Benjamin
Ward
Sr.
Born in Lunenburg County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Ward
and Frances Stanley (Worsham) Ward
Brother of
Tahpenes (Ward) Webber
Husband of
Mary (Duke) Ward
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Martha (Unknown) Ward
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 71
in North Carolina, United States
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Biography
- Benjamin Ward (YDNA Haplogroup R1b1c) was the son of Richard and Frances Warsham Ward of Lunenburg County, Virginia, and grandson of Captain Seth Ward and Ann Hatcher Ward of Henrico County and Charles Worsham and his wife, Mary Bevill, also of Henrico County.<citation needed>
- He married firstly, Missy (surname unknown), by whom he had one son, Daniel Ward of Franklin County, Virginia. He married secondly, Mary Duke, daughter of James Duke & Mary Byrd Duke of Charles City County, Virginia; they had six known children (five sons and one daughter): <citation needed>
- Benjamin Ward of Ashe County, North Carolina
- Dr. William Ward of Rutherford County, Tennessee
- James Ward
- Michael Ward
- Joshua Ward
- Mary Obedience Ward Kennedy
- 1740: His father, Richard Ward, owned land in Brunswick County.<citation needed>
- 1752: Benjamin Ward & his family were located in Cumberland County, Virginia .<citation needed>
- 30 JUN 1755: Father, Richard Ward, late of Cumberland County, VA but at present of Granville County, NC, Planter, conveyed power of attorney to trusty friend, BENJAMIN WARD, late of Granville County, NC, but now of Lunenburg County, VA
- 1756 Lunenburg Co.,VA Deed Book 1757-1761, Deed Book 5, page 197: "I RICHARD WARD of the Parish of Southam in the County of Cumberland for 500 pounds to me in hand paid by BENJAMIN WARD of Granville County, NC, have sold 13 Negroes: WILL, LUCY.....
- 1758 Son, James Ward, born. 1758 Lunenburg Co.: father, Richard Ward, served in the Militia.
- 2 MAY 1759 Lunenburg Co: father, RICHARD WARD, married 2ndly MARY JOHNS.
- 17 NOV 1759 Lunenburg Co: father, RICHARD WARD, made his will leaving Benjamin 120 acres in Cumberland Parish, Bedford County.
- 5 AUG 1760 Lunenburg Co: Benjamin Ward records ear mark; Lunenburg Court. 12 ABT 1760 Son, Joshua Ward, born.
- Event: Fact 1761 Half-sister, Catherine Ward, born at Lunenburg Co., VA.
- BEF 23 NOV 1761 Father, Richard Ward of Lunenburg & Cumberland Cos., VA, died
- 1 DEC 1761 A Benjamin Ward served on jury, Bowman & Co vs Richard Jones & John Fegan, Lunenburg Court
- 2 FEB 1762 Lunenburg Co.: will of his father, RICHARD WARD, was proved.
- BENJAMIN WARD Inherited 120 acres, Bedford Co., from Richard Ward, father, in Cumberland Parish, Bedford Co. 1762 Owned land in Chesterfield & Cumberland Co., VA per Richard Ward's will.
- 4 MAR 1762 Son, DANIEL WARD, recorded 120 acres on Turkey Creek in Halifax (later Pittsylvania) Co., VA.
- 3 AUG 1762 Benj. Ward vs Wm. Cook, proceedings stayed via injunction next court, Lunenburg Co. Court
- 3 AUG 1762 Benj. Ward, witness for John Cox Jr. vs Ward execuotrs paid 5t days attendance & coming 21 miles, Lunenburg Co. Court
- SEP 1762 Perrin Aulday, executors Richard Ward vs Benjamin Ward; jury, judgment for defendant; Lunenburg Co. Court
- 8 SEP 1763 Deed, Benjamin Ward & wife, to Thomas Jones was proved by oaths of 3 of witnesses and Ordered; Lunenburg Co. Court
- 1764 Charlotte Co., formed from Lunenburg Co.
- 1764 Daughter, Mary Obedience Ward, born.
- 4 MAY 1764 Estate of father, Richard Ward, valued at 734 pounds 18 shillings 8 pense.
- ABT 1766 Son, Michael Ward, born.
- 1766 Pittsylvania Co., formed from Halifax County, VA.
- 1767 Charles Sinclair Ward says Benj. may have died in this year.
- 1774 3 sons - Daniel, Benjamin, & William -- appeared on List of Tithes for Pittsylvania Co., VA.
- 16 APR 1774 Son, Benj. Ward, married Celia Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, at Pittsylvania Co., VA.
- 6 MAY 1774 Sons, Benjamin & Daniel Ward, resided together in Pittsylvania Co., VA; with Ben's wife, Selah Stewart Ward, daughter of John Stewart & Susannah Tanner.
- BET MAY 1774 AND JUL 1776 Son, Benjamin, removes to the Watauga Settlement, Washington Co. TN/NC.
- 1776 Son, Benj Ward & wife Celia, are in the Watauga Settlement at the Washington District of NC/TN.
