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SOHAM. England: The church of St. Andrew, erected towards the end of the 12th century, is a cruciform edifice, chiefly in the Transition-Norman style, with portions and insertions of later date, and consists of chancel, with two chapels on the north side, now used as Vestries, clerestoried nave of four bays, aisles, transepts, north and south porches, and an embattled western tower 100 feet in height, with pinnaces, and containing a clock and 10 bells: the chancel is lighted by Decorated windows inserted about the middle of the 14th century: the stained east window is a memorial to the Rev. Henry Tasker
BURIED THERE:
Dr. John Ward, who died in 1641, aged 125 ** (b 1516)

A Farmer Book - Descendants of Thomas Farmer who came to Virginia in 1616.
A Genealogy Collected and compiled by Ellery Farmer Col US Army, retired. Assisted by Mrs. Alice V D Pierrepont of Petersburg, VA., a professional genealogist, and by many members of the Farmer family. With sketches of some of the families allied by marriage to the Farmer family.
(c)1956 - Ellery Farmer 1519 Druid Hills Ave Hendersonville, NC.

MY LINES
John WARD b abt 1555 in Abbington Cambridgeshire Eng md Joan Fauntleroy
..John WARD b: 1570 in Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire, England md Isabell Bruster
....Capt. John WARD b 1598 in Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire, England md Mary Polly Goode
......Seth WARD b 1613 in Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia. md Katherine Smith
........Richard WARD b 1636 in Varina Parish, Henrico Co,VA md Elizabeth Branch
..........Edward WARD b 2 Mar 1666 Henrico, VA. md Elizabeth Elam
............Sarah WARD b in 1710 Va. md Henry Farmer b. ca 1686 in Henrico Co VA.
..............Lodowick Farmer, b abt. 1715 Chesterfield, Virginia d. in 1780, md. Sarah Cheatham
................Michael Farmer Sr b abt. 1740 md Martha Latham
..................Michael Farmer Jr md Ailcy Shockley
....................Howell Farmer b. 8 Feb 1811 md Catherine Haga
......................Amelia Ann Farmer b 1836 md John Henry Gardner
........................Amanda Jane Gardner b 1854 md Martin VanBuren Gardner
..........................William Issac Jones Gardner b 1885 md Ida Mae Chapman
............................Mary Jane Gardner b 1926 md Keith Bremmen Taylor
..............................Victoria Lynn Taylor TRUE 1952- [ ME]
................................my children

John WARD b abt 1555 in Abbington Cambridgeshire Eng md Joan FAUNTLEROY 22 FEB 1578 in Crondall, Hampshire, England b: ABT 1556 in Crondall, Hampshire, England dau of [John Fauntleroy [son of Joan Holt and Tristram Fauntleroy] b 1501 in Crondall, Hampshire, England. d 1598 in Dippenhall Manor, Crondall, Hampshire, England. and Margaret Moore in 1554 in Crondall, Hampshire, England.] ** **
--- John Fauntleroy__An indenture 15 December 1537 made between William Basynge, Prior of the Cathedral Church of St. Swithin, Winchester, and the convent thereof, of the one part, and John Fauntleroy, son of Tristram Fauntleroy, of Michelmersh, County of Southhampton, Esquire, of the other part, shows that John Fauntleroy entered the right to these lands in Crondall Parish in right fee of his grandfather John Holt. This indenture confirmed some records that John Fauntleroye was to receive land which John Holt, bondman, held by fine in Dypp'nalle within the Parish of Crondalle, in the county of Southampton, in consideration of good service which the said Tristram had rendered to them and hereafter to be rendered to them. This was a 90 year lease signed 17 December 1537 effective from the following 29th September.
--- In the year 10 Elizabeth, 23 March 1567 the tithings of Dyppenhaull and the Tithing of Alrisshot [?] 20 March 1568, parcels of the manor and hundred of Crondal. Tenants: John Fauntleroy; previous tenant: Johanna Fauntleroy. On 29 March 1568 a number of tracts of land were enumerated which the Lord granted to the said John Fauntleroy, after the surrender of Johanna Fauntleroy, his mother.

John WARD b: 1570

John WARD b: 1570 in Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire, England d 22 JUL 1593 in Abbington, Cambridgeshire, England md Isabell BRUSTER b: 1574 in Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

1 Katherine WARD b 29 Nob 1596 in England **
2 John WARD b 1598

Capt. John WARD b 1598 in Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire, England d 1619 in Henrico County, VA./ Jamestown, VA md
(1) Mary Polly GOODE b abt 1602 Virginia, d 1615 age 13 dau of Robert GOODE and Mary TURPIN.
(2) Grace Goode 1615 in Henrico, VA b 1595 Abbington, Cambridgeshire, England
---Virginia Land Patent Book, 1:138. 1633. 21 Mar -- John Ward, Planter of Verinas, 25 acs. E. upon his own land, W. towards land of Thomas Parker **

1 Seth WARD b 1613

Seth WARD b 1613 in Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia. d 28 Sep 1711 in Herico, VA. md Katherine Smith 1639 Henrico Co., Virginia. b 1618 in Henrico Co., Virginia, d 17 Sep 1656 Henrico Co., VA. ** **
--- Seth served as a member of the House of Burgesses. He is listed as a Captain in some records.
--- Possibly related to Seth Ward, Bishop of Alsbury.
---11 February 1631/32, Land order for Seth Ward, 3 mile swamp, Henrico Co., VA
--- Virginia Land Patent Book, 1:373. 1637. Aug. 17 Elizabeth Parker, Widdowe, 950 acs. Henrico Co., E. upon 4 Mi. Cr., W. upon land of Seth WARD, S upon the river & N into the woods. Due in right of her late husband Serjant William Sharpe, & Thomas Parker whoe at their own costs & charges trans. 19 pers **
--- 22 November 1643, Patented land in Henrico Co., VA.
--- 30 May 1664, Recorded land patent in Henrico Co., VA
--- Occupation: Captain, planter

1 Richard WARD b 1636 SEE BELOW
2. Mary Ward, b 1640 in Sheffield, Henrico County, VA; d bef 1711 in Henrico, VA. md Edward Hatcher, b abt 1633 in Carey, Lincolnshire, England, d 28 Sep 1711 "Neck of Land", Henrico Co, VA son of Col William Hatcher and Marian Newporte *--* ** ** **
--- 1685 Apr 1 - Edward Hatcher sells 300 a. in Varina Parish, Henrico Co. on north side of James River, with witnesses Jno. Woodson and Will Johnson. **
--- The Hatcher Family ; Francis Campbell Symonds; William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd Ser., Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jul., 1936), pp. 457-468; doi:10.2307/1925219
--- A Farmer Book - Descendants of Thomas Farmer who came to Virginia in 1616. Col William Hatcher b abt 1614 d abt 1677 was a member of the House of Burgess at Jamestown for Henrico Co in 1644 45 49 52 and 58
- He had the following children :
- Benjamin Hatcher b 1644 md Elizabth Greenbaugh daughter of John Greenbaugh
- Edward Hatcher b abt 1633 d 1711 md Mary Ward dau of Seth Ward
- Mary Hatcher md Frederick Farmer [son of John FARMER SR and Susannah CHEATAM]
- A son [Nathaniel] Hatcher md Tabitha Farmer daughter of Joseph Farmer [son of John FARMER SR and Susannah CHEATAM] The Hatchers, Wards, Elams, Farmers, Goodes, Basses, La Fons, Winfrees and Cheathams lived in Chesterfield Co for about 200 years. Their lands were near each other , often adjoining. There were many inter-marriages between these families.

