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Rev. Richard Ward 1626 – 1693 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1626

Birth Location: Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 27 December 1693

Death Location: Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts

Father: Rev. Ward

Mother: Elizabeth Stuart

Spouse(s): Alice Edmunds

Children(s): Thomas Ward

Rev. Richard Ward was born in 1626 in Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Rev. Nathaniel Ward and Elizabeth Stuart. Rev. Richard Ward married Alice Edmunds, and had children including Thomas Ward. Rev. Richard Ward passed away in 1693 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Rev. Richard Ward was born in 1626 in Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Rev. Nathaniel Ward and Elizabeth Stuart.
  • Rev. Richard Ward married Alice Edmunds, and had children including Thomas Ward.
  • Rev. Richard Ward passed away in 1693 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Ward
1570 – 1652
Birth Location: Haverhill, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Stuart
1585 – 1662
Birth Location: Haverhill, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Edmunds
1609 – 1693
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Thomas Ward
1645 – 1676
Birth Location: Lifford, Donegal County, Ulster Province, Ireland
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Rev. Ward's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Ward
1626 – 1693
Birth Place: Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Rev. Nathaniel Ward
1570 – 1652
Haverhill, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Stuart
1585 – 1662
Haverhill, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Rev (John M) Ward
1545 – 1602
Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret "Elizabeth" de) Hare
1545 – 1585
Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ward
1520 – 1550
Elise Warren
1530 – 1550
Lord Hare
1526 – 1599
Lady Hynde
1509 – 1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harmon Warde
1499 – 1550
Mary Calthrop
1532 – 1553
William Warenne
1500 – 1554
Katherine Russell
1500 – 1570
Hare
1510 –

Rev. Ward's Descendants

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Rev. (Richard) Ward (abt 1626 – 27 December 1693) m. Alice Edmunds (1609 – 27 Dec 1693)
  1. 1. Thomas Ward (1645 – 4 Jul 1676) m. Susannah Swanson (1696 – 16 Feb 1730)
    1. 1. Capt. (Sir James George) Ward (1672 – 18 April 1745) m. Lady (Sarah) Rodgers (1676 – 1730)
      1. 1. Capt. (Sir James Edward) Ward (18 June 1704 – 1763) m. Susannah ("Ann") Chiles (1705 – February 1765) m. Judith Beaman (1670 – 1746) m. Abigail Spring
        1. 1. Capt. (James) Ward (10 Oct 1727 – 10 OCT 1776) m. Phoebe ('Lady of Virginia') Lockhart (1729 – 1753)

Rev. Ward's Timeline

7 Records

1606
5 Nov 1606
Birth of Rev. Richard Ward in Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
1606
5 November 1606
Birth of Rev. Richard Ward in Haverhill, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Haverhill, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
1626
abt 1626
Birth of Rev. Richard Ward in Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
1682
1682
Age 56
Death of Rev. Richard Ward in Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
1682
1682
Age 56
Death of Rev. Richard Ward in Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
1693
27 December 1693
Age 67
Death of Rev. Richard Ward in Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
1693
27 December 1693
Age 67
Death of Rev. Richard Ward in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1606
    Event Place: Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1606
    Event Place: Haverhill, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1626
    Event Place: Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1693
    Event Place: Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Inishowen Peninsula, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1693
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
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