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Richard Ward 1749 – 1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Neuse River, Craven, North Carolina

Death Date: 9 December 1831

Death Location: Greenville, South Carolina

Father: John Ward

Mother: Catherine White

Spouse(s): Mary Black, Patsey Ballew

Children(s): Sarah Ward, Matilda Ward, Jonathan Ward, Richard Ward, James Ward, Elisha Ward, Joseph WARD, Thomas Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Levi Ward, George Ward

According to available records, Richard Ward was born in 1749 in Neuse River, Craven, North Carolina, the child of John Jackson "Trader Jack" Ward and Catherine White. Following those early years, Richard Ward married Mary Black and Patsey Ballew, and their family grew to include Sarah Elizabeth Brown Lindsey Gosnell Ward, Matilda E (Milly) Ward, Jonathan Ward, Richard Ward, James Thomas Ward, Elisha T Ward, Joseph WARD, Thomas Jefferson Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Levi Ward and George Ward. In the later years of life, Richard Ward died in 1831 in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Parents

John Ward
1715 – 1758
Birth Location: Moncks Corner, Berkeley, South Carolina
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Catherine White
1727 – 1787
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Black
1750 – 1788
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina
MB
Patsey Ballew
1766 – 1825
Birth Location: Virginia
PB

Children(s)

Sarah Ward
1770 – 1810
Birth Location: Glassy, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
SW
Matilda Ward
1789 –
Birth Location: Greenville, South Caolina
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Jonathan Ward
1790 – 1874
Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina
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Richard Ward
1791 –
Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina
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James Ward
1796 –
Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina
JW
Elisha Ward
1798 –
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Joseph WARD
1806 – 1839
Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina
JW
Thomas Ward
1807 – 1879
Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina
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Elizabeth Ward
1826 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Levi Ward
Birth Location: –
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George Ward
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1749
    Event Place: Neuse River, Craven, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 December 1831
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina
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