--- "Mary is found in the records as late as 1704 relinquishing her dower rights. If Edward had two wives, both were named Mary. It is more commonly believed today that Edward's wife was Mary Ward, not Mary Bacon. There is no known documented proof for either Mary, but since Mary Ward was the daughter of Seth Ward and Edward and Mary named a son Seth (following the naming pattern of the time), it is assumed that Mary was Mary Ward. If Mary was Mary Bacon, it would be expected that they would name a son Nathaniel, which there is no evidence that they did." "The History of Henrico Co, Virginia" by Pauline Pearce Warner.
--- (In a paragraph about William Hatcher where Pauline Pearce Warner describes how William was fined for his part in Bacon's Rebellion, Warner says, "His son Edward later married Mary, only surviving child of Nathaniel Bacon, Jr, the rebel".) "The History of Henrico Co, Virginia" by Pauline Pearce Warner.
HATCHER HISTORY* excerpt about Edward Hatcher was taken from "The History of Henrico Co, Virginia" by Pauline Pearce Warner. **
---"Edward Hatcher owned 1300 acres of land on the north side of the James River beginning next to Lily Valley. It was a long, narrow crooked piece of land. Fort Gregg and Fort Gilmer are on it. (Fall of the last stronghold. Until the very last, Fort Gilmer stood impregnable against attacks by Northern troops. Not until April 3, 1865 when Richmond was burning and Lee was retreating from Petersburg, did its gallant garrison withdraw from it and march sorrowfully westward. Before they left they spiked their guns and blew up their store of ammunition. When or where they surrendered, if ever, is not known. Enemies swarmed over the breastworks and marched up the roads and across the fields in a wild scramble to reach the stricken city. These were the first Yankee troops to enter Richmond.)
--- It (Edward's land) extended on both sides of Mill Road almost to the Varina Road, then slanted across country to include Holly Springs and Laurel Hill on which the Methodist Church of that name stands, crossed the Newmarket Road to embrace the lands on both sides of Cornelius Creek, before the War between the States the property of Alexander Turpin. It seems that Edward Hatcher and Mary Bacon??, his wife, lived on this property for some years, and much of it went to their descendents. (In a paragraph about William Hatcher where Pauline Pearce Warner describes how William was fined for his part in Bacon's Rebellion, Warner says, "His son Edward later married Mary, only surviving child of Nathaniel Bacon, Jr, the rebel".)
--- The following from Roy Hatcher, Nashville, TN, describes the current status of Edward's Varina Plantation: Varina Plantation is privately owned by an elderly lady. Her husband bought it and he has since died. She is in the process of restoring the Varina Mansion. Some of the plantation has been sold off but most of it is still intact. It is not known if she will make the plantation available to the public once restored. **
--- The James River runs directly behind the Mansion. Next to Varina is the Bacon Plantation where several of the old buildings still stand. The large Mansion burned several years ago. Some of the land is still being farmed, but a lot of the good bottom land is being mined for gravel. To the best of my knowledge, there are no plans for opening the Bacon Plantation to the public.
--- Henrico Colonial Wills 1677, Letter from Elizabeth Bucanan, and her "now" husband, John Bucanan, from Boston, dated 9 Nov 1691, to Mrs Susannah Burton who is addressed as "Honoured Mother", mentions her late husband, Mrs Burton's son Thomas and related the recent death of Mrs Bucanan's Son, Thomas Burton. Presented in court by Edward Hatcher as proof of death of Thomas Burton Jr.
--- Henrico Co. Va. Order Book & Wills 1678-1693, p. 415:
Edward Hatcher this day appearing to make proof of his Allegun concerning ye death of Tho. Burton tent. for time? of life in a Certain parcell of land the Fee simple whereof is in ye sd Edwd (according to ye Order of Febry Court last) did in Court Exhibitt a Letter directed from ye late wife of ye sd Burton (asp ye sence thereof appears) to his Mother wherein menntion is made of his ye sd Burton's death, & did also summons Mr Stephen Cocke as an Evidence to declare his knowledge ye manner of Conveyance of ye sd letter; upon wch circumstances and no Objection agt ye same being made by Abra: Womeck late Attorney of ye sd Burton he being psent in Court & required soe to doe It is Ordered That ye sherrif of this County do farther put ye sd Edward Hatcher unto Quiett & peacesable Possession of ye land aforemenconed and yt ye sd Letter & Mr. Cocke's deposicon be put upon ye Records of the County.
--- "p.216, 16 Jan, 1681: An agreement between Edward Hatcher, Thomas Shippey and John Davis to go on a trading expedition among the Indians.
--- p.269: 1 April 1684 Edward Hatcher of County & Parish of Henrico, planter, for 11,000 lbs tobacco received of Nathaniel Bacon, late of Curles, dec'd, deeds to Thomas Jarvis of Kiquotan in Elizabeth City Co., Gent., who married the relict and trustee of estate of Nathaniel Bacon, dec'd, 50 acres in Varina Parish, next to land formerly belonging to widow Parker and now in occupation of Will Byrd, Esq., part of 200 acres formerly belonging to Will Danks, purchased by Will Hatcher, Jr. and Hen. Hatcher of Robert Bullington and Hen. Rowing and Alee his wife in two deeds dated 1 Feb. 1661, and by Hen. Hatcher, the survivor of the joint purchasers, sold to said Edward Hatcher 20 Aug. 1667. Wit: Hen. Randolph, Wm Hatcher Signed: Edward (EH) Hatcher Recorded 1 April 1684
--- p.407 - I, Jeremiah Chaplin, agree to serve Edward Hatcher, John Milner, and Michael Turpin for 4 years, from this date, for meat, drink and apparel. Wit: John Poythress, Henry Printall (?) Signed: Jeremiah (J) Chaplin Edward Hatcher, John Milner and Michael Turpin assign their interest to Edmund Belsher 2 Nov. 1683 Wit: Stephen Cocke, Gilbert Elam Signed: Edward (EH) Hatcher, John Milner, Michael Turpin Recorded 1 Feb. 1686.
--- p.363 - 4 Jan. 1685 Edward Hatcher of Varina Parish, planter, to John Field of same, carpenter, for 1060 lbs tobacco, 300 acres in same parish on north side of James River, next to land sold by said Hatcher to Robert Burton, being part of a grant to said Hatcher 6 Oct. 1675. Wit: Jno. Woodson, Will Johnson Signed: Edward (EH) Hatcher Recorded 1 April 1686 Mary, wife of Edward, relinquished her dower right.
--- p.296 - 1 Feb. 1688 There is due to Edward Hatcher 600 acres, for importation of: Thomas Devin, Robert Hall, John Lanthrope, John Louth, Elizabeth Clifton, Ann Scofield, Sarah Somerseale, Kath. Gerrald, Thomas Elder, William Leigh, Joshua Loader, Thomas Hagen.
--- Henrico County, Virginia, Wills and Deeds, 1688-1697 Compiled by Benjamin B Weisinger III, p.28 - Edward Hatcher of Henrico Co., planter, for valuable consideration, to William Cox of Henrico Co., planter, and Richard Cox of same, planter, 300 acres, part of a greater tract granted said Hatcher 6 Oct. 1675 for 1300 acres on Cornelius Creek on north side of James River. Wit: Wm Giles, Edward Tanner Signed: Edward (EH) Hatcher, Mary (MH) Hatcher Recorded 1 Dec. 1688. Sale confirmed by said Hatcher and Mary his wife."
--- p.530 - Edward Hatcher, Sr. of Henrico Co., for love & affection to my son John Hatcher, land where I dwell, bounded by the river, by land given by me to my son William Hatcher, and by the swamp, 42 2/3 acres. If John dies without issue, then to my son Seth Hatcher. Also I give to my son Edward Hatcher 46 2/3 acres between his brother John and Henry Loone, and if he dies without issue, then to my son Seth. To my son Seth Hatcher, all the plantable highland between his brother William and mouth of Reed Marsh branch. 20 Nov. 1694 Wit: Edward Tanner, Wm Cocke Signed: Edward (EH) Hatcher Recorded 1 Dec. 1694
--- Henrico County, Virginia, Wills and Deeds, 1677-1705 Compiled by Benjamin B Weisinger III, p.375 - 20 Dec. 1703 Edward Hatcher, Sr. of Neck of Land, son of William Hatcher of Henrico Co., planter, to John Woodson, son of Robert Woodson of Henrico Co., merchant, for L30, all the swamp called Neck of Land Swamp on south side of James River, 300 acres; being part of a patent to William Hatcher, dec'd, 5 Aug. 1663, except for privileges formerly made to my sons. Wit: Edward Lester, Bartholomew Newcomb, C. Evans Signed: Edward (H) Hatcher, Sr. Recorded 1 Feb. 1703/4 Edward Hatcher, Sr. of Henrico Co. appoints his beloved couzen Henry Hatcher of same, his attorney to acknowledge above deed. 31 Jan. 1703/4 Wit: Edward Curd, C. Evans Signed: Edward (EH) Hatcher Recorded 1 Feb. 1703 Mary, wife of Edward, relinquished her dower right by her attorney Henry Hatcher.
- 1 Susannah Hatcher, b Bet. 1645 - 1650 in Henrico Co., Virginia; died Aft. 1699 in Virginia.
- 2. Edward Hatcher, b 1655 in Henrico Co., Virginia. married ___ Jameson; born 1640 in Henrico, VA.
  --- " Edward Hatcher, Sr. of Henrico Co., deed of gift 1794: Also I give to my son Edward Hatcher 46 2/3 acres between his brother John and Henry Loone, and if he dies without issue, then to my son Seth." "The History of Henrico Co, Virginia" by Pauline Pearce Warner. p.530
- 3. Mary Hatcher, b 1658 Henrico Co., VA; d Aft. September 1697 Henrico Co., VA md
  (1) John Burton , Jr b ABT. 1656 d: 1680
  (2) Gilbert Elam , Jr 1680 Henrico Co, VA b 1659 Henrico Co, VA, d 15 Oct 1697 Henrico Co, VA son of Gilbert Elam and Ann ___,
  (3) John Faile Sr b abt 1656 d: Jan-March 1711/12 **.
  Thanks goes to cuzin Gary F. Nunn for helping to expand this section of the family lines
  - 1 Robert Elam b 1684, Henrico, VA, d 1 Jan 1753 in , Chesterfield, VA, md Elizabeth Anne Bolling 1708 Chesterfield, VA b 1694 VA,d 1 Jan 1754 Dale Parish, Chesterfield, VA, dau of Robert Bolling and Anne Stith,
    - 1 Richard D Elam b 1712 VA, d 1769 , Chesterfield, VA md Sarah Archer n 1735 Henrico, VA, b 1714 Henrico, VA, d 1769 Henrico, VA
      - 1 Martin Elam b 1755 VA, USA d 25 May 1826 Chester, SC md Mary Phillips 9 June 1775 in VA, b 1755 VA, d 14 Jul 1829 Chester, SC dau of George Phillips and Susanna Valunenburg
        1 George Phillip Elam b 1779 Chester, SC,d 1855 Dekalb CIty, Dekalb , GA,. md Mary Potts 1800.b Mercer, KY, USA d 19 Dec 1908 in , Mercer, KY, dau of David Potts and Elizabeth Looney
        1 Susan Elam b SC,d 11 Mar 1858 Dekalb, GA md Samuel J Potts b 29 Oct 1809 GA, d 18 Jul 1879 in , Dekalb, GA
        1 Nancy E Potts b 1835 md Robert F Miller b20 May 1822 Campbell, GA, d 7 Jul 1897 , Campbell, GA
        ---1880 Census District 714, Carroll, GA
        1 Mary Jane Miller b 1864.
        2 John Samuel Miller b 8 Apr 1867 Carroll, GA, d 25 Aug 1935 in Villa Rica, Carroll, GA, md Arkie Delphia Cole 21 Dec 1884.b 27 May 1869, d 10 Mar 1934 in Bremen, Haralson, GA, dau of Seaborn Vandiver Cole and Marietta (Mary) E Wright . They were buried in Bremen Cemetery, Bremen Haralson, GA
        1 Nancy Marietta Idella Miller b 17 Sep 1886 in Carrollton, Carroll, GA, USA d 19 Dec 1886 in Carrollton, Carroll, GA,
        2 Plodia Isadora Miller b 23 Jul 1889 in Cedartown, Polk, GA, d 1 Feb 1983 in Hapeville, Fulton, GA md George Grady McCalmon Sr. 2 Mar 1909 in , Haralson, GA, b 15 Mar 1889 in Carrollton, Carroll, GA, d 18 Apr 1920 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA, The cause of his death was Ruptured appendix. son of George Madison McCalman and Susan Elizabeth Mote
        --1910 Census Whitesburg, Carroll, GA
        1 George Grady McCalmon Jr. b 9 Jul 1910 in Villa Rica, Carroll, GA, d 16 Feb 1997 in Hapeville, Fulton, GA md Mary Inez Waddell 21 Dec 1930 in Bremen,Haralson, GA
        -- SSN 254-03-7124
        1 Mary Syble McCalman b 4 Oct 1931 md George Berglund
        2. James Grady McCalman b 28 Apr 1933.
        3.Marian Joyce McCalman b 30 Apr 1935. md Thomas Stembridge
        
        2 . Robbie Lee McCalmon b 12 Sep 1912 in Villa Rica, Carroll, GA, d 8 Nov 1998 in Hapeville, Fulton, GA md Harvey Goodwin/Gaston Layton b 10 May 1905 in Douglasville, Douglas, GA,d Jan 1978 in Hapeville, Fulton, GA son of Joseph Hood Layton and Annie Lou Thompson
        1 Ernest Gaston Layton b 19 Feb 1931 in Hapeville,Fulton, GA md Nancy Sue Marlowe 15 Apr 1961
        2.Neil Augustus Layton b 7 Dec 1933 in Hapeville, Fulton, GA,
        3.Deborah Elaine Layto b 29 Dec 1953 in Hapeville, Fulton, GA
        4.Steve Christopher Layton b Hapeville, Fulton, GA
        
        3 . Frances Marie McCalmon b 12 Nov 1914 in Villa Rica, Carroll, GA, d Apr 2007 in Powder Springs, Cobb, GA, [cause of her death was Lung Cancer ] md Albert M. Oates. They are buried in Mt. Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Mableton, Cobb. GA,
        1 Thomas Edward Oates [adopted]
        
        4 . Mary Imogene McCalmon b 14 Jul 1917 in Villa Rica, Carroll, GA, d 24/25 Sep 2005 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA,/ Tucker , GA [ cause of her death was Complications of Alzheimers Disease]. md Hugh Franklin Nunn 3 Sep 1941 in Buchanan, Haralson, GA b 25 Aug 1915 Shakerag, Gwinnett, GA, d 17 Dec 2007 Atlanta, Fulton, GA, son of John Lee Nunn and Emma Christopher. They are buried in Mt. Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Mableton, Cobb. GA
        --- 1920 Census First, Milton, GA
        --- Military: 6 Dec 1940, Ft. Mcpherson, Fulton, GA,
        --- Military: Deployed overseas to India, 31 Jul 1943.
        --- Military: Returned to USA, 10 Jun 1945.
        --- Military: Discharged, 21 Jun 1945.
        1 Gary Franklin Nunn b 1943 Monroe, Union, NC md Martha Sue Hughes 1965 b 1944 in GA, dau of Luther Lofton Hughes and Mattie Mae Banks
        2 Bobbie Sue Nunn b 1 1947 Atlanta, Fulton, GA, md James Childs Ellis 1972 b 1948 GA son of William Jarvis Ellis and Muriel Vivian Childs
        3 Patricia Imogene Nunn b 1952 Atlanta, Fulton, GA, md Edward Karl Horst 1966 b 1952 PA son of Donald Earle Horst and Mildred Light
        
        3 John Lymuel Troy Miller b 26 Jul 1891 d 30 Mar 1960 in Rome, Floyd, GA,
        4 Florence May Miller b 7 Dec 1893 in Carrollton, Carroll, GA, d 8 Nov 1894 in Carrollton,
        5 William Mckinley Miller b 17 Dec 1897 in Carrollton, Carroll, GA d 22 Jun 1900 in Carrollton, Carroll, GA, at age 2.
        6 Ella Survilyor Miller b 17 Jul 1899 md Ewell Adkinson Nix Jr 15 Dec 1920. bin Bremen, Haralson, GA,.
        1 Ewell Adkinson Nix b 15 Oct 1923 in Bremen, Haralson, GA,
        2 . Gwyndelyn Joyce Nix b 14 Dec 1933 d 4 Apr 1935 in Bremen, Haralson, GA, age 1
        
        7 Franklin Lorenzo Miller b 16 Sep 1902 in Carrollton, Carroll, GA d 11 Dec 1903 in Carrollton, Carroll, GA, at age 1.
        8 Joseph Cole Miller b 29 Jun 1904 in Carrollton, Carroll, GA, d 13 Jan 1966 in Cedartown, Polk, GA
        
        3 William Miller b 1872.
        4 Lemuel Miller b 1874.
        5 Thomas Miller b 1876.
        
        2 Frances R Potts b 1836.
        3 William C Potts b 1838.
        4 Martin E Potts b 1840.
        5 James T Potts b 1842.
        6 George E Potts b 1844.
        7 John W Potts b 1846.
        8 Susan E A Potts b 1848.
        9 Samuel T Potts b 1850.
- 4. Seth Hatcher, b 1659 in Henrico, VA. md
  (1) Elizabeth Ligon b Abt. 1661 in Henrico, VA.
  (2) Elizabeth Perrin b Abt. 1674 in Virginia.
- 5. William Hatcher, born 1660 in Dale Parish, Henrico Co., VA; died 29 March 1736 in Chesterfield Co., VA.
- 6. Sarah Hatcher, born 1661 in Henrico, VA.
- 7. Martha Hatcher, born 1663 in Henrico Co., VA19. married Richard Gower
- 8. John Hatcher, born 1670. married Mary Hancock.
- 9. John Hatcher, born 1673 in Henrico Co., Virginia; died 1766 in Edgecomb, NC.
3. Rebecca WARD b abt 1642 Henrico Co Va

Richard WARD b 1636 in Varina Parish, Henrico Co, Colony of Virginia. d 1 Aug 1682 in ,Chesterfield Co, Virginia. buried on 25 Sep 1682. married Martha Branch before 1661. b abt 1640 Henrico,Virginia. d bef. 1682 in Varina Parish, Henrico Co., Colony of VA dau of Thomas Branch , son of the immigrant , Christopher Branch. ** **
--- 9 March 1654/55, James River and on March 9, 1665 patented 1,337 acres on the river and Falling Creek (Virginia Patent Book 5, page 164)
--- Occupation - Prosperous planter
--- 1666, Justice of Henrico County
--- The Branch lines have been proven to lines connecting to Thomas Jefferson ancestor of President Thomas Jefferson

