Thomas Ballard (d. 1794) was a resident of Bertie County who represented the county in the Provincial Congress in 1775. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence. Later in 1779 he signed a petition to the North Carolina General Assembly asking that William Burket be excused from serving in the militia.