Researched
& written by Judith Cumbea Ware
B2
JAMES WARE
III and ELIZABETH
ALEXANDER
B. January
13, 1771 Nov. 10, 1796 B. Oct.
26, 1774
D. Sept.
13, 1821
D. Aug. 29, 1803
(Thursday
night)
Elizabeth
Alexander was the daughter of Morgan & Elizabeth (Snickers) Alexander who were married
on Feb. 12, 1773. Morgan fought in
the Revolutionary War and Elizabeth was the daughter of Edmund and Elizabeth (Taliaferro)
Snickers of Clarke County whose son William (brother
of Elizabeth) married Frances Washington, the daughter of Warner and Mary (Whiting)
Washington – first cousin of General George Washington.
James
III and Elizabeth were married on Nov. 10, 1796. James had previously traveled to Kentucky
with his father in 1789 and worked there until 1791. He then returned to Virginia for health reasons & settled in Frederick Co., Virginia
- later to be renamed Clarke County. He built a lovely home called "Riverside"
(which was located directly across from the Shenandoah River) and he also owned a tavern
and a mill in the area. When Elizabeth died in 1806, James remarried. He and his 2nd wife,
Harriet Taylor, had 6 more children together, but only one daughter lived long enough to
marry. They had James (who died at age 18 on board the ship "Herald" bound for
Charlestown, South Carolina), Bushrod Thomas (who died at age 7), Thomas Marshall {called
Marshall} who died at age 20, Harriet Mary Todd {called Mary} who died at age 12,
Elizabeth Alexander who died at only 14 months, and Lucy Catherine - the child who
survived. [She married Dr. William D. McGuire.] All of this
information is given in detail in the antique Ware Family bible that is owned by Jim & Judy Ware as of 2006. This bible dates back to the
mid 1700's. [ref.1]
THEIR CHILDREN WERE:
(Sally)
1.Sarah Elizabeth Taliaferro Ware
+
Sigismund Stribling
B. Oct. 01,
1797
Nov. 7, 1820
B. 1791
D. April 16,
1878
D. 1822
2. Charles
Alexander Ware
+
B. July 03, 1800
D. Dec. 03, 1823 at 12 p.m. (at age 23)
3.
Josiah William Ware
+
Frances Toy Glassell
B.
Aug. 19, 1802
Feb. 22, 1827
B. July 25, 1809
D. Aug. 13, 1883
D.
May 10,1842 (8a.m.)
+
Jan. 30, 1845
Edmonia Jaquelin Smith
B.
March 7, 1817
D.
March 30, 1900
JAMES WARE
III (2ND
WIFE) HARRIET
M. TAYLOR
B. January 13, 1771 B.
April 26, 1790
D. Sept.
13, 1821 March 17,
1808 D.
Nov. 01, 1822
(Thursday night)
(Friday,
at 11:00)
Their children:
4.
James W. Ware
B. Feb. 01, 1809
D. April 07, 1827 age 18
(“on board
the ship Herald bound to CharlesTown,
South Carolina”)
5.
Bushrod Thomas Ware
B. Sept. 10, 1810
D. June 14, 1817 at age 7
6. Thomas Marshall
Ware
B. July 3, 1812
D. Oct. 12, 1832 at age 20
7.
Lucy Catherine Ware
+
Dr. William D. McGuire
B. July 26, 1814
B. Feb. 23, 1810
D.
D.
Feb. 04, 1877
* one of their children was Elizabeth Holmes who married
Dr. James Mercer Garnett McGuire who later married Elizabeth Alexander Ware Britton
(daughter of Josiah Ware)
8.
Harriet Mary Todd Ware
B. Nov. 21, 1816
D. Feb.05, 1828 (Tuesday) at age 12
9.
Elizabeth Alexander Ware
B. Nov. 06, 1818
D. Jan. 06, 1820 12:o’clock at 14 months
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CHILDREN from James III and
Elizabeth Alexander Ware
(1)
Sarah (Sally) Elizabeth Taliaferro Ware was
born on Oct. 01, 1797. She married Sigismund Stribling, and they had a
daughter named Sigismunda who later married Charles Edward
Kimball. Sally was extremely close to her
brother, Josiah Ware. In fact, they lived
right across from each other (Sarah
on land called Morgan Springs and Josiah on land called Springfield.) Josiah and his 2nd wife Edmonia even named one of their sons (Sigismund
Stribling Ware) after her husband. Sally died on April 16, 1878.
(2) Charles
Alexander Ware was born on July 03, 1800 and died on
Dec. 03, 1823 at 12 p.m.
(at age 23). The date and times are
recorded in the old family bible which we own.