Will of Richard Ward 18 April 1682 --- Will proven. 1 August 1682, Richard Ward of parish and County of Henrico, to son Richard Ward 300 acres in 2 parcells, one lying & being upon Mr. Abell Gower, and other lying & being on Mr. John Knowles: to youngest son, Edward Ward, 250 acres; to daughter Elizabeth Ward 150 acres; to eldest son Seth Ward plantation I now live on and all the lands that shall be left in what I expressed in my will above said.
-To eldest son, Seth Ward, one bed, bedstead, with curtains and vallainces, 2 flock beds with covering, one large table, and forme, one old chest, one pr doggirons, 7 pewter dishes, one gallon flagon, 6 plates and leather chair, one jointe stoole, one chest, pr pott racks, one copper kettle, one brass kettle, one smoothing iron, a spit and frying pan, one couch, pr pot hooks, one powdering tub, 3 napkins, 3 pr sheets, 8 head cattle, one great iron pestle, one well bucket & chain, one ladle, one copper pot, 9 silver spoons, one seal gold ring, one silver bowl, and salt cellars, one silver dram cup.
-To second son Richard Ward 2 feather beds, one with curtains and vallaines and bedstead, the with covering thereto belonging, one iron bound case, one leather chair, one round table, 2 potts and one pr pot hooks, one pr pot racks, 6 plates, 7 pewter dishes, one cullender, 2 chests, one pr andirons, one spit, one frying pan, one great iron pot, one smoothing iron, one Bible, one couch, 3 diapr napkins, 3 pr sheets, 8 head cattle, one iron pestle, one gridiron, 9 silver spoons, 2 silver cups, one silver seale.
-To youngest son Edward, one bed & bedstead, with curtains and vallaines, and all necessarys thereto, 2 great chests, one stoole, one leather chair, one table, 6 new pewter dishes, one iron pott, of 4 gall., one little iron kettle, one iron bound case, one warming pan, 6 plates, one little iron pot, one looking glass, one pr pot racks, 3 diapr napkins, 3 pr sheets, 7 head cattle, 3 of them to be cows, one iron pestle and morter, one pr of fire tongs, 9 silver spoons, one silver cup and one silver tobacco stopper.
-To daughter Elizabeth Ward, 2 feather beds and one with curtains & vallaines, & bedstead, the other with covering belonging thereto, one new ticking, one great chest, 6 plates, 8 pewter dishes, 2 chests, one box iron & heaters, one wooden chair, one joint stool, one great iron kettle, one pr pot racks, one skillet, one small iron pot & pot hooks, one chafing dish, 3 diapr napkins & table cloth, 3 pr sheets, one saddle & bridle & one saddle cloth, 7 head cattle, three of them cows, one Bible, one driping pan, one pewter candlestick, one silver cup, one silver tankard, and 9 silver spoons. One half ensuing crop by my 3 hands, Simon Lygon, Ross & Jack, either of Indian Corne or tobacco, one half to daughter Elizabeth and (son) Richard to be equally divided to buy each a servant, and Natt and Button, 2 of my horses and the other half to my son Seith.
-To son Seith Ward, Jack my Indian Boy, and the keeping of my youngest son Edward Ward until he is 19 years of age and to have benefit of his labor at his dispposing, and likewise benefit of Rosse, the Indian’s labor the term and time abovesaid & then son Edward to take him into his custody; in case sons Seith & Edward cannot agree till term abovesaid then Edward to choose his own guardian.
-Son Seith to build Edward a dwelling house 20 ft wide & 30 feet long, with 2 outside chimneys on the land given in my will.
-Son Richard full produce of 1000 lbs. of 3758 lbs. tobacco shipped for England by Capt John Rude’s, Commander of the Hopewell, of London as pr bill of lading; & 1000 to daughter Elizabeth Ward & 757 lbs. to son Edward.
-Of two years remaining time of servant Lygon, the first year to son Seith, the last year equally divided between my son Richard and my daughter Elizabeth.
-Should tobacco shipped home as above said bring my sons in debt then they each to bear equal share according to proportion.
-Horses & mares to sons Seith and Richard and daughter Elizabeth (a horse mentioned running at the World’s end).
-Remaining cattle to be equally divided among my four children, Seith, Richard, Edward & Elizabeth, stocks of hogs divided among said 4 children, “and for the linnen and woollen and shoes & stockings to be equally divided, viz.: 32 ells of Dowlas, 9 ells of Lockram, 30 ells of fine canviss, 8½ ells of course canviss, 27 yds blew linnen, 7½ yds broadcloth, 3 yds cotton, 3 pr worsted stockings, 1 pr. of yarns, 7 pr. french falls, one new hatt.”
-Yokes, chaines, saws, wedges, carpenters tools to remain amongst children for each of their proper uses & all other tools belonging to the house.

1. Capt Seth WARD b 1661 Sheffield, Henrico, VA Colony of Virginia. d Dec 1707 in "Sheffield" on the James River, Varina Parish, Henrico, VA. md Ann Hatcher 24 Oct 1681, Henrico Co. VA dau of Henry Hatcher I and Anne Lound
--- Ann Hatcher, dau of Henry Hatcher and Anne Lound, is mentioned in her grandfather's will and her marriage to Capt. Seth Ward is recorded in Henrico Co, VA records (27 w. p 194).
--- Ann married 2nd William Blackman. ** *---*
--- Ann Hatcher, whose grandfather Henry Lound left one shilling to his granddaughter, Ann Ward.
--- He testified at a deposition in August 1691 that he was 30
--- He was a county clerk.
--- Seth had to pay 200 pounds of tobacco in October 1681 to record my marriage license.
--- He lived south of the James in what is now Chesterfield County. as did his father.
--- In January 1692/3 Seth swapped 150-acre tracts with his brother Edward Ward.
-- He received title as an officer of an Henrico County militia company in January 1700/1. He lived south of the James in what is now Chesterfield County.
-- The Colony taxed 700 acres in 1704.
-- Ann Hatcher married after Seth died William Blackman. He was court ordered him to put up a bond to secure it in 1708.
-- 1708 --a controversy arose regarding the property that belonged to Seth Ward. Edward Ward received court approval to lay a road across the land previously belonging to Seth. William Blackman was living there in December 1707 and sued to block the road, alleging that Edward made misrepresentations to the court. The court agreed with Blackman and reversed the order.
--- CHILDREN: Seth II ; Richard ;Joseph ;Benjamin ;Martha ;Elizabeth

