The Ward Family Crest

John Ward, a Cromwellian officer, is mentioned in the records of Newport, R. I., as being settled there in 1673. A descendant of his, Governor Richard Ward, of Rhode Island, has his tombstone, with the armorial bearings we give, in the oid Newport churchyard. We find also a William Ward, settled already, in 1639, at Sudbury, Mass. And, finally, Andrew Ward, received a freeman of Watertown, Mass., in 1634, accompanied the Davenport and Eaton expedition to Connecticut, and settled there. It is well known that this colony was only composed, at the start, of men of high standing and respectable connections. The descendants of the last-named Ward settled also in Westchester county, N. Y., and made constant use of the arms we give.

Family

Ward

Motto

Non nobis solum.Not for ourselves alone.Sub cruce salus.In the cross is salvation.

Blazon

A Wolf's Head, Erased: Proper—Langued, Gules.

Source

America Hereldica