- 8 MAY 1777 Son, Dr. Wm. Ward, married Mary Bowman Stewart, possibly at Pittsylvania Co. VA
- 1778 Sons, Benj. Jr. & Dr. Wm. Ward, were listed as a tithe in Washington Co., TN/NC.
- 20 JAN 1794 Sister, Tahpenes Ward Weber, died in Cumberland County.
- 1804 Son, Dr. Wm. Ward, was living at Jefferson, Rutherford Co., TN.
- 8 OCT 1805 Wife, Mary Duke Ward, died a widow (place unknown)
- ABT 17 APR 1820 Son, Benj. Ward, died testate at Ashe Co., NC.
- 23 JUL 1835 Son, Dr. Wm. Ward, died testate at Jefferson, Rutherford Co., TN.
BET 1835 AND 1849 Sons -- James, Joshua, & Michael -- had died.
- 1836 Half-aunt, Catherine Ward Brown died at Leasburg, Person Co., NC.
- 1849 Daughter, MARY OBEDIENCE WARD KENNEDY/CANNADY, was still alive & at Hart County, Kentucky. 22
Ward Family Record
Ward Family Record The Ward Family Record II
Sources
- "North Carolina, Wills" and Probate Records, 1665-1998. Wills, 1746-1943; Index, 1749-1943; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Granville County); Probate Place: Granville, North Carolina.
- "The Virginia Genealogical Society". Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly and Magazine of Virginia Genealogy.
- Roots Web - Family Bible Transcript
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 January 2018, 04:28), entry for Benjamin Ward(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LR6P-SDJ); contributed by various users.
Aknowledgements
- Benjamin Ward (Ward-4797) was created through the import of LNMaggard GEDCOM.ged on Apr 9, 2012 by Larry Maggard.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~0.78%
Trina (Foster) Foster-Draper
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23andMe, GEDmatch A059010 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A059010 [compare], Ancestry member Trfagri
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A059010 [compare], FTDNA kit #282664
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~0.78%
Sandra (Duncan) Seavers :
23andMe, GEDmatch M511038 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jimmie Duncan :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Pam Thompson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M286047 [compare]
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~0.78%
Carroll Whaler :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Benny Reed :
23andMe, GEDmatch UT4156130 [compare]
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~0.78%
Richard Steele :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member saxy861
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A265414 [compare]
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~0.78%
Shirley (Harper) Anderson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A761106 [compare], Ancestry member Shirleyaharper1961
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~0.78%
Darrell Ward :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A093679 [compare], Ancestry member dward5964
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~0.78%
Anonymous Luck :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Larry Freeman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QK5468257 [compare], Ancestry member dkfree1
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~0.78%
Barbara Baker :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #12543
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~0.59%
Jurjen (Boshears) Miller :
23andMe
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~0.59%
Timothy Joyce :
23andMe, GEDmatch GV5119498 [compare]
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~0.39%
Mimi (Steddom) Wied :
23andMe
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~0.39%
James Clark :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CA4823301 [compare], Ancestry member jclark4548
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~0.39%
Mel (Smith) Ragle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a026521 [compare], Ancestry member melragle
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~0.39%
M Duncan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member secondmate
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Cynthia (Hanning) Oliver :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member coliver8135
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~0.39%
Benjamin Ward :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A471590 [compare], Ancestry member joe_ward2
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~0.39%
Cody Edwards :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member codywhipple629
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~0.39%
Darrell Gabbard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HE3513339 [compare], Ancestry member dgabby_2
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~0.39%
Joshua Alexander :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZW8275198 [compare], Ancestry member egomagickian
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~0.39%
Robert Radford :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Mari (Dodds) Pershing :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BW7113955 [compare], Ancestry member M_DoddsPershing
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~0.39%
Jackie (Ward) Haley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Paul Phillips :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FY8674253 [compare], Ancestry member PRMurphyinWA
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~0.39%
Quinton Ward :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Thomas Robinson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #265612
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~0.39%
Charles Lowe :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T048786 [compare], FTDNA kit #479641
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~0.39%
Holly (Threlkeld) Lathrop :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #521314
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~0.39%
David Freeman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FK8546948 [compare], FTDNA kit #976243
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~0.39%
William Burnette :
MyHeritage DNA
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Kim
I am researching the records for his granddaughter, Penelope (Ward) Pope and performing cleanup after a merge for her Ward-18249
I am not sure what to do with this information: Event: YDNA Descendant Brian Gregory Ward is a 67 marker 1 genetic distance with Chandler May and Charles Allen Godfrey. Reference Number: 1291
I would like it to be a reference, but I am not sure how to format or actually reference it.
Any pointers will help.
Thanks,
Kim
edited by Kim (Kroesing) Marcus M.S.
Exact dates, same spouse and child
As you may have noticed, a couple days ago I initiated a merge between Ward-14250 & Ward-4797. It looked very straight forward at that time. However today I came across a 1788 Will for a "Benjamin Ward" - the question is... Is he same person as Ward-4797? If they aren't the same man, and this will belongs to someone else, then daughter Mary does not belong to Ward-4797 as she is named in the will.
I hope we can figure this out. I have DNA connection to one of the individuals with their DNA listed on Benjamin's page so there is a possibility that I have connections to the Ward family.