There are several Ward families here; please use the index here to reach them.

THE WARDS:
John Ward and (-?)
Hattie Ward and her husbands John Winslett and Lewis Perryman

Many thanks to Joan Case for sharing this family. Please contact her if you find a connection.

JOHN WARD and (-?)

John Ward
Born: about 1770 in GA; Married: about 1800 in AL; Died: in 1813 in Ft. Mitchell, Russell, AL
Parents:

LifeNotes: His father took him to the Creek Nation to live., but the father soon died. Young John was raised by Daniel McDonald, also known as Daniel McGillivray because of his close association with the McGillivray family. John spoke English very well. Was enrolled among the Tuskegees.

This is the John Ward that Thomas Woodward writes about in his "Woodward's Reminiscences of the Creek, or Muscogee Indians". Joan Case has very graciously contributed this piece about her ancestor.

Wife: (-?)
Born: about 1774 in of, AL; Married: about 1800 in AL; Died,
Parents:

LifeNotes: She was related to Daniel McDonald (also called Daniel McGillivray, because of his close relationship to the McGillivray family). Daniel is mentioned in the correespondence of Alexander McGillivray regarding trade issues.

Their children were:

• John Ward, Jr., born about 1801. Married (-?). They had 2 children, born in about 1820 and 1822 in AL.
• Hattie Ward, born about 1803. She may have had a different mother than John Ward, Jr. See her page. Married 1st-John Winslett. Married 2nd-Lewis Perryman. Died 1866.

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HATTIE WARD and her husbands JOHN WINSLETT and LEWIS PERRYMAN

Hattie Ward

LifeNotes:

Born: about 1803 in Hitiche Town, Russell, AL; 1st-Married: about 1818 in AL; Died: 1866 in Choska, Wagoner, Indian Territory, was buried in Coweta, Wagoner, Indian Territory
Parents: John Ward (II). See his page.

1st-Husband: John Winslett

LifeNotes:

Born: about 1775 in GA; 1st-Married: about 1818 in AL; 2nd-Married: about 1833 in Indian Territory; Died,
Parents: Samuel Winslett and Mary Carson

Their children were:

