Richard BALL

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Richard married Elizabeth LINTON about Mar 1661 in Baltimore County, Maryland. Elizabeth was born in 1651 in Norfolk, Virginia; died in 1670 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• MilitaryService: Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America; "He served as a major in the militia of Lancaster County, Virginia"
• Name: William BALL
• Occupation: ; Colonel, Major, Planter and Gentleman, Member of the House of Burgess from 1670-1680
• Occupation: Virginia, British Colonial America; Member of the House of Burgesses from 1668 until 1676 and again from 1676 to 1677.
• Reference Number: 7532
• Immigration: 1653, Virginia, British Colonial America; William's earliest immigration date was recorded in Lancaster County, VA-24 OCT 1653. Certificate granted to Capt. Henry Fleet for importation of 21 people, including William Ball. (DB 1, p. 89)
• Occupation: 1660, Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America; Merchant [tobacco]
• Probate: 10 Nov 1680, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America; Will Proved

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William Ball was born in 1615, studied law in London and served in the Royal Army in the Civil Wars under Charles I. With the regicide in 1650, he lost the greater part of his English estates and fled to Virginia. He had married Hannah Atherall (Atherold) 2 July 1638 in London and immigrated to Virginia with his wife and three children--Hannah, Joseph, and William. He did not apply for a land grant in Virginia for eight years, waiting for the restoration of the 1660 Stuart kings. He settled in Narrow Neck (now Ball Point) on the west side of the Corrotoman River in 1663. Ball operated the vessel Merchant between England and Virginia as a tobacco merchant. He acquired 2000 acres in Virginia, served on an Indian peace-treaty council, and administered Lancaster County affairs as a Colonel. He built a Georgian mansion, Millenbeck, and led the defense of the county to help quell Bacon's Rebellion. One of his land grants for 300 acres adjoined the land of Daniel Fox, who married his daughter Hannah. He was a Warden of Christ Church in Lancaster and also owned land in Rappahannock County. He served as a Burgess from 1699-1173 and was George Washington's great grandfather. ? He died at Millenbeck in 1680 and left his estate to his wife and two sons.

THE BALL FAMILY FROM THE MT. VERNON LIBRARY:
The Ball family line connects to George Washington through his maternal lineage. The first member of the Ball family to come to America was George Washington's great-grandfather, William Ball (1615- c.1680).
In Virginia, Ball began acquiring land, engaging in commerce, and taking part in colonial politics. He served as a major in the militia of Lancaster County, Virginia, and as a member of the House of Burgesses from 1668 until 1676 and again from 1676 to 1677. During this time period, Ball had dealings with John Washington, George Washington's paternal great-grandfather.
The four children of William Ball and Hannah Atherold were Richard Ball (died in Maryland in 1677), William Ball (II) of Virginia, Hannah Ball (later the wife of Colonel David Fox, and Joseph Ball (1649-1711). ========================================================
WILLIAM BALL IMMIGRATION RECORDS FROM LANCASTER COUNTY:
William's earliest immigration date was recorded in Lancaster County, VA-24 OCT 1653. Certificate granted to Capt. Henry Fleet for importation of 21 people, including William Ball. (DB 1, p. 89)
Lancaster County, VA-19 MAY 1657. Certifcate for land issued to William Ball for transporting himself four times and for transporting Hugh Davys and Richard Ball once. (Orders 1656-1666, p. 16, Sparacio, p. 10).
Lancaster County, VA-2 JUN 1657. Land Patent to Domick Theriott of Lancaster County, land on Clapham's Creek and adjacent to Edwin Conway, due for importation of 32 persons, including William Ball four times and Richard Ball. (PB 4, p. 102.) These were probably some of the same headrights named in the certificate issued to William Ball above, and apparently sold by William Ball to Domick Theriott.
Ancestry.com File #27291 indicates place of birth as Wiltshire, England and place of death as Plantation "Millenbeck", Lancaster County, Virginia. This file also gives surname of wife as ATHEROLD. [LDK]

Colonel William BALL probably left England soon after the death of King Charles I, circa 1650. [SOURCE: #27291 Ancestry.com]

President George Washington directly descends from Col. William Ball. The Chesebro's descend from Col. William Ball's son Richard Ball. The Chesebro's relationship to George Washington from the Ball family is 4th cousin X times removed depending on their generation beginning with Lawrence Edmund Chesebro', Jr., November 13, 1937. [SOURCE: Larry Chesebro']

