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Joseph Ballinger (1691 - bef. 1745)

Rev. Joseph Ballinger aka Ballenger
Born in Evesham, Burlington County, Province of New Jerseymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1720 in Burlington County, Province of New Jerseymap
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 54 in Goochland County, Colony of Virginiamap
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Biography

Joseph Ballinger was born in New Jersey about 1681. Early in life, he left home, going first to Maryland, later to the Quaker settlements of Virginia. Before 1727[1] he settled in Henrico County, Virginia (that part which was cut off to form the county of Goochland). His will, probated in Goochland County, Virginia, February 1744/45, listed his children.

Henry Ballinger, father of Joseph, gave his sons, Joseph, Josiah, and Henry, 1200 acres of land in Salem, New Jersey which they sold. They had joined a group of Quakers headed by Alexander Ross, and Morgan Bryan in a plan to move to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Joseph's royal grant is recorded in Goochland County, Virginia. Joseph began life as a Quaker, but as he conformed to the ways of Virginia planters, and bought slaves of his own, he clashed with the teachings of the Friends, and perhaps was disowned by them, although no record of his disownment has been located. Joseph and his family then became members of the established Church of England (the Episcopal Church) and Joseph became a minister of the church and performed many marriage ceremonies. Some of this information is from "Three Generations of Ballingers in America" compiled by Emma Barrett Reeves.[2]

Note:

There is a coincidence that two Joseph Ballingers lived in Amelia/Henrico/Goochland, Virginia at the same time. One was a Huguenot that came to Virginia around 1700. The other Joseph (this profile) came to Virginia to Amelia/Henrico/Goochland from New Jersey. Be careful about this.


Marriage

Marriage:
Date: 4 Sep 1684

Will

Abstract of the Will of Joseph Ballenger[3]
Written: 5 June 1744
Proved: 19 February 1744
Goochland County, Colony of Virginia

The will of Joseph Ballinger of County and Parish of Henrico being weak in body.

  • To daughter Mary Wade, a negro named Tony and a cow and calf.
  • To daughter Charity Wade, a negro named Phyllis and a cow and calf.
  • To daughter Abigail, a negro named Nell, a cow and calf, and a side saddle.
  • To daughter Susanna, a negro named Hannah, a cow and calf, and a side saddle.
  • Two daughter Elizabeth, a negro named Guy, a side saddle, and a cow and calf.
  • To son Joseph, £50 at age 21.
  • To son Richard, £50 at age 21. Tract of land in Goochland County on the Bird is to be sold and the money to be divided equally among my seven children. My tract of land at the mountains to be equally divided between my sons Joseph and Richard.
  • To my wife Charity, 5 negros: Jack, Ned, Nell, Bess, and Bride, for life, and to my children at her discretion.
  • All the rest to her.

Executors: my two sons-in-law, Jeremiah Wade and Pierce Wade, and friend Thomas cawthorne, and my wife.
Witnesses: William Street, James Smith, Nicholas Neal. [4]

Burial

Burial:
Date: 1744/45
Place: , Goochland, Virginia

Sources

  1. Deed Bk 1, Pg 174; In 1729 Joseph Barringer (sic) of Goochland Co. buys 128 acres on the North side of the James River, on the main fork of Bird Creek from Henry Reynolds. This same land was willed by Joseph Ballinger.
  2. Douglas L Lusher Family Tree by Doug Lusher
  3. Deed books (with wills, inventories, etc.), 1728-1901; general indexes to deeds, wills, etc., 1728-1969: "Deed books (with wills, inventories, etc.), 1728-1901; general indexes to deeds, wills, etc., 1728-1969"
    Catalog: Deed books (with wills, inventories, etc.), 1728-1901; general indexes to deeds, wills, etc., 1728-1969 Deed books [with wills, inventories, etc.], v. 4-5 1741-1749
    Film number: 007645025 > image 267 of 602
    FamilySearch Image (accessed 20 March 2022)
  4. https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/52749959

See Also:

  • http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mygermanfamilies/family/QuakerMigr.html (scroll down to the migration to Virginia) Is Josiah actually Joseph?
  • FamilySearch.org: Pedigree Resource File, Millie Thornton Ballinger birth date 10/31/1756.
  • International Genealogical Index, Online Database Title: International Genealogical Index, Online Database Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS]. Publication: \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://www.familysearch.org : 2 Feb 2011 Date: 20 May 2011 Italicized: Y Parenthetical: Y
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #98157026 (Not a real source since no photo of headstone.)
  • Two more misspellings of Ballenger (Land descriptions in every case prove that Joseph Ballinger was the person intended.):
    • Order Bk 3, Mar 1732, Case of Joseph Barringer (sic) against James Howlin, dismissed Mar 1735.
    • Order Bk 4 and deed Bk 3 Pg. 372 Case of Joseph Barringer (sic) and Charity, his wife, vs John Henderson, a debt.
  • Public Ancestry Tree
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Name: Joseph Ballinger; Gender: Male; Birth Place: NJ; Spouse Name: Charity Wade; Spouse; Birth Place: VA; Spouse Birth Year: 1694; Number Pages: 1




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I have noted the surname spelling varies. Ballinger seems to be the accepted version.
posted by Cheryl Rothwell
Looks like the merge may have been in the wrong direction and LNAB got changed to Ballinger from Ballenger. Can we get a source for birth spelling? Are there Quaker records we can use?
posted by William Foster Jr
Ballinger-801 and Ballenger-49 appear to represent the same person because: I see no evidence of a second person, so the merge should proceed unless someone provides a source to document the existence of a second person. Rejected match removed and merge resubmitted.
posted by William Foster Jr
Ballenger-49 and Ballinger-801 do not represent the same person because: Insufficient matching data.
posted by Tom Coley
Ballenger-49 and Ballinger-801 appear to represent the same person because: Both represent the same person
posted by Bill Franklin
Ballenger-49 and Ballenger-300 appear to represent the same person because: same name and family
posted by Patricia Roche
I've never seen a document which spelled the name other than Ballinger.
posted by Cheryl Rothwell
The spelling of the last name is incorrect. Ancestors, descendants and Ballinger documents have the last name spelled Ballinger.
posted by Michael Foos

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