I'm still hoping someone will be out there with a connection to my Wards in Allegany Co. NY...John Ward from NJ married Lydia Shepard from Ithica around 1830. In Belfast NY they had Lucius Ward in 1835. Lucius married Abigail J. ??, born Aug. 23, 1841, died Sept. 13, 1894. My great-gradmother was Elizabeth Ward Stephens, born 1867, died 1947. Eliz. apparently had a brother Amos who died in 1893. His wife was Rachel ??from Mt. Morris NY; Richard Ward, another brother I guess, died in 1893 at the age of 19. Also on the records: Effa Moore m. John Ward, had 2 unnamed daughters. I also think Eliz. had brothers named Randall and George. The earliest John I mentioned may have settled in western NY to be near a cousin/nephew?? HAMILTON WARD, a congressman from Allegany Co. Any links?