Sally’s 3-great Grandparents:
Thomas Ward ca 1742 – 1796 | parents
& 1757/8 Pheraby Hill ca 1742 – 1813 | parents
of Powellsville, Bertie County, North Carolina
Thomas Ward was born ca 1742
[he is not included on the 1757 tax list indicating he was then under the age of 16].
This Thomas Ward appears to be the grandson of Michael Ward who died in Bertie County
about 1756 and his wife, Ann Freeman.
I think his father was Michael Ward Jr as Thomas Ward named his first son Michael Ward.
Richard Ward [who I think is Thomas’s uncle – but could be his father] deeded Thomas land in 1757 (K-46) (This I think could be his Uncle Thomas.)
Thomas Ward was also deeded land that year from Joseph Barradil (K-41) in Bertie County, NC.
This Thomas Ward’s widow was Pharaby when he died.
She appears to be the Faraba Hill & Farabee Hill who witnessed two deeds for some neighbors on Dec 18, 1756, along with John Sawkill and Isaac Hill (who could be either her father or her brother H-393, 394.)
In Feb 1772 Isaac Hill’s will was proved in Hertford Ct and the administration granted it to Isaac Hill.
In Jan 1760 Capt James Jones replaced Thomas Ward as overseer of the road.
Thomas Ward in Oct 1761 was appointed constable between Quoyoccason Swamp
[rises in n central Bertie County and flows NW into Stony Creek] and the County Line.
This Thomas Ward was appointed in March 1772 one of the Justices of the Court in Bertie Co.
Thomas Ward made his will in Bertie county 14 March 1795
–It was proved Nov 1796.
His wife Pheraby Ward died on 29 Sept 1813 [Bible of James Ward].
18th century Ward Home near Powellsville, NC
ca 1970 photos by James Moore
The Ward home place was just a couple of miles away from us near Powellsville.
It was a charming story and a half house. Stylistically, it was an 18th-century design.
I imagine it was built by James and Isaac’s father Thomas.
Unfortunately, it was demolished in recent years.
However, I understand that the interior woodwork was salvaged.
The Ward cemetery is still there with James Ward’s stone being the sole survivor.
[e-mail from James Moore]
We are delighted that our ancestors’ home apparently was dismantled
and has been rebuilt at Salmon Creek.
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Ward-Bass House and White-Lilly House
Location: 637 B. Avoca Farm Rd., Merry Hill County: Bertie
This pair of 18th-century houses is located on Salmon Creek in northeast North Carolina. By water, the setting is two miles from the historic town of Edenton; by land, it is 10 miles from Edenton. Salmon Creek is a deep-water creek (10 to 15 feet in depth) that flows into the Albemarle Sound, the largest freshwater sound in the world. It also was the home of the first permanent settler in North Carolina, Nathaniel Batts, who moved to Salmon Creek in 1665. The property is located off U.S. Highway 17 in Bertie County, North Carolina, midway between Windsor and Edenton.
The Ward House, built during the years of 1770-1809, was constructed in two parts and reflects both Georgian and Federal influences. With raised panel wainscoting, all original doors with H-L hinges, and a magnificent mantel and overmantel, the earlier Georgian style house has been completed with a hall (or living room), kitchen, dining, bed, and bath. It has a separate heating and cooling system.
The later addition, built-in 1810 is at present stored on the property. It has a beautiful Federal mantel, recessed panel wainscoting, and raised panel doors.
The Ward House has 1,200 square feet of living space.
The White-Lilly House connects to the Ward-Bass House.
It is also a late 18th-century house.
The White-Lilly House contains 600 square feet of living space which includes a living, bed, bath, utility, and sleeping loft.
It reflects a more yeoman lifestyle. However,
with exposed beaded ceiling joists, an arched mantel, and flush panel sides,
the house has Colonial charm rarely found.
Each house has its own heating and cooling systems, as well as a separate hot water system.
The houses are connected by dining and utility rooms.
Each house has a porch with a view of Salmon Creek. 75 to 100 feet of the acreage is waterfront.
http://www.presnc.org/buyproperty/eastern/Ward-Bass_and_White-Lilly_Houses_HPE/Ward-Bass_and_White-Lilly_Houses_HPE.html
Children of Thomas Ward and Pheraby Hill:
1. Winiford Ward ca 1760 –
ca 1785 James Holley died 1795
(evidence shows Mr. Holley was married before he married Winiford and Winiford was just the mother of his three youngest children)
married 2nd 1796 Jacob Ward
2. Michael Ward ca 1761 – 1803
married ca Nov 1782 Sarah Sparkman dau. of Jesse and Rebecka
3. Isaac Hill Ward ca 1763 Bertie Co, NC – 1830/1840 Weakley Co. TN
lived Hertford Co, NC moved ca 1822 to Dresden Co. TN
married ca 1785-?
