 Thomas was born in about March 1630/1.In 1650, he married Anna Thomas, daughter of William and Anne Thomas of Warwickshire, England.His children included Sarah Ballard, Jane Ballard, John Ballard, Thomas Ballard, Lydia M. Harwood, Martha Margaret Collier, William Ballard, Elizabeth Ladd, Francis Ballard, Matthew Ballard, and one other child that can not be identified (possibly an infant).