On 28 Feb 1665 Elizabeth married
Ens. Joseph Ballard, son of
William Ballard (ca 1617-10 Jul 1689) &
Grace Berwick (ca 1617-27 Apr 1694), in Andover, MA.
200 Born ca 1644 in Andover, MA. Joseph died in Andover, MA on 29 Sep 1722.200
From the Ballard Genealogy:292
“Joseph Ballard signed an agreement for the settlement of the estate of Edward Phelps, his wife’s father, with the widow Elizabeth and sons Samuel and Edward Phelps, and another son-in-law, William Chandler, Jan. 17, 1689-1690.
“Joseph B., of A. husb. for £9 bo’t of William Chandler husbandman of Athol, brickmaker, and Bridget his wife, 2 1/2 acres of meadow land in a creek of Shawsheen river bounded on all sides by the river except southerly or the southeast side which is bounded by a pine Plane, July 5, 1683. [Es. Deeds 13. 4.]
“Joseph B. of A. husbandman, for love to Mr. Samuel Phillips, clerk, conveyed to him ‘a small tract of land lying in A. laid out to the right of my honoured father W. B. deceased, containing 1 acre, with allowance for quallity, being on ye north side of Ye parsonage house lott, in ye South Precinct in A. 31 Dec. 1716; acknowledged by ensign Jos. & wife Rebecca 17 Feb. 1717-8. [Es. Deeds 35, 59.] .
“Jos. Ballard of A. husb. gave to his son Uriah B. of A. husb. certain parcels of land with a parcel of meadow . . . . . . viz. first, that part of ye great Division of land belonging to me which he is now settled upon bounded at the E and between my land and ye land which was formerly my brother Wm. Ballard’s by a stake and a heap of stones from thence westerly to a stake next to Thomas Blanchard’s land, from thence southerly to a pine marked standing on a small rocky hill and from thence easterly to a white oak marked standing by my said son’s dwelling house. Secondly one half of my meadow called river meadow which I bought of Wm. Chandler that is to say ye westerly end of said meadow; thirty six acres and upwards of ye common right as it is laid down for him and finally a share in the common land of And. aforesaid yet to be laid out to ye right if there proves to be any that is to say an equal share thereof for quantity and quality with my sons Joseph, Hezekiah and Jeremiah, all of Andover; all lying and being in A. aforesaid except ye piece of meadow and that was formerly thought to be in A. but since proves to be within ye bounds of Billerica adjacent. 26 Mar. 1719; ackd. 9 Apr. 1719. [Es. Deeds 39, 25.]
“Joseph B. of A. husb. gave to son Josiah B. of A. husb. several parcels of land including 50 acres in common and personal estate, including one quarter part of the corn mill commonly known as Ballard’s mill. July 1, 1720. [Es. Deeds 40, 159.]
“Same to son Jeremiah B. 1/4 of corn mill etc. in And. and Billerica and 1/2 of 100 acres in Eastern part of Windham, Conn., July 1, 1720. [Es. Deeds 40, 160.]
“[Joseph] was an ensign.
“He and his brother John started a fulling mill. He and his wife were admitted to the So. Parish church Apr. 6, 1712. He was connected with the witchcraft prosecutions in Andover in a certain way. In a narrative drawn up by six of those who had been accused of being witches the following passage occurs:
“‘Joseph Ballard, of Andover, his wife being sick at the time he either from himself or by the advice of others, fetched two of the persons, called the afflicted persons, from Salem village to Andover, which was the beginning of that dreadful calamity that befel us in Andover, beleiving the said accusations to be true, sent for the said persons to come together to the meeting house in Andover, the afflicted persons being there. After Mr. Bernard had been at prayer, we were blindfolded, and our hands were laid upon the afflicted persons they being in their fits and falling into their fits at our coming into their presence, as they said; and some led us and laid our hands upon them, and then they said they were well, and that we were guilty of afflicting of them; whereupon we were all seized, as prisoners, by a warrant from the justice of the peace, and forthwith carried to Salem.’ [N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg. 24, 401, 2.]”