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Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous
Author: Adin Ballou
ARIEL BALLOU, M. D., AND LATIMER W. BALLOU, LL.D., PROPRIETARY PUBLISHERS.
Call Number: R929.2 B34
This book contains histories and records of the Ballou family in America.
Bibliographic Information: Ballou, Adin. An Elaborate and Genealogy of the Ballous. Press of E.L. Freeman and Son, State Printers. Providence, R.I. 1888.
Pages 18 - 22
[2.] JOHN BALLOU2, Maturin1; presumed to have been b. in Providence, R. I., about the year 1650; m. 1st Hannah (???), surname, parentage, date and particulars of mge. not found. From this wife he was separated by divorce of the Colonial General Assembly, May 2, 1676. He m. 2d Hannah Garrett, alias Jarrett, of Rhode Island, Jan. 4, 1678-9. Issue.--8--1. John, b. Aug. 26, 1683; m. Naomi Inman Feb. 5, 1713-14.
9--2. Maturin, b. sup. 1685; m. 1st Sarah Arnold, 2d Mary Cooper, 1759.
10--3. Peter, b. Aug. 1, 1689; m. Rebecca Asten or Esten, May 13, 1714.
11--4. Sarah, b. not found; get no satisfactory trace of her.
12--5. Hannah, b. not found; no trace; prob. d. in early infancy.
13--6. Abigail, b. not found; m. John Albrough June 7, 1713.John Ballou2 appears to have lived several years in early manhood on the Island of Rhode Island, in Portsmouth or Newport. There he was admitted a freeman in 1671. It is possible he there m. his first wife, the Hannah from whom he was separated by divorce in 1676. But this is uncertain, as he resided alternately on the Island and in Providence. All we know concerning his divorce and the grounds of it is derivable from the following Colonial record, viz.--
"At a Session of the General Assembly, held at Newport May 2, 1676, Voted: Whereas John Belou, of the town of Providence, presented his petition to this Assembly for a legal divorce from his wife Hannah Belou; the Court, upon examination of the matter, finding that from the first of their marriage they lived very discontentedly--she complaining of his insufficiency: for the reason abovesaid, and others, the Assembly doth see cause to divorce the said John Belou from all matrimonial engagements to the said Hannah Belou, and that from henceforth this Assembly doth dedeclare him absolutely free as aforesaid."
This looks a little like the easy-going kind of divorces, being granted mainly on account of incompatibility, with the blame charged on the wife. We cannot look behind the record into the merits of the case, and might more properly, as some will think, have ignored the whole matter, but chose rather to unveil it in the interest of truthful history, and leave its lesson of human infirmity for admonition.
The following letters from John2 to his brother James (with Nathaniel's previously given) were rescued from oblivion by our pioneer in this work, Ira B. Peck, Esq., and several other long half-buried ancient documents, preserved by the resident descendants of James in their inherited patrimonial domicile. They are quaint and curious enough for careful insertion on these pages. They were written from his residence on the Island, and are as follows.--
Feb. 4, 1677. "Loving brother,--My love remembered unto thee, and my love to my grandmother, and to brother Peter, and to my neighbors. Let this give you to understand that we are all in pretty good health at this present time. I do hear that you do intend to come down shortly; and if thou dost, I would have thee see what is become of them apples which I put in the ground, and if they ban't spoiled bring them down with thee.
I rest thy brother, John Ballou.
It would seem that it was then common to preserve apples during the winter by burying them in the ground.
Again he wrote, under date of April 1, 1678.--
"Loving brother,--My love is remembered unto thee, and to my grand mother, and to Peter. Let this give thee to understand that we are all in health at this time--thanks be to God for his mercy. I have been three times to speak to John Thornton about thy business, and yet he hath done nothing about it. [Here ensues a sentence which is unintelligible.] Mother's being warned by the Town Council was nothing else but to know whether she did intend to remain or stay longer upon the Island. Our purpose it to come up to Providence as soon as ever we can. It may be a week or a fortnight before we shall be able to come up. I would have thee not trouble thyself about fencing in any more ground this spring; because either thee or I must, this summer, if we live, go down to the bay and look after that business there. So I shall forbear at this time, hoping you are in health, and to see you before it be long.
