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William Ballard, Jr.

Also Known As: "William Ballard"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Essex County, Virginia
Death: June 12, 1794 (78)
Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Captain William Ballard and Philadelphia Ballard
Husband of Mary Anne Ballard and Rachel Ballard
Father of William Hudson Ballard; Thomas Ballard; Jerman Ballard; Elizabeth Peirson (Ballard); Frances Wilson and 11 others
Brother of Alice Noelle Stanley; Ambrose Ballard; Richard Ballard; Captain Bland Ballard, Sr.; Philip Ballard, Sr. and 2 others

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About William Ballard, Jr.

Children of William and Mary Ballard: Thomas b. 12 Nov 1734; Frances b. 12 Dec 1737; Byrum B. 27 Feb 1740; Delphin B. 05 Jan 1742; Moorman b. 16 Mar 1747; David b. 9 Apr 1750.

Page: 99 - Marriages: Barclay Ballard, son of William of Bedford County and Judith Johnson daughter of John Johnson, of Amelia County married on 27 Feb 1776.

The following witnesses signed the marriage certificate: Ashley Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Gerald Johnson, William Johnson, Benjamin Johnson, Mary Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Judith Johnson, Agatha Johnson, Jane Johnson, Susannah Johnson, John Johnson, Sr., Lydia Johnson.

From: Ballard - Ballord - Bits; Located: Sutro Library, San Francisco, CA., Page 203, volume 29

William Ballard, born 8 Sep 1715, in York County, Virginia a Quaker; on May 16, 1748 he was received in membership by the Camp Creek Monthly Meeting, Louisa County, Virginia later by the Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting, Hanover County, Virginia. On Feb 24, 1794 he was in Bedford County, Virginia where he died between June 12, 1792 and April 29 1794. He married (1) 1734 in Hanover County Virginia to Mary Byron, who was born about 1710 probably in Essex County, Virginia, and died in 1765, She was the daughter of Henry Byrom (who was christened on February 28, 1675 in Parr, Lancashire, England and removed in 1696 to Essex County, Virginia where he died in 1717, he married ca 1701 to Francis Mills, who was the daughter of Robert Mills, she married (2) 1719 to Alexander Somervell, who died in 1724 (NB as McNaught, 1934, p. 130, and Davs American Colonists, 1936, p. 37, name her as Mary Moorman, further substantiation of her identification is warrented.

From: Ancestry.com; Contact: J.B. Hitt jbhitt@att.net; Donnie Krippendorf dkirppendorf@hotmail.com; R.C. Karnes arciek@juno.com;

Fron: Allen Monroe dmonroe1@austin.rr.com - William bought land in Louisa in 1743 (D.B. 1742-1745). He made his will 12 June 1792 and it was probated 29 april 1794 in Bedford County, Virginia..."being now in the seventy seventh year of my age...Son Byrom two hundred acres of Land lying in Orange County which he has paid me for and I have made him a deed for, but fearing the Deed is not good, do now bequeath the same to him and his heirs forever...Daughter Francis Wilson three Pounds six shillings in low of a saddle and also one feather bed and furniture...Daughter Mary mcKinney Forty Shillings to make her saddle equal to her sisters...Daughter Delphia Caldwell twenty pounds...to make her equal to what I have given the rest of my children. My will is that wheras I have purchased a tract of land of my son Byrom and given it to my son Barclay and am Indebted twenty pounds to my son Byrom for the same that it be paid out of my son Barclays part of my Estate after my decease...remaining part of my Estate be Equally Divided amongst all my Children...Son Byrom sole Exector. Witness: Christopher Anthony, Mary Anthony and Christopher Anthony Jr., W.B. B. 2 Page 139. (Taken from 'Thomas Ballard of York County, Virginia - His descendants and Possible Ancestors' compiled by Vaughn Ballard, 1993)


  • Residence: Virginia, USA - 16 May 1748
  • Residence: Albemarle, Virginia, USA - 1780

After Mary died, he married Rachel (Clark) Moorman on 25 Aug 1768 in Bedford Co, VA.

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William Ballard, Jr.'s Timeline

1715
September 8, 1715
Essex County, Virginia
1735
November 12, 1735
Cedar Creek, Hanover County, Province of Virginia
1735
North Carolina
1736
1736
Hanover, Virginia, USA
1737
September 6, 1737
Guilford County, Province of North Carolina, (Present USA)
December 12, 1737
Hanover County, Province of Virginia
1740
February 27, 1740
Cedar Creek, Hanover, Virginia, United States
1740
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1741
April 14, 1741
Hanover, Cedar Creek, Virginia, USA