libraries, from standard historical 
 works, from biographical volumes, and from private collections, are 
 unusually full and satistactory, yet there are some breaks in the chain 
 of events, where conjecture comes into play, and where the most care- 
 ful research fails to bring to light an)- positive proof. As regards dates 
 of births, marriages and deaths, the early biographers of this family 
 are not always found to be in accord, while in some instances it has 
 been found to be entirely impossible to secure any dates at all. 
 
 Having thus cautioned you against accepting unequivocally all that 
 shall follow, permit me to introduce to you our worthy ancestor. An- 
 drew Ward, said to have been the grandson of Richard and Anne 
 (Gunville) Ward of Gorleston and Homersfield, Suft'olk County, Eng- 
 land. The coat of arms which appears upon the certificate of mem- 
 bership of the Andrew Ward Association is the one which was granted 
 to his reputed grandfather. Richard Ward, July 12, 1593. 
 
 Born in England, probably near the beginning of the seventeenth 
 centurv, Andrew Ward, while yet a comparatively young man, left 
 his home and emigrated to New England. This is said to have been 
 about the year 1630. Among his fellow voyageurs are said to have 
 been John Winthrop, Jr., afterward Governor of ^lassachusetts ; Rev. 
 Mr. Phillips, and other eniigrants from Sufifolk and Essex counties, 
 who came across the sea to join that resolute and hardy band of pio- 
 neers who were conquering a new world. We first hear of Andrew 
 Ward at W'atertown. Mass.. where he early assumed prominence as a 
 man of aiTairs m the small colony there established. His name is 
 recorded in the second book of inventory, as having "an homestall of 
 10 acres, by estimation, bounded, the east by the driftway and John 
 Dogget, the west by Winifred Wolcott, and the north by the great 
 Pond, granted him." 
 
 He held this estate as late as the year 1642, some seven or more 
 years after his removal from W'atertown. 
 
 He was made freeman May 14, 1634. "Under the first charter 
 of the Mass. colony none were regarded as freemen, or members of 
 the body politic, except such as were admitted by the General Court, 
 
32 THK KKl^NION 
 
 and ti^ok the (lath of allegiance to the (ioverniiK'nt here estahhshed. 
 This custom contiiuiiiig- in existence until by the 2(1 charter the col- 
 nii\- was transferred into a province." Mr. Savaq'e. in his edition ot 
 Winthrop's journal, jniblished a list of jiersons achritted freemen un 
 to May lo, 1648. In the list of freemen made .May 14. 1634, is found 
 that of Andrew Ward. P.ond says: "Xo one liad a rioht to vote 
 unless he was a freeman ; none could be adnn'tted a freeman unless he 
 'vas a church member, and the church was Congregational, wherein 
 its affairs were managed by the votes of the members. The church 
 officers seem to have taken the lead, both in civil and ecclesiastical 
 affairs, and it is probable that previous to 1634 the records were kept 
 accortlingly. Whatever those records were they are now lost. * * * 
 There is no record extant of any municipal transaction of Watertown 
 of earlier date than 1634. four vears after its first settlement." 
 
 So. knowing the man well from his re])utati(Mi in later years, and 
 judging from the fact that he was honored with a place upon an im- 
 portant commission, we may safely conclude that during those few 
 vears of residence in Watertown, Andrew Ward was building for him- 
 self a reputation for honesty of purpose, sagacity of insight, and skill 
 in the direction of nnmicipal affairs : that he was growing every day 
 in the esteem of his fellow men. and assuming the exalted ]xisition 
 of a leader in all that ])ertained to the temporal and spiritual welfare 
 of the community with which his lot was cast. The second period of 
 his life was passed at Wethersfield. Conn. 1die occasion of his re- 
 moval from Watertown to this place appears from a perusal of the 
 minutes of the Bay Colony at its session held May 3. 1635-6. They are 
 as follows : 
 
 "A Commission graunted to severall persons to governe the People 
 att Conecticott for the space of a Yeare. now nexte comeing. That 
 some present governm't may be observed, thinke meete. & soe order. 
 tiiat Roger Ludlowe I-'.scir. Willm I'ynchon Mscp-. John Steele, Win 
 Swaine, Henry Snn'th. Willm Phelps. Willm Westwood, & Andrew 
 Ward, or the greater p'le of them shall have full i)ower and aucthorite 
 to hear and determine in a judiciall way b\ witnesses v])on oalhe. ex- 
 amine within the said ]ilantacon. all those differences v 'ch may arise 
 between 'partie & partie' as also \i)on misdemeanors to intlict cor])orall 
 punishment or imprisonment to fline (Jv: kvy the same if occacon so 
 re(|uirc." etc. * * * 
 
 .Six jiublic cotu'ts of this Conimission were held during the year. 
 Four of them at Xew Towne (llartford). one at Dorchester (Wind- 
 
THK RKUNION 33 
 
 sor). and ruu at Walcrtow nc ( W'cthersfield ). Vhv last irootin,e[ of 
 the Commissioners' Conrt hcfdre the expiration of their _\ear nf offiee 
 was held Feb. 2ist, 1637. 
 