Your loving brother, John Ballou.
One thing more about the rest of the cooper stuf. James Clark has a great mind to have it; and if you can fetch it down for him, he will pay you anything except money. But if you can't, then send word by the next boat; but if you can, then send word what pay."
The originals of these letters, as well as Nathaniel's, have come into our possession by transmission from Mr. Peck. They are in a tolerable state of preservation, exhibit an old fashion chirography quite fair in its style, and with signatures peculiarly distinct. The above would afford good fac-similes. A few of the words and phrases puzzled my understanding, but with slight exceptions they are accurately rendered. They have a homely simplicity, but their naturalness of business detail does not detract from their value, especially in a case where we have nothing else to give us even a hint as to the domestic experiences, circumstances and pursuits of these family ancestors. We infer that John2 was without companionable wife or child during those days, and dwelling with his mother and sister in their temporary home. James and Peter and grandmother Pike were on their Providence plantation, with occasional business of common interest up and down the shores of Narragansett Bay.
It would seem that his widowed mother, and probably his sister Hannah, had been staying with John on the Island. Very likely they went thither, as many others did, just before king Philip's Indians attacked Providence, to escape impending danger. James, however, and his grandmother Pike, either did not flee to the Island, or had already returned to Providence. John took up his abode with the rest of the family before 1681: for he was then admitted a freeman of Providence. It seems, too, that he served in the Indian war and was wounded; for the General Assembly, at their October session in 1684, passed the following order.--"John Ballou is allowed three pounds in or as money to be paid by the General Treasurer for his cure of his wound in the late Indian war." Later the three brothers, John, James and Peter, settled near each other on a large tract of land in the locality then called by the Indian name, Loquasquissuck, afterwards modernized into Louisquisset. This locality lies now mainly, if not wholly, in the town of Lincoln. It includes Lime Rock and the adjacent vicinity, especially north-eastward.
As specimens of antique land surveying and recording, we copy the following layings-out to John Ballou2.--"April ye 11th, 1685. Laid out in ye right of ye deceased Robert Pike, in lieu of land formerly laid out for a share of medow in ye second division, now changed & laid down to common. The said land is ten acres and is now laid out, and is situate and lieing and being in ye woods commonly called Loquasquissick woods, & near unto the now dwelling house of James Belloo, about South Eastward from it, bounding on ye Norwestern Corner with a black oak tree marked, and on ye noreastern corner with a black oak tree marked, & on ye southwestern corner with a black oak tree marked, & on ye southeastern corner with a low rock; it being northward & southward the longest ways, the breadth ways eastward and westward--ye northern end bounding with a highway, and ye westward side with a highway, on ye eastern side with common, and on ye southern end with ye land of Henry Brown.
Laid out the year & day abovesaid by me,
Thomas Olney, sirveior."By Arthur Fenner, sirvair, & William Hopkins, sirvair. Several years since laid out unto John Bellou in the right of his dedeased father, Matureen Belloo, for a share of medow in the second division, ten acres of low swampy land, lieing & being in that part of Providence plantation commonly called Loquassqussick woods, & upon a small stream which runneth into the land of Edward Inman & his partners; the which ten acres of land, not being by ye said Arthur Fenner & ye said William Hopkins returned to ye town to be recorded, hath, this eleventh day of April, 1685, been by me, Thomas Olney, sirveior, returned & the bounds thereof taken. It is bounded on the southeastern corner with a stake drove into the ground, the which also is a boundry of the land of Benjamin Hearnton, and from said stake to range Eastward to a maple tree marked, and from ye said maple tree to range Northward to a black-oak tree marked, & from said black oak Northwestward to the aforesaid stream, and so up along the stream to a maple tree marked for a western corner bound; the southern part bounding with ye aforesaid Benjamin Hearnton's land--the western part with ye common, and ye eastern part with ye common, the northern part with ye aforesaid stream & partly with swampy land." Other examples omitted as unnecessary.
