Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/705 Surname: Ballenger, Wade, Mays ------------------------- My husband is a distant cousin. He is descended from Joseph and Charity Wade Ballenger, Mary Ballenger and Pierce Wade, Susannah Wade and Robert Mays. Mary Ballenger was a sister to Joseph, Richard, Charity, Abigail, Susannah and Elizabeth, named in Joseph Ballenger's will dated 1744, Henrico Co. Joseph was a minister in Amherst Co, presided over several Mays marriages. He sold land on Ballenger's Mt. in Amherst to Joseph Mays in 1760s. Joseph of Henrico I'm told was born in N.J. Contact me for more info!