 Following- out these instructions, Andrew Ward removed from 
 Watertown, Mass., and settled with his family in Wethersfield. He 
 was a member of the Upper House when war was declared against 
 the Pequots, ]\Iay 1, 1637 (o. s.). This was the first formal asser- 
 tion of the sovereignty of the Colony. He was twice a member of 
 the Committee, or Lower House of the General Court in 1637, and of 
 the same House again in 1638. He was Deputy for four sessions after 
 the confederation of the three towns (Windsor, Hartford and Weth- 
 ersfield) into a colony in 1639. Afterward he was frequent 1\ a mem- 
 ber of both branches of the Gen'l Court. In 1637 he was a collector 
 of rates, and in connection with Cap't John Mason and Mr. Allen he 
 was ordered to go to Agawam (Springfield) and treat with the Indi- 
 ans of W^aronocke (Westfield) concerning the tribute toward the 
 charges (assessments) of our war. In 1637 he was a member of the 
 church in Wethersfield, snd one of its staunchest and most esteemed 
 supporters. Wethersfield, the oldest town in Connecticut, received 
 ■from Watertown its first considerable emigration in 1634. Pyquaug, 
 its Indian name, was changed in 1635 to Watertown, and later to 
 Wethersfield. The few persons known in the Wethersfield records as 
 the "adventurers" (i. e., occupants of lands not deriving their title from 
 town), were either in person, or by representatives, the settlers of 
 1634. Stiles, the historian, remarks : "The interesting question natu- 
 rally arises at this point, iclw were the hardy, we might almost say 
 reckless, persons who first established themselves here? The problem 
 is difficult of solution, and perhaps may never be settled beyond dis- 
 pute. It is conceded that they were a mere handful in numbers, prob- 
 ably not a dozen all told. There is little doubt that they were all from 
 Watertown, ]\Iass. A church had been organized there as early as 
 June, 1630. Under the leadership of Sir Richard Saltonstall, and the 
 spiritual care of Rev. George Phillips, both of whom, in company with 
 Governor Winthrop, had arrived there in June of that year." 
 
 It was not until May of the following year that they had the per- 
 mission of the General Court of Massachusetts "to remove whither they 
 pleased so they continue under this government." W^ethersfield's ex- 
 istence as a parish dates from the spring of 1636. The General Court 
 of Connecticut, at its first session, April 26, 1636, ratified and con- 
 firmed a dismissal of certain members of the Watertown (Mass.) 
 
34 THE REUNION 
 
 church, whidi had been g^ranted on the 29th of Marcli, 1635. The per- 
 sons thus (Hsmissed were: Andrew Ward, Rev. John Sherman, Robert 
 Reynolds. John Strickland. Jonas Weed and Robert Coe. 
 
 The first mentioned of this company was Andrew Ward. He was 
 one of the foremost men of the colony, and seems to have left Water- 
 town immediately after being admitted there as a freeman — May, 1634 
 — and come to Wethersfield. or else some other person, acting in his 
 interest, preceded him (he following in May. 1635) and took posses- 
 sion for him of 20 acres of the "Adventurers' Land." Prior to his re- 
 moval to Ripix)wanis (Stamford), in 1640, he sold these lands to 
 Robert Rose, who already held the same amount in his own right. So, 
 with these members of the Watertown church, our ancestor came to 
 Wethersfield. 
 
 Others, doubtless, were in the company, but these are mentioned as 
 the leaders. They were authorized to form anew in a church covenant 
 in Connecticut, and they pron^ised to renew the covenant, so the record 
 of the General Court says. Mr. Ward was one of the five members then 
 constituting that court. With the possible exception of Robert Rey- 
 nolds, the persons named formed the nucleus of the new ecclesiastical 
 society. 
 
 In 1637, when the General Court was divided into an upper and a 
 lower section, "Andrew Ward and William Swayne. Gentleman, became 
 members of the upper section." and hence may be said to have been 
 the first members of what would now be called the Senate, from Weth- 
 ersfield. 
 
 In the History of Connecticut, by Dr. Benjamin Trumbull, we find 
 the following notes : 
 
 "Mr. William Swayne, Mr. Thurston Raynor, Mr. Henry Smith, 
 Mr. .\ndrew Ward, Mr. Mitchell and Mr. John Deming were some of 
 tlK- chief men wlm scttkd the town of Wethersfield. These were the 
 civil and religious fathers of the colony. They formed its free and 
 hai)py constitution, were its legislators and some of the chief pillars of 
 the church .-nid commonwealth. They, with many others of the same 
 excellent character, employed their abilities and their estates for the 
 ])rosperity of the colony." 
 
 Speaking of the court which assembled in Hartford on Monday, 
 May I, 1637, he says: "As they were to deliberate on matters in which 
 the lives of the subjects and the very existence of the colony were con- 
 cerned, the towns for the first time sent committees. The spirited meas- 
 ures ado])ted by this court rmdcr tlie names of the members worthy of 
 
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 pcrjiettiation." The niai;"islraU's were Kosher Ludlow, ICsq., Mr. Welles, 
 Mr. Swain. Mr. Steele, Mr. 1 'helps and .Mr. Ward. 
 
 We now pass to the third period in the history of our aneestor. 
 which hegan with his removal from Wcthersfield to the town which is 
 now known as Stamford, Conn. In the Church of Christ to-day there 
 are, as the Scri])ture saith, "differences of administration," or, as we 
 should say, "diversity of talent." Some men are i)ccnliarly gifted as 
 leaders of spiritual thoui^ht ; others have talent for stimulating" and 
 turning into practical and elevating channels the social instinct of the 
 members ; others possess marked capacity for leadershi]) in new enter- 
 prizes. These last are the organizers, the men who assume and sustain 
 the executive burdens of every scheme looking to the welfare of their 
 particular church. 
 
 The same diversity of talent is observable in the men who perform 
 the duties of pioneers in the work of transforming rural settlements 
 into towns and towns into cities and cities into great centers of indus- 
 try. Some there are who seem to have developed very largely a love 
 for and skill in the building up of the waste places into habitable homes, 
 where men and women dwell in peace under the protection of just laws, 
 enforced by righteous rulers. 
 
 Andrew Ward seems to have had this intuitive love of town build- 
 ing. He was a great organizer. W'ise in counsel, energetic in advanc- 
 ing schemes for the development of the resources of new fields, and 
 possessing a personal magnetism which awoke enthusiasm in his enter- 
 prises and gained recruits for carying forward the plans which his fer- 
 tile brain had matured. 
 
