Captain John WADE b. Abt 1725 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, d. 31 Jul 1813 Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1725 - 1813 (~ 88 years)

Name	John WADE [1, 2]
Prefix	Captain
Birth	Abt 1725	Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, [2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
_UID	866D4129277949C6B87FC4BA9631CEC218F9
Military	1758	Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada [2]
British Army soldier
Residence	1759	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [2]
Military	1763	, , Nova Scotia, Canada [2]
Called Militia Captain
Property	Jan 1764	Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada [2]
500-acre Crown Land Grant in Granville
Census	1 Jan 1770	Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada [2]
Lt. John Waide [sic] with seven household members
Census	Between Jan 1773	Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada [2]
John Wade with seven household members
Property	Bef 1798	Belleisle, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada [6]
This home was built by Capt John Wade Sr. before 1798. It is located on the north side of the Granville Road, just east of Bent Road. Several Generations of Wades are show to have lived in the house, including John Jr.
Probate	4 Jun 1798	Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada [2, 4, 7]
Will (proved 31 Jul 1813)
In the Name of God Amen, I John Wade Senior of Granville in the County of Annapolis Royal, and Province of Nova Scotia, having taken into my Serious Consideration the shortness and Uncertainty of this mortal Life, and being now advanced in years but of sound & perfect Mind and memory, blessed be God for it, am desirous to order the Settlement of my Estate & Worldly Affairs in the best Manner I can. In Order to do which I make and publish this, as and for, my last Will & Testament, and accordingly I do, in the first & principal Place, committ my Soul into the Hands of my Merciful Creator & Heavenly Father, whenever he shall be pleased to call for it, and my Body to be interred with decent Christian Burial, at the Discretion of my Executor, hereafter to be named- And secondly, I will and bequeath and hereby give unto my beloved Wife Hannah Wade, and to her Heirs and Assigns forever, all my Household Furniture of every kind, without excepting any thing~ I also will & bequeath and give, unto my said Wife Hannah the Use, Improvement & Profits of the whole of my Real and Personal Estate so long as she shall continue my Widow, and in Case she shall marry another Man; then and in that Case, I will and give unto her the Use and Improvement of one third part of my Real and Personal Estate during her Natural Life, and after the Death of my said Wife Hannah I will, bequeath and give unto my two Sons, Joseph Wade & John Wade, and to each of their Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever in Manner following, that is to say~ I will and bequeath the whole Property of all my Personal Estate and Outdoor moveable Stock of all kinds and farming Utensils to my Son John Wade, my Wife having a decent & honorable Maintenance out of the whole of my said Estate during all the days of her Natural Life (----) further will that my (----) say, forty Pounds to my Son Joseph Wade, twenty Pounds to my Son Silvanus Wade, and ten Pounds to my Son Daniel, together with all my Carpenters Tools & Joiners Tools, ten pounds to my Daughter Hannah McGregor all the said Legacys amounting to Eighty Pounds as before mentioned to be by my said Son John paid within three years after my Decease~ my farm upon which I now live and called & known by the Name of Lott No. Seventy six~ being then (after paying the Legacies aforesaid) the Sole Right and Property of my said Son John Wade, with all the outdoor moveable Stock & farming Utensils which may thereto belong at the Time of my Death~ And I further will order & appoint my Said Son John Wade to be my sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament, revoking all other Wills & Testaments of any kind whatever, and enjoining & ordering my said Son John Wade to pay all such lawful Debts as I may owe at the time of my Decease. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal, this fourth Day of June in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred & ninety Eight, and in the thirty Eight Year of his Majesty's Reign. John Wade We the Subscribers being called as Witnesses saw Capt. John Wade of Granville Sign, Seal & Publish the above & within written Instrument as his Last Will & Testament before Us- [Names illegible (Jesse Bent was the sole witness to appear in probate court in 1813)]
Death	31 Jul 1813	Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada [2, 3, 4]
Person ID	I4120	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	21 Mar 2022

