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Richard Ward 1720 – 1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1720

Birth Location: Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 13 Sep 1774

Death Location: Onslow County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Enoch Ward

Mother: Mary Shackelford

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According to available records, Richard Ward was born in 1720 in Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA, the child of Enoch Ward and Mary Elizabeth Shackelford. In the later years of life, Richard Ward died in 1774 in Onslow County, North Carolina, USA.

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Enoch Ward
1690 – 1750
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Mary Shackelford
1698 – 1750
Birth Location: Carteret, North Carolina, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 Nov 1720
    Event Place: Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Sep 1774
    Event Place: Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
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