 He was a leader in Watertown, a leader in Wethersfield, a leader 
 in Stamford, a leader in h^airfield. Wherever he cast his lot he as- 
 sumed the leadership — not boastfully, not in any sense arbitrarily, btit 
 by sheer force of persistency in getting things done and through the 
 recognition of his peculiar abilities by his fellowmen which invariably 
 followed. 
 
 The present town of Stamford was originally settled under the name 
 of "Wethersfield Men's Plantation." As was the case in his earlier 
 career, when he left Watertown to f«und a new habitation in Wethers- 
 field at the behest of the Bay Colony, so now, through negotiations with 
 the General Court of New Haven. Andrew Ward, in company with 
 others, becomes the founder of a new settlement. I quote from Dr. 
 Huntington's admirable history of Stamford, Conn. : 
 
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 'Ihc following- record of the decision of the General Court of New 
 Haven, held the 14th day of the ninth month, 1640, exhibits the title 
 under which the colonists were to take possession of their new domain: 
 ■'Whereas. Andrew Ward and Robert Coe. of \\'ethersfield, were deput- 
 ed by Wetherstield men. the 30th of the eighth month, commonl\- called 
 October, 1640. to treat at Xew Haven about the plantation lately pur- 
 chased by said town called TiKjuanis. which, being considered of. it was 
 agreed upon by the said court and justices aforesaid, that they shall 
 have the said plantation u])on the terms following: First, that they shall 
 repay uiUo tlie said town of Xew Haven all the charges which they 
 have disbursed about it. which comes to thirty-three pounds, as appears 
 by a note or schedule hereunto annexed ; secondly, that they shall re- 
 serve a fifth part of said plantation to be disposed of at the appointment 
 of this court to such desirable persons as may be expected, or as God 
 .sliall send hither, provided that if within one whole year such persons 
 do not come to till up those lots so reserved, that then it shall be free 
 for the said people to nominate and present to this court some persons 
 of their own choice, which may till up some of those lots so reserved, if 
 this court approves of them ; tbirdlw that they join in all points with 
 this plantation in the form of government here settled, according to 
 agreement, betwixt this court and Mr. Samuel Eaton about the planta- 
 tion of Totokett. These articles being read, together with Mr. Samuel 
 Eaton's agreement, in the hearing of the said parties, or deputies, it was 
 accepted by them, and in witness thereof they submitted their names 
 to the articles in the face of the court. 
 
 "The following passage is from the first book of the Stamford rec- 
 ords, defaced in some ])laces and wanting in others. The eflfaced por- 
 tions are here included in parentheses. The earlier records are all in 
 tile handwriting of Richard Law. The first ])aragra])h. which is a mere 
 title, was evidently inserted after the name of the settlement had been 
 changed. "164041. A townebo(ok of the) freeholders of the towue 
 (of Stamfcjrd as it) was afterwards called, but now l\i])])owam. con- 
 lay (njinig the acts) and conclusions of the comjianie of Wethersfifeld 
 men. to (begin a) removal thither this \\ inter. And al>o their most 
 inatcriale acts and agreenients, touching the place, how they came by 
 it. their rat(es) and accounts, their divisions and grants of land, and 
 records of every man's lands, and passages of land from one to an- 
 other. I'irst, these men whose names are underwritten have bound 
 tlienis( elves) under the paine of forfiture of 5 lb. ;i man. to goe or 
 >-cnde to Ripp(owam) to begin and proMcnte the designe o\ a planta- 
 
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 lion tluTc, by ye i6th o(f) May luxt, !';j rest, theire lainil)es, ihilhei" 
 by ye last of Novembe(r) 12 months, viz.: 
 
 ]\i Denton, 
 
 j\Ia .Antchell, 
 
 Thur Rainor, 
 
 Rob't Coe, 
 
 And \\'ar(l. and fifteen others.' " 
 
 Andrew Ward seems to have continued his municijial activities dur- 
 ing- his sojourn in Stamford. He was honored by the inliabitants of that 
 town in his election, first as constable, October 26, 1642. and later as 
 magistrate, which office he assumed October 27, 1646, and held for the 
 term of one year. He represented Stamford in the General Court of 
 New Haven Colony in 1644. 
 
 On the 27th of October, 164 1. he was with Francis Bell, Representa- 
 tive of Stamford, at Xew Haven, and both were admitted members 
 of the court and received the charge of freemen to treat with the court 
 ^bout the plantation (Toquams, or Stamford), lately purchased. 
 
 At the assembling of the General Court at Xew Haven, April 15, 
 1643. ^''^^ letter was presented, written in the name of freeplanters, in- 
 f^oducing Capt. John Underbill and Richard Gildersleeve as deputies 
 to the court at Stamford, at the same time recjuesting that a magistrate 
 might be chosen for the better administration of the prudential afifairs 
 of that town. He, with Rob't Coe, was appointed to assist at the next 
 ''.leneral Court of Election at New Haven, in counsel and advice for the 
 more comely carrying on of public afifairs. He was again elected one 
 of the Deputies from Stamford to the General Court of New Haven in 
 1644 and 1646. At the same time Andrew Ward, George Hull and 
 William Beardsley, of Stamford, were nominated as assistants to join 
 with the magistrates for the execution of justice in the towns of Con- 
 necticut by the seaside. He purchased Simon Hoyt's lot, west of Hyde 
 Pond, which he sold in 1653 to Edward Adams, and purchased from 
 Alexander Bryan, the same year, Thomas Newton's home and house 
 lot on the Ludlow Square. He was one of the most important and 
 influential men in Fairfield. His death occurred at the latter place in 
 1659. 
 
