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Capt William* (ggf5) Ward 1725–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 15 Aug 1795

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Jr.

Mother: Ann Chiles

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thompson

Children(s): Araminta Ward, David Ward, John Ward, William Ward

Capt William* (ggf5) Ward was born in 1725 in Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland, the child of James Ward Jr And Ann Chiles. In 1788, Capt William* (ggf5) Ward resided in No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY. Capt William* (ggf5) Ward married Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including Araminta Ward, Artemus Ward, David Ward, John Ward, Mary Ward, William Ward. Capt William* (ggf5) Ward passed away in 1795 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt William* (ggf5) Ward was born in 1725 in Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland, the child of James Ward Jr And Ann Chiles.
  • In 1788, Capt William* (ggf5) Ward resided in No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY.
  • Capt William* (ggf5) Ward married Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including Araminta Ward, Artemus Ward, David Ward, John Ward, Mary Ward, William Ward.
  • Capt William* (ggf5) Ward passed away in 1795 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Ward's Ancestors

Self
Capt Ward
1725–1795
Birth Place: Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
James Ward, Jr.
1704–1763
Inishowen Penninsula, County Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Ann Chiles
–1765
Ireland or, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Ward
1672–1759
County Donegal, Ireland
Sarah Ward
1676–1730
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Ward
1624–1687
Damaris Sarjeant
1647–1694
John Rodgers
1661–1743
Elleanor Connelly
1661–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rogers
1638–1670
Alice Holbrook
1640–1686

Capt Ward's Descendants

1.
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Capt (William* (ggf5)) Ward (1725–15 Aug 1795) m. Elizabeth Thompson (1730–22 April 1797)
  1. 1. Araminta Ward 1750–1842
  2. 2. David Ward 1751–1827
  3. 3. John Ward 1769–1846
  4. 4. William Ward 1753–1817

Capt Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Capt William* (ggf5) Ward in Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland
Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland
1788
1788
Age 63
Capt William* (ggf5) Ward resided here in No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY
No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY
1795
15 Aug 1795
Age 70
Death of Capt William* (ggf5) Ward in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1795
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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