Robert Adams Ward^{[1, 2]}

1770 - 1858  (88 years)

• Name	Robert Adams Ward
  Birth	1770	, Bedford, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1810	Harrisonburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Residence	1820	, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Residence	1830	, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Residence	1840	, Fayette, West Virginia, USA   [7]
  Death	1858	, Fayette, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I37133	Master
  Last Modified	27 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Capt William Ward,   b. 1745, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 11 Oct 1826, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mildred Adams,   b. 1758, Toshes, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 23 Aug 1794, , Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	1770	, , Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F6863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Smailes,   b. 1784, , Albemarle, Virginia, USA d. 1875, , Raleigh, West Virginia, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1804	, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA   [8, 9, 10]
  Children	1. Nancy A Ward Kemp,   b. Abt 1805, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 1890, Blue Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Robert W 'Robin' Ward,   b. 9 Jun 1809, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 24 Dec 1892, Wards Bench, Summers, West Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Thomas Ward,   b. 1814, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 10 Apr 1884, , Raleigh, West Virginia, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Martha Patsy Ward,   b. 12 Dec 1816, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 16 Feb 1874, , Lawrence, Ohio, USA (Age 57 years)   5. Evermont Ward,   b. 19 Aug 1818, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 16 May 1882, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA (Age 63 years)   6. William Paschal Ward,   b. 25 Sep 1819, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 25 Sep 1883, , Summers, West Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]   7. Sarah "Sallie" J WARD,   b. 13 May 1821, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 16 Apr 1892, Raleigh, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA (Age 70 years)   8. George L Ward,   b. 28 Mar 1825, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 28 Feb 1872, , Lawrence, Ohio, USA (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]   9. Letha Jane Ward,   b. 1829, , Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA d. 1920, , Gallia, Ohio, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural] + 10. Arbelian Ward,   b. 20 Mar 1830, , Shenandoah, Virginia, USA d. 20 Nov 1909, Green Spring, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F8890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1770 - , Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage - 3 Dec 1804 - , Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Residence - 1810 - Harrisonburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Residence - 1820 - , Rockingham, Virginia, USA Residence - 1830 - , Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Residence - 1840 - , Fayette, West Virginia, USA Death - 1858 - , Fayette, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Adams Ward Robert Ward was born between 1770 and 1775 in British controlled Colonial Virginia. Robert Ward on 03 Dec 1804 in Shanandoah County, Virginia where he was married to Nancy Smailes. Ref: Shenandoah County Marriage Bonds, 1772-1850, page 111. He enlisted during the War of 1812 in Rockingham County in the First Battalion serving as a Private under Cpt. Samuel Lynn. In 1815, he failed to appear twice at Muster and was fined 75 cents each occurance. In 1816, he failed to attend Muster three times and a imposed fee was 75 cents each time. This failure to appear may have been due to seasonal planting or birth of a child. Ref: Virginia Valley Records for Genealogy and Historical Materials of Rockingham County, by John Walter Wayland. Robert lived on Little Beaver Creek in Greenbrier Co. (Note: This would be in Raleigh County) Robert owned land in Raleigh Co. located on Loop Creek & New River in 1850. Notes found 1804 Shenandoah Co, VA 1809 Rockingham Co, VA 1815 Rockingham Co, VA 1820 Rockingham Co, VA 1830 Greenbrier Co, VA 1840 Fayette Co, VA 1850 Raleigh Co, VA In Greenbrier County (WV) Va Deeds 1780-1814 pg. 18 - #161-62 Sept. 