 The will of Andrew Ward, dated Fairfield, June 8, 1659, is as fol- 
 lows : 
 
 "The last will and testament of Andrew Ward, situate and living in 
 Fairfield, being at present, through mercy, well both in mind and mem- 
 ory, yet not knowing how the Lord may deal with mee. I therefore 
 
38 THE REUNION 
 
 commit nn soul to God that gave it, and my l)o(ly to a comely btiriall. 
 And for all my estate as followetli : All our debts first p:>.y"d. lmi:)rimis. 
 1 o-ive unto Ester, mv beloved wife, fortv pounds, to be pay'd out of my 
 movable estate, and one-third part of all my lands and housing in Fair- 
 field during her widowhood ; but in case a second marriage be i>er- 
 formed then to possess noe part of the said housing or land any longer, 
 but mv will is, a third part of what the said lands may be indifferently 
 judged to be rented per annum shall be i)ay'd unto her use during her 
 life. 2. I give unto my sonn, John, fiftx- iinunds. to be pay'd unto him 
 at the age of one and twenty years. 3. I give unto my daughter, Sarah. 
 forty pounds, to be pay'd within one year after her marriage. 4. I give 
 unto my daughter. Abigail, forty pounds, (o be ])ay"(l unto her at the 
 age of eighteen years. 5. I give unto Andrew and Samuel all my 
 housing and lands, with such rights and dues that doth belong, as an in- 
 stallment, equally to be divided when the eldest commeth to the age of 
 one and twenty. .And what improvenunt can be made before the said 
 Andrew commeth to the age of one and twenty, to be equally, to be 
 divided between them. And what imi^rovement can be made of my 
 sonn Samuel's part before be comn^eth to be twenty-one years of age, 
 t(j be for his proper use. .And at twenty-one years of age to enjoy the 
 full proi:)riety. according to the promises, yet not at all molesting or hin- 
 dering my wife's thirds during her widdowhood ; and in case any of my 
 two sonns Andrew and Samuel dye before they come to age of one 
 and twenty, as aforesaid, then my will tb.at the survivor shall enjoy all 
 that is due to both. 6. And. farther. m\ w ill is that what doth remayn 
 of my movable estate after all debts and legacies be pay'd. shall equally 
 be divided between my two sonns. Andrew and Samuel. 
 
 7. And for the rest of my children, they have received their full por- 
 tions already, except my sonn Edmond, who, if he come to this jdace. 
 my will is that out of my two younger sons, Andrew and Samuel's, 
 portions, there may be ])ay'd twenty pounds. In witness to the prem- 
 ises that this is my true and last will, rexoking all others, 1 have here- 
 unto subscribed my name ( ibo written all by my owne hand). 
 
 AndkI'.w Wakd. 
 
 This will was jirobated at a session of the court held ai l'"airfield 
 the 20th day of ( )ctobrr. 1659. Tlu' inventory of the estate was ex- 
 hiliited to the court and attested b\ the widow, bister \\'ar(l. There 
 being no executor mentioned in tbr w ill. the court duly a])]M^inted Ester 
 Ward anfl William Ward, the son of Andrew, as bis administrators. 
 'i"he invctUory showerl the estati' to be \alued at the sum of £242 los. 
 
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 Thus ended the hfe of this good man, whom we, his descendants, even 
 to the eii;"hth and nintli j^^cneration, do this day honor. His career was 
 an evenlful one. C nxcrin^ a i)i.ri(id of only threescore years, it left 
 ils impress Uj)on fonr distinct communities. The records of W'ater- 
 lown. W'ethersficld, Staniford and i'^airtield. each in turn bear witness 
 to the valued services of Andrew Ward. His abilities, quickly recog- 
 nized, secured for him honorable position, placed him in the front ranks 
 and singled him out as a man whose fitness to represent his constituents 
 honorably and with discretion was unchallenged. Unfortunately, we 
 have no written statements and very few traditions upon which to base 
 an estimate of his domestic life. There is likewise a paucity of detail 
 as regards his religions and ecclesiastical life ; but in the absence of posi- 
 tive information touching these matters, the whole career of the man 
 points unerringly to a beautiful home life and a consistent daily walk 
 and conversation. As an ofiice-bearer in the church he undoubtedl} 
 brought to the duties of his office the same honest purpose, discriminat- 
 ing judgment and tireless zeal in service which marked his career in 
 secular affairs. 
 
 Would that some cotemporary of our distinguished ancestor were 
 here to-day to draw us within the inner circle of that life, whose out- 
 ward development was so fruitful of good to his fellowmen, so genial 
 in its companionships, so honest and painstaking in its conduct of busi- 
 ness and legislative pursuits, so intense in its application to duty. 
 
 In the light of this noble career, this brief biography seems indeed 
 10 fall far short of the possibilities of the task assigned me. I can only 
 say that the honor of representing Andrew Ward upon this occasion 
 Vv^as unsolicited. Only the urgent request of the Reunion Committee, 
 coupled with a sense of duty to the Association which has honored me 
 v\ith a place among its office-bearers, could have determined me to 
 accept the appointment and undertake a task for which so many other 
 members of our body have superior qualifications. 
 
 With heartfelt tribute to the distinguished virtues of our honored 
 j^ncestor, I pass to a brief consideration of the generation which imme- 
 diately followed: "The Children of Andrew Ward." 
 
