Peter Ballou (abt. 1689 - 1754)

Born about 1 Aug 1689 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

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Died 9 May 1754 at about age 64 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

Peter settled in what is now Lincoln, RI, where he was a cooper and a farmer. His will is dated 18 April 1754 and proved on 17 June 1754 in Smithfield, Rhode Island. His date of death is mentioned in the probate records. His inventory was taken on 7 June 1754.^[1]

He died 9 May 1754.^[2]

Adin Ballou lists the following children:^[3]

1. Rebecca, b. Aug. 26, 1715; m. William Sprague Apr. 10, 1738.
2. Sarah, b. Aug. 30, '17; m. Richard Angell, Jan. 25, 1767.
3. Hannah,. b. Aug. 19, '30; m. Ebenezer Bucklin.
4. Mary, b. Aug. 19, '30 (Hannah's twin); m. Olney.
5. Maturin Rev., b. Oct. 30, '22; m. 1st Lydia Harris; 2d Lydia Bliss.
6. Abigail, b. Mar. 30, '25; m. Henry Finch.
7. Amey, b. Sept. 5, '27; m. Jencks.
8. Elizabeth, b. July 15, '30; prob. d. in infancy
9. Hopestill, b. not fonnd; m. Squire Bucklin.
10. Peter, b. '37; m. Elce Bucklin.
11. Mercy, b. not found; m. Elijah Bucklin.

He was the grandfather of notable Rev. Hosea Ballou.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649167_00309). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], image 309-310. Council and Probate Records, Vol 2, 1749-1768, Page 145-148. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Free Ancestry.com image
2. ↑ "Smithfield, Rhode Island, Deaths," in NEHGR, 146:345, citing 2:145-148: "Ballou, Peter, cooper, departed this life 9 May 1754"
3. ↑ Adin Ballou, An elaborate history and genealogy of the Ballous in America (1888)

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66391566/peter-ballou : accessed 14 March 2021), memorial page for Peter Ballou (1 Aug 1689–9 May 1754), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66391566, citing North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Jeannine (Booton) Hall (contributor 46842521) Find A Grave: Memorial #66391566.
• Robert Battle Ancestry of Harriet Miers, unsourced family history report.
• Horace Edwin Hayden, Alfred Hand, John Woolf Jordan, editors Genealogical and Family History of the Wyoming and Lackawanna ..., Volume 1, p 25.
• https://sprague.one-name.net/getperson.php?personID=I43465&tree=Sprague.
• George L. Faxon, "The history of the Faxon family, containing a genealogy of the descendants of Thomas Faxon of Braintree, Mass", Springfield, Massachusetts, Press of Springfield Printing Company, 1880. Page 102. Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61157/images/46155_b289951-00114?pId=1448009 : 20 Jun 2021),Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
• "Abstracts Copied From Council and Probate Records 2", Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649952_00043 : accessed 20 Jun 2021), Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Transcribed copy of Will written 18 Apr 1754, Smithfield, Providence, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.