He was born about 1616 in (probably) Glasgow, Scotland. I have not been able to determine exactly how and when he arrived in America. However, he married HANNAH HOLLARD July 23, 1652. She was born in July 1638, daughter of ANGEL HOLLARD and KATHERYN [UNKNOWN]. I have uncovered a lot of information on this line. Although I have no definitive proof, I am convinced that William did not come to America as one of the Scottish Rebels of the period. If he had, he could not have achieved the social standing that he apparently enjoyed when he married Hannah in 1653, the daughter of a well-to-do shoemaker of Boston. He was a cooper by trade and settled in Boston, Massachusetts. He was one of the charter members of the Scots Charitable Society founded in Boston January 6, 1657 for the relief of the Scots who were completing their indentures. He died in November 1670 in Boston and Hannah died there April 3, 1718. They had issue below.
BOSTON GENERATION 2
The children of WILLIAM BALLANTYNE and HANNAH HOLLARD:
JOHN BALLANTINE (I)
He was September 29, 1653 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. In order to differentiate between the many occurences of this name, I will refer to them as I, III, etc. He married first LYDIA BARRETT. She was born September 17, 1657 in (probably) Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, daughter of WILLIAM BARRETT and SARAH CHAMPNEY. He was Captain of a company of militia formed in 1705, later becoming Colonel in 1712. He was a member of the Scots Charitable Society and The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (1682). He was a cooper by profession, a constable of Boston (1683) and represented Boston in the House of Deputies (1726). He became Ensign of the Artillery Company (1694), then Lieutenant (1697) and Captain (1703). After her death he married second MARY WOODWARD SAXTON and they had no issue. He died April 27, 1734 and she died November 10, 1740 in Boston. With Lydia Barrett he had issue below.
WILLIAM BALLANTINE
He was born September 22, 1655 and died October 4, 1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
DAVID BALLANTINE
He was born August 24, 1656 and died August 16, 1657 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
WILLIAM BALLANTINE
He was born December 20, 1657 and died May 12, 1660 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
DAVID BALLANTINE
He was born February 5, 1659 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. His father indicated in official documents that David was lame.
ELIZABETH BALLANTINE
She was born March 8, 1660 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
BENJAMIN BALLANTINE
He was born July 22, 1661 and died young in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
HANNAH BALLANTINE
She was born November 15, 1662 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
SARAH BALLANTINE
She was born September 18, 1664 and died young in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
WILLIAM BALLANTINE
He was born November 26, 1665 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
SUSANNA BALLANTINE
She was born February 2, 1667 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
JONATHAN BALLANTINE
He was born September 19, 1669 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
BOSTON GENERATION 3
The children of JOHN BALLANTINE and LYDIA BARRETT:
JOHN BALLANTINE
He was born March 15, 1674 and died in infancy in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
LYDIA BALLANTINE
She was born June 2, 1676 and died young in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
JOHN BALLANTINE (II)
He was born in May 1677 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He married MARY WINTHROP March 9, 1703. She was born in England, daughter of The Honorable ADAM WINTHROP and MARY LUTTRELL. He graduated from Harvard College in 1694. He was a merchant by profession. On December 27, 1708, he was one of a committee of thirty one persons elected by the town of Boston "to draught a Charter of Incorporation" for the better government of the town (Drake). He was Second Sergeant of the Artillery Company (1700), then Ensign (1706), then Lieutenant (1708), and finally, Captain. He died in Boston January 2, 1735 and she died there October 18, 1739. They had issue below.
WILLIAM BALLANTINE
He was born August 23, 1679 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
SARAH BALLANTINE
She was born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She married JOHN WHARTON October 14, 1698.
LYDIA BALLANTINE
She was born October 24, 1682 and died young in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
BOSTON GENERATION 4
The children of JOHN BALLANTINE and MARY WINTHROP:
JOHN BALLANTINE
He was born October 1, 1705 and died young in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
MARY BALLANTINE
She was born November 29, 1712 and died young in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
LYDIA BALLANTINE
She was born March 31, 1715 and died young in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
JOHN BALLANTINE (III)
He was born October 30, 1716 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He married MARY "MOLLY" GAY September 20, 1743. She was born March 31, 1726 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, daughter of LUSHER GAY and MARY ELLIS. He graduated from Harvard College in 1735 and was a Minister of Westfield, Massachusetts. He kept a Journal that covered the period from 1737 to 1774. In his Journal he gives insights into the happenings of the times and lists the many names, events and dates associated with his work as a traveling minister. He died February 12, 1776 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. They had issue below.
MARY BALLANTINE
She was born August 3, 1720 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She married Mr. WADE.
