William Ball

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]

1. John Ball, Capt was born on 2 Oct 1742 in Stafford Co, Virginia; died in 1817.
2. Sarah Ball was born in 1745; died in 1828 in Near Morristown, Pennsylvania.
3. Mary Elizabeth Ball was born in 1750; died after 1750.
4. Thomas Ball was born in 1752 in Culpeper Co, Virginia; died on 1 Mar 1820 in Danville, Kentucky.
5. George Ball was born about 1758 in Virginia; died after 1790 in Virginia.
6. Martha Ball was born in 1760 in Fauquier Co, Virginia; died in 1791.
7. William Ball was born in 1762 in Culpeper Co, Virginia; died after 1762.

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:

_STATMARRIED

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1650, Virginia
• Will: 4 Nov 1694, St. Marys Parish, Lancaster Co, Virginia; proved

Notes:

Came to America with his parents at the age of 9. He was the Justice of the Peace in 1680; House of Burgess 1685; appointed to lay off boundary between Lancaster and North Cumberland Counties 1687.
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CAPT. WILLIAM BALL, Jr., (8--2), of St. Mary's Parish, Lancaster Co., Va., b. June 2, 1641, in England; d. Sept. 30, 1694, in Virginia; made will Sept. 28, 1694; probated Nov. 4, 1694; m. (first) Mary or Margaret Williamson, dau. of James Williamson, of Rappahannock Co., Va.;
(second) Miss Harris, of Bay View, Northumberland Co., [p.31] Va.;
(third) Margaret Downman, dau. of Rawleigh Downman. (It is not positively known that Capt. Ball married thrice, but it is positively known that he married Margaret Downman, and the other marriages have the authority of long accepted tradition.)

much more info here:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thamm&id=I480



Will:
Will of Captain William Ball
Dated 28 September 1694 Lancaster Co, Virginia
In the name of God. Amen.
I Capt. William Ball of the parish of St. Mary's White Chapel in the County of Lancaster in Virginia being sick & weak in body but sound & Perfect memory Praised be ye Almighty God for the same & considering the frailty of this life being but a blast I doe make this my Last Will and testament in manner and form Following hereby revoking and making Void aother Will or Wills formerly by me made sealed or published.

First I give my soule to God that gave it me & commit my body to the Earth to be burried in decent order at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named in hope and true confidence that I shall have a joyful Resurrection at the Last day thru the merits of my most dear & Precious redeemer the Lord Jesus Christ.

I give unto my Dr. wife all and every part of this 270 acres of Land whereon I now Live with all the housing & appurtances hereunto belonging and also my mill hereon standing during her Natural life and also full Power to plant, make and manure for her own use a Plantation if she please on every other Parcel of Land hereafter by me here by given & my will is that she bring up my dear Children until they be 16 yrs. of age in Writing, Reading &c. and that they be under the tuition of my sons William and Richard, and that whenever the said mill be out of repair my will is that my said sons William Ball & Richard Ball give their assistance to mend repaire or new build her and that they be paid for their paines as the mill earns it.

I give unto my said sons William Ball & Richard Ball all my Tract lyeing in this Neck next to Richard Cundiff's being about 950 acres to be equally divided between them provided they acquit all their right which they or either of them may possibly have of any and to that Divident of Land in Richmond County next above Perpetua Creek being about 1,000 acres on which my Quarter Plantation now is unto their two brothers Joseph Ball & George Ball.

then I do give unto my said sons William Ball and Richard Ball to them and their heirs forever all and every part of the above said 950 avres of Land Lying in this Neck next to Richard Cundiffs as aforesaid but if my said two sons William Ball & Richard Ball molest their two brothers Joseph Ball & George Ball in their Quiet Possession at any time hereafter either them or their heirs in the said 1,000 acres of Land at Perpetua Creek where my Quarter now is that I then do hereby give said two sons Joseph Ball & George Ball and their heirs all and every part & Parcel of t hat 950 acres before hereby given unto my two sons William Ball & Richard Ball as aforesaid.

I give unto my two sons Joseph Ball & George Ball to them and their heirs all and every part & parcel of that Divident of Land in Richmond County whereon my Quarter now is near the head of Perpetua Creek to be Equally divided between them.

I give unto my der Daughter Margaret Ball and to her and her heirs forever all that and every part & Parcel of tht Dividend whereon my mother Lives at the mouth of Corratomon being about 350 acres more to bee laid out of my ajoyning Divident next to the Plantation that James Wood lives on only reserving to my dear (wife or mother?) one third part of all the sider made thereon clear of all charge making & cask.