1. Seth Ward Jr. b c.1682-90 d 1734 [41?] md Martha Worsham before August 1717 d bef 1734 dau of John Worsham Sr. and Phoebe ___
--Martha and Seth raised their family on the “Sheffield” plantation.
--1712. Seth Ward Jr. sued William Blackman for the right to lay a cart path across lands “in the possession of William Blackman.” Seth prevailed in this suit.
--His father died young and his younger brother Joseph Ward chose Seth to be his guardian.
--Will of Seth’s grandfather Richard Ward included the following passage: “Richard Ward of parish and County of Henrico, to son Richard Ward 300 acres in 2 parcells, one lying & being upon Mr. Abell Gower, and other lying & being on Mr. John Knowles: to youngest son, Edward Ward, 250 acres; to daughter Elizabeth Ward 150 acres; to eldest son Seth Ward plantation I now live on and all the lands that shall be left in what I expressed in my will above said [emphasis added].”
Seth II interpreted the italicized clause to mean that the two parcels of land left to Richard would eventually revert to his father or his father’s heirs. Seth sued his uncle Richard Ward in Henrico County declaring that the land should be his. They settled the action on 3 August 1717 when Richard conveyed the 300 acres to Seth for £50 in currency. Two days later, Seth sold Richard 100 acres of land in the same area for £20 in currency.
--Seth Ward was a receiver of tobacco in November 1722 and an undersheriff (or a deputy) in Henrico County in January 1722/23.
--1730 Seth obtained two patents for 1,100 acres — 220 and 880 — in Goochland County on the north side of the Appomattox River.
--In June 1730 John Trent and Gilbert Gee sold 200 acres on the south side of the James River to Seth Ward. Ward sold the tract to John Roberts in 1742.[?]
--18 September 1733 Seth sold two tracts in Goochland County: 880 acres to Thomas Bassett and 800 acres to Margaret Hancock.
--Seth Ward left a will in Henrico County in 1734 (will dated 14 Dec. 1734 recorded 6 Jan. 1734/5). Trustees of the will and guardians of the three children were Seth’s brothers-in-law, Capt. John Worsham and Capt. William Worsham. He provided that should his three children died without heirs, then 200 acres on Mishew’s Branch would descend to Abraham Jones when he reached his twenty-first birthday. [He was possibly then fourteen]
---Joseph Tanner, William Bass, and Edward Osborne appraised Seth's large estate. Henrico County taxed the estate of Seth Ward on seven levies and 450 acres in 1736.
- 1. Col. Seth Ward III b __ d 1769 married a cousin Mary Ward by October 1742
  --- Seth and his wife lived at “Sheffield” or “Auburn Chase” and “Winterham.”
  --- October 1742 Seth petitioned the court to deliver his Mary Ward [his wife]’s portion of her father’s estate.
  ---Seth Ward was a justice of Henrico County 1749, a sheriff of Chesterfield County, militia officer, and a member of the House of Burgesses (1761-68) from that county.
  ---1756 Seth took a count of tithables in Chesterfield County. With ten slaves himself, he was among the largest slaveholders in the county.
  ---Seth bought land in Amelia County that he gave to his cousin Henry Ward in return for land Henry owned in Henrico. 1744 Seth bought 667 acres on West Creek in Amelia County from Lawrence Brown for £112. The next year he bought a neighboring 465 acres from Samuel Jones for £85.
  ---1746 Seth sold all 1,132 acres to his cousin for £200. Mary Ward, Seth’s wife relinquished her dower right. Henry was evidently moving to Amelia County and sold two parcels of his land in Henrico County to Seth for the same £200. One tract of 176 acres was on the south side of the James River and the other tract was 267 acres Henry inherited from his father.
  --- June 1749 Seth Ward of “Sheffield” paid Thomas Branch £32:10 for a 100 acres on both sides of Spring Run. This was part of a greater tract Branch bought from Richard Ward III in 1746.
  ---1750 the court of the newly created Chesterfield County ordered the immediate erection of a prison. They directed Seth Ward to rent a house in the neighborhood for a temporary place of detention. The court appointed Seth a vestryman of Dale Parish November 1751.
  ---Seth Ward was a member of the House of Burgesses (1761-68)
  --- “Seth Ward, Esq. Colo.” held a court martial in Chesterfield County 22 October 1769.
  --- Seth Ward Sr. was one of the trusted executors of the 1767-will of Peter Randolph.
  --- In his will (will dated 8 Sept. 1769 recorded 5 Jan. 1770 ) in Chesterfield County, Seth named his children and sons-in-law, James Murray and William Brodnax.
  --- 1783 Chesterfield County VA -- Mary Ward head of a household -- 10 whites and 48 blacks
  - 1. Capt. Seth Ward IV d 1772 (will dated 23 Dec. 1772 - recorded 1 Jan. 1773) md Mary Goode
    --- He took the oath as militia officer 1 March 1765.
    --- He left a will in Chesterfield County. His wife Mary, He identified two children in his will and noted that “my wife is now with child” (will dated 23 Dec. 1772 recorded 1 Jan. 1773 ).
    - 1. Seth Ward V b 10 April 1772 d 1859 TN married Martha Norvell, daughter of William Norvell and Martha Butler.
      ---Seth and Martha sold “Sheffield” in 1797 to his uncle Richard Gregory of Dinwiddie County for £5,000.
      - 1. Seth Ward VI b 9 July 1798 married — Hendricks.
      - 2. Mary Ward b 9 Oct. 1800 d 10 Nov. 1802
      - 3. Benjamin Ward b 5 Oct. 1802 married Eliza White dau of Col. White of Bedford County.
      - 4. Martha Ward [b 29 Mar. 1805 d 10 May 1806
      - 5. William Norvell Ward b 19 April 1807 d 25 Feb. 1881
      - 6. Lucy E. Ward b 12 May 1809 married Fielding Williams.
      - 7. George Edward Ward b 2 April 1811
      - 8. Nancy Edmonia Ward b 24 June 1813 married Matthew M. Kerr.
      - 9. Mary Goode Ward b 19 Feb. 1816
      - 10. Samuel Ward b 27 Aug. 1818
    - 2. Lucy Ward married Henry Randolph 7 Oct. 1758 of Warwick son of Brett Randolph and Mary Scott of London.
      --- Lucy chose Robert Goode as her guardian October 1782.
    - 3. Mary Ward "Polly" Ward marrie Ralph Hylton in Chesterfield County 19 January (consent) 1790. Robert Goode consented.
      ---Will of R. Hylton --Chesterfield County (will dated 9 May 1790 ). He left “all to my wife, but if she is pregnant, child to have one moiety of estate.” These terms are consistent with a newly-wed, they having been married only four months. At his death he held 21,000 acres in Goochland County and land in Kentucky.
  - 2. Benjamin Ward b ___ d 1783 (will dated 27 April 1783 recorded 5 Sept. 1783 ). md Mary ___
    --August 1713 Benjamin Ward chose Robert Goode as his guardian Underage, he had just become an heir to the estate of his brother, Seth. The Henrico County Court ordered William Blackman to deliver the sons’ property to their guardians and appointed Thomas Branch, Christopher Branch, and Richard Ward to see that this was done. A few months later, Richard Ward reached lawful age and William Blackman turned over Richard’s portion of his father’s estate to him.
    --1783 Chesterfield County VA -- Benjamin head of a household of four whites and 29 blacks
    -- Benjamin left a will in Chesterfield County that identified wife, Mary —, one son, Seth Ward, and suggested he had several other children (will dated 27 April 1783 recorded 5 Sept. 1783 ).
    - 1 Seth Ward
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  - 3. Catherine Ward “Kate”
  - 4 Mary Ward "Polly" b 1749 d 24 June 1787 married
    (1) William Brodnax
    (2) Richard Gregory on 20 September (bond) 1777.
    --- William Brodnax was an executor and of her father’s will. The births of two children are in the Albemarle Parish Register.
    --- Rev. Willie reported that William Brodnax, “was taken with a nervous disorder last Wednesday night” and died 13 March 1775. They recorded his estate inventory that mentioned “his daughter Polly [Brodnax] by Deed of Gift,” 16 May 1776
    --- Richard Gregory bought “Sheffield” from her nephew, Seth Ward, and they settled there.
    --- Richard Gregory was head of a household of nine whites and 16 blacks in Mecklenburg County in 1782.
    --- Richard Gregory married second Elizabeth Wilkinson on 6 July 1789. Richard Gregory paid taxes in Mecklenburg County in 1800.
    - 1 Nancy Brodnax
      ---Nancy Brodnax was a beneficiary of the will of her uncle Benjamin Ward.
    - 2 Rebecca Brodnax married George Hay 23 September 1789 Brunswick County
      ---She was a beneficiary of the will of her uncle Benjamin Ward.
      ---Richard Gregory consented when Rebecca married George Hay in Brunswick County 23 September 1789.
    - 3 Benjamin Brodnax b 28 Aug. 1772.
    - 4 Samuel Brodnax b 24 Mar. 1774 married Elizabeth Cocke 28 April 1799 Surry County
    - 5 William Brodnax married Ann Brooking 22 January (bond) 1793 Amelia County dau of Vivion Brooking
    - 6 Edward B. Brodnax married Frances Brooking 11 Dec (bond) 1801 Amelia County dau of Vivion Brooking Children of Richard and Mary (Ward) Brodnax Gregory
    - 7 Seth Gregory b 15 Jan. 1780).
    - 8 Martha Ward Gregory b - d Dec. 1836 Dinwiddie County VA married Gen. John Pegram, d 8 April 1831 son of Edward Pegram and Mary Lyle.
      --- Pegram served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1797-1801, 1813-15) and senate (1804-08).
      --- During the War of 1812, Pegram was a major general of the militia serving from 27 August to 1 December 1814.
      --- After the war, he served in the Fifteenth Congress (1818-19) to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Peterson Goodwyn.
      --- Gen. John Pegram, read his biography at Congress.gov
      --- They never recovered John’s body after the boat he was on in the Ohio River burned 8 April 1831. A funeral service was held in Bath Parish, 9 April 1831.
      --- The funeral of Mrs. Martha Pegram, widow of Gen. John Pegram, was held at her residence in Dinwiddie County 1 January 1837.
      - 1.
        1. Maj. Gen. John Pegram of the C.S.A.
    - 9 Maria Gregory b 3 Jan. 1787 d 11 April 1839 married Fendall Gregory in Chesterfield County 26 June (bond) 1805 d 6 Nov. 1843 son of Roger Gregory
      --- Fendall was forge master of the Virginia militia during the War of 1812 and serve 27 August to 1 December 1814.
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  - 5 Martha Ward
  - 6 Ann Ward
    ---Ann Ward chose Robert Goode as her guardian 1 January 1773.
  - 7 daughter Ward married James Murray.
- 2. Martha Ward
- 3.Elizabeth Ward md
  (1) Bernard Gaines
  (2) William Harris
  ---Elizabeth --orphan of Seth Ward, chose Bernard Gaines as her guardian March Court 1741. They apparently later married.
2. Joseph Ward Sr b 1689 d [will dated 19 Feb. 1741/2 recorded July 1743] Dale Parish, Henrico Co. Virginia md Sarah Stewart? abt 1720, Henrico Co Virginia **
--- In August 1713 Benjamin Ward chose Robert Burton Jr. to be his guardian and Joseph chose his older brother Seth as guardian. The Henrico County Court ordered William Blackman to deliver the sons’ property to their guardians and appointed Thomas Branch, Christopher Branch, and Richard Ward to see that this was done. A few months later, Richard Ward reached lawful age and William Blackman turned over Richard’s portion of his father’s estate to him.
--- 7 November 1737 Joseph Ward of Dale Parish, Henrico County, bought 254 acres in Amelia County from James Powell Cocke, of Henrico Parish, Henrico County, for £25. The tract was next to land owned by his brother Richard Ward. Joseph appeared to maintain a quarter in Amelia County from 1738 until 1741 when he died. He evidently kept livestock there and in 1739 registered his stock mark with the Amelia County clerk: “Crop & slitt in each ear.” These marks help identify free-roaming cattle and hogs. His son Joseph Jr. inherited this land.
--- 1736 Henrico County taxed Joseph Ward on four levies and 175 acres
--- 22 September 1739, Joseph obtained a patent for 1,700 acres in Brunswick (later Lunenburg, now Charlotte) County, Virginia, on the north side of the Staunton River and 731 acres on the north side of the north fork of the Little Roanoke River. A neighbor was William Fuqua who had a daughter, Sarah, to marry a Ward.
--- Joseph was the guardian of the orphans of his brother Benjamin Ward but he relinquished his guardianship “being very infirm.”
--- March 1741 the county appointed Joseph Ward the surveyor of the road from Falling Creek to Proctors Creek. He remained the surveyor until his death, when Seth Ward replaced him.
--- William Byrd of “Westover” mentioned a Mr. Ward in his diary. -- [diary excepts on file ]
--- In his will Joseph Ward disposed of more than 2,600 acres of land in Amelia, Henrico, and Brunswick (now Charlotte) counties to his sons (will dated 19 Feb. 1741/2 recorded July 1743 ). The remaining “moveable estate” was to be divided in equal parts among his wife, Sarah, and his children. Witnesses to the will were John Stewart, Arthur Giles, and Mary Stewart. Wife, Sarah Ward, was the executrix. Joseph’s land was in Brunswick County in 1741 but fell in Lunenburg County in 1746 and Charlotte County in 1763. The original probate records for Joseph Ward were lost but they recorded his will again 6 December 1802.
--- November 1754 Leonard Ward and Sarah Ward, orphans of Joseph Ward, chose Sarah Ward their guardian. The court appointed Sarah guardian of William Ward. Joseph’s will names six sons and no daughters. Yet probate records reveal daughters Ann and Sarah.
--- Controversy arose regarding the distribution of the “moveable estate.” In 1754 John Wayles, for the children of Joseph Ward, brought suit against Sarah Ward demanding an accounting of the estate. In response to a court order, Sarah provided an accounting of the estate detailed in the court records. A proper division of the “moveable estate” was made to the satisfaction of the August Court 1758.
--- In 1756 Seth Ward counted “Sarah Wards Tithes” among the tithables in Chesterfield County. Her son Leonard was still living with her and five tithable slaves were on her plantation.
- 1 Joseph Ward Jr married Martha Burton, the daughter of John Burton and Sarah Chappell, in Amelia County 24 January (bond) 1748/9. Her father, John Burton, was surety, and Martha’s mother, mentioned William Ward in her will. Martha likely derived the name of another son Robert B. Ward from her paternal grandfather, Robert Burton of “Longfield.”
  --- inherited from his father 254 acres of land on the south side of the Appomattox River below Saylers Creek in Amelia County. This land was purchased by his father in 1737. 1747 Joseph was taxed on the land - as a tithable.
  --- Joseph was living in the household of Robert Stewart in Henrico County in 1747 and 1756.
  --- 1750 and 1758 Joseph disposed of land in Lunenburg County. John Adkins bought 150 acres for £40 and Richard Ward bought 200 acres for £50. Later, in 1763, Joseph purchased from Henry Dawson 400 acres in Amelia and Prince Edward counties next to the land he already owned.
  --- 1765 Joseph received 175 acres on the James River left to his brother, Stewart, who had died. Joseph sold this land to their brother Leonard Ward of Chesterfield County for £1,000. Martha —, Joseph’s wife, relinquished her dower right in the land.
  --- 1767 Prince Edward County charged Joseph Ward with 650 acres and five tithes. This was his 254-acre inheritance and the 400-acre purchase of 1763
  --- 1772 Joseph Ward of Prince Edward County conveyed 122 acres in Amelia County to James Reynolds for £25. No wife relinquished her dower right in the land.
  --- 1784 Joseph was charged with a tract of land of 640 acres in Prince Edward County and by 1785 Joseph had equally divided 600 acres of this land between his sons, Samuel and Robert B. Ward. In 1800 Joseph Jr. was charged with the remaining 40 acres on the Prince Edward tax rolls.
  --- Joseph Ward was head of a household of six whites in Prince Edward County in 1785.
  --- Joseph disappeared from the records there, evidently moving to a neighboring county. Indeed a 1784-lawsuit in Prince Edward County ended as the defendant, Joseph Ward, “being returned no inhabitant if this county.” He was apparently in a neighboring county since the court ordered him paid 660 pounds of tobacco “for 4 days traveling and expenses, 35 miles, 4 times.”
  - 1 Joseph Ward d 1806 (will dated 27 Oct. 1806 recorded 1 Dec. 1806). married Elizabeth Huntsman, dau of Lawrence Huntsman, 5 June (bond) 1775 in Charlotte County
    --- was in Prince Edward County in 1773.
    --- 1782 Charlotte County head of a household of five whites and two blacks
    --- 1801 Joseph Ward, Elizabeth, his wife, and Joseph Ward Jr. sold 151 acres in Charlotte County to George Woodfin.
    --- Joseph died in Charlotte County in 1806 leaving a nuncupative will (will dated 27 Oct. 1806 recorded 1 Dec. 1806). His intent was to divide all his land between his five sons. He also sought support for Mrs. Jackson, whom he did not identify. Later deeds further identify his wife as Elizabeth and enumerate the sons. Elizabeth Jackson gave two slaves and 200 acres to Sarah Ward, Joseph’s daughter. A day before her marriage, Sarah gave this property to her mother.
    - 1 Joseph Ward Jr died intestate by 1819.
      --- 1801 Joseph Ward, Elizabeth, his wife, and Joseph Ward Jr. sold 151 acres in Charlotte County to George Woodfin.
    - 2 Seth Ward died intestate by 1819. Yet he must have expressed his intent for his sister Sarah Hatton relinquished her right to his estate in 1817 as, “the will of Seth Ward, deceased, was that Mrs. Elizabeth, his mother, should have all his real estate and personal [property] to dispose of at her death as she wished.”
    - 3 Stewart Ward
    - 4 John Stewart Ward d (will dated 5 Nov. 1801 recorded 7 Sept. 1812) Charlotte Co md Mary ___
      --- 1773 he sold 153 acres on the branches of the Staunton River to Joseph Fuqua
      --- John left a will naming only brother Joseph Ward to whom he left “three Negroes: Luke, Hagar, and Dilsey, and their increase.”
    - 5 Leonard Ward
    - 6 Michal Ward
      --- 1797 he gave sister Sarah Ward “4 Negroes” and other goods She had received some slaves the year before from her father.
    - 7 Sarah Ward married Jesse Hatton in Charlotte County 28 August 1806.
      --- As Sally Hatton, she was a legatee of the 1806-will of her father.
      --- 1797 brother Michal Ward gave her “4 Negroes” and other goods She had received some slaves the year before from her father.
      --- Elizabeth Jackson gave two slaves and 200 acres to Sarah Ward, Joseph’s daughter. A day before her marriage, Sarah gave this property to her mother.
  - 2 Robert Burton Ward d 1793 (will dated 19 July 1793 recorded 25 Oct. 1793) Prince Edward County married Mary P ____
    --- William Baxter Ligon was a witness to his will. A year after her husband’s death, Mary sold 20 acres in Prince Edward County to Samuel Poe for £40. She granted to William Baxter Ligon access to her dower land in 1817.
    - 1 Lucy Ward
    - 2 Josiah Ward b Va married Temperance Brown.
      --- Josiah inherited 270½ acres of land from his father and sold it to William Baxter Ligon for £548.
      --- They lived in Cumberland County until after 1823 when they moved to Indiana.
      - 1 ___ Ward
      - 2 ___ Ward
      - 3 ___ Ward
      - 4 ___ Ward
      - 5 ___ Ward
      - 6 ___ Ward
      - 7 ___ Ward
      - 8 ___ Ward
      - 9 ___ Ward
      - 10 ___ Ward
      - 11 ___ Ward
    - 3 Martha Ward married William Whitlow in Cumberland County April (bond) 1808. Josiah Ward was surety.
    - 4 Polly Ward
  - 3 Samuel Ward d bef 1809 married Susanna Ligon
    --- was conveyed 300 acres of land by his father.
    --- 1801 Samuel owned a half-acre Lot 2 in Ligon Town that he sold to Richard Ligon
    --- He married Susanna Ligon who had previously inherited Lot 2 from her father, William Ligon IV.
    --- 1809 Susanna Ward sold the 23½ acres in Amelia County to her brother Joseph Ligon
  - 4 Seth Ward d 1797 (will dated 17 Jan. 1797 recorded 5 June 1797) married Margaret "Peggy" ___ was mentioned in the will of his uncle Seth Ward and was destined to inherit about 460 acres of land after his aunt Mary Ward died. but died before he inherited the land
    --- 1782 Charlotte County head of household of three whites and 15 blacks in
    --- In his will he remembered his wife, Peggy.
    --- After Seth Ward died, his widow, Mary Ward, married Micajah Cayce son of Charles Cayce of Chesterfield County. By 1798 Mary (Ward) Cayce died and the 460 acres reverted to Margaret who sold the land to George D. Winston, of Bedford County. George’s attorney, Patrick Henry, represented him in the sale. Winston bought the property aware that someone might challenge the title because Margaret’s husband died before his aunt died.
  - 5 William Ward d 1812 (will dated 10 Mar. 1812 recorded 25 June 1812).
    --- 1785 William Ward , Amelia County --no individuals were in his family.
    --- 1800 Amelia County He paid taxes on seven horses and ten slaves more than 12 years of age
    --- William Ward left a will in Amelia County that identified a son and three grandsons
    - 1 William Ward of Prince Edward County married Sarah Burton in Henrico County 31 December (bond) 1782. Surety was John Burton.
      - 1 John Burton Ward.
      - 2 William Thomas Ward b 9 Aug. 1808 Amelia County d 12 Oct. 1878
        --- biography at Congress.gov
        --- moved to Kentucky where he studied law.
        --- 1847-8 he served in the Mexican War as a major of the Fourth Kentucky Volunteers
        --- William was a member of the Kentucky State house of representatives before being elected to the Thirty-second Congress (1851-53).
        --- A brigadier general in the Confederate Army, he served throughout the Civil War
      - 3 Edward W. Ward
- 2 Seth Ward d 1794 (will dated 28 Mar. 1794 recorded 7 July 1794).md Mary___ [possibly the Mary Hudson who married Seth Ward in Lunenburg County 30 May 1793. ]
  --- inherited from his father 500 acres on Staunton River in Brunswick County.
  --- 1794-will. He left her all his property that would descend to his nephew Seth Ward at her death.
  --- Executors of his will were George Carrington and Paul Carrington Jr., presumably sons of Judge Paul Carrington. Seth apparently had no children. After Seth died, Mary married Micajah Cayce in Charlotte County 25 October 1796.
- 3 Stewart Ward b ___ d by 1755
  --- Stewart and that his son Joseph was living in the household of Robert Stewart in 1747 and 1756.
  --- was mentioned in the Henrico County sheriff’s records in 1736 but was dead by 1755 when they distributed his father’s estate. The property devised to him in his father’s will - 174 acres in Henrico County - was afterwards in the hands of others.
- 4 John Ward d (will dated 21 Dec. 1787 recorded 4 Jan. 1796) Charlotte County, Virginia married Mary ___ 1756
  --- 1736 paid taxes in Henrico County on three levies and 266 acres
  --- He inherited from his father 400 acres of land on Staunton River in Brunswick (now Charlotte) County.
  --- 1752 John was the sheriff of Chesterfield County
  --- He was apparently married by 1756 when list of tithables depicted Richard Ward, presumably his son, in his household.
  --- 1759 John Ward sold his cattle in Chesterfield County to John Belcher. He then moved to Charlotte County
  --- 1 February 1773 John and his wife, Mary, sold Joseph Fuqua Sr. 153 acres on the Staunton River.
  --- 1782 Charlotte County - head of a household of two whites and 10 blacks in 1782.
  --- c 1796 When John died in Charlotte County, Virginia, he held 333 acres.
  --- John ignored Mary in his will. He left his land and slaves to Nancy Cayce and Phoebe Cayce. His executors refused to serve in that situation and the court appointed Micajah Cayce to be the administrator. Phoebe Cayce must have been a minor because it was six years before they settled the estate. Mary Ward refused to relinquish her dower right to the real and personal estate until she and Nancy Cayce arranged a settlement. Nancy conveyed 111 acres, seven slaves, and five sheep to Mary and Mary relinquished her right to all the other property. Micajah Cayce, or other administrators of her husband’s estate, were ordered to leave Mary alone or the court would sell Nancy’s portion of the property and pay the proceeds to Mary in return for the seven slaves.
  - 1. Richard Ward
    --- was living in the household of his father in 1756.
    --- Richard gave his “sister” Catherine Ward, six slaves a year before her marriage.
    --- For “his incapacity to transact his own business…” and other reasons, Richard conveyed his property in trust to John and William Ward, presumably her father and uncle, in 1781. When he died, his estate would go to his “only sister, Catherine.” Of the six slaves placed in trust, three were Harry, Molly, and Modesty. It is extraordinary that Richard Ward inherited slaves of with these same names from his father.
    --- Possibly this Richard died and John adopted Richard Ward, son of Richard Ward.
  - 2. Catherine Ward married William Brown 3 December 1782 in Charlotte County
- 5 Leonard Ward b 1738 d (will recorded 6 Nov. 1772 ) Chesterfield County married Anne Eggleston 26 September (bond) 1761, dau of Richard Eggleston, of Cumberland County . They had no children
  --- November 1754 Leonard Ward and Sarah Ward, orphans of Joseph Ward, chose Sarah Ward their guardian. The court appointed Sarah guardian of William Ward. Joseph’s will names six sons and no daughters. Yet probate records reveal daughters Ann and Sarah.
  --- 1756 Leonard was eighteen when Chesterfield County tithe lists show him living with his mother.
  --- He inherited from his father 500 acres of land on Staunton River in Brunswick (later Charlotte) County and sold this land to his bother Joseph Jr. in 1765. Two months later, he bought from Joseph for £1,000 the 175 acres where his father had lived.
  --- Leonard was proud of his 321-acre plantation and wanted it kept in the hands of a male member of his family. He left the tract to his nephew, the eldest son of Sarah Walker, “to him and the male heirs of his Body lawfully begotten.” This is one of the few wills in the county that entailed land on the heirs of a legatee, not a son. The wording “male heirs” established a male tail estate. If Leonard had no male issue, the land went to his brother Seth in male tail, and similarly to brother John, sister Anne, and brother Joseph, all in male tail, “to be held by them or any of them in such sort as not to be sold exchanged swopt nor parted from in any manner whatsoever, but and if it should happen that the person possessed of the land will dispose of the same contrary to the true intent and meaning of this will, I give and grant to the heir at law £2,000 in current money to be paid him immediately after a conveyance by the person offending against my will.”
- 6 Sarah Ward married William Walker
  --- November 1754 Leonard Ward and Sarah Ward, orphans of Joseph Ward, chose Sarah Ward their guardian. The court appointed Sarah guardian of William Ward. Joseph’s will names six sons and no daughters. Yet probate records reveal daughters Ann and Sarah.
  --- William Walker was an executor to the will of her brother Leonard Ward. Leonard Ward’s will shows Sarah had more than one child.
  --- William Walker purchased 684 acres from John Myrick on Waqua Creek in Brunswick County in 1763. He was then a resident of Dinwiddie County. Myrick was identified as a neighbor of Hinchia Gilliam, in his 1737-will, having acquired the 684 acres on both sides of the creek in 1726. A portion of the tract was 204 acres John Simmons Jr. got both sides of Waqua Creek 7 July 1726.
  --- Sarah and William Walker sold 52 acres on the north side of Waqua Creek to John Gilliam, Hinchia’s son, 26 April 1784.
  --- Walker was a Brunswick County justice first in 1777 and its sheriff, 1786-7.
  --- William Walker made his will in Brunswick County naming wife, Sarah, and two underage children, Sarah L. Walker and Leonard W. Walker (will dated 7 July 1788 recorded 26 Oct. 1789). He appointed his brother David Walker and Benjamin Jones an executor.
  --- William’s will-- that all his “Negroes be emancipated.” Yet Benjamin Jones ignored the directive and hired them out. Upon the death of Jones, Peter Robinson became executor. Two suits were later brought: Wingo, Peggy, etc. vs. Peter Robinson and Frank Pelham et al. vs. Peter Robinson. The courts decree of 1 January 1810 finally freed the captives - twenty-one years late.
  - 1. Sarah L. Walker --may have been Sarah S. Walker, or Sarah Stewart Walker.
  - 2. Leonard Ward Walker
    --- inherited land on the James River near Branch Tanner from his uncle, Leonard Ward.
    --- He was a resident of Brunswick County in 1802 when he and John Phaup sold the inheritance to Richard Gregory.
- 7 William Ward b c.1714 d 1799 (will dated 12 Nov. 1796 recorded 2 Sept. 1799),Charlotte County, married Anne Francis in Charlotte County 16 March (bond) 1771. dau of James Francis.
  --- inherited from his father 730 acres on the Little Roanoke River. William
  --- 1778 William Ward bought 310 acres in Charlotte County on the west side of the Little Roanoke River
  --- 1779 William and Anne sold 481 acres on Little Roanoke River to Burwell Brown of Dinwiddie County.
  --- 1782 Charlotte County ; William was head of a household - seven whites and 11 blacks
  --- In his will he freed his two slaves, Mingo and Stephney.
  --- Widow Anne Ward married James Reese in Charlotte County 22 May 1800, Rev. John Chappell, officiating.
- 8 Anne Ward married Richard Ligon