WILLIAM BALLANTINE
He was born October 26, 1724 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He was a shopkeeper and died never having married and insolvent in Boston in 1753.
BOSTON GENERATION 5
The children of JOHN BALLANTINE and MARY "MOLLY" GAY:
MARY BALLANTINE
She was born December 30, 1744 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. She married Captain JOHN ASHLEY October 17, 1769 in Westfield. He was son of JOHN ASHLEY. He graduated from Yale College in 1756. He went on to become a Major General in the Revolutionary War. He died November 5, 1799 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts. She died March 8, 1827. The had issue below.
LYDIA BALLANTINE
She was born April 20, 1747 and died August 27, 1749 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
JOHN BALLANTINE (IV)
He was born April 18, 1749 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He never married and died April 15, 1832.
WILLIAM GAY BALLANTINE
He was born July 11, 1751 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married ANNE KING about 1776. He graduated from Harvard College July 17, 1777 and was licensed to preach in August 1773. He died in December 1820 in Washington, Massachusetts. They had issue below.
WINTHROP BALLANTINE
He was born March 16, 1754 and died September 23, 1758 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
EBENEZER BALLANTINE
He was born July 14, 1756 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married MARY OSBORN December 5, 1793. She was born January 22, 1773 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1777. He studied medicine and became a surgeon in the Revolutionary War and for a time at West Point, New York. He later settled in Schodack Landing, Rensselaer, New York. He moved to Ohio in 1822 and died in the Autumn of 1823 at Marion, Marion, Ohio. Mary died there also and they have descendants in Ohio. They had issue below.
LYDIA BALLANTINE
She was born March 16, 1759 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. She married SETH KING February 12, 1784. He was born September 20, 1758 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, son of WILLIAM KING and LUCY HATHAWAY. He was an officer in the Revolutionary War. She died February 14, 1817 in Suffield and he died there February 10, 1846. They had issue below.
WINTHROP BALLANTINE
He was born June 9, 1762 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married RUTH CHAPIN. She was born in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut and died in Westfield September 15, 1837. They had issue below.
BOSTON GENERATION 6
At this point, I am not yet sure of the correct line to follow to arrive at my direct line. So I will list the families by generation without indication of direct lineage.
The children of MARY BALLANTINE and JOHN ASHLEY:
"SON" ASHLEY
He was born August 2, 1770.
WILLIAM ASHLEY
He was born January 4, 1773 and died April 26, 1849.
The children of WILLIAM GAY BALLANTINE and ANNE KING:
ANNE BALLANTINE
She was born March 25, 1776 in Washington, Massachusetts. She married ISAIAH WATERS (or WATROUS) of Albany, New York, March 6, 1799.
WILLIAM GAY BALLENTINE, JR.
He was born June 13, 1785 in Washington, Massachusetts and died after 1812.
The children of EBENEZER BALLANTINE and MARY OSBORN:
JOHN BALLANTINE
He was born about 1794.
MARY BALLANTINE
She was born April 30, 1796. She married ELDAD BARBER.
JOHN BALLANTINE
He was born January 19, 1798 in Schodack Landing, Rensselaer, New York. He married first MARIETTA R. BOWDISH. He married second ANGELINA R. PARKS. He married third ADELINE N. AULT.
EBENEZER BALLANTINE, JR.
He was born about 1800.
OSBORN BALLANTINE
He was born about 1802.
ANNA THANKFUL BALLANTINE
She was born November 17, 1805. She married ISAAC MORGERIDGE.
WILLIAM GAY BALLANTINE
He was born August 22, 1807. He married MARY R. RUSSELL.
ELISHA BALLANTINE
He was born October 11, 1809 in Schodack Landing, Rensselaer, New York. He married BETSY ANN WATKINS. She was born in 1812, daughter of HENRY N. WATKINS and MILDRED MORTON of Prince
Edward County, Virginia. He graduated from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, in 1828. He studied theology at Union Theological Seminary, Hampden-Sidney, Virginia, and at Halle and Berlin, Germany. He refused the degree of D.D. from several colleges on grounds of conscience. He received his L.L.D. from Indiana University in 1878. After many positions and professorships, he died on April 20, 1886 in his 77th year. She died in 1873. They had issue below.
HENRY BALLANTINE
He was born March 5, 1813. He was an ambassador to India and married ELIZABETH DARLING. The had issue below.
The children of LYDIA BALLANTINE and SETH KING:
SARAH KING
She was born June 6, 1785 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. She married Colonel HORACE SMITH.
SETH KING, JR.
He was born June 26, 1788 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. He married ANNE MOORE.
JOHN A. KING
He was born November 1, 1790 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. He married first SALLY STOCKING. He married second PRUDENCE BAKER.
