Hi Gracie & All, Thought I would send a copy of what I sent to Dora about the Wards in hopes someone else may see something there that will help them or get them involved in our hunt. I am also researching Weikle/Wikle/Wykle/Wical - you get the picture, we have found nearly 30 different spellings of the name <G>... The Wards, Weikles & related families are found in Monroe, Summers, Raleigh, Greenbrier Counties & beyond. I am more than happy to assist anyone who has connections to these families, I have printed off many messages with connecting names lately but have been tied up with 2 family deaths & working overtime so have not taken time yet to write but I will. Keep up the good work & Thanks! Ellie Subj: Re: Wards, McVeys - Raleigh County Date: 3/12/99 10:44:16 PM Eastern Standard Time From: W W IRISES To: DORA BROWN Hi Dora, Our husbands are 3rd cousins once removed, my husband Darrell is son of Arzula D. Ward & Walton Weikle, Arzula was dau of James Andrew Garfield Ward & Nora Clinton Wykle, James was son of Ballard Ward & Sarah Ann Miller, Ballard was son of Robert (brother to your Thomas) Ward & Susan (Mary Susannah) Bennett, Robert was son of Robert Ward & Nancy Smailes. I am willing to share everything I have with you on the Wards, would appreciate it if you brought me up to date on your husbands line by filling in & or correcting info for me. Robert Ward, Sr. born about 1770 (in Va we think) he married Nancy Smailes Dec 3, 1804 in Shenandoah Co, Va Robert lived on Little Beaver Creek in Greenbrier Co. Robert was in War of 1812 - Pvt. 58th Regiment under Capt. Samuel Lynn in Rockingham Co, VA. He was fined 75 cents for failure to show up for musters in 1815 & 1816 in Rockingham County, VA. Robert owned land in Raleigh Co. located on Loop Creek & New River in 1850. Notes found 1804 Shenandoah Co, VA 1809 Rockingham Co, VA 1815 Rockingham Co, VA 1820 Rockingham Co, VA 1830 Greenbrier Co, VA 1840 Fayette Co, VA 1850 Raleigh Co, VA In Greenbrier County (WV) Va Deeds 1780-1814 pg. 18 - #161-62 Sept. 28, 1790 - William Ward & wife Rebecca sold 215 acres for L127 to Robert Houston on Anthony Creek/Greenbrier River. pg. 19 - #208-09 Sept. 28, 1790 Robert Ward & wife Rebecca sold 288 acres for L177 to Robert Houston on Anthony Creek above & joining the narrows anda 1751 survey of James Ward. In Greenbrier County (WV) Va Wills 1777-1833 pg.183 - #677-78 - William Henson sale Feb. 1825. John Argabrigh, THOMAS BENNETT, Henry, Cassle, Samuel Flack, John Grey, Thomas Harrah, Henry Hedrick, John Hedrick, Hiram Henson, Sivily Henson, Wm Henson, John Hess, John Holcomb, Samuel Holcomb, James Huggart, John McCorkle, David Nelson, John Nelson, Henry Numley, Anthony Rader, John Rodgers, Moses Shugh, MATHIAS SMAILS, ROBERT WARD, Samuel Wise. In the 1820 census, Rockingham County there is a Benjamin Ward living next door to Robert - possibly a brother. Info from typed account of the Wards by Sharon Ward-Hart 1985 - - Sometime around 1828 Robert & Nancy moved to Greenbrier County, Va. June 11, 1828 Robert bought 3120 acres (three tracts) of land from Stephen Goodhue of New Hampshire (Bk 12 pg 78) The land was in Greenbrier County on the north side of the New River, including part of War Ridge. An old newspaper clipping says he settled along Little Beaver Creek. According to Fayette County History by J.T. Peters & H.B. Carden pg 548 Robert Ward & Enos Gwinn were the second settlers to settle on Bacus mountain then known as Naoma. Robert settkled on the ridge in a south-westerly direstion. They built log homes & cleard land for corn. On Feb 23, Robert & Nancy sold to Nathaniel Berry 100 acres at the end of War Ridge on New River. (Fayette Co Book B 461). On July 9, 1846 Robert (no mention