On these and other adjacent parcels of land, comprising altogether a spacious homestead, John Ballou2 and his second wife, Hannah Garrett, spent the maturer portion of their lives, and reared their family of seven children. We have found no clew to the parentage or birth-date of Hannah Garrett, but have given the authentic date of their marriage at the head of their family record. Besides what has already been given, very little of his biography has come down to our times. We have assumed, with sufficient reason that he must have d. in 1714. Of his wife's decease no information has been obtained. Nor have we any knowledge concerning their burial place; but probably it was in the near vicinity of their homestead.(*)
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Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous
Author: Adin Ballou
ARIEL BALLOU, M. D., AND LATIMER W. BALLOU, LL.D., PROPRIETARY PUBLISHERS.
Call Number: R929.2 B34
This book contains histories and records of the Ballou family in America.
Bibliographic Information: Ballou, Adin. An Elaborate and Genealogy of the Ballous. Press of E.L. Freeman and Son, State Printers. Providence, R.I. 1888.
Pages 18 - 22
[2.] JOHN BALLOU2, Maturin1; presumed to have been b. in Providence, R. I., about the year 1650; m. 1st Hannah (???), surname, parentage, date and particulars of mge. not found. From this wife he was separated by divorce of the Colonial General Assembly, May 2, 1676. He m. 2d Hannah Garrett, alias Jarrett, of Rhode Island, Jan. 4, 1678-9. Issue.--
8--1. John, b. Aug. 26, 1683; m. Naomi Inman Feb. 5, 1713-14.
9--2. Maturin, b. sup. 1685; m. 1st Sarah Arnold, 2d Mary Cooper, 1759.
10--3. Peter, b. Aug. 1, 1689; m. Rebecca Asten or Esten, May 13, 1714.
11--4. Sarah, b. not found; get no satisfactory trace of her.
12--5. Hannah, b. not found; no trace; prob. d. in early infancy.
13--6. Abigail, b. not found; m. John Albrough June 7, 1713.Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England
Author: John Farmer
Call Number: R929.1 F233
This book contains a genealogical register of the first settlers of New England.
Bibliographic Information: Farmer, John. Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England. No publication information.
"GARRETT, JAMES, Charlestown, freeman 1639, had a son James, b. in 1646. RICHARD, Boston, a shoemaker, and member of the church, came over in 1630, in which year he requested to be admitted freeman. A particular account of the circumstances which occasioned his death, 31 Dec. 1630, is given by Winthrop, i. Hist. N. E. 39, 40. Richard Garrett, who d. at Boston, 29 March, 1662, and Robert Garrett living there in 1643, might be his sons.
Page 117 - 118"
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Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous
Author: Adin Ballou
ARIEL BALLOU, M. D., AND LATIMER W. BALLOU, LL.D., PROPRIETARY PUBLISHERS.
Call Number: R929.2 B34
This book contains histories and records of the Ballou family in America.
Bibliographic Information: Ballou, Adin. An Elaborate and Genealogy of the Ballous. Press of E.L. Freeman and Son, State Printers. Providence, R.I. 1888.
Page 32-35
[9]. MATURIN BALLOU3, John2, Maturin1; b. Providence, R. I., prob. about 1685; m. 1st, as supposed, Sarah Arnold, though what little data we have is imperfect and obscure. Issue.--
35--1. Elce or Alcy, b. date not found; m. 1st David Arnold, 2d R. Sayles.
Mrs. Sarah had no more chn. She d. at an unascertained date; and Maturin3 m. 2d Mercy Cooper, ptge., birth-date, &c. not found; cer. Feb. 28, 1759, by Stephen Sly, J. P. Issue.--
36--2. William, b. Smithfield, 1759; m. Mary Bucklin.
37--3. Maturin, b. Smithfield, 1760; m. Barbara Bucklin.
