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Burrell Ward 1794–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1794

Birth Location: Greene, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 June 1856

Death Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Ezekiel Ward

Mother: Mary Best

Spouse(s): Mary McClanahan

Children(s): Robert Ward, Tennessee Ward, Mary Ward, Rayford Ward, Matilda Ward, Sarah Ward, Nancy Ward, William Ward, James Ward, Benjamin Ward

Burrell Ward was born in 1794 in Greene, North Carolina, USA, the child of Ezekiel Ward And Mary Amy Best. Burrell Ward married Mary Bradley Mcclanahan, and had children including Benjamin Ward, James Raulston Ward, Mary Elizabeth Ii Ward, Matilda Jane Ward, Nancy E Nannie Ward, Rayford Ward, Robert Mcquilkin Ward, Sarah Ann Ward, Tennessee Texana Ward, William Daniel Ward. Burrell Ward passed away in 1856 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Burrell Ward was born in 1794 in Greene, North Carolina, USA, the child of Ezekiel Ward And Mary Amy Best.
  • Burrell Ward married Mary Bradley Mcclanahan, and had children including Benjamin Ward, James Raulston Ward, Mary Elizabeth Ii Ward, Matilda Jane Ward, Nancy E Nannie Ward, Rayford Ward, Robert Mcquilkin Ward, Sarah Ann Ward, Tennessee Texana Ward, William Daniel Ward.
  • Burrell Ward passed away in 1856 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezekiel Ward
1773–1847
Birth Location: Dobbs County, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Best
1773–1826
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary McClanahan
1802–1873
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
MM

Children(s)

Robert Ward
1834–1920
Birth Location: –
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Tennessee Ward
1846–1848
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Ward
1844–1910
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
MW
Rayford Ward
1832–1904
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Matilda Ward
1827–1912
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
MW
Sarah Ward
1825–1898
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
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Nancy Ward
1822–1896
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
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William Ward
1824–1910
Birth Location: Rutherford Co, TN
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James Ward
1830–1901
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Ward
1836–
Birth Location: Rutherford Co, TN
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Burrell Ward's Ancestors

Self
Burrell Ward
1794–1856
Birth Place: Greene, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ezekiel Ward
1773–1847
Dobbs County, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Amy) Best
1773–1826
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Ezekiel Ward
1755–1791
Old, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Amy) Best
1755–1826
Duplin County, Colony of North Carolina
John Best
1735–1778
Cowes Lowe, Hampshire, England
Catherine Auther
1744–1773
Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Solomon WARD
1720–1790
William Best
1707–1782
Alice Downs
1713–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Deacon
1703–1772
Mary Haven
1698–1773
John Vesty
1675–1719
Elizabeth Wheatley
1679–1787
Robert Dexter
1668–1722
Anne **
1674–1722

Burrell Ward's Descendants

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Burrell Ward (21 Jun 1794–14 June 1856) m. Mary (Bradley) McClanahan (18 March 1802–23 April 1873)
  1. 1. Robert (McQuilkin) Ward 1834–1920 m. Ann (W.) Howard 1844–1939
    1. 1. Portia (T.) Ward 1869–1938
    2. 2. Robert (McQuilkin) Ward 1874–1963
    3. 3. Fannie Wilburn 1888–1971
    4. 4. Harrison Wood 1868–
    5. 5. Jane (P.) Ward 1878–
    6. 6. Posie (L) Ward 1870–
    7. 7. Benjamin (A) Ward 1880–
    8. 8. May (Bradley) Ward 1883–
  2. 2. Tennessee (Texana) Ward 1846–1848
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth II) Ward 1844–1910
  4. 4. Rayford Ward 1832–1904
  5. 5. Matilda (Jane) Ward 1827–1912
  6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Ward 1825–1898
  7. 7. Nancy (E. 'Nannie') Ward 1822–1896
  8. 8. William (Daniel) Ward 1824–1910
  9. 9. James (Raulston) Ward 1830–1901
  10. 10. Benjamin Ward 1836–

Burrell Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1794
21 Jun 1794
Birth of Burrell Ward in Greene, North Carolina, USA
Greene, North Carolina, USA
1856
14 June 1856
Age 62
Death of Burrell Ward in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1794
    Event Place: Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1856
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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