In order to save space, I'm just posting one page. This is the tail end of the first deed and the start of the second where William Dallam (admin of John Ward) is dividing and selling John's Deer Creek land to Alexander and Daniel McComas. It's worth noting that some of the McComas family also later came to Orange and Caswell Counties in NC as well. (As with any document(s) on this website: anyone wanting to see the entire thing can just ask in the comments section, or email, and we will be glad to send them to you).
John leaves 4 children behind according to Parish records and Barnes:
William b. March 10. 1738.
Elizabeth b. June 21, 1741
John b. Nov, 1742
Sarah, b. 1745
And so we can see a potential candidate for John Ward of Orange Co, NC. born Nov. 1742. One must note here that John Sr had a brother named Richard. Richard also had a son named John, born in 1740. He would also be possible.
John then enters a 'Dark Ages' period. There are just no documents to be found (so far) that mention him. A later document (below) will tend to infer that he was raised by his uncle, Joseph Ward, Jr. But that is most certainly only a guess. This area of Baltimore Co became Harford Co--and the following deed is most likely our John Ward. (As you can see, he's even called "John son of John"). Some have opined that he's stocking up to move. That's perhaps true, but we'll never know for sure. Certainly the timing seems right and the document tends to infer a close relation:
In any case, whether it's John Sr's son or Richard's son, a John Ward moves down to Orange Co., NC not long after. But we are still left with a couple of questions: Who was the wife of this John that moved to Orange Co NC? ...and why was his only known son named Sutton?
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