Maturin3 selected his home in the then partial wilderness about one mile west from Valley Falls, in Smithfield, on a sightly swell of land, near an admirable spring of water. There he extemporized his log cabin, felled the forest, and cleared up a valuable farm. In process of time he erected an ample framed house, whose huge oaken beams may still be seen in a portion of the renovated mansion. The site is plainly visible from the Providence & Worcester R. Road in approaching Valley Falls from the northwest. He is reported to have been a very industrious, upright, benevolent and pious man. How long he lived with his first wife we have no information. But if he was b. in 1685, as we have supposed, he must have been over 70 yrs. old at his mge. to
(*) These old Smithfield Records may be found in the custody of the Town Clerk of Lincoln, one
of the new towns-into which original Smitbfield was subdivided in 1871.
Mercy Cooper 1759, and she a comparatively young woman. After she had given birth to her son William, and was prospectively the mother of another child, it seems that Maturin fell dangerously sick, and deemed it prudent to make his Will. This is an interesting and valuable genealogical document, which it seems very proper to copy. It is as follows.--"In the name of God, amen. I Maturin Belloue, of Smithfield, in the County of Providence, and Colony of Rhode Island, Yeoman; being sick and weak of body, but in perfect mind and memory, and calling to mind the uncertainty of Time in this Life, Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, in manner and form as follows, viz. Principally and first of all, I recommend my soul to God who gave it, and my body to the earth to be decently Interred at the Discretion of my Executor hereinafter named. And all the worldly Estate it hath pleased God to bless me with in this Life I give and Dispose of as follows.--
Imprimis. My will is that all my just Debts and funeral Expenses be paid by my Executor, out of my movable Estate.
Item. I give unto Sarah Belloue, Daughter of my brother Peter Deceased, one good cow out of my movables.
Item. I give unto my well beloved wife, Mercy belloue, the Improvement and profits of all my Estate, both Real and personal not yet Disposed of, to bring up my child or children if she should have any more within the space of nine months first after my Decease; and in case she should have a son within the time abovesaid, then he should have a part of my real Estate hereafter mentioned; but if a daughter, then to have the sum of three hundred pounds old tenor, or movables equivalent.
Item. I give to my beloved son William Belloue my real estate to the westward of the Dam that Turns the brook near Eleazer Brown's Land, so to range southerly to the spring where Atermy Finch fetches water from.
Item. I give to my other son, if my said wife should have one within the time aforesaid, all my land or Real Estate to the Eastward of the Dam and spring aforesaid; but in case she should have none, the whole of all my Real Estate to be and remain to my said son William belloue; but in case my child or children abovesaid should Die before they Arrive to Lawful age, and without Legitimate issue, that and then my sd. Estate to be Disposed of in the following manner, viz.--
Item. I give to the heirs of Susannah Belloue, wife of Samuel Belloue, the one half of all the Estate whatsoever that her mother's sister my wife Sarah brought to me; and the other half of sd. estate to Patience brown widow. [Here the meaning is thrown into confusion by the word "sister." Whether the draftsman of the Will was in fault, or the Probate recorder, or our copyist, we know not. But we venture to guess that the original word, now standing as sister, was first, or former wife. We therefore assume the meaning to have been, that the testator's former wife, Sarah, was widow Sarah Arnold, the mother of his cousin Samuel Ballou's wife.]
Item. I give to Mary Lapham and Sarah Sprague, Daughters of my brother John belloue, and Tabitha Cempton [Kempton], grand daughter of my sd. brother John belleau by his Daughter Tabatha, the sum of thirty pounds apeace in bills of public credit Old Tenor.
Item. I give to Sarah Belloue, Daughter of my aforesaid brother Peter Deceased, all the remainder of my personal Estate whatsoever.
Item. My will is that all my Real Estate whatsoever, if need be, be sold and conveyed by my said Executor to the best advantage, still giving the first offer of purchasing the same to such of my cousins, Legatees hereafter named, as are able and willing to purchase; and that the money arising by said sale be Divided into eighteen Equal parts or shares, which I give or distribute as follows, viz.--
Item. I give to Maturin Belloue, son of my sd. brother Peter belleu, Two of the aforesaid shares forever.
Item. I give to matturein Albrough, son of my sister Abigail albrough Deceased, Two other of said shares.
