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Lawrence and Elizabeth Ward
W 8973 Virginia
On April 20, 1819, Lawrence Ward appeared before James Clark, Circuit Judge and made
declaration: That he is a citizen of Estill County, Kentucky. That he is a citizen of
Estill County, Kentucky. That he is about 66 years of age. That he was for 4 years a
soldier in the Revolutionary War. That in July 1775, he was enlisted by General John
Crittenden in Prince William County, Virginia for 4 years. That he served in the company
commanded first, by Captain Morgan, Colonel, then by Captain Bachs. That part of the time,
he belonged to the 2nd Regiment commanded by Col. Spotswood and part of the time to the
11th Regiment commanded by Colonel William Russell of the Virginia line on the Continental
establishment. That he served from July 1775, and was taken prisoner by the enemy in
May 1780 at the Siege of Charlestown in South Carolina. That he was detained by them as a
prisoner till the month of August following, before which time his term of service had
expired owing to which circumstance he never obtained a regular discharge. That he was in
the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Momouth, and the Siege of Charlestown, when he was
taken. At the storming of Stony Point, he got his thigh broken.
Alexander Reed, aged about 63 years made oath that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary
War. That he became acquainted with the aforenamed Lawrence Ward. Shortly after the Battle
of Germantown, that he knew him from that time till he was taken prisoner at Charlestown.
This deponent was taken at the same time and frequently saw him afterward as a prisoner.
That they now live near neighbors.
On April 18, 1821, in Estill County, Kentucky, Lawrence Ward, aged about 71 years appeared
and made schedule of his property. Also that he enlisted under John Crittenden, Lieutenant
and was in the 11th Virginia Regiment in Captain Booker's company. That the date of his
original declaration is the 20th of April, 1819, and the number of his pension certificate
is 12288. He further states that his wife is about 70 years of age and has one
daughter. That he is by occupation a farmer. That his daughter who lives with him is able
to support herself by her own labor, but that she has children of her own to support. The
daughter is named Betsey. She is able to do labor sufficient for her support and is about
30 years of age.
In Estill County, Kentucky on 3rd of October 1836, before David W. Bullock, Justice of the
Peace, and one of the Judge of the County Court of said county, Elizabeth Ward, a very old
lady made oath: That she is the widow of Lawrence Ward, deceased, who was a pensioner,
that they were married during the Revolutionary War and her husband again turned out,
either as a volunteer or as an enlisted regular and was in the Battle at Little York when
Cornwallis and his army were taken. She recollects that she was a stouut girl at the time
of Braddock's Defeat, for her father was in a Battle and had his hand shot off. It has
made a strong impression on her memory. She thinks she was at the time 10 or 11 years of
age, and that she was about 36 years of age when she married. That her first son and child
Jeremiah Ward was born on the day that Cornwallis was taken. That she was married by a
Baptist preacher named Jeremiah Moore at this house, she thinks in Fairfax County,
Maryland or Virginia. That they lived for awhile where they married in Fairfax County,
then moved to Prince William County, Virginia where they lived till they moved to Fayette
County, Kentucky which was about 48 or 50 years since.
Lawrence Ward of Estill County, Kentucky, who was a private in the Regiment commanded by
Colonel Sportwood of the Virginia Line for 4 years was inscribed on the Roll of the
Kentucky Agency, to commence on the 20th of April 1819, Certificate of the Pension was
issued on 10th of July 1819. That from that time to this, she has never lived out of
Kentucky, but has moved from place to place in said state. That her husband was in
the service of the Revolutionary War for some months after their marriage.
Jilson Ward states on that date, on which said Elizabeth made the above declaration, that
he is the 4th child of Lawrence Ward, deceased, and Elizabeth Ward from the information he
has he is now about 52 years of age.
The deposition of David W. Bullock was taken at the House of Cornelius Thomas in Estill
County, Kentucky on October 3, 1838 and said Bullock made oath: That on the 13th of
February next he will be 50 years of age. That he was raised in Fayette County and at the
first down of recollections, he is satisfied, at least 45 years of age. He knew Lawrence
Ward and his wife, Elizabeth. That they then lived in Fayette County, Kentucky. He also
made affidavit as to the truthfulness of their statements.
B. H. Ward made oath in Estill County on the 1st of June 1839, that he is 29 years of age
and is a guardian of Lawrence and Elizabeth Ward. That he has lived with his grandfather
and mother since earliest recollection. That he has read and heard the above deposition of
Jilson Ward and believes it to be correct in every particular.
Thomas Clark made oath in Fayette County, Kentucky, on July 25, 1839, that he is 84 years
old next month and has been acquainted with Lawrence Ward, deceased, and Elizabeth Ward
his widow, for 50 years. They were then living in Fayette County and had, on his
first acquaintance with them, several children, namely Jessey, Thomas, Charles and
Elizabeth, all stout children and the deponent supposed said Lawrence and Elizabeth had
been married several years previous to his acquaintance with them.
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