From # 127 Ballantine, Elizabeth - George Washington Bocquet (Bocquet) , Vol. 3, pages 283-284, lived 1798, (marriage settlement 10 May 1798 ). Ballantine, Sarah (daughter of James Ballantine of Charleston) - Charles Tew (of Charleston), Vol. 3H, pages 93-96, lived 1795. Ballentine, Sarah (daughter of James Ballentine) - Charles Tew (of Charleston), Vol. 3Z, pages 207-208, lived 1808. Ballentine, Sarah (daughter of John Ballentine) - _________ Tucker, Vol. 3Z, pages 207-219, lived 1807. From # 124 Ballantine, Mary Jane, (daughter of John Ballantine) - Melzar Collins (Charleston District), Vol, 4 RICL, pages 271-286, lived 1849. From # 125 Ballantine, ______ (granddaughter of Patrick Ballantine of Charles Town, Berkley County) - _______Vanvetsen, Vol. SP1, pages 125-126, lived 1720. NOTE: This is Catheron Van Velsen and I believe that hewr her husband is probably Captain Garret Van Velsen From # 141 The names of John, James and Elizabeth are spelled BALLANTINE. From # 189 CAMPBELL, Charles, Morgan County, 1814-30 CAMPBELL, Charter, Morgan County, 1830-60 CAMPBELL, George, Morgan County, 1830-60 CAMPBELL, Porter F., Morgan County, 1830-60 CAMPBELL, Sarah D., Morgan County, 1814-30 From # 195 BALLANTINE, WILLIAM ID: 5237 Spouse: ELEONER [--?--] Children: CATHERINE Date in Pee Dee: 1742 Location: PRINCE FREDERICK PARISH Source(s): RBPPFW Also listed with little information is: BALLENTINE, JOHN Date in Pee Dee: 1725 Location: Williamsburg Source(s): C3 (map) From # 241 Ballentine, Patrick, 1720, will, 1719-1721, pp. 41-43 From #164 These are the names of the heads of families who had settled in Williamsburg Township up to 1737: . . . John Ballentine, . . ." 1742 paraphrased John Ballentine was on a list of men who were accused of owning land in Williamsburg but living elsewhere. "In 1800, the following men owned lots as follows: . . Lot 200, John Ballentine; . . . " Taxpayers of Williamsburg District in 1811 and the taxes levied: James BAllentine, $2.78. From # 404 Anderson County, South Carolina BALLENTINE, ELIZABETH - - Heir of John Morgan Moore D. 1843 Anderson Pro. Newberry County, South Carolina paraphrased: The Will of George Dowkins, 1788, was witnessed by Wm. Ballentine. Richland County, South Carolina BALLENTINE, JAMES--Dec'd intestate, prop. in Lexington. Wife, Elizabeth, also dec'd, Richland eq. Pet. 148 1819. William Fulmore and William Ballantine, Adm'rs. John age 17 and Elizabeth age 13, minors, pray apt. Gdn. Pet's "of Newberry" pray apt. their brother-William. From # 299 [Charleston] On Sunday last Mr. James Ballantine was married to Miss Sally-Elliott Mackewn, only daughter of the late Mr. Robert McKewn. (News for Tuesday, March 3d, in issue of paper for Thuirsday, March 26, 1772. From #498 1770 June 22d same day The Last Will and Testament of Charles Grimball late of Chas Town was proved by James Ballantine and Anne Grimball qualified Executrix. From # 549 Land Grants Campbell, Robert, Beaverddam Creek, 120 acres, 1796 From # 156 BAILEY, Milley [to] CAMPBELL, Charles, 01/20/1800 Ogle{thorpe] BAILEY, Milley [to] RICH, Charles, 11/12/1806 Ogle[thorpe] From # 183 CAMPBELL, Chaarles A..., orph of Charles, dec'd, Charles Allen, gdn. 6/27/1821, Morgan, GB {Guardian's Bond] From # 413 Extracted CAMPBELLS in Morgan County in 1820 Catleett Charter George Griffien James Matthew Peter Robert C. From # 271 Marriages Balentine & Hirst On the 12th. Febry 1761 James Balentine & Sarah Hirst, were married pr. Banns ________by The Revd: Robt. Smith, Rectr. ________________ From # 494 A number of Ballentines of the middle 1800s are buried in Berkeley County, South Carolina in the Wassamasaw Baptist Church Cemetery. From # 186 Campbell, Mrs., 1813, Morgan County, wife of George Campbell, Sou Chr Adv 9-10-1813 From # 158 Book Q, p. 183 20 & 21 Oct. 1736 L & R by Mortgage SOLOMON MIDDLETON, mariner, & ANNA his wife, to NICHOLAS OXFORD, gentleman, all of Charleston, for £700 SC money, part of lot #297, fronting W 27 ft. on a street leading from the Old Church Tard to the White Point; S 113-1/2 ft. on JOHN & JAMES BALLANTINE . . .[more}. paraphrased: John Ballantine is mentioned in 1723.