I have been able to verify and correct some of the Ariel BALLOU/Jerusha SLACK family. If anyone can fill in more blanks, it would be appreciated. Sue 1. ARIEL4 BALLOU (JAMES3, JAMES2, MATURIN1) He married (probably in Cumberland, RI) JERUSHA SLACK in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, daughter of BENJAMIN SLACK and JERUSHA WHITING. She was born 1 October 1722 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts (Source: (1) The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, Vital Records of Attleborough, MA, to the End of the Year 1849, (1934), page 235., (2) Rev. William Samuel Slack, The Slack Family, More Particularly an Account of the Family of Eliphalet Slack..., (1930).), and died Unknown. Children of ARIEL BALLOU and JERUSHA SLACK are: i. JEMIMA5 BALLOU, b. 23 November 1741, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 76, Cumberland Births and Deaths.); m. MARTIN ROUNDS, 1 March 1764, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 9, Cumberland Marriages.). ii. JERUSHA BALLOU, b. 13 November 1745, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 76, Cumberland Births and Deaths.); m. EZEKIEL COOK, 20 October 1762, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 9, Cumberland Marriages.). iii. CHLOE BALLOU, b. 16 March 1748/49, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 76, Cumberland Births and Deaths.); m. PHILIP ALDRICH, 4 May 1771, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts (Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Mendon, MA, to 1850, (1920), page 258, Date of intention.). Marriage Notes for CHLOE BALLOU and PHILIP ALDRICH: Mendon VRs show Philip Aldrich married Chloe BURLOUGH of Cumberland. Ballou Genealogy identifies her as Chloe BALLOU. iv. MELATIAH BALLOU, b. 26 March 1752, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 76, Cumberland Births and Deaths.). Notes for MELATIAH BALLOU: No further record. May have died young. v. KATHERINE BALLOU, b. 21 August 1754, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, (Providence, RI, Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1892), page 76, Cumberland Births and Deaths.); m. ELISHA SAYLES, 16 November 1775, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 9, Cumberland Marriages.). vi. DUTY BALLOU, b. 22 April 1756, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 76, Cumberland Births and Deaths.); m. WAITSTILL/WAITE JILLSON, 24 December 1778, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 10, Cumberland Marriages.). Marriage Notes for DUTY BALLOU and WAITSTILL/WAITE JILLSON: Marriage record shows him as son of Nathaniel Jillson. Need to figure out which Nathaniel Jillson. More About WAITSTILL/WAITE JILLSON and DUTY BALLOU: Fact 1: By Peter Darling, Justice Marriage: 24 December 1778, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 10, Cumberland Marriages.) vii. ARIEL BALLOU, JR., b. 21 February 1758, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 76, Cumberland Births and Deaths.); m. LUCINA COMSTOCK. Marriage Notes for ARIEL BALLOU and LUCINA COMSTOCK: I have not found this marriage. Ballou Genealogy names her as his wife. viii. EUNICE BALLOU, b. 28 June 1760, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 76, Cumberland Births and Deaths.); m. DANIEL SAYLES, 4 January 1778, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 9, Cumberland Marriages.). ix. ESTHER BALLOU, b. 16 March 1762, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 76, Cumberland Births and Deaths.); m. SOLOMON BRALEY, 23 October 1785, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 10, Cumberland Marriages.). x. SELAH BALLOU, b. 23 May 1764, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 76, Cumberland Births and Deaths.); m. SAUL SCOTT, 13 May 1781, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Source: James N. Arnold, Editor, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, (1892), page 10, Cumberland Marriages.). More About SAUL SCOTT and SELAH BALLOU: Intention filed: 19 April 1781, Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bellingham, MA to 1850, (1904), page 142, She is listed as "Mrs. Selah Bellow.") Susan M. Roe Seal Beach, CA SueMHR@aol.com If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may live in peace. Thomas Paine