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Sir Richard Stephen Ward 1581–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1581

Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England

Death Date: 13 Oct 1637

Death Location: Mancetter, Warwickshire, England

Father: James Warde

Mother: Anna Fawkes

Spouse(s): Lady Stafford

Children(s): Sgt. Sr

In 1581, Sir Richard Stephen Ward entered the world in Stretton, Rutland, England, born to James Warde And Anna Alice Fawkes. Sir Richard Stephen Ward married Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford, and had children including Sgt John Ward Sr. Sir Richard Stephen Ward passed away in 1637 in Mancetter, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1581, Sir Richard Stephen Ward entered the world in Stretton, Rutland, England, born to James Warde And Anna Alice Fawkes.
  • Sir Richard Stephen Ward married Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford, and had children including Sgt John Ward Sr.
  • Sir Richard Stephen Ward passed away in 1637 in Mancetter, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Ward's Ancestors

Self
Sir Ward
1581–1637
Birth Place: Stretton, Rutland, England
Parents
James Warde
1550–1598
Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England
Anna (Alice) Fawkes
1555–1596
Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Warde
1527–1595
Houghton Parva, Northamptonshire, England
Sarah (Isabel) Stapley
1530–1603
Dunchurch, Warw, England
Edward Fawkes
1535–1579
York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Edith (Bainbridge) Blake
1539–1606
Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ward
1484–1558
Margaret Capel
1486–1537
Sir (Stapull)
1506–1593
Joanne Thatcher
1510–1596
William Farnely
1496–1565
Lady Harrington
1512–1575
John Blake
1516–1576
Jane Rawson
1515–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ward
1425–1520
Anne Copperdick
1452–1502
Sir Stapley
1476–1546
Elinore Heighstrowde
1480–1565
Thomas Thatcher
1484–
Mrs. Thatcher
1488–
Henry Fawkes
1470–1549
Alice Bilbowe
1473–1571
Sir Harrington
1466–1490
Ann Fairfax
1505–1524
Humphrey Blake
1494–1558
Agnes Littleton
1501–1585
William Rawson
1496–1593
Catherine Jugg
1501–1527

Sir Ward's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Stephen) Ward (1581–13 Oct 1637) m. Lady (Joyce Bryce) Stafford (1586–02 Aug 1640)
  1. 1. Sgt. (John Ward) Sr 1625–1694 m. Sarah (Lyman) Hills 1635–1691
    1. 1. Deborah Ward 1658–1738 m. Eliphalet Johnson 1656–1718
      1. 1. Nathaniel ("Nathan" Johnson (Rev Sep) 2017) 1698–1765 m. Sarah Ogden 1699–1777
        1. 1. Reverend (Stephen) Johnson 1724–1786 m. Elizabeth Diodate 1722–1761

Sir Ward's Timeline

4 Records

1581
1581
Birth of Sir Richard Stephen Ward in Stretton, Rutland, England
Stretton, Rutland, England
1581
21 May 1581
Sir Richard Stephen Ward was baptized in Shalford, Essex, England
Shalford, Essex, England
1635
19 Jul 1635
Age 54
Death of Sir Richard Stephen Ward in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1637
13 Oct 1637
Age 56
Burial of Sir Richard Stephen Ward in Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
Mancetter, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Stretton, Rutland, England
    Record Source: Ancestors William Vermeer

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 May 1581
    Event Place: Shalford, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of CT

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1629, 1640
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1629, 1640; Page Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stretton, Rutlande
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 169

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1635
    Event Place: Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [3] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21043; Document Reference: DR 130
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 169

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1637
    Event Place: Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21043; Document Reference: DR 130

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