Immigrated in April 1635 from England to Virginia in the ship "Planter". {Must have returned to England} Evidence shows that he married (in London, England) 2 July 1638 to Hannah Atherold. 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 & serving faithfully under the banners of the ill-fated King Charles. 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. [SOURCE: Larry Chesebro']

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William married Hannah ATHEROLD on 2 Jul 1638 in London, England. Hannah (daughter of Thomas ATHEROLD, IV and Mary HARVEY) was born in 1615 in London, Middlesex, England; died on 25 Jun 1695 in Millenbeck, Lancaster, Virginia; was buried in Jun 1695 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Hannah ATHERALL
• Reference Number: 7533

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Husband's will - Closure of Estate of William Ball 1694-1695 Essex Co VA Deed & Will Book; Antient Press: (Page 251) At a Court held for Essex County 10th of July 1695 Upon the peticon of FRA: MERIWITHER, an Attachment is granted him against the Estate of WM. BALL (who hath illegally absented hirnselfe out of this County) for Five hundred & forty three pounds of tobo: & cask & costs returnable to the next Court. (On margin: July ye 15th 1695. Executed on 3 sheep & 3 lambs & one Ram p. GEO: PARKE) 15 July 1695 Essex, Virginia, United States Court Hearing and Findings 1693-1694 Essex Co VA Deed & Will Book; Antient Press: (Page 107-108) At a court held 10th of June 1693 - WM. BALL brought his accon of Trespass on Battry. to this Court against WM: COX and declar'd that the said COX did with force & armes on or about the 4:th day of April last at the House of JOHN HARPER in this County and contrary to the Peace & so forth assault his, ye Plts. Wife, ANN BALL, and did then and there fore beate & knife ye sd ANN with his hands and feet with stamping on her upon the ground and almost beate her eyes out of her head and the breath out of her body and taming her Cloaths all of her back that of her life she did dispair to the Plts. great damage and damage hath to Two thousand pounds of tobo: caske; wherefore he humbly pray'd order against thesd COX with all costs & damages &c., To which the Defendt. by Mr. JNO. EVERIT, his Attorney, appear'd and pleaded to ye insufficiency of ye Declaracon as not agreeing with the accon and thereupon moved for a nonsuit against the Plt., wch: this Court have granted, and ordered that the same be paid with costs als Exo. Ordered that LYDIA HARPER, who was subpena'd as an evidence in the difference between WM. BALL Plt, and WM. COX Defendt., be paid by the Plt, for one dayes attendance according to Law with costs als Exo. === 1694-1695 Essex Co VA Deed & Will Book; Antient Press: (Page 247) At a Court held for Essex County 11th of June 1695 - WILLIAM MORRIS & ELLINORE his Wife complain against WM. BALL & ANN his Wife for that, that is to say, the Complt. ELLINER MORRIS hath for this thirty years or thereabout now past lived in NEW KENT County, now KING & QUEEN County within this Colony of Virga: & it is & hath been hither to of good name fame credit & reputacon & never was guilty of any conjuracon witchcraft or inchantmt., charme or sorcery or any other Just act or acts whereby to hurt any body in their lives liberties or estate but is & ever was free from all & every such like offences & from any spot blemish suspicion of them or anty of them did alwaies live & remain unspoted, wch: premisses are very well known to these Defendts., WILLIAM BALL & ANN his Wife, yet she ye sd ANN BALL out of an evil intent & malitious designe to deprive & destroy the good name credit & reputacon of the Complts. & to bring them into hatred & contempt did to wit on ye 23d day of Aprill last or thereabouts & at divers times & places within this County in the presence & hearing of divers of their Maties. Leige people with a Lowd Voice publickly & Malitiously utter & declare these false feigned scandalous & malitious words of ye Complts. (vizt) that the Complt. ELLINOR MORRIS was & is a WITCH and she had bewitched her the Defendt. & had ride her several dayes & nights almost to death that of her life she did despair and said that she would prove it with many other false words & scandalous speeches against the Complts. good name credit & reputacon to their damage Five thousand pounds of tobo: & cask for which they pray'd Judgmt. with costs To wch ? the Defendts. by Mr. THO: GRIGSON & Mr. ROBT. COLEMAN their Attorneys appear'd and for plea say not Guilty in manner & forme; Whereupon the matter for tryall is refer'd to a Jury who (vizt) ROBERT HALSEY, RICHD. COVINGTON, THO: COCKIN, JAMES HINDS, EDWD. ROWSIE, SAML. GRIFFING, THO: DAVIS, WILLIAM JONES, JOHN WILLIAMS, NICHO: COPELAND, ROBT. PLEY & SAMLL, THACKER, being sworn for verdt. Wee the Jury find for the Plts. Five hundred pounds of tobacco damage, wch: (upon the Plts. mocon by JAMES BOUGHAN their Attorney) is recorded and Judgment granted the Defendts. for the said Five hundred pounds of tobacco damage to be paid with costs - Its ordered that MARY MOSS who was subpeena'd as an evidence in the suit between WM. MORRIS & ELLINOR his Wife Plts. & WM. BALL & ANN his Wife, Defendts., be paid by the Plts. for three dayes attendance according to Law with costs - Ordered that JNO. POWELL who was subpeeneed as an evidence in the suit between WM. MORRIS & ELLINR: his Wife, Plts. & WM. BALL & ANN his Wife, Defendts., be paid by ye Plts. for three dayes attendance according to Law with costs - JANE POWELL being subpeena'd as an evidence in ye suit between WM. MORRIS & ELLINOR his Wife Plts. and WM. BALL & ANN his wife Defendts., & attending three dayes, its ordred that the Plts. pay her for the same according to Law with costs June 1693 Essex, Virginia, United States
11 Apr 1693
Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America

