Individual Details

Marriage

William, jr., and Polly [Mary, int.] Chandler, Nov. 11, 1783.

Probate

William Ballard did notleave a will. His estate was administered by Thatcher Bradford, named 4 August1841, at the request of widow Susannah. Allowance was made to the widow of$135. The homestead farm was valued at $15,000 and outland was $450. Personalestate was $599.71. Claims against the estate were $2,102.11. License was givento sell the real estate. The estate was insolvent with creditors of the estatereceiving one-third of the amounts owed to them.[1] On 6 October 1841, JosephKimball of Hancock was named guardian to Reid Paige Ballard minor above the ageof 14 years son of William Ballard late of Peterborough. Joseph Kimball wasalso named guardian for Fanny H. Ballard and William Ballard.[2] Probate records in these books44:183, 46:32, 46:580, 37:519, 27:440, 49:204-206 guardianship Reed. P Ballard – 42:81, 42:83start at the very bottom of the pagehttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WH-285W?i=42&wc=M79Q-J3D%3A347815501%2C347966301&cc=2040537 [1] NewHampshire Probate, Hillsborough County, 44:183, 46:32, 46:580, 37:519, 27:440,49:204-206[2] NewHampshire Probate, Hillsborough County, 42:81, 42:83

Property

In 1826, Temperance and her second husband IsaacBullard sell a property to William Ballard of Peterborough – 148:100https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRH-F3WG-Q?i=403&cat=428923 On 11 August 1826, Isaac Bullard and his wifeTemperance D. Bullard of Peterborough, in consideration of seventy dollars,conveyed to William Ballard of Peterborough one undivided half of a tract ofland in Peterborough containing 17 acres.[1][1] NewHampshire Land Records, Hillsborough County, 148:100On 11 December 1794, William Ballard was ofGreenfield, New Hampshire when he purchased part of lot number 110 in Peterboroughfrom John Moor for payment of £90. On 13 February 1797, William Ballar ofPeterborough mortgaged part of lot number 110 to Isaac Abbot, Jr.[1] ofAndover for $193. The mortgage was discharged on 8 March 1798.[2][1] IsaacAbbot, Jr. was almost certainly Isaac who was the spouse of Mary Chandler’saunt Phebe Chandler. Mary Chandler Ballard died at the home of Isaac Abbot inAndover.[2] NewHampshire Land Records, Hillsborough County, 37:251, 43:375On 11 December 1794, this one says William Ballardis of Greenfield when he buys in Peterborough – 37:251 – lot number 110https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLR-N9Z5-8?i=139&cat=42892343:375 – William mortgages to Isaac Abbott in 1797 –lot number 110 – so he is from Greenfield when he buys at Peterborough – the mortgageis discharged in 1798 – Isaac Abbott is likely the husband of Mary’s aunt PhebeChandlerhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVL-J294?i=206&cat=428923147:8 – Thomas Pevey sells his half of the 17 acresto William Ballard and Isaac Bullardhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRH-F3HQ-M?i=9&cat=42892364:519 – Anthony Ballard of Reading sells toWilliam Ballard at Peterborough – Anthony Ballard – whoever he was – died at ReadingMA in 1818 – Flora Chandler and Dinah Chadwick are in his probate (they arealso in a deed with William) – Flora and Dinah are described as Antony’s sistershttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-NYB7?i=579&cat=428923Deed index Hillsborough County; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-B978-9?i=144&cat=428923Grantee indexhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3G-V1FW?i=121&cat=428923 37:251, 64:519, 147:8 (the other half of the 17acres), 86:460On 21 February 1805, Anthony Ballard yeoman of Reding, in considerationof six hundred dollars, conveyed to William Ballard of Peterborough a 53-acreparcel of land in Peterborough with buildings that was previously part of thefarm of Israel Holt. On 12 September 1822, William Ballard yeoman ofPeterborough, in consideration of $152.25, mortgaged to Flora Chandler andDinah Chadwick, single women of Andover, a 12-acre tract in Peterborough withWilliam to repay the amount with interest in three payments, the last on 1January 1826.HillsboroughCounty, 64:519, 136:290 136:290https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-J723-D?i=469&cat=428923  

Identity

No, no -- he is the one who died in 1841 -- his wife Mary dies as Mary Ballard at Andover in 1819 -- she does not have a second spouse -- he remarries to Susannah Ball -- it is all worked out.Itis possible that he dies in Peterboro in 1841 which means Mary does not have asecond marriage – the William who dies in 1841 – leaves a widow – not her namein the one form so far found – but says William Bullard – but the deeds forestate sales says Ballardhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD2Q-C4Where is the probate index for the 1841 dyingWilliam – that William’s widow is Susannah – so not himhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WH-2D24?i=93&cc=2040537&cat=351875

Biography

Chandler book page 330 has the two marriages forMary – is it possible the Daniel Abbott is the 1757 Daniel who is supposed tonot have married and died at Claremont in 1827.  in the Ballard book – starts at the bottom of thepage – also says he died and Mary remarriedhttps://archive.org/details/ballardgenealogy00farl_0/page/116/mode/2upCharlotteHelen says the same thing in the Chandler notes