In 1850 he held 1,092 slaves;[2] Ward was the largest slaveholder in the United States before his death in 1853. In 1860 his heirs (his estate) held 1,130 or 1,131 slaves.[1][2]
Ward was born November 24, 1800, at his parents' Brookgreen Plantation, South Carolina, the son of Joshua Ward, a planter and banker, and his wife Elizabeth Cook.[3]
Ward was married March 14, 1825, in South Carolina to Joanna Douglas Hasell. They lived with their family chiefly at Brookgreen Plantation. Ward died there on February 27, 1853 at the time of his death he owned 10slaves.[3]
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Born into the elite planter class, Ward was taught the skills and knowledge for taking on such responsibilities as an adult. He was likely tutored at home as part of his education. During his life, he inherited Brookgreen Plantation and acquired several others. All were used for rice production, which was the major commodity crop in antebellum South Carolina. He also bought more enslaved African Americans as laborers for these plantations.
^ abThe Sixteen Largest American Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, Transcribed by Tom Blake, April to July 2001, (updated October, 2001 and December 2004 – now includes 19 holders)
^ abc"Boundaries and Opportunities: Comparing Slave Family Formation in the Antebellum South"[permanent dead link], Damian Alan Pargas, Journal of Family History, 2008; 33; 316, doi:10.1177/0363199008318919
joshua, john, ward, georgetown, county, south, carolina, known, largest, american, slaveholder, dubbed, king, rice, planters, born, 1800, november, 1800brookgreen, plantation, georgetown, county, south, carolinadiedfebruary, 1853, 1853, aged, brookgreen, plant. Joshua John Ward of Georgetown County South Carolina is known as the largest American slaveholder 1 dubbed the king of the rice planters 2 Joshua John WardBorn 1800 11 24 November 24 1800Brookgreen Plantation Georgetown County South CarolinaDiedFebruary 27 1853 1853 02 27 aged 52 Brookgreen Plantation Georgetown County S C In 1850 he held 1 092 slaves 2 Ward was the largest slaveholder in the United States before his death in 1853 In 1860 his heirs his estate held 1 130 or 1 131 slaves 1 2 The Brookgreen Plantation where he was born and later lived has been preserved It was designated as a National Historic Landmark District in 1992 The house and plantation are now part of a park called Brookgreen Gardens Contents 1 Family history 2 Career 3 Legacy 4 ReferencesFamily history editWard was born November 24 1800 at his parents Brookgreen Plantation South Carolina the son of Joshua Ward a planter and banker and his wife Elizabeth Cook 3 Ward was married March 14 1825 in South Carolina to Joanna Douglas Hasell They lived with their family chiefly at Brookgreen Plantation Ward died there on February 27 1853 at the time of his death he owned 10slaves 3 Career editBorn into the elite planter class Ward was taught the skills and knowledge for taking on such responsibilities as an adult He was likely tutored at home as part of his education During his life he inherited Brookgreen Plantation and acquired several others All were used for rice production which was the major commodity crop in antebellum South Carolina He also bought more enslaved African Americans as laborers for these plantations He became politically active in the Democratic Party which was dominated by the planter elite in the antebellum years Ward was elected as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina serving from 1850 to 1852 under Governor John Hugh Means Legacy editBrookgreen Plantation has been preserved as part of Brookgreen Gardens park The plantation and contributing buildings was designated as a National Historic Landmark District in 1992 after having been listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 References edit a b The Sixteen Largest American Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules Archived 2013 07 19 at the Wayback Machine Transcribed by Tom Blake April to July 2001 updated October 2001 and December 2004 now includes 19 holders a b c Boundaries and Opportunities Comparing Slave Family Formation in the Antebellum South permanent dead link Damian Alan Pargas Journal of Family History 2008 33 316 doi 10 1177 0363199008318919 a b Joshua John Ward Joanna Douglas Hasell Ben Horry Lowcountry Lives Political officesPreceded byWilliam H Gist Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina1850 1852 Succeeded byJames Irby Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joshua John Ward amp oldid 1197195433, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
