Hi Judy,
I am related (I'm not kidding!) to just about every old Catholic family in
Daviess and Martin Co, IN. I have Bowling, Spalding, Mattingly, Montgomery,
Tewell, Patterson, Seals, Lents, Gootee, Cissell, Carrico, etc. etc. I
have little bits on just about each surname, but sometimes not enough info to
attach to their families (argh!)...
Anyway, the Wards are an old Catholic family in Martin Co. I suspect they,
too came from Maryland by way of Washington Co, KY with the other Catholics
who began emigrating in 1785.
I have had contradictory information on the Tewells. One source says the
Tewells came from MD with the Pattersons--another source says these Tewells
(who were Irish) came from PA?? all of the Tewells are Irish--it is
just--did they come from Md or someplace else....
Rosanna B. Tewell b. 1798 KY, married in 1818 Joseph (Joshua?) Patterson b.
1793 Wash Co, KY, at St Rose, Springfield, Washington Co, KY. They
relocated to Daviess/Martin Co, IN abt 1819. All 12 of their children were
born in Martin Co, IN.
Charles Tewell and his wife, Sarah Ann Matilda Riney accompanied his sister
and bro in law to Indiana. The parents of Charles and Rosanna Tewell were
William Tewell and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Raney...the parents are believed to have
died in Washington Co, KY. There is also a brother, John Tewell who
married Nancy Evans in 1811 in Wash Co, KY. I have no information on John
and Nancy Evans Tewell.
Charles and Sarah Ann Tewell had Elizabeth, Mattie, Jeremiah, Hester,
Alexander, Benedict J., Greenburg, Maurice and Mary Grace.
I also note that there was a Margaret 'Peggy' Tewell b. 1800 KY who married
George William Padgett and they had a son, William Pius Padgett. This
family was also in the area.
I wish I could help more....
Shirley