Marty and Karla Grant

!DEED: 3 Jan 1750 Onslow Co, NC Deeds C-30 Edward WARD to Benjamin WARD for L5, 213a Browns Inlet, sw side Browns Creek. Test: John STARKEY, John DUDLEY;

!NAMED:23 Jul 1762 Onslow Co, NC Will 4-47 of Enoch WARD as "brother Benjamin";

!NAMED: 9 Nov 1765 Onslow Co, NC Will 4-43 of Edward WARD as "son Benjamin";

!NAMED:Dec 1766 Onslow Co, NC. NC Secretary of State Papers. Probates. Col. Edward WARD; Seth & Ben WARD (Ex);

!NAMED:28 Mar 1767 Onslow Co, NC Will 4-46 of Elizabeth WARD, as "son Benjamin";

!WILL:15 Jul 1767 Onslow Co, NC 4-41 Benjamin WARD. Wife Mary, sons Benjamin, Richard, Joseph and Edward. Daughters Martha, Mary and Abagail, and child wife now carries. To Salisberry PEARSON. To Nathaniel HANCOCK. To David WARD. Children are all minors. Executors: Brothers Richard WARD and Seth WARD and my wife Mary WARD. Test: Elizabeth EDWARDS, Thomas DULANY, Henry SIMMONS;

!BIRTH:15 May 1728 from Pollock Bible;

!NAMED:--Feb 1750 Carteret Co, NC Wills. In the name of God Amen, I Enoch
WARD, being very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind... I desire that
all debts be paid by my wife Mary, and she to have half the household goods,
and my Negroes and my stock during her lifetime, and then her part to my son
Enoch at age 17. My daughters Anne, Martha, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Abigail
and Susannah to have the other half of my household goods. I give to James
SHACKLEFORD 250 acres of my Banks land and the rest to my son Richard and his
heirs. Son Richard is to be executor. Witness: Aniaies Cavanaugh, Joshua
Simpson;

!NAMED:15 Jul 1767 Onslow Co, NC Will 4-41 of Benjamin WARD as "wife Mary";

!REFERENCE:Heritage of Carteret Co, NC Article # 788 Enoch WARD by Leighman L. GARNER;

!NAMED:15 Jul 1767 Onslow Co, NC Will 4-41 of Benjamin WARD as "son Richard";

!DEED:11 Sep 1772 Onslow Co, NC R-75 Whereas Benjamin WARD, Esq, deceased, Willed to his daughter Abigail WARD a certain negro, and also to Mary, wife of said Benjamin and her unborn child, (which has since died). Benjamin had 4 sons and 3 daughters, Benjamin, Richard, Edward, Joseph, Martha, Mary and Abigail. David WARD is about to marry Abigail WARD, Salisbury PEARSON married Mary WARD, John PEARSON married Martha WARD. Test: Elizabeth HADNOT, --- SIMMONS;

CENSUS:1786;
CENSUS:1790 Onslow Co, NC pg 196 Richard WARD age 16+ (bef 1774);
CENSUS:1800 Onslow Co, NC pg 153 Richard WARD age 26-44 (1755/74);

!NAMED:15 Jul 1767 Onslow Co, NC Will 4-41 of Benjamin WARD as "son Joseph";
DEED:11 Sep 1772 Onslow Co, NC R-75 Whereas Benjamin WARD, Esq, deceased,
Willed to his daughter Abigail WARD a certain negro, and also to Mary,
wife of said Benjamin and her unborn child, (which has since died).
Benjamin had 4 sons and 3 daughters, Benjamin, Richard, Edward, Joseph,
Martha, Mary and Abigail. David WARD is about to marry Abigail WARD,
Salisbury PEARSON married Mary WARD, John PEARSON married Martha WARD.
Test: Elizabeth HADNOT, --- SIMMONS;
WITNESS:16 Oct 1786 Onslow Co, NC Will 4-52 Seth WARD, as "Joseph WARD";
CENSUS:1786;
CENSUS:1790 Onslow Co, NC pg 196 Joseph WARD age 16+ (bef 1774);
CENSUS:1800 Onslow Co, NC pg 146 Joseph WARD age 26-44 (1755/74);

!NAMED: 9 Nov 1765 Onslow Co, NC Will 4-43 of Edward WARD as "grand-son Edward WARD";

!NAMED:28 Mar 1767 Onslow Co, NC Will 4-46 of Elizabeth WARD, as "grand-son Edward, son of Benjamin WARD";

!NAMED:15 Jul 1767 Onslow Co, NC Will 4-41 of Benjamin WARD as "son Edward";

!DEED:11 Sep 1772 Onslow Co, NC R-75 Whereas Benjamin WARD, Esq, deceased, Willed to his daughter Abigail WARD a certain negro, and also to Mary, wife of said Benjamin and her unborn child, (which has since died). Benjamin had 4 sons and 3 daughters, Benjamin, Richard, Edward, Joseph, Martha, Mary and Abigail. David WARD is about to marry Abigail WARD, Salisbury PEARSON married Mary WARD, John PEARSON married Martha WARD. Test: Elizabeth HADNOT, --- SIMMONS;

!CENSUS:1786;

!CENSUS:1790 Onslow Co, NC pg 196 Edward WARD Esq age 16+ (bef 1774);

!CENSUS:1800 Onslow Co, NC pg 153 Edward WARD age 45+ (bef 1755);