Joseph
Ward
Jr.
Born about in Augusta County, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Ward
and Janet (McMills) Ward
Brother of
Benjamin Ward, Isaac Ward, William Ward, Polly (Ward) Thompson, Elizabeth (Ward) Jameson, John Ward, Susan (Ward) Cartmell, Rebecca (Ward) Robertson - Jameson and James Ward
Husband of
Margaret (Stevenson) Ward
— married
10 Oct 1811 in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Andrew Ward, Nancy Ward, William Ward, John Ward, James Ward, Joseph Ward III and Rebecca Ward
Died about
at about age 77
in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2011
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Biography
Joseph was born about 1747. He is the son of Joseph Ward and Janet McMills. He passed away about 1824. [1]
"Joseph Ward, Jr. (Jos., Jas., Jas.) B. circa 1747 Augusta Co., Virginia. D. about 1824, Harrison Co., Kentucky. (His will is found in Vol. B, pg. 225 of the Harrison County probate records. It was written Oct. 30, 1824; probated Feb. 1825.) Md. (1st) ? . Md. (2nd) Margaret Stevensen, daughter of Thomas Stevenson, Oct. 10, 1811, Harrison Co., Kentucky [Marr. Index, #1934] (Also, see Kentucky Court & Other Records. Vol. II, compl'd by Ardery, pg. 151)."[2]
Research Notes
Joseph was married twice, with no information currently known about his first wife, who would have been the mother of the majority or all of his children since he married his second wife Margaret in 1811.
Need to correctly document references in above text from "Virginia Connections."
Sources
- Anderson, Judy B. Virginia Connections : A genealogical history of the Thompson-Ward family originating in Southwest Virginia in three parts. 1992.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z8-XRJ : accessed 28 August 2017), Joseph Ward and Margarett Stephenson, 10 Oct 1811; citing Harrison, Kentucky, United States, Madison
Acknowledgments
- Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Marie and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
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~0.78%
Marietta (Ward) Miller
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