According to Donald Lines Jacobus, HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE FAMILIES OF OLD FAIRFIELD: Dr. William2 (Andrew1) WARD (b. abt 1631; d. bef Mar 4, 1674/75), son of Andrew and Hester/Esther (SHERMAN) WARD; m Deborah LOCKWOOD (b. Oct 12, 1636; d. unk), dau of Robert and Susannah (NORMAN?) LOCKWOOD. Widow Deborah (LOCKWOOD) WARD m2 abt 1675 John TOPPING. Dr. William and Deborah (LOCKWOOD) WARD had issue child Esther/Hester. Esther/Hester3 (William2, Andrew1) WARD m1 Ebenezer HAWLEY (b. Sep 17, 1654; d. 1681), son of Joseph and Katherine (BIRDSEYE) HAWLEY, issue - Elizabeth and William; m2 Oct 17, 1682, Ephraim NICHOLS (b. Dec 16, 1657; d. 1690), son of Isaac NICHOLS, issue - Ignatius, Disborow and Esther; m3 Nov 16, 1691, Eliphalet HILL (d. bef 1695), son of William and Elizabeth (JONES) HILL, issue - William and Eliphalet; m4 Jan 20, 1695/96 Robert LORD, issue - Mary, Abigail, Sarah, Robert and Ebenezer. --- Scott Foster In a message dated 5/28/01 9:30:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time, gencon@harborside.com writes: > This is what I have on the BURR ~ > WAKEMAN ~ GOODYEAR ~ WARD surnames- > > Rev. Samuel WAKEMAN and Hannah GOODYEAR were my 9th great grandparents. > > John 3) BURR'S father Nathaniel 2) BURR md for his 2nd wife my 7th gr > Grandmother, Hannah GOODYEAR the widow of Rev Samuel WAKEMAN, my 9th gr > grandfather. > > John 3) BURR'S mother was Sarah 2) WARD, his father Nathaniel 2) BURR'S > first wife. > > John 3) BURR'S mother Sarah 2) WARD, was the d/o Andrew 1) WARD and > Esther/Hester SHERMAN - Sarah's sister Mary 2) WARD md John 2) BURR the > brother of Nathaniel 2) BURR. > > William 2) WARD was the brother of Sarah 2) and Mary 2) WARD, the children > of Andrew 1) WARD- William 2) WARD'S widow Esther (..) WARD md2) 1678 > Ebenezer HAWLEY who died 1681 leaving 2 children William and Elizabeth > HAWLEY - who md1) > Capt Joseph WAKEMAN and md2) John 3) BURR... > > I have also found that Esther was William 2) WARD'S daughter - so I am not > sure about if she was the widow or dau of William 2) WARD - do you know? > > John BURR'S wife was Elizabeth HAWLEY the d/o Ebenezer HAWLEY & Esther 2) > WARD. Elizabeth was married first to my 8th gr grand uncle Captain Joseph > WAKEMAN - they were parents of 9 children [see below] > > John BURR'S step mother was Hannah [GOODYEAR] WAKEMAN- BURR > > Elizabeth [HAWLEY] WAKEMAN'S 2nd husband John BURR'S step mother, was > Elizabeth [HAWLEY] WAKEMANS mother-in-law. > > and around and around it goes... :~] IF your not confused by now - I don't > know why, cuz I am~ Whew! > > > John BURR > b 02 May 1673, Fairfield,CT, > d. 13 June 1750, Stratford, Fairfield, > Connecticut. > bur Old Burying Ground Stratford > md 1727 Fairfield, Fairfield, CT. > TO > Elizabeth Hawley [widow of Capt. Joseph > WAKEMAN s/o Rev Samuel WAKEMAN & > Hannah GOODYEAR > b. 06 May 1679, Fairfield, CT, > d. 18 August 1753, Fairfield, CT > > Will of Elizabeth Burr, widow, dated 28 June 1753, proved 27 Aug 1753. > > Elizabeth & Captain Joseph WAKEMAN had > the following children all born Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut- they were > my 1c9r - > > 1. Ebenezer b 1 Jan 1699 > bp 12 Mar 1698/1699 > 2. Catherine bp 21 Apr 1700 > 3. Elizabeth bp 19 Apr 1702 > 4. Joseph bp 14 May 1704 > 5. Jabez bp 10 Mar 1705/1706 > 6. Samuel bp 30 Jan 1708/1709 > 7. Mary bp 23 July 1710 > 8. Samuel bp 1 Nov 1713 > 9. Stephen bp 10 Mar 1717 > > Elizabeth had no issue by her 2nd marriage.