Item. I give the remaining fourteen shares to the other Nine Children of my said Deceased brother, Peter belleaue, and to the other four children of my sd. sister Abigail Albrough, and to my Grand Daughter Lydia brown, wife of capt. Christopher brown, To Each of them one full share forever.
Item. my will is, that if any of the Last mentioned sixteen Legatees shall Die before they arrive to Lawful age, without Legitimate Issue, that the parts or shares of the Deceased be Equally Divided among the survivors of the same stock or family.
Item. I constitute, ordain and appoint my friend christopher brown, of Smithfield aforesaid, sole Executor of this my Last will and Testament; and I do hereby utterly revoke, Disannul and Disallow all former and other wills, Testaments, Legacies and Device by me heretofore made, given or Devised; Ratifying and Confirming this, and no other, as my Last will and Testament.
In witness and full confirmation hereof, I have set my hand and seal this third Day of April, in the Thirty Third year of his majestie's Reign, George the second, King of Great Britain &c; Anno Domini 1760.
Signed, sealed, published, proclaimed and Delivered by the said Maturin belloue as his last Will and Testament,
In the presence of us,
John Power, his
Samuel Tucker, Maturaen & Beloue
Benjamin Arnold. mark.
This Will was duly proved by the Town Council of old Smithfield, at a session held May 19, 1760. It is recorded in B. I., p. 329. And Mr. Peck made a note, over twenty years ago, at the foot of his copy, that the original was then in the possession of a widow Ballou resident on the ancient homestead. I have had no convenient opportunity to examine either the original document or the Probate Record of it. If I had made such an examination, perhaps I could have cleared up some of its obscure phraseology, and precluded the necessity of my explanation concerning his wife Sarah. Whatever exceptions may justly be taken to its orthography and style, it evinces that the testator had a good memory and kind consideration of his kindred, as also a careful ingenuity in providing for possible contingencies. The child he anticipated proved to be a son, received his name, Maturin, and inherited his real estate jointly with his elder brother William. So the contingent distribution of it among the sixteen prospective legatees was foreclosed. But it is none the less helpful to genealogical research by its numerous specifications of relationship. Maturin3 d. May 7, 1760. Mrs. Mercy, his widow, subsequently m. Jeremiah Bucklin, and with him dwelt on the farm till her two sons became of age.
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Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous
Author: Adin Ballou
ARIEL BALLOU, M. D., AND LATIMER W. BALLOU, LL.D., PROPRIETARY PUBLISHERS.
Call Number: R929.2 B34
This book contains histories and records of the Ballou family in America.
Bibliographic Information: Ballou, Adin. An Elaborate and Genealogy of the Ballous. Press of E.L. Freeman and Son, State Printers. Providence, R.I. 1888.
Page 35-38
[10.] PETER BALLOU3, John2, Maturin1; b. in Providence, R. I., Aug. 1, 1689; m. Rebecca Esten, dr. of Henry and Sarah Esten, b. in Providence May 9, 1695; cer. May 13, 1714, by R. Waterman, J. P. The maiden surname of the bride has been found variously written in the old Records Eustance, Ashton, Asten and Esten. The last seems to be the true one, or far the most preferable. Issue.--
38-- 1. Rebecca, b. Aug. 26, 1715; m. William Sprague Apl. 10, 1738.
39-- 2. Sarah, b. Aug. 30, '17; m. Richard Angell, Jan. 25, 1767.
40-- 3. Hannah|twins, b. Aug. 19, '20; m. Ebenezer Bucklin.
41-- 4. Mary | b. " " " m. (???) Olney.
42-- 5. Maturin Rev., b. Oct. 30, '22; m. 1st Lydia Harris; 2d Lydia Bliss.
43-- 6. Abigail, b. Mar. 20, '25; m. Henry Finch.
44-- 7. Amey, b. Sept. 5, '27; m. (???) Jencks.
45-- 8. Elizabeth, b. July 15, '30; prob. d. in infancy.
46-- 9. Hopestill, b. not found; m. Squire Bucklin.
47--10. Peter, b. (???) '37; m. Elce Bucklin.
