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Sarah Martha BALL

Sarah Martha BALL

Female 1705 - 1744  (38 years)

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  • Name Sarah Martha BALL  [1, 2, 3
    Born 13 Jan 1705  Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Died 1744 
    Buried Apr 1786  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Alt. Death 7 Apr 1786  Richmond City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    FamilySearch ID L27B-QZC 
    Name Sarah Martha BARNES  [5
    Reference Number 7448 
    _UID 5AFCD4FF0E07424B8A2E936E2A7EA7A77A5C 
    Person ID I2731  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2023 

    Father William BALL, III,   b. 12 Sep 1676, Millenbeck, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1744, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Hannah HEALE, Haile,   b. 1678, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1744, Millenbeck, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married Dec 1697  Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1293  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Abram BARNES,   b. 1701,   d. 1785  (Age 84 years) 
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F1235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Major Dennis Sutton MCCARTY,   b. 7 Nov 1704, Popes Creek Landing, Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1742, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1724  Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Some records {including Wayne Greene} indicate place of marriage as Westmoreland County, Virginia, American Colony. {REF: FGR for Dennis McCARTY - AFN:VDPM-DK} [LDK]

      Donahue GEDCOM file references "Genealogies of Virginia Families", Vol. III, p 588 in listing wedding date as 22 Sept 1724. [LDK]

      Darlene Homme record indicates marriage occurred at Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co.,VA. [SOURCE: "The McCarty Family" by Darlene Homme]

      WFT Vol.3, Ed.1, Pedigree #3918 indicates marriage was in Lancaster County, Virginia. [LDK]
    Children 
     1. Sarah MCCARTY,   b. 22 Sep 1724, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1826, Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, BCA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     2. James Jarrod MCCARTY,   b. 1726, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1789, Fairfax, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. Cornelius MCCARTY,   b. Abt 1726, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1782, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
     4. Col. Daniel MCCARTY,   b. 1727, Popes Creek Landing, Westmoreland, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1791, Richmond, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     5. Anne "Ann" MCCARTY,   b. Abt 1730, Virginia, American Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1785, Alexandria, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years)
     6. Dennis MCCARTY,   b. Abt 1731, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Michael I. MCCARTY,   b. 1732, Cork, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1780, Montgomery Alabama United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     8. William MCCARTY,   b. 1733, Prince William, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1790, Fairfax, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     9. Thaddeus MCCARTY, Colonel,   b. 1739, Fairfax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1812, Leesburg, Loudon Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F1299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Sarah Ball was born in 1705 in colonial Virginia. She as the 2nd cousin of General/President George Washington. She first married Dennis McCarty in 1724 and they had 8 children. He died in 1742. She then married Abraham Barnes, year unknown. She passed away in 1786, leaving both a written will and accounting of her Estate in Fairfax County VA records (see memories).

      Please notice that there are two Richard Barnes. One of them lived in Rowan, North Carolina. The other one lived in Brookfield, Mass. Do not intermingle their children.
      Last Changed: January 21, 2018 by

      It doesn't seem likely that she would have had a child when she was 58...Richard Barnes born 1763.

      Published information: birth-name: Sarah Ball
      Published information: female
      Published information: birth: November 1708; Lancaster, Virginia, United States
      Published information: death: 25 August 1789; Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States



  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Ancestral File - Family History Department - FGRs & IRs, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [Various submitters], (Genealogical information submitted to FHD since 1978), AFN:VDPM-5C (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for Sarah BALL, person ID L27B-QZC. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S34] CHESEBRO' Genealogy@RootsWeb, Larry Chesebro' & Nancy Cagle Chesebro', (Originally published August 1998 Extensive "Family Files" {more than 28000 names} with comprehensive Bibliography of Sources. Excellent), ID: I00191 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S35] Glassell Family Genealogy, GenealogyLibrary.com, (Online via FamilyTreeMaker Contains family information on BALL, McCARTY, and other surnames.), Page 61., page 85 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for Sarah Martha Ball, person ID L27B-QZC. (Reliability: 3).