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Capt Peter Ward 1676–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1676

Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 18 Dec 1763

Death Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Father: Andrew Ward

Mother: Tryal Meigs

Spouse(s): Mary Joy

Children(s): Ira Ward, Ichabad Ward, Pelatiah Ward, Matteniah Ward, Mary Ward, Peter Ward

Capt Peter Ward was born in 1676 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of Andrew Ward And Tryal Meigs. Capt Peter Ward married Mary Joy, and had children including Ichabad Ward, Ira Ward, Mary Ward, Matteniah Ward, Pelatiah Ward, Peter Ward. Capt Peter Ward passed away in 1763 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt Peter Ward was born in 1676 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of Andrew Ward And Tryal Meigs.
  • Capt Peter Ward married Mary Joy, and had children including Ichabad Ward, Ira Ward, Mary Ward, Matteniah Ward, Pelatiah Ward, Peter Ward.
  • Capt Peter Ward passed away in 1763 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Ward
1647–1691
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
AW
Tryal Meigs
1646–1690
Birth Location: Killingsworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
TM

Spouses(s)

Mary Joy
1680–1763
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
MJ

Children(s)

Ira Ward
1704–1773
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
IW
Ichabad Ward
1707–
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
IW
Pelatiah Ward
1699–1763
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
PW
Matteniah Ward
1718–1808
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
MW
Mary Ward
1713–1786
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
MW
Peter Ward
1709–1755
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
PW

Capt Ward's Ancestors

Self
Capt Ward
1676–1763
Birth Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Andrew Ward
1647–1691
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Tryal Meigs
1646–1690
Killingsworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Andrew Ward
1597–1660
Homersfield, Suffolk, England
Hester Sherman
1606–1666
Dedham, Essex, England
John Meigs
1612–1672
Bradford, Dorset, England
Thomasine Fry
1611–1671
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Ward
1565–1615
Anne Guiville
1576–
Edmund Sherman
1572–1641
Joan Makin
1575–1611
Vincent Meigs
1583–1658
Ann Churchill
1587–1634
William Fry
1559–1642
Sarah Hill
1572–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Ward's Descendants

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Capt (Peter) Ward (14 Oct 1676–18 Dec 1763) m. Mary Joy (17 Sep 1680–18 Dec 1763)
  1. 1. Ira Ward 1704–1773 m. Lydian (Ward) Parmelee 1707–1816
    1. 1. Sarah Ward 1732–1782 m. Barnabas Wellman 1730–1776
      1. 1. Paul Wellman 1757–1829 m. Abigail Wheeler 1767–1820 m. Phebe Eastman –1790
        1. 1. Preston (L) Wellman 1793–1850 m. Phebe Burt 1799–1884
        2. 2. Wheeler Wellman 1797–1866
        3. 3. Paul (III) Wellman 1798–
        4. 4. Rhoda (Hall) Wellman 1803–1892
        5. 5. Horace Wellman 1795–1853
        6. 6. Eli Wellman 1799–1872
        7. 7. Orrin Wellman 1800–1848
        8. 8. Joseph Wellman 1781–
        9. 9. Barney Wellman 1779–
        10. 10. Phebe Wellman 1787–
      2. 2. Freelove Wellman 1753–1845
      3. 3. James Wellman 1763–1841
      4. 4. Molly Wellman 1755–
      5. 5. Sarah Wellman 1759–
      6. 6. John Wellman 1761–1841
      7. 7. Drum (Maj. Barnabas Wellman) Jr. 1756–1847 m. Lois Page 1757–1823
        1. 1. Homer Wellman 1786–1868 m. Charlotte Lord 1786–1880
        2. 2. Millie Wellman 1791–1859
        3. 3. Leander (C) Wellman 1801–1830
        4. 4. James Wellman 1783–1842
        5. 5. Hannah Wellman 1799–1874
        6. 6. Ford Wellman 1796–1830
        7. 7. Barnabas Wellman 1793–1865
      8. 8. William Wellman 1756–
    2. 2. James Ward 1729–1804
    3. 3. Trial Ward 1730–1762
    4. 4. Esther Ward 1726–1814
    5. 5. Lydia Ward 1727–1771
    6. 6. Isiah Ward 1730–
    7. 7. Matthew Ward 1737–
    8. 8. Mary WARD 1742–
    9. 9. Merab Ward 1733–1806
  2. 2. Ichabad Ward 1707–
  3. 3. Pelatiah Ward 1699–1763
  4. 4. Matteniah Ward 1718–1808
  5. 5. Mary Ward 1713–1786
  6. 6. Peter Ward 1709–1755

Capt Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1676
14 Oct 1676
Birth of Capt Peter Ward in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1763
18 Dec 1763
Age 87
Death of Capt Peter Ward in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1676
    Event Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1763
    Event Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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