? married 26 Jan 1797 Chowan Co Gracey Goodwin
Lewis Goodwin, bondsman, Wm Norfleet
4. Mary Ward ca 1763 – 1823
married 1779/81 Capt. William Sparkman died bef 15 Apr. 1785
married bef 28 Dec 1785 David Garrett died 1803
son of Jesse (died 1797)
5. Pheraby Ward ca 1768 –
married prior 14 Mar 1795 William Reed Sparkman ca 1762/3 –
son of Jesse and Rebecka
6. James Ward 5 Feb 1770 – 27 Feb 1843 Bertie Co
married 1st 27 Feb 1790 Delilah Freeman 1771 – 14 May 1821
daughter of John Freeman will Bertie Co, NC 1793
married 2nd 20 May 1823 Silvia Ward 1780 – 28 May 1829
daughter of James Ward died 1780 & widow of a brother, Joshua Ward
married 3rd 22 Nov 1829 Penelope Hunter died 22 April 1832
daughter of Timothy Hunter
married 4th 13 Dec 1832 Elizabeth Jones 16 October 1791 -1 October 1876
daughter of James Jones & widow of James Howell Jones
7. Joshua Ward ca 1772 – bef 1823 Bertie Co
married 19 May 1797 Silvia Ward 1880 – 28 May 1829
8. Elizabeth Ward 1773 – bef 1854 Lincoln Co, GA
married 15 Nov 1798 Bertie Co, NC John Hardy 13 June 1773- 25 Sept 1854
Opelika, Russell Co, AL
9. Martha Ward ca 1775 – bef 1812 Stewart Co, TN
married bef 14 Mar 1795 Samuel Luten bef 1766 – 19 Nov 1831
Stewart Co, TN
Sam married 2nd Elizabeth Brown
10. Ann Ward ca 1779 – ? Stewart Co, TN
married prior 14 Mar 1795 William Outlaw son of William
11. Eleanor [Nellie] Ward 1780 – July 1852
married 21 July 1799 Benjamin Hardy 21 July 1779- July 1821 Bertie Co
CENSUS 1790 BERTIE CO NC
WH MALES 16 UP; UNDER 16; WH FEMALES; ALL OTHERS; SLAVES
WARD, THOMAS 1 0 4 0 16
WARD, MICHAEL 1 2 1 1 3
WARD, JAMES 1 1 2 0 4
WARD, JOSHUA 1 0 0 0 0
Ward, Mary 1 6
Ward, James sn 1 1 2
Ward, Mary 1 0 1 5
Ward, Samuel 1 2 3
Ward, Samuel 1 0 1
Ward, Patsy 0 1 4
Ward, Jarret or James? 1 3 5 1
Ward, Jonas 1 2 2 11
CENSUS 1790 HERTFORD CO NC
WARD, ISAAC HILL 1 1 3 0 9
CENSUS 1790 CHOWAN CO NC
Meriam Ward 2f
Thomas Ward of Yeopin 1 3 3
John Ward 1 0 2
Solomon Ward 1 1 2
Lowerwick Ward 1 1 4
Thomas Ward 3 1 4
Humphrey Ward 1 0 1 0 1sl
Ephraim Ward 1 1 2
Frederick Ward 1
William Ward Jun 1 1 2
Jeremiah Ward 1
Hardy Ward 1 0 4
CENSUS BERTIE CO NC 1800
page 72
James Ward 1 m -10, 1 m 26/45, 2f 10/15, 1f 16/25, 1sl
H Isaac Ward 1m 10/15, 2m 16/25, 1m 26/45, 5f -10, 2f 16/25, 12 sl
Joshua Ward 1m -10, 1m 10/15, 1m 16/25, 1m 26/45, 1f -10, 1f 16/25, 1f 45+, 1ofp, 13 sl
Michael Ward 1m -10, 1m 10/15, 1m 16/25, 1m 26/45, 1f -10, 1f 26/45, 1ofp, 3 sl
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page 74
James Ward 3m -10, 1m 26/45, 2f -10, 2 f 26/45, 3 sl next to John Wolferson
William Ware 1m 16/25, 1f 45+, 1ofp, 1sl
Amelia Ware 2f 16/25
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page 76
George Ware 2m 16/25,
Ann Ward 1m -10, 2m 16/25, 1f 10/15, 2 16/25, 1f 45+
Thomas Ware 1m 10/15, 1m 45+, 1f 16/25, 1f 45+
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page 70
Dempy Ward 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4sl
Samuel Ward 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Thomas Ward 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1sl
Champion Ward 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Moses Ward 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
Hertford Co 1800
Capt Foster’s Captaincy
Mial Ward 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jacob Ward 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 8sl
Capt. Jones’s Capt.
