James Ware

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He was the father of the noted Irish antiquarian Sir James Ware. The entry on his son in Alfred Webb's 1878 Compendium of Irish Biography says "His father, Sir James Ware, came to Ireland in 1588, in the train of Sir William Fitz William, Lord-Deputy. Amongst other appointments, he secured a patent for the lucrative post of Auditor-General of Ireland, which, with the interval of a few years during the Commonwealth, continued in his family for three generations. He was knighted by James I, and in the [Irish] Parliament of 1613 sat as member for Mallow. 'Having lived a very strict and truly religious life, he died suddenly (which was his constant wish for many years before) as he was walking home through Fishamble-street to his house in Castle-street, in 1632.'"

Family/Spouse: Mary Brydon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sister to James Ware, the noted Irish antiquary.

Anne married Emanuel Downing on 7 Jun 1614. Emanuel (son of George Downing and (Unknown) Bellamy) was born before 12 Aug 1585; was christened on 12 Aug 1585 in St. Lawrence, Ipswich, Suffolk, England; died after Nov 1660 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1620

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Emigrated on the Mary and Jane in May 1633, in the care of Governor William Coddington. [Hale, House and Related Families]

Mary married Anthony Stoddard about 1639. Anthony was born about 1614; died on 16 Mar 1687 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: 27 Sep 1643, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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From Hale, House and Related Families by Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman (citation details below)::

He went to school in Cambridge to the famous Master Corlet. He was graduated at Harvard College in 1662, and was chosen Tutor of the College, 25 Nov. 1666. He is the first Librarian of the College on record. His health becoming impaired by too close application to his studies, he went to Barbados as Chaplain to Governor Serle. There he preached to the Dissenters.

In 1669 he was planning a voyage to England and was to embark on the following day, when a request from the church in Northampton, Mass., caused him to change his plans and to go thither. On 4 Mar. 1669/70, the town voted him £100 annually if he settled with them, but he did not formally accept tor nearly two years, and was ordained 11 Sept. 1672. Soon after coming to Northampton, he married the young widow of Rev. Eleazer Mather, his predecessor in the pastorate.

He was skilled in the learned languages and had a great reputation as a scholar. As a minister he was remarkably successful in gaining converts and in retaining the respect of his congregation. He was above the average in height, with good features and a venerable presence. He had a strong constitution, was seldom ill, and was a constant preacher for sixty years.

A considerable number of his writings were published. The Doctrine of Instituted Churches in 1700 maintains that the Lord's table should be ac cessible to all persons who are not immoral. This brought him into conflict with the conservative Mathers, and as late as 1709 the subject was discussed in pamphleted sermons on either side of the controversy. The subject was ably treated by Stoddard, and his influence on the churches of Connecticut and of the river towns of central Massachusetts is seen in their adoption of the "Half-Way Covenant," which permitted the baptism of children of baptized but "unconverted" parents who were not full church members.

In his old age, his grandson Jonathan Edwards became his colleague, and eventually his successor in the pastorate of the Northampton church. Oddly enough, it was the turning of Edwards from his grandfather's liberal doctrine towards a stricter Calvinsim which caused the Northampton church to dismiss him.

Solomon married Esther Warham on 8 Mar 1670. Esther (daughter of Rev. John Warham and Jane) was born before 8 Dec 1644; was christened on 8 Dec 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 10 Feb 1736 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]