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Lt. Col. SAMUEL WARD (1725
- 1776)
WARD, Samuel,
a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., May
27, 1725; educated privately; settled in Westerly, R.I., in 1745; engaged
in agricultural pursuits; member of the general assembly 1756-1759; one of
the founders of Rhode Island College (now Brown University), Providence,
R.I., in 1756; chief justice of Rhode Island in 1761 and 1762; Governor
under the royal charter in 1762, 1763, and 1765-1767; trustee of Brown
University 1764-1776; Member of the Continental Congress 1774-1776; died
in Philadelphia, Pa., March 26, 1776; interment in the churchyard of the
First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in the Old Cemetery,
Newport, R.I., in 1860.
Bibliography Ward, Samuel. Correspondence of
Governor Samuel Ward, May 1775-March 1776, with a Biographical
Introduction, Based Chiefly on the Ward Papers Covering the Period
1725-1776, edited by Bernhard Knollenberg; and Genealogy of the Ward
Family: Thomas Ward, Son of John, of Newport and Some of His Descendants,
Compiled by Clifford P. Monahon. Providence, R.I.: Rhode Island
Historical Society, 1952.
Source:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Samuel Ward (May, 1762 - May, 1763; May, 1765 - May,
1767) b. May 27, 1725 in Newport, RI d. March 26, 1776 in Philadelphia,
PA buried: Common Ground Cemetery, Newport (NT003) reinterred from
First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA in March 1860. //more//
Samuel Ward Governor of Rhode Island 1762,
1765-67
Written by April Coggins
for the
Rhode Island USGenWeb Project
Samuel Ward was born at Newport, Rhode Island, on the
27th May, 1715. He was the second son of Richard Ward, who was Governor of
Rhode Island in 1741 and 1742, and the grandson of Thomas Ward, who came
to this country during the time of Charles II., and who died in Rhode
Island in 1689, a highly esteemed and respectable citizen. //more//
Inventory of the Estate of Samuel Ward, Governor of
Rhode Island and Continental Congressman who presided over the Committee
of the Whole in the decision to appoint George Washington as Commander in
Chief. Had he not died of smallpox in March of 1776, he would have been a
signer of the Declaration of Independence.
There were eleven 7 x 15 manuscript ledger pages (5
printed both sides) outlining the inventory of his home. Each line item is
valued for estate purposes. On the last page, Joseph Crandal logs in the
recording date of May 10, 1776. //more//
S amuel Ward Sr. was born 25 May 1725 in Newport, Rhode
Island, a son of Richard Ward and Mary Tillinghast of Rhode Island, was a
member of the Continental Congress. He died in Philadelphia before he had
the opportunity to sign the Declaration of Independence. His son Samuel
Jr. was an officer in the Revolutionary War and the family is associated
with the family of General Nathaniel Greene.
Samuel became one of the most prominent citizens of Rhode Island and
held about every major office in the colony. He graduated from Harvard
College in 1733.
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