Rawleigh TRAVERSE

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Family/Spouse: Hannah Frances BALL. Hannah was born in 1609 in England; died in 1648 in Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Mary Virginia TRAVERS
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Mary married Nicholas HEALE on 5 May 1654 in Essex Co., Virginia. Nicholas (son of Captain George William HALE and Mary Elizabeth BLOOD) was born in 1630 in Kent, England; died on 15 Feb 1668 in Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in Feb 1668 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Will: 3 Dec 1697
• Will Proved: 12 Jan 1698, Lancaster County, Virginia

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According to the author of Virginia Roots: "Nicholas' wife was claimed to be Mary Travers, daughter of Rawleigh and Hannah Travers who he married 5 May 1654 in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America. According to "Hale/Haile/Heal genealogy, the biographical information of Nicholas Hale indicated that he and his wife only had 3 children. However, "Nicholas Hale, no doubt had several sons in addition to Nicholas, Jr. However, the births of of the older children are listed in the local parish records and marriage dates are, of course unavailable on those who had already moved west." Yet in addition to George, his sons appear to have been: John, who with George when he was laying out the town of Lancaster in 1682; Francis; Joseph; Richard and Nicholas or others who spread among the Tidewater counties of the Chesapeake."
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The father of George Hale, Sr. of Lancaster was Nicholas Hale, the immigrant, who came to Elizabeth City County, Virginia, in 1645. He had a plantation in York County in 1648 and acquired large holdings in Lancaster County following its formation 1651.
Nicholas Hale was living on his plantation in York County, but he moved to Lancaster County in 1655 and was living there as late as 1663. His sons, in addition to George, appear to have been: John, who with George was paid for laying out the town of Lancaster in 1682; Francis; Joseph; Richard; Nicholas; and possibly others, who spread among the Tidewater counties of the Chesapeak Bay, their descendants being legion."
Due to the custom of primogeniture (passing property down from father to oldest son) George Heale/Haile succeeded to Nicholas' property was the eldest son.
He married Ellen Rogers well before his 30 Dec 1697 death date. George was probably a son of Nicholas Heale/Haile of Elizabeth City, York, and Lancaster counties. The bride was a daughter of Capt. John and Ellen Rogers of North Carolina. (See Virginia, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia.)
The pedigree chart in Memories shows George Haile c1647-1697 married Ellen Rogers 1655-1710, and they were the parents of Nicholas Hale c1679-1730 who married Frances "Broad" Garrett. (Pedigree in "The Family of Cleveland Eldred Shook" by Henry Earl Close, Jr.) These relationships are also supported in "Roots in Virginia" pages 6-8.
The source "Roots in Virginia" pages 7-8, states Nicholas Hale, Sr. of Baltimore County, Maryland married Frances "Broad" Garrett, and lists their children.
The next paragraph states "George Hale, father of Nicholas, Sr. of Baltimore County, was a Justice in Lancaster County, Virginia, in 1684, a Burgess 1695-1697, and his will, leaving a large estate in lands, was probated January 12, 1698... George Hale and his wife, Ellen, who died in 1710, left in addition to their son had the following children:
[1.] Nicholas, Sr., who settled in Maryland, [and married Frances "Broad" Garrett]
[2.] Hannah, who married Col. William Ball, the third generation of a distinguished name in Virginia;
[3.] Capt. George Hale, Justice and Sheriff of Lancaster, who married Catherine Chinn, daughter of John Chinn, and among whose children were Ellen who married David Ball and Catheirne who married John Cannaday of Maryland;
[4.] John, a Justice of Lancaster County;
[5.] Joseph, a Justice, whose daughter Anne married Moore Fauntleroy, son of William of Richmond County;
[6.] Ellen;
[7.] Elizabeth;
[8.] Sarah, who married Newman Brockenborough of Richmond County;
[9.] William, who married Priscilla Downman, daughter of William and Million (Travers) Downman, and granddaughter of Col. Rawleigh Travers...
This was George. He expanded his father's holdings along the Corotoman and served as Justice in Lancaster County during the 1680s and '90s. He married the daughter of a Captain John Rogers. They had three children: George, Nicholas a.
In 1654, when he gave a power of Attorney to Dr. Thomas Roots of Lancaster County, Nicholas Hale was living on his plantation in York County, but he moved to Lancaster County in 1655 and was living there as late as 1663. His sons, in addition to George, appear to have been: John, who with George was paid for laying out the town of Lancaster in 1682; Francis; Joseph; Richard; Nicholas; and possibly others, who spread among the Tidewater counties of the Chesapeake Bay, their descendants being legion."