I give to my said son William Ball a man serv't named Luke Dickson and a nergo man named Robin, and a negro woman named Dyner and my Silver Tumbler and a Punch cup at mother's when she is dead.

I give to my son Richard Ball a man serv't called Thomas Alderton and a negro woman called Dadoe and a Silver Mustard Pott.

I give to my dear wife 3 negroes called Sambo, Tom & Mary and 3 Englis or white servants at my Quarter in Richmond County called Robin_____James Canady & Sarah and a Silver salt siller, Tankard & Drinking Cup of Silver and which of my Cups she shall make Choice of.

I give unto my son William all the residue of my cups after my dear wife hath her choice of one.

I give to my son James Ball two slaves called Dominy & Kate and a boy and a girle.

I give to my son David Ball a girle slave called Poll.

I give to my daughter Margaret Ball two salve girls called Hanah & Betty thats at mother's.

I give unto my son Stretchley Ball a Girl Slave called Saran.

I give unto my son Samuel Ball a girl slave called Doll.

The rest of my white servants and slaves not before hereby given, being Cox, Scotch, Tom, Betty & her mulatto child, 3 negro women Called Doll & Betty & Bess at mother's.

I give unto my three eldest sons, viz., William Ball, Richard Ball and James Ball in consideration that they be at the charge of bringing up and maintaining their three youngest brothers.

i give and Bequeath unto my said sons William & Richard Ball 2/6s part of all the rest of my estate not hereby before given Desiring them to take all the care they can of their dear mother.

And the residue of all my estate whereon had, found or being not before given I give to be equally Devided between my dear children here named, James, Joseph, David, George, Margaret, Stretchley & Samuel after their mother's decease but my will is that my dear wife have the use of it all During her Natural Life.

I doe make & Ordaine my son William Ball and my son Richard Ball the Executors of this my last Will and testament and my loving Brother Captain David Fox and my loving friends Mr. George Heale & Mr. Edwin Conway the overseers of this my last will and testament.

In Witness Whereof I have hereonto set my hand & seale this 28th day of Sept. A 1694.
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William married Margaret Downman in 1675. Margaret was born in 1643 in Marattiee, Lancaster Co, Virginia; died in 1699. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 5 Oct 1680, Lancaster Co, Virginia

Notes:

Colonel William Ball (1615) and Hannah Atherall (Atherold)
Born in England and educated in or about London. Evidence shows that he was married July 2, 1638, to Miss Hannah Atherall or Atherold, the daughter of Thomas Atherold. He probably left England soon after the death of King Charles I., about 1650. He had studied law in England, and later interpreted the principles of Common Law for fellow Virginia colonists. He was a soldier "under Fairfax," and served in the Royal Army and took part in the (English) Civil Wars, remaining true to the royal standards and serving faithfully under the banners of the ill-fated King Charles. He was probably present at the battles of Naseby and Marston Moor. When the Royal Army was defeated, Colonel Ball lost the greater part of his considerable estates. In company with other royalists he fled to Virginia, the most loyal of the king's possessions, and last to surrender to Cromwell's authority. Colonel William Ball probably had a brother in Virginia. He did not apply for a land grant until at least 8 years after arriving in 1650. It is thought that he was waiting out the bad times at home and planned to return with the Stuarts were returned to the throne. He seems, however, to have operated a vessel between England and Virginia during this time. He first appears in the Colonial records as a Merchant, probably a tobacco merchant. After 1660, William Ball took an active part in the religious, political and social life of Virginia. In 1660 he was a member of a court to make a treaty with the Indians and to establish a boundary for the occupation of land by the white men. He first received the title of Colonel in 1672, the year he was the County Lieutenant of Lancaster. If you held such a rank, you may have earned ii as a member of the General Court of Virginia."This august and aristocratic body was always composed of the class known at that time as 'gentlemen,' men of wealth, family and influence, and whose official station added much to their influence. They, with the Governor, formed the executive council, who dispensed the entire patronage of the colony in the way of official appointment, at the same time that each individual himself was himself commissioned 'Colonel' by royal authority...The Governor was Lieutenant-General, the Councilors, Lieutenants of Counties with the title of Colonel, and in counties where a Councillor resided, some other person was appointed with rank of Major." (Introduction to Vo. I. Calendar Papers, by Palmer) It is probable that Colonel was not a member of the General Court, since his name does not appear as a member of the General Court, but, was a Colonel of Foot or Horse and not County Lieutenant. He was doubtless Presiding Magistrate and Colonel Commander of the County. He served on various committees in Lancaster County from 1675-7. He was presiding member of various courts held in Lancaster County. On March 28, 1675-6 he and Lieutenant-Colonel John Carter were empowered by the General Assembly of Virginia to mobilize men and horses to defend the colony against Indians. Their leader was Nathaniel Bacon. On August 14, 16777, he was present at a meeting to discuss taxes being imposed by the General Assembly to put down Bacon's rebellion. From 1670 until his death in 1680 he was a member of the Burgesses of Lancaster County. He eventually became a planter, and on January 18, 1663, received a grant of land on Narrrow Neck Creek in Lancaster County. Four years (apparently after promotion to Major) he received a joint grant of 1600 acres in the County of Rappahannock on the north side of the river of the same name together with Thomas Chetwood. A few months later he acquired 300 acres of rich bottom land adjoining the estate of Daniel Fox, who later became the Colonel's son-in-law. He built a beautiful Georgian mansion on his Lancaster County estate, which he named Millenbeck, probably after some place in Warwickshire or Northamptonshire. The estate was held for four successive generations by William Balls and played a prominent part in Virginia history. Colonel Ball was a zealous supporter of the Virginia branch of the Church of England. He and John Washington were wardens of Christ Church, Lancaster County.

