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- !Ellen, m. (first) July 3, 1734, Richard Chichester, of Fairweather, Lancaster Co., Va., son of John and Elizabeth (Symes) Chichester; (second) June 12, 1747, William Downman, son of Rawleigh and Margaret (Ball) Downman, and had issue. COLONIAL FAMILIES OF THE Southern States of America, BALL FAMILY page 32.
!Richard Chichester, son of John Chichester and Elizabeth Symes, died in England, December 30th 1743, buried at powerstock January 3rd. Married July 3rd, 1734, Ellen Ball, daughter of Col W. Ball and Hanna Beale and lived at "Fairweathers", Lancaster County, Virginia. History of the family of Chichester : from A.D. 1086 to 1870 : including the descents of the various branches settled at Raleigh, Youlston, Arlington, Widworthy, Calverleigh, Hall, and elsewhere in Devonshire : also of the Chichesters, Marquesses of Donegal and Barons Templemore. Chichester, Alexander Palmer Bruce,. London. (Printed for the author) : J.C. Hotten. 1871. Online at Ancestry.com.
!3 Jul 1734: Richard Chichester and Ellen Ball; William Ball, her father consents. He writes to Thomas Edwards, the clerk, "I shall be glad of yours, Mrs. Edwards' and two Daughters' good company next Thursday, if the like occation don't prevent at yr home." Marriage Bonds in Lancaster County. William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Oct., 1903), pp. 98.
16 May 1743: Mentioned in husband, Richard Chichester's will.
!14 Aug 1744: Mentioned in father William Ball's will as daughter Ellen Chichester.
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