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Col. William BALL, I

Col. William BALL, I[1]

Male 1615 - 1680  (65 years)

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  • Name William BALL  [2, 3, 4] 
    Prefix Col. 
    Suffix I 
    Born 17 Sep 1615  Cripplegate, City of London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6] 
    Christened 17 Sep 1615  St Giles Cripplegate, London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID L8BF-R5N 
    MilitaryService Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    "He served as a major in the militia of Lancaster County, Virginia" 
    Immigration 1653  Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    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) 
    Name William BALL  [7] 
    Occupation   [7] 
    Colonel, Major, Planter and Gentleman, Member of the House of Burgess from 1670-1680 
    Occupation Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Member of the House of Burgesses from 1668 until 1676 and again from 1676 to 1677. 
    Occupation 1660  Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Merchant [tobacco] 
    Died 7 Nov 1680  Millenbeck, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Buried 8 Nov 1680  St. Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Church, Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Probate 10 Nov 1680  Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Will Proved 
    Reference Number 7532 
    Person ID I594767987  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2023 

    Father George BALL,   b. 21 Mar 1573, Ruscombe, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1663, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Dorothy TUTTLE,   b. 1580, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 10 Aug 1640, Garstang, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Married 21 Jan 1599  St Michael Crooked Lane, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F536729059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Capt. William BALL,   b. Abt 1573, Wokingham, Berkshire, England (Or Wiltshire) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1648, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Alice WALTHAM,   b. 1573, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1650, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married Abt 1594  London City, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah ATHEROLD,   b. 1615, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1695, Millenbeck, Lancaster, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 2 Jul 1638  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Richard BALL,   b. 1639, Barkham, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1677, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     2. Capt. William BALL, Jr.,   b. 2 Jun 1641, Barkham, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1694, Lancaster, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     3. Edward BALL,   b. 1642, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1724, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Joseph BALL,   b. 25 May 1649, Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1711, Epping Forest, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     5. Hannah BALL,   b. 12 Mar 1650, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1709, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F536729056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 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']

      Please verify / prove information and notify contributor of corrections / errors.
      Information amassed from various sources - family records, official publications &
      documents, gedcom files from relatives, etc.

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    2. [S478] "COLONEL WILLIAM BALL of VIRGINIA", Earl L. W. Heck, (Published & sold by: Sydney Wm. Dutton - 103 Newgate Street - London, E.C.1. MCMXXVIII Obtained via download of Ancestry.com GEDCOM file. [Submitter: [email protected]] File name: 27291 (Downloaded 10/31/1999)).

    3. [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 Joseph Matthaus Ball, person ID L52B-66G. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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: I01329 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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: 9GSH-ZS (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S477] Genealogy of the US Presidents, Data author: Funk&Wagnall's; Webpage author: Brian Tompsett, (23 April 1996 from book "The Presidents" Contains data from published Gedcoms and is part of larger set of databases held at the University of Hull. Focus is on "Royal and Noble genealogy".), 00418 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [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 William Ball, person ID L8BF-R5N. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [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 George Ball, person ID 8Y23-86S. (Reliability: 3).

    9. [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 Hannah Atherold, person ID L1M1-8GY. (Reliability: 3).

    10. [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: I00185 & I01329 (Reliability: 3).


  

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