William Ward II (1753 - 1817)

Born 31 May 1753 in Black Lick, Augusta, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Watson) Ward — married 1777 in Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1817 at age 64 in Black Lick, Wythe, Virginia, USA

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Biography

William was born about 1753 in what was then Augusta County, Virginia Colony. He is the son of William Ward and Jane Swaim. ^[1]

William came to Wythe county area sometime between 1770 and 1774 with his brothers John and David. He spent most of his life in military and government service.^[2] In 1774 he was a sergeant in Captain Robert Doak's company of militia. ^[3] In 1779 he was sworn in as a first lieutenant in Captain Doak's company. In 1787 he was sworn in as a Lt Colonel of the Montgomery Co. Militia. ^[2] On 3 August 1779 William Ward along with 13 others was sworn in as a justice of Montgomery county. ^[4]He remained a justice of the county until Wythe county was separated from Montgomery co. in 1790. During those 11 years he attended most of the monthly meetings of the Montgomery county court. This required a 60 mile ride each way via horse back attributing to both his stamina and his devotion to his civic duty. ^[2]

William Ward of Wythe settled on Black Lick in the 1769 - 1775 time period and without ever moving from this single location was a resident at one time or another of the following counties: Augusta, Botetourt, Fincastle, Montgomery, and Wythe.^[2]

William married Jane Watson around 1775 with whom he had at least seven children, or as many as nine.

Birth
30 May 1753 ^[5]

Marriage
Husband: William Ward
Wife: Jane Watson ^[5]
About 1775

Children
Elizabeth - 20 Feb 1776 - 20 Sep 1842 Not married--Black Lick Cemetery
Capt. John - 8 Aug 1779 - 14 July 1836 m. Jane Davis--Black Lick Cemetery
Col. James - 27 Dec 1781 - 23 Jun 1823 m. Margaret May
Granville - ? - ? m. 1 unknown, 2 Anna Hendrick Moved to Indiana (Monroe county)
Ephraim - ? - ? m. Nancy ? Doctor
Evan - ? - ?
William - 20 Jan 1791 - 3 May 186, m. Mary (Polly) Young Speedwell M.E. Church Cemetery^[6]
Richard C - 1786 - ?
David - 1789 - ?

Census 1810
William Ward was living in Wythe, Virginia, United States with his wife, a grown daughter, and three grown sons. His son John is on the preceding line of the census. His household consisted of the following:
3 males 16 to 25
1 male 45 and over
1 female 26 to 44
1 female 45 and over.
3 slaves ^[7]

Death
21 December 1817
Wythe County, Virginia^[5]

Buried
Black Lick Cemetery, Virginia^[8]

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Jane "Jean" Watson Ward's 1836 Will, Proved 1839: to son, Ephraim Ward ...woman, Pheba... (born c. 1802) ...child, Levina... (born c. 1820) ...child, Isaac... (born c. 1822) ...child, Susan... (born c. 1824) to daughter, Betsy Ward, if single, then to Ephraim ... youth, Harriet... (born c. 1822) ^[9]

Research Notes

Marriage date is estimated based on the birth of his daughter Elizabeth in 1776.^[5]

No source has been provided for the marriage of William with Mary McCool or the parentage of Richard C. Ward. Since these individuals seem to have lived in N. Carolina it is doubtful that they were related to this William Ward.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Marie Mills, Oct 16, 2011
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Ward Family History pages 8 - 9.
3. ↑ Summers, Lewis Preston; Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800, Botentourt, Fincastle, Montgomery, Washington, Wythe, Johnson City, Tenn: The Overmountain Press; 1929. [Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800 - Lewis Preston Summers - Google Books ] Vol II page 1421.
4. ↑ Summers, Lewis Preston; Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800, Botentourt, Fincastle, Montgomery, Washington, Wythe, Johnson City, Tenn: The Overmountain Press; 1929. [Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800 - Lewis Preston Summers - Google Books ] Vol II page 717.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Ward Family History page 16.
6. ↑ Ward Family History pages 16 - 17.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2B-STH : accessed 17 December 2020), John Ward, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing p. 294, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 71; FHL microfilm 181,431.
8. ↑ Ward Family History page 29.
9. ↑ "Virginia Connections: A Genealogical History of the Thompson and Ward Families of Southwest Virginia, pages 784-787 (Will of Jane Watson Ward) https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/106804627?p=29658355&returnLabel=Jane%20%22Jean%22%20H.%20Davis%20(LZ2N-V4G)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FLZ2N-V4G

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Acknowledgments

• Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Marie and others.

• WikiTree profile Ward-4214 created through the import of wikiweeks1_2012-01-01.ged on Jan 1, 2012 by Robert Weeks. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.