Born
Feb 1790 in
Liberty Hill, Tazewell, Virginia
Ancestors
Sister of
John Ward ,
Joseph Ward ,
William Ward ,
James Ward ,
David Ward Jr ,
Jane Ward ,
Margaret (Ward) Smith ,
Elizabeth (Ward) Basher ,
Mary Ann (Ward) Lockhart ,
Alexander Ward ,
Robert Ward [half] ,
Isaac Ward [half] ,
Jane (Ward) Grubb [half] ,
Rees Madison Ward [half] ,
Phoebe (Ward) Culton [half] ,
Joseph Addison Ward [half] ,
Nancy (Ward) Daughtery [half] ,
Hiram David Ward [half] ,
Matilda Ward [half] ,
William Ward [half] and
Rebecca (Ward) Harrah [half]
Died
May 1857
at age 67
in
Tazewell, Virginia
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified 24 Feb 2018
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Biography
Mary was born about 1790. She is the daughter of David Ward and Jane Cravens . She passed away about 1857. [1]
Mary married Joshua Belsher about 1816 in Virginia. Name also found spelled Belchee, Belsha, and Belcher. There were at least eight children born to this family. Joshua was born in 1790 in Tazewell, Virginia. Mary died of tuberculosis.
Sources
1850 United States Federal Census
[1]
Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
[2]
↑ Entered by Marie Mills, Oct 16, 2011
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carriers of her mitochondrial DNA .
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John Williams :
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
Larry Flesher :
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~0.78%
Eric Adams :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
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