Son of Nathan and Margaret Ward.
Married Sarah Osborne in 1771, Virginia.
Siblings:
Wells Ward
Nathan Ward, Jr.
Zachariah Ward
By 1771, Nathan Ward, father of James, moved his family along with the Blevins, Cox and Osborn families even farther into the frontier of western Virginia into Botetourt County. In that year, Nathan, now aged 58, and his son James Ward were listed as privates in Captain William Herbert’s Company of Boutetourt County Militia along with John Cox, William Cox and Robert, Enoch and Johnathan Osborn. (“Wythe County, Virginia Historical Review,” #13, “Captain William Herbert” by Mary B. Kegley). Although most of the men in the company were Quakers, the Wards were not and continued to serve in Herbert’s and Captain John Montgomery’s companies of militia until the end of Lord Dunmore’s War in 1774. By that time Fincastle County had been created from Botetourt County and Nathan, Wells, James and Zachariah Ward were serving in the Fincastle Militia and fought against the Indians at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774. Also in the company were Enoch, Ephraim, Jonathan, Robert and Stephen Osborn along with Daniel, William and James Blevins. (Henderson, Archibald, “The Conquest of the Old Southwest,” Century Company, New York, 1920).
In 1776, Montgomery County, Virginia, was formed taking in the old county of Fincastle. The Ward family continued living on Coal (Cole) Creek, but now in the new county. 1776 also marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War in Southwest Virginia and the Ward family joined their neighbor Enoch Osborn’s Company of Montgomery County Militia. James Ward served as a private and was listed as present of the rolls for 1777, 2 April 1783 and 1785. His brother Wells Ward was included on the 1783 and 1785 rosters while Nathan Ward was listed in 1783 and 1785. (Note: This was probably Nathan Ward, Junior., since Nathan Ward, Senior. would have been 72 years old in 1785). (New River Notes, by Jeff Weaver, “Revolutionary War Soldiers – Upper New River Valley”) Also in Captain Enoch Osborn’s Company was Solomon Osborn. James Ward married Sarah Osborn, Solomon’s daughter, about 1770. As a member of Capt. Enoch Osborn’s Company, James Ward and his family members took part in the Battle of King’s Mountain on 7 October 1780. This American victory turned the tide against the British in the South and led to the eventual withdrawal of the British from the frontier.
Children:
1. Nathan b. 1771, d. aft. 1794
2. Solomon Ward b. 1775, d. 1849 m. Susannah Oney
3. Abigail "Abby" Ward b. 1775-7, declared “infirm” 1812
4. Shadrack Ward b. 1786, d. 1853 m. Levina Hylton
5. Sarah Ward b. 1790, d. 1870-80 m. John Chapman
6. James Ward b. 1791 m. Betsy Jains(James)
7. William Ward b. 1792, d. bef. 1860 m. Elizabeth Meek
8. Mary "Polly" Ward b. 1795,d. 1870-80 m. Alden Williamson
Married Sarah Osborne in 1771, Virginia.
Siblings:
Wells Ward
Nathan Ward, Jr.
Zachariah Ward
By 1771, Nathan Ward, father of James, moved his family along with the Blevins, Cox and Osborn families even farther into the frontier of western Virginia into Botetourt County. In that year, Nathan, now aged 58, and his son James Ward were listed as privates in Captain William Herbert’s Company of Boutetourt County Militia along with John Cox, William Cox and Robert, Enoch and Johnathan Osborn. (“Wythe County, Virginia Historical Review,” #13, “Captain William Herbert” by Mary B. Kegley). Although most of the men in the company were Quakers, the Wards were not and continued to serve in Herbert’s and Captain John Montgomery’s companies of militia until the end of Lord Dunmore’s War in 1774. By that time Fincastle County had been created from Botetourt County and Nathan, Wells, James and Zachariah Ward were serving in the Fincastle Militia and fought against the Indians at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774. Also in the company were Enoch, Ephraim, Jonathan, Robert and Stephen Osborn along with Daniel, William and James Blevins. (Henderson, Archibald, “The Conquest of the Old Southwest,” Century Company, New York, 1920).