(3) Josiah
William Ware was born on August 19, 1802 and married Frances Toy Glassell
on Feb. 22, 1827. Shortly before their
marriage, Josiah began construction of Springfield Farm on land inherited from his mother.
(ref. 2, 61) The land originally belonged to
Edward Snickers (a large landowner in Virginia around 1760) and was called “Springfield”
even at that time. Edward left the property to
his daughter Sarah (Mrs. Morgan Alexander.) She,
in turn, willed it to their daughter Elizabeth (Mrs. James Ware III), and they
subsequently gave the property to their son, Josiah Willam
Ware. (ref. 160) There is a lot of
information on Springfield that will follow later and can also be found on my website.
Josiah and Francis had six
children together before her death on May 10, 1842. 
Child # 1 Their first son (named James) was born Feb. 16, 1831. The baby only lived 8 months after birth, however.
Child #2 When another son was born on Nov. 26, 1832,
they decided to name him James as well. His
full name was James Alexander Ware - - he is the son from which my family line continues. His middle name (Alexander) was Josiah’s
mother’s maiden name. James went on to
serve as a colonel in the Civil War, married Jane Morton Smith, and later became a judge
in Texas. He was what they would call “an
unreconstructed rebel” – because he refused to sign the papers that swore he
would not take up arms against the Union after the war ended. It was because of that little technicality that he
could not return to Virginia and, therefore, settled in Texas. Judge Ware died Aug. 19, 1896.
Child #3 was John Glassell Ware (the “Glassell”
part obviously honoring Frances’s side of the family).
John was born on May 2, 1835, but unfortunately died of yellow fever at the age of
23 on Sept. 29, 1858.
Child #4 was Elizabeth
Alexander Ware – born on Sept. 30, 1837. Elizabeth
had a fascinating history & I have tons of information on her; including a beautiful
picture. She married a Dr. Edward
Wharton Britton on March 10, 1864 at the age of 27. They
had one son named Josiah (after her beloved father), but tragedy struck in 1865. Elizabeth traveled home to see her family, and
shortly afterwards (on November 8, 1865) her baby died of yellow fever. On the very same day her son died, she got the news
that her husband (Dr. Britton) had also died of yellow fever in Texas. Elizabeth later remarried in 1884 to Dr. James
Mercer McGuire, but she never had any other children of her own. There is a stained glass window in Grace Episcopal
Church that is dedicated to her - - I will send pictures of that at a later date. Elizabeth (known by the nicknames of
“Bessie” and “Key”) died March 29, 1925.
Child #5 was Lucy Balmain Ware. Her middle
name was bestowed on her out of a deep friendship the family had with a minister by that
name. She was born on Jan. 10, 1839 and later (at age 20) joined the George Washington family
tree by marrying one of Washington’s favorite nephews; Edward Parke Custis Lewis – son of Lorenzo & Esther Lewis and grandson
of Nelly Custis {Lewis} – the adopted daughter of George
Washington. Lucy had a very sad life in that
she lost so many children. Her
daughter Eleanor Angela died at 7 months, son Lawrence Fielding died as an infant, son
John Glassell also died as an infant, and son Edward Parke Custis died at 19 months. The
only child she had that lived to adulthood was Lucy (named after her), but Lucy Balmain died shortly after her birth in September of 1866. The baby was raised for a while by her sister
Elizabeth; until E.P.C. Lewis remarried years la
ter and served as an
ambassador to Portugal. There is an entire
alcove and stained glass window dedicated to Lucy Balmain Ware
in Grace Episcopal Church – I will be happy to send you those pictures as well.
Child #6 was Charles
Alexander Ware who was born on April 26, 1841. Charles
went to Medical School at the University of Virginia.
He later served with J.E.B. Stuart during the Civil War and became the head surgeon
for Imboden’s Corps until the war ended. (ref. #34) Charles never married and later took up residence in St.
Louis where he practiced medicine for many years. He
died at age 74 in 1915. We have many letters
from him that truly reflect his great wit and humor.
As mentioned before, Frances
died in 1842 – leaving Josiah with 5 children left to raise;
the oldest (James) was only 11 and young Charles was just one year of age.
On January 30, 1845, Josiah
remarried. His new wife was Edmonia Jaquelin Smith – the
daughter of Edward Jaquelin Smith and Elizabeth Macky. She was 28
years old at the time of the marriage, and the wedding took place at her family home of Smithfield.
(ref.84) Josiah and Edmonia
were actually distant cousins. See if you can
follow this - - Josiah was the son of Elizabeth Alexander Ware who was the daughter of
Sarah Snickers Alexander who was the daughter of Edward Snickers and Elizabeth Taliaferro. Edmonia was the
daughter of Elizabeth Mackey Smith who was the daughter of Katharine Snickers Mackey who
was the daughter of Edward Snickers and Elizabeth Taliaferro!!
