William Evans I (1641-1688) was the direct progenitor of the Evesham Evans Family and a carpenter by trade. He was born in South Newton, Oxfordshire, England and immigrated to this country, probably on the vessel Kent in 1677. He later returned with his sons, Thomas I and William II and his wife Jane Hodges (1643-1697) around 1682. They landed at the town of Burlington and settled in the area now known as Willingboro on the Rancocas Creek.

         William's son , William Evans II (1660-1728) married Elizabeth Hanke (1670-1745) and in 1688 he purchased a tract of land on the mount at Mt Laurel where his family had initially lived in a cave during the winter while building their first home. in 1701, William Evans II purchased a 1000 acre tract about two miles east of Marlton in Evesham Township for the sum of 120 pounds .     The friendly Lenni-Lenape Indians were living on a portion of the tract and William negotiated a deed with the resident chief, King Himeson. In 1701 he purchased an additional 50 acres from Joshua Humphries making his total holdings 1050 acres. In 1702 William II sold 100 acres to William Troth. On October 8, 1703 he gave the remaining 950 acres to his son Thomas Evans II (1693-1783). Thomas II was the first Evans generation born in America.

      Thomas subdivided the land and gave his sons the following: William Evans 200 acres, and Isaac Evans 180 acres, Jacob Evans 215 acres, Nathan Evans, 233 acres and Caleb Evans, 241 acres. Thomas II married Esther Haines in 1715 and they made their home at the location of the Evans house on the present Indian Springs Golf Course. The plantation was eventually divided among his five sons with William Evans III (1716-1761) receiving 200 acres . William III’s brother, Jacob Evans (1725-1791) married Rachel Eldridge (1725-) and purchased the homestead and all of the acreage of the present Indian Springs Golf Club known as the Evans -Ballinger Homestead on June 30,1763.

      Jacob’s son, Thomas Evans III (1752-1813) changed the spelling of the name from Evans to Evens, and married Mary Eves (1755-1834), the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Haines Eves. They added their initials (T and E) to the main chimney and built most of the “updated” Homestead house designed by Thomas Evans and Thomas Ballinger where the Evans- Ballingers lived in 1785. The original part of the structure was made of sandstone and was built around 1710. The brick addition was made around 1785 by Thomas and Mary.

      Thomas Evans was the architect and builder who with Thomas Ballinger III (1743-1820) built seven brick homes in the area, among them the Homestead and The Thomas Ballinger Farm (T and S for Thomas Ballinger and Susannah Dudley) and the "Beagle Club".

        Thomas III and Mary had five children and he left the farm and the Homestead to his son and namesake, Thomas IV (1772-1869). Thomas Evans IV married Sarah Burrough (1784-1858). When Thomas IV died he left the Homestead to his son and namesake, Thomas Evans V (1819-1898) who married Abigal Roberts (1825-1886).

      Sally Evens Burroughs married David T Ballinger December 18, 1876. Shortly thereafter David T and Sally B purchased the Homestead from her uncle, Thomas Evans V and aunt, Abigal Roberts Evans.

      David T Ballinger sold the Homestead to his youngest son, Raymond Lippincott Ballinger (Pop) around 1917.

         Raymond  Evans Ballinger (Dad), his only son, purchased the Homestead around 1948.

         Raymond Evans Ballinger sold the Homestead to the Jaggards in 1952.