(Charleston}; 1727 (Charleston); David Balantine is mentioned in 1715 (Charleston) Simon Ballantine is mentioned in 1730 (Charleston) I have a ton of deed information on this family from a dozen books. Let me know if you need it. From # 168 Meeting of Friday the 17th October 1735 paraphrased: John Ballentine petitioned the South Carolina Council for land for his family. From # 173 Meeting of Tuesday 22 December 1767 paraphrased: These people petitioned for land. Dougal Ballentine, 50 Elizabeth Ballentine, 50 Robert Ballentine, 11 William Ballentine, 22 Elizabeth Ballentine, 17 Mary Ballentine, 19 Granted Dougal Ballentine, 100 acres William Ballentine, 100 acres Margaret Ballentine, 100 acres Elizabeth Ballentine, 100 acres Note: more available in 1771 Work on these and then let me know where we should go. Dee For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa Grimes <[email protected]> To: Dee Thompson <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 4:33 PM Subject: RE: Bladen_County_lookup > Hi Dee, > > I r-e-a-l-l-y appreciate your assistance on this one.*S* > > The short version...is that this has been a major brickwall > for all of my earlier [now present] cousins and myself... > ....for just about 200 years. > > I do not expect any immediate resolutions...altho the latest > set of clues...in SC...seems to point to possibilites.*S* > > Now for the long version....... > > The BALLANTINE is speculation...based on a now destroyed Bible. > > You see....years ago [about 1927] a Bible was found in a trunk. > The trunk had been in an attic...until a VERY elderly woman died, > and that woman was a direct line grandchild of Elizabeth's. > Her name...was also Elizabeth CAMPBELL...and she had inherited > this Bible. There were two other Bibles: WHITE and THIBODEAUX. > I have found the WHITE Bible, and have a transcription of it, > but I have not yet found the THIBODEAUX Bible. > > All was OK for a long time and then at the end of WWII...another > cousin inherited this same Bible. The woman who inherited the > Bible was a spinster cousin known as "aunt Maud" and aunt Maud > ...didn't read the name written on the Bible in old script. > She misread it as "BELINDESS"...and made the assumption that it > ...was German. THIS...flew in the face of our tradition of our > "pure Scotch blood", and she promptly....BURNED THIS BIBLE!!!! > > IF...I could reach back thru time to kick her A _ _...I WOULD!! > She has single handedly...made my research VERY difficult!! :o( > > FORTUNATELY...one of my RICE cousins...happened to be there and > hastily scrawled whatever he could from the Bible. It wasn't much > and he scrawled BELINDESS...as fast as he could. > > The above story...was the first [modern day] clue we had that her > maiden name...had NOT been CAMPBELL. Like a terrier...I've spent > many years chasing after verifying the BELINDEN...and looking for > any kind of a clue for a location for post-Scotland and pre-GA. > > In spite of my own research that has proven the name as BELINDEN > [BELLENDEN and other variant spellings...and is Scottish] there > are still cousins who are convinced that this name is BELINDESS > ...and German. :o( > > It's Clan Campbell and Clan Stuart of Bute. It's also linked to > the Duke of Argyle. We're finding clues to add to Levi's telling > his children...that they descend from the Duke of Argyle. *S* > > The jury is still out on the fancy Duke of Argyle story. *S* > > ------------------------- > I need some clarification on this. > Who is the father of all of these people? > ------------------------- > > My direct patriarch, and father of this group, is > > Charles CAMPBELL, Senior > [proven as "Senior" via 1796 GA land record ] > [Levi sold his father, Charles "Senr", land ] > [and brother Charles...witnessed the deed.. ] > [2nd witness: Aaron DAVIS, brother of Sherwood ] > > b. 1720-1735, tradition says VA...but suspect Scotland > [have identified 'a' Charles CAMPBELL immigrated 1752] > d. before 1817, tradition says south central Louisiana > > ....m. 1st 1750-1760, location unknown > Elizabeth **BELINDEN [BALLANTINE, BELLENDEN, etc.] > b. unknown > d. before June 1800, location SC or GA > CH: > Levi [Levy, "Leni" on a Tax List] CAMPBELL > m. abt 1780, Sarah WATKINS, d/o Reace WATKINS Sr > Sarah BARBER > [3 CH: in this time frame, > [Benejah, Philander, Allen...nicknamed "Buck"] > [my line arrived after and in Wilkes Co. GA..] > > Charles CAMPBELL m. _______; [?d.1819?,Morgan Co.GA] > ...I haven't followed this line to verify... > > Laurany* [Lurana, Lorany] CAMPBELL, b. abt 1770 > [*wrote letter listing Charles & Levy as brothers] > m. 