For many there is great confusion in the case of the Philip Ballard’s listed on the 1782 Orange County Census. Which Philip is which, especially “the younger”?

It is important to know that in the colonial era it was written that way in order to differentiate between individuals, they wrote it as Senr, Jnr and the younger. The Senior, Junior and the younger were by no means indicating that the person listed as such was a relative of the individuals. This was a indication of age, Senior was older than Junior and the younger, meant that they were younger than the Junior. In modern day books it is written Sr. and Jr., which make it easy for people to assume the two are related.

In order to be counted on the Tax List as Tithable it had to be a male 16 years or older.

This is my case in an attempt to separate them;

The 3 Philip’s listed in question are:

Philip Ballard

Philip Ballard Jr.

Philip Ballard, the younger

On the 1782 document, List of Taxable property taken by Thomas Barbour Gentleman in Orange County April 1782, it list’s William, Thomas, Thomas Jr., Philip, Philip Jr., Moreman and Elijah.

In the book, Orange County Heads of Families – Virginia 1785, pg. 97, List of William Bell. It lists Philip, Philip Jr. and Marman (typo should be Moreman)

In the book FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES 1790, Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 – 1795, pub. 1908, pg. 39, William, Thomas Jr., Philip, Philip Jr. and Philip the younger are listed.

The Virginia volume of this series of census books is a compilation of summary tables for population and buildings, population counts by counties for 1782, 1783, 1784, and 1785, a list of the names of the heads of families for Greenbriar County in 1783-1786, and counts of the inhabitants and property of the City of Richmond for 1782. The Federal census schedules of the state of Virginia for 1790 are missing, the lists of the state enumerations made in 1792, 1783, 1784, and 1785 have been substituted.

Houston we have a problem…

The disparity between the two is obvious. Thomas, Moreman and Elijah are missing and Philip, the younger added. Where did Philip, the younger come from? He is no where to be found on the 1782 Tax List by Thomas Barbour or 1790 Tax List by Francis Cowherd documents.

Philip Ballard – c. 1706, records support that this is Philip the senior.

Philip Ballard Jr. – c. 1757, records support that this is Philip the seniors son.

Philip Ballard, the younger – If a Philip, the younger wasn’t a transcription error and existed it would have had to have been Elijah Ballard Sr.’s son Philip. He would have been of the age to have been counted on the 1790 Tax List and as the younger.