Source: "An Account of Captain Thomas Hale, Virginia Descendants and Related Families; With Genealogies and Sketches of the Families of Hale, Saunders, Lucke, Claiborne, Lacy, Tobin, and Contributing Ancestral Lines by Nathaniel Claiborne Hale: Member of Virginia Historical Society, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Order of First Families of Virginia, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, and The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Printed in the United States of America George H Buchanan Company, Philadelphia, PA."

William Ball is named as son in law and overseer and is also a witness to the will of George Heale, Hannah Heale's father. Item number 7 in George Heale's will reads as follows: #7 - My son George to be Executor and my loving friend ROBERT CARTER and my SON IN LAW Mr. WILLIAM BALL ye overseers of this my will written 30 December 1697.. /s/ George Heale Wit: Joseph Ball, James Innes, William Ball
Neilson Chart: of Lancaster Co., Virginia
Burgess 1693, 1695, 1696

HSF: Burgess 1697
Will dated Dec 30 1697 - proved Jan 12, 1698

George Heale was born in the 1650's in Virginia, he married Ellen sometime before 1682. His home in Lancaster County was known as Peach Hall. He received grants for land in Lancaster County around 1692. His will was dated December 1697. And Ellen died around October 1710 in Lancaster County.

George was a justice of Lancaster Court 1684, and he served in House of Burgesses 1695, 1697. Ellen's parents were Captain John Rogers of Northumberland Co (1620-1680) and his first wife, Ellen, according to research done by Carlton Lee Hudson (in The Virginia Genealogist, 1967)

George married Ellen ROGERS about 1675 in Lancaster County, Virginia. Ellen (daughter of John ROGERS, Sr. and Lucille "Lucy" IVERSON) was born in 1652 in Northumberland County, Virginia; died on 13 Dec 1710 in Lancaster County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nicholas married about 1703 in Baltimore County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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m.Capt. John Opie,1710. He d. 1722.

Ellen married about 1711. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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m. Newman Brockenbrough,1715. Sold 4 slaves to Maj. Wm. Bal l (Hannah'shusband) on Jan. 27, 1716.

Sarah married in 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Inherited: 1718; 3 negroes and 10 head of cattle from Capt. William Fox

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she had 3 children
m. Richard Kenner.

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Captain Heale was a Justice of the Peace for Lancaster County Virginia, in 1706 and Sheriff 1724-1725
m. Catherine Chinn, d/o John. Issue; Sarah who m. Lindsay Opie.

