Hi, My Ward line settled in Md in 1663 before Somerset became a county. What Wards do you have? Maybe I can help. My Wards moved up to Frederick in about the early 1700s to middle. Not sure of exact dates. Then onto Ohio for a period of time and then Ind. Cindy Chino, Calif wward wrote: > Forgive me, but I am a beginner. Are there just three to five lines of > Wards that settled in the United States? If that is so, which line would > have settled in Frederick, Maryland in the later 1700s? I am having a very > difficult time working in the 1700 time frame. Any suggestions would be > most welcome.