Terrisa or Teresa Ward - TERR1
Title
Terrisa or Teresa Ward - TERR1
Description
Colored; resident of Shelter Island.
Contributor
Jackie Dinan
Sex
Female
Location or Address
Southold, Shelter Island, and Sag Harbor.
Source/s
Original Southold parish register accessed at Ancestry.com under the collection entitled, U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701–1970>New York>Southold>First Presbyterian Church>Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths>1749-1832>image 127/340.
1850 and 1860 federal census enumerations of Southampton, Sag Harbor post office.
Death notice from unnamed newspaper attached to Ancestry Public Tree.
1850 and 1860 federal census enumerations of Southampton, Sag Harbor post office.
Death notice from unnamed newspaper attached to Ancestry Public Tree.
Birth Date
1802-1807 (birth year range calculated from age reported on 1850 federal census and death notice).
Marriage Date
June 15, 1828
Death Date
June 21, 1894
Biographical Notes
She married William Prime (#1530) of Shelter Island. She was likely a daughter of London Ward (#1738). She and her husband moved to Sag Harbor where they raised six children. She died in 1894.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Terrisa or Teresa Ward - TERR1,” Plain Sight Project, accessed May 13, 2025, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1531.