Beth, Here are your Wards. JIM (JAMES) WARD: 1A 347 As a witness in 1787 to a transaction involving John Winders and his son James. 1A 349 As a witness in 1787 to a transaction involving John Winders and his son-in-law Jesse Swinson. 3A 146 Curling Smith to James Winders, both of Duplin Co., 20 July 1795, for 35 pds, 52A on the SS of Goshen & NS of Kings Branch, beg. at a pine on the main road sd. Smith's corner, to a pine on the side of the Mill Branch on James Ward's line, to a pine on Thomas Hooks' line. Wit: C. Hooks, Kitty Hooks. July Ct. 1795. 3A 409 William Sullivan to Lewis Thomas, both of Duplin Co., 5 Mar 1796, for 500 pds. current money 479A in 3 tracts to wit: (1) 237A on the SS of Goshen Swamp, being the place where the sd. Sullivan now lives on, beg. at a sweet gum John Ward's corner in the side of Goshen Swamp, along Ward's line to a pine his corner, to a pine at John Hill's corner; (2) 206A in the low grounds of Goshen Swamp, beg. at a cypress by a run in the sd. swamp and runs to a maple on John Hill's corner, up the swamp with Sullivan's own line, to a sweet gum his & John Ward's corner, to a white oak Curling Smith's corner, with Smith's line to a maple & a cypress at John Winder's corner; (3) 36A on the SS of Goshen Swamp, beg. at a pine the corner of John Robinson's land, to a pine John Hill's corner. (Tabitha (l) Sullivan, wife of William Sullivan, was privately examined before Joseph Dickson J.P. on 16 Aug 1796 & was willing to relinquish her right to dower or thirds in sd. land to be conveyed to Lewis Thomas.) Wit: Wm. Dickson, James Ward, William Alberson. Jan. Ct. 1797. 4A 45 As witness in 1809 to a transaction involving John Gore Senr. and Jonathan Goore. LUKE WARD: 1A 353 Robert Wilkinson to Luke Ward, both of Duplin Co., 30 Oct 1786, for 10 pds. current money 75A ont he NS of Bear Swamp, joining on the back of sd. Luke Ward's own land, beg. at a black gum & white oak sd. Ward's corner in a branch, to a new marked line between sd. Ward & James Wright. Wit: W. Dickson, Daniel Glisson. Jan. Ct. 1787. 1A 512 Robert Wilkinson to James Wright, both of Duplin Co., 13 Oct 1786, for 10 pds. current money 75A on the NS of Bear Swamp & SS of Poley Bridge Branch, joining & between Luke Ward's & Cullen Connerly's lines, beg. at a small live oak in a small branch, a little above the main road, up the branch to a pine by the head of the pocosin, along John Ward's line, to a dividing line between sd. Wright & Luke Ward. Wit: W. Dickson, Daniel Glisson. Jan. Ct. 1788. 1A 530 John Ward to James Wright, both of Duplin Co., 13 Oct 1786, for 200 pds. current money of N.C. 330A in 2 tracts: (1) 165A on the NS of Bear Swamp opposite Robert Wilinson's planta., beg. at a pine on Cullen Connerly's line by Bellot's impr. Deed mentions Like Ward's corner & the dividing corner between James Wright & Robert Wilkinson. (2) 150A on the NW side of Bear Swamp between the 2 main roads, beg. at a pine near the head of Poley Bridge Branch, Stephen Herring's upper corner, adj. & along the lines ofWilliam Dickson & Robert Wilkinson. Wit: W. Dickson, Danl. Glisson. Jan. Ct. 1788 (Note: The body of the deed says total acreage is 310, the heading says 330A, but the 2 tracts total 315A.) 3A 131 James Morris, planter, to William Guy, both of Duplin Co., 8 Nov 1794, for 50 pds. current money of N.C. 60A adj. Guy & the main road, beg. at a gum in the branch his & Guy's corner, to a gum Guy's corner & John Ward's corner in Hogpen Branch. Wit: JamesWright, Luke Ward, Thomas Guy. Jan. Ct. 1795. 3A 133 As witness in 1795 to a transaction involving William Guy and James Morris. MATHEW WARD: 3A 147 As witness in 1795 to a transaction involving Andrew Gufford and Jesse Ellison. 3A 542 Wm. (William) Turnage of Green Co., to James Wade of Duplin Co.., 8 Dec 1808, for $450, 300A on the NS of the Northeast Swamp & on Poley Bridge Branch, beg. at a stake & gum in sd. branch, to the beg. corner of a patent grantd to Joel Himes for 240A, to a pine near the co. line, to a gum in Wolf Branch near a fork of the same & the Buck Pond Branch, to the back line of the survey, being part of a survey granted to Mathew Ward for 120A & part of a survey formerly belonging to Isaac Hines & by sd. Ward conveyed to the sd. Turnage. Wit: Basil Kornegay, Jesse Turnage, M. Wilkins. Apr. Ct. 1809. 4A 52 Mathew Ward of Duplin Co., to William Turnage of Green Co., 4 Feb 1808, for 476 pds. 670A on Poley Bridge, a branch of the Northeast, in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 550A beg. at a stake in sd. branch & runs to the beg. corner of a patent granted to Joel Hines for 240A, to a corner of a 300A survey conveyed by deed from Isaac Hines to sd. Ward, the corner of a patent granted to Isaac Hines for 100A, exclusive of a piece of 50A which is covered upon by part of a patent granted to Joel Hines for 240A, beg. at a pine on the hill of Poley Bridge Branch, adj. Outlaw. Wit: Basil Kornegay, John Outlaw, Jesse Jesse Turning. Oct. Ct. 1809. COPIED EXACTLY AS WRITTEN. Dee -----Original Message----- From: B. Taylor <taylor@kern.com> To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 11:11 PM Subject: RE: Duplin County Abstracts >In the Duplin CO. N.C. book you have does it have >a MATTHREW WARD, LUKE WARD, JIM. B. WARD >in it. > >Thank You Beth Taylor > >-----Original Message----- >From: Dee Thompson [mailto:d7777@worldnet.att.net] >Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 10:19 AM >To: NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Fw: Duplin County Abstracts > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >To: mvfctower1@aol.com <mvfctower1@aol.com> >Cc: Bladen <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 1:16 PM >Subject: THOMPSONS > > >Mike, >I know you think that I've forgotten who I'm supposed to be researching. >Well, the Duplin County, North Carolina Abstracts of Deeds 1784-1813 Vol. 1 >just arrived, including Benjamin, David, Elizabeth, Jacob, James, John, John >C. John Carter, Lawrence, Nicodemus, Nicodemus Jr., Sanders, Solomon, >Thomas, and William. Also Elizabeth and John Thomson. Now do you forgive >me? Do you want it zeroxed or typed? >Dee > > >