48--11. Mercy, b. not found; m. Elijah Bucklin.
Peter Ballou3 settled on what was afterwards called "Stump Hill," near a stream known as "Observation Brook," since furnishing water power to "Olney's Factory," in now Lincoln, R. I., formerly Smithfield, and originally Providence. It will interest many readers to understand that he was the grandfather of our celebrated Rev. Hosea Ballou. We have, however, but little biographical material wherewith to illustrate his character, worth, or fame. General tradition reports him to have been a very conscientious and morally exemplary man. We see what a large family he and his companion reared up in their then frontier home, and can easily imagine that their lot in life was one of pioneer toil and hard earned competence. He was a cooper by trade, and probably throve all the better as farmer by his mechanical profits. His homestead joined that of his brother Maturin3 toward the north. The principal memorial he left us is his Will, which may be found on Providence Records, B. I., p. 145, and is as follows.--"In the name of God, Amen; the eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord 1754. I, Peter Ballou, of Smithfield, in the county of Providence, in the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England, cooper; now calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for men once to Die--do make and ordain this my last will and testament; that is to say, Principally first of all I give and Recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it, hoping, through the merits, Death and passion of my Savior Jesus Christ, to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins, and to inherit Everlasting Life; and my body I commit to the earth, to be Deacently buried at the Discretion of my Executor hereinafter named--nothing doubting that at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God; and as touching such worldly Estate whereof it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life; I Give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form; that is to say, first I will that those Debts and duties I do owe in Right or concience to any manner of person or persons whatever shall be well and truly contented and paid, or ordered to be paid in convenient time after my Decease, by my Executor hereafter named.
Item. I give to my Eldest son, Maturean Ballou, twenty acres of Land, to be laid off to him, his heirs and Assigns, the said Maturean Ballou, to be Laid to him off the South side of my farm, joining to my brother Maturean Ballou, southerly and easterly to William Brown, and westerly with Obadiah Olney, the twenty Acres I mortgaged to the colony and took out money for him, and gave it to him, and he gave me an indemnifying bond to keep me harmless from the colony; that is to say, he paying the gold and principle to said colony.
Item. I give to my loving wife all my movable estate, whom I likewise make my executor.
Item. I give to my youngest son, Peter Ballou, all the rest of my homestead farm, singular my lands, messuages and tennaments, by him freely to be possessed and enjoyed. I do here make my Loving wife, Rebecca Ballou, and ordain her my only sole executor of this my Last will and testament, and all the profits of said farm untill my son Peter Doth come to the age of one and twenty, and then to have one half the profits of the said farm while she continueth my widow, or untill her natural Death, which ever shall happen first.
Item. I give to Rebecca Sprague ten shillings, to be in some convenient time paid to her.
Item. I give to my dafter Sarah Ballou ten pounds, and a privilege in my house while she Liveth Single.
Item. I give to my dafter Mary Olney ten shillings.
Item. I give to my dafter Hannah Bucklin twenty shillings.
Item. I give to Olney Jencks five pounds.
Item. I give to Abigail Finch five pounds.
Item. I give to my dafter Hope Bucklin five pounds.
Item. I give to my dafter Marcy Ballou twenty pounds.
I ordain my loving wife to be my sole executor of this my last will and testament, and do hereby utterly Disallow, Revoke and Disannul all and every other former testaments, wills and Legacies, bequests and Executors by me in any way before this time made, willed and bequeathed; ratifying and confirming this, and no other, to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the year and day above written. Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced and Declared, by the said Peter Ballou as his last will and Testament, in the presence of us the subscribers,
viz. Nicholas Camp, Peter Ballou. [L. S.]
Maturean Ballou,
Samuel Tucker.