3. Richard Ward b:29 October 1692 d 1762 md
(1) Frances ___ b 14 Sept 1700.[2 ch]
(2) Mary ___ [1 ch]
--August 1713 Benjamin Ward chose Robert Burton Jr. to be his guardian and Joseph chose his older brother Seth as guardian. The Henrico County Court ordered William Blackman to deliver the sons’ property to their guardians and appointed Thomas Branch, Christopher Branch, and Richard Ward to see that this was done. A few months later, Richard Ward reached lawful age and William Blackman turned over Richard’s portion of his father’s estate to him.
--Richard was under age when his father died so Blackman held onto Richard’s inheritance until he turned twenty-one.
--A Bible belonging to his grandson places Richard’s birth 29 October 1692 and identifies his wife as Frances — who was born 14 Sept 1700.
--Richard was not a well-behaved child and we can conclude from court proceedings that Richard was wild and incorrigible. About 1712 the restless Richard reached his “age of maturity” and Blackman was evidently eager to turn over Richard’s inheritance and for the court to discharge him of his responsibilities. One would presume a son would be anxious to receive his inheritance. Yet Blackman had to ask the court to summons Richard formally. Richard received his legacy from Blackman before Christopher Branch.
--Richard was in Henrico County court several times from 1714 to 1724. They accused him of fighting in court, theft, assault and battery, trespass, not paying his bills, and swearing.
*-August 1714 they arrested Thomas Matthews, Edward Matthews, and Richard Ward, and for fighting in the court. In September 1720 Richard trespassed on the land of his brother Seth Ward and assaulted him. They arrested Richard but when he did not appear in court, they imposed on him a £50 judgement. The court would void the judgement if Richard showed at the next court. We presume Thomas Turpin, Richards surety, got him to court.
*-The next month, John Soane accused Richard of trespass, and in February 1720/1 George Ronald also brought a complaint against him. Ward owed William Randolph money that Randolph had to go to court to collect in August 1721.
*- June 1722 a grand jury indicted him for swearing and ordered him to pay the churchwardens 5 shillings or 50 pounds of tobacco. His brother Seth was his security to ensure he paid.
--Court records identify Richard Ward as an under (deputy) sheriff in January 1722/3 and during the next two years he brought minor complaints against John Peter Bondurant and John Burton.
--June 1724 Richard Dennis complained to a Henrico County justice that Richard stole eight or nine bushels of Indian corn. They arrested Richard but it seems he escaped prosecution on a technicality. The court concluded “the proceedings upon said complaint are not legal, the same is dismissed and each party is ordered to pay his own costs.”
--Richard’s last appearance in Henrico County court was in October 1724 for assaulting and beating John Burton. A jury awarded Burton 17 shillings and court costs. He evidently took his frustration elsewhere as Thomas Franklin accused Ward of assault and battery in Amelia County in 1736.
-----Several individuals named Richard Ward lived in Henrico, Chesterfield, Amelia, Prince Edward, Cumberland, Charlotte, or Lunenburg Counties. A Richard Ward of Cumberland and Lunenburg County is most probably the Richard Ward, the son of Capt. Seth Ward and Ann Hatcher.
--This Richard Ward twice secured a patent for land in Goochland (later Cumberland) County, but did not keep it. On 3 March 1733/4 Ward patented 450 acres on the north side of the Appomattox River and, on 30 July 1742 he patented 200 acres on the south side of the James River, on Swift Creek. Ward failed to cultivate land under the first patent and they patented it to John Pleasants in 1748. He failed to cultivate and pay quit rents on the second patent and they patented it to Thomas Green on 10 February 1748/9.
--On 12 February 1742/3, in two patents, Richard obtained 624 acres in Brunswick (now Charlotte) County on both sides of Wards Fork. In May 1743 in the Amelia County court, “Richard Ward, assignee of Seth Ward” received a judgement against Thomas Osborne of £9:12:0. Osborne settled the action paying Ward £4:16:0 with interest and court costs. On 28 August 1746 Richard Ward obtained a patent for 400 acres in Amelia (now Prince Edward) County. It lay on the south side of the Appomattox River next to land of Osborne. They had previously granted the land to John Dawson but he died. His son Henry Dawson did not settle the land and Richard obtained the patent.
--12 January 1746/7 Richard secured a patent for an additional 404 acres on Wards Fork. Perrin Allday was overseeing Ward’s property in Lunenburg County in 1748 and 1749. Richard himself appeared there with two tithes in 1750-52.
--1751 Richard Ward of Cumberland County sold 500 acres on the south side of Little Saylers Creek in Amelia County to James Mitchell for £100. Ward had received his patent for this land in 1748.
Richard Ward of Goochland County paid £50 to Joseph Ward for 200 acres on the north side of the Staunton River in Lunenburg County in 1748.
--On 5 September 1754 Richard Ward of Cumberland County gave the 400 acres of land he obtained by patent in 1746 to his daughter, Tahpenes Ward, of Cumberland County. The land then adjoined Joseph Ward, John Johnson, and David Greenhill. Benjamin Ward witnessed the deed. The same day Richard sold thirteen black slaves and all his horses, cattle, hogs, and household furniture at his Lunenburg County plantation to Benjamin Ward for £500. These conveyances were likely in expectation of remarrying.
-- 30 June 1755, Richard sold to Benjamin Ward all of his land in Lunenburg County on Wards Fork for £1,500. This was probably the 1,028 acres patented by Richard Ward in 1742/3 and 1746/7 on Wards Fork in what was then Brunswick County. Benjamin was then living in Granville County, North Carolina. The next day “Richard Ward, late of Cumberland County, Virginia, but at present of Granville County, North Carolina, Planter” gave a power of attorney to “trusty friend Benjamin Ward, late of Granville County, Virginia, but now of Lunenburg County, Virginia.” Although Richard had a son named Benjamin Ward, this “trusty friend” was not that son. Benjamin held the land a few years and he and his wife, Martha —, sold it to Henry Ward of Amelia County in 1758.
--Yet within a month Richard was back in Lunenburg County. On 21 July 1755, they tried Richard on a felony charge, but found him not guilty. Records do not show the nature of the charge. Nathaniel Bassett believed Richard Ward was going to kill him and the court had Richard make a bond promising to avoid Bassett. James Cary Jr., Ben Harris, Jeremiah Hatcher, and Benjamin Ward were his bondsmen.
--In 1758 and 1761, Richard bought more land in Lunenburg County. Reese Preece sold him 337 acres on Wards Fork for £50 and James Caldwell sold him 160½ acres on Sandy Creek for £60.

WILL : Cornwall Parish, Lunenburg County (will dated 17 Nov. 1759 recorded 2 Feb. 1762), Richard named his wife, Mary —. He left his son, Benjamin Ward, 120 acres in Cumberland Parish. To “child wife is now with” went two tracts: 150 acres in Chesterfield County between a road and river next to Eliza Gay and Seth Ward and 1,010 acres in Cumberland County between Angola Creek and the Appomattox River. To his daughter, Tahpenes Ward, he left 1 shilling. We presume the gift of 400 acres of land in 1754 was her portion of his estate. Friend Seth Ward and Perrin Allday were executors.

