Nicholas Ware, for whom this county is named, was born in Virginia in 1769, the son of Capt. Robert Ware of the Revolutionary Army. He moved to Augusta as a child and was educated there, studied law in Litchfield, Conn., then returned to Augusta to practice. He served as Mayor of Augusta, several times as a legislator, and was elected a United States Senator late in 1821, serving until his death on Sept. 7, 1824. He died in New York during LaFayette`s visit and is buried under Grace Church`s Annex there.