LYDIA KING
She was born February 4, 1793 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. She married EPAPHRAS MATHER.
MARY B. KING
She was born March 21, 1795 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. She married HENRY LOOMIS.
LUCY KING
She was born August 18, 1797 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.
EBENEZER KING
He was born in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.
The children of WINTHROP BALLANTINE and RUTH CHAPIN:
RHODA BALLANTINE
She married CALEB FOWLER.
ELIZABETH BALLANTINE
She married Mr. CHAPMAN in 1850.
ANNA MARIA BALLANTINE
She married Mr. GATES in 1850.
BOSTON GENERATION 7
The children of ELISHA BALLANTINE and BETSY ANN WATKINS:
MARY OSBORN BALLANTINE
She was born in 1837 and died in 1905. She married HENRY LEWIS BROWN.
HENRY WATKINS BALLANTINE
He was born in 1838 and died in 1919. He was a reverend. He married MARY ELIZABETH LOOMIS of Suffield, Connecticut, who was also a descendant of Rev. JOHN BALLANTINE of Westfield.
MILDRED MORTON BALLANTINE
She died in infancy.
ANNA THANKFUL BALLANTINE
She was born in 1842 and died in 1915.
ELIZABETH MORTON BALLANTINE
She was born in 1844 and died at the age of 21 in 1866.
FRANCES WOOD BALLANTINE
She was born in 1846 and died at the age of 21 in 1868.
WILLIAM GAY BALLANTINE
He was born December 7, 1848 in Washington, DC. His family moved back to Virginia in 1852, to Indiana in 1854, and to Cincinnati in 1863. He was a surveyor, engineer, Congregational minister, and fourth president of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio. He married EMMA FRANCES ATWOOD, daughter of ALMON and LOVINA ATWOOD August 17, 1875. He graduated from Marietta College in 1868 and was a Professor in the Young Men's Christian Association College at Springfield, Massachusetts. After many positions and twenty-three years of teaching, he retired in 1921 to devote himself to writing. He died at the age of 88 in Springfield on January 10, 1937. She died in 1919. They had issue: (1) Henry Winthrop, married Grace Wetherell; (2) Arthur Atwood, married Helen Bailey Graves; (3) Edward, married Edith Perry; and (4) Mary Frances, married Horace Eugene Allen.
The children of HENRY BALLANTINE and ELIZABETH DARLING:
MARY BALLANTINE
She was born September 1836 in Bombay, India. She married SAM B. FAIRBANK.
ELIZABETH DARLING BALLANTINE
She was born January 2, 1838 in Ahmednagar, India. She married CHARLES HARDING.
JOSHUA BALLANTINE
He was born November 21, 1839 in Ahmednagar, India.
JULIA ANN BALLANTINE
She was born March 5, 1841 in Ahmednagar, India. She married WILLIAM GREENWOOD.
JANE OSBORN BALLANTINE
She was born in 1842 in Ahmednagar, India.
ANNA MARIA BALLANTINE
She was born December 16, 1844 in Ahmednagar, India. She married CHARLES W. PARK.
HENRY BALLANTINE, JR.
He was born November 18, 1847 in Ahmednagar, India. He married CHARLOTTE E. CLARK.
WILLIAM OSBORN BALLANTINE
He was February 9, 1849 in Ahmednagar, India. He married JOSEPHINE LOUISE PERKINS. She was born about 1856 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts. They had issue below.
JOHN WINTHROP BALLANTINE
He was born December 21, 1851 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut. He married MARIA TUCKER.
BOSTON GENERATION 8
The children of HENRY OSBORN BALLANTINE and JOSEPHINE LOUISE PERKINS:
JOSEPH WILLIAM BALLANTINE
He was born July 30, 1888 in Ahmednagar, India. He married first EMILIA ASHBURNER CHRISTY. He married second LESLEY FROST.
ALICE JOSEPHINE BALLANTINE
She was born December 4, 1889 in India. She married MAX DAVID KIRJASSOFF.
BENJAMIN DARLING BALLANTINE
He was born April 29, 1891 in India. He married INEZ SOPHIA LAWRIE.
HENRY FREDERICK BALLANTINE
He was born March 24, 1894 in India.
JOHN PERRY BALLANTINE
He was born February 23, 1896 in Rahuri, India. He married first CONSTANCE RUMMONS. He married second ALICE CARY PARSONS.
WILLIAM BALLANTYNE
WILLIAM BALLANTINE
DAVID BALLANTINE
WILLIAM BALLANTINE
DAVID BALLANTINE
ELIZABETH BALLANTINE
BENJAMIN BALLANTINE