of wife) sold to Wm. Gwinn for the sum of $1.00 1120 cares on the New River (Fayette Co. C 689) Since some of his children show up in Lawrence County OH on the 1850 census he may have been preparing to move to Ohio. August 25, 1858 his heirs listed as Robert Ward, G.L. Ward, Adam Miller, Winsom Davenport, Thomas Ward & William Parker sold 100 acres on the New River to Wm. Redden, Jr. for $15.00. The deed was drawn up in Lawrence County Ohio & filed in Fayette County. Wm. Redden may have been the husband of Sarah (Salley) Ward & a son-in-law to Robert. Nancy may have been related to the Smailes Thomas & John who lived an Big Sewel Mountain & were stage coach drivers. Robert & Nancys children were -- Nancy b 1805, married William Parkins / Parker Dec 24, 1829 in Greenbrier Co, Va/WV Robert, Jr. b June 9, 1809 in Rockingham Co, Va, married Susan Bennett Oct 15, 1829 in Greenbrier Co, died Dec 24, 1892 in Summers Co, Va/ WV Thomas b 1814 Rockingham Co, Va, married Maria Harriet Morgan Feb 8, 1832 in Greenbrier Co, died April 10, 1884 in Raleigh Co Patsy (Martha) b Dec 12, 1817 Rockingham Co, married Adam Miller Oct 5, 1840 in Fayette Co, died Feb 16, 1874 in Lawrence Co, Oh William b 1819, married Letitia Bennett Dec 24, 1829 in Greenbrier Co, died Sept 25, 1883 in Summers Co Sally (Sarah) b about 1822, married William Redden Jr, March 18, 1844 in Fayette Co George L. b March 28, 1825, married Nancy Jane Miller April 18, 1851 in Lawrence Co, Oh, died Feb 28, 1872 shortly after return from Civil War Letha J. b 1829, married Winsom Davenport possibly in Lawrence Co, Oh Thomas & Maria Harriet Morgan Wards children were - Robert F. b 1833, married Delilah Pittman March 28, 1850 in Raleigh Co, died 1865 John H. b Feb 11, 1834 Fayette Co, married Ann Hurt March 9, 1870 Raleigh Co, died July 12, 1909 George W. b 1840 Sarah Etta b 1844, possibly died June 3, 1844 Thomas L. b 1846 in Fayette Co, married Sarah Beckett March 7, 1867 Raleigh Co Nancy C. b 1848 Gilbert b 1852, married Mary Fitzpatrick Notes found 1830 Greenbrier Co, VA 1840 Fayette Co, VA 1880 Raleigh Co, VA Sometime after 1835 Thomas settled on Ward Mountain, between Glen Morgan & Sullivan, Raleigh Co. 1880 Raleigh Co census shows Thomas & wife, Harriet living with son George W. (single), age 40 1875 4 new schools were being planned in Marsh Fork District, one of them was near Thomas Wards. Info from Sharon Ward-Hart --- On Oct 16, 1845 Thomas was granted 50 acres of land on War Ridge in Fayette Co. The last deed found by Sharon W-Hart is March 21,1889 (L. 531) apparently states that Gilbert will take care of Thomas & his son George. Son's of Thomas, Robert & John were Confederate soldiers - Robert died after reaching the home of relatives near Crow (Raleigh County). upon his return from prison after the close of the War Children of Gilbert & Mary Fitzpatrick Ward were - Albert Frank Ward who married Ceclia Barber Cassa Ann Ward b about 1879, married Gary Gravely Virginia Ward b about 1874, died July 20, 1900 at Daniels of spinal disease Columbus Morgan Ward b Feb 3, 1879, married Nellie Collins (1st) Sept 16, 1908 & 2nd Grace Monroe July 2, 1913 John Ward b 1880 Virginia E. Ward b April 12, 1884, died Ap 12, 1884 James William Ward b Oct 27, 1887 in Sullivan WV, married Annie Myrtle & died May 8, 1963 in Cary, NC Thomas F. Ward b April 30, 1889 died Ap 30, 1889 Henry French Ward b Jan 6, 1890, married ??, died Aug 8, 1966 in Sullivan WV J. E. Ward b Jan 3, 1899, married Brenda E ???, died March 26, 1972 All I have on children of James William & Annie Myrtle Ward is -- James, Paul, Emory, John, Dale, Lois who married Jack Burke, Mirlan who married Phillip Lilly, Eloise who married Charles Lowe & Myrtle who married Glen Adams