Michael Ward 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6sl
Census 1800 Chowan Co NC
William Ward sen 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0
Lourick Ward 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Jacob Ward 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
John Ward 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Josiah Ward 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Isaac Ward 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joseph Ward 0 1 0 1 0
Hardy Ward 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0
Humphrey Ward 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4sl
William Ward jr 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Census 1800 Green Co NC
Isaac Ward 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 7sl
Census 1800 Pitt Co NC
Isaac Ward 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0
In the name of God Amen (March fourteenth year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five) I Thomas Ward of Bertie County and State of North Carolina being sick and weak but of sound disposing mind and memory thanks be unto God for the same and Calling to mind the uncertainty of this mortal life and knowing it is appointed once for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner & form as followeth
Item First I Give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Pheraby Ward one negro woman named Sofia
half of my hogs three Cows and Calves four ewes and lambs one horse Called Springer one bridle & saddle one bed & furniture to dispose of as she shall or may think proper
I also lend my beloved wife two negroes one negro man named Black David one Girl named Hester
all my plantation Utensils and kitchen furniture that I have not given away to the several Legacies in their legacies during her natural life with the uses of my houses & plantation I now live
Item I Give and bequeath unto my daughter Winiford Holley one negro woman Pegg and her increase one bed and furniture one Large Iron Pott two Cows and Calves which said property is now in her possession I say to her and her heirs forever
Item I Give and bequeath unto my son Michael Ward one negro boy named Simon one steer one bed and furniture all which is now in his possession Except the negro boy I say to him and his heirs forever I likewise lend my son Michael Ward the plantation whereon he now lives his natural life and after his death, I Give and devise the said land and plantation unto my Grand Son William Ward I say to him and his heirs forever
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son James Ward four hundred Acres of Land whereon he now lives one negro boy Jo one bed and furniture one Gun one Cow & Calf which is now in possession I say to him & heirs forever
Item I Give and bequeath unto my son Isaac Hill Ward one Negroe boy named Charles one bed and furniture two Cows and Calves to him his heirs forever
Item I Give and bequeath unto my son Joshua Ward the Land plantation whereon I now live with all my Land adjoining thereto two Negroes (to wit) Yellow David and one boy named James one bed & furniture one pair of Grist Mill Stones one pair hand millstones one whipsaw one cross-cut saw one yoke of oxen cart and wheels & one brandy still I say to him & his heirs forever
Item I Give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Garrett one Negroe Girl named Jemima to her and her heirs forever
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Martha Lewton one Negroe Girl named Rose one bed and furniture one Linnen wheel two Cows and Calves and four head of sheep all which she hath now possession of and one walnut desk I say to her and her heirs forever
Item I Give and bequeath unto my daughter Pheraby Sparkman one Negroe boy named Daniel one bed and furniture one linen wheel two Cows & Calves and one looking Glass all which she hath heretofore received I say to her and her heirs forever
Item I Give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Ward one Negro woman named Lidea and her Child named Rachel one bed and furniture one Linnen wheel two Cows and Calves and two ewes and Lambs I say to her and her heirs forever
Item I Give & bequeath unto my daughter Ann Outlaw one Negroe woman named Dinah one bed and furniture one Linnen wheel two Cows and Calves which she hath heretofore received and two ewes & lambs I say to her & her heirs forever
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elendor Ward one Negroe man Black David one Negroe Girl named Hester after the decease of my beloved wife Phereaby Ward likewise one bed and furniture one Linnen wheel two Cows & Calves and two ewes and Lambs I say to her and her heirs forever I also will and desire that the horse before mentioned in my beloved wife’s Legacy shall be given & I do hereby give and bequeath him to my said Daughter Elendar Ward (after the decease of my beloved wife to her and her heirs forever
Item I hereby empower and direct my Executors to make a good and lawful Kite and Title to Jerimiah Freeman for a certain message or tenement tract or parcel of land which I now hold under entry which land Jno Freeman decd bought of Michael Brittain the said Jeremiah Freeman paying to them the cost and Expense of saving the same
Item I will and desire that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged and that the remaining part of my Estate that hath not before been mentioned be sold and my Just debts funeral charges etc be paid & discharged out of the money arising therefrom and that the remaining part be equally divided amongst my Six Children Joshua Ward, Martha Luten, Pheraby Sparkman, Elizabeth Ward, Ann Outlaw, & Elindar Ward Item Lastly I constitute and appoint my friend Solomon Cherry and my three Sons Isaac H Ward, James Ward, and Joshua Ward Executors to this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby Revoke & disallow and make void all former wills and Testaments heretofore by me made ratifying this and no other to be my last will and Testament
Thos Ward
Signed Sealed a Delivered in the presence of Test
Wm Watford, Jona Spivey Jno Campbell
Bertie County November 1796:
proved by Wm Watford & Jonathan Spivey. George Gray CCC
Bertie Co Wills
Michael Ward Feb 16, 1800. Aug Term 1803. Wife Sarah. Children: William, Joshua, Reddick, & Winnefred Ward. Wife and Wm. Rayner Exrs. Test. Zadock Morris, Walter McFarlane.
A Michael Ward made an affidavit in Bertie Co in 1777 relating to the Tories & their activities. (This Michael Ward would have been neither Thomas’s father – died 1772 or his son – too young; I think the man who made this affidavit was the son of Phillip Ward.)
e-mail from Kendall Sparkman – I find one additional record of particular interest – in Nov 1803, William “Lurry” as guardian of William S. Sparkman brought an action in the Edenton District Court for the division of 380 acres in Bertie which William held as a tenant-in-common with William Reed [Sparkman] (so much for being the bondsman for his wedding a few years earlier!). William Reed [Sparkman] appealed in May Court, 1804.
Winifred Ward ca 1768 – aft 1800 | her parents
& ca 1785 James Holley -1795 | his parents
& 1796 Jacob Ward | his parents
of Colerain, Bertie Co NC
This is my working hypothesis – the way I see it as of this moment!!
It seems that Winifred Ward was the mother of only the last three of James Holley’s children
that is John, Benjamin, and Mary Holley.
Negroes divided on March 31, 1802, indicating either death or remarriage of Winniford
Josiah Holley was apptd. gdn. of the orphans Nathaniel, James, and Thomas Holley, May 19, 1798.
Isaac H. Ward was apptd. gdn. of the orphans John, Benjamin, and Mary Holley, May 19, 1798.
Dower allotted to the widow Wineford Holley, May 1798, equaling 33 1/3 acres, also the Bryant place of 111 acres adj. Solomon Hughs.
Division of Negroes according to the will, March 31, 1802.
