Tombstone of John Ballard
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|------Reuben BALLARD (1748, VA or NC - 1820, KY)
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John BALLARD (1779 - 1848, Iowa)
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| |--------Ralph BALLARD (1673, VA - 1722, NC)
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| |---------Abraham BALLARD (1705, VA - 1754, NC)
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|------Absilla A. ``Assala'' BALLARD ( - )
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|---------Elizabeth SUMNER (1715 - )
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An 1886 history of Jackson County, Indiana has a few passages which relate to our Ballard line. On p. 445--447: The first settlement made in Vernon Township was in the extreme northern part, not far from the site of the little town of Newry. The first settlers were Luther Beadle, who was said to have been present at Pigeon Roost massacre... John D. Neal made the first land entry in the year 1819. The McDonalds and Ballards came at a very early day. A later biographical sketch of the McDonalds says one McDonald came in 1823 to Vernon Township.
Under a section about early religion in Jackson county: A small log church was erected just east of the old Beadle graveyard. This was used by both the Methodists and Baptists, to one of which belonged the Beadles, McDonalds, Kings, Coys, Ballards and many other early families.
Under a section about early schools in Vernon Township: ... soon the log schoolhouse began to make its appearance in every settlement. The first built within the present limits of Vernon Township was in the Beadle settlement, and was built of unhewn logs, with the stick chimney and puncheon floor. The Beadles, Kings, McDonalds, Coys, Ballards and Marlings were said to have been the principal patrons of this school.
John Ballard was issued patents from the US Land Office in Jeffersonville, Indiana, for the following parcels of land in Jackson County:
The North English Ballards book attributes the 80 acres in Section 29 to John's son John, indicating that they were sold 11 Dec 1838, the record signed by John and Sena Ballard. It also says the deed for the 40 acres in Section 3 was signed by John and Jane Ballard, so it appears that land in Section 3 did belong to this John.
John and his sons John, Phillip and William Ballard lived in Des Moines county, Iowa for a while. The sons John, Phillip, and William were in the 1840 census there. William and Phillip bought land in Des Moines Co. in 1839. They moved on by about 1845 or 1846.
A John Ballard was among the first four settlers in Adams Twp, Keokuk County, Iowa, and John Ballard was the 1st schoolteacher. But I'm unsure if these refer to this John or his son John.
The 1988 Ballard book says that the father John moved to Marshall County, Iowa with his sons Phillip and William, while the son John is the one who went to Keokuk and then Iowa counties.
Sources for this individual: @S1261@ @S1262@ @S1130@ @S133@ @S180@ @S178@ @S27@ @S1263@
