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Captain William Heywood HOWARD 1702–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1702

Birth Location: Charles River, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 11 Jun 1751

Death Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Father: Edward Howard

Mother: Mary Groves

Spouse(s): Sarah Howard

Children(s): Francis War

In 1702, Captain William Heywood HOWARD entered the world in Charles River, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Edward William Howard And Mary Ann Groves. Captain William Heywood HOWARD married Sarah Pinkethman Hawkins Hayward Howard, and had children including Francis Ross Howard Hayward I Seargent Revolutioary War. Captain William Heywood HOWARD passed away in 1751 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1702, Captain William Heywood HOWARD entered the world in Charles River, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Edward William Howard And Mary Ann Groves.
  • Captain William Heywood HOWARD married Sarah Pinkethman Hawkins Hayward Howard, and had children including Francis Ross Howard Hayward I Seargent Revolutioary War.
  • Captain William Heywood HOWARD passed away in 1751 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Howard
1658–1719
Birth Location: New Poquoson, Charles, York, Virginia, United States
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Mary Groves
1658–1719
Birth Location: York Parish, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Howard
1704–1778
Birth Location: Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Francis War
1739–1785
Birth Location: Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, USA
FW

Captain HOWARD's Ancestors

Self
Captain HOWARD
1702–1751
Birth Place: Charles River, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Edward William Howard
1658–1719
New Poquoson, Charles, York, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann) Groves
1658–1719
York Parish, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Francis?) Heyward
1636–1661
Saffron Waldon, Essex, (Newark), Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Clarke) (Heywod)
1626–1661
York Co., Virginia, USA or 1600, Suffolk, England
Richard (Christopher) Groves
1635–1685
Battersea, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Elizabeth) Groves
1634–1712
Hurst, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain HOWARD's Descendants

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Captain (William Heywood) HOWARD (13 Jun 1702–11 Jun 1751) m. Sarah (Pinkethman Hawkins Hayward) Howard (1704–1778)
  1. 1. Francis (Ross Howard\Hayward I, Seargent, Revolutioary) War 1739–1785 m. Ann (Eleanor ALLEN 1) slave 1745–1777
    1. 1. William Howard 1775–1849 m. Sarah (Munford) Cook 1783–1822
      1. 1. Nancy Howard 1807–1891 m. Wiley Baker 1802–1881
        1. 1. Martha (Mildred) Baker 1845–1895 m. Charles (S (Signal S)) Thompson 1855–1922

Captain HOWARD's Timeline

2 Records

1702
13 Jun 1702
Birth of Captain William Heywood HOWARD in Charles River, Virginia, British Colonial America
Charles River, Virginia, British Colonial America
1751
11 Jun 1751
Age 49
Death of Captain William Heywood HOWARD in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1702
    Event Place: Charles River, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1751
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
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