Hi folks, By any chance would anyone be researching WARD in Owen Co IN. I'm familiar with the Wells WARD who was there with origins in Grayson Co VA however there were others there too. A DUNCAN line I follow was also in Owen Co by 1820. Rachel DUNCAN m John TRENT 1819 Washington Co VA. About the same time period that Rachel and John TRENT were in Owen there are several other WARDs and DUNCANs appearing on the Tax Lists. Would anyone be familiar with the following who were in Owen Co between 1819 and 1829 Blanford WARD James WARD Luke WARD William WARD Freburn DUNCAN John DUNCAN Alternate spelling for DUNCAN apparently for the same two was DUNKEN however one and the same Freburn and John. Happy to share. Tom Tom & Carolyn WARD P.O. Box 77 Columbus, KS 66725 (316)429-3475 tcward@columbus-ks.com

I am not researching this name but if you need something small that I could look for advise me. On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:51:21 -0500 Tom & Carolyn Ward <tcward@columbus-ks.com> writes: >Hi folks, > >By any chance would anyone be researching WARD in Owen Co IN. I'm >familiar with the Wells WARD who was there with origins in Grayson Co >VA however there were others there too. > >A DUNCAN line I follow was also in Owen Co by 1820. Rachel DUNCAN m >John TRENT 1819 Washington Co VA. > >About the same time period that Rachel and John TRENT were in Owen >there are several other WARDs and DUNCANs appearing on the Tax Lists. > >Would anyone be familiar with the following who were in Owen Co >between 1819 and 1829 > >Blanford WARD >James WARD >Luke WARD >William WARD > >Freburn DUNCAN >John DUNCAN > >Alternate spelling for DUNCAN apparently for the same two was DUNKEN >however one and the same Freburn and John. > >Happy to share. > >Tom > >Tom & Carolyn WARD >P.O. Box 77 >Columbus, KS 66725 > >(316)429-3475 > >tcward@columbus-ks.com > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hello again, How wonderful to hear from so many. Rather than to reply individually, I'll just post in case someone else sees something of interest. Let me share a bit more and perhaps together we might all gain. DUNCAN is not my strong suit, so hope you all will bear with me. A long time DUNCAN researcher shared some of this back in 1986 -- Mary Ann DOBSON from CA. My interest is truely WARD however I think we all know that collaterals sometimes provide bonus information. Rachel DUNCAN married John TRENT in Washington Co VA 14 Oct 1819. If you are specificlly interested in this couple, please contact John TRENT of Indianapolis at -- JohnB17@aol.com I'm sure he would be pleased to hear from you. Until a few days ago I had nothing further on Rachel until John wrote. Let me mention my WARD and perhaps this will be easier to explain. My stone wall has been finding the parents of my g g gf Ephraim WARD b 1816 TN. Ephraim was in Hancock Co IN as an original land purchaser in 1834. He married 7 July 1836 to Lavina BELVEAL or BELLVILLE b 1816 OH. Also in IN is Squire WARD b 1804 NC however a son's bio suggests birth in SC but census always says NC. There was also an Emmanuel WARD who died in Hancock Co IN 1841 whom we feel possibly might be another brother b between 1804 and 1816. Squire WARD married Winifred DUNCAN (b 1810) in Washington Co VA 22 Sept 1828. Squire and family were in Fayette Co IN by 1830 census. By 1840 they were living with my g g grandparents in Hancock Co. One question we've had has always been what took Squire and Winifred/Winnie to Fayette Co. from Washington Co VA and then later to Schuyler Co MO shortly after 1850. Squire was in Monroe Co by 1850. The answer seems to be that Rachel (DUNCAN) and John TRENT were already in Fayette Co and likewise either Rachel and John preceded them to Schuyler Co MO or they moved together. Other siblings of Winifred (Duncan) WARD came to Hancock and Rush Co IN. I was unaware that Rachel and John were in IN earlier than the others. Several of Winifred's siblings and their families are buried in the Mt Lebanon Methodist Church Cemetery near Greenfield,Hancock Co IN as are my g g grandparents Ephraim and Lavina BELLVILLE WARD. I am unable to go beyond Winifred Duncan WARD's parents. Parents of these DUNCANs are Benjamin DUNCAN and wife Susanna COX who resided in Washington Co VA. Benjamin died there. Deed records in Washington Co VA verify the names of most if not all of their children. Some researchers feel Benjamin and family were in SC prior to VA. Now you folks have me wondering if Rachel Duncan TRENT had family in Owen Co that influenced their presence there. John TRENT tells me that Rachel and John came to IN with three of John's brothers. Rachel and John first appear on the 1820 Owen Tax List. A brother of Winifred and Rachel was Abner DUNCAN. Abner married Rachel WARD 1815 Washington Co VA. Rachel WARD daughter of Joshua WARD. Rachel Ward DUNCAN was named as a legatee of Dr William WARD who died in Rutherford Co TN 1833. Siblings of Rachel Ward DUNCAN's father are known through two determination of heirs of Dr WARD in Rutherford Co TN. We know that Squire and Winifred Duncan WARD lived in TN near the VA line after marriage before moving to Fayette Co IN in 1830. Both Washington Co Va and Grayson co VA are possible locations for Ephraim and Squire's parents. I follow the Grayson Co VA WARDs as well as those related to Rachel Ward DUNCAN wife of Abner in hopes of finding the 3g grandparents. Wells WARD grandson of Wells WARD the elder of Grayson Co VA was in Owen Co early. This Wells married a PHIPPS also from the Grayson Co VA area. I can tell you that many times I have found the WARDs from Grayson Co VA and those related to Dr Wm WARD of Rutherford Co TN which includes Rachel Ward DUNCAN wife of Abner DUNCAN in the same counties. A brother of Wells WARD of Owen Co, Nathan WARD Jr., was in Whitley Co KY where another of Dr WARD's nephews lived -- Thompson WARD. Thompson WARD like Rachel Ward DUNCAN was named in Dr WARD's will. I have no clues as to why Wells WARD came to Owen Co IN unless related family by some chance preceded him there. Apologies if I've posted more than everyone wants to know. BTW, is anyone researching DYER? DYER relates to my DUGGER family who were also from E. Tenn. One of John TRENT's brothers I believe married a DYER. Also, I noted Illinois was mentioned -- in notes from Mary Ann DOBSON she mentions John Robertson DUNCAN b 26 Oct 1803 b SC who first m Sarah McCORMICK 6 Feb 1823 in Rush Co IN and m2 to Sarah E. GRIFFITH 25 Feb 1857 in Richland Co IL and then m3 to Martha KING 2 April 1864 in Hancock Co IN. Sarah McCORMICK was sister of Susannah McCORMICK wife of Thomas DUNCAN b 1791 SC. Thomas DUNCAN m Susanna McCORMICK 7 Aug 1818 Washington Co VA. They were in Hancock Co IN by 1850. Thomas died in Rush Co IN 1864. I would be happy to share off list what further names and detail. Additional info most definately would be welcome. All DUNCAN's I've mentioned are children of Benjamin DUNCAN and Susannah COX as I understand it. Nine of their children were living in 1828 from what has been shared with me so far however there were more. Given names include -- Abner b 1796 (in War of 1812),Phebe or Phyllis b 1805, Joshua b 1806 VA, Henry b 18 April 1808 VA, Winifred b ca 1810 (wife of Squire WARD), Thomas b 1791 believed SC, Ephraim b before 1800, Rachel b ca 1800, Elizabeth b ca 1802, John Robertson b 26 Oct 1803. Corrections/additions most welcome. Best Wishes, happy to share, Tom