COLONEL WILLIAM BALL of VIRGINIA The Great-Grandfather of
Washington by Earl L. W. Heck, published and sold by Sydney
Wm. Dutton, 103, Newgate Street, London, E. C.1. MCMXXVIII,
(on file at National Genealogical Society Library, 4527 17th
Street North, Arlington, VA)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/roots-l/genealog/genealog.ballgen

http://www.afamilytree.net/milesforsite/colwilliamball1615.html
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Will:
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM BALL:
Will of William Ball
In the name of God, Amen, I William Ball of ye County of Lancaster in Rapp. being, Praised be God, in good & perfect health both of body and mind doe make & Ordain this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and form following (vis) Imp'et I bequeath my Soul to God Almighty my maker and Creator in his Assurance of ye pardon and Remission of all my sins through ye death & merits of Jesus Christ my Savior & Redeemer and my body to ye Earth from when it Came to be Decently Interned and for my Worldly Estate my just Debts & final Rights first is Charged I give & Dispose as follows:

Item. I give and Devise my Land & Plantation whereon I Live, Express in two patterns containing 540 acres to my Son William Ball and his heirs forever never ye less it is my will & Pleasure that my loving wife Hannah Ball be & remain in full possession thereof together with all household goods & Servants both Christians & Negroes with ye............of Cattle of all kind excepting what is particularly bequeathed out of which never ye less not to be delivered till ye.....of her rights for & during her natural life provided she so long remain a widow and therefore it is my will and pleasure that what shall remain in her possession be inventoried & valued by herself & my two sons between them themselves to be [together?] and if she should marry again She may then enjoy on her aportionable parts according to Law.

Item, For ye Other part of my Estate Consisting Chiefly in Merchandising goods & Debts it is my Will and Pleasure ye same also be Inventoried & valued as before and that she my s'd wife Likewise enjoy 1/3 part thereafter and that ye remainder together with what shall be over and above her 3rd part of household goods, servants & cattle of all kinds & Not hereby particularly bequeathed be soon after ye termination of her right thereby limited divided into parts, there where of I give and bequeath to my Son William Ball and his heirs forever & ye other two parts to my son Joseph Ball & his heirs forever their part of merchandising goods & Depts to be forthwith Delivered.

Item, I give and Devise my land in ye freshes of Rappk. Cont'g by patent 1600 acres to my two sons William and Joseph and to each to their heirs forever to be equally Divided between them without any Advantage of Survivorship if either of them should decease before Demission.

Item, I give and Bequeath to my son William and his heirs my two negroes Called Tame & Katie and his wife & to my son Joseph and his heirs my negroes Tony & Dinah his wife, the Negro Girl & her Negro boy James to my wife to dispose of between my two sons of their Children & noe otherwise when her rights shall Determine Either by death or Marriage.

Item, I give unto my sons William and Joseph Whatsoever Either of them stands indepted to me upon Acco. in my book.

Item, I hereby nominate & Appointe my two sons William and Joseph Executors of this my Last Will and Testament to act together in all things in ye Ordering and disposing of ye Estate according to the true Intent and meaning thereof by a due performance of ye Several Exceptions pvisoes and Limitations therein contained hereby Renouncing all former Wills & declare this to be my last Will and testament by Witnessing the same wh, my hand

Seale this 5th day of Octr. 1680, and in the 2 and thirtieth year of our Sovereigne Lord King Charles ye Second.

Source:
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William married Hannah Atherold on 2 Jul 1638 in London, England. Hannah was born about 1615 in London, England; died in 1695 in Millenbeck, Lancaster Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]