John Ward (abt. 1755 - 1793)

Born about 1755 in Greenbrier, Virginia (now West Virginia)

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Descendants

Died Mar 1793 at about age 38 in Reeve's Crossing Paint Creek, Ross, Ohio

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Biography

White Wolf was Shawnee.

White Wolf Ward was a Virginia colonist.

John Ward, aka "White Wolf"

Origin

John was born about 1755 at Greenbrier, Virginia (now West Virginia). He is the son of Captian James Ward and Phoebe Lockhart.

Kidnapped

John was kidnapped by Shawnee Indians at the age of 3. He was raised by an Indian family, was given the Indian name of "White Wolf",^[1]

Family

John "married among the Indians."^[2]

A previous version of this profile claimed, without source, that John took (or was given) the name "White Wolf," married Sutawney "Tame Doe" and had by her:^[3]

• Phebe Ward (m Reed)
• an unnamed child, gender not known
• Mary Ward
• Sutawney Ward (m Daugherty)

We seek reliable sources for the identification of John's wife's name and his children.

Battle of Point Pleasant

On October 10, 1774, John fought with the Shawnee Indians under Puck-e-shin-wa at the Battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia (now WV). Puck-e-shin-wa was the father of the soon-to-be famous Tecumseh. Puck-e-shin-wa was killed as well as John's father, James, who fought against the Shawnee.^[2]

Battle of Point Pleasant

Death and Legacy

John was killed in a skirmish with the Whites which was led by his brother James Ward, about March, 1793 at Reeve's Crossing Paint Creek, near Bainbridge in Ross County, Ohio. ^[2]

In some way, the sculpture of "The Indian Hunter" in NYC, by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910), John's grandnephew may have been a subtle tribute to John Ward. Reference: https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/769

Sources

1. ↑ BOOK : "Where the Waters Part: A Family’s Search for Freedom and Authenticity: Nine Generations of Wards, Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia, and Their Descendants", Ward, J.F., SN - 9781532696336, https://books.google.com/books?id=Pt_SDwAAQBAJ , (accessed: 26 Feb 2024)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Thwaites, Reuben G., Documentary History of Dunmore's War, 1774 (Pages 275, 344, 422 footnote) State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Sons of the American Revolution. Wisconsin Society; Kellogg, Louise Phelps, Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1905, Archive.org accessed November 9, 2014
3. ↑ This online tree also makes these claims and also without any sources

• Wikipedia , "Indian Hunter (Ward)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Hunter_(Ward)&oldid=1162887884 (accessed February 26, 2024).

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