James Wilson Jr appointed gdn. of John 10 Nov 1812.
James Holley and first wife had:
1. Josiah Holley ca 1775 – 4 April 1846 age 71 yrs Bertie Co dsp
200 acres adj. Joshua Freeman & 1/2 Saw Mill
2. Ann Holley ca 1776 – ca 1829 dsp Bertie Co
Negro boy named Isaac + share of residue– Negro Abram
3. Martha (Patsy) Holley ca 1777 – 1805
married 19 Aug 1796 (Jonathan Spivey, Bm) Thomas Garrett ca 1769 – 1805
1800 BERTIE Thomas Garrett 1m 0-10, 1 10-15, 1 16-25, 1 26-45, 2 f 0-10, 2 26-45, 0 sl
he was a Saddler
Both Thomas and his wife Martha or Patsy had died by Dec. 1805
Negro girl named Annis, 1 feather bed & furniture, 2 cows & calves + share of residue –Negro Betty
a. Jesse [Henry] Garrett ca 1797/99 – bef Nov 1837
married bef Nov 1820 Cynthia Rayner ca 1800 – 1848
she married 2nd bef Nov 1838 Willey D Hays
4. Nathaniel Holley ca 1779 –
home plantation (157 acres)
5. James Holley ca 1781- bef 1845 Ky
200 acres adj Samuel Rayner & 1/2 Saw Mill
a. Elizabeth Holley
married David S Mitchell
b. Celia Holley
married David D Mitchell
c. third daughter
[Josiah Holley in 1845 mentions three nieces daughters of deceased brother James Holley residing in Ky] Power of Attorney an article by Ransom McBride in NCGSJ Feb 1777 – p11 – Mitchell, David S [x] and his wife Elizabeth [x], and David D Mitchell [x] and his wife Celia [x] all of Trigg Co KY 21 May 1847, appoint Nathan Bowan of Calloway Co KY their attorney to obtain from the Executors of Josiah Holley, dec late of Bertie Co NC the legacy due them from the said Holley’s estate.
6. Elisabeth Holley ca 1782- ca 1849
married 29 May 1797 (Jacob (x) Outlaw, Bm) Miles MacDowell
Negro girl named Felis, 1 feather bed & furniture, 2 cows & calves + share of residue–Negro Robbin
Will of Elizabeth McDowell – March 30, 1849 – May Term 1849.
Augustus Holly and Daniel V Etheridge,
niece Mary’s [wife of Wm J Holly] children,
niece Mary’s [wife of Job Parker] children,
children of brother James Holly in Kentucky,
niece Mary H Cherry,
great-niece Mary E Askew [daughter of niece Martha and husband David O Askew],
great-niece Josephine Simons,
John Nowell,
Isabel Parker [daughter of niece Mary Parker],
Joseph Etheridge [son of Daniel],
nephew Jesse Garrett’s children,
brother Henry Ward,
Daniel V Etheridge and Augustus Holly Exrs.
Test, Willie D Hayes, J H Etheridge.
7. Thomas Holley ca 1783 – 1827 Bertie Co
married 20 Dec 1802 (Josiah Holley, Bm) Sealah [Celia] Askew 1782 – Jan/Feb 1849 Bertie Co
334 acres bought of William Bryan
a. Benjamin Holley
b. Augustus [Augustine] Holley 1809 – 1882
married Martha P. Rayner ca 1815 – 1878
married 2nd Sarah D Lewis [Jernigan] Feb 1840 – 2 Jan 1894 at the “Hermitage”
daughter of E D & Levinia Lewis of near Harrellsville
widow of Hon John H Jernigan of Hertford Co
c. James Holley ca 1807 – dec. April 1850
married Mary ?
in 1850 John, Thomas and Celia are living with their Uncle Augustus
i. John Holley ca 1834 –
ii. Thomas D Holley ca 1836 –
married Ever M ? ca 1858 –
1. Thomas Holley ca 1873 –
2. Augustus Holley ca 1875 –
3. Celie Holley ca 1877 –
4. James E Holley ca 1879 –
iii. William Holley ca 1841 – [living with Uncle William 1850 census]
iv. Celia A Holley 1845 – 1876
ts Holly, Celia Rayner, 31 years 1 mo 12 days; daughter of James & Mary Holly
married 12 Dec 1867 James T Rayner 1844 – 1892
d. Rebecca Holley
e. Mary E. Holley
married Job Parker
i. Isabel Parker
f. David A. Holley
g. William J. Holley ca 1820 – 1890
owned and lived at Bandon Plantation 1852 -1890 at Holley’s Wharf
this in the past century was owned by the author Inglis Fletcher 1944 – 1964
– a Brief History of Bandon Plantation Part IV
married Mary E Hardy 1822 – 1857
i. Elizabeth [Bettie] Holley ca 1846 –
married Alfred Moore Darden ca 1840 – 1897
1. Clarence S Darden ca 1866 –
2. Colgate [Coke] W Darden ca 1868 –
married Miss Pretlow
3. Mary H Darden ca 1870 –
4. Siduna Darden ca 1871 – daughter
5. Junius H Darden ca 1873 –
6. William H Darden ca 1875 –
7. Jacob C Darden ca 1878 –
ii. Rebecca Holley 13 Aug 1848 – 24 Jan 1898 Mt Gould
married 1 July 1866 George William Womble 22 Jan 1836 – 4 Aug 1904
lived at Mt. Gould near Colerain, NC
1. William Jordan Womble 18 Aug 1868 – 25 June 1902 Washington NC
2. George Augustus Womble 26 March 1870 – 4 July 1910 Sparta NC
married Lola Hreherb
i. Julius Womble
3. Emma Kate Womble 28 Dec 1871 – 15 Sept 1876
4. Josiah Holley Womble 6 July 1873 –
5. Cecelia Holley Womble 13 Sept 1875 Barnitz NC – 6 Sept 1951 Roanoke VA
married 16 Nov 1896 Dewitt Clinton Ross 28 Jan 1875 Wash NC – 20 Mar 1947