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• Name: William Ball
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William Ball arrived in America on the English ship "Planter" about April 1635 with his six sons - Alling, Francis, John, Samuel, Richard and William according to "The Name AND Family of BALL", compiled by The Research Bureau of Washington, DC (page 21) and affirmed by a genealogist with the Institute of American Genealogy of Chicago. Some sources state incorrectly that William of Lincoln's Inn was also married to Dorothy Tuttle. Our majority of sources dispute this and record Dorothy married to William's son Alling Sr. [SOURCE: Larry Chesebro' - CHESEBRO' GENEALOGY]

One of four Attorneys in the office of pleas in the Exchequer.

Capt. Ball married three times first to Joanna King, second to Dorothy Tuttle and third to Alice Waltham.

William married Alice WALTHAM about 1594 in London City, London, England. Alice was born in 1573 in Millenback, Wiltshire, England; died in 1622 in Chancery Lane, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Alice Ann Waltham
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• Name: Thomas ATHEROLD
• Occupation: ; Barrister
• Reference Number: 7534
• Residence: Abt 1608, London, England

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Thomas Atherold IV

Born : 16 August 1590 in Burgh, Suffolk, England;
Death: 6 May 1658 in Burgh, Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas Atherold III
born 1564 in Burgh, Suffolk, England
Mother: Mary Vessey born 1568 in London, Middlesex, England

Marriage Mary Harvey born 1595 in London, Middlesex, England
Married: 1608 in London, England
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Hannah Atherold b: 1618/9 in London, England


from the will of his son Thomas Atherold, proved 1665, we know this Thomas Atherold is already dead:buried in the church of Burgh near my father and brother


Thomas Atherold IV

Born : 16 August 1590 in Burgh, Suffolk, England;
Death: 6 May 1658 in Burgh, Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas Atherold III
born 1564 in Burgh, Suffolk, England
Mother: Mary Vessey born 1568 in London, Middlesex, England

Marriage Mary Harvey born 1595 in London, Middlesex, England
Married: 1608 in London, England
Children
Hannah Atherold b: 1618/9 in London, England


from the will of his son Thomas Atherold, proved 1665, we know this Thomas Atherold is already dead:buried in the church of Burgh near my father and brother

Thomas married Mary HARVEY on 27 Sep 1608 in Burgh, Suffolk, England. Mary (daughter of Rev Francis HARVEY and Mary YORKE) was born in 1592 in London, Middlesex, England; died in May 1665 in Burgh, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CHESEBRO' record indicates name as Hannah HARVEY. [SOURCE: Larry Chesebro'] [LDK]

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• Name: John Paris Ball, II
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John married Elizabeth WEBB in 1572 in In Or Near London City, London, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas WEBB) was born about 1555 in Ruscombe, Comitatis, Berkshire, England; died in 1595 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England (Or Wiltshire). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas married Mary VESEY. Mary was born in 1568 in Oldham, Suffolk, England; died in May 1665 in Bur Burgh, Suffolk, Land, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Francis married Mary YORKE. Mary was born in 1564 in Wellington, Somerset, England; died in in Phillack, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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