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Joyce Bryce, Stafford Ward 1586 – 1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1586

Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England

Death Date: 15 Nov 1640

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Lord Stafford

Mother: Lady Rushall

Spouse(s): Richard Ward

Children(s): John Ward

Joyce Bryce Stafford Ward was born in Stretton, Rutland, England in 1586, to Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford and Lady Elizabeth Rushall. Later in life, Joyce Bryce Stafford Ward married Richard Ward; among their children were John Ward. Joyce Bryce Stafford Ward died in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 1640.

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Parents

Lord Stafford
1559 – 1642
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
LS
Lady Rushall
1561 – 1612
Birth Location: Rutland, England
LR

Spouses(s)

Richard Ward
1585 – 1635
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, , England
RW

Children(s)

John Ward
1625 – 1694
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England
JW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Apr 1586
    Event Place: Stretton, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Nov 1640
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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