son of John Ross and Elizabeth Orrell
i. Evelyn Virginia Ross 2 Mar 1899 Pembroke NC – 16 July 1976 Roanoke VA
married Rolfe E Petterson ca 1904 – 23 April 2000 Roanoke VA
ii. Dewitt Clinton Ross Jr 16 Nov 1901 Fair Bluff NC – 12 June 1902 Fair Bluff
iii. Julian Wadsworth Ross 14 Aug 1903 Wash. NC – 13 Aug 1976 Elizabeth City NC
married 28 Oct 1928 Mary Traitel Oettinger 9 May 1905 – 23 Mar 1993
line of William O Ross who supplied the Womble family Bible records
iv. Robert Glenn Ross 9 Aug 1905 Wash. NC – 24 Oct 1987
married Almeda Sawyer 2 Feb 1909 Belhaven NC – 17 Mar 1988
6. Lula Womble 17 April 1878 –
7. Claude Womble 10 April 1880 – 16 April 1881
8. Mary Catherine Womble 9 Jan 1889 –
iii. Celia Holley ca 1849 –
married Bell
iv. Augustus Holley ca 1855 –
married Elizabeth ca 1857 –
1. William Holley ca 1877 –
married aft 1860 Clara Womble ca 1835 –
sister of George
i. Elizabeth [Pattie] R Holley ca 1863 –
married aft 1880 James M Hays
h. Thomas J. Holley ca 1827 – (1850 census)
married Susan A. Outlaw? ca 1830 – ?
Winifred Ward ca 1769 and James Holley died 1795 had:
8. Mary Holley ca 1786 – aft 12 Jan 1818
married 26 Jan 1804 (Thomas Holley, Bm) William Etheridge died ca Jan 1837
Negro boy named Toney, 1 feather bed & furniture, 2 cows & calves + share of residue– Negro Easther
a. Harriet M Etheridge ca 1811 – 1870/1880
married 1stca 1827 Joseph J Simons ca 1807 – 1836 Hertford Co NC
i. Frances E Simons ca 1828 –
ii. Mary Harrell Simons ca 1830 –
married ca 1852 Alpheus H. Powell
iii. Josephine Jordan Simons 1834 – 13 Aug 1896
married 18 April 1855 Dr. Robert R Smith ca 1820 –
1. Harriet E Smith ca 1857 NC –
2. Charles H Smith ca 1862 NC –
3. Edward S Smith ca 1865 GA –
4. William R Smith ca Dec 1869 NC –
married 2nd William James Hardy will 1841
iv. Eleanor Hardy 1840 –
married ca 1848 Col. Samuel Blunt Spruill 23 Nov 1803 Tyrell Co NC – 13 June 1888 Coleraine NC
lawyer
v. Samuel B Spruill 1849 –
attorney of law at Plymouth
vi. Benjamin H Spruill 1851 – bef 1888
|
COL. SAMUEL B. SPRUILLCol. Spruill died at Coleraine last Tuesday. He was 81 years old. For a number of years, the infirmities of age forced him to retire from active association with his fellows in his profession –the law. His was an eventful life. He was a member of the legislature from Bertie county, from Tyrrell county, and from Northampton county. At one time he was a man of large possessions and scattered plenty with a lavish hand. He was Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry and led the Confederate forces at New Berne. He was a brave man. We hope some friend of his, better acquainted with his life, will write a sketch for the LEDGER Wednesday, June 20, 1888 [Vol. III, No. 17]|IN MEMORIAM.Col. Samuel Blunt Spruill departed this life in Coleraine on June 13th from the exhaustion of his vital powers. He died sitting in a chair, and to all appearances without pain or struggle. |
b. Mary H Etheridge ca 1809 –
married 6 Aug 1827 William Walton Cherry ca 1806 – 2 May 1845
in 1850, 1860, 1870 living with brother Joseph H Etheridge
c. Joseph H. Etheridge 1813 – 29 Nov 1877 age 65 yrs
[post master Colerain 1850, also Planter/ Fishery Owner]
married Mary E. Holder ca 1830 TN – 23 July 1868 age 38 yrs
i. Mary C Etheridge 1849 –
ii. Joseph Holley Etheridge 1851 – 29 April 1931
iii. William Cherry Etheridge 17 July 1857 –
iv. Edward Everett Etheridge 15 Jan 1856 – 5 Oct 1907
married 20 Dec 1877 Virginia C. Sessoms 6 Jan 1859 – 13 Aug 1889
married 2nd Etta Savage 23 Oct 1866 – 27 June 1931
v. Martha E Etheridge 1861 –
vi. Thomas G Etheridge 1863 –
vii. Mariah C Etheridge 1864 –
d. William D. Etheridge ca 1815 – [from 1850 1870 census]
married Caroline ? ca 1825 MD –
i. Frances [Annie] Etheridge 1858 –
married 15 Feb 1881Norfolk Co. VA Thomas Ramsey
1. Irene Ramsey 2 Oct 1881 – 22 March 1932
married Mr. Kehoe
ii. Joseph W. Etheridge 1860 –
e. Martha Eliza Etheridge 12 Jan 1818 Bertie Co NC – 18 June 1890 Columbus MS
married David Outlaw Askew 31 Jan 1794 Bertie Co NC – 13 May 1859 Oktibbeha Co MS
i. Mary E Askew [Was there another daughter who married Dr. George Outlaw Askew 1805 – 1862 Bertie]
William Etheridge married 2nd Martha F Ward 6 March 1798 – aft 1837
daughter of Joshua Ward and Silvia Ward, dau of James Ward d. 1780 & Martha Cherry
who had married first James Ward and 2nd Solomon Freeman
9. Benjamin Holley ca 1789-
100 acres adj Lewis Outlaw + share of residue — Negroes Peg and her child
10. John Holley 1792/95 – bef 15 May 1832
[ James Wilson Jr apptd. gdn. of John 10 Nov 1812.]
