Ward, Samuel (1572-01-13 - 1643-09-07)

The exact date of birth of Samuel Ward is not known. He was the son of John Ward of Bishop Middleham, County Durham, where he was baptised on 13 January 1572. In March 1589, Samuel Ward matriculated pensioner at Christ's College, Cambridge. He graduated B.A. in 1593 and proceeded M.A. in 1596. He was awarded the degrees of B.D. (1603) and D.D. (1610) from Emmanuel College and Sidney Sussex College, respectively. From 1610, he was master of Sidney Sussex College. He became archdeacon of Taunton and a prebendary of Wells Cathedral in 1615. A year later, he was admitted at Lincoln's Inn. Ward was instituted to the rectory of Great Munden, Hertfordshire, in 1616. Other ecclesiastical appointments included the living of Terrington, Norfolk, bestowed in 1638. Ward died on 7 September 1643, and was buried in Sidney Sussex College chapel.