James Ward II
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James Ward II (1704 - abt. 1763)

Major James Ward II
Born in Inishowen Penninsula, Donegal, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Irelandmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 58 in Augusta, Virginiamap
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Biography

Ireland Native
James Ward II was born in Ireland.

Born: about in 1700, in Inishowen Penninsula, County Donegal, Ireland [1]

Died: either before 1763 in Staunton or between 1782 and 1793, in Augusta County, Virginia

Married: Ann Chiles in Augusta Co., VA

Children of James + Ann...

  1. Joseph born 1723 in Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland
  2. William born 1725 in Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland
  3. James, III born 1727 in Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland

Immigration... In 1730 James immigrated to Philadelphia with his wife Ann, their three sons: Joseph, William, James III, and his father, James George, and brothers William and John.

Once in the New World, James and Ann had more children: John, Isaac, and Benjamin. The family settled near Staunton in Augusta Co., Virginia

Military... Major in the French and Indian War

Sources

  1. http://hausegenealogy.com/ward.html




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Ward-10824 and Ward-4192 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate.
posted by Gerald Jones
James II, also married Sarah Clark Lynch.
posted by Sheri Havens

Rejected matches › John Ward Sr. (1720-bef.1816)