Hi Brenda, Thanks for the great information! I want to spend some time looking it over; it's quite detailed. We probably are researching the same lines, but as of yet I can't make a real determination because I don't have enough information in my tree. What I have specifically is: John Ward 1751-1797 m. Elizabeth Ryle 1756-aft 1786 Thomas Ward Sr, 1778- m. Unknown Allen Louisa Marion Ward 1803-1869 m. John D. Rushing 1799-1858 I hope this helps, Christopher