Andrew Warde (1597–1659) was a colonist, judge, farmer, and a founding father of the Connecticut towns of Wethersfield , Stamford , and Fairfield .
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36-588: A deep bend in the Connecticut River, John Oldham and nine other adventurers from Watertown were welcomed by the Wongunk Indians, anxious to trade beaver pelts. Marsh hay in the low meadows and the rich alluvial soil soon attracted settlers who planted their farms on the broad terrace above the River. The surrounding forest gave up timber for houses, and the town was laid out with a Common alongside
54-555: A speech was made in celebration of his life by Henry C. Sturges, Esq. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council on January 24 [ O.S. January 14] 1639. The fundamental orders describe the government set up by the Connecticut River towns , setting its structure and powers. They wanted the government to have access to
72-520: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Andrew Warde Andrew Warde was born in Sheffield , England, in 1597. He emigrated to New England with the Winthrop Fleet , arriving at Watertown , Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1633. In Watertown, Warde assumed early prominence as a man of affairs; he was made a freeman of the town on May 14, 1634. His name is recorded in
90-650: The British Crown or other external authority. In 1662, the colony petitioned the king for a royal charter , which substantially secured the colony's right to self-govern following the same form of government established by the Fundamental Orders. In the year 1634, a group of Puritans and others who were dissatisfied with the rate of Anglican reforms sought to establish an ecclesiastical society subject to their own rules and regulations. The Massachusetts General Court granted them permission to settle
108-407: The surname Warde . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warde&oldid=1248096070 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
126-732: The cities of Windsor , Wethersfield , and Hartford . Ownership of the land was called into dispute by the English holders of the Warwick Patent of 1631. The Massachusetts General Court established the March Commission to mediate the dispute and named Roger Ludlow as its head. The Commission named eight magistrates from the Connecticut towns to implement a legal system. The March commission expired in March 1636, after which
144-488: The discussions, and found the root of the whole matter in the first written declaration of independence in these historical orders." The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is a short document but contains some principles that were later applied in creating the United States government . Government is based on the rights of an individual , and the orders spell out some of those rights, as well as how they are ensured by
162-462: The government. It provides that all free men share in electing their magistrates, and uses secret, paper ballots. It states the powers of the government and some limits within which that power is exercised. In one sense, the Fundamental Orders were replaced by a Royal Charter in 1662, however, the major outline of the charter was written in Connecticut and embodied the Orders' rights and mechanics. It
180-727: The meeting that resulted in the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut . In 1640, Warde, Robert Coe , and eighteen others founded and settled the plantation of Toquams (later called Stamford ) that had recently been purchased from the Natives. There he was the Constable (1642) and then Magistrate (1647). His final settlement was in Fairfield . On June 13, 1907, a monument to Andrew Ward was unveiled in Fairfield cemetery, and
198-612: The more centralized Dominion of New England . Today, the individual rights in the Orders, with others added over the years, are still included as a "Declaration of Rights" in the first article of the current Connecticut Constitution , adopted in 1965. Connecticut historian John Fiske was the first to claim that the Fundamental Orders were the first written Constitution, a claim disputed by some modern historians. The Mayflower Compact has an equal claim 19 years before; however, this Order gave men more voting rights and made more men eligible to run for elected positions. Karolina Adamová,
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#1732786572033216-413: The official Connecticut Colony records by the colony's secretary Thomas Welles . "The men of the three towns were a law only to themselves. It is known that they were in earnest for the establishment of a government on broad lines; and it is certain that the ministers and captains, the magistrates and men of affairs, forceful in the settlements from the beginning, were the men who took the lead, guided
234-455: The open ocean for trading. The Orders have the features of a written constitution and are considered by some authors to be the first written Constitution in the Western tradition . Thus, Connecticut earned its nickname of The Constitution State . The document is notable as it assigns supreme authority in the colony to the elected general court, omitting any reference to the authority of
252-467: The present Cove. The settlers named the town Wethersfield. At that time it included the parishes of Rocky Hill to the south, Newington to the west, and Glastonbury to the east, across the river, where they pastured their livestock." In 1635/36, he was one of several (eight) persons granted to govern the people at Connecticut by the general court of Massachusetts Bay colony under Gov. Winthrop. Along with other founders of Connecticut, he likely attended
270-540: The second book of inventory, as having "an homestall of 10 acres, by estimation". He held this estate until 1642, some seven or more years after he had left Watertown. By 1640, Warde also owned over 350 acres of land in Weathersfield , Connecticut Colony . A historical marker in Wethersfield credit Warde with the other nine adventurers who founded arguably the oldest English town in Connecticut. "In 1634, at
288-405: The settlers continued to self-govern. On May 29, 1638, Ludlow wrote to Massachusetts Governor Winthrop that the colonists wanted to "unite ourselves to walk and lie peaceably and lovingly together." Ludlow and other principals drafted the Fundamental Orders, which were adopted on January 14, 1639 O.S. (January 24, 1639 N.S. ) and established Connecticut as a self-ruled colony. Major John Mason
306-405: Was a magistrate and is credited with being one of the writers of this document. There is no record of the debates or proceedings of the drafting or enactment of the Fundamental Orders. It is postulated that the framers wished to remain anonymous because England was watchful and suspicious of this vigorous infant colony; the commission from Massachusetts had expired. The orders were transcribed into
324-565: Was carried to England by Governor John Winthrop and basically approved by the British King, Charles II . The colonists generally viewed the charter as a continuation and surety for their Fundamental Orders. Later on, the Charter Oak got its name when that charter was taken from Jeremy Adams 's tavern and supposedly hidden in an oak tree, rather than it be surrendered to the agents of James II , who intended to annex Connecticut to
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