1 negro boy named George + share of residue — Negro Penne
a. Mary Holley
b. William Holley
c. George Holley
Winifred Ward ca 1769 and Jacob Ward :
11. Henry L Ward ca 1800 –
[Mercantile Business, Colerain 1850]
married Luzaie ? ca 1810 –
Michael Ward ca 1761 – 1803 | his parents
& 1782 Sarah Sparkman ca 1766 – | her parents
of Bertie Co NC
This is my working hypothesis – the way I see it as of this moment!!
Michael Ward ca 1761-1803 and Sarah Sparkman had:
[1782, Nov 13 Thomas Ward of Bertie to his son Michael Ward of same Deed of gift]
1. William Ward ca 1785 – 1842
married had issue
a. Capt Wellington Ward 15 Aug 1820 Bertie Co NC – 18 June 1891 Roanoke Island, Dare Co, NC Fisherman
married bef 1849 Sarah Frances [Sallie/Fannie] Etheridge 03 Mar 1832 Manteo, Currituck Co, NC – 14 April 1907
i. John William Ward 25 Mar 1850 Manteo NC – 06 Feb 1919 Manteo NC
had fishery at Whales Head NC 1898
married Roanoke Island 22 Dec 1870 Bethany D Etheridge ca 1854 – 14 Oct 1894 Dare Co NC
dau of Jeremiah Etheridge and wife Elizabeth Daniels?
1. Alethia A Ward 02 Dec 1871 Manteo NC – 30 Sept 1954 Roanoke Island NC
2. Carrie Lee Ward 1874 Manteo NC – 1897/1900
3. John Wilson Ward May 1875 Roanoke Island NC –
4. Otho Cartwright Ward 1878 Roanoke Island NC – 01 Jan 1958 NC
5. Jessie P Ward Sept 1880 –
6. Lovie B Ward 30 Aug 1889 Manteo NC –
married Manteo NC 2nd 04 Sept 1895 Sarah Frances Tillett 17 Feb 1852 Wanchese NC – 02 Oct 1919 Nags Head NC
dau of Thomas Tillett and Sophia Daniels
she was first married to a Midgett
1. Leonidas R Midgett Apr 1882 –
ii. James Ward 1852 – died early bef 1863
iii. Capt Wilson Ward 11 May 1854 Roanoke Island NC – 14 June 1929 Dare Co NC
married in Nags Head NC 21 June 1879 Mary Anne Meekins 24 Mar 1859 Manteo – 22 July 1894
dau of Frances Meekins and Elizabeth Baum
1. Edward Ward 31 Aug 1880 – 04 Dec 1892
2. Willie M Ward 15 Dec 1884 -24 March 1885
3. Bertha Agnes Ward 07 Feb 1890 – 14 Sept 1965
married 25 Sept 1909 Isaac Norris Baum 14 May 1881 Nags Head -18 May 1952 Norfolk VA
4. Harvey/Henry M Ward Nov 1891 –
5. Hal Stanley Ward 16 Nov 1892 Manteo – 10 July 1986
married Manteo 20 Nov 1924 Jean Turner 17 Nov 1900 –
married 2nd Manteo NC 10 Feb 1896 Sarah Frances/Fannie Basnight 15 Feb 1879 Currituck Co – 20 Feb 1925 Manteo NC
dau of James Basnight and Mary Lewark
1. Worth Bagley Ward 12 May 1807 Manteo – May 1985
iv. Capt Jesse Etheridge Ward Oct 1856 Manteo NC –
Keeper of the Kill Devil Hills Life-Saving Station during the time the Wright Brothers were experimenting with flight
and he and his crew were their official “ground-crew.”
married ca 1882 Martha Francis Godwin Oct 1861 Tyrrell Co NC
1. Sarah Emma Ward April 1883 VA – 10 July 1947 Poplar Branch, Currituck NC
married a Nighton
2. Jesse J. Ward Oct 1884 VA –
I re-created a new crew and we were present at the 2003 – 100th anniversary [1st Flight]. Jesse Etheridge Ward III g grandson of the Capt.
