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Captain John Ballard 1693 – 1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1693

Birth Location: Middle Plantation (later named Williamsburg), York County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1746 (according to family Bible)

Death Location: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA (true)

Father: Lt. (Williamsburg)

Mother: Katherine Hubbard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bland

Children(s): John Ballard, Thomas Ballard, Delpha Ballard, Anne Buckner, Robert BALLARD

Captain John Ballard was born in 1693 in Middle Plantation (later named Williamsburg), York County, Virginia, USA, the child of Lt. Colonel THOMAS BALLARD Jr, of Middle Plantation (Williamsburg) and Katherine Hubbard. Captain John Ballard married Elizabeth Bland, and had children including John Ballard, Thomas Ballard, Delpha Ballard, Anne Ballard Buckner, Robert BALLARD. Captain John Ballard passed away in 1746 in Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA (true).

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Biography

  • Captain John Ballard was born in 1693 in Middle Plantation (later named Williamsburg), York County, Virginia, USA, the child of Lt. Colonel THOMAS BALLARD Jr, of Middle Plantation (Williamsburg) and Katherine Hubbard.
  • Captain John Ballard married Elizabeth Bland, and had children including John Ballard, Thomas Ballard, Delpha Ballard, Anne Ballard Buckner, Robert BALLARD.
  • Captain John Ballard passed away in 1746 in Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA (true).

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Captain Ballard's Ancestors

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Captain Ballard
1693 – 1746
Birth Place: Middle Plantation (later named Williamsburg), York County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lt. Colonel THOMAS BALLARD Jr, of Middle Plantation (Williamsburg)
1654 – 1711
York County, Virginia, USA
Katherine Hubbard
1668 – 1706
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Colonel (THOMAS BALLARD Sr, Member of Governor's Council, Clerk of) York,
1630 – 1689
Kent, England
Anne (Sara) Thomas
1633 – 1678
Claverley, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM SR.
1603 – 1689
ELIZABETH LEE
1609 – 1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joyce Lee
1566 – 1671
Anne Bridges
1574 – 1602

Captain Ballard's Descendants

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Captain (John) Ballard (1693 – 31 Aug 1746 (according to family Bible)) m. Elizabeth Bland (1697 – 3 Aug 1787)
  1. 1. John Ballard (1710 – 9 Jul 1787) m. Faitha (Edmunds) Ballard (1710 – 1740) m. Ann (Sayer) Ballard (1723 – 11 Jun 1779)
    1. 1. Martha Ballard (1735 – 1784) m. William (D) Holloway (24 Dec 1734 – 22 Nov 1784)
      1. 1. Mahulda (Ann) Holloway (1764 – 10 Sep 1826) m. John (P) Poole (1759 – 1837)
        1. 1. Temperance Poole (1798 – 1858) m. Benjamin Rhodes (14 February 1796 – 1869)
  2. 2. Thomas Ballard (1717 – 9 May 1781)
  3. 3. Delpha Ballard (1718 – )
  4. 4. Anne (Ballard) Buckner (1720 or 1725 – 30 Jun 1779)
  5. 5. Robert BALLARD (1721 – 1780)

Captain Ballard's Timeline

2 Records

1693
1693
Birth of Captain John Ballard in Middle Plantation (later named Williamsburg), York County, Virginia, USA
Middle Plantation (later named Williamsburg), York County, Virginia, USA
1746
31 Aug 1746 (according to family Bible)
Age 53
Death of Captain John Ballard in Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA (true)
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA (true)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1693
    Event Place: Middle Plantation (later named Williamsburg), York County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3521.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3537.021; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1746 (according to family Bible)
    Event Place: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA (true)
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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