An elaborate history and genealogy of the Ballous in America; . , Mass., and also in Dover, N. , during the years 1644, 45, and is presumed to be the same person later called Maj. William and Col. William Ballou, once an officer in the British Army. He had a long controversial struggle with his Government to obtain arrearage payment for military services, and at last had to accept a minor portion of his claims. He came over and invested his savings in Virginia lands, during the years 1651, 52. Here records cease to testify, and no more has been ascertained concerning this William Ballou. It
An elaborate history and genealogy of the Ballous in America; . , Mass., and also in Dover, N. , during the years 1644, 45, and is presumed to be the same person later called Maj. William and Col. William Ballou, once an officer in the British Army. He had a long controversial struggle with his Government to obtain arrearage payment for military services, and at last had to accept a minor portion of his claims. He came over and invested his savings in Virginia lands, during the years 1651, 52. Here records cease to testify, and no more has been ascertained concerning this William Ballou. It is i)robable though not yet demonstrably certain, that Maturin, Robert and William Ballou were near relatives. For a time we fondly hoped to find traces of Roberts and Col. Williams descent, but entirely failed. Future research may discover it. So we leave the matter to abler explorers. Without further prologue, this expansive History and Genealogy of the American Ballous is respectfully commended to the perusal of all interested in its contents. The
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