Alice Ward

Brief Life History of Alice

When Alice Ward was born in 1802, in Robeson, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Ward, was 11799 and her mother, Elizabeth Starling, was 33. She married Jesse A Hedgepeth on 15 October 1818, in Robeson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Marion, Mississippi, United States in 1818 and lived in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years and Carley, Marion, Mississippi, United States in 1880. She died in 1880, in Marion, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse A Hedgepeth
1794–1860
Alice Ward
1802–1880
Marriage: 15 October 1818
William Arthur Hedgpeth
1819–1860
James H. Hedgpeth
1820–1870
John Hedgepeth
1821–1915
Harriett Hedgepeth
1823–1880
Sarah Jane Hedgpeth
1824–1888
Winifred Ann Hedgepeth
1826–1880
Emily Hedgpeth
1835–1902

Sources (12)

  • Allice Hedgepeth, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Alice Ward, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Alice Ward in entry for Jesse Hedgpeth, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803 · Louisiana Purchase Opens Mississippi for Commerce

In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase it made it so that the Mississippi River would be opened to commerce. The stretch of land includes present day Mississippi, Louisiana, and continues Northward.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Middle English ward ‘watchman, guard’ (Old English weard, used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).

English: occupational name from Middle English warde ‘armed guard’ (Old English weard ‘watching, guarding’), with the same meaning as 1 above.

Irish: shortened 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.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Timeline for the Life and Family of Jesse Hedgepeth; posted May 8, 2018 by Gary_Grice

Timeline for Jesse and Alice (Ward) Hedgepeth’s Family Early 1600s Maternal lineage for Alice Ward (Sterling Family) begins with the birth of her maternal 3rd great grandpare …

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