WARD, Sir John
Abt 1285 - 1346 (61 years)-
Name WARD, John Prefix Sir Birth Abt 1285 Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 
Gender Male Death Jan 1346 Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Person ID I8956 Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire Last Modified 18 Jul 2022
Father WARD, Simon, b. Abt 1245, Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England d. Bef 21 Nov 1306, Guiseley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England (Age < 61 years) Mother UNKNOWN, Clarice, b. Abt 1250 d. Guiseley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Marriage Abt 1270 Guiseley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Family ID F2533 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family DE HAMERTON, Katherine, b. Abt 1295, Kirk Hammerton, Yorkshire (North Riding), England d. 15 Aug 1353, Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England (Age 58 years) Children 1. WARD, Simon, b. Abt 1315, Guiseley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England d. Abt 1383, Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England (Age 68 years)2. WARD, John, b. Abt 1318, Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England d. Sep 1349, Guiseley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England (Age 31 years)Family ID F2532 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jul 2025
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Notes - He succeeded to the family property on the death of his brother, Sir Simon, in 1334, prior to which very little is known of him; he was a knight in 1322.
In 1334 Sir John Warde, knight, released to Sir Nicholas Warde, his brother, Parson of the church of Giselay, all his right to the manor of Giselay. This deed was among the Constable charters when Robert Glover, Somerset Herald, made his Visitation of Yorkshire in 1583-4; he made a sketch of the seal, which is here reproduced. The deed was probably executed shortly after the death of Sir Simon, for the purpose of a re-settlement, and Sir John had not as yet got a new seal. The use of the label is interesting; it is generally said to be confined to the eldest son, but is here used by the heir-apparent, who was the brother, and not the son.
1339-40, Hilary Term. - Richard de Tanfeld of Ripon, merchant, sued John, brother and heir of Simon Warde of Givendale, for a debt of 54L, which Simon owed him on a bond made jointly with John de Ros, a monk of Fountains Abbey. John Warde admitted the bond, but said that he ought not to pay, because he had no lands or tenements which descended to him in fee simple after Simon's death. Tanfeld also claimed £ 126 on another bond, given by Simon jointly with Ralph de Newby, and a debt of 25 marks [16L, 13s 14d.] from John Warde himself.
- He succeeded to the family property on the death of his brother, Sir Simon, in 1334, prior to which very little is known of him; he was a knight in 1322.