James Ward
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James B. Ward (abt. 1725 - abt. 1780)

James B. Ward
Born about in Bertie, Colony of North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of [uncertain] and [uncertain]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married before 1752 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1757 in Grayson, Colony of Virginiamap
Husband of — married 1775 (to 1780) in North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 55 in Bertie, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Daughters of the American Revolution
James Ward is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A12054.
1776 Project
Soldier James Ward served with Bertie County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

It has been said his wife was Native American. Others claim James was Native American. They did not have children. Both had children from previous marriages. Neither of James' parents were Native American.

James Ward was married to an unknown woman as evidenced by his daughter Penelope who would marry a man named Clifton. James would marry his second wife, Martha Cherry, in about 1775. Martha was around 17 years old at the time of their marriage and a year younger than her stepdaughter Penelope. Together, James and Martha would have the following children:

  1. Winefred (Winniw) Ward (1776- )
  2. Susanna Newsome Ward (1777- )
  3. Silvia Ward (1780- )

American Revolutionary War Service

WARD, JAMES DAR Ancestor #: A120541
Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): SOLDIER
Birth: CIRCA 1720 BERTIE CO NORTH CAROLINA
Death: 11- -1780 BERTIE CO NORTH CAROLINA
SPOUSE: 1) MARTHA X
Children listed in DAR Patriot Index: Penelope Ward who married John Clifton.[1]

Residence

Date: 1769
Place: Bertie County, NC[2]

Will

His will was dated 13 April 1780, proven Nov Court 1780, recorded in Book B, pages 165--169 Bertie Co NC, mentions daughters Winnie, Susanna and Penolope Clifton. Execs; William Cherry and Solomon Cherry ( brothers of Martha) witnesses: James Sowell, Jr, George Jornagan Hodum Jr, and Ekratin Jenkins . James Ward's death left Martha , at age 22, a widow with three children under the age of four and pregnant.[3]

Sources

  1. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 18, 2019), "Record of WARD, JAMES", Ancestor # A120541.
  2. Source: #S-2112130295
  3. http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/bios/Acherry.txt

Photo Sources

  • "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 21 May 2014), Chowan County > W > Ward, James (1794) > image 2 of 3; State Archives, Raleigh.
  • "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : (accessed 1 January 2016), North Carolina > Bertie > Not Stated > image 60 of 68; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)




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Susannah (Ward-2544) Wells should not have been removed as daughter. I have 24 DNA matches to her descendants. They are not big matches, but normal for that many generations. My direct DNA line is to James Jordan Ward-3501, her brother.
posted by Jim Ward
I have found that the James Ward who was married to Sarah Yellowbird never had children with her. Both had children from other marriages. James Ward jr. is from an earlier marriage. No primary sources have been provided to validate the claims.

This profile is questionable. Use with caution.

posted by Sheri Havens
Name: James Ward

Gender: Male Birth Year: 1725 Spouse Name: Nancy Brown Spouse Birth Year: 1730 Number Pages: 1 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

posted by Raymond Nichols DD