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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.
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[8]. JOHN BALLOU3, John2, Maturin1; b. Providence, R. I., Aug. 26, 1683; m. Naomi Inman3, John2, Edward1, Feb. 5, 1713-14, by Samuel Wilkinson, J. P. Issue.--
28--1. John, b. date not found; m. Elizabeth Phillips.
29--2. Abraham, b. ; m. Mary Sayles May 3, 1739.
30--3. David, b. ; d. sup. um.
31--4. Mary, b. ; m. Joseph Lapham Apl. 1, 1734.
32--5. Sarah, b. ; m. Daniel Sprague 1730.
33--6. Tabitha, b. ; m. Manasseh Kempton.
34--7. Peter, b. ; m. Wid. Alice Mowry.
These chn. are presumed to have been b. in Louisquisset, but all research to ascertain their birth-dates has been baffled. The mge.-date of the parents affords us a basis of conjecture, but the reader is left to make his own at discretion. Mrs. Naomi was a grand dr. of Edward Inman, one of the eminent Colonial Providence Plantationists. John Ballou3 was a large inheritor of his father's lands, and resided near his uncle James2. His habitation was closely adjacent to what, in our later times, has been known as the "old Streeter house," about a mile northward from Lime Rock, on the Woonsocket road. The Streeter house was built for John's son, Peter4, and was rebuilt after the modern fashion in 1861. He disposed of his real estate variously, partly by sale, and partly by gift to his children. To his son, John4, he gave the westerly portion of his farm, between 50 and 100 acres--the giftdeed dated Jan. 26, 1738-9; Old Smithfield Records B. 1, p. 184. To his son, Peter4, he gave one-half of his homestead Aug. 6, 1744; Ib. B. 2, p. 290.(*) He endowed his son, Abraham4, with lands in Glocester, where he settled. He seems to have been a man of respectable abilities, held several minor offices, and represented Smithfield as deputy to the General Assembly in 1739. His controversy with his uncle James has been already mentioned--not much to his credit perhaps, however excusable his intentions. Comparatively few particulars of his life have come down to us. His Will is dated Apl. 19, 1755; in which he gave his son, Peter4, the remaining half of his homestead, and distributed his personal estate among his chn.; Ib. B. 1, p. 468. He d. Dec. 7, 1765, a. 82 yrs. 4 mos. and 12 ds. His wife's death-date has not been ascertained.
Sunday, August 18, 2002 Obtained at Genealogy.com
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 31/32
[8]. JOHN BALLOU3, John2, Maturin1; b. Providence, R. I., Aug. 26, 1683; m. Naomi Inman3, John2, Edward1, Feb. 5, 1713-14, by Samuel Wilkinson, J. P. Issue.--
28--1. John, b. date not found; m. Elizabeth Phillips.
29--2. Abraham, b. ; m. Mary Sayles May 3, 1739.
30--3. David, b. ; d. sup. um.
31--4. Mary, b. ; m. Joseph Lapham Apl. 1, 1734.
32--5. Sarah, b. ; m. Daniel Sprague 1730.
33--6. Tabitha, b. ; m. Manasseh Kempton.
34--7. Peter, b. ; m. Wid. Alice Mowry.
These chn. are presumed to have been b. in Louisquisset, but all research to ascertain their birth-dates has been baffled. The mge.-date of the parents affords us a basis of conjecture, but the reader is left to make his own at discretion. Mrs. Naomi was a grand dr. of Edward Inman, one of the eminent Colonial Providence Plantationists. John Ballou3 was a large inheritor of his father's lands, and resided near his uncle James2. His habitation was closely adjacent to what, in our later times, has been known as the "old Streeter house," about a mile northward from Lime Rock, on the Woonsocket road. The Streeter house was built for John's son, Peter4, and was rebuilt after the modern fashion in 1861. He disposed of his real estate variously, partly by sale, and partly by gift to his children. To his son, John4, he gave the westerly portion of his farm, between 50 and 100 acres--the giftdeed dated Jan. 26, 1738-9; Old Smithfield Records B. 1, p. 184. To his son, Peter4, he gave one-half of his homestead Aug. 6, 1744; Ib. B. 2, p. 290.(*) He endowed his son, Abraham4, with lands in Glocester, where he settled. He seems to have been a man of respectable abilities, held several minor offices, and represented Smithfield as deputy to the General Assembly in 1739. His controversy with his uncle James has been already mentioned--not much to his credit perhaps, however excusable his intentions. Comparatively few particulars of his life have come down to us. His Will is dated Apl. 19, 1755; in which he gave his son, Peter4, the remaining half of his homestead, and distributed his personal estate among his chn.; Ib. B. 1, p. 468. He d. Dec. 7, 1765, a. 82 yrs. 4 mos. and 12 ds. His wife's death-date has not been ascertained.