In 1776, Montgomery County, Virginia, was formed taking in the old county of Fincastle. The Ward family continued living on Coal (Cole) Creek, but now in the new county. 1776 also marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War in Southwest Virginia and the Ward family joined their neighbor Enoch Osborn’s Company of Montgomery County Militia. James Ward served as a private and was listed as present of the rolls for 1777, 2 April 1783 and 1785. His brother Wells Ward was included on the 1783 and 1785 rosters while Nathan Ward was listed in 1783 and 1785. (Note: This was probably Nathan Ward, Junior., since Nathan Ward, Senior. would have been 72 years old in 1785). (New River Notes, by Jeff Weaver, “Revolutionary War Soldiers – Upper New River Valley”) Also in Captain Enoch Osborn’s Company was Solomon Osborn. James Ward married Sarah Osborn, Solomon’s daughter, about 1770. As a member of Capt. Enoch Osborn’s Company, James Ward and his family members took part in the Battle of King’s Mountain on 7 October 1780. This American victory turned the tide against the British in the South and led to the eventual withdrawal of the British from the frontier.
Children:
1. Nathan b. 1771, d. aft. 1794
2. Solomon Ward b. 1775, d. 1849 m. Susannah Oney
3. Abigail "Abby" Ward b. 1775-7, declared “infirm” 1812
4. Shadrack Ward b. 1786, d. 1853 m. Levina Hylton
5. Sarah Ward b. 1790, d. 1870-80 m. John Chapman
6. James Ward b. 1791 m. Betsy Jains(James)
7. William Ward b. 1792, d. bef. 1860 m. Elizabeth Meek
8. Mary "Polly" Ward b. 1795,d. 1870-80 m. Alden Williamson
Son of Nathan and Margaret Ward.
Married Sarah Osborne in 1771, Virginia.
Siblings:
Wells Ward
Nathan Ward, Jr.
Zachariah Ward
By 1771, Nathan Ward, father of James, moved his family along with the Blevins, Cox and Osborn families even farther into the frontier of western Virginia into Botetourt County. In that year, Nathan, now aged 58, and his son James Ward were listed as privates in Captain William Herbert’s Company of Boutetourt County Militia along with John Cox, William Cox and Robert, Enoch and Johnathan Osborn. (“Wythe County, Virginia Historical Review,” #13, “Captain William Herbert” by Mary B. Kegley). Although most of the men in the company were Quakers, the Wards were not and continued to serve in Herbert’s and Captain John Montgomery’s companies of militia until the end of Lord Dunmore’s War in 1774. By that time Fincastle County had been created from Botetourt County and Nathan, Wells, James and Zachariah Ward were serving in the Fincastle Militia and fought against the Indians at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774. Also in the company were Enoch, Ephraim, Jonathan, Robert and Stephen Osborn along with Daniel, William and James Blevins. (Henderson, Archibald, “The Conquest of the Old Southwest,” Century Company, New York, 1920).
In 1776, Montgomery County, Virginia, was formed taking in the old county of Fincastle. The Ward family continued living on Coal (Cole) Creek, but now in the new county. 1776 also marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War in Southwest Virginia and the Ward family joined their neighbor Enoch Osborn’s Company of Montgomery County Militia. James Ward served as a private and was listed as present of the rolls for 1777, 2 April 1783 and 1785. His brother Wells Ward was included on the 1783 and 1785 rosters while Nathan Ward was listed in 1783 and 1785. (Note: This was probably Nathan Ward, Junior., since Nathan Ward, Senior. would have been 72 years old in 1785). (New River Notes, by Jeff Weaver, “Revolutionary War Soldiers – Upper New River Valley”) Also in Captain Enoch Osborn’s Company was Solomon Osborn. James Ward married Sarah Osborn, Solomon’s daughter, about 1770. As a member of Capt. Enoch Osborn’s Company, James Ward and his family members took part in the Battle of King’s Mountain on 7 October 1780. This American victory turned the tide against the British in the South and led to the eventual withdrawal of the British from the frontier.
