NC Grave Marker, Duplin County, N.C.

[Bruce Vail]

Just discovered this grave marker for my avatar is on the web.

Looks forlorn, doesn't it?

 

[Bruce Vail]

Alfred Ward was G.W. Ward's father. Two of his sons were in the Confederate army.

 

[Bruce Vail]

His mother.

 

[Seduzal]

In what cemetery in Duplin County are these from.

 

[Bruce Vail]

In what cemetery in Duplin County are these from.

It's not really a cemetery. It's more like a tiny private burying ground. Not sure exactly what town it is in. Down near Magnolia somewhere. Is Teachey's an incorporated town?

see http://duplin.lostsoulsgenealogy.com/cemetery/alfredwardcempics.htm

 

[Seduzal]

It's not really a cemetery. It's more like a tiny private burying ground. Not sure exactly what town it is in. Down near Magnolia somewhere. Is Teachey's an incorporated town?

see http://duplin.lostsoulsgenealogy.com/cemetery/alfredwardcempics.htm

Just wanted to know. I lived in Duplin County for 14 years and this is news to me.

 

[Bruce Vail]

Just wanted to know. I lived in Duplin County for 14 years and this is news to me.

I'll bet there are hundreds of these old farmstead burying grounds along the Cape Fear.

 

[Stony]

You are not far from me. I was born and raised in Sampson and now live in Onslow County.

 

[Bruce Vail]

You are not far from me. I was born and raised in Sampson and now live in Onslow County.

G.W. Ward had a younger brother who was in the 3rd NC Cavalry. My understanding is that unit spent most of War guarding these counties from incursions by the Yankees from New Bern and Little Washington.

Also two older brother who were in the Home Guard.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Thanks for posting these photos.

My family spent the most part of the 1700's in Duplin and Sampson Counties until they moved to the Mississippi Territory around 1799.

 

[Bruce Vail]

Thanks for posting these photos.

My family spent the most part of the 1700's in Duplin and Sampson Counties until they moved to the Mississippi Territory around 1799.

The Ward's were early settlers in the area, dating back to about 1740. They migrated from Virginia, to Pitt County, to Duplin. There were lots of Wards in Sampson, Onslow and Pender counties, too.

 

[Stony]

I found a Leticia Ward (1746-1800's?) Born in Bertie and died in Duplin County my 5th Great Grandmother in my tree.

 

[MHB1862]

Many years ago I bought a book entitled Generals at Rest detailing the final resting places of all 425 Confederate General officers. A week from today Hendrix (my avatar) and I are going to scour NC to find those resting in NC.
Any suggestions from y'all would be appreciated.

 

[Bruce Vail]

I found a Leticia Ward (1746-1800's?) Born in Bertie and died in Duplin County my 5th Great Grandmother in my tree.

I can't find any mention of Leticia Ward in my book. Maybe this is a reference:

"Edward Ward, the settler, married Mary Cannon. By common tradition in the family he was a Londoner and sailed from London to America and finally settled in what is now Pitt County. By the same tradition, his wife was the daughter of Edward Cannon and Sara Woodard. Their first child named Edward Ward was born in 1744. They had several daughters and a second son, William Ward, who was born on December 20, 1753."

There doesn't seem to be much more info on Edward the Settler. If Edward was the father of Leticia, they you are kin to my wife and son.

 

[Stony]

Luke Thomas Ward was her dad.

 

[Bruce Vail]

Luke Thomas Ward was her dad.

My genealogy book is very thin on material from this era. The main body of the book really starts with Alfred Ward, born near Delway in Sampson County Jan. 12, 1790. He died Oct. 18, 1869 -- his grave marker and the marker for his wife are pictured above.