Hannah Ward

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Ward was born on 14 October 1751, in North Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, William Ward, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Biggs, was 21. She married Kedar Biggs in 1768, in Martin, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 28 May 1826, in Martin, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Kedar Biggs
1749–1815
Hannah Ward
1751–1826
Marriage: 1768
Hannah 'Nancy' Biggs
1769–1850
John Biggs
1772–1837
Reuben William Biggs Sr.
1775–1857
William H T Biggs Sr
1779–1824
Penelope Penny Biggs
1784–1832
Rev Asa Biggs
1788–1861
Sarah Biggs
1790–1870

Sources (2)

  • England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  • Salt Lake County, Utah, Death Records, 1908-1949

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World Events (7)

1767 · Tryon Palace

Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.

1774 · Edenton Tea Party

On October 25, 1774, the Edenton Tea Party took place. It was the first organized women's protest. They put their cups down and refused to buy any tea.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

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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