Father	Nicholas WADE, b. Abt 1696 d. Between 20 Jan 1767 and 22 May 1767, , Plymouth County, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 71 years)
Mother	Anne LATHAM, b. Abt 1693, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, d. 15 May 1770, East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 77 years)
Marriage	17 Feb 1714/15	Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts,
Family ID	F1457	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Hannah KINGMAN, b. 28 Apr 1724, Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts, d. Aft 1813 (Age 89 years)

Marriage 19 Sep 1751 East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, [2, 8, 9]

Alt Marriage Sarah Arbuckle [10]

According to W. A. Calnek in his History of the County of Annapolis, "He came to Granville in 1760, after wintering in Halifax, and his wife and children, accompanied by her father and brother (James Arbuckle, senior and junior, who died soon after their arrival), came in 1761...He married Sarah Arbuckle, of Massachusetts, and died 1813."

Children

	1. Daniel WADE, b. 13 Oct 1753, Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. Sylvanus WADE, b. 21 Oct 1755, Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts, d. 1813 (Age 57 years)
	3. Joseph WADE, b. 1 Dec 1760, Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Hannah WADE, b. 17 Apr 1763, Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	5. John WADE, b. 1 Dec 1766, Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1811 (Age 44 years)

Family ID F1456 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Mar 2022

Photos

John Wade Sr. Homestead, Belleisle, Nova Scotia
This home was built by Capt John Wade Sr. before 1798. It is located on the north side of the Granville Road, just east of Bent Road. Several Generations of Wades are show to have lived in the house, including John Jr. (cookie1022 originally shared this 07 Oct 2017 on his Ancestry.com website "Cook Family Tree")

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1725 - Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts,
	Marriage - 19 Sep 1751 - East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts,
	Military - British Army soldier - 1758 - Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Residence - 1759 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Military - Called Militia Captain - 1763 - , , Nova Scotia, Canada
	Property - 500-acre Crown Land Grant in Granville - Jan 1764 - Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Census - Lt. John Waide [sic] with seven household members - 1 Jan 1770 - Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Census - John Wade with seven household members - Between Jan 1773 - Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Property - Bef 1798 - Belleisle, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Probate - Will (proved 31 Jul 1813) - 4 Jun 1798 - Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Death - 31 Jul 1813 - Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I4120&tree=tree1: accessed 4 April 2025), "Captain John WADE."

Sources

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[S726] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)., "Pedigree Resource File," database, (FamilySearch. http://www.familysearch.org : May 1999—), (http://www.familysearch.org), entry for John Wade (PIN 773464); submitted by Jennifer Kay
[S2230] "Public Member Tree," database, Ancestry , ((https://www.ancestry.com : 1997-)), accessed 10 Apr 2019), "Cook Family Tree" by cookie1022, profile of Capt John Wade (1725-1813).
[S2545] "Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Decendants, 1700-1880," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2017)), accessed 16 Jul 2021), 97 ANNE LATHAM5 (James4, Susanna Winslow3, Mary2 Chilton, James1); citing Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015; Vol. 15 : 87-88.
[S2230] "Public Member Tree," database, Ancestry , ((https://www.ancestry.com : 1997-)), accessed 2019), "Cook Family Tree" by cookie1022, profile of John Wade, Sr. (1725-1813); photo shared 7 Oct 2017 by cookie1022.
[S1774] Annapolis Heritage Society, Annapolis Heritage Society., (www.annapolisheritagesociety.com : 2013), accessed 31 May 2013), Will of John Wade
[S726] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)., "Pedigree Resource File," database, (FamilySearch. http://www.familysearch.org : May 1999—), (http://www.familysearch.org), entry for Hannah Kingman (PIN 773465); submitted by Jennifer Kay
[S1888] "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850." Database with images., (New England Historic Genealogical Society. American Ancestors. https://www.americanancestors.org : 2001-2016.), (https://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 25 May 2013); Kingman, Hannah and John Wade, Sept. 19, 1751, *C.R.I; East Bridgewater - V1, p. 243 citing records of First Church of East Bridgewater copied by Judge Nahum Mitchell.
[S1647] W. A. Calnek and A. W. Savary, History of the County of Annapolis: Including Old Port Royal and Acadia. Google Books. Digital images. (Toronto, Canada : William Briggs,1897), (https://books.google.com: 10 Oct 2007), 620. accessed 3 Jun 2013.