This Will was proved at a Town Council in Smithfield June 17, 1754. The record says.--"The said Peter Ballou, cooper, departed this life ye 9th day of May 1754." Mr. Peck says.--"His gravestone I found in the North Burying Ground at Providence, nearly covered by underbrush, and the letters much obscured."We learn incidentally from this document, besides its fundamental facts, that his daughter Elizabeth was not living, being unmentioned; that his dr. Sarah was living in maidenhood; that his youngest dr. Mercy was living in early youth; and that probably his dr. Amey had been some time deceased. Whether the Olney Jencks mentioned was the son of Amey, or her husband, is left unindicated. We may infer from her being made sole executor, that Mrs. Rebecca, the wife and mother, was a capable, judicious, trustworthy woman. It seems that Peter3 was designated on Providence Records as Peter, Jr., simply, we suppose, to distinguish him from his uncle Peter2. His widow survived him till Feb. 13, 1787, almost 33 yrs.--aged 93 yrs. 9 mos. and 4 ds. They were obviously people of substance, respectability and influence among their contemporaries.
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Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous
Author: Adin Ballou
ARIEL BALLOU, M. D., AND LATIMER W. BALLOU, LL.D., PROPRIETARY PUBLISHERS.
Call Number: R929.2 B34
This book contains histories and records of the Ballou family in America.
Bibliographic Information: Ballou, Adin. An Elaborate and Genealogy of the Ballous. Press of E.L. Freeman and Son, State Printers. Providence, R.I. 1888.
Page 38
[11.] SARAH BALLOU3, John2, Maturin1; b. in Providence, R. I., at a date not ascertained, prob. 1692 or later. We thought at first that we had found some trace of this Sarah Ballou; but at length ascertained that we had applied to her certain facts which belonged to the life of her niece, Sarah Ballou4, dr. of Peter3. We are now satisfied that we have no reliable trace of Sarah3, and must conclude that she d. at some age unmarried, if not in early infancy.
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Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous
Author: Adin Ballou
ARIEL BALLOU, M. D., AND LATIMER W. BALLOU, LL.D., PROPRIETARY PUBLISHERS.
Call Number: R929.2 B34
This book contains histories and records of the Ballou family in America.
Bibliographic Information: Ballou, Adin. An Elaborate and Genealogy of the Ballous. Press of E.L. Freeman and Son, State Printers. Providence, R.I. 1888.
Page 38
[12.] HANNAH BALLOU3, John2, Maturin1, has left no trace of her birth, life or death. It is prob. she d. in early infancy.
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Author: Adin Ballou
ARIEL BALLOU, M. D., AND LATIMER W. BALLOU, LL.D., PROPRIETARY PUBLISHERS.
Call Number: R929.2 B34
This book contains histories and records of the Ballou family in America.
Bibliographic Information: Ballou, Adin. An Elaborate and Genealogy of the Ballous. Press of E.L. Freeman and Son, State Printers. Providence, R.I. 1888.
Page 38-39
[13.] ABIGAIL BALLOU3, John2, Maturin1; b. in Providence, R. I., birth-date not found, perhaps about 1695; m. John Albrough, Jr., son of John and Mary (Stokes) Albrough, b. Aug. 23, 1694--as witnessed by the following certificate.--"These are to certify all persons whom they may or shall concern--that John Albro', Junr. & Abigail Billoo were lawfully joined together in marriage, at the house of John Vaughn in Portsmouth, the seventh day of ye fourth month called June 1713 within this his majtie's colony of R. I. &c. per me
George Cornell, Assistant.
A true copy of the original Recorded, per me
WM. SANFORD, Town Clerk.
Issue, b. and recorded in Portsmouth, R. I.--
49--1. John Albrough, b. June 7, 1714;
50--2. Samuel " b. Oct. 10, '16;
51--3. Mary " b. Feb. 6, '18;
52--4. Maturin " b. June 4, '21;
53--5. Sarah " b. Feb. 24, '23; d. Apl. 28, 1728.
54--6. Peter " b. Mar. 19, '27-8.
See First Book of Marriages Portsmouth, R. I., p. 233, and other records. The Albroughs appear to have been people of enterprise and good social standing among the colonial pioneers of R. I.; but our information is very limited concerning them, and whether we shall be able to trace their descent further, or add anything to the above, is uncertain. As yet we have not the death-dates of the parents nor any family records of their descendants.
