Kentucky pioneer and Indian fighter. Came to Kentucky with his family in 1779. Survivor of many Indian fights, including the Long Run massacre in what is now eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky on September 14, 1781 in which settlers of Squire Boone's Painted Stone Station were trying to reach the Louisville settlements for safety from Indians discovered in the vicinty of Painted Stone Station.
On March 31, 1788 he was a survivor of the Tick Creek massacre in what is now Shelby County, Ky. in which his father, stepmother, two brothers and a half-sister were killed. A veteran of the War of 1812, he survived one more Indian massacre following the U.S. defeat at the Battle of the River Raisin, January 22, 1813 near present day Monroe, Michigan. Elected to the Kentucky General Assembly in 1800, 1803 and 1805. Ballard County, Kentucky was named in his honor in 1842. Died near Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky in 1853.
See the following links for more of Ballard's adventures:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/jefferson/misc/letters/w422001.txt
https://ballardofvirginia.com/the-children-of-thomas-ballard-of-james-city-county-virginia-william-ballard-of-york-caroline-counties-virginia-c-1668-c-17/bland-ballard-sr-of-spotsylvania-county-virginia-c-1700-1791/bland-ballard-jr-of-spotsylvania-county-virginia-1735-1788/bland-williams-ballard-of-shelby-county-kentucky-1759-1853/
From Wikipedia:
Bland Ballard (October 16, 1761 – September 5, 1853) was a soldier and statesman from Kentucky.
Ballard was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 1779, at age 18, he moved to Kentucky. Ballard married three times. He and his first wife Elizabeth Williamson were the parents of seven children. Elizabeth died in 1827, and he married Diana Matthews in 1833. Diana death in 1835, in 1841 Ballard married Elizabeth Weaver Garrett.
Ballard served as a scout in George Rogers Clark's 1780 expedition into the Ohio country. During the Northwest Indian War, he served as a scout for Clark's 1786 Wabash campaign.[4] Ballard participated in the battles of Fallen Timbers (1794), Tippecanoe (1811), and the River Raisin (1813). As a major of Kentucky volunteers, he played a leading role in the expedition against the British and American Indians who had invaded southeastern Michigan. He was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Frenchtown, but was among the group of prisoners who were transported into Canada and so escaped the River Raisin Massacre. Following the war, Ballard served as a Delegate from Shelby County in the 1800, 1803 and 1805 Kentucky General Assembly.
Bland Ballard is the namesake of both Blandville, Kentucky and Ballard County, Kentucky.
When Ballard died in 1853, he was initially buried in Shelbyville, Kentucky. In 1854 the State of Kentucky moved his and his first wife's remains to the State Memorial section of the Frankfort Cemetery. His namesake grandson, Bland Ballard, was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky.
I am proud to be the gggranddaughter of this honorable, brave man.
On March 31, 1788 he was a survivor of the Tick Creek massacre in what is now Shelby County, Ky. in which his father, stepmother, two brothers and a half-sister were killed. A veteran of the War of 1812, he survived one more Indian massacre following the U.S. defeat at the Battle of the River Raisin, January 22, 1813 near present day Monroe, Michigan. Elected to the Kentucky General Assembly in 1800, 1803 and 1805. Ballard County, Kentucky was named in his honor in 1842. Died near Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky in 1853.
See the following links for more of Ballard's adventures:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/jefferson/misc/letters/w422001.txt
https://ballardofvirginia.com/the-children-of-thomas-ballard-of-james-city-county-virginia-william-ballard-of-york-caroline-counties-virginia-c-1668-c-17/bland-ballard-sr-of-spotsylvania-county-virginia-c-1700-1791/bland-ballard-jr-of-spotsylvania-county-virginia-1735-1788/bland-williams-ballard-of-shelby-county-kentucky-1759-1853/
From Wikipedia:
Bland Ballard (October 16, 1761 – September 5, 1853) was a soldier and statesman from Kentucky.
Ballard was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 1779, at age 18, he moved to Kentucky. Ballard married three times. He and his first wife Elizabeth Williamson were the parents of seven children. Elizabeth died in 1827, and he married Diana Matthews in 1833. Diana death in 1835, in 1841 Ballard married Elizabeth Weaver Garrett.
Ballard served as a scout in George Rogers Clark's 1780 expedition into the Ohio country. During the Northwest Indian War, he served as a scout for Clark's 1786 Wabash campaign.[4] Ballard participated in the battles of Fallen Timbers (1794), Tippecanoe (1811), and the River Raisin (1813). As a major of Kentucky volunteers, he played a leading role in the expedition against the British and American Indians who had invaded southeastern Michigan. He was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Frenchtown, but was among the group of prisoners who were transported into Canada and so escaped the River Raisin Massacre. Following the war, Ballard served as a Delegate from Shelby County in the 1800, 1803 and 1805 Kentucky General Assembly.
Bland Ballard is the namesake of both Blandville, Kentucky and Ballard County, Kentucky.
When Ballard died in 1853, he was initially buried in Shelbyville, Kentucky. In 1854 the State of Kentucky moved his and his first wife's remains to the State Memorial section of the Frankfort Cemetery. His namesake grandson, Bland Ballard, was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky.
I am proud to be the gggranddaughter of this honorable, brave man.
