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  • Name: Isaac WARD
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Abt 1782 in Washington Co, Maryland b
  • Death: Abt May 1840 in Allegany Co, Maryland d


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Edward WARD Birth: 1 Aug 1757 in Charles Co, Maryland Death: 25 Aug 1840 in Madison Twp, Perry Co, Ohio
  • Mother:
  • Lucy WILSON Birth: Abt 1760 Death: 27 May 1847 in Madison Twp, Perry Co, Ohio

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Elizabeth WARD Birth: Allegheny Co, Maryland

Bibliography
  1. Census 1800, Maryland, Allegany Co, Murley Branch, p01. M32-9. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004955935 image 013. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1800 MD Allegany MurleyBranch 1].
  2. Census 1810, Maryland, Allegany Co, District6, p06. M252-14. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004433286 image 012. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1810 MD Allegany District6 06].
  3. Bailey, Chris, Ward Family, private email 11/14/2004. Author address: bentleyman at charter dot net Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Chris Bailey 11/14/2004].
  4. DAR Application 765798A855, Jaggears, Helen Ruth Perman Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #765798].
  5. DAR Application 784356A853, Mondy, Linda May Vestal Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #784356].
  6. DAR Application 803943A858, Graham, Lynne Louise Lair Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #803943].
  7. Perry County Ohio Probate Court, Will Records 1817-1919, SLC: GeneSocUT, 1972. Volume B, 1833-1852, LDS Film#0911369#2, Film#317305, and https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1992421. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005871615 images 280-1. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: PerryCoOH Wills B-122].
  8. Smith, Ralph D, Early WARD Families of Western Maryland and the District of Columbia. Daytona Beach, FL: author, 2002. NYPL APV (Ward) 02-5653 v1. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Smith WARD-WesternMD p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
abt 1782 [Ref: Chris Bailey 11/14/2004, Smith WARD-WesternMD p23]
age 16-25 in 1800 census [Ref: 1800 MD Allegany MurleyBranch 1],
place:
[Ref: Smith WARD-WesternMD p23]
near Cumberland, Alleghany Co, Maryland [Ref: Chris Bailey 11/14/2004],
parents:
[Ref: Chris Bailey 11/14/2004, DAR #765798A855, DAR #784356A853, DAR #803943A858, Smith WARD-WesternMD p23],
father:
[Ref: PerryCoOH Wills B-122]
Sources for death Information
date:
between 28 Apr and 25 May 1840 [Ref: Smith WARD-WesternMD p23],
place:
[Ref: Smith WARD-WesternMD p23]
Sources with Information about marriage to Sarah Gassaway BURGESS
date:
[Ref: Chris Bailey 11/14/2004, Smith WARD-WesternMD p23],
place:
[Ref: Chris Bailey 11/14/2004, Smith WARD-WesternMD p23],
child:
[Ref: Chris Bailey 11/14/2004, Smith WARD-WesternMD p24]
Research Notes:
1810: living in District 6, Allegany Co, MD. One male age 26-44 [WTM: Isaac], one female age under 10 [WTM: dau Eliza], and one female age 16-25 [WTM: wife Sarah] [Ref: 1810 MD Allegany District6 06, Smith WARD-WesternMD p23]

1811: remained on his father's farm in Maryland (when rest of family moved to Ohio); his father gave him the remainder of his Maryland property by will written in 1834 [Ref: Chris Bailey 11/14/2004]

Oct 1829: on jury in a famous Allegany County murder case. Gearge Swearingen, the Sheriff of Washington County was tried and convicted ofmurdering his wife Mary (Scott) Swearingen, and was hanged at Cumberland MD in Oct 1829. John Twig (who later married Isaac's widow Sarah) was also on the jury [Ref: Chris Bailey 11/14/2004, Smith WARD-WesternMD p23]

will dated Apr 28 1840, pro May 25 1840. Left his real estate and four slaves (Nancy, John, Nelson, and Massa) to wife Sarah. Left three remaining slaves (Susana, Harriet, and Rebecca) to his daughter Eliza. Witnessed by John F Stallings, who later married his daughter [Ref: Chris Bailey 11/14/2004, Smith WARD-WesternMD p23]



Pedigree of Isaac WARD
 /-----Edward WARD
Isaac WARD
|         /-----Edward Sr WILSON
 \-----Lucy WILSON
          \-----Sarah (WILSON)



Descendants of Isaac WARD
1. Isaac WARD m. Sarah Gassaway BURGESS
m. Sarah Gassaway BURGESS father: Richard BURGESS mother: Mary GASSAWAY

2nd generation

2. Elizabeth WARD m. John T STALLINGS
m. John T STALLINGS