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Captain Seth Ward of Sheffield 1661 – 1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Sheffield Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia

Death Date: 24 October 1707

Death Location: Varina Parish, Henrico County, Province of Virginia

Father: Judge Ward

Mother: Elizabeth Ward

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Captain Seth Ward of Sheffield I was born in 1661 in Sheffield Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, the child of Judge Richard Edward Ward and Elizabeth Blackman - Ward. Captain Seth Ward of Sheffield I passed away in 1707 in Varina Parish, Henrico County, Province of Virginia.

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Biography

  • Captain Seth Ward of Sheffield I was born in 1661 in Sheffield Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, the child of Judge Richard Edward Ward and Elizabeth Blackman - Ward.
  • Captain Seth Ward of Sheffield I passed away in 1707 in Varina Parish, Henrico County, Province of Virginia.

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Captain Sheffield's Ancestors

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Captain Sheffield
1661 – 1707
Birth Place: Sheffield Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia
Parents
Judge Richard Edward Ward
1636 – 1682
Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia
Elizabeth (Blackman -) Ward
1640 – 1721
Arrived to Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia in 1648
Grandparents
Lt. (Col. Seth Ward, House of) Burgesses
1613 – 1711
Great Abington, Cambridgeshire, England
Katherine (Smith) (Ward)
1618 – 1656
Bassingbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
William Blackman
1620 – 1697
Falling Creek, Henrico co., Virginia
Dorothy (H) Deeley
1622 – 1704
Varina, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Captain Seth Ward of Sheffield I in Sheffield Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia
Sheffield Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia
1707
24 October 1707
Age 46
Death of Captain Seth Ward of Sheffield I in Varina Parish, Henrico County, Province of Virginia
Varina Parish, Henrico County, Province of Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Sheffield Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1707
    Event Place: Varina Parish, Henrico County, Province of Virginia

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