Birth

[c1705-10? St Mary's Co MD (StM Co)?: Joseph Ward born; father William Ward, mother probably Anne Vaudry, dau of John]

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2 May 1723 Chas Co: "there was present" at Thomas Swann Jr's land ("Eagleton") where depositions were taken several young people, namely, Joseph Allen Jr, Benja. Allen, James Thorne, Benja Thorne, Thos Burch Jr, Burch Swann, Jos^h Ward, Benja Ward sons of Wm Ward Sr, James Swann son of Thos Swann Sr, and Mary Lewis dau of Thos Lewis. «Chas Co Deed Bk (ChD) L2:115»

Marr

[by 1732 Chas Co: Joseph Ward married Margaret Holt (Margaret Ward was in possession of three tracts of land [sold in deeds listed below] which John Blee had purchased; John Blee and Margaret Blee in their wills devised all their real estate to Margaret Holt, an orphan girl whom they had raised «ChD F2:64,66; ChD H2:80; ChW 16:122,126»)]

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17 Jun 1732 Chas Co: Joseph Ward, planter, and Margaret his wife of Chas Co sold to Barton Smoot tract "Marshland" of about 40A. «ChD M2:305»

Dau?

[c1733? Chas Co: (Nancy?) Ward born (Lemaster Cooksey, who had close association with Peter Dent [see below] in Chas Co, Amherst Co VA, and Bedford Co VA, had a son Joseph Ward Cooksey, so he possibly married a dau of Joseph Ward)]

Death

[by 1734/35 Chas Co: Joseph Ward died]

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31 Jan 1734/35 Chas Co: Margaret Ward of Chas Co, widow, sold to Barton Smoot Sr of Chas Co, Gent, tract "Marshland" of 100A [probably included 40A conveyed to Smoot previously] on south side of Bakers Creek. «ChD O2:98»

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29 Mar 1736 Chas Co: Margaret Ward of Chas Co sold to John Hamill of Chas Co tract "Promise" of 100A, bounded by Edward Swann, William Marshall, and "Baker's Rest". «ChD O2:145»

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23 Jul 1736 Chas Co: Margaret Ward of Chas Co sold to John Hamill of Chas Co tract "Bakers Addition" of about 37A, bounded by tract "Marsh Land", the head of Bakers Ck, and tract "Bakers Rest". «ChD O2:165»

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[c1736-37 Chas Co: widow Margaret Ward possibly married Peter Dent {John²,John¹}]