William Ballard Sr (1684 - 1754)

Born 26 Sep 1684 in James City County, Colony of Virginia

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Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1754 at age 70 in King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Descendant of Thomas Ballard, a Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestor.

William was born in 1684.He died on 2 October 1754 and was buried.^[1]

• Fact: Residence James City, Virginia, United States

• Fact: Residence King and Queen, Virginia, United States

• Fact: Residence Scottsville, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America

Research Notes

Because of the advent of DNA testing, two groups of Ballard descendants claim descent from Thomas Ballard of James City County. From what we know of y-DNA testing, this is not possible; it could be one or the other, but definitely not both. Or neither. All of the genealogies that assert a connection claim descent from William Ballard and Philadelphia. Based on the evidence presented, it is not believed that this William is the son of Thomas Ballard; rather, the records show (and sadly, there are very few) that William Ballard, son of Thomas of James City County, lived and died in that part of Charles City County that was once part of James City County. Therefore, it follows that the listing of children is flawed as well, due to no acceptable documents or sources being presented for this William.

It is not yet documented that their daughter was the Alice who married John Stanley.

From Vince B Ballard to John Ballard: There is no estate listed for William and Philadelphia Ballard at all. This list of children for them was made up by someone. I have never found any thing with this connection listing these children. There were other Ballards listed in Essex county. John, Richard, Ambrose William, and Thomas is what I remember.

This list of children was established after years of research from many genealogists. They are tied together through records in the area where they lived, Quakers records, naming pattern of children, travel records and county boundary records. No, there is not an estate for William and Philadelphia Ballard and given the extensive destruction in that area during Civil War there may never be records found. Sometimes the proof is not in one sheet of paper but in the combination of many little tidbits of paper collected over years of research. I have been researching for 25 years and many of the others who worked on this list were researching longer than I. I am sure that we would welcome you to take any one of the list and work your way through Virginia records and prove without a doubt that they belong to another parent. And wish you the best luck in doing it. We all want to be proven right or corrected in our work. By the way, here is my list of children: Richard b @ 1697, Bland b @1700, Thomas b @ 1702, Philip b@ 1704, Alice b@ 1708, William b 8 Sept 1715, Philadelphia b 1718, and John b 1720. 20 Mar 2000

Sources

1. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #60662243
   Ancestry Record 60525 #118237814 (accessed 21 February 2024)
   William Ballard burial (died on 2 Oct 1754). Born on 26 Sep 1684.

• Residence: "U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943"
  Volume: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3753 #337479 (accessed 21 February 2024)
  Name: William Ballard; Residence Date on Image: 16 Third 1748; Translated Residence Date: 16 May 1748; Residence Place: Virginia; Monthly Meeting: Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting.

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

• Fact: Burial (October 1754) Scottsville, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America

• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch The John Ballard who md. Elizabeth Bland was not the son of Thomas Ballard and Katherine Hubbard. See explanation.

See also - other family trees:

• Family History : "Geneanet Community Trees Index"
  Original data: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet
  Ancestry Record 62476 #7169535314 (accessed 21 February 2024)
  Name: William Curtis Ballard; Gender: M (Male); Birth Date: 26 sept. 1684 (26 Sep 1684); Birth Place: Williamsburg, King James (Williamsburg), Virginia, USA; Marriage Date: 1704; Marriage Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA; Death Date: 2 oct. 1754 (2 Oct 1754); Death Place: King and Queen, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA; Father: Thomas Ballard,; Mother: Katherine Ann Hubbard; Spouse: Philadelphia Ludwell Lee; Child: William Ballard; View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/dferens?n=ballard&oc=&p=william+curtis.

• FamilySearch Person: LK2S-TTV for William Curtis Ballard (1684–1754). [why does this family tree have 37 sources, while the profile lacks a biography?]