1st, Benj. WATKINS, brother of Sarah WATKINS > son, Laban WATKINS; Moses d. 1795 in GA > m. 2nd, Sherwood DAVIS > [his brother, Aaron, 2nd witness on 1796 deed] > > Keziah [Kesia] CAMPBELL [probable daughter] > m. Moses WATKINS, brother of Sarah & Benjamin > [Kesiah d. abt 1806, and Moses re-married in GA > [this line has never been able to prove kinship > [...other than their WATKINS side. :o( > > ....m. 2nd, Mrs. Richard [Milly Horn*] Bailey, a widow > June 1800, in Oglethorpe Co., GA > [orig. from Wake Co. NC; w/adult...Bailey children] > > ALSO...in Wilkes and Oglethorpe Co's GA...I found on Tax Lists: > Robert CAMMEL [probably CAMPBELL] > William CAMPBELL > ...and William's unnamed deceased son > > So far...I haven't been able to identify these last 3, but did > find that a William CAMPBELL went with Laurany-Sherwood DAVIS to > south central TN...and then on to the AL-MS Territory with them. > William m. Elizabeth CAMPBELL, d/o 'old' William CAMPBELL... > who was believed to have fought at King's Mountain. > > ---------------------------- > >I discovered that there were these families in the Charles Town > > area of SC.....as far back as atleast 1760. Found in the Wills > > that are now in publication. Yes...I am giddy!! *S* > -----Who was found in the Wills of SC? > ---------------------------- > > The best way to answer this question...is to provide these > recently found BALLENTINE [BALLANTINE] Will abstracts... > > Source: Patrick BALLENTINE, his mark, Charles Town, gunsmith. Sons: John > and James, part of lot and house at White Point. > Grandchild: Catheron Van Velsen, part of said lot at White Point > and shop thereon. Mentions: to son John, lot in Providence, and > land at Port Royal next to Richard HATCHER, deceased. > Exors: sons John and James. Wit: John FRASER, John STONE, > Joseph MASSEY. > D: 15 Sept 1720. P: ___ ___1720. R: nd. p. 41." > > Source: Will Book 1740-1747 - South Carolina > "James BALLENTINE, Charles Town. Sister Elizabeth BALLENTINE, > wife of John BALLENTINE, use of land where my brother, the said > John BALLANTINE now lives, during her life, at her death to 'my > brother'; (James BALLENTINE, nephew?) son of John BALLANTINE and > Elizabeth his wife. Mentions: Mr. John ALLEN. > Exors: brother John BALLANTINE and his wife Elizabeth > and James BALLANTINE their son. > Wit: Daniel BADGER, John CUTHBERT, Benjamin HILLER. > D: 27 Mar 1746. P: 2 June 1746. R: 2 June 1746. p. 320." > > > Source: Will Book QQ 1760-1767 - South Carolina > "John BALLANTINE, his mark, Charles Town, carpenter. Wife: Mary. > Son: James. Daus: Elizabeth and Sarah, under 18 years and > unmarried. Mentions: indentures of Lease and Release dated 23 > and 24 June 1758 between John SAVAGE, myself my wife, George SMITH > and Josiah SMITH, Jr.; said George SMITH and Josiah SMITH, Jr., > appointed trustees of town lot No. 297 where I now live. > Exors: George SMITH and Josiah SMITH, Jr of Charlestown, > merchants. > Wit: Mary ROYBOULD, John JONES, Charles GRIMBALL**. > D: 6 July 1764 P: 17 Aug 1764 R: nd. P. 388." > > **NOTE: "GRIMBALL" is a very common variant of CAMPBELL > ...I've found this many times. *S* > > Source: Book B 1786-1793 - South Carolina > "Jane COGDELL, Charlestown, widow. Niece: (Sarah?), late wife of > James BALLENTINE and her children. Mentions: to Sarah TEW, late > BALLENTINE and Elizabeth BALLENTINE, daus of Sarah and James > BALLENTINE, a pew in S gallery of St Philip's Church next pew of > Hugh ANDERSON, deceased; to James BALLENTINE, son of said > BALLENTINES, house and lot in St Philip's Parish in Charleston on > King St next lands formerly belonging to Timothy CROSBY, > S next lands formerly belonging to Samuel SMITH and N on lands > formerly Jonathan BADGER'S at 21 years; John BALLENTINE, brother > of James BALLENTINE (the younger), land formerly granted my father > Thomas WEAVER in Colleton County on E branch of Saltcatcher River > Swamp, S on lands formerly of David HEXT and vacant lands at 21 > years; Alexander BALLENTINE, son of said BALLENTINES; > Elizabeth BACOT; > *Elizabeth CAMPBELL; bond dated 15 Jan 1789 with James BALLENTINE > to be equally divided among his present children. > Exors: Thomas RATCLIFF, Charles LINING, Joseph PURCELL, all of > Charleston. > Wit: John COX, Charles TEW, Jacob STOLL. > D: 30 Nov 1790. P: 10 Dec 1790. R: nd. p. 479." > ------------------------ > > *NOTE: Elizabeth CAMPBELL