BALLARD, William
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Name BALLARD, William [1, 2] Birth 1617 Suffolk, England [1]
Gender Male Great Migration On 26 March 1634, William boarded the Mary & John, a wooden sailing ship departing from Southampton, England. Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ballard-263 Death 10 Jul 1689 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA [1]
Burial Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA [1]
Person ID I10641 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Family UNKNOWN, Grace, b. Abt 1623, England d. 17 Apr 1694, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
(Age 71 years)
Children 1. BALLARD, Lydia, b. 30 Apr 1657, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 1728, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
(Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
▻ BUTTERFIELD, Joseph m. 12 Feb 1674Family ID F8702 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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Event Map Birth - 1617 - Suffolk, England Death - 10 Jul 1689 - Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Burial - - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Histories Two Different William Ballards - Early 1600s Massachusetts
External Links WikiTree: William Ballard (1617-1689)
On 26 March 1634, William boarded the Mary & John, a wooden sailing ship departing from Southampton, England. William settled briefly in Newbury, but in 1644, he moved to Andover. His is the sixteenth name on the list of "the names of all free house houlders in order as they came to towne." William married Grace before 1645; she was likely either Grace Berwick or Grace Lovejoy. William and Grace had 9 children. William died in 1689; Grace lived another 5 years, dying in 1694. We are descended on the Wright (Tucker) side.
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The "Great Migration," as defined by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), encompasses the English Puritan migration to New England from 1620 to 1640. This movement primarily involved English Puritans who relocated in family units, driven by a quest for religious freedom and the aspiration to establish a Puritan commonwealth. These migrants originated from various regions of England and settled in areas that now form Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, including the Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
An individual's inclusion in the Great Migration Study Project requires evidence of migration to New England within the specified period of 1620 to 1640. The project's objective is to compile biographical and genealogical profiles of all immigrants who arrived in New England during these two decades. The NEHGS has produced extensive volumes and directories, providing details about the lives of these immigrants. This collection presents research on many ancestors who were part of this significant historical migration.
You may be shocked by how many there are. Even I was at first. However, most of these Great Migration ancestors are my 9th and 10th great-grandparents, and in some cases 11th and 12th, and with the number of great-grandparents doubling with each generation, the possibilities quickly become immense. We have a total of 1024 sets of 9th great-grandparents and 2048 sets of 10th great-grandparents. This makes finding so many Great Migration ancestors more understandable.
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Notes - On 26 March 1634, William boarded the Mary & John, a wooden sailing ship departing from Southampton, England. William settled briefly in Newbury, but in 1644, he moved to Andover. His is the sixteenth name on the list of "the names of all free house houlders in order as they came to towne." William married Grace before 1645; she was likely either Grace Berwick or Grace Lovejoy. William and Grace had 9 children. William died in 1689; Grace lived another 5 years, dying in 1694.
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Sources - [S1662] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
- [S1632] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: The Chandler family, the descendants of William and Annis Chandler who settled in Roxbury, Massachu.
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
- [S1662] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).