 In his valuable history Savage gives a list of the nine children of 
 Andrew Ward, following its recital with these significant words, "of 
 not one of whom is the date of birth known, except Andrew's (1647)." 
 After careful examination of genealogical data contained in local and 
 State histories, biographical volumes and private papers, I have found 
 nothing to coutradict that statement. I'.ut. while we may not be certain 
 
40 THE REUNION 
 
 of the exact year of birth of any of these cliilih'eii save the one men- 
 tioned, we may nnquestionably deterniine upon the a])]n-oximate aq^es of 
 at least several of them. Amono^ the MMS. papers of W. l-anand 
 l-"elch I find these interesting conclusions : 
 
 "Xo record of births of the children (if Andrew Ward is found in 
 W'ethersheld. All earl\- records there were destroyed, probably about 
 die time of the massacre. It is ];robable that idl the children were born 
 in this countr\-. unless ];erln])s b'dmond. jolin, of Middletown, died 
 i^iSj, and his first child was born ih()^, at which time he must have been 
 about twenty-seven years old, since, in his father's will, he is a minor, 
 hence born after 1638, or not quite twenty-one at Andrew, senior's, 
 c'eath. 
 
 "Abigail was not eighteen in i'^>59; heme born about 1641. Sarah 
 was about nineteen or twenty then, old enough at least to be engaged 
 (to be married), as per Andrew's will: hence born 1639 ^r 1640. 
 
 "As for Ann. I conceive ber to be one of the elder children, by this 
 time settled in life as the wife of Caleb Nichols. 
 
 "Either she or Mary must have been next to Edmond ; hence about 
 twenty-three or twenty-four in 1659. 1 would place these two daugh- 
 ters between Edmond and John, but do not know which is the older. 
 John would then come next, yet a minor in iC)5»;. 
 
 "Next to John probably came Sarah, born about 1(^)39. and married 
 soon after .Andrew's death to Nathaniel Ihirr. Next, probablv Abigail. 
 about eighteen in 1659. Here I find a break, for about this time An- 
 drew, senior, removed from Wethersfield. 
 
 Some ])lace William in this break, born about 1645. ^^'^'^ <''c^' i/Oi. 
 aged fifty-six. but not named in the will. 
 
 "Next comes Andrew, we know born in 1*^)47. Next comes Samuel, 
 these two the seemingly favorefl sons of .\ndrew. mere bovs of ten or 
 twelve." 
 
 1 lind dial iluTf ba> been a long and indecisive controversv as re- 
 gards the ages of .\ndre\v Ward's children. Particularly is this true of 
 the elder children. In the multi])licity of views there seems to be no 
 loom for a common agreement, and since it is a matter of minor im- 
 I»ortance, after all. the o])inions of all thes(.> writers iiiav well be ])laced 
 side by side. Ka\ing each descendant to form his or her own con- 
 clusions. 
 
 In regard to the children of Andrew Ward, we seem to be almost 
 as much in the dark as regards certain imiiortant particulars, as in the 
 case of their worthy sire. Ilrief staUnunls lure and there, scattered 
 
THH KKl'NION 41 
 
 throu<:]^h many local histories and l)i(ig;ra])hies, arc in several instances the 
 only sources of information w c possess. l'^)rtunalcly, tln' n mi'cs of the 
 persons who were united in marriage ti> the sons and (laughters of 
 Andrew Ward haw all hcen ];rcserve(l, and in most cases the date of 
 marriage is also attainable. 
 
 JMentioning the children in what is probably the correct order as to 
 i;ge, we find the following to be the matrimnnial alliances: 
 
 Edmund married Mary Hunt. 
 
 William married Deborah Lockwood. 
 
 Ann married Caleb Xichols. 
 
 Mary married John Burr. 
 
 John married Mary Harris. 
 . Sarah married Nathaniel lUirr. 
 
 Abigail married Moses Dimon. 
 
 Andrew married Tryal Meigs. 
 
 Samuel married (i) Alice Ogden ; (2) Mrs. Hannah Xichols, 
 widow of Jonathan Nichols. 
 
 The mere repetition of the names of these families with which the 
 children of Andrew Ward made alliance seems at once to link more 
 closely the men and women of the present with the old b'airfield ancestor. 
 The Hunts. lUtrrs. Nichols, Dimons, Meigs, Lockwoods and Ogdens are 
 all of to-day, the representatives of large and intiuential families in New 
 England, in the Empire State and in many other States of the Union, 
 so that from this time on we begin to think of individuals rather than 
 of families, and our path is hedged about by the difificulty of discrim- 
 inating between the descendants of a worthy ancestor, very many of 
 whom, though deserving of personal mention, must be omitted in a 
 paper such as this, owing to its necessary limitations, both as to time 
 and space. In a general way I may say of the immediate family of 
 Andrew Ward that they were men and w^omen of sterling qualities, 
 who by their happy marriages became the fathers and mothers of 
 equally deserving families. I have not been able to learn very much 
 about these children. A few data relating to their settlements in life 
 and their appointment to various of^ces of trust, with the statement of 
 their marriages, the names of the persons to whom they were wedded, 
 the names and dates of birth of their children, is abcjut all that I have 
 been able to find concerning them. 
 
 And now, having fairly started the family upon their several careers, 
 what shall I more say? In the language of Scripture, time would fail 
 me to tell of the men and women who came after them. Here is a 
 
42 THE RKl'NIOX 
 
 family circle, inchidini^ the ancestor, Andixw Ward, bis children and 
 g^randchildren, nunihering sixty sonls. A reniarkalili' ixliilitinn, tnd\! 
 So far a? I have been able to learn from the com])relH'nsive notes I have 
 gathered, only one man among all his descendants had so large a circle 
 of children and grandchildren. This was Dr. Levi ^^'ard, of Roches- 
 ter, N. Y. ; son of Deacon Levi \\'ard of Killingworth, Conn, : son of 
 Peter Ward, of Killingworth ; son of Peter Ward, of KillingworLh ; son 
 of Andrew \\ ard, Jr.. of KellingworUi, who was a son of Andrew and 
 Hester Ward of Fairfield. This Levi had thirteen children and fifty-six 
 grandchildren. 
 
 To return to llie chihlren of .\n::rew Wrrd. F.dnmnd removed to 
 Wi'stchester County. X. Y., manor of h'ordbam. He was out of the 
 county before A])ril 12. 1694. 
 