--Joel Walker and Warren Walker were among those who inventoried Richard Ward’s property in Cumberland County.
--Richard Ward apparently had two wives. No wife relinquished a dower right when Richard sold land in 1751 to James Mitchell. In 1754 and 1755, when Richard conveyed land to grown children, he named no wife. Then four years later he mentioned his wife, Mary, and “child wife is now with.” Mary was evidently not the mother of Tahpenes and Benjamin.
--On 1 June 1767 Charlotte County appointed Perrin Allday guardian of Richard Ward, orphan of Richard Ward. He was undoubtedly the “child wife is now with” in his father’s will.
--Mary possibly married second John Ward. John had wife, Mary, and was the father of Catherine Ward, identified as the sister [half-sister] of Richard Ward.

1.Tahpenes Ward b 29 Mar. 1729 d 20 Jan. 1794 married Phillip Webber 14 October 1751 d bef 3 January 1798
--births and baptisms of four of this couple’s sons are in The Douglas Register.
-- Phillip was made a vestryman of St. James Northam Parish in January 1747/8.
-- Cumberland County enumerated Phillip Webber head of a family of eight with 31 slaves in 1782.
-- In 1787 Phillip and Tahpenes gave 98 1/3 acres at the moth of Angola Creek to their son Richard Webber.
--3 January 1798 Richard Ligon and his wife, Ann B. Webber, bought 110 acres in Cumberland County from Philip’s heirs. The deed described the property as part of a larger tract on the Appomattox River next to the Angola Road.
--The will of Tahpenes Webber (will dated 20 Jan. 1794 recorded 23 Mar. 1795) mentions her seven children and leaves her property to five. She excluded Richard and Phillip.
- 1. John Webber b 15 Aug. 1752 d 1794 married Eliza Winglesworth 3 August 1773.
- 2. Richard Webber b 24 May 1756 d 1802 married "Polly" Mary B. Batts
  --Richard left a will in Cumberland County naming four sons and four daughters (will recorded 23 Jan. 1802).
  --Cumberland County enumerated Richard Webber head of a family of five with 11 slaves in 1782.
  --Richard owned lots 6 and 8 in Ligontown, which he sold to Thomas Colley 15 January 1802.
  - 1. Elizabeth Webber married William Ellington.
    - 1. Mary Ellington
    - 2. Branch Ellington
    - 3. Thomas Ellington
  - 2. John Webber
  - 3. Philip W. Webber b 1 Nov 1792 md Susanna M. Puryear in Amelia County 20 January (bond) 1830.
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  - 4. Richard W. Webber b 17 July 1797
  - 5. Ann Webber married David Morris in Cumberland County 27 June (bond) 1809.
    --- Her mother Polly Webber consented to the marriage.
  - 6. Sarah Webber
  - 7. Mary B. Webber
  - 8. Susannah Webber married — Robertson by 1802
- 3. Philip Webber b 30 April 1758 married Mary W. Edwards 4 February 1779 d 13 Oct. 1856
  --- During the Revolution, Philip served in the Goochland County militia, taking the oath as lieutenant 17 May 1779.
- 4. Benjamin F. Webber d 6 Oct. 1760 d c.1795
- 5. Seth Ward Webber b 20 Mar. 1766 d Jefferson County, Illinois. married
  (1) Sallie White Chapman in Amelia County 16 February (bond) 1786. dau of John Chapman Sr. who consented to her marriage.[6 ch]
  (2) Delilah (—) Morley 22 December 1821. [4 ch]
  --- Seth was a sergeant in Col. John Crane’s Artillery Regiment January 1777, having enlisted 1 January 1777 for two years.
  --- He suffered from smallpox as reported 10 March 1778.
  --- He served in Capt. Thomas Seward’s Company at Wilmington, Camp Valley Forge, Camp White Plains, Fishkill and West Point until discharged 31 December 1779.
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- 6. Simeon Webber d 1808 {romce Edward CP VA married Sarah Sally Jackson 8 April (bond) 1798 dau of James Jackson and Mary —
  --- April 1798- James Jackson and Mary, his wife, of Prince Edward County, conveyed to Simeon Webber of Cumberland County 250 acres on the east side of Bush and Sandy rivers.
  --- Simon died in Prince Edward County in 1808 (will dated 17 Oct. 1808 recorded 19 Dec. 1808) leaving a will naming wife, Sarah, and young children Nancy, Polly, James I., Simeon.
  - 1. Nancy Webber married Asa Jackson.
  - 2. Mary "Polly" Webber married Benjamin Hobson
  - 3. James I. Webber
  - 4. Simeon Webber married Sarah E. Watson.
    --- 1832 Simeon Webber and Sarah, his wife, conveyed to Curtis Jackson for $600 all their right in the estate of Curtis Jackson and the estate of James Jackson, deceased, and of their interest in the estate of Simeon Webber, deceased.
- 7. Ann B. Webber married Richard Ligon
2. Benjamin Ward b 18 Sept. 1717 md
(1) ___ [1 ch]
(2) Mary Duke [6 ch]
Daniel’s family Bible identifies his father as Benjamin Ward. Daniel and Benjamin — either the father or the half-brother — appeared in tithable lists in Pittsylvania County in 1774, yet were not there in 1764. Estate settlement records of 1835 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, pertaining to Dr. William Ward confirm Daniel Ward was his only half-brother and identifies his sister and four brothers. Their mother was Mary Duke. Children of Benjamin Ward by his first wife
- 1. Daniel Ward b 4 May 1739 d 29 Jan. 1826
- 2. Dr. William Ward of Rutherford County, Tennessee.
- 3. James Ward died before 1835.
- 4. Joshua Ward died before 1835.
- 5. Mary Obedience Wardmarried — Kennedy.
- 6. Michael Ward died before 1835.
- 7. Benjamin Ward
3. Richard Ward b abt 1763 md ___
--- He was born after his father made his will.[ 1762 ] Perrin Allday was his guardian in 1767.
--- 1782 Charlotte County --Richard head of a household -- two whites and 10 blacks
--- 1798 Richard Ward sold 162 acres that he inherited from his father, Richard Ward, to Joseph Ward Sr. He was then a resident of Charlotte County.
--- Richard may have been adopted by John Ward and thus gave his “sister” Catherine Ward, six slaves a year before her marriage. Of the six slaves placed in trust, three were Harry, Molly, and Modesty. This Richard Ward inherited slaves of with these same names from his father.

