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Cornelius Ward 1635 – 1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Northhampton, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 Feb 1722 or 1723

Death Location: Crisfield, Coventry, Somerset, Maryland Colony

Father: John Ward

Mother: Jane Wilkes

Spouse(s): Margaret 1663

Children(s): Joseph Ward

Cornelius Ward Jr was born in 1635 in Northhampton, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Cornelius Ward and Jane Wilkes. Cornelius Ward Jr married Margaret Edith Franklin\Immigrant Maryland 1663, and had children including Joseph Cornelius Ward. Cornelius Ward Jr passed away in 1722 in Crisfield, Coventry, Somerset, Maryland Colony.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Ward Jr was born in 1635 in Northhampton, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Cornelius Ward and Jane Wilkes.
  • Cornelius Ward Jr married Margaret Edith Franklin\Immigrant Maryland 1663, and had children including Joseph Cornelius Ward.
  • Cornelius Ward Jr passed away in 1722 in Crisfield, Coventry, Somerset, Maryland Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cornelius Ward's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Ward
1635 – 1722
Birth Place: Northhampton, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Cornelius Ward
1600 – 1649
Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Wilkes
1604 – 1654
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Wilkes
1566 – 1627
Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England
Barbara Heyward
1588 – 1638
Wenlock, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Wilkes
1545 – 1588
Eleanor Dovy
1543 – 1590
William (Hayward)
1565 – 1615
Margaret Sevell
1567 – 1617
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wylkes
1515 – 1558
Alice Ales
1520 – 1573
Henry Dovye
1505 – 1555
Thomas (Hayward)
1540 – 1590
en Bradley\HEYWARD
1543 – 1594
EN Sevell
1540 – 1586

Cornelius Ward's Descendants

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Cornelius Ward (1635 – 24 Feb 1722 or 1723) m. Margaret (Edith Franklin\Immigrant Maryland) 1663 (1646 – 1723)
  1. 1. Joseph (Cornelius) Ward (1688 – 28 Mar 1765) m. Mary Warwick (1688 – 1743)
    1. 1. STEPHEN WARD (1726 – 27 Mar 1789) m. Mary ("Polly" Long Riggin) * (16 Aug 1725 – 24 Mar 1785)
      1. 1. Grace Ward (19 Jan 1756 – ) m. Richardson Donoho (1750 – 1 Apr 1823)
        1. 1. Margaret Donoho (1790 – 26 May 1823) m. Newton (Willis) Messick (2 Mar 1791 – 1840)

Cornelius Ward's Timeline

5 Records

1635
Abt. 1635-1640
Birth of Cornelius Ward Jr in Northhamptonshire, England
Northhamptonshire, England
1635
1635
Birth of Cornelius Ward Jr in Northhampton, England, United Kingdom
Northhampton, England, United Kingdom
1666
20 January 1666
Age 31
Cornelius Ward Jr was married in ,Somerset,Maryland,USA
,Somerset,Maryland,USA
1683
11/Dec/1683
Age 48
Cornelius Ward Jr was married in St James, Duke's Place, London, England
St James, Duke's Place, London, England
1722
24 Feb 1722 or 1723
Age 87
Death of Cornelius Ward Jr in Crisfield, Coventry, Somerset, Maryland Colony
Crisfield, Coventry, Somerset, Maryland Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1635-1640
    Event Place: Northhamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Northhampton, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 January 1666
    Event Place: ,Somerset,Maryland,USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11/Dec/1683
    Event Place: St James, Duke's Place, London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1722 or 1723
    Event Place: Crisfield, Coventry, Somerset, Maryland Colony
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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