 * Ensign William settled in Fairfield, purchasing the Perry liouse and 
 lot of Dr. Thomas Pell's heirs, on the Xewton Square, next adjoining 
 that of Rev. Samuel W'akeman. 
 
 I have nothing concerning cny of the daughters after their mar- 
 riages, except a few items relative to a Iministratorships and other legal 
 affairs. 
 
 John, of Middletown, married a wife in Rowdey, Mass., an;! was 
 made freeman in 1667. 
 
 Andrew was made freeiran in 1668. He married the daughter of 
 John Meigs, of Guilford, Conn. This wrs the J<'hn },'eigs wdio was 
 sent on horseba'rk b}- night to Xew Llaven b}" Gov. Lcete to warn the 
 Regicides that the pursuivants were on their trail, the distance being 
 about eighteen miles through a dense forest. 
 
 Sergeant Sanmel. the youngest child, moved to h^astchcfter, West- 
 chester County. X. Y. From this time on the families became scat- 
 tered. I should say. in a general way, that the descendants of six of 
 the children — viz.. William and Job:\ Ann Xi'diols. Alary and Sarah 
 Rurr and Ahigail I )imon — remained in Xt'w I'jigland. 
 
 The desceixlants of F.d.rnmd and Sanmel became \\'estchester 
 County and New York City people, while the descendants of Andrew, 
 
 * Williimi Ward was made freetiiaii on Mav 31, 1657. On March 4. l()7.i-6, according to page 10 
 of the Fairfu-ld I'rohatc Record of that period', an inventory ' f the estate of "Knsign William 
 Ward, deceased." was m;i(le ()\it, showinji his property to anonnt to £Sij.S 1 1-9. An Knsijjn was a 
 commissioned officer, holding; his powers from the (Governor and I. egislattire. He is referred to 
 aicaiii hy the same title on j)ajie 14 of Volume III of the Colonial Reci rds of Connicticnt. in a 
 passaue wliich relates to his services in King Philip's War, dnrinjj which it is iniderstood he was 
 killed. 
 
 On the f)ther hand, the Conncil at Hartford on Jan\iary 14, i'>7.s-6, ordered that a certain 
 "Serjeant William W.-ird" shonld ru to Xew I.,ondon to attend on some wonuded men (CoIoni;'l 
 Records. II. 400). It is this other Willi.'im that Mrs. Schenck «ot liold of and concluded to be a 
 surnerm. By that timt- there were various William Wards nearer H.irtford, at Middletown and 
 elsewhere, than the luisinn of I'"airfi<ld, who was son of .Xnilrew Ward. In letter Irom Hmery 
 McCintock. New York. 
 
Jr., emigrating- to what was tlKii the fmnt'.er Louniry of western Xew 
 York, settled in Erie, (ienesee and .Mcnr; e ("our.ties and were among 
 llie founders of Buffalo, Roelesler and Dthu- jla'.H's in that jiart of the 
 State. Later on there were rej)resent;'' i\'es of all these houses in the 
 western States, and to-day the descendants of Andrew Ward are iiroh- 
 ably to be found in every State of the L'nion. 
 
 It were easy to single out from among these numerous descendants 
 men and women of exce]:tional ability who by their achievements have 
 secured world-wide recognition. In the lields of science, literature, art, 
 and among the ranks of great soldiers, statesmen and ])hilanthroi)ists. 
 may be found the names of those who were and are proud to claim An- 
 drew Ward of Fairfield as tlieir ancestor. 
 
 But I am reminded by th.e Reunion Committee that the theme as- 
 signed me covers onl\- the earlier generations of the family and that a 
 paper upon the men and women of this lineage of the nineteenth century 
 mtist be reserved till another meeting. Permit me, then, to depart so 
 far from my instructions as to call attention to one or two incidents 
 which, because of their peculiar relation to the historic ground upon 
 which we stand to-day must prove of exceptional interest. 
 
 Two monuments in the cemetery near by claim our attention. The 
 first bears this inscription : At the top of the stone are the initials A. G. 
 Then follow these lines: "This stone is erected by Jason (iould, in 
 memory of his honored father. Col. Abram Gould, who fell in defense 
 of his country at Ridgefield, April 27, 1777. aged 44 years, and of his 
 deceased brothers, John IUut Gould, died at sea, June 2, 1781, aged 20 
 years ; Hezekiah Gould, w ho was drowned at New York October 30. 
 1789, aged 30 years, and Daniel Gould, who was drowned on the coast 
 of France, December 28, 1796, aged 20 years." 
 
 In commenting upon this unique stone, Kate E. Perry, of the old 
 and distinguished Perry family, in Fairfield, in her little brochure, en- 
 titled "The Old Burying Ground of I'airfield." has this to say : 
 
 "Col. Abraham Gould was killed on his horse, and his body was 
 brought home on horseback for burial. His sword, which was a straight 
 silver mounted and three-cornered one, was fov.nd stained with the 
 enemv's blood. It is now in the possession of a great-^^randson. Abram 
 Gould Jennings, of Brooklyn, N. Y. His s?sh and coPt were deposited 
 in the Trumbull gallery at Xew Haven. 
 
 "Hezekiah Gould, whose name ai4:)ears u])on the mommient. was 
 walking on a plank from the wharf to the vessel in Xew York, when 
 the end" resting on the vessel fell, and he struck on his breast and was 
 drowned."' 
 
