Person:Thomas Ward (48)

George Croghan was a mature man when he came to America from Dublin, Ireland, in 1741. 4 Nicholas B. Wainwright wrote that George Croghan and Edward Ward, his "trusted half-brother," and perhaps their mother, and possibly Edward's father (whose given name he believed was 'Thomas') 6, together with a cousin, Thomas Smallman, and Roger Walton, "Croghan's Irish clerk," lived together for a few years, up to 1751, in "the community which Croghan had created beside the Conedogwinet creek" in Pennsborough township, Cumberland County.
Footnote 6: This conjecture seems very well founded. A "Thomas Ward," an Indian trader, was, on occasion, present with George Croghan when treaty negotiations were
being carried on with the Six Nation Indians and other Indians. One of the instances in which he was mentioned as being present is in Colonial Records,
5, p. 532.

INDIAN TRADERS, 1748

Indian Traders Lycensed from 10th Aug 1747 to 10th Aug 1748.
1. Lazarus Lowry
2. George Croghan
3. Thos Meagee
4. Hugh Crawford
5. Alexander Moorhead
6. John Frazier
7. James Lowry
8. Peter Sheaver
9. John Galbreath

Indian Traders unlycened from 10th Aug 1747 to 10 Aug 1748.

John Finley
Robert Desap
John Potts, at Harris's in Pextang; J. Warder
Paul Pearce, Pennsboro Manor; J. Warder, yts
John Owen, Rob. Dunnings, E. Ship. & Levy, 2 yts
Dennis Sullivant, Donegale, E. Ship
Samuel Cozens, Jno. Harris, J.Warder, 3 yts
Adam Hoops, whiskey kegg maker for E.S.
William Blythe, Shippensburg
Francis Cammell, do. Ed. Shippen,
Thomas Kenton, Logan Edgil
David Hendricks, Manor
John Galbreath, Donegal
Charles Williams, Thos M'Gee
Francis Water, Dongal, Shippen & Levy
Hugh Parker, Arent Puro, 1 year
Tho Meener
Sam'l Chambers, with Thos KensonW
William Powell, by MeGeeW
Peter Corbie, DonegalW
John Gray, for himself
James Butler
Thomas Ward
Thos Burney, if he puts,
Thomas Mitchel, J. Warder
John Lee
James Denney
Jos Cammil, Morehead,
James Silver }
& }
JAMES CRAWLEY}
Directed.
For Richard Peters, Esq. Secretary,
Lancaster.
Indorsed.
Indian traders to be lycensed by the President & Council, 10th Aug. 1748"