in the above record. > > I am trying to identify this woman...as I believe that this > ...is probably Mrs. Charles [Elizabeth BALLENTINE] CAMPBELL > ...or she is the Elizabeth, d/o 'old' William CAMPBELL, > who m. William CAMPBELL, in Wilkes Co. GA. > > ------------------------ > Who was Christopher Orr married to? > ------------------------ > > Martha "Patsy" WATKINS, sister of Sarah WATKINS m. Levi CAMPBELL. > Christopher's father was Robert ORR...and as I understand it > ...Chris served in NC Militia, then migrated to TN, then AL-MS. > > The only reason that we know about Christopher ORR's Service... > is that he was able to apply for pension, or...may have received > a TN land grant. Either way...he's listed with the DAR/SAR. > > I'll be more than happy to clarify...any point. *S* > > I've been digging on this line since well before 1970 and I have > most of Levi's line completely followed. We were handicapped... > for many years, due to the tradition that he was an only child. > > Also now have Laurany as well as Keziah's descendants...as I have > contact with a couple of cousins from those distant lines. > > Charles [Jr] has probate, and guardianship, records Morgan Co.GA > and these are going to be acquired shortly. At the moment...I've > not been able to sway his descendants to look at Oglethorpe Co., > for his pre-1807 Morgan Co. residence, but I'm working on that. > > Many thanks for your time and effort, > > Lisa > ======================================================= > -----Original Message----- > From: Dee Thompson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 4:19 PM > To: Lisa Grimes > Subject: Re: Bladen_County_lookup > > > Then I need you to simply list > the children. > Who was found in the Wills of SC? > Is LA. Los Angeles or Louisiana? > Dee > For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups, refer > to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lisa Grimes <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 5:08 PM > Subject: Bladen_County_lookup > > > > Hi Dee, > > > > I'm at a point...where I need a little helpful...push, and hoping > > that you'll be able to accomodate. I will try to be brief. *S* > > > > In 1787...I can find in the area of Wilkes Co. GA: > > Levi CAMPBELL, wife Sarah WATKINS, and children > > Charles CAMPBELL "Snr", his father Charles, > > [widowed before 1800, when "Snr" remarried ] > > [to Mrs. Richard [Milly Horn] Bailey in GA ] > > Charles CAMPBELL "Jr", his brother Charles, > > Laurany [m.1st Benjamin WATKINS, m. 2nd, Sherwood DAVIS] > > > > From 1787...to today...I can trace the lineages of Levi and > > Laurany. Charles Jr...we believe was the one that died in 1819 > > in Morgan Co. GA, but I haven't yet followed up on that line. > > We ONLY know that Charles Sr...was probably dead before 1817, > > when Levi died in LA, and family tradition...says "Snr" d. in LA. > > > > My main thrust backwards...has been chasing Charles Campbell Sr > > and his 1st wife, Elizabeth [Belinden or Balantine] and yesterday > > I discovered that there were these families in the Charles Town > > area of SC.....as far back as atleast 1760. Found in the Wills > > that are now in publication. Yes...I am giddy!! *S* > > > > Anyway, we know that the brother-in-law Christopher ORR, was in > > the NC Militia...and inspite of 'knowing' that Charles Sr, Levi > > and Charles Jr, were also in the Rev. War Militia's...we've never > > been able to find any clues as to where. Most probably because > > all three...Charles Sr, Charles Jr and Levi...were dead before > > the Pension Act was signed. Their immediate kin didn't have the > > knowledge to file on their behalf. > > > > We have also...NEVER found a marriage recorded for Levi CAMPBELL > > and Sarah WATKINS...in NC, her family lived in Wake-Johnston Co's, > > and by the time they arrived in GA...they had atleast 2 children. > > So...maybe SC?? > > > > So what I'm trying to figure out...is if Levi and families are > > to be found in SC during the Rev. War era, on the various lists > > for Milita, Marriages, etc. > > > > From this...I'll have a better idea what direction this search > > is going to take....and then...I'll plunge on. *S* > > > > Many thanks for your time and any assistance you can provide, > > > > Lisa Grimes > > a descendant of Levi [Levy, Leni] CAMPBELL m. 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