Sunday, August 18, 2002 Obtained at Genealogy.com
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 57
[29.] ABRAHAM BALLOU4, John3, John2, Maturin1; b. in Louisquisset, then Providence, later Smithfield, now Lincoln, R. I., date not found; m. Mary Sayles, her ptge. and birth-date not found; cer. Mar. 3, 1739, by Daniel Jenckes, Town Clerk. Issue.--125--1. Simeon, b. May 21, 1740; m. Mary Cole Apl. 1, 1762.
126--2. David, b. not found; m. Mary Smith.
127--3. Phebe, b. " m. John Smith Apl. 15, 1761.
Abraham4 dwelt first after mge. in Glocester, R. I., as long ago as 1742, on land given him by his father. Next, for a short time, he lived on an estate he had purchased in 1745, situated on the road leading from Killingly, Ct., to Providence, R. I. That estate he sold in 1747, and finally settled on a considerable tract of land he took up containing much of what became the site of Slaterville. His domicile was located on an adjacent hill, where his son Simeon afterward dwelt and died. We learn little of his history. We infer that he must have d. in middle age--no record found of his death. Mrs. Mary, his widow, long survived. She spent a considerable portion of her widowhood with her daughter Phebe Smith and husband, outliving both. She was then cared for in the home of Thomas Appleby, who had married one of her granddaughters--a dr. of Phebe and John Smith. With them she d. at an untold date, at the age of 90 yrs. or more.
Sunday, August 18, 2002 Obtained at Genealogy.com
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 57
[30.] DAVID BALLOU4, John3, John2, Maturin1; b. date not found, in Louisquisset, then Providence, afterwards Smithfield, &c., R. I. No trace has been found of this David Ballou, and the supposition is that he must have d. young, or at least that he d. unmarried.
Sunday, August 18, 2002 Obtained at Genealogy.com
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 58
[31.] MARY BALLOU4, John3, John2, Maturin1; b. date not found, in Louisquisset, then Providence, afterwards Smithfield, &c., R. I.; m. Joseph Lapham, according to usage of Friends at their meeting in said Smithfield April 1, 1734, O. S. "Witnesses--John Ballou, Jr., Tabitha Ballou." Issue.--
128--1. Abner Lapham, b. not found; m. Mary Mowry May 3, 1761.
129--2. John " b. " m. Amey Bucklin June 21, 1767,
by Eld. N. Cook.
130--3. Rebecca Lapham, b. not found; m. Jeremiah Bartlett Mar. 25,
1762.
131--4. Mercy Lapham, b. not found; m. (???) Chase.
132--5. Mary " b. " m. Robert Wilkinson Dec. 29, 1768.
134--6. Abigail " b. " m. (???) Meade.
The record of this family comes to us obscure and imperfect. The names of the chn. were extracted from the Will of Joseph Lapham, made in Cumberland, R. I., May 26, 1786. It is presumed that the testator was a settled inhabitant of that town, where prob. his chn. were b.--though perhaps some of them in Smithfield. Mrs. Mary is mentioned in the Will of her father Apl. 19, 1755, and in that of her uncle Maturin3, 1760. Joseph Lapham d. in Cumberland Dec. 23, 1796. Mrs. Mary (Ballou) Lapham d. at a date not ascertained. This descent is too difficult for our tracement.