• John Winslett, Jr. "John Winelet", an Indian boy, was baptized John Wesley at the Ashbury Mission, the Methodist outpost, in 1826, near Fort Mitchell, Russell Co., AL. It is presumed that the name was John Winslett, not Winelett. It is further presumed the child may have been sired by John Winslett, Sr., the mother being Hattie Ward. It is unknown whether the name he took after baptism was John Wesley or John Wesley Winslett.
• Ellen Winslett, born about 1822 in Russell Co., AL. Married Lewis Perryman (b. 1787, Ft. Mitchell, Russell, AL) about 1837, Tulsa, Tulsa, Indian Territory. Their children were: Legus Chouteau Perryman (b. 1838; m. in 1864 to1st-Jennie Arparye Miller, daughter of Enfalote Miller Harjo and Sathanakee ?, Ft. Gibson, Cherokee, Indian Territory; m. 2nd-Lucinda Eshoya Starr in 1871, Indian Territory; d.5/1922 in Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, buried in Perryman Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Indian Territory), Josiah Chouteau Perryman (b. 2/5/1840; m. Martha Ellen Jack, daughter of John S. Jack and Mary ?; d. 31889 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Indian Territory, buried in Perryman Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Indian Territory), China Perryman (b. 1/7/1842 in Big Springtown, Wagoner, Indian Territory; m. 1st-Sarnokitchee Partridge, son of Neha Rakko Chupko Kowike and Lucinda Rakko; m. 2nd-William Henry Thurman about 1879, Indian Territory; d. 10/1886 in Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, buried in Perryman Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Indian Territory), Henry William Perryman (b. about 1845 in Indian Territory; d. about 1865), George Beecher Perryman (b. 1/7/1847 in Big Springtown, Tulsa, Indian Territory; m. Rachel Alexander, daughter of ? Alexander and Hannah Hayes; d.2/1/1899 in Muskogee, Muskogee, Indian Territory, buried in Perryman Cemetery), Lydia Perryman (b. 2/2/1849; m. Milton Beaver; died 1/4/1879 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Indian Territory, at the age of 30, and was buried in Perryman Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK). Ellen Winslett died in 1854 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Indian Territory, buried there.
• Befeeney Winslett, born about 1826. Married Lewis Perryman in about 1854, Indian Territory. Their children were: David Perryman (b. about 1854 in Indian Territory, died in childhood 1/7/1862), Ellen Perryman (b. about 1856 in Indian Territory; m. Samuel David Voorhies about 1877 in Jennings, Pawnee, Indian Territory; d. about 1884), Alexander Perryman (b. about 1858 in Indian Territory; m. 1st-Celia Gooden, daughter of David Gooden and Susannah ?; m. 2nd-Sophia Sewell about 1901 in Indian Territory), Hattie Ann Perryman (b. 3/1/1861 in Indian Territory; m. Frank M. Mathewson about 1880 in Indian Territory; d. 2/1885 in Indian Territory, at the age of 24, and was buried in White Church Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Indian Territory), Lewis Wesley Perryman (b. 10/1863 in Indian Territory; m. in about 1887 in Indian Territory to Clarissa Hodge, daughter of Alvin T. Hodge and Mary Jane Burgess; d. 7/1899 in Indian Territory, at the age of 36, and was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Indian Territory). Befreeney Winslett died 1877 in Choska, Wagoner, Indian Territory, and was buried in Coweta Mission Cemetery, Coweta, Wagoner, Indian Territory.
• David Winslett, born about 1828 in Choska, Wagoner, Indian Territory. Married in 1843 to Mahala Perryman, daughter of Lewis Perryman and his first wife in Coweta, Wagoner, Indian Territory. Their children were: Mary Winslett (b. about 1845 in Indian Territory), Lewis Winslett (b. about 1848 in Indian Territory), Ellenora Winslett (b. about 1851 in Indian Territory), Rosellia Winslett (b. about 1853 in Indian Territory), Keriah Konard Winslett (b. 1857 in Indian Territory; d. 1877 in Fulton, Callaway, MO, at the age of 20), Nancy Jane Winslett (b. about 1860 in Indian Territory). David Winslett died 1862 in Coweta, Wagoner, Indian Territory.

2nd-Husband: Lewis Perryman

LifeNotes: See his page. He was married once before Hattie and had 3 children, listed below. Lewis was also married to Hattie's daughters by John Winslett -- Ellen and Befeeney.

Born: 1787, Ft. Mitchell, Russell, AL; Married: about 1833 in Indian Territory; Died: 12/1862 in Burlington, Coffee, KS
Parents: Benjamin Perryman

Lewis's children by his first marriage:

• Andrew Perryman, born about 1823. Married (-?) (b. about 1825, AL) about 1844, Indian Territory. They had one child, born about 1845, Indian Territory. Died 1858.
• Mahala Perryman, born about 1825. Married David Winslett, son of Hattie Ward and John Winslett. See above. Their children were: Mary Winslett (b. about 1845 in Indian Territory), Lewis Winslett (b. about 1848 in Indian Territory), Ellenora Winslett (b. about 1851 in Indian Territory), Rosellia Winslett (b. about 1853 in Indian Territory), Keriah Konard Winslett (b. 1857 in Indian Territory; d. 1877 in Fulton, Callaway, MO, at the age of 20), Nancy Jane Winslett (b. about 1860 in Indian Territory). Mahala Perryman died in Indian Territory.
• Nancy Perryman, born about 1827. Married (-?) Gervin (b. about 1825, Mexico; d. in Mexico). They had 2 children, born in 1848 and in 1850 in Mexico, and who died there.

Children of Hattie and Lewis:

• Sanford Ward Perryman, born 1834. Died 1876.
• Kizzie Perryman , born about 1836 in Indian Territory, died 1854 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Indian Territory, was buried in Tulsa, Tulsa, Indian Territory.
• Phoebe Perryman born about 1838. Died 1875.
• Thomas Ward Perryman, born 2/4/1839. Died 1903.
• John Ward Perryman, born 1841.