28, 1790 - William Ward & wife Rebecca sold 215 acres for L127 to Robert Houston on Anthony Creek/Greenbrier River. pg. 19 - #208-09 Sept. 28, 1790 Robert Ward & wife Rebecca sold 288 acres for L177 to Robert Houston on Anthony Creek above & joining the narrows and a 1751 survey of James Ward. In Greenbrier County (WV) Va Wills 1777-1833 pg.183 - #677-78 - William Henson sale Feb. 1825. John Argabrigh, THOMAS BENNETT, Henry, Cassle, Samuel Flack, John Grey, Thomas Harrah, Henry Hedrick, John Hedrick, Hiram Henson, Sivily Henson, Wm Henson, John Hess, John Holcomb, Samuel Holcomb, James Huggart, John McCorkle, David Nelson, John Nelson, Henry Numley, Anthony Rader, John Rodgers, Moses Shugh, MATHIAS SMAILS, ROBERT WARD, Samuel Wise. In the 1820 census, Rockingham County there is a Benjamin Ward living next door to Robert - possibly a brother. Sometime around 1828 Robert & Nancy moved to Greenbrier County, Va. June 11, 1828 Robert bought 3120 acres (three tracts) of land from Stephen Goodhue of New Hampshire (Bk 12 pg 78) The land was in Greenbrier County on the north side of the New River, including part of War Ridge. An old newspaper clipping says he settled along Little Beaver Creek. According to Fayette County History by J.T. Peters & H.B. Carden pg 548 Robert Ward & Enos Gwinn were the second settlers to settle on Bacus mountain then known as Naoma. Robert settled on the ridge in a south-westerly direstion. They built log homes & cleared land for corn. On Feb 23, Robert & Nancy sold to Nathaniel Berry 100 acres at the end of War Ridge on New River. (Fayette Co Book B 461). On July 9, 1846 Robert (no mention of wife) sold to Wm. Gwinn for the sum of $1.00 1120 acres on the New River (Fayette Co. C 689) Since some of his children show up in Lawrence County OH on the 1850 census he may have been preparing to move to Ohio. August 25, 1858 his heirs listed as Robert Ward, G.L. Ward, Adam Miller, Winsom Davenport, Thomas Ward & William Parker sold 100 acres on the New River to Wm. Redden, Jr. for $15.00. The deed was drawn up in Lawrence County Ohio & filed in Fayette County. Wm. Redden may have been the husband of Sarah (Salley) Ward & a son-in-law to Robert. ----------------------------------------------------- He died in Raleigh County, Virginia, near Ward's Ridge, approx.1858, and is buried in an unmarked grave at Tilden Community Cemetery. WILL This deed made this 25th day of August in the year 1858 between Thomas Ward, Robert Ward, William Parker, Adam Miller, George Ward, Winston Davenport heirs and devises of Robert Ward snr dec'd of the first part and William Redden Jr of the second part, witneseth, that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of FIve dollars doth grant unto the part of the second part all their right title and interest in and to certain tract or parcel of land lying in the County of Fayette and state of Virginia on the waters of New River containing by estimation one hundred acres be the same more or less, and bounded as follows to wit, Beginning at an oak a corner of the said lying on the bank of New River thence running up the river to the slippery rock xxx Large Rock lying in the edge of the river on William Gwinn line thence leaving the river and with line of the mentioned to a line of the tract sold by the said Robert Ward Snr to Nathan Berry thence with his line to the old patent lines of the original survey and with said line to the beginning, and it being part of a tract of land of which said Robert Ward dec'd possed. To have and to hold unto the said William Redden Jr. and to his heirs and asigns forever, And the said parties of the first part doth hereby covenant to & with the said party of the second part that they will warrant specially the property hereby conveyed, witness the following signatures & seals. Robert Ward G.L. Ward X his mark Adam Miller Winston Davenport x his mark Thomas Ward William Parker x his mark Signed in the presence of us J.J.Handley Logan Handley and C.E.Stewart The state of Ohio Lawrence County (Sons Rbt., Thos. Geo. L signed ... Nancy m. Wm. Parker ... Martha/Patsy m. Adam Miller ... Sally m. Wm. Redden... Oletha/Letha m. Davenport ... son William Pascal did not sign, which indicates he died before the 1858 date of deed which all living kids would had to have signed off on (and until 1917 a wife could only transfer with/thru her husband's signature). This land was part of the original land at War Ridge aka Naoma aka Backus and extending down the gorge to New River.

  
  

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