4. Benjamin Ward Sr b: 1699 d 1732 married Ann Anderson dau of Henry Anderson and Prudence Stratton of Henrico (later Chesterfield) County.
--- Henry Anderson was a wealthy merchant, a magistrate, and once a sheriff of Henrico County. By this marriage, Benjamin added to his already substantial wealth.
-- August 1713 Benjamin Ward chose Robert Burton Jr. to be his guardian and Joseph chose his older brother Seth as guardian. The Henrico County Court ordered William Blackman to deliver the sons’ property to their guardians and appointed Thomas Branch, Christopher Branch, and Richard Ward to see that this was done. A few months later, Richard Ward reached lawful age and William Blackman turned over Richard’s portion of his father’s estate to him.
-- Benjamin left a will in Henrico County that devised more than 1,800 acres of land to his children (will dated 29 May 1732 recorded 1 July 1732). The appraisers inventoried his personal estate and valued it at £363:12:14. Henrico County taxed the estate of Benjamin Ward on three levies and 442 acres in 1736. Amelia County charged for five tithes at the plantation of Benjamin Ward, deceased, in 1727.
-- Benjamin’s brother Joseph Ward became the guardian of his children. Yet, Joseph was not well and failed twice to report to the Henrico court on the status of his guardianship of the children. In July 1743 Sarah Ward, presumably Joseph’s wife, presented estate accounts of Benjamin Ward.
-- In March 1741 Mary chose husband Seth Ward as her guardian. In December 1742 an orphan, Benjamin Ward Jr., chose his uncle Henry Anderson his guardian to replace Joseph. The other children were placed under the guardianship of Seth Ward. Henry Batte and William Finney were securities on the orphan bond given by Seth Ward. Finney was once Henrico Parish minister.
-- Benjamin’s sons Benjamin, Rowland, and Henry were very wealthy. They and their descendants, were for generations among the leading families of Amelia and Nottoway Counties.
- 1 Henry Ward d 1765 md Prudence Jones 25 October (bond) 1746 in Amelia County d by 25 January 1781[ when the court distributed the land her late husband had left her]
  --- He moved from Wards Fork in Charlotte to Amelia (now Nottoway) County. He settled on 1,132 acres on West Creek he bought from his cousin Seth Ward in 1746. It was a few miles from Jennings Ordinary and he named it “Old Homestead.” This home still stood in 1950 on what was known as Chair Road.
  --- 20 December 1745, Henry registered his livestock mark with the Amelia County clerk. His was a “crop and slit in left ear, and crop, slit and half moon on underside of right ear.” Livestock marks helped identify free-roaming cattle or hogs
  --- In 1748 he got 644 acres on Deep Creek from Lawrence Brown for £30. In 1751 Henry sold this land to Peter Jefferson, of Goochland County. In 1749 he bought 101 acres on West Creek from Timothy Murrill for £87:10. In 1750 he sold a 100-acre tract of land in Amelia County to Duncan Blew for £12. In 1756 Henry sold 100 acres of his homestead to Thomas Dobson for £30.
  --- Henry acquired land on Butchers Creek in Lunenburg County —400 acres from Richard Blailock of Louisa County in 1753. He added 325 acres on Butchers in 1755.
  --- With John Nash, Henry Ward was a churchwarden of Nottoway Parish. An early parish in the Colony of Virginia was Bristol Parish. The General Assembly created it in 1643 and William Berkeley named it for his family’s home in England. The Assembly partially dismembered Bristol Parish when they created Amelia County and made it Raleigh Parish. About 1748 they partitioned Raleigh Parish to create Nottoway Parish. On 20 July 1752, Nash and Ward bought 250 acres from Hugh Miller of Bristol Parish, Prince George County for a glebe.
  --- The glebe, land set aside for the benefit of the established church, was on the lower side of Lazaretto Creek. The same day Hugh Miller sold Rev. William Proctor 250 adjacent acres of land. William Proctor had been a tutor and librarian for Col. William Byrd of “Westover” and he was licensed and ordained as a minister to serve in Virginia in the summer of 1745. Proctor seems to have been the first known pastor of Nottoway Parish. We presume he served the parishioners until his death on 21 December 1761. Rev. Proctor left no will but they inventoried his estate on 26 May 1763. Nathaniel Robertson purchased Proctor’s 250-acre property from his estate.
  --- About 1758 after her father died, Prudence inherited 400 acres of land on the fork of West Creek called “Lesters.” In November 1758 Henry and Prudence sold 600 acres in Nottoway Parish to Thomas Griffin Peachy for £400. The deed described the land as “the plantation where Henry Ward lately lived” and they evidently moved to “Lesters.” Peachy sold 380 acres of this land to Benjamin Ward Jr. in 1770. The buyer was probably Henry’s son Benjamin Ward.
  --- Henry and Benjamin Ward were undersheriffs (deputies) in Amelia County in 1751 and 1752. Henry Ward was later appointed the sheriff of Amelia County 10 October 1763. Later that month he, David Greenhill, and Thomas Jones made four sheriffs bonds. The first bound Henry to King George III for £1,000 to ensure he collected all officers’ fees and dues, paid them to the officers, and satisfied all sums of money and tobacco received by him. The second bound him for £500 and ensured that he collect all quit rents, fines, forfeitures, etc. due the king, account for them, and pay the proceeds to the king’s officers. The third bond of £1,000 bound him to raise 32,000 pounds of tobacco Virginia would use to protect the colony and defend the frontiers. The fourth bond of £1,000 bound Henry to collect and pay all taxes the General Assembly had already or would later assess. A Benjamin Ward, who we presume was his brother, was his undersheriff.
  --- Henry’s will divided the plantation on Wards Fork in Charlotte County between his two sons, Benjamin and Henry Ward Jr. At the death of his wife, the Amelia County land was to become theirs, too. He ordered his executors to sell his land in Mecklenburg County to pay each of his daughters 500 pounds. His children are identified below (will dated 14 April 1765 recorded 23 May 1765). The inventory of his estate included 18 slaves in Amelia County and 14 in Mecklenburg County.
  --- The administration of Henry’s estate continued for many years.
  --- Prudence continued to live at “Lesters” until 1770 when she gave the land to her two sons, Benjamin and Henry Ward. Edward Booker witnessed her deed transferring the land in consideration of “love and natural affection, and 5 shillings.”
  --- Researchers believe Henry’s widow was the Prudence Ward who married William Munford in Amelia County 11 January (bond) 1768 and the Prudence Munford who married Reuben Thornton in Amelia County on 6 March (bond) 1784. Yet the Freeman Munford consent to the 1784 marriage would not have been needed for a woman sixty-years-old. Further, court records in Amelia County dated 25 January 1781 reveal that Henry’s widow had married — Booker and was dead. When her daughter Sarah Ward married Rowland Ward in 1777, Samuel Booker and Davis Booker witnessed Edmund Ward’s consent. Perhaps they were related to this Booker. A strong candidate for Prudence’s husband is Edward Booker who witnessed her deed transferring land to her sons. The twice married Prudence Ward was more likely Henry’s daughter.
  - 1 Capt Benjamin Ward Jr married Catherine Crawley, the daughter of William Crawley, a wealthy Amelia County planter. Catherine was known as “The Queen.”
    --- In December 1742 an orphan, Benjamin Ward Jr., chose his uncle Henry Anderson his guardian to replace Joseph.
    --- Catherine married 2nd Daniel Jones.
    --- Capt. Benjamin Ward made his home on the part of “Old Homestead” that bordered West Creek. Here he built Ward’s Mill that stood for many generations. His home “Mansion House,” was patterned after “Old Homestead” only it was longer and had more doors. It was called “West Creek” and in its old age was rejuvenated by the addition of a wing of two stories.
    - Benjamin married Catherine Crawley. She had the front lawn of “West Creek” encircled with cedar trees and a row of boxwood. She bordered the front walks, too, with boxwood. The garden had lilac arches at the intersections of the walks. The family was very wealthy by standards then. They owned three plantations, the smallest of which was more than 600 acres, slaves valued at more than $20,000, and more than two dozen horses and colts.
    - Walter A. Watson recorded in his diary on 12 April 1902 that “West Creek,” then no longer a Ward home, “and perhaps the oldest house in Nottoway was burned this evening.” The road from Jennings Ordinary to West Creek was for many years called the Chair Road. It was up and down this trail that “The Queen” road in her chariot. When Americans proclaimed their independence 4 July 1776, it became necessary to reestablish the county magisterial and administrative offices. Three weeks later, on 25 July 1776, “in the first year of the Commonwealth,” Benjamin made a new oath of office as sheriff of Amelia County.
    - Benjamin was the captain of Capt. Benjamin Ward’s Company during the Revolutionary War. Lt. Daniel Jones served with him. In 1777 Capt. Benjamin Ward’s Company was in service about Petersburg. In July 1781 British Col. Banastre Tarleton and his dragoons raided the community. Catherine was captured just above Burkeville in her carriage, trying to escape to relatives at Wards Fork in Charlotte County with her silver, jewels, and other fine possessions. Her son, Benjamin hid under the seat and was not found, but the dragoons took her valuables. The British soldiers then headed toward Ward’s Mill intending to destroy it.
    - In 1782 Amelia County listed “Ben Ward Estate” with a census of six whites and thirty blacks. We believe they buried him at “Old Homestead.” A descendant said that Benjamin Ward was killed by his horse while returning from his mill one night, but others thought someone murdered him. Benjamin’s estate included twenty-eight horses and colts and more than 2,700 acres of land.
    - The court recorded the division of Benjamin Ward’s estate 17 November 1784, by which time Catherine was then married to Daniel Jones. She agreed to receive the mansion house and its tract although it did not amount to one-third of the property.
    - 1 Benjamin Ward III b 2 April 1778 d 8 Nov. 1840 married Sarah Fitzgerald on Christmas Day, 1797 dau of Maj. William Fitzgerald, Benjamin’s stepfather.
      --- His place was “Bellefield” in Nottoway County. It was about three miles from Jennings Ordinary on the Pulliam Road. “Bellefield” had belonged to Lt. Daniel Jones. Jones devised it to his eldest son Littleberry Hardiman Jones who sold it to Ward in 1802. The Wards sold some land on Wards Fork in 1802 to Thomas Edmunds of Brunswick County for £2,232.
      --- “Benjamin had the Alexander house and the overseer’s house at “Ingleside,” near “West Creek,” built for his two sons, Davey and Tom, who died in early life.”
      - 1 Elizabeth Crawley Ward 18 June 1800 d 20 June 1848 md Benjamin Ward Fitzgerald.
      - 2 David Crawley Ward b 19 Dec. 1808 d 2 April 1833
      - 3 Thomas Freeman Ward b 10 Aug. 1806 d 30 May 1836
      - 4 Catherine Crawley Ward md
        (1) Atty. Louis Countesse Bouldin 16 February 1842. d 1862
        (2) Thomas E. Chambliss. 7 July 1881 at Farmville
        --- Rev. Theodorick Bland Pryor officiated at the service conducted at the home of the bride’s mother. They lived at “Bellfield” for three years until he purchased “Heath Court,” the home of Littleberry Royall. Bouldin was for many years a prosecuting attorney for several counties and represented Nottoway and Charlotte District in the Virginia Senate (1838-44). He was a Presbyterian. They lived at “Heath Court” until Louis’ death in 1862. “Heath Court” is one mile northwest of Crewe on the Old Burkeville Road.
        --- 1850 Census Nottoway County --Louis C. 54 Catherine Crawley 32 three children ages 1 to 7
        1 ___ Bouldin
        2 ___ Bouldin
        3 ___ Bouldin
      - 5 Benjamin Ward b 1 Mar. 1802 - 23 April 1837).
      - 6 John Francis Ward b 24 Dec. 1804 - 21 Feb. 1847).
      - 7 William Fitzgerald Ward b 18 Oct. 1798 d 23 May 1881 md
        (1) Eliza Armistead Miller d 9 Dec. 1827
        (2) Rebecca Ellen Lawson,
        (2) Elizabeth Susan Doswell d 2 Mar. 1841
        (2) Martha Epes Jones. They lived at “Spring Grove” in Nottoway County.
        ---1850 census William F. 51 Martha E. 33, five children
        1 ___ Ward
        2 ___ Ward
        3 ___ Ward
        4 ___ Ward
        5 ___ Ward
      - 8 Robert Fitzgerald Ward b 23 Jan. 1811 d 24 June 1881 md Louisa Fitzgerald Shore (c.1821), dau of Dr. Robert Shore and Louisa Fitzgerald. They lived at “Ingleside.”
      - 9 Sarah Epes Ward b 5 Mar. 1813 d 15 May 1841
      - 10 Edward Ward b 3 Mar. 1815 d 2 Feb. 1892 md Adele Stollenware
    - 2 Nancy Ward never married and “went crazy” according to Walter A. Watson. d bef 1 April 1830 when her estate paid Rev. John Wilson to preach her funeral.
    - 3 Catherine Ward b 17 May 1776 d 30 Nov. 1848 md (1) ___ (2) Lt. Francis Fitzgerald. Rev. John Cameron married them in Nottoway County 21 August 1794. Catherine’s stepfather.
      --- “Kate” and “Frank” lived at “The Castle” in Nottoway County and were the parents of seven. It stood near “Leinster,” his brother William’s place. Both have burned.
      --- In 1798 Frank was a Nottoway County justice and member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1790-4).
      - 1 Catherine Crawley Fitzgerald md Joseph G. Williams 21 December 1809 Nottoway County
      - 2 Louisa Fitzgerald b 23 Oct. 1801 md Dr. Robert Shore.
      - 3 Benjamin Ward Fitzgerald b 3 Sept. 1799 d 12 Jan. 1864 of “Aspen Circle” md
        (1) Elizabeth Crawley Ward 18 June 1817.
        (1) Elizabeth Ann Jones 7 June (bond) 1849.in Amelia County “Aspen Circle” was near the Falls of Nottoway. Dr. Joseph A. Jones once lived here.
        --- 1850 Census Nottoway County-- Benjamin W. 50 and Elizabeth A.,42, eight children ages 9 to 25. Their home served then as a school.
        1 ___ Fitzgerald
        2 ___ Fitzgerald
        3 ___ Fitzgerald
        4 ___ Fitzgerald
        5 ___ Fitzgerald
        6 ___ Fitzgerald
        7 ___ Fitzgerald
        8 ___ Fitzgerald
      - 4 Robert Fitzgerald b 19 Sept. 1807 d 31 Dec. 1858 of “The Castle” perhaps died unmarried.
        --- He was likely the Robert Fitzgerald Jr. who represented Nottoway County in the Virginia House of Delegates (1835-37).
        ---1850 Census Nottoway County counted Robert Fitzgerald, age 40 and insane, with sisters Mary 35 and Frances 34 living in his household.
      - 5 Mary Fitzgerald b 17 Mar. 1811 never married.
      - 6 Frances Fitzgerald b 24 April 1812 d 1 Sept. 1892 md Rev. Theodorick Bland Pryor, 6 October 1868 a Presbyterian minister, and they lived at the Presbyterian Manse, “Rose Hill.”
      - 7 Edward George Fitzgerald b 30 Mar. 1804 d 4 May 1817
    - 4 William Crawley Ward md Sarah Jones 20 October (bond) 1804 Amelia County
      --- He was identified in the Nottoway County guardian accounts. He was a beneficiary of the wills of his uncles William Crawley III and David Crawley.
      --- He lived at “Old Homestead” and was later in Tennessee.
  - 2 Henry Ward did not marry.
    --- Henry Ward had property mentioned in the Amelia County 1785-enumeration.
    --- In 1784 Henry Ward of Charlotte County sold Luelling Williamson a 630-acre tract of land in Amelia County for £1,100.
    --- A year later, Henry bought the land back for £2,400. He was probably buried at “Old Homestead.”
  - 3 Prudence Ward md
    (1) William Munford 11 January (bond) 1768 Amelia County
    (1) Reuben Thornton in Amelia County 6 March (bond) 1784. Not until 24 April 1788 did the assign Munford’s widow, then Prudence Thornton, administrator, her dower.
    ---William Munford was a captain in the Revolution.
    --- John Gooch was surety on both marriage bonds. When she first married, she was “of Nottoway Parish” as though they were differentiating her from another Prudence Ward. “West Creek” was in Nottoway Parish.
    ---An appraiser of the estate of William Munford was Rowland Ward Jr., Prudence’s presumed brother-in-law.
    --- In 1773 William Munford and Prudence, his wife, and Robert Munford and Ann, his wife, deeded 300 acres on Sweathouse Creek to William Willson Jr.
  - 4 Sarah Ward married Rowland Ward in Amelia County 7 April (bond) 1777. They described both as “of Raleigh Parish.”
  - 5 Ann Ward married Paschal Greenhill 10 November (bond) 1768 in Amelia County . son of David Greenhill and Catherine Claiborne. Lewellyn Jones, Ann’s guardian, consented to the marriage.
    --- Paschal died in Charlotte County (will dated 9 May 1793 recorded 1 Dec. 1794). In his will he mentioned children of his brothers, Joseph and Samuel, and freed slaves that belonged to him. He was insolvent at his death.
    --- Paschal’s brother, William Greenhill, married Ann’s cousin Elizabeth Ward
