William Thomas, of York County

Not the son of Hon. William Thomas, of the Plymouth Colony

About 1664 William Thomas of York County, Va., made his will and mentioned wife, Anne, son-in-law Thomas Ballard, daughter-in-law Sarah Herman and daughter-in-law Jane Hilliard wife of John Hilliard. In that day son-in-law and daughter-in-law also meant step-son and step-daughter. There¬ fore, it appears that Thomas Ballard, Sarah Herman and Jane Hilliard were related in the same degree to William Thomas, and for this to be so they must have been children of Anne, the wife of William Thomas, by a former marriage to -- Ballard.

Thomas Ballard, married, first, Ann Thomas, daughter of William Thomas, circa 1650, in York Co., VA. William THOMAS was his step father and Ann was this William's daughter by his first wife. Thomas Ballard, the founder of the Virginia family, was the clerk of York Co., VA from 1652 to about 1663.

Hilliard Chart

References

1. Society and family book. Topics Allston family., Williams family., Boddie family., Hilliard family. Publisher [Littleton, N.C. : The Society, page 40 - < Archive.Org >
2. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I6213...
3. Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol. I, from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine.