Person:William Ballard (5)

There were two William Ballard's, one in Andover and one in Lynn, who are often intermingled in older sources.

This man has been profiled by the Great Migration Project, which comprehensively reviews the contemporary records.^[1]Their profile of William of Lynn includes the following:

• born about 1603, parents undetermined.

• On 13 July 1635, "W[illia]m Ballard," aged 32, husbandman, "Elizabeth Ballard," aged 26, "Hester Ballard," aged 2 and "Jo[hn] Ballard," aged 1, were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the James [Hotten 107]^[2]

• Freeman in Lynn 24 May 1638

• Estate record, probably 1639, states:

 Nicholas Browne and Gearard Spencer [worn]

 affirmeth that being with Mr. Will[ia]m Ballard of Linn [worn]

 before his death, & persuading him to make his will [worn]

 said Mr. Ballrd told them, he intended to do it the next [worn]

 died before he could put it in writing, he would have [worn]

 half his estate, & the other half to be divided among [worn]

 children the said Will[ia]m Ballard being then of perfect [worn]

 inge

                                                                                                         taken upon oath 1 of 1st m[worn]

• Death, between 13 March 1638/9 (when he signed a committee report [MBCR 1:253]) and 6 June 1639 (when he was replaced on a committee [MBCR 1:263]). ^[3]

• Marriage to Elizabeth, who remarried in 1640 to William Knight.

The profile does not address speculation as to who William's parents were, which generally means that it did not find such speculation in any sources worth considering.