William Ball

Notes:

Was recommended by the County Clerk of Fouquia County on October 25,1779. See "Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War" by Joseph ThompsonMcAlister. "McAllister's Data". Section261-page 199.

Captain Ball owned valuable iron works and furnished supplies that wereof great service during the Revolution. (see-Hayden's VirginiaGenealogies and Traditions, also Heitmans U.S. Military Record). CaptainBall also gave much material and financial assistance toward the expenseof the war and rendered great service toward establishing Americanindependence. He was a second cousin of General Washington and served onhis staff. His father, William Ball, being a first cousin ofWashington's mother, Mary Ball.

John married Sarah Ellen Payne on 6 Nov 1767. Sarah was born in 1745; died in 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A cousin of Mary Ball, George Washington's mother.

William married Martha Brumfield in 1741 in Culpeper Co or Fauquier Co, Virginia. Martha was born about 1718 in Fauquier Co, Virginia; died after 1765. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Other-Begin: 21 Jan 1734, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 18 Mar 1734, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 16 Mar 1735, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 18 Nov 1735, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 23 Mar 1736, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 27 Mar 1740, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 25 Jul 1740, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 26 Mar 1742, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders

Notes:

"He was Vertryman of St. Marks Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia. Brother of Joseph Ball, grandfather of George Washington." from source file

(note: not brother, perhaps nephew - Martha Ball's father Joseph Ball, was born 24 May 1649, more in the generation to be his father's cousin as Samuel's William and Joseph's William seem to not be the same.)

Mary Ball's line:
1 William Ball b: 1614 d: 15 OCT 1680
+ Hannah Atherold b: 2 JUL 1638 d: 1694
2 Joseph Ball b: 24 MAY 1649 d: 11 JUL 1711
+ Mary Bennett b: 1665 d: BEF 19 JUL 1721
3 Mary Ball b: SEP 1708 d: 25 AUG 1789
+ Augustine Washington b: 1693 d: 12 APR 1743
4 (Pres.) GEORGE WASHINGTON b: 22 FEB 1730/31 d: 14 DEC 1799
+ Martha Dandridge b: 21 JUN 1731 d: 22 MAY 1802

Other-Begin:
21 January 1734, Old Style page 3
Mr: Robert Slaughter, Mr: Abraham Field Mr: Robert Green & Mr Samuel Ball or any three of them are desired to view the Rapidan above and below Germanna for a convenient place to keep a ferry & wait on Colo: Spotswood to know on what terms he would let such a place & return their proceedings to the next Court.

Other-Begin:
18 March 1734, O.S. p. 10
On the Petition of Christopher Zimmerman Order is granted him for a License to keep Ordinary at his house in this County for one Year, The said Christopher Zimmerman having paid the
Governours dues & having together Mr: Abraham Field and Mr Samuel Ball his Security entered into bond according to Law and the said Zimmerman, Field & Ball have acknowledged their said Bond it is admitted to record.

Other-Begin:
16 March 1735, O.S. p. 58
On the Petition of Christopher Zimerman Lycense is granted him to keep an ordinary in the fork in this County he having with Abraham Field and Saml: Ball Gent acknowledged thereby for the Same.

Other-Begin:
18 November 1735, O.S. p. 37
At the Court held for Orange County on Tuesday the Eighteenth day of November 1735
Present: Goodrich Lightfoot Abraham Field James Pollard Gent. Justices James Barber & Samuel Ball

A Grand jury for the body of this County to wit Robert Cave foreman Abraham Bletsoe, Francis Browning, William Bryant, William Pannill, Edward Franklin, Phillip Bush, Anthony Head,William Kelly, Henry Downs, John Bransford, David Phillips, John Howard, George Anderson, Mark Finks, William Carpentor, George Woods, were empowered and Sworn and after having received the Charge withdrew and in a Short time returned to Presentements and ordered the Several Offenders be Summoned to Appear to the next Courts which sd presentement is as followeth. We the Grandjury of our Sovereign Lord the King and the body of Orange County upon our Oath present as followeth the vizt. (Several entries follow, of which the last one is:) Edward Haly Overseer of the Road from the tombstone to the old mountain road in this County for one Month last past have failed to keep the said Road in repair according to the directions of the Act of Assembly in that Case made and provided.


Other-Begin:
23 March 1736, O.S. p. 145
On the Petition of Christopher Zimerman License is granted him to keep Ordinary in the fork at his house in this County he having with Abraham ffield and Samuel Ball Gent acknowledged their bond for ye same.

Other-Begin:
27 March 1740, O.S. p. 133
Licence is granted Christopher Zimmerman on his petition to keep ordnary at his Own house he having according to Law paid the Governours fees & entered into bond with Samuel Ball &
James Porteus for his keeping the Same according to Law.

Other-Begin:
25 July 1740, O.S. p. 219
On the Motion of Samuel Ball Gent Its ordered that he have Liberty to clear a bridle way from his house the nearest & best way into the Courthouse road with his own people.

Other-Begin:
26 March 1742, O.S. p. 125
Ordered that the tithables of Saml Ball Gent at Mountpony Wm Strothers Mrs Buckners John Cattletts David McMurrins Benja Taylors Wm Johnsons Colo Carters John Buttlers Francis
Strothers Nicholas Gunnills & John Weatheralls work on the New Road from Mr. Easthams road in the fork to the Gleebe under John Cattlett Gent their Overseer & they are ordered to keep ye sd road in repair according to Law.

(Benja Taylor related to his wife, Catherine Ann?)

Samuel married Catherine Ann Taylor on 25 Nov 1717. Catherine was born in 1688 in Richmond Co, Virginia; died in 1751 in Lancaster Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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