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William Ballard 1535 – 1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1602

Death Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Jenninges\Jennynes\Jennens\Jennings,

Mother: Mary Beard

Spouse(s): Johanna Elliot

Children(s): Sir Jennings, Thomas Ballard, William Ballard, William Jennings, John Jennens, Isaac Ballard, Abraham Ballard, Ambrose Ballard, Ann Ballard, Joane Jennings, Mary Ballard

In 1535, William Ballard entered the world in England, born to Sir Admiral John Robert Peter Jenninges\Jennynes\Jennens\Jennings, and Mary Ellen Beard. William Ballard married Johanna Elliot, and had children including Sir Edmund William Jennings, Thomas Ballard, William III Ballard, William Jennings, John Jennens, Isaac Ballard, Abraham Ballard, Ambrose Ballard, Ann Ballard, Joane Jennings, Mary Ballard. William Ballard passed away in 1602 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, William Ballard entered the world in England, born to Sir Admiral John Robert Peter Jenninges\Jennynes\Jennens\Jennings, and Mary Ellen Beard.
  • William Ballard married Johanna Elliot, and had children including Sir Edmund William Jennings, Thomas Ballard, William III Ballard, William Jennings, John Jennens, Isaac Ballard, Abraham Ballard, Ambrose Ballard, Ann Ballard, Joane Jennings, Mary Ballard.
  • William Ballard passed away in 1602 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Jenninges\Jennynes\Jennens\Jennings,
1520 – 1575
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Beard
1513 – 1560
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Elliot
1539 – 1621
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwick, England
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Children(s)

Sir Jennings
1559 – 1602
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Thomas Ballard
1560 – 1580
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwick, Eng.
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William Ballard
1562 – 1570
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwick, Eng.
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William Jennings
1562 – 1633
Birth Location: 1652385, Warwickshire, England
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John Jennens
1564 – 1653
Birth Location: 1652385, Warwickshire, England
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Isaac Ballard
1564 – 1653
Birth Location: 1652385, Warwickshire, England
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Abraham Ballard
1565 –
Birth Location: –
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Ambrose Ballard
1568 – 1620
Birth Location: 1652385, Warwickshire, England
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Ann Ballard
1572 – 1592
Birth Location: Exning, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England
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Joane Jennings
1573 –
Birth Location: of Birmingham, Warwick, Eng.
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Mary Ballard
1575 – 1622
Birth Location: 1652385, Warwickshire, England
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William Ballard's Ancestors

Self
William Ballard
1535 – 1602
Birth Place: England
Parents
Sir Admiral John Robert Peter Jenninges\Jennynes\Jennens\Jennings,
1520 – 1575
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Ellen) Beard
1513 – 1560
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Philip Jennens
1480 – 1543
Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Spencer
1480 – 1548
Malborough, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Queen (Isabella Elisabeth von Osterreich\van Oostenrijk-Hapsburg-van Castilië-von) Oldenburg
1501 – 1526
Brussels, Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Great-Grandparents
Philip I
1478 – 1506
Joanna Castilië
1479 – 1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ballard's Descendants