44 TllERErNION 
 
 You will already lia\c siirniistd that 1 air. (Iire:ting }t)ur attention to 
 a family associated with our own ancestors. Abram Gould w'as the hus- 
 band of Elizabeth lUirr. the i^reat-granddar.glter of Andrew Ward. 
 The distinguished family of Goulds in Xew ^'ork and Connecticut are 
 thus within the Ward family circle. The other significant tablet bears 
 the following inscription: "Sacred to the n-emory of Henry Mar- 
 (luand. born July 8, 1737. on the Island of ( 'r.iernsey. and died July 
 12, 1772, after a residence of eleven years in An^erica. This stone, 
 erected to conunemorate his memory by his only son, Isaac Marquand, 
 Jul} 4. 1808. Also in memory of Gurdon Leyniiui Alar(|uand, son of 
 Isaac and Mabel Marquand. born September. iSoi. and died May 
 15. 1805." 
 
 Concerning the above tlie writer referred to n^akes this comment : 
 
 "Henry Marquand married the widow of Capt. John Redfield. The 
 Irtter built the 'Colonial House." at present occupied by Mr. D. ^\. 
 Redfield. Henry ^larquand prob'»bly died in this house. His son. 
 Isaac, married Mabel, daughter of Peter Perry. Esq. They were the 
 parents of Frederick Marquand. founder of Marquand Chapel at Y?.le 
 ('ollege, New Haven, and Henry G. Marquand. founder of Marquand 
 Cliapel at Princeton University, Princeton, N. J. There were eleven 
 children, of whom the above named are identified witli the financial and 
 educational interests of the country. 
 
 Isaac Marquand, mentioned above, was the Imsband of Mabel Perry. 
 The latter was the great-great-great-grandchild of .Xi^drew Ward. The 
 family of Marquands in New York and Xew England, distinguished 
 alike in financial and educational circles, are thus seen to be within the 
 Ward family household. 
 
 Among the distinguished sons of .\ndre\v Ward, the n-nne of one 
 whose manhood days were passed far fror.i the scenes of his boyhood 
 must not be forgotten. William Ward w^s [^'•e great-great-great-great- 
 grandson of Andrew- Ward, and alsn ilu' tiflli in llie line of "Williams." 
 who descended in regular succession from W illiain W ard. of Litchfield, 
 Conn. He was a bniihcr of the l)e-nitifnl old ]ad\'. .Mrs. Mar\- Ward 
 
 P.illings, to whom rc-frrcnce is made in the opening sentence of this 
 paper. 
 
 In his pamphlet, entitled "William Ward, a Mississippi Poet h"n- 
 titled to Distinction." Prof. Dabney Li])scoml), of the t'niversity of 
 Mississippi, has this to say: "A gentleman of advanced age. rii)e cul- 
 lure and extensive knowledge of the literature of tlu' State was asked. 
 ' A'ho is the best poet Mississip] i Ins ■:roduced?' l'roiu])ll\- he rejilied. 
 'William Ward, of Macon.' " 
 
THE REUNION 45 
 
 Let me. as an apjiropriatc conclusion ti> this |)a|)cr. flircct your 
 minds to the beaiUiful sentiments of this hrlowd hrotlicr. W'ilham 
 Ward, a son ot northern soil, who lo\r(l .-dikr the Xrw hji^land of his 
 lioyhood and the Mississippi of his manhood. 
 
 GETT\'Sr.l'RG. 
 1863. 
 
 We see those sjjlendid cohnnns swee]) 
 
 Across the tield. Men hold their hreath ; 
 
 Before them frowns the sullen steep ; 
 Before and near is life or death. 
 
 Tliey ?re not such cis break and Hy ; 
 
 Xo laggards droop, no cowards quail. 
 Those only pause who drop and die 
 
 Beneath that storm of leaden hail. 
 
 Tis sunset. For the Blue a gleam 
 ( )f glory fills the dying day: 
 
 l'>om clouds above that sunset stream 
 Another glorv for the Grav. 
 
 1887. 
 Thev meet again — not steel to steel. 
 
 But hr^nd to hind and breast to breast. 
 Hailed by the '^annon's peaceful peal — 
 
 The i)lue the host, the Gray the guest. 
 
 And so they share, the brave and true, 
 The glory of that fateful day ; 
 
 The Gray the glory of the T'lue. 
 The Blue the glory of the Gray. 
 
 ;Jc ^ -f= 
 
 'Tis sunset. From yon heaven away 
 Fades every golden purple hue : 
 
 O'er host and guest the twilight gray 
 Blends with the evening sky of blue. 
 
46 TMK KKrNION 
 
 Tiic next number upon the program was then announced. 
 \'ocaI Selections — 
 
 ( a ) \\ lien Love is Gone Hawley 
 
 ( b ) i>e(louin Love Song Hawley 
 
 Mr. C. r.. Hawley, New ^'ork City. 
 The sele;:tions were finely rendered. 
 
 The Secretary read the 
 
 Report of the monument Committee 
 
 Bufifalo, N. Y., May 8. 10105. 
 
 To the Association of the Descendants of Andrew Ward, in Reunion at 
 
 Fairfield, Conn., for the Memorial Committee appointed at the 
 
 meeting in New York City, June 21. 1904: 
 
 Each of the fifteen members of the Committee was asked these 
 questions, viz.: i. Should the Association attempt to erect a monu- 
 ment? 2. What should be its character? 3. What should be its ex- 
 pense, and how shall the expense be met? 
 
 The replies indicate interest and desire to co-operate in what may 
 be undertaken. As to character, a member of the Committee sug- 
 gests: "A plain durable stone, with a suitable inscription." The cost 
 can be determined only by the amount which the members of the Asso- 
 ciation shall make available. 
 
 It is recommended that the Association at its present meeting de- 
 cide definitely upon the (juestion of undertaking to erect a monument. 
 If it is decided to go ahead, decide, so far as practical)le, its location and 
 character. And here it is recommended that the location l)e in Fairfield, 
 (/onn.. and that it be a j)lain. durable stone, with a suitable inscription. 
 
