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William Ward 1678–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1678

Birth Location: Killingsworth, New Haven, Connecticut

Death Date: 19 Dec 1768

Death Location: Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Andrew Ward

Mother: Tryal Meigs

Spouse(s): Lettis Beach

Children(s): Titus Ward, Zenas Ward, Arah Ward, Tryal Ward, John Ward, Lettice Ward, Ambrose Ward, Amy Ward

The story of William Ward began in 1678 in Killingsworth, New Haven, Connecticut. William Ward married Lettis Beach, and had children including Ambrose Ward, Amy Ward, Arah Ward, John Ward, Lettice Ward, Titus Ward, Tryal Ward, Zenas Ward. William Ward passed away in 1768 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ward began in 1678 in Killingsworth, New Haven, Connecticut.
  • William Ward married Lettis Beach, and had children including Ambrose Ward, Amy Ward, Arah Ward, John Ward, Lettice Ward, Titus Ward, Tryal Ward, Zenas Ward.
  • William Ward passed away in 1768 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ward's Ancestors

Self
William Ward
1678–1768
Birth Place: Killingsworth, New Haven, Connecticut
Parents
Andrew Ward
1642–1691
Homersfield, Norfolk Co., England
Tryal Meigs
1646–1690
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Andrew Ward
1597–1659
Homersfield, Suffolk, England
Esther\Hester Sherman
1606–1666
Dedham, Essex, England
John Meigs
1612–1672
Bradford, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sherman
1572–1643
Judith Angiers
1582–1634
Vincent Meggs
1583–1658
Emma Strong
1581–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Strong
1557–1615
Margaret
1561–1621

William Ward's Descendants

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William Ward (18 Oct 1678–19 Dec 1768) m. Lettis Beach (17 March 1683–21 December 1749)
  1. 1. Titus Ward 1723–
  2. 2. Zenas Ward 1720–1793 m. Patience Squire 1733– m. Mary Bates 1719–1760
    1. 1. Zenas Ward 1770–1850 m. Martha Parke 1766–1850
    2. 2. Hamutal Ward 1764–1813 m. Adna Mallory 1767–1848
    3. 3. Patience Ward 1761–1850 m. Benjamin Squire 1760–1829
    4. 4. Content Ward 1757– m. Isaac Squire 1756–
    5. 5. Anna Ward 1755–1840
    6. 6. Amy Ward 1752–
    7. 7. Zenas Ward 1750–1750
    8. 8. Mary Ward 1747–1760 m. Ichabod Squire 1743–
    9. 9. Macock Ward 1745–1836 m. Elizabeth Squire 1749–1834
    10. 10. Bethual Ward 1744–1813 m. Ruth Squire 1790–1816
  3. 3. Arah Ward 1718– m. Phebe Towner 1717–
    1. 1. Aner Ward 1758–
    2. 2. Tryal Ward 1750– m. Daniel Curtis 1707–1750
    3. 3. Sarah Ward 1746–
    4. 4. Mamre Ward 1744–1775 m. Ebenezer Osborn 1742–
    5. 5. Diantha Ward 1741–
    6. 6. Eunice Ward 1741–
  4. 4. Tryal Ward 1716–
  5. 5. John Ward 1714–1794 m. Elizabeth Abernathy 1713–1758
    1. 1. John Ward 1751–1808
    2. 2. John Ward 1748–1749
    3. 3. Eunice Ward 1746–1794
    4. 4. Martha Ward 1744–1773
    5. 5. Titus Ward 1742–1783 m. Amy Smith 1745–1823
    6. 6. Abel Ward 1740–1759
    7. 7. Thelus Ward 1737–1804 m. Lydia Meigs 1739–1775 m. Sarah Shelly 1738–1823
  6. 6. Lettice Ward 1711–1749 m. Daniel Curtis 1707–1750
  7. 7. Ambrose Ward 1709–1737 m. Rachel Dorman 1708–1794
    1. 1. William Ward 1736–1829 m. Anna (Rachel) Palmer 1746–1839
    2. 2. Ambrose Ward 1735–1808 m. Sarah Chamberlain 1735–1785 m. Mary Chappel 1768–
      1. 1. Ambrose Ward 1763–1833
      2. 2. Elizabeth Ward –1792
      3. 3. Harriet (Maria) Ward 1797–1827
      4. 4. John (Chappel) Ward 1797–
      5. 5. John Ward 1793–1793
      6. 6. Juliana Ward 1775–
      7. 7. Polly Ward 1790–
      8. 8. Samuel Ward 1764–1828
      9. 9. Sarah Ward –1769
      10. 10. Sarah Ward 1770–1818
      11. 11. Content Ward 1761–
  8. 8. Amy Ward 1707–1767 m. Samuel Towner 1692–1785

William Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1678
18 Oct 1678
Birth of William Ward in Killingsworth, New Haven, Connecticut
Killingsworth, New Haven, Connecticut
1768
19 Dec 1768
Age 90
Death of William Ward in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1678
    Event Place: Killingsworth, New Haven, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1768
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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