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John J. Ballentine 1781–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 17 Feb 1859

Death Location: Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Ballentine

Mother: Mary Currie

Spouse(s): Rulaney None

Children(s): Rebecca Ballentine, Rulaney Ballentine, John Ballentine

John J. Ballentine was born in 1781 in Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Ballentine And Mary Currie. John J. Ballentine married Rulaney, and had children including John James Ballentine, Rebecca Ballentine, Rulaney Ballentine. John J. Ballentine passed away in 1859 in Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John J. Ballentine was born in 1781 in Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Ballentine And Mary Currie.
  • John J. Ballentine married Rulaney, and had children including John James Ballentine, Rebecca Ballentine, Rulaney Ballentine.
  • John J. Ballentine passed away in 1859 in Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ballentine
1745–1780
Birth Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Mary Currie
1745–1792
Birth Location: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina Colony
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Spouses(s)

Rulaney None
1792–1860
Birth Location: Goose Creek, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Rebecca Ballentine
1816–
Birth Location: Goose Creek, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
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Rulaney Ballentine
1823–
Birth Location: SC
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John Ballentine
1827–1887
Birth Location: St James Creek Parish, South Carolina, United States
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John Ballentine's Ancestors

Self
John Ballentine
1781–1859
Birth Place: Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Parents
William Ballentine
1745–1780
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mary Currie
1745–1792
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina Colony
Grandparents
Dougal Ballentine
1717–1800
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Joseph Curry
1715–1771
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ballentine's Descendants

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John (J.) Ballentine (1781–17 Feb 1859) m. Rulaney (1792–1860)
  1. 1. Rebecca Ballentine 1816– m. James (Howard) Drose 1805–1880
    1. 1. Thomas (Nathaniel) Droze 1834–1918 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Ballentine 1841–1908
      1. 1. Anna (Julia) Drose 1873–1950 m. Robert (Malachai) Grooms 1867–1935
        1. 1. Rilla Grooms 1878–1992 m. Silas Clark 1890–1961
        2. 2. Seana Clark 1881–1972 m. Silas Clark 1890–1961 m. Silas Clark 1890–1961
        3. 3. Angie Grooms 1896–1972
        4. 4. Alice Grooms 1898–
        5. 5. Mamie Grooms 1906–
        6. 6. Robert Grooms 1909–
        7. 7. Eugne Grooms 1895–1935
        8. 8. Allen (Checkard) GROOMS 1899–1958
        9. 9. Robie Grooms 1909–
        10. 10. George Grooms 1911–1968
      2. 2. John (W) Droze 1876–1944
      3. 3. Laura Droze 1885–
      4. 4. 1886–
      5. 5. Hariet Drose 1868–
      6. 6. Sarah Drose 1877–
      7. 7. Olivia Drose 1872–
      8. 8. James Drose 1870–
      9. 9. Susan Drose 1866–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Dehay 1837–
      1. 1. Andrew (J.) Dehay 1860–1944
        1. 1. Leitha (Elizabeth) Dehay 1890–1958
      2. 2. Furman Dehay 1864–1908
    3. 3. Henry (Foster) Drose 1847–1942
      1. 1. John (Henry Drose) Sr 1871–1943
        1. 1. John (Henry Drose) Jr 1894–1954
        2. 2. Esther Tyrrell 1898–1982
    4. 4. Crowell (Churchwell) Droze 1852–1935
      1. 1. Louise Chubb 1886–1961
        1. 1. Charles (Samuel) Chubb 1911–1987
    5. 5. Elizabeth Dehay 1837–
      1. 1. Andrew (J.) Dehay 1860–1944 m. Lindy (Rourke,) DeHay 1864–1911
        1. 1. Leitha (DeHay) Owens 1890–1958 m. George (Pierce Owens) Sr 1877–1943
        2. 2. Rebecca DeHay 1898–1987
        3. 3. Ellen (Cynthia) Dehay 1908–1993
      2. 2. Furman Dehay 1864–1908
        1. 1. Etta (Eliza) DeHay 1900–1971 m. Marrion (Dawson "Dawsey") Clark 1893–1939
  2. 2. Rulaney Ballentine 1823–
  3. 3. John (James) Ballentine 1827–1887

John Ballentine's Timeline

2 Records

1781
1781
Birth of John J. Ballentine in Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
1859
17 Feb 1859
Age 78
Death of John J. Ballentine in Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1859
    Event Place: Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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