George married in 1702. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Through tracing the family of George Heale and his daughter, Hannah Heale, there are numerous documents that support the marriage of William Ball to Hannah Heale. Her last name and parentage are listed incorrectly as Beale on numerous family trees. Below is a partial list of documentation and family connections, which supports William Ball's marriage to Hannah Heale.
1)",,HANNAH, m. Capt. William Ball,," From Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759, Page 289, "The Haile Family is the subject of an article that was first published in the "William and Mary Quarterly", first ser., XVII, 202-203, and 296-299; the article was later reprinted in "Gen. of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly Hist. Mag.", III, 1-6 (Balto.: Gen Pub Co., 1982"
2) The will of Capt. William Ball (b.1641-d.1694), William Ball's father: Executors of the will:Sons, William and Richard Ball. Hannah Heale's father, George Heale, is made an overseer of the executors, William and Richard.
3) "BALL, [Capt.] William & HEALE, Hannah,,,bride was dau. of George (d. LC 1697/1698) & Ellen (ROGERS) HEALE: Hayden and MRC identify the bride as Hannah BEALE, but King corrects this based on Hudson in a letter dtd. 1 Sep 1969 (copy in Lewis Col. NCHS),,," "Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800", P26.
4) "HEALE - HALE of Lancaster,,Hannah, wife of Capt. William Ball,,," "Historical Southern Families. Volume II, Heale-Hale of Lancaster" P 122.
5) Hannah and her son, William Ball, Jr. (witness of will) are listed in the abstract of the will of John Heale, Hannah's brother, which reads as follows: Lists: * Sister, Hannah Ball and her children. * Brother, Capt. George Heale's children. * Brother, William Heale's daughter, Betty. * Brother, Joseph Heale. * Cousin, Roadham Kenner.(Correct spelling is Rodham Kenner) * Cousin, Roadham Kenner's sister.(Correct spelling is Rodham Kenner) * Nephew, George Heale (son of dec'd brother, William Heale.) * Others: Joseph Carter, Henry Jenkins, William Stamps, John Rogers. * Executors: John Rogers and George Heale. * Witnesses: James Bailey, William Ball, Jr., Joseph Carter, Gavin Lawry Will Book 13, Page 74. Date of Will, Nov 27, 1737. Will Rec., Jan 13, 1738. "Abstracts, Lancaster County, Virginia, wills, 1653-1800", P 111-112.
6) ",,,This William Ball had nine children, including William Ball (ca. 1674-1744). He married Hannah Heale (d. ca. 1744) and they had 6 children, including William Ball (ca. 1700-1741).,,," "Biographical Information-A Guide to the Ball Family Papers at the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia" "Ball Family Papers, 1680-1785. Accession 23554. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia." Available for viewing online under the heading of Biographical Information at the website below: http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/lva/vi00137.xml.frame
7) William Ball is named as son in law and overseer and is also a witness to the will of George Heale, Hannah Heale's father. Item number 7 in George Heale's will reads as follows: #7 - My son George to be Executor and my loving friend ROBERT CARTER and my SON IN LAW Mr. WILLIAM BALL ye overseers of this my will written 30 December 1697.. /s/ George Heale Wit: Joseph Ball, James Innes, William Ball http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/CROLEY/2001-04/0987510671

Hannah married William BALL, III in Dec 1697 in Lancaster County, Virginia. William (son of Capt. William BALL, Jr. and Margaret WILLIAMSON) was born on 12 Sep 1676 in Millenbeck, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 5 Mar 1744 in Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in Millenbeck, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Will: 29 Nov 1739

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Was Justice of the Peace for Lancaster Co., Virginia in 1734

tombstone at "Peach Hill"
willed 1830 acres to nephew George (son of brother William)

In Haile graveyard near White Clay Chapel.

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m. (1) Elizabeth. (2) Hanna Bushrod, a second cousin. No issue.

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• Will: 6 Feb 1731
• Will Proved: 12 Jul 1732

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Unconfirmed: of Lancaster Co., Virginia (HSF) (TQ7)

Will dated 6 Feb, 1731/32 - proved in Lancaster Co. (HSF)

In his will, William left his son George and his heirs all his lands, giving him 10 Negroes ("and all their future increase"), "a Smith anvil & Vice, my best Saddle & Furniture, Pistols, Holsters, Silver Hilted Sword, my two Guns, Watch & Desk" and "negro boy Robin ("but if my son dies without lawful issue, the said negro boy Robin to go to my loving wife and her heirs"--why is this boy separated from the others?) His wife received six Negroes and the use of 5 others as well as 1/3 of the rest of the estate; his daughter Betty eight Negroes, his brother to keep the ones he gave him. George will receive his estate at 19, with his wife acting as guardian unless "my wife shall marry any one that proves unkind or careless of my children or their Estates."

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married about 1730 in Lancaster Co., Virginia USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]