3. Guy V Ward Oct 1889 VA –
4. Wellington Ward Feb 1892 NC –
5. Mattie I Ward May 1894 NC –
6. Roland G Ward April 1896 NC –
7. Dessie I Ward Aug 1897 NC – 08 June 1922 Norfolk VA
8. Carl B Ward Feb 1900 NC –
9. John Valentine Ward 14 Feb 1902 Manteo – 15 June 1959 Norfolk VA
married Alvilla Lane
v. Henry Beacher/Beecher Ward 26 Sept 1861 Manteo NC – 04 Nov 1940 NC
married Roanoke Island 28 Jan 1885 Mary Elizabeth Baum 28 Feb 1862 Wanchese NC -28 Aug 1904
dau of Samuel Baum and Sarah Etheridge
1. Clinton Sherwood Ward 29 May 1889 Manteo NC –
2. Cora Myrtle Ward 25 April 1891 Manteo –
3. Alvah Haff Ward 23 Mar 1894 Manteo – 09 July 1952 Norfolk Co VA
4. Henry Bryan Ward 21 March 1896 NC – 04 Jan 1940
married Helen Lenore Duvall 12 July 1914 Buffalo City, Care Co NC – 19 Sept 1986
5. Ina Vesta Ward 03 April 1898 Manteo –
6. George S Ward 28 Jan 1902 –
married 2nd ca 1907 Lillie Washington Pugh 30 Oct 1888 Rodanthe NC 04 Aug 1939
1. Travis Turner Ward 25 April 1909 Manteo –
2. Mary Eliza Ward 25 Jan 1912 NC – 30 Jan 1996 Chesapeake VA
3. Augustus Sutton Ward 21 June 1916 NC – 04 Dec 1980 NC
4. William Vance Ward 19 Dec 1918 NC –
5. Norman Stanley Ward 30 Mar 1926 NC –
6. Infant Ward 10 April 1928 – 10 April 1928 Manteo
7. Billie Louise Ward 11 Sept 1929 NC –
vi. James Monroe Ward Feb 1863 NC –
married Manteo 22 June 1892 Elizabeth/Lizzie D Dough Oct 1870 NC –
dau of Walter Dough and Mary Etheridge
1. Ramon Ward April 1893 NC –
2. James Ward April 1895 NC –
3. Walter B Ward March 1897 NC –
4. Dallas Ward Feb 1900 NC –
vii. Sarah Frances Ward 16 Jan 1866 Bertie Co NC – 13 Nov 1926 Manteo, Dare Co NC
married 09 June 1880 George Albert Bliven 15 Feb 1859 Manteo NC – 20 June 1920 Nags Head NC
son of George Bliven and Mahala Howard
1. Olive E Bliven Aug 1885 NC –
2. Lillian Lynn Bliven 11 April 1886 Skyco, Care Co NC -02 Nov 1980 NC
3. Carola Beatrice Bliven 16 April 1895 Manteo NC – 24 Jan 1972
married Manteo May 1913 Clyde Leonard Hassell 01 Feb 1889 Manteo NC – 11 Aug 1971
viii. Florence E. Ward 16 June 1870 Manteo NC – 24 June 1942 Dare Co NC
married 17 June 1888 Joseph Thomas [Joe Tom] Daniels 18 Dec 1867 Wanchese NC – 17 Sept 1925 Wanchese NC
fisherman Nags Head
son of Joseph Daniels and Sarah Tillett
1. Lynton R Daniels 10 July 1889 Wanchese – 11 July 1959 Norfolk VA
2. Frances Louise Daniels 05 Feb 1891 Wanchese – 20 Oct 1986 Elizabeth City NC
3. Basil/Bash Rome Daniels 01 June 1892 Wanchese – 12 July 1970 Wanchese
4. Thelma Daniels 12 Mar 1895 Wanchese – 23 Aug 1938
5. Joseph Hubert Daniels 17 Oct 1897 Wanchese – 15 Dec 1988
married Manteo 22 Dec 1916 Iodell Partridge 04 Dec 1899 NC – 30 Oct 1918
6. George Albert Daniels 07 June 1903 NC – 03 Mar 1906
7. George Albert Daniels 17 Mar 1907 NC – 15 May 1992
8. Arnold Leston [Top] Daniels 11 Aug 1910 Wanchese – 20 Nov 2000 Elizabeth City NC
9. Robert Hinkerty Daniels 12 Mar 1918 Dare Co NC – bef 2007
b. Shellington Ward
c. William Ward
d. Christian Ward
e. Prusey Ward
f. Sarah Ward ca 1826 –
g. Mary Antone Ward ca 1810 – [lived in the William Rayner household]
2. Winneford Ward ca 1790 – bef 1849
married 1806 William Mizell ca 1783 –
a. Jeremiah Mizell ca 1807 –
b. Aaron M Mizell ca 1809 – aft 1860 Bertie Co
married Mary White ca 1806 –
c. Henry Mizell ca 1815 –
d. Sarah Mizell ca 1836 –
he married 2nd 1849 Margaret A Jacob ca1800 –
3. Joshua Ward 23 Feb 1789 –
Bertie Co Apprentice Bond 13 Aug 1804 Joshua Ward, Sixteen years of age 23d next February bound to Lewis Miller, Cooper. Signers: Lewis Miller, Timothy Hunter. Witness: Jos. Blount.
4. Reddick Ward Dec 1799 –
Bertie Co Apprentice Bond
10 Feb 1806 Riddick Ward Seven years of age bound to Lewis Miller. Cooper. Signers: Lewis Miller, Timothy Hunter. Witness: Jos. Blount.
