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Capt. James Ward 1727 – 1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1727

Birth Location: Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 10 OCT 1776

Death Location: Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, USA

Father: Capt. Ward

Mother: Susannah Chiles

Spouse(s): Phoebe Lockhart

Children(s): Hannah Ward

In 1727, Capt. James Ward , III entered the world in Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland, born to Capt. Sir James Edward Ward and Susannah "Ann" Chiles. In 1727, Capt. James Ward , III resided in Bollington, Cheshire, England. Capt. James Ward , III married Phoebe 'Lady of Virginia' Lockhart, and had children including Hannah A Ward. Capt. James Ward , III passed away in 1776 in Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1727, Capt. James Ward , III entered the world in Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland, born to Capt. Sir James Edward Ward and Susannah "Ann" Chiles.
  • In 1727, Capt. James Ward , III resided in Bollington, Cheshire, England.
  • Capt. James Ward , III married Phoebe 'Lady of Virginia' Lockhart, and had children including Hannah A Ward.
  • Capt. James Ward , III passed away in 1776 in Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Ward
1704 – 1763
Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland
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Susannah Chiles
1705 – 1765
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Phoebe Lockhart
1729 – 1753
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Augusta, VA, BritishCrown Colony
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Children(s)

Hannah Ward
1746 – 1786
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
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Capt. Ward's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Ward
1727 – 1776
Birth Place: Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Capt. Sir James Edward Ward
1704 – 1763
Ulster, Ireland
Susannah ("Ann") Chiles
1705 – 1765
Ireland
Grandparents
Lieutenant (Obadiah Peter) Ward
1632 – 1697
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Coolidge
1666 – 1711
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Captain (John Henry) Chiles
1671 – 1719
Kemp House, Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Anna Harrelson
1673 – 1720
St Peters Parish,New Kent,Vir,USA
Great-Grandparents
William Ward
1603 – 1687
Elizabeth Storey
1605 – 1696
Hon Coolidge
1604 – 1691
Mary Ravens
1602 – 1691
Lt. Chiles
1630 – 1671
Mary Page
1630 – 1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ward
1560 – 1603
Maria Hatton
1575 – 1670
William Storey
1586 – 1650
Caterina Tharbie
1587 – 1650
William Coolidge
1563 – 1618
Margaret Maysie
1567 – 1620
Richard Ravens
1562 – 1626
Elizabeth Hedge
1565 – 1625
Lt. Chiles
1608 – 1653
Elizabeth Sanders
1604 – 1653
Col. Page
1628 – 1692

Capt. Ward's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (James) Ward (10 Oct 1727 – 10 OCT 1776) m. Phoebe ('Lady of Virginia') Lockhart (1729 – 1753)
  1. 1. Hannah (A) Ward (1746 – 24 Dec 1786)
    1. 1. Robert (B.) Kirkpatrick (1750 – 24 Feb 1835) m. Mary (Ann) Campbell (ABT 1772 – 1797)
      1. 1. Nancy Kirkpatrick (abt 1770 – 1884) m. William (T) Carlisle (abt 1762 – Aug 1860)
        1. 1. Martin (Edmund) Carlyle (Abt 1797 – after 1850) m. Sarah (Jane) Owen (1799 – 1855)

Capt. Ward's Timeline

9 Records

1727
10 Oct 1727
Birth of Capt. James Ward , III in Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland
Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland
1727
10 Oct 1727
Birth of Capt. James Ward , III in Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland
Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland
1727
1727
Capt. James Ward , III resided here in Bollington, Cheshire, England
Bollington, Cheshire, England
1729
17 Nov 1729
Age 2
Capt. James Ward , III was baptized in St. Sepulchre, London, England
St. Sepulchre, London, England
1730
10 Jan 1730
Age 3
Capt. James Ward , III was baptized in Hartford, Huntingdonshire, England
Hartford, Huntingdonshire, England
1748
Sep 1748
Age 21
Capt. James Ward , III was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1769
1769-1800
Age 42
Capt. James Ward , III resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1774
10 Oct 1774
Age 47
Death of Capt. James Ward , III in Battle of Point Pleasant, VA Now, West Virginia, United States
Battle of Point Pleasant, VA Now, West Virginia, United States
1776
10 OCT 1776
Age 49
Death of Capt. James Ward , III in Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, USA
Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1727
    Event Place: Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1727
    Event Place: Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1729
    Event Place: St. Sepulchre, London, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1730
    Event Place: Hartford, Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1748
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Bollington, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1750; Page Number: 176

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1769-1800
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Annals of southwest Virginia, 1769-1800

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Runaway Servants, Convicts, and Apprentices, 1728-1796

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: The Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the state of Virginia : 1913.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1774
    Event Place: Battle of Point Pleasant, VA Now, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1776
    Event Place: Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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