Thanks, Yvonne. Greatly appreciated. ---------- > From: YSWarner <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Amherst County, VA Wares > Date: Saturday, March 28, 1998 10:19 PM > > The following is the little I know about the Amherst County Wares: > > Amherst Co, VA in the Revolution by Lenora Higginbotham Sweeney: > > Edward Ware, b. Amherst Co, VA, Oct 18, 1760. The books lists several tours of > duty during the war. He was placed on Pension Roll July 30, 1833. > > Thomas Ware, b. Amherst Co, VA, 1762 or 63. Book mentions his service and > states he died Dec 26, 1851, & Mildred Ware, pensioner's widow applied July 3, > 1853, they were m. in Buckingham Co, VA, Oct 15, 1787. Raised 14 children: > Mrs. Elizabeth Pugh is the eldest, John Thomas, Martha, Nancey, Malinda, > Mildred, William, Edward, Peyton, Polly, Virginia, Almira & Robert. > > Edward Ware left a will in Amherst Co in which he lists Mark Ware, James > Powell, William Powell, John Powell, Edward Powell, Elizabeth Joplin, Sarah > Ware, Wife Lettis (Letticia) Ware. The will was presented in court on 3 Jul > 1786 by James and William Ware alias Powell, two of the executors named > therein. > > William Ware left a will in Amherst Co in which he lists Wife Patty, son > Ormund, sons Madison, Jno; Nancy Rucker; daughter Sally Jopling; daughter > Permelia Powell; granddaughter Nancy W. Rucker when of age, dtr of Tinsley > Rucker; daughters Betsy, Lucinda, Belinda, Perlina. Executor brother John > Ware. Inventory dated 1813 refers to him as Col. Wm. Ware. > > Some items from "Colonial Caroline. A History of Caroline Co, VA by T. E. > Campbell. > > Nicholas & Edware Ware served on the First Grand Jury for 1747. > > Edward Ware was granted a license for a tavern from 1740-44 near Conway's > warehouse. > > In 1754 Edward Ware and Millicent Powell were executors of Mary Powell's > estate. > > In 1762 Henry & Nicholas Ware served as lieutenants in the Militia. > > In 1754 Henry and Nicholas both were listed as blacksmiths. > > In 1768 Henry and Henry Ware, Jr. executors to Wm. Allcock est. > > In 1772 James Ware arrested for preaching without a license (Baptist). > > In 1744 Nicholas Ware, Jr. executor for Nicholas Ware. > > In 1770 Nicholas Ware (along with others) refused to serve on Grand Jury > because of laws governing worhsip and taxes. Each fined 350 pounds of > tobacco. > > Tobacco inspectors at Conway's Warehouse; Nicholas from 1753-1766; Robert from > 1769-1776. > > In Land Office Patents and Grants for VA find the following early entries: > > Nicholas Ware, New Kent Co, 21 Aug 1665, 386 acres, Patent 5, p. 185. > > Nicholas Ware, New Kent Co, 22 Sep 1682, 300 acres, on the north side of > Mattapony river, about 4 miles back in the wooks; adjoining his own land, land > of Jeremiah Rawlins, dec'd, and Mr. Cardingbrooks land. Patent 7, p. 179. > > Valentine Ware, King and Queen Co, 2 May 1705, about 600 acres, patent 9, p. > 657. > > Valentine Ware, King and Queen Co, 2 May 1705, 260 acres, patent 9, p. 657. > > Valentine Ware, Henrico County, 5 Sep 1723, 262 acres, in the for of Tuckahoe > Creek on the north side James River. Patent 11, p. 203. > > Valentine Ware, Henrico County, 10 Dec 1724, 167 acres, north side of James > River, in a great fork of Tuckahoe Creek. Patent 12, p, 122. > > This is all the documented information I have found on the Ware family. Have > not gone past the 1830 census in Amherst Co, since my Ware was in Jackson Co, > OH by that time. Hope this will be of help to some of the Ware researchers. > > Yvonne Warner > > >