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Been off the forum for a few months. Glad to to be back. I have a question concerning a Lewis Ballard that is mentioned in William Eaton’s will of 1759.
…”Saint Johns Parish, Granville Co., NC
Will of William Eaton, made Feb 19, 1759, probated Mar 20, 1759
Sons: William (lands in Dinwiddie and Brunswick counties in Virginia, except
land received of William Scoggan), Thomas, Charles Rust. Daughters: Jane,
wife of Colo. Nathaniel Edwards; Anne Haynes, relict of Andrew Haynes; Mary,
wife of Robert Jones; Sarah, wife of Charles Johnson; Elizabeth, wife of
Daniel Weldon; Martha Eaton. Grandson: Eaton Haynes. Wife and Executrix:
Mary. The following lands devised: plantation in Granville “whereon I now
live”; land in Granville called Bowsers; land where LEWIS BALLARD and
Cormelial Earls live; land in Northampton called Cumboes; lots in the town of
Halifax; land “where Granville Court house is built”; land on Tabbs Creek;
lot in the town of Petersburg; land in Granville called Gould’s; land on
Little Fishing Creek called Youngs; land on Andersons Swamp; two tracts on
Smiths Creek called Hughes and Rayborn’s; lot in Halifax adjoining the Market
place and Main street. A large number of negroes bequeathed, some being on
plantations at Tabbs Creek and others on Mush Island. Witnesses: Wm. Person,
Jas. Paine, Richard Coleman. Clerk of the Court: Daniel Weldon.”…
Does anyone have a record or information on Lewis Ballards ancestry prior to Granville county? His name comes up quite a lot as he is mentioned as a tenant on William Eaton’s land.
Chris
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