Inga Ward, My ggg grandmother was Susannah Ward Kinney. She was the daughter of William Ward and Lydia Chamness. She was born in what was then Rowan County, NC, in the late 1700s; but is now Davidson County, NC. She married William Kinney the second there about 1809-1812 (but "sr." on census). They migrated from Rowan County to Habersham County, GA in the 1820s. There were some other Wards who came with them. I am not sure if they were related to Susannah at this time. I suspect that they were. In 1827, several from this migration group (they did not migrate alone) won land lots in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery. They moved to what was then Carroll County. This family stayed there until the Civil War. Again, there were Wards in this group. After the Civil War, many from this family group moved to Polk County, GA where they lived out the rest of their lives. What names of Wards are you looking for? I have a Ward database, which is small, but yours may be there. It wouldn't hurt to look. It is not too likely that they were in this area in the 1820s but rather in some other part of Georgia. This Northwestern pocket of Georgia was one of the last to be settled. The Cherokees that were removed from this area were part of the Trail of Tears of 1832. Please feel free to email me privately, if you want, and we can talk about Wards. Looking forward to talking with you. Cathy M. Casper Sanford, NC