Anyway – Josiah and Edmonia moved into Springfield after their marriage, and they ALSO
had six children together. I have many, many
letters and remembrances of Edmonia, but I won’t go into
all that now.
Child #1 Jaquelin Smith Ware was their first child together, and he was born
on Feb. 7, 1846. He served in the Confederate
army as a courier for J.E.B. Stuart, and he later married Helen Grinnan. They had no children, but “Uncle Jaque” was well loved by all.
There is a beautifully engraved brass marker on the pulpit in Grace Episcopal
Church in Berryville that serves as a memorial to him.
I’ll send that picture to you later. Jaque (Jack) died November 28, 1919.
Child #2
Josiah William Ware was born on July 8, 1847, but sadly he only lived to be
4 months old. He passed away on Nov. 13, 1847.
Child #3 Sigismund Stribling Ware was born on June 27, 1849, but again - - this poor
baby didn’t live long either. He died at
7 months on Jan. 1, 1850.
Child #4 Sigismund Stribling Ware was born on Feb.
3, 1851. As was a common practice back in
those times - if a
child died very young, it was not unusual to use the same name again. This son was named after Josiah’s
sister’s husband; whom everyone thought so highly of.
Sigismund became an Episcopal Clergyman after attending
the Theological Seminary near Alexandria, Virginia - (thus becoming Reverend S.S. Ware). He married Elizabeth Montgomery Walker
and they had three children, but only one lived to adulthood. Edmonia Jaquelin and Edward Jaquelin both died
in infancy, but Margaret Cornelia grew up and later married John Anker. We have a phenomenal letter from her describing all
kinds of family history! Reverend Sigismund died November 2, 1934.
Child # 5 Josiah William
Ware II was born on Nov. 23, 1853. He also
became ordained to the Episcopal ministry, and he had a parish on the Eastern Shore of
Virginia in Accomac County.
That is where he met his future wife, Anne Nottingham. They had 5 children that lived to maturity. Their children were John Nottingham Ware, Jaquelin Ware, Josiah William Ware III, Kennard Ware, and Dorothy
Ware. We have an incredible copy of his
memoirs – relating things that happened during the Civil War. Reverend Joe died November 15, 1942.
Child # 6 Robert Mackey Ware was born on May 5, 1857
(when Josiah was 55 years old and Edmonia was 40). He moved to Chicago when grown and married Caroline
Hubbard Waughop. He
continued in business there until 1905 when he built a house in New Mexico and moved his
family on a ranch there. He and Caroline had
four children: Ellen Edmonia Ware, Josiah William Ware, Henry
W. Ware, and Alice Wilson Ware. (ref. 2, 3,
& 195) Robert died on March 02, 1942.
Obviously, Josiah is the
focal point of a lot of my research since our family line descends directly through him. (His 1st son was my husband’s great
grandfather.) There is a lot more
information on him on my website and I will be posting more items in the near future. He was a very influential man in Virginia during
the Civil War and corresponded with many interesting people such as Henry Clay, Robert E.
Lee, Daniel Webster, President Hayes, and others. Josiah
died August 13, 1883.
Children from James III and Harriet Taylor Ware
(4)
James W.
Ware
B. Feb. 01, 1809
D. April 07, 1827 age 18
(“on board
the ship Herald bound to CharlesTown,
South Carolina”) The exact quote (taken from the
old family bible) reads:
“James W. Ware departed this life on the 7th
April 1827 on board the ship Herald bound to CharlesTown South
Carolina - - Capt. Graham Master”
(5)
Bushrod Thomas Ware
was born on Sept. 10, 1810. He only lived to
be 7 years old – dying on June 14, 1817.
(6)
Thomas Marshall Ware was known by the name of Marshall. He was born on July 3, 1812, but died on Oct. 12,
1832 at the age of twenty.
(7) Lucy Catherine Ware was born on July 26, 1814 and
married Dr. William D. McGuire. One of their children was Elizabeth Holmes who married
Dr. James Mercer Garnett McGuire who later married Elizabeth Alexander Ware Britton
(daughter of Josiah Ware)
(8)
Harriet Mary Todd Ware was born on November 21,
1816. Sadly, she only lived to be 12 –
dying on February 05, 1828 (Tuesday) The old family bible states
it like this: “Harriet Mary Todd Ware departed this life on
Tuesday the 5th day of February, 1828”
(9) Elizabeth
Alexander Ware was born on November 06,1818. She only lived to be about 14 months old. The bible states it as “Elizabeth Alexander Ware died January 6th,
1820 12:O’Clock”
Almost all of these dates are recorded
clearly in the old Ware family bible which I own.