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John Ward 1625 – 1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1625

Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England

Death Date: 31 Oct 1694

Death Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Richard Ward

Mother: Joyce Ward

Spouse(s): Sarah Hills

Children(s): Dorcas Ward

The story of John Ward Sr. \ Sgt began in 1625 in Stretton, Rutland, England. John Ward Sr. \ Sgt married Sarah Lyman Hills, and had children including Dorcas Ward. John Ward Sr. \ Sgt passed away in 1694 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Ward Sr. \ Sgt began in 1625 in Stretton, Rutland, England.
  • John Ward Sr. \ Sgt married Sarah Lyman Hills, and had children including Dorcas Ward.
  • John Ward Sr. \ Sgt passed away in 1694 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Ward
1585 – 1635
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, , England
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Joyce Ward
1586 – 1640
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hills
1635 – 1691
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Dorcas Ward
1661 – 1738
Birth Location: Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
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John Ward's Ancestors

Self
John Ward
1625 – 1694
Birth Place: Stretton, Rutland, England
Parents
Richard Ward
1585 – 1635
Stretton, Rutland, , England
Joyce (Bryce Stafford) Ward
1586 – 1640
Stretton, Rutland, England
Grandparents
James (Seth) Ward
1550 – 1598
Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England
Anna (Alice) Fawkes
1555 – 1615
Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England
Lord (Thomas, 3rd Earl of) Stafford
1559 – 1642
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Rushall
1561 – 1612
Rutland, England
Great-Grandparents
Katheryn Warde
1513 – 1572
Edward York
1532 – 1578
Edith Hawkes
1539 – 1601
Richard Baron
1539 – 1632
Anne Jeffrey
1537 – 1634
Roger Rushall
1520 – 1588
Margery Russell
1536 – 1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Harrington
1512 – 1575
John Blake
1521 – 1588
Henry Stafford
1501 – 1563
Lady POLE
1504 – 1570
John Corbet
1513 – 1566
Lady Booth
1508 – 1584
Robert Rushall
1483 – 1557
Thomas 2nd
1502 – 1557

John Ward's Descendants

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John Ward (1 Nov 1625 – 31 Oct 1694) m. Sarah (Lyman) Hills (1635 – 27 Mar 1691)
  1. 1. Dorcas Ward (10 March 1661 – 25 January 1738) m. Joseph Harrison (25 Dec 1649 – Feb 1742)
    1. 1. Stephen Harrison (1698 – 24 March 1786) m. Susanna (Bartholomew)) Harrison (04 Feb 1701 – 1791)
      1. 1. PHOEBE (HARRISON)) Nesbitt (11 May 1728 – 17 Feb 1802) m. Jermimah Nesbet
        1. 1. Rachel Nesbet (8 Jan 1770 – 1820) m. Andrew Anderson (1778 – 1850)

John Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1625
1 Nov 1625
Birth of John Ward Sr. \ Sgt in Stretton, Rutland, England
Stretton, Rutland, England
1694
31 Oct 1694
Age 69
Death of John Ward Sr. \ Sgt in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1625
    Event Place: Stretton, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1694
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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