Peter Ward
about 1775–
North Carolina, United States
The Life of Peter
Peter Ward was born about 1775, in North Carolina, United States. He married Allie Whittington before 1808, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Peter Ward
1775–
Allie Whittington
1776–1902
Marriage: before 1808
Spouse and Children
1775–Male
1776–1902Female
MARRIAGE
before 1808
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
before 1808
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
World Events (3)
1776
Age 1
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Age 1
North Carolina is the 12th state.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 1
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
Name Meaning
1 English: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Old English weard ‘guard’ (used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).2 Irish: reduced form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.3 Surname adopted by bearers of the Jewish surname Warshawski, Warshawsky or some other Jewish name bearing some similarity to the English name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Peter Ward - Church record: birth-name: Peter Ward
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