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STEPHEN WARD 1726–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

Birth Location: Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 27 Mar 1789

Death Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Father: Joseph Ward

Mother: Mary Ward

Spouse(s): Mary *

Children(s): Grace Ward

STEPHEN WARD was born in 1726 in Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of Joseph Cornelius Ward And Mary Ward. STEPHEN WARD married Mary Polly Long Riggin, and had children including Grace Ward. STEPHEN WARD passed away in 1789 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • STEPHEN WARD was born in 1726 in Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of Joseph Cornelius Ward And Mary Ward.
  • STEPHEN WARD married Mary Polly Long Riggin, and had children including Grace Ward.
  • STEPHEN WARD passed away in 1789 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ward
1688–1765
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA
JW
Mary Ward
1688–1743
Birth Location: Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Mary *
1725–1785
Birth Location: Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States
M*

Children(s)

Grace Ward
1756–
Birth Location: Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States
GW

STEPHEN WARD's Ancestors

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STEPHEN WARD
1726–1789
Birth Place: Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Parents
Joseph Cornelius Ward
1688–1765
Somerset, Maryland, USA
Mary Ward
1688–1743
Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John (Warde) Jr
1635–1722
Northhampton, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Edith Franklin\Immigrant Maryland) 1663
1646–1723
Annemessex, Somerset, Maryland Colony
William Warwick
1660–1721
England
Mary Radforde
1664–1734
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ward
1600–1649
Jane Wilkes
1604–1654
Mary England
1640–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilkes
1566–1627
Barbara Heyward
1588–1638

STEPHEN WARD's Descendants

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STEPHEN WARD (1726–27 Mar 1789) m. Mary ("Polly" Long Riggin) * (16 Aug 1725–24 Mar 1785)
  1. 1. Grace Ward 1756– m. Richardson Donoho 1750–1823
    1. 1. Margaret Donoho 1790–1823 m. Newton (W.) Messick 1791–1840
      1. 1. Levi (Dobbett) Messick 1812–1880 m. Sarah Elizabeth 1805–1880
        1. 1. Robert (Hickman) Messick 1839–1898 m. Sarah (L) Warrington 1844–1926
        2. 2. Robert (H) Messick 1839–1898 m. Sarah (L) Warrington 1844–1926
        3. 3. Elizabeth Messick 1851–
        4. 4. Mary (E.) Messick 1845–
        5. 5. Avis Missick 1844–
        6. 6. George Missick 1846–1920
        7. 7. Benton Messick 1842–1917
        8. 8. David (C) Messick 1834–1880

STEPHEN WARD's Timeline

2 Records

1726
1726
Birth of STEPHEN WARD in Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States
1789
27 Mar 1789
Age 63
Death of STEPHEN WARD in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1789
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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