An elaborate history and genealogy of the Ballous in America; . th his twin brother old dwelling- house stood on his part of the farm, and heoccuiiied it till 1782, when he built the one now standing on thepremises. We infer from the little that has reached us that heand his family maintained a reputable social standing in theircommunity. His Will is on the Smithfield Eecords, B. 4, p. bears date May 7, 1817, and contains the following items: —Tohis sons William, George, x\.rnold, Duty and Otis, he bequeathedten dollars each; and the same sum each to his daughter Eliza-beth Tay
An elaborate history and genealogy of the Ballous in America; . th his twin brother old dwelling- house stood on his part of the farm, and heoccuiiied it till 1782, when he built the one now standing on thepremises. We infer from the little that has reached us that heand his family maintained a reputable social standing in theircommunity. His Will is on the Smithfield Eecords, B. 4, p. bears date May 7, 1817, and contains the following items: —Tohis sons William, George, x\.rnold, Duty and Otis, he bequeathedten dollars each; and the same sum each to his daughter Eliza-beth Taylor, and his grand-daughters, Sophia, Betsey and AxieBlanchard. He gave his son Moses four shades in the Louis-quisset Turnpike Corporation; and to his son Willard three sharesin Smithfield Union Bank, also his right in the Cumberland De-tecting Society, his gun and desk. To his daughter Desire Fowlerhe mlled enough to make her share four hundred dollars, includ-ing what he had already given her., To his daughter Freelove MOSES AND AARON BALLOW—TWINS. 105. James Ballou House, neak Albion Villa(je, Hmithfieli>, R. I. Ballou lie gave four liundred dollars. To Lis sons Moses andWillard lie bequeathed liis entire real and personal estate, oLli-Sating tliein to pay liis just delits, funeral charges and the above-mentioned leg-acies. He assigned as his reason for not givingmore to his cliu., William, George, Duty, Otis and Elizabeth, thathe had previously bestowed on them their respective Desire, his 2d wife, deceased the year before he made thisWin, viz. Dec. 31, 1816, aged 61 yrs. He d. Sept. 30, 1820. Sohis mortal form slumbered in the ancient burial ground, with thedust of his parents, grandparents, and great grandmother, Han-nah (Pike) Ballou ; his wife Desires grave and his own being theoldest there marked by sculptured stones. [91.] Aakon Ballou, Samuer*, James, Maturin; b. in thenSmithtield, now Lincoln, R. I., Jan. 30, 1748, twin bro. of theabove given M
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