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Robert Adams Ward 1770–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Bedford, Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 October 1828

Death Location: Raleigh, Virginia, USA

Father: William Ward

Mother: Mildred Adams

Spouse(s): Nancy Smailes, Elizabeth Terrell

Children(s): Nancy Ward, George Ward, Letha Ward, Martha Ward, Robert WARD, Sarah Ward, Thomas Ward, William Ward

Robert Adams Ward was born in 1770 in Bedford, Louisa County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Ward And Mildred Adams. Robert Adams Ward married Elizabeth Terrell, Nancy Smailes, and had children including George L Ward, Letha J Ward, Martha Ward, Nancy A Ward, Robert W Ward, Sarah Ward, Thomas Ward, William Ward. Robert Adams Ward passed away in 1828 in Raleigh, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Adams Ward was born in 1770 in Bedford, Louisa County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Ward And Mildred Adams.
  • Robert Adams Ward married Elizabeth Terrell, Nancy Smailes, and had children including George L Ward, Letha J Ward, Martha Ward, Nancy A Ward, Robert W Ward, Sarah Ward, Thomas Ward, William Ward.
  • Robert Adams Ward passed away in 1828 in Raleigh, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ward
1750–1823
Birth Location: 'Himley Hall', Himley, Staffordshire, England
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Mildred Adams
1758–1794
Birth Location: Bedford, Louisa, Virginia, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Nancy Smailes
1784–1830
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Terrell
1790–1885
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Nancy Ward
1805–1890
Birth Location: Rockingham Co., Virginia, USA
NW
George Ward
1825–1872
Birth Location: Rockingham Co., Virginia
GW
Letha Ward
1829–1880
Birth Location: Greenbrier Co., (West) Virginia
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Martha Ward
1817–1874
Birth Location: Rockingham Co., Virginia
MW
Robert WARD
1809–1892
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Ward
1820–1892
Birth Location: Rockingham Co., Virginia
SW
Thomas Ward
1814–1884
Birth Location: Rockingham Co., Virginia
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William Ward
1810–
Birth Location: Rockingham Co., Virginia
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Robert Ward's Ancestors

Self
Robert Ward
1770–1828
Birth Place: Bedford, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Ward
1750–1823
'Himley Hall', Himley, Staffordshire, England
Mildred Adams
1758–1794
Bedford, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John, (1st Viscount Dudley and) Ward
1704–1774
Mary Carver
1713–1782
West, Nimba, Liberia
Capt. (Robert Jacob 'Old Robin') Adams
1725–1785
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Penelope (Flournoy) Lynch
1734–1785
Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Carver
1665–1724
Mary Warner
1686–
Robert Sr
1690–1740
Mourning Lewis
1694–1765
Charles Lynch
1700–1753
Sarah Clark
1716–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William {VA}
1668–1727
Mary {VA}
1630–1725
William Col.
1660–1706
Elizabeth Woodson-Lewis
1672–1739
Thomas Lynch
1675–1738
Sabina Vanderhorst
1691–1748
Captain, war
1681–1754
Penelope (Johnstone)
1684–1760

Robert Ward's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Adams) Ward (1770–8 October 1828) m. Nancy Smailes (1784–01 Apr 1830) m. Elizabeth Terrell (2 June 1790–17 December 1885)
  1. 1. Nancy (A) Ward 1805–1890 m. William Parker 1801–1881
    1. 1. James (Henry) Parker 1830–1881 m. Sarah (Frances) Hughes 1839–1920
      1. 1. William (Matthew) Parker 1862–1959 m. Edna (Susan) Bryant 1866–1959
        1. 1. Ada (Jane) Parker 1888–1991 m. Thomas (Wallace Wendell) Sr 1879–1940 m. Thomas (Wallace) Wendell 1880–1940
      2. 2. Charles (A.) Parker 1866–1924
  2. 2. George (L) Ward 1825–1872
  3. 3. Letha (J) Ward 1829–1880
  4. 4. Martha Ward 1817–1874
  5. 5. Robert (W) WARD 1809–1892
  6. 6. Sarah Ward 1820–1892
  7. 7. Thomas Ward 1814–1884
  8. 8. William Ward 1810–

Robert Ward's Timeline

6 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Robert Adams Ward in Bedford, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
1794
03 Dec 1794
Age 24
Robert Adams Ward was married in Shenadoah, VA
Shenadoah, VA
1804
3 Dec 1804
Age 34
Robert Adams Ward was married in Shenandoah, Virginia
Shenandoah, Virginia
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 40
Robert Adams Ward resided here in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 50
Robert Adams Ward resided here in Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1828
8 October 1828
Age 58
Death of Robert Adams Ward in Raleigh, Virginia, USA
Raleigh, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Bedford, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1585.057; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 Dec 1794
    Event Place: Shenadoah, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1804
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of VA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1585.057; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: 67; Page: 148; Image: Vam252_67-0204; FHL Roll: 0181427

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Rockingham, Virginia; Page: 170; NARA Roll: M33_139; Image: 185

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 October 1828
    Event Place: Raleigh, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Wayne County)
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Wayne County)
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