1.
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William Ballard (1535 – 1602) m. Johanna Elliot (1539 – 10 DEC 1621)
  1. 1. Sir (Edmund William) Jennings (28 Jan 1559 – 6 Dec 1602) m. Lady (Joanna) Elliott** (1559 – 10 Dec 1621) m. Lady (Margaret) Barkham (17 November 1562 – 1594)
    1. 1. Augustine (Richard) Jennings (Abt. 1570 – Abt. 1598)
    2. 2. William (John (Great Iron Master of Birmingham)) Jennings (8 Aug 1579 – 25 Feb 1653)
    3. 3. Joan Jennings (1580 – 1640)
    4. 4. Robert Jennings (1581 – 1671)
    5. 5. William Jennings (1584 – 1642)
    6. 6. Sir (Edmund) Jennings (1588 – 9 Jul 1623) m. Anne (Agnes Stonehill) Baldwin (15 Jul 1579 – 17 Oct 1627) m. Frances ((Jennings)) Corbin (Dec 1571 – 22 Nov 1613)
      1. 1. Katherine (Frances \ Sarah (Grymes \ Dedman)) Jennings (1605 // 1610 // 1613 – 26 Aug 1678)
      2. 2. William Jennings (1592 – )
      3. 3. Peter Jennings (1599 – 4 MAR 1624)
      4. 4. Sir (Lord Jonathan) Jennings (1600 – 24 Aug 1649) m. Sir (James A. Holmes) Caldwell (1 Jun 1605 – 19 February 1639) m. Sarah (Eliza (Maiden???)) Jennings (1600 – 1635)
        1. 1. Alexander (John "John A") Caldwell (16 Sep 1624 – 18 Nov 1692)
        2. 2. Hansford (William) Caldwell (10 May 1628 – 1 Apr 1698)
        3. 3. William Caldwell (10 May 1628 – 1 Apr 1698)
        4. 4. William Holmes (10 May 1628 – April 1698)
        5. 5. William Caldwell (10 May 1628 – 1 Apr 1698)
        6. 6. Bessie Caldwell (26 july 1628 – AFT 1708)
        7. 7. Lady (Elizabeth "Bessie") Caldwell (1630 – 1708)
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann Caldwell) Huston (January 9, 1630/1631 – January 1692)
        9. 9. Robert Caldwell (16 Sept 1630 – 20 Jun 1692)
        10. 10. John Holmes (16 September 1630 – 20 June 1692)
        11. 11. Mary (Aldwell) Holmes (1634 – 1721) m. John (Alexander) Caldwell (1624 – 20 June 1692)
        12. 12. Mary (Lifefield born) Caldwell (20 September 1632 – Jan 1692)
        13. 13. Mary COLWELL\CALDWELL (September 20, 1632 – Jan 1654)
        14. 14. Robert Caldwell (1634 – April 1698)
        15. 15. Roger Caldwell (1634 – 20 June 1692)
        16. 16. Sir (James Henry Caldwell of) Donegal (30 Oct 1634 – 13 Feb 1716)
        17. 17. Roger Caldwell (30 Nov 1634 – 20 June 1692)
        18. 18. Sir (James Henry Caldwell, 1st) Baronet (30 November 1634 – 13 February 1716)
        19. 19. James Holmes (30 November 1634 – 13 February 1716)
        20. 20. Margaret (Caldwell) Delop (24 May 1636 – Jan 1692)
        21. 21. Margaret Caldwell (24 May 1636 – 1692)
        22. 22. Margaret Caldwell (24 May or Nov 1636 – 1720)
        23. 23. Joseph Caldwell (6 April 1637 – 1 June 1682)
        24. 24. Joseph Caldwell (6 April 1637 – 1 June 1682)
        25. 25. Judith Caldwell (September 1638 – 1692)
        26. 26. Edith Caldwell (1639 – )
        27. 27. Edith Caldwell (1639 – )
        28. 28. Alexander Caldwell (04 Sep 1639 – 1700)
        29. 29. Alexander Caldwell (04 Sep 1639 – 1700)
        30. 30. Alexander Caldwell (4 September 1639 – 1700)
        31. 31. Joseph Caldwell ( – abt 1793)
        32. 32. Captain (Peter) Jennings (1630 – 1719)
        33. 33. Hugh Jennings
      5. 5. Jane France (1605 – 1650)
      6. 6. Edmund Jennings (1610 – 4 MAR 1624)
      7. 7. PETER JENNINGS (CA 1630 – CA 1719)
  2. 2. Thomas Ballard (6 OCT 1560 – 1580)
  3. 3. William (III) Ballard (9 JUL 1562 – 19 MAY 1570)
  4. 4. William Jennings (9 Jul 1562 – 1633)
  5. 5. John Jennens (31 May 1564 – 25 Feb 1653)
  6. 6. Isaac Ballard (31 May 1564 – 25 Feb 1653)
  7. 7. Abraham Ballard (ABT 1565 – UNKNOWN)
  8. 8. Ambrose Ballard (ABT 1568 – ABT 1620)
  9. 9. Ann Ballard (1572 – 1592) m. Edward Bettes (1570 – 1591)
    1. 1. Alice Betts (1591 – 27 August 1624)
    2. 2. Edward Betts
    3. 3. John Betts ( – abt 1762)
  10. 10. Joane Jennings (ABT 1573 – )
  11. 11. Mary Ballard (26 Feb 1575 – 1622)

William Ballard's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of William Ballard in England
England
1602
1602
Age 67
Death of William Ballard in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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