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Sarah Willis 1706 – 1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 November 1706

Birth Location: Thornburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1745

Death Location: Randolph, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Willis

Mother: Esther Brinton

Spouse(s): Thomas Ward

Children(s): Phillip Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Thomas Ward

The story of Sarah Willis began in 1706 in Thornburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, Pennsylvania, USA. Sarah Willis married Thomas Ward, and had children including Phillip Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Thomas Ward. Sarah Willis passed away in 1745 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Willis began in 1706 in Thornburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Sarah Willis married Thomas Ward, and had children including Phillip Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Thomas Ward.
  • Sarah Willis passed away in 1745 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Willis
1668 – 1745
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Esther Brinton
1675 – 1711
Birth Location: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Ward
1703 – 1724
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Phillip Ward
1721 – 1749
Birth Location: London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Ward
– 1820
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Ward
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Willis's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Willis
1706 – 1745
Birth Place: Thornburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Willis
1668 – 1745
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Esther Brinton
1675 – 1711
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Willis's Descendants

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Sarah Willis (24 November 1706 – 1745) m. Thomas Ward (24 Jul 1703 – 1724)
  1. 1. Phillip Ward (1 January 1721 – 1749) m. Emma Allen (8 Jun 1725 – 13 Sep 1762)
    1. 1. Thomas Ward (1 Jan 1747 – 1818) m. Elizabeth Stephens (17 MAR 1760 – 11 Dec 1841)
      1. 1. Zachariah Ward (07 Mar 1793 – 03 Jul 1854) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fry (22 Feb 1796 – 05 Feb 1875)
        1. 1. James (Fry) Ward (25 Feb 1817 – 24 Feb 1884) m. Elena Schoonover (1821 – 23 Mar 1886)
        2. 2. Thomas (S) Ward (12 Mar 1818 – 6 August 1890) m. Nancy Fouch
        3. 3. Louisa (Ann) Ward (13 May 1819 – 11 Apr 1895)
        4. 4. Jane (Margaret) Ward (22 Aug 1820 – 08 Jul 1821)
        5. 5. Rebecca Ward (13 Mar 1822 – 30 May 1900) m. Amos Dunn (12 May 1819 – 12 May 1892)
        6. 6. Cynthia (Ellen) Ward (14 May 1824 – 16 Feb 1903)
        7. 7. Henry (J.) Ward (9 Mar 1826 – 12 Jan 1899) m. Julia A (25 Jan 1831 – 16 Jul 1910)
        8. 8. Margaret (J) Ward (25 Feb 1828 – 30 Mar 1895) m. Nathaniel (Jackson) Adamson (Abt 1816 – ) m. William (C.) Brooks
        9. 9. Benjamin (Wilson) Ward (22 Feb 1832 – 28 Jun 1898)
      2. 2. Jane Ward (23 February 1795 – 3 October 1877) m. James White (5 May 1798 – 5 November 1873)
        1. 1. Benjamin (F.) White (Feb 1830 – 25 Aug 1901) m. Maria (A) Morrison
        2. 2. Zachariah (J) White (27 August 1834 – 5 June 1901) m. Mary (E) White (1838 – 12 November 1922) m. Amanda Settles (Abt 1847 – )
      3. 3. James Ward (21 Mar 1795 – 11 Oct 1850) m. Hannah Fry (8 October 1797 – 13 March 1874)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (M) Ward (27 September 1818 – )
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Ward (9 October 1818 – 1882) m. Sarah (Ann) Bates (1825 – 1893)
        3. 3. William (Gilmore) Ward (4 April 1821 – 7 August 1905)
        4. 4. Anne (Ann) Ward (18 April 1823 – )
        5. 5. Michael (Cree) Ward (12 June 1824 – 17 March 1863)
        6. 6. Jane Ward (23 January 1826 – )
        7. 7. Susan Ward (28 April 1827 – )
        8. 8. Mary (Anna) Ward (17 July 1828 – 18 April 1917)
        9. 9. Zachariah Ward (9 April 1832 – 4 October 1832)
        10. 10. Harriet Ward (27 May 1833 – 1886)
        11. 11. Neugent (Newton) Ward (11 April 1835 – 25 May 1836)
        12. 12. Jasper (Newton) Ward (29 June 1836 – 25 February 1910)
        13. 13. George (Washington) Ward (12 December 1837 – 26 January 1919) m. Ann Fields (1839 – 18 November 1901) m. Lyda Ward (1842 – 1911)
        14. 14. Elona Ward (6 March 1841 – )
        15. 15. Levisa (Twin Girl) Ward (16 December 1843 – 16 December 1843)
      4. 4. Newgent Ward (4 May 1803 – 12 Oct 1875)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Ward ( – 1820) m. Anthony Chamness
  3. 3. Thomas Ward

Sarah Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1706
24 November 1706
Birth of Sarah Willis in Thornburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, Pennsylvania, USA
Thornburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, Pennsylvania, USA
1745
1745
Age 39
Death of Sarah Willis in Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Randolph, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 November 1706
    Event Place: Thornburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Randolph, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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