Nancy Ward

According to legend, Nancy Ward had accompanied her warrior husband, King Fisher, to the battle of Taliwa to drive the Creeks out of northern Georgia. When he was killed, she picked up his gun and joined the fighting. It is said her bravery caused a turning point in the battle for the outnumbered Cherokees.

Upon returning to her tribe, she was given the title of Ghighau or Most Honored Woman which was considered a lifetime distinction bestowed for valorous merit. Still only a teenager, she sat with the Peace Chief and War chief in the "holy area" near the ceremonial fire during the State Council meetings. She also was the last Chief Woman of the Cherokee Female Council. She died in 1822 as is buried near Benton, TN.

http://georgiatribeofeasterncherokee.com/NancyWard.htm
http://www.pinn.net/%7Esunshine/whm2002/ward.html
http://www.powersource.com/gallery/womansp/cherokee.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Ward

Nancy Married 2 men. With the first she had 2 kids...Ka-ti & Hi-s-ki-ti-hi. With the second she had one...Elizabeth Ward.

Her second husband Bryan or Bryant Ward (Irish) also had a kid(s) from a previous lady. One of them came here (from Ireland) & basically started your line hefbro.

Bryan or Bryant Ward's son John married Catherine McDaniel (1/2 Cherokee). This is where you come from hefbro.

John & Catherine had:

James Ward
George Ward
Samuel Ward
Elizabeth Ward Cox
Susie Ward England
Nannie Ward Monroe
Bryan/Bryant Ward
Charles Jackson Ward

James & Sarah Redding Ward had:

John Ward
Catherine Ward Keaton
Lucy Ward Williams
Bryan Ward
Moses Haynie Ward
George W Ward
Rosanna Ward Tittle
Rev. James Ward Jr.
Thomas Carroll Ward
Nannie Ward Gunter

George & Lucy Mayes Ward had:

Sabrina Ward Arthur
Charlotte Ward Stover
John M. Ward
James Ward
Martha Ward Countryman
Mary Ward Clark
Samuel M. Ward
Nannie Ward Dameron
Susie Ward Lindsey
Lucy Ward Luckey
Wiley Ward
Malinda Ward Thornton

Samuel & Ester Davis Ward had:

Samuel Ward Jr.

Samuel & Sallie Earwood Ward had:

George Ward
Martin Ward

Bryan/Bryant & Temperance Stansel Ward had:

John Ward
Mildred Ward Wilkerson
Martha Ward Schrimsher
George Ward
Frances Catherine Ward Barney

Charles Jackson & Mary (Polly) E. Henslee Ward had:

Matilda Ward
Mary E. Ward Holland
Minerva Ward Stucker
Martha Catherine Ward Cloud
Charles Rufus Ward
George Washington Ward
Benjamin Ward
John Tisdale Ward
Julius R. Ward

Charles Jackson & Ruth Ward had:

Elizabeth Jane Ward McIntosh
Mary-Adeline Hannah Ward Brown

Charles Jackson & Annie Ward Had:

Catherine Ward Sims

I'll be back with more.