Individual Details

Bland County KY is said to be named for this Bland.


Bland W. Ballard of Shelby Co KY was Capt in the 1st Rifle Regt. Pension started May 22, 1821. $120 annually. [From Kentucky Pension Roll of 1835]
Enlisted Spring of 1779 in Spotsylvania Co VA. Discharged by Gen. Clark at the Falls of Ohio, Christmas 1781. He continued with Gen. Geo. R. Clark for many years as a hunter and spy until 1794 He was a Captain under Mad Anthony Wayne at the battle of the River Raisin in the War of 1812 as well. He received a pension for wounds received in that battle. He married Elizabeth Weaver Garrett, a widow, in Shelby Co KY on 28 Oct 1841. She received his pension after his death - #W-20655.

Died 5 Sep 1853 at the age of 94 years.

Birth	1760	Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Death	1853	Shelby County, Kentucky

Father	Bland Ballard Jr. (1735 - 1788)
Sibling	James Ballard ( - )