Sunday, August 18, 2002 Obtained at Genealogy.com
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 58
[32.] SARAH BALLOU4, John3, John2, Maturin1; b. date not found, in Louisquisset, then Providence, afterwards Smithfield, &c., R. I.; m. Daniel Sprague, son of Ebenezer and Mary, b. Mar. 28, 1712-13; m. during 1730. Issue.--
135--1. Naomi Sprague, b. no more ascertained.
136--2. Lucy " b. " "
137--3. David " b. " "
Sarah (Ballou) Sprague4 is mentioned in the Wills of her father and her uncle Maturin. But our biographical information concerning her and her family is extremely limited. We have not even the birth-dates of the chn. nor death-dates of the parents, and so put this branch of descent in the category--no further traced.
Sunday, August 18, 2002 Obtained at Genealogy.com
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.
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[33.] TABITHA BALLOU4, John3, John2, Maturin1; b. in the same locality as the five immediately preceding brothers and sisters, the birth-date not found; m. Manasseh Kempton of Smithfield, R. I.; mge.-date and particulars not found. Issue.-- 138--1. Tabitha Kempton, b. not found; m. John Weatherhead Apl. 19,1770.
Tabitha (Ballou) Kempton d. not long after the birth of her only child Tabitha, date not found, and we have no further information concerning her. Her husband m. 2d Sabina Paine Nov. 17, 1751, and is no further traced, except in respect to the mge. and chn. of his dr. Tabitha (Kempton) Weatherhead. These will appear in the next generation.
Sunday, August 18, 2002 Obtained at Genealogy.com
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.
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[34.] PETER BALLOU4, John3, John2, Maturin1; b. in Louisquisset, as aforesaid, date not found; m. Alice Mowry, wid. of Jeremiah Mowry, and dr. of Joseph and Alice (Whipple) Mowry, b. June 6, 1712; cer. May 11, 1766, by Eld. Nathaniel Cook of Cumberland, R. I. No issue from this mge. But Peter had previously had born to him an illegitimate daughter by Mrs. Meribah Phillips, long his housekeeper, and who probably expected to be made his wife, but was disappointed through some breach of affection. But the father acknowledged the child his, and finally made her his principal heir. He chose freely to recognize her by the name of
139--1. Rhoda Ballou, b. date not found; m. George Streeter Oct. 30, 1774.
We learn from certain records that Mrs. Meribah Phillips was seriously dissatisfied with the treatment she had received from Peter4, and demanded better compensation than he was disposed to make her. She had rendered him fifteen years of domestic service on scanty pay--not to mention what else had happened. After much unpleasantness, they referred their controversy to three arbitrators of their vicinage; viz. Stephen Sly, Thomas Steere and Richard Steere, Esquires. They awarded Mrs. Phillips œ39 in full of all demands. So the matter was settled. And if their conduct was not exemplary in getting into difficulty, they certainly might have done worse in getting out.
Peter4 dwelt on the homestead he inherited from his father, since long known as "the Streeter place," about a mile north of Lime Rock Village in then Smithfield. He made his Will Dec. 8, 1770. See Smithfield Recs. B. 2, p. 76. Therein he gave his wife Alice all his household goods, the occupancy of one third of his lands and buildings, and œ365. To his bro. John œ3. To his nephew John 1 shilling. To his niece Anna, dr. of his bro. John, 15 shillings. To his nephew Richard, son of his bro. John, œ3. To his nieces Abigail and Nancy, drs. of his bro. John, 15 shillings each. To his nieces Naomi and Lucy Sprague, and their bro. David, 30 shillings each. To his niece Tabitha Weatherhead œ12. To his nephews Simeon and David Ballou, sons of his bro. Abraham, œ30 each. To his nephew Benjamin Ballou œ3. To Rhoda, dr. of Meribah Phillips, whom he says "I choose to call Rhoda Ballou," all his lands and buildings in Smithfield, estimated to contain one hundred and sixty acres, during her life, then to her legal heirs in fee simple. He d. May 2, 1777. His widow d. at a date not found.
