Dorothy (Clarke) Ballou (1637 - 1701)

Born 1637 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Wife of William Ballou II — married [date unknown] in Lily Valley, Henrico, Virginia

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1701 at about age 64 in Lily Valley, Henrico, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

This profile describes Dorothy Clarke who became the spouse of William Ballowe (or Ballou). Uncertainty prevails on her birth data, hence additional, more probitive sourcing is encouraged.

Will of Father, John Clarke

"In the name of god amen the 5th day of Aprill in the year of our lord 1678 I John Clerk of lillevalley in the County of Henrico ... to Martha Wilks an orphan now living with me ... to William Ballowe and Dorothy Ballowe ... and my will is that the first child of the sd Dorothy Ballowe beareth be it either sonne or daughter the said child to heir and enjoy all my lands ... My will is that the sd Martha Wilkes doe stay and abide with Dorothy Ballowe until she be either Married or come to age ... I do make and ordaine my trusty and well beloved friend William Ballowe my whole and sole Excr ... Wit: John Crew, Phillip ( ) Thomas, Owin ( ) Allen - (Signed) John Clarke" ^[1]

Dorothy (Clarke) Ballou died 9 Dec 1701 in Henrico County, Virginia. Final disposition of her remains is unknown ^[2].

Research Notes

A baptism record from Tynemouth, Northumberland, England may be relevant, however the data do not match up well:

• Baptism

Name: Dorothy Clarke Gender: Female Christening Date: 29 May 1635 Christening Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England Father: John Clarke Source Information Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.

• Immigration

Name: Dorothy Clarke Arrival Year: 1650 Arrival Place: Virginia Primary Immigrant: Clarke, Dorothy Source Publication Code: 2772 Annotation: Includes 25,000 names from records of the Virginia State Land Office. Excerpts of the Irish names from the Greer list were published in no. 6258, O'Brien, Early Immigrants to Virginia.... Source Bibliography: GREER, GEORGE CABELL. Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666. Richmond [Va.]: W.C. Hill Printing Co., 1912, 376p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1978. Repr. 1982. Household Members: Name Relation Dorothy Clarke Source Citation Place: Virginia; Year: 1650; Page Number: 68 Source Information Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.

• Name:

Dorothy Clarke Arrival Year: 1649 Arrival Place: Virginia Primary Immigrant: Clarke, Dorothy Source Publication Code: 6220 Annotation: Record of 20,000 very early immigrants, with much relevant information. Taken from Patent Books 1 through 5. Title page states, "In 5 volumes," but up to 1979 only three had appeared. See nos. 6221 and 6223 for second and third volumes, published in 1977 Source Bibliography: NUGENT, NELL MARION. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666. Vol. 1. Richmond [VA]: Dietz Printing Co., 1934. 767p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1983. Household Members: Name Relation Dorothy Clarke Source Citation Place: Virginia; Year: 1649; Page Number: 181 Source Information Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.

Sources

1. ↑ [1]Will of John Clarke Henrico Records Book 2, p. 12-13.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #176220277