    --- Paschal had a 1,317-acre quarter with nine tithable slaves in Prince Edward County in 1767 that Thomas Lipscomb oversaw.
    --- In 1782 Charlotte County listed Paschal head of a family of two with twenty-six slaves.
    --- 3 May 1785, Henry Ward, of Charlotte County, deeded Paschal Greenhill Jr. 1,253 acres of land. This land was on Wards Creek in Charlotte County and was part of the land Henry inherited from his father. The price was £2,506. A day earlier he had deeded some slaves, stock, and crops to Paschal.
    --- Paschal represented Prince Edward County in the General Assembly (1769-71, 1772-74) and at the First Revolutionary Convention (1774). His father had served a partial term (1761-65), resigning to become the sheriff of Amelia County.
- 2. Benjamin Ward b ___ d 1787 married Elizabeth Anderson by 28 August 1755
  --- Benjamin chose his uncle Henry Anderson as guardian. Benjamin obtained a patent for 780 acres in Prince George County in 1728.
  --- The land was between the branches of Knibbs Creek and the head branches of Beaverpond Branch of Deep Creek. This was an area later in Amelia County.
  --- Benjamin married Elizabeth Anderson by 28 August 1755 when he acknowledged that he had received her estate from her guardian, David Greenhill.
  --- January 1763 Benjamin bought 760 acres in Lunenburg (now Charlotte) County from Thomas Jones and Godfrey Jones for £550. The same month he and Elizabeth sold 1,313 acres in Lunenburg County to Thomas Jones for £260 in 1763.
  --- 1752 Benjamin Ward, of Raleigh Parish, bought 200 acres in Amelia County on Knibbs Creek from Edmund Booker for £75. This property was next to land he already owned. In October 1765 he added to his plantation when he bought 300 acres in Amelia County from William Watkins and his wife, Martha —, of Charlotte County, for £208.
  --- 1771 Benjamin bought 50 acres on both sides of Flat Creek, with a mill, from John Pride for £275. He sold this latter property to Joshua Atkinson in 1784 for £425.
  --- “Ben” Ward was a deputy clerk of Amelia County 1757, justice of the peace (1760-71) and the sheriff (1777). In 1782 Benjamin Ward Sr. was head of a household of two whites and twenty-nine blacks.
  --- Benjamin named his two living children in his Amelia County will (will dated 10 Nov. 1785 recorded 28 June 1787). Son John Ward was already dead. Benjamin left his land to his daughter, Elizabeth Greenhill, and a slave each to her two daughters. He disinherited his son, Benjamin Jr., for “unheard of behavior and undutiful conduct with a servant.” It was probably this same son who stole a ewe lamb from Thomas Jones in 1785. Ward defended himself before the Amelia County justices, John Booker, John Pride, William Cross Craddock, and Henry Anderson, and they ordered him to be tried at the next General Court.
  - 1 John Ward b ___ d bef 1780 married Mary Eggleston, the sister of Richard Eggleston Jr.
    --- was not listed in his fathers will as he had already died
    --- witnessed the will of James Mitchell with his father Benjamin Ward in 1772.
    --- In 1775 Benjamin gave his son John 300 acres in Amelia County.
    --- Ensign John Ward served in the Amelia County militia during the Revolution. After the war, on 3 February 1779, he bought 318 acres next to land of his father from Joseph Gooch and Rachel — for £750.
    --- John Ward made a will in Amelia County that left all his property to his wife, Mary. A witness to John’s will was Stephen Cocke and an executor was Richard Eggleston Jr. (will dated 1 Nov. 1779 ). Both families were associated with the Benjamin Ward family. By the spring of 1780, Mary Ward, “at present of the County of Powhatan and Parish of Southam” appointed her brother Richard Eggleston her attorney in Amelia County to collect her inheritance from her late husband. .
  - 2 Elizabeth Ward md William Greenhill 24 June (bond) 1780 in Amelia County on of David Greenhill of Amelia County (will dated 21 Feb. 1772 recorded 24 Sept. 1772) and his wife, Catherine Claiborne.
    --- Williams’s brother, Paschal Greenhill, married Elizabeth ’s cousin Ann Ward
    --- During the Revolution, William Greenhill was second lieutenant in Capt. William Munford’s Company.
    --- He served also as a justice of Amelia County, an overseer of the poor, a justice of Nottoway County and in 1793 its sheriff.
    --- In 1782 William was living in Amelia County and was head of a household of three whites and nineteen blacks. The three whites would have been he, his wife, and their youngest daughter. Nearby was his mother, Catherine. Her husband died in 1772 and Amelia County listed Catherine as head of a household of six whites and twenty-four blacks.
    --- 28 June 1782, his father-in-law Benjamin deeded William Greenhill “for affection and good will” 760 acres in Charlotte County on Little Roanoke River, ten slaves, cattle, and hogs. William and Elizabeth Greenhill, with her father Benjamin Ward, conveyed this land to Thomas Read of Charlotte County in 1785 for £1,464.
    - 1 Elizabeth Ward Greenhill
      --- was a beneficiary of the 1785-will of her grandfather Ward.
    - 2 Ann Greenhill
      --- was a beneficiary of the 1785-will of her grandfather Ward.
    - 3 William C. Greenhill b ___ d 27 Oct. 1834 Chesterfield County buried at Blandford Cemetery (will dated 24 Oct. 1834 recorded 10 Nov. 1834).
    - 4 Catherine C. Greenhill
  - 3 Benjamin Ward III b ___ d 30 April 1783 of a lingering illness. md Mary Eggleston 13 January (bond) 1779. in Amelia County b 7 May 1759. they had two children.
    --- Mary married 2nd Gen. Everard Meade (1 Oct. 1748 - Sept. 1802) in Amelia County 15 February 1788, {5 February (bond) 1788 }. [his 2nd wife] son of David Meade and Susanna Everard. -- children Seth Hodijah Baylies Meade b 2 Mar. 1789, Mary Susanna Meade b 1 Oct. 1791; Benjamin Lincoln Meade b 17 Dec. 1793 ; Charles Gennett Meade b 4 May 1796;
    --- As Benjamin Ward Jr., of Charlotte County, he bought 436 acres in Charlotte County from Charles Irby of Amelia County 27 March 1782.
    --- He was Benjamin Ward of Amelia County 27 March 1782 when he sold the tract to Chastain Cocke of Amelia County.
    --- They lived at “Egglestetton” in Amelia.
    --- Benjamin's father disinherited his son, Benjamin Jr., for “unheard of behavior and undutiful conduct with a servant.” It was probably this same son who stole a ewe lamb from Thomas Jones in 1785. Ward defended himself before the Amelia County justices, John Booker, John Pride, William Cross Craddock, and Henry Anderson, and they ordered him to be tried at the next General Court.
    - 1. Seth Ward b 7 Jan. 1780
    - 2. Maria Ward b aft 30 April 1783 [after her father died] d 1826 married Peyton Randolph in Amelia County 15 March (bond) 1806. d 1826 son of Edmund Jennings Randolph (10 Aug. 1753 - 12 Sept. 1813
      --- Peyton Randolph was briefly Virginia governor (1811-12)
      --- Maria was reared at “The Hermitage,” the home of General Meade, from about age five. Maria was a beautiful and vivacious young woman with a fine singing voice. Once Maria was engaged to marry John Randolph of Roanoke but they kept postponing the wedding. Eventually she married Peyton Randolph
      --- Peyton Randolph was the son of Edmund Jennings Randolph (10 Aug. 1753 - 12 Sept. 1813). [ biography at Congress.gov ] Randolph was the first attorney general of the United States, a member of the Continental Congress (1779-82) and Governor of Virginia (1786-1788). Edmund Jennings Randolph attended the Fifth Revolutionary Convention (1776), was in the Virginia House of Delegates (1778-79, 1788-89), and was a representative at the Convention of 1788 that ratified the Constitution.
- 3. Capt. Rowland Ward d 1800 lived in Amelia County married Rebecca Jones 0 November (bond) 1752 in Amelia County
  --- She was the half-sister of Prudence Jones who married Rowland’s brother Henry Ward.
  --- Rowland secured a patent for 554 acres in Amelia County on both sides of Talleys Horsepen Branch in 1743. Three deeds are in Amelia County for Rowland Ward.
  --- In 1755 Rowland bought 38½ acres in Amelia County on Talleys Branch for £50:1 from Edward Wilkinson. In 1763 he bought 400 acres on West Creek near his brother Benjamin, from Edward Friend and Phoebe -, his wife, for £100. During July 1767 Rowland sold 132 acres to Peter Thompson for £132.
  --- Thomas Jones was orphaned when his father, Richard Jones died. This Richard Jones lived in Raleigh Parish and was an overseer. Rowland had a son-in-law named Richard Jones but it was not the same individual. On 23 January 1772, Rowland Ward gave Thomas Jones 4½ acres in Raleigh Parish, Amelia County “of my free will and without any consideration paid to me.”
  --- Rowland was a sheriff of Amelia County. On 22 December 1774, he, Benjamin Ward and Stephen Cocke put up two sheriff bonds. The first bound Rowland to King George III for £1,000 to ensure he collected all officers’ fees and dues, paid them to the officers, and satisfied all sums of money and tobacco received by him. The second bound him for £500 and ensured that he collect all quit rents, fines, forfeitures, etc. due the king, account for them, and pay the proceeds to the king’s officers. In 1776 Rowland bought 480 acres in Nottoway Parish of Amelia County, on the south side of Deep Creek from Richard Forrest for £600.
  --- Amelia County order books name both Rowland Ward and Rowland Ward Jr. regarding service during the Revolution. Rowland Ward Jr. led Capt. Rowland Ward’s Company. In 1776 Capt. Rowland Ward’s Company was in service at Hampton. On 23 April 1778, they promoted a Rowland Ward to major of the 1st Battalion and one month later, on 28 May 1778, a Rowland Ward was recommended as lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion.
  --- In 1782 Rowland Sr. was head of a household of six whites and forty-three blacks. Five whites were in his family in 1785. He paid tax on 8 horses and 26 slaves more than 12 years of age in 1800.
  --- Rowland left a will in Amelia County (will dated 3 Feb. 1800 recorded 23 Oct. 1800). His widow and some children moved from Amelia County to Davidson County, Tennessee, where she died in 1805. His children were the following:
  - 1.Martha Ward married Richard Jones 15 November (bond) 1774 in Amelia County
  - 2. Margaret Ward d 1804 in Nottoway County (will dated 1 Feb. 1804 recorded 7 June 1804) married Batte Jones 11 February (bond) 1777 in Amelia County
    --- He served during the Revolution from Amelia County. Both he and his cousin William Osborne were ensigns in Capt. Thomas Short’s Company.
    --- “Batt” Jones built “Falkland,” an old Nottoway County settlement, before the Revolutionary War.
    --- 1782 Amelia County- Batte Jones head of a household of 7 with 23 slaves. 5 white souls were in his household in 1785.
    --- 9 February 1782. Virginia Gazette-- He found a horse near the Nottoway Old Church and advertised for the owner
    --- A contributor to the war effort, Batt submitted claims for 153 pounds of bacon, 1,180 pounds of beef, and 44¾ bushels of wheat and held certificates for £1,367 in other reimbursements.
    --- 1800 tax list Mecklenburg County -- listed his estate
    - 1. Munford Jones died unmarried.
    - 2. Maj. Peter Branch Jones d abt 1813 married Martha Wilmouth Epes, daughter of Col. Francis Epes Jr.
      --- Rev. John Cameron conducted the wedding ceremony in Nottoway County 13 May 1806.
      --- Peter made his will in Nottoway County in 1813 naming wife, Martha, and children Mary E., Peter B., and Elizabeth B. Jones.
      --- inherited plantation “Falkland” from his father.
      --- 1802 Peter sold 800 acres in Hell’s Corner to Robert Fitzgerald that he had received by the, “will of my grandfather Peter Jones (Road), deceased, of Amelia.”
      --- Martha married 2nd Dr. Archibald Algernon Campbell 25 September 1850, (31 Oct. 1785 - 31 Oct. 1865) of “Blendon” in Nottoway County. son of Dr. Archibald Campbell of Surry, and Mary Kendall Lee. The younger Archibald had been married to Sarah Epes, Martha’s sister. Yet Virginia law forbade a man to marry his deceased wife’s sister. Campbell’s son, Thomas Harris Campbell, a state delegate (1849-51) and senator (1852-58), saw to it that the law was repealed and was his father’s best man at the wedding.
      --- Dr. Campbell represented Nottoway County in the Virginia House of Delegates (1829-30) and Charlotte, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties in the Senate (1835-37). On 1 October 1902, Walter Watson rode past “The Poplars,” home to the Joneses and Campbells. He wrote that “the remains of Hon. Thos. H. Campbell were taken from the burial ground here and carried to Blackstone this Spring.”
      - 1. Mary Epes Jones married Col. Isham G. Lundy.
        --- He served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates (1825-27) from Greensville County.
        --- He built “Bloomfield” in Nottoway County about 1840. He constructed it entirely of brick with a brick wall around the house and garden. They sometimes called it “The Brick House.” Cherokee rose bushes climbed the wall and when in bloom the home was very striking. They derived the name “Bloomfield” from its appearance and it was very pretentious for its time.
        --- After his wife and daughter died, Isham moved to Memphis, Tennessee.
      - 2. Peter Batte Jones married Anne Armstrong
        --- She married 2nd Patrick Jones.
      - 3. Elizabeth Branch Jones b 14 Sept. 1813 d 6 Nov. 1875 married Col. Travis M. Epes b 29 Oct. 1807 d 10 Jan. 1876-- of “Fancy Hill,” Nottoway County. son of John Epes and Rachel Williams.
        --- Branch Osborne began the construction of “Fancy Hill” and Col. Epes bought it from him and completed it. The home still stands in Nottoway County.
        --- Travis Epes was a member of the Virginia Legislature for Nottoway County (1833-35, 1853-54). He was a staunch Whig and opposed secession. Although after Virginia voted for secession, Travis gave to “The Cause” and four sons served in the Confederate Army.
        --- 1850 Census- Travis M. Epes 42 and Elizabeth B. 36, eight children.
        1. John Freeman Epes b 17 May 1830 d 12 Sept. 1846
        2. Dr. Travis Edwin Epes b July 1834 d Jan. 1904) married Anna Maria Fitzgerald 16 November 1860 dau of Capt. William Fitzgerald and Anna Maria Hardaway
        3. Branch Jones Epes b 13 Aug. 1832 d 11 Nov. 1911 of “Gatewood,” Dinwiddie County, married Lula May Doyle (11 Oct. 1865 - 10 Mar. 1950) on 12 October 1886. dau of Capt. William F. Doyle and Pattie Hargrave. They are buried at Lakewood Cemetery, Blackstone.
        --- An artillery captain in the Confederate Army, Branch was later a county judge of Dinwiddie.
        4. Julia Matthews Epes b 16 Mar. 1836 d 1 May 1845
        5. Theodore Almonte Epes b 19 April 1838 d 4 April 1856
        6. Hamlin Harris Epes b 19 Jan. 1840 d 9 Mar. 1899- did not marry.
        7. Frances Elizabeth Epes b 21 Mar. 1842 d 25 June 1874 married Rev. Richard Sothern Shreve on 5 October 1865. Lightning simultaneously killed both.
        8. Peter Batte Epes b 12 Aug. 1844 d 7 Dec. 1928 married Ulalia Scott.
        9. Martha Wilmouth Epes b 28 July 1846 d 2 May 1866 married John Segar Hardaway.
        10. John Matthews Epes b 29 Nov. 1848 d 15 Feb. 1927 married Laura French of Kentucky.
        11. Watkins Leigh Epes b 14 Dec. 1850 d 15 Nov. 1928
        12. Mary Jones Epes married her third cousin Dr. Daniel Horace Hardaway.
        --- He held 2,779½ acres on the Little Nottoway River in Nottoway County in 1862.
    - 3. Rebecca Jones b 30 Oct. 1791 d 26 Sept. 1841 in Nottoway County (will dated 8 Aug. 1840 recorded 7 Oct. 1841) married Edward Bland of Amelia County in Nottoway County 29 June 1808. d Nottoway County (will dated 30 Oct. 1831 recorded 1 Dec. 1831).
      --- Edward settled at “Abbeville” in Nottoway County and practiced law there.
      --- His will identified his wife, Rebecca, and children of his second marriage.
      - 1. Judith Maria Bland b 19 Oct. 1809 married Henry C. Worsham 16 March 1825
      - 2. Margaret Emma Bland b 19 July 1811 married George Harrison 20 November 1827.
      - 3. Edward Stith Bland b 1 April 1813
      - 4. Ann Augusta Bland b 15 Mar. 1815 married Rev. Stephen F. Cocke 5 November 1833.
        --- She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Nottoway County.
      - 5. Martha Branch Bland b 4 Feb. 1817 married John D. Williams 1 October 1835.
      - 6 William Richard Bland b 14 Dec. 1818 d 24 Mar. 1878 married
        (1) Elizabeth A. Irby (c.1826- 28 April 1848) 27 September 1843.
        (2) Matilda Oliver Epes.
        --- 1850 census valued Bland’s plantation, “Spring Field,” for $9,000.
      - 6. Rebecca Bland b 4 Dec. 1820 married Thomas R. Cocke 12 June 1837.
      - 7. Sarah Frances Bland b 26 June 1823 married Edward C. Robinson 5 June 1844.
        --- 1850 Census Amelia County Edward C.35 Sarah F. 27, two young boys ; Rebecca G. Robinson, age 30, was also living with them.
      - 8. Eliza Virginia Bland b 21 July 1825 d 20 Oct. 1825