Joshua John Ward
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Joshua John Ward | |
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| Born | November 24, 1800 |
| Died | February 27, 1853 (aged 52) Brookgreen Plantation Georgetown County, S.C. |
Joshua John Ward, of Georgetown County, South Carolina, is known as the American who was the largest slaveholder at the time of his death in 1853,[1] dubbed "the king of the rice planters".[2]
In 1850, Ward owned 1,092 enslaved people;[2] In 1860, Ward's heirs (his estate) inherited 1,131 slaves.[1][2]
The Brookgreen Plantation, where Ward was born and later lived, has been preserved. In 1992, it was designated a National Historic Landmark District. The house and plantation are part of a nature and sculpture garden, Brookgreen Gardens.
Ward was born on November 24, 1800, at the Brookgreen Plantation in South Carolina. He was the son of Joshua Ward, a planter and banker, and Elizabeth Cook, a housewife.[3]
Ward married Joanna Douglas Hasell in South Carolina on March 14, 1825. They lived with their family at Brookgreen Plantation. Joshua John Ward died there on February 27, 1853.[3]