James Ward

Brief Life History of James

James Ward was born in 1786, in Onslow, North Carolina, United States as the son of Joseph Ward and Mary Searcy. He had at least 1 daughter with Rebecca Oakley. He lived in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States in 1850. He died in 1850, in Orange, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 64.

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James Ward
1786–1850
Rebecca Oakley
1790–1860
Nancy Ward
1829–

Sources (3)

  • James Ward, "United States Census, 1850"
  • James Ward, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • James Ward, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

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World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

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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