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Captain John, Virginia Colonial Militia Ward 1597–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Apr 1597

Birth Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1619

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Father: Captain settler)

Mother: Isabell Bruster

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In 1597, Captain John, Virginia Colonial Militia Ward entered the world in West Riding, Yorkshire, England, born to Captain John Ward Jr Jamestown Settler And Isabell Bruster. Captain John, Virginia Colonial Militia Ward passed away in 1619 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1597, Captain John, Virginia Colonial Militia Ward entered the world in West Riding, Yorkshire, England, born to Captain John Ward Jr Jamestown Settler And Isabell Bruster.
  • Captain John, Virginia Colonial Militia Ward passed away in 1619 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Captain Ward's Ancestors

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Captain Ward
1597–1619
Birth Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Captain John Ward Jr ( Jamestown settler)
1570–1594
Dedham, Essex, England
Isabell Bruster
1574–1598
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
LANCELOT WARD
1551–1587
Dedham, Essex, , England
Anne Ward
1550–1598
Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Richard Annis
1538–1588
Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Anne) Howe
1538–1652
Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Ward
1525–1586
Margaret Butler
1528–1578
Sir Ashton
1519–1590
Lady (Vanderbecke)
1523–1583
William Annis
1500–1576
Mary Murrey
1505–1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Iii
1504–1551
Lady Yaxley
1500–1573
Lady Clair
1510–1583
Christopher Holme
1521–1589
*Elizabeth Holmes
1521–1580

Captain Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1597
01 Apr 1597
Birth of Captain John, Virginia Colonial Militia Ward in West Riding, Yorkshire, England
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1619
1619
Age 22
Death of Captain John, Virginia Colonial Militia Ward in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1597
    Event Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

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