Abner
Vernon
Ward
Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Ward
and Sarah (Vernon) Ward
Brother of
Rebecca (Ward) Vernon, Peter Ward, Elizabeth A (Ward) Vernon, Sarah Vernon (Ward) Haley, Judah (Ward) Terry, Richard D. Ward, William H. Ward, Nancy J. (Ward) Calhoun, Solomon Ward and Elizabeth E (Ward) Thornton [half]
Husband of
Francis Julia (Kidd) Ward
— married
24 Dec 1807 in Elbert County, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Jeptha H. Ward, Nesbit Lindsey Ward, William W. Ward, Merial Ann Ward, Sarah Livonia Ward, Elizabeth E. Ward, Louisiana A. Ward, Elizabeth E (Ward) Thornton, Eliza Frances Ward, Nancy Mable Ward, Lawrence Lafayette Ward, Mildred L. Ward and John C. Ward
Died about
at about age 50
in Elbert County, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2013
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Biography
Abner died intestate in 1838 in Elbert County, Georgia. Lawrence L., Millie and John C. were all listed as minor children of Abner Vernon Ward in Elbert County, Georgia. Source:Inferior Court Returns of Administrator and Guardian Bonds, 1830-1844 p. 200. Thomas Johnston appointed Guardian; William Ward's Will; Elbert Co. Ga. White Marriages 1805-1913, p. 59.
According to Find A Grave, Abner Vernon Ward is buried in the Ward Family Cemetery in Elbert County, Georgia.
Marriage 1 Francis Kidd 24 Dec 1807 in Elbert , Georgia Note: Marriages 1806 - 1850 Elbert County, GA
Children (most born in Elbert, Georgia): Jeptha Harris Ward b: 1809; Nesbitt Lindsey Ward b: 7 May 1811; William W. Ward b: Abt 1813; Merial Ann Ward b: 1816; Sarah Livonia Ward b: 31 Mar 1817; Louisiana Ward b: 1819; Elizabeth Ward b: Abt 1818; Eliza Francis Ward b: Abt 1821; Nancy M Ward b: Abt 1825; Lawrence Lafayette Ward b: 3 Apr 1829; Mildred L Ward b: Abt 1831; and John C Ward b: Abt 1834.
There are rumors on many genealogy websites of another relationship with a woman named Patricia Arquette. I have seen no documentation of the existence of such a person, or of a marriage or other relationship. For the sake of thoroughness, I list below the children that were supposedly born from this relationship. (Note: there is a profile for Arquette, but I have not linked it here.)
Richard Ward b: 1835; Robert Ward b: 3 Jan 1837; James Ward; Joseph Ward.
Sources
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I1269
- Source: S114 Author: Moran, Faye Jarvis Title: Vawter Documents and Sources Abbreviation: Vawter Documents http://www.fmoran.com/vawsou.html
- Source: S121 Author: J. Michael Brown Title: J. Michael Brown Family Tree
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Ward-6526 was started by Bob Nichol through the import of Willis.ged on Mar 8, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abner 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 Abner:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abner 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 Abner:
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~1.56%
Leanne Ward
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A928931 [compare], Ancestry member auntnini1
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~0.78%
C Handy :
23andMe, GEDmatch QN9210669 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A825728 [compare], Ancestry member _C_J_H_
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~0.78%
John Armstrong :
23andMe, GEDmatch M225813 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M083553 [compare], Ancestry member JTArmstrong112
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F126817 [compare], FTDNA kit #126817
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~0.78%
Craig Sloan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Cesloan
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Also, if you've added Robert J. Ward as a second husband of Catherine Carrie Wooley (Woolley) ( wife of Jeptha Harris Ward), it's the same thing. It never happened. Since Robert Ward doesn't exist, any sons attributed to Catherine & Robert don't exist, either. I know the source who has since died. I'll never know why that person made up this story. Without verification, this Myth was posted sometime around 1995 to 2000, Anyone who added this information to their genealogy tree should remove it. Please take it down.