When Mary Ballard was born in 1690, in Saint Johns Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America, her father, John Ballard, was 37 and her mother, Rebeckah Hooper, was 34. She married Samuel Barker on 15 November 1715, in Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died about 1748, in her hometown, at the age of 59.
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Historical Boundaries - 1696: Prince George's, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America; 1776: Prince George's, Maryland, United States; 1791: Prince George's MD, Maryland, United States; 1801: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
English: from Middle English ballard ‘bald-headed man’ (compare Bald 3).
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Balhard, composed of the elements bal, presumably meaning ‘torment, spitefulness’, and hard ‘hard, strong’. Compare Ballor .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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