The progenitor of Lineage Group II is at once satisfying and immensely frustrating.  Satisfying for providing clear evidence of his origin in England in the form of a ship passenger list, and frustrating for him having landed in Nansemond County, one of Virginia’s infamous burned counties.  Nansemond County dates from 1637 and is now extinct; … Continue reading Lineage Group II: John Ballard of Bitton, Gloucestershire, England and Nansemond County, Virginia (c.1629-c.1704).