 As to the exj>ense, have the members of the Association at this meet- 
 ing subscribe what they will give, and direct that a circular be pre- 
 i^ared promj)tly and sent to all other members, asking subscri])tions. 
 fixing a definite data within whi -h su])scr!])tions can be received. 
 
 Direct your ^lemorial Committee to carr}- out the wishes of the 
 Association in the matter. Appoint, as chairman of this Committee, 
 some one at or near Fairfield (iualilie(l to personally direct the location 
 and erection of the monument, thr work to be done as soon as ])os- 
 sible after the money re(|uired shall be subscribed. .Xud that a suitable 
 nv'in for chairman of this Committee may be appointed, the present 
 chairman hereby asks leave to resign. 1^'raternally sul>mitted. 
 
 HFA'KY W.VRD, Chairman Memorial Committee. 
 
THK RKl'NION .^- 
 
 The above rqjort was received and placed upim tile. Consideration 
 of the reconiniendalii)ns presented in the report was ijostixuu'd. owinf:^ 
 to the lateness of the hour. 
 
 \ ocal Selection — 
 
 A Rose Fable Hawley 
 
 Miss Ruth Ward. 
 
 The rendering- of this number evoked great ap]ilause, and Miss 
 Vv'ard responded to the encore. 
 
 A vote of thanks was then tendered to the ladies of the Congrega- 
 tional Church of I-'airfield for their delightful entertainnKiit ; lo the 
 Fairfield Historical Society for the use of their building ; to the singers 
 who favored us with choice music, and to the committees who worked 
 so assiduously for the success of the meeting. 
 
 After the singing of the Doxology the Reunion came to a close. 
 
 notes 
 
 It is only fair to state that the success of the meeting w'as largely 
 due to the very efficient Reunion Committee. The thanks of the /\sso- 
 ciation are specially due to Mr. Frederick Meigs Ward, the chairman of 
 the Committee, whose untiring and judicious efiforts contributed to the 
 harmony and orderliness which were such a marked feature of the 
 occasion. He was ably assisted by the other members of the Com- 
 mittee. 
 
 The Secretary particularly requests that members send to him with- 
 out delay all notices of births, marriages, deaths, change of address, 
 honors conferred, etc., among the members of the Association. The 
 chairman of the Executive Committee has issued a circular, asking sub- 
 scriptions from the members to provide for expenses of publication, 
 etc. Responses are being received, with cordial expressions of encour- 
 agement, accompanied by subscriptions, but many have failed as yet to 
 reply. Let every member assist in keeijing the Association up to high- 
 water mark. The Reunion pamphlet alone cost more than 50 cents a 
 copy. Members wall please note that it is issued without charge. 
 
 Alexander Meigs Ward, of New Haven, was the "Patriarch" of the 
 Reunion. He bore the honor gracefully and was the recipient of cordial 
 congratulation. One more year and he will be fourscore and ten. May 
 he live to attend many more Reunions of the Association. 
 
 An artistic monogram of the Association was exhibited at the recent 
 meeting. It is here reproduced in the exact size. These monograms 
 (pins for the dress or vest) may be obtained by order from the Sec- 
 retary. Prices: Solid gold, $2.40; rolled gold, $1.40; silver, $1.40. 
 
4S THK REUNION 
 
 Alenil)cis are advised It) keep tlie eireulars, liacls^es, iirot^rams. jjani- 
 phlets. ete., of the Association, as they wiU be issued frequently, and 
 will be valued as sotivenirs. 
 
 It will be noted that the Secretary-Treasurer has moved to New 
 York City. 
 
 Attention is called to the fact that every descendant of Andrew 
 Ward is eligible to membershi]) in the Association and will receive cor- 
 dial welcome. Initiation fee. one dollar. Address 
 
 George K. Ward, Treasurer. 
 453 \\\ 123rd St., Xew York Citv. 
 
 notice 
 
 You are requested kindly to acknowledge receipt 
 of this report by postal card to the Secretar^^ 
 
In Itlettioriam 
 
 l\relvina A. Ward Stone was burn July 12, 1840. her parents 
 beini^- Abner and lluldab (Sykes) Ward, who came from New 
 England and settled in Bergen, Genesee County, N. Y., in 1817, 
 where they raised a family of fourteen children, of whom Mrs. 
 Stone was the youngest. Her father. Abner Ward, was a native 
 of Killingworth, Conn. In her youthful days she was noted for 
 her sunny temper, her vivacity and ready wit. always attracting 
 many to her presence. Her life was full of vicissitudes, which she 
 met with Qiristian fortitude, until she passed peacefully away at her 
 home in Galesburg, 111., May 12, 1905, about one year after she 
 joined this Association. Mrs. Stone was four times married. Her 
 first husband was George Andrew Shader. She next married 
 Ezra Ferris Hubbard. Her third husband was James Gilray, and 
 the last E. C. Stone, M. D., of Galesburg, 111. 
 
 Dr. Stone survives her. and she also leaves two sons, Howard 
 Wnrd Shader, of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and George Clayton 
 Shader. of Petaluma, Cal. T. W. S. 
 
 Resolutions upon the death of Thomas Cooke Wordin : 
 Whereas, Our Heavenly Father, through His divine providence, 
 has removed from this earthly sphere to a higher life our former mem- 
 ber, friend and brother, Thomas Cooke Wordin, it is herebv 
 
 Resolved : That the Andrew W^ard Association deeply mourns the 
 loss of an honored ofificer and charter member, who was ever faithful to 
 its interests, and by his many sterling qualities, sincere and estimable 
 character, was recognized as a worthy representative of an old and 
 distinguished New^ England family. It is further 
 
 Resolved, That these resolutions be recorded in the books of the 
 Association and a copy of the same be forwarded by the Secretary to 
 the family. 
 
 James R. Burroughs, 
 Samuel H. Wheeler, 
 Howard H. Knapp, 
 
 Committee. 
 
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