Hester Sherman
- Born: Bef 1 Apr 1606, Dedham, Essex, England
- Christened: 1 Apr 1606, Dedham, Essex, England 74
- Marriage: Andrew Ward on 1 Feb 1619 in Woodbury, Conneticut. British American Colonies
- Died: 28 Feb 1666 or 28 Feb 1677, Fairfield, Connecticut about age 6474
 Another name for Hester was Esther Sherman.
Noted events in her life and other information:
• Children:
• Isabella Ward b. Abt 1621 in of Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
• Esther Ward b. Abt 1623 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
• Edmund Ward b. Abt 1628 in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut
• William Ward b. Abt 1630 in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut
• Anne Ward b. Abt 1632 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
• Mary Ward b. Abt 1637 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
• Sarah Ward b. 1640 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
• William Ward b. Abt 1642 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
• Abigail Ward b. 14 May 1643 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
• Andrew Ward b. 1646 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
• Samuel Ward b. 1648 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
• She signed a will.
Hester's will of 27 Dec 1665 (proved 28 Feb 1665/6) leaves £ 5 "to my son William", 40 shillings "to my daughter Mary Burr". "Sons Andrew and Samuell" received £ 8 each, "daughter Abigail" £ 10 and "the children of my daughter Anna Nichols nine
pounds to be equally divided among them"; "my grandchild Hester Ward" received £ 9 and "son John's children" received the same amount. "My grandchildren Sarah Burr and Nathaniell Burr the children of my daughter Sarah nine pounds to be equally divided among them". Her wearing apparel was to be divided between daughters Ann, Mary, Sarah and Abigail. She appointed sons William Ward and Andrew Ward as "executors and residuary legatees and also gives "Daniell Bur and Hester Burr ten shillings apiece". And finally, "to my son William .. my great Bible and if Andrew outlive him then Andrew shall have it." The inventory of her estate, was taken 30 Jan 1665/6 and amounted to £ 139.
-Jana Wellman Ulrich
Hester married Andrew Ward, son of Richard Ward and Anne Guiville, on 1 Feb 1619 in Woodbury, Conneticut. British American Colonies. (Andrew Ward was born about 1602 in Fairfield, Connecticut,74 died in 1659 in Fairfield, Connecticut 74 and was buried in Woodbury, Conneticut. British American Colonies.)
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