The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: NC
Qualifying Service: Soldier
Birth: / / NC Death: bef Jul 1796 / Duplin / NC
Qualifying Service Description:
NC Militia
Additional References:
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
NC Revolutionary Army Acct, Vol V; Vol VI, Part IV, pg 470, 511; Book W No 1
Author: Porter Patrick Conerly
Luke Ward served in the Duplin County Regiment, Wilmington District of the North Carolina Militia under the command of Colonel James Kenan, Lt. Colonel Thomas Routledge, and Major William Dickson. Luke Ward served along with his son Luke Ward Jr. and his son-in-law Cullen Conerly. Luke Ward and Cullen Conerly appear in succession on a NC Revolutionary Army Account payroll roster. Luke was born circa 1730 in Bertie County, NC. He married Bridget Draughon (born circa 1726, Chowan County, NC - died 28 July 1827, Duplin County, NC) and had six children: Letitia “Telishe,” (who married Cullen Conerly), Mary, John, Elizabeth, Luke, and Penelope “Penny.” Land transactions would indicate that the Ward family moved from Bertie to Duplin County in late 1771 or early 1772. Luke Ward bought land close to Cullen Conerly. In the 1790 U.S. Federal Census Luke Ward and Cullen Conerly appear on the same page of Kenan’s District, i.e. James Kenan. Luke Ward’s will was written 30 May 1796 and went to probate in the July term.
Sources:
William A. and Irma Lampton, “Descendants of John Connerly ( - 1751) NC and Cullen Conerly (ca 1745 - 1811) NC to the Present 1986”
“North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts,” Volumes V and VI (North Carolina State Archives)
“Accounts of the United States with North Carolina, War of the Revolution, Book W, No. 1” (North Carolina State Archives)
J. D. Lewis, “NC Patriots 1753 -1783: Their Own Words, “ (carolana.com) Little River, SC, 2004-2016
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