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Col. William T. Ward 1725–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Ulster, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal,Ireland

Death Date: 15 Aug 1795

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Capt. II

Mother: Susannah Chiles

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Col. William T. Ward was born in 1725 in Ulster, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal,Ireland, the child of Capt James Edward Ward Ii And Susannah Ann Chiles. Col. William T. Ward passed away in 1795 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Col. William T. Ward was born in 1725 in Ulster, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal,Ireland, the child of Capt James Edward Ward Ii And Susannah Ann Chiles.
  • Col. William T. Ward passed away in 1795 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Col. Ward's Ancestors

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Col. Ward
1725–1795
Birth Place: Ulster, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal,Ireland
Parents
Capt. James Edward Ward II
1704–1774
Inishowen Penninsula, Donegal, Ireland
Susannah ((Ann)) Chiles
1705–1765
St Paul's Parish, Ulster, Ireland or Campbell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Ward) Sr.
1672–1759
Inishowen Penninsula, County Donegal, Ireland
Sarah Ward
1685–1730
Inishowen, Donegal, Ireland
Captain (Henry Chiles) Sr.
1671–1719
Kemp House, Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
Mary (Margaret) Littlepage
1673–1760
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ward
1645–1676
Susannah Swanson
1685–1730
Lt. Jr
1630–1671
Susannah Brooks
1635–1717
Richard Sr
1639–1688
Frances Austin
1650–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Ward
1622–1682
Alice Ward
1629–1701
Walter Childe
1608–1653
Elizabeth Sanders
1610–1653

Col. Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Col. William T. Ward in Ulster, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal,Ireland
Ulster, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal,Ireland
1795
15 Aug 1795
Age 70
Death of Col. William T. Ward in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Ulster, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal,Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1795
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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