12 Feb 1810 Riddick Ward Eleven years of age next Dec. bound to James Ward, Cooper.
Will of Michael Ward 16 Feb 1802 – probate Aug Ct 1803 Bertie County
“now being weak in body…”
– son William Ward – pair of cartwheels, crosscut saw, stock of bees.
– wife Sarah Ward – rest of my estate for her lifetime, and at her death it shall be divided among my living children
– Joshua Ward – Reddick Ward – and Winiford Ward. My executor and my wife shall put my two said sons to school and give them an education as may be necessary for them and suitable to their station in life.
EX: wife, my friend William Rayner
Wit: Zadock Morris, Walter McFarlane
Isaac Hill Ward ca 1764 – 1830/40 | his parents
of Hertford Co NC & Dressen Co TN
Isaac Hill Ward ca 1764 & ? lived Hertford Co
CENSUS 1790 HERTFORD CO, NC: WARD, ISAAC HILL 1, 1, 3 , 0, 9
1. Isaac Hill Ward bef 1790
is the same Isaac Hill Ward who moved to the “Bradshaw Settlement” of western NC about 1822 (which became Dresden Co. TN in 1823). This Ward became a Justice of the Peace in 1827 and from the census records apparently died between the 1830 and 1840 Census in Weakley Co. The 1830 Census shows him in Weakley Co. between the ages of 60-70 (which matches what you show as birthdate c.1764) with his wife about the same age. The 1840 census does not show him. 1850 Weakley Census shows Isaac H. Ward and family from NC (we believe around Webster). The evidence and family tradition say that Isaac H. Ward is the son of Isaac Hill Ward who moved west to take possession of his father’s lands, etc., in Weakley Co. in the early 1840s. It is from this Isaac H. Ward that I am descended.
from David H Ward .
2. girl Ward bef 1790 –
3. girl Ward bef 1790 –
more from David H Ward 10/21/03: I’m still bouncing around on the Wards in Weakley Co, trying to figure out who’s related to who.
I have found Isaac Hill Ward on the Hertford Co 1790 Census (as you have too), which makes sense because that’s next door to Bertie Co where Thomas’s will was executed.
I have not found any listing for Isaac Hill Ward on subsequent census rolls.
I found three Isaac Wards on the 1800 NC Census, One each in Chowan, Greene, and Pitt Counties.
In 1810 there are still one in Chowan, and then two in Rowan.
1820 (just two years before he moved to Weakley) has one each in Chowan, Greene, Iredell, and Rowan. Family “tradition” had I.H. (senior) and his son I.H. (junior) both having moved from Hertford to near Webster, NC shortly after the Revolution, and I.H. (senior) making the move to W. TN in 1822. I.H.(junior) moved to W.TN after his father’s death, presumably from the Webster area, after 1840.
This is again borne out by family “tradition”. This “tradition” was handed down directly from the daughter in law of I.H. (junior) in the 1920s when one of my Great Uncles took an interest in the family history. He published it in a book titled Isaac H. Ward Descendants in 1963.
Webster is in Jackson Co., in far western NC, and I have not found any I.H. Ward in the Census records for Jackson, though I’m still looking.
Hi Sally. I am looking for my great,great grandmother, who lived in Bertie Co. as a young girl. Her name was Jemima. In my searching so far, I’ve come across one Jemima and she was give to
Mary Garrett in her father’s(Thomas Ward) last will and testament dated
March 14th 1795. I would greatly appreciate any information you could give me on her and other family members of hers. My mother who us now 91, would love to learn something about her grandmother.
Thank you in advance. I look forward to hearing from you 🙏
Enjoyed reading about Sally s family and heritage
Sally,
Pheraby is my 2nd cousin 6x removed in my Crowder line in Kentucky.
Dorothy C Simmons
Dorothy, I tried to e-mail you but the address didn’t work.
Could you specify which Pheraby?
Sally Koestler
My connection to my Crowder line is with Isaac Hill and Martha Stallings. Capt Robert Hill married a Crowder.
I Found a Bridgett Ward on the bastard list of Bertie Co. N.C. date 1767 for a child born our of wedlock, William Sparkman was the bondsmen. Usually the father is the bondsmen, sometimes the mother has means of support and will be the bondsmen. I only know of one Bridgett Ward. She is married to Luke Thomas Ward of Bertie Co. his will was dated May 30 1796. He is my 5th ggrandfather through his son Luke Thomas Ward, ca.birth 1752 Duplin Co. N.C. married Rebecca Drew in 1795. Duplin Co. N.C. Luke Jr. died 1821 Hempstead Co. N.C. His sister Penelope Ward married His wife brother Anthony Drew. Luke Sr. mentions his wife Bridgett, list Luke, Penelope, Elizabeth Pollock as children. Others where John Ward married to a Kornegay, Letitia married to Cullen Conerly and Mary married to Jacob Kornegay. Story goes, Bridgett is the daughter of Walter Draughon and wife Bridgett B. His will names a Brigdett Ward and states she and her sister can use and live on a 100 acres rest of their lives. Strange all his transactions or either with Michael Ward or from Michael Ward. Not one thing is with Luke Thomas Ward sr. There is really no proof Walters daughter is the Bridgett Ward that married Luke Ward . But it sure looks like Bridgett had a baby by William Sparkman in 1767. Who is the baby or better yet who is she?????