James Lemuel Ward Sr. (1755 - 1808)

Born 25 Mar 1755 in Hallifax, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (Osborne) Ward — married 1774 in Augusta Co Virginia

Descendants

Died Jun 1808 at age 53 in Offutt, Floyd, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Private James Ward Sr. served with Montgomery County, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

According to the Find A Grave entry for James, he was the son of Nathan Ward (son of George Wells and Susannah Swanson) and Margaret Ward.

James Ward was listed as private in Captain William Herbert’s Company of Boutetourt County Militia along with John Cox, William Cox and Robert, Enoch and Johnathan Osborn. (“Wythe County, Virginia Historical Review,” #13, “Captain William Herbert” by Mary B. Kegley). Although most of the men in the company were Quakers, the Wards were not and continued to serve in Herbert’s and Captain John Montgomery’s companies of militia until the end of Lord Dunmore’s War in 1774. By that time Fincastle County had been created from Botetourt County and Nathan, Wells, James and Zachariah Ward were serving in the Fincastle Militia and fought against the Indians at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774. Also in the company were Enoch, Ephraim, Jonathan, Robert and Stephen Osborn along with Daniel, William and James Blevins. (Henderson, Archibald, “The Conquest of the Old Southwest,” Century Company, New York, 1920).

In 1776, Montgomery County, Virginia, was formed taking in the old county of Fincastle. The Ward family continued living on Coal (Cole) Creek, but now in the new county. 1776 also marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War in Southwest Virginia and the Ward family joined their neighbor Enoch Osborn’s Company of Montgomery County Militia. James Ward served as a private and was listed as present of the rolls for 1777, 2 April 1783 and 1785. His brother Wells Ward was included on the 1783 and 1785 rosters while Nathan Ward was listed in 1783 and 1785. (Note: This was probably Nathan Ward, Junior., since Nathan Ward, Senior. would have been 72 years old in 1785). (New River Notes, by Jeff Weaver, “Revolutionary War Soldiers – Upper New River Valley”) Also in Captain Enoch Osborn’s Company was Solomon Osborn. James Ward married Sarah Osborn, Solomon’s daughter, about 1770. As a member of Capt. Enoch Osborn’s Company, James Ward and his family members took part in the Battle of King’s Mountain on 7 October 1780. This American victory turned the tide against the British in the South and led to the eventual withdrawal of the British from the frontier.

The children of James and Sarah are:

• Nathan b. 1771, d. aft. 1794
• Solomon Ward b. 1775, d. 1849 m. Susannah Oney
• Abigail "Abby" Ward b. 1775-7, declared “infirm” 1812
• Shadrack Ward b. 1786, d. 1853 m. Levina Hylton
• Sarah Ward b. 1790, d. 1870-80 m. John Chapman
• James Ward b. 1791 m. Betsy Jains(James)
• William Ward b. 1792, d. bef. 1860 m. Elizabeth Meek
• Mary "Polly" Ward b. 1795,d. 1870-80 m. Alden Williamson

James was born in 1755. He passed away in 1808. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Julie Smith.

• http://hausegenealogy.com/ward.html

• Find A Grave

• Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Ward-3514 created by Marie Mills.
• WikiTree profile Ward-3990 created by Marie Mills,
• WikiTree profile Ward-4195 created by Robert Weeks.