Kentucky pioneer and Indian fighter. Came to Kentucky with his family in 1779. Survivor of many Indian fights, including the Long Run massacre in what is now eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky on September 14, 1781 in which settlers of Squire Boone's Painted Stone Station were trying to reach the Louisville settlements for safety from Indians discovered in the vicinty of Painted Stone Station.
On March 31, 1788 he was a survivor of the Tick Creek massacre in what is now Shelby County, Ky. in which his father, stepmother, two brothers and a half-sister were killed. A veteran of the War of 1812, he survived one more Indian massacre following the U.S. defeat at the Battle of the River Raisin, January 22, 1813 near present day Monroe, Michigan. Elected to the Kentucky General Assembly in 1800, 1803 and 1805. Ballard County, Kentucky was named in his honor in 1842. Died near Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky in 1853.
See the following links for more of Ballard's adventures:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/jefferson/misc/letters/w422001.txt
https://ballardofvirginia.com/the-children-of-thomas-ballard-of-james-city-county-virginia-william-ballard-of-york-caroline-counties-virginia-c-1668-c-17/bland-ballard-sr-of-spotsylvania-county-virginia-c-1700-1791/bland-ballard-jr-of-spotsylvania-county-virginia-1735-1788/bland-williams-ballard-of-shelby-county-kentucky-1759-1853/
From Wikipedia:
Bland Ballard (October 16, 1761 – September 5, 1853) was a soldier and statesman from Kentucky.
Ballard was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 1779, at age 18, he moved to Kentucky. Ballard married three times. He and his first wife Elizabeth Williamson were the parents of seven children. Elizabeth died in 1827, and he married Diana Matthews in 1833. Diana death in 1835, in 1841 Ballard married Elizabeth Weaver Garrett.
Ballard served as a scout in George Rogers Clark's 1780 expedition into the Ohio country. During the Northwest Indian War, he served as a scout for Clark's 1786 Wabash campaign.[4] Ballard participated in the battles of Fallen Timbers (1794), Tippecanoe (1811), and the River Raisin (1813). As a major of Kentucky volunteers, he played a leading role in the expedition against the British and American Indians who had invaded southeastern Michigan. He was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Frenchtown, but was among the group of prisoners who were transported into Canada and so escaped the River Raisin Massacre. Following the war, Ballard served as a Delegate from Shelby County in the 1800, 1803 and 1805 Kentucky General Assembly.
Bland Ballard is the namesake of both Blandville, Kentucky and Ballard County, Kentucky.
When Ballard died in 1853, he was initially buried in Shelbyville, Kentucky. In 1854 the State of Kentucky moved his and his first wife's remains to the State Memorial section of the Frankfort Cemetery. His namesake grandson, Bland Ballard, was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky.
I am proud to be the gggranddaughter of this honorable, brave man.
On March 31, 1788 he was a survivor of the Tick Creek massacre in what is now Shelby County, Ky. in which his father, stepmother, two brothers and a half-sister were killed. A veteran of the War of 1812, he survived one more Indian massacre following the U.S. defeat at the Battle of the River Raisin, January 22, 1813 near present day Monroe, Michigan. Elected to the Kentucky General Assembly in 1800, 1803 and 1805. Ballard County, Kentucky was named in his honor in 1842. Died near Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky in 1853.
See the following links for more of Ballard's adventures:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/jefferson/misc/letters/w422001.txt
https://ballardofvirginia.com/the-children-of-thomas-ballard-of-james-city-county-virginia-william-ballard-of-york-caroline-counties-virginia-c-1668-c-17/bland-ballard-sr-of-spotsylvania-county-virginia-c-1700-1791/bland-ballard-jr-of-spotsylvania-county-virginia-1735-1788/bland-williams-ballard-of-shelby-county-kentucky-1759-1853/
From Wikipedia:
Bland Ballard (October 16, 1761 – September 5, 1853) was a soldier and statesman from Kentucky.
Ballard was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 1779, at age 18, he moved to Kentucky. Ballard married three times. He and his first wife Elizabeth Williamson were the parents of seven children. Elizabeth died in 1827, and he married Diana Matthews in 1833. Diana death in 1835, in 1841 Ballard married Elizabeth Weaver Garrett.
Ballard served as a scout in George Rogers Clark's 1780 expedition into the Ohio country. During the Northwest Indian War, he served as a scout for Clark's 1786 Wabash campaign.[4] Ballard participated in the battles of Fallen Timbers (1794), Tippecanoe (1811), and the River Raisin (1813). As a major of Kentucky volunteers, he played a leading role in the expedition against the British and American Indians who had invaded southeastern Michigan. He was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Frenchtown, but was among the group of prisoners who were transported into Canada and so escaped the River Raisin Massacre. Following the war, Ballard served as a Delegate from Shelby County in the 1800, 1803 and 1805 Kentucky General Assembly.
Bland Ballard is the namesake of both Blandville, Kentucky and Ballard County, Kentucky.
When Ballard died in 1853, he was initially buried in Shelbyville, Kentucky. In 1854 the State of Kentucky moved his and his first wife's remains to the State Memorial section of the Frankfort Cemetery. His namesake grandson, Bland Ballard, was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky.
I am proud to be the gggranddaughter of this honorable, brave man.
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there are two years of birth circulating on Bland W Ballard. The correct one is 1759 per DAR records.
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