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William Hord Howard 1717 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 13 August 1778

Death Location: Brandywine (Caroline County), Caroline County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Hord

Mother: Elizabeth Redd

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In 1717, William Hord Howard entered the world in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States, born to John Hord and Elizabeth Jane Redd. William Hord Howard passed away in 1778 in Brandywine (Caroline County), Caroline County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1717, William Hord Howard entered the world in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States, born to John Hord and Elizabeth Jane Redd.
  • William Hord Howard passed away in 1778 in Brandywine (Caroline County), Caroline County, Virginia, USA.

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William Howard's Ancestors

Self
William Howard
1717 – 1778
Birth Place: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Hord
1663 – 1749
Essex
Elizabeth (Jane) Redd
1685 – 1747
Ewell, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Edmund Hord
1630 – 1678
Cote House, Oxfordshire, England
John (Thomas) Redd
1642 – 1742
Bendochy, Perthshire, Scotland
Mary (Carr) Waller
1650 – 1686
St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Hord
1565 – 1638
Mary Millet
1580 – 1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hord
– 1606
John Millet
1555 – 1613
Katherine Elliot

William Howard's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of William Hord Howard in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States
1778
13 August 1778
Age 61
Death of William Hord Howard in Brandywine (Caroline County), Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Brandywine (Caroline County), Caroline County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1778
    Event Place: Brandywine (Caroline County), Caroline County, Virginia, USA

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