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Maj. John Ward 1708–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1816

Death Location: Campbell County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Ward

Mother: Mary LEWIS

Spouse(s): Anne Chiles

Children(s): Sara Brazill

The story of Maj. John Ward began in 1708 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA. Maj. John Ward married Anne Chiles, and had children including Sara Jane Brazill. Maj. John Ward passed away in 1816 in Campbell County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Maj. John Ward began in 1708 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA.
  • Maj. John Ward married Anne Chiles, and had children including Sara Jane Brazill.
  • Maj. John Ward passed away in 1816 in Campbell County, Virginia, USA.

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Children(s)

Maj. Ward's Ancestors

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Maj. Ward
1708–1816
Birth Place: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Ward
1691–1747
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary LEWIS
1688–1747
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Rev. (William) Ward
1664–1752
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Spring
1666–1742
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Marshall
1666–1741
Egton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Marshall
1643–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willmus Marshall
1593–1657

Maj. Ward's Descendants

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Maj. (John) Ward (1708–11 Nov 1816) m. Anne Chiles (1726–1 Jan 1765)
  1. 1. Sara (Jane) Brazill 1747–1809 m. John Lee 1743–1795
    1. 1. Hannah Lee 1788–1862 m. James (Edwin) Beckett 1774–1868
      1. 1. Lewis (Charles) Beckett 1828–1907 m. Susan Porter 1835–1880
        1. 1. Charles (M) Beckett 1855–1918 m. Bulah (Elizabeth) Morris 1860–1918

Maj. Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1708
1708
Birth of Maj. John Ward in Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
1816
11 Nov 1816
Age 108
Death of Maj. John Ward in Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Campbell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1816
    Event Place: Campbell County, Virginia, USA

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