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William Ward 1603–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1603

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 10 Aug 1687

Death Location: Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Warde

Mother: Maria Adams

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Story

Children(s): John Ward

William Ward was born in 1603 in England, the child of John Edward Warde And Maria Hatton Adams. William Ward married Elizabeth Story, and had children including John Ward. William Ward passed away in 1687 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Ward was born in 1603 in England, the child of John Edward Warde And Maria Hatton Adams.
  • William Ward married Elizabeth Story, and had children including John Ward.
  • William Ward passed away in 1687 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ward's Ancestors

Self
William Ward
1603–1687
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Edward Warde
1560–1603
Braunston, Rutland, England
Maria (Hatton) Adams
1573–1607
St Botolph Aldersgate, London, England
Grandparents
Parnell (Richard) Ward
1540–1585
Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, , England
Lucy (Agnes) Lukyn
1541–1589
Middleton Cheney, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ward
1515–1566
Emma Thomas
1519–1564
William Ballard
1521–1605
Lady Robertson
1521–1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth WRIGHTE
1500–1558

William Ward's Descendants

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William Ward (1603–10 Aug 1687) m. Elizabeth Story (–9 Dec 1700)
  1. 1. John Ward 1634–1704 m. Damaris Sargent 1651–1694
    1. 1. William Ward 1664–1752
    2. 2. Richard Ward 1666–1739
    3. 3. Deborah Wyeth 1662–1707
    4. 4. Joseph Ward 1677–1742
    5. 5. Hannah Greenwood 1651–1686
    6. 6. Elizabeth Ward 1695–1719 m. William Milstead 1685–1742 m. Edward Milstead 1695–1776
      1. 1. Jane Milstead 1705–1776 m. Thomas Ford 1704–1776
        1. 1. Major (John Thomas Ford) Sr. 1728–1791 m. Eleanor Percy 1740–1786 m. Rachel Spencer 1725–1770
        2. 2. Caty Ford 1725–1768
        3. 3. Edward Ford 1734–1814
        4. 4. Priscilla Ford 1740–1805
        5. 5. Elizabeth Ford 1726–1774
        6. 6. Sarah Ford 1727–1776
        7. 7. Jane Ford 1722–1805
        8. 8. Esther Ford 1755–1816
        9. 9. Anne Ford 1735–1803
      2. 2. Susanna Milstead 1705–
      3. 3. Priscilla Milstead 1705–1755
      4. 4. William Milstead 1685–1742
      5. 5. Edward Milstead 1695–1792
      6. 6. Catherine Milstead 1696–
      7. 7. Thomas Milstead 1696–1737

William Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1603
1603
Birth of William Ward in England
England
1687
10 Aug 1687
Age 84
Death of William Ward in Marlboro, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Marlboro, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1687
    Event Place: Marlboro, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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