Children:
1. Nathan b. 1771, d. aft. 1794
2. Solomon Ward b. 1775, d. 1849 m. Susannah Oney
3. Abigail "Abby" Ward b. 1775-7, declared “infirm” 1812
4. Shadrack Ward b. 1786, d. 1853 m. Levina Hylton
5. Sarah Ward b. 1790, d. 1870-80 m. John Chapman
6. James Ward b. 1791 m. Betsy Jains(James)
7. William Ward b. 1792, d. bef. 1860 m. Elizabeth Meek
8. Mary "Polly" Ward b. 1795,d. 1870-80 m. Alden Williamson
Married Sarah Osborne in 1771, Virginia.
Siblings:
Wells Ward
Nathan Ward, Jr.
Zachariah Ward
By 1771, Nathan Ward, father of James, moved his family along with the Blevins, Cox and Osborn families even farther into the frontier of western Virginia into Botetourt County. In that year, Nathan, now aged 58, and his son James Ward were listed as privates in Captain William Herbert’s Company of Boutetourt County Militia along with John Cox, William Cox and Robert, Enoch and Johnathan Osborn. (“Wythe County, Virginia Historical Review,” #13, “Captain William Herbert” by Mary B. Kegley). Although most of the men in the company were Quakers, the Wards were not and continued to serve in Herbert’s and Captain John Montgomery’s companies of militia until the end of Lord Dunmore’s War in 1774. By that time Fincastle County had been created from Botetourt County and Nathan, Wells, James and Zachariah Ward were serving in the Fincastle Militia and fought against the Indians at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774. Also in the company were Enoch, Ephraim, Jonathan, Robert and Stephen Osborn along with Daniel, William and James Blevins. (Henderson, Archibald, “The Conquest of the Old Southwest,” Century Company, New York, 1920).
In 1776, Montgomery County, Virginia, was formed taking in the old county of Fincastle. The Ward family continued living on Coal (Cole) Creek, but now in the new county. 1776 also marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War in Southwest Virginia and the Ward family joined their neighbor Enoch Osborn’s Company of Montgomery County Militia. James Ward served as a private and was listed as present of the rolls for 1777, 2 April 1783 and 1785. His brother Wells Ward was included on the 1783 and 1785 rosters while Nathan Ward was listed in 1783 and 1785. (Note: This was probably Nathan Ward, Junior., since Nathan Ward, Senior. would have been 72 years old in 1785). (New River Notes, by Jeff Weaver, “Revolutionary War Soldiers – Upper New River Valley”) Also in Captain Enoch Osborn’s Company was Solomon Osborn. James Ward married Sarah Osborn, Solomon’s daughter, about 1770. As a member of Capt. Enoch Osborn’s Company, James Ward and his family members took part in the Battle of King’s Mountain on 7 October 1780. This American victory turned the tide against the British in the South and led to the eventual withdrawal of the British from the frontier.
Children:
1. Nathan b. 1771, d. aft. 1794
2. Solomon Ward b. 1775, d. 1849 m. Susannah Oney
3. Abigail "Abby" Ward b. 1775-7, declared “infirm” 1812
4. Shadrack Ward b. 1786, d. 1853 m. Levina Hylton
5. Sarah Ward b. 1790, d. 1870-80 m. John Chapman
6. James Ward b. 1791 m. Betsy Jains(James)
7. William Ward b. 1792, d. bef. 1860 m. Elizabeth Meek
8. Mary "Polly" Ward b. 1795,d. 1870-80 m. Alden Williamson
Family Members
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