The Honorable Stephen Ward, above mentioned, was for many years a judge of the county, and a firm patriot throughout the Revolution. At an early period he appears to have been proscribed by the loyalist party, and a bounty set upon his head. '

The following epitaph is inscribed on his tombstone in Eastchester church yard : : . ... . ^ r - ■. ,

' 'In ^- ' -■ :-,r/^ ■;:_:' T'v •. ;

MEMORY OF ' ' /. ^ /

Stephen Ward, Esa. ' • .. - Who died 8th Dec'r., 1797,

AGED 67 years, 9 months and 17 DAYS. ■"

Sons of America ! ' ",-- .

Mourn for your country, she has lost a friend Who did her rights and liberties detend. May rising patriots keep those rights secure, And hand them down to latest ages pure. Mourn too, ye friends and relatives who knew His worth, his kindness, and his love to you.

* The shot is said to have been fired by Lieut. Paddock.

b The old Ward house stood directly on the site of the present Marble Hall, and s said to have closely resembled it in all its proportions.

Edmund Ward was for many years a member of the Colonial Assembly,

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But duty bids us all resign, and say,

Thy will be done, who gave and took away.

By his wife Ruth Gedney, the Hon. Stephen Ward left issue eight sons and four daughters ; the fourth son was the late Jonathan Ward, surrogate of the county of Westchester, and a delegate to the convention that framed the late constitution of this state in lS21.a