Notes for John Ball

Notes for John Ball

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!Will of John Ball b. 1670; Dated 14 August, 1722; "The Balls of Fairfax and Stafford in Virginia by Bonnie S. Ball":
In the name of God, Amen: I John Ball of the County of Stafford and in the Parish of Overwharton being sick and weak but blessed by God in my perfect senses Do ordain this my last Will & Testament revoking and disnulling all other Will or Wills heretofore made by me or intended to be made in manner or form as followeth, first I resign my soul to Almighty God who gave it to me, and hope through Merits Death and passion of my dear Saviour Jesus Christ hope for full pardon and remission of all my sins and hope that I shall meet my Blessed Saviour in a Joyful Resurrection at the last Day. Next I desire my Body to the earth from whence it came to be decently buried by my executrix hereafter named.

Item: I give and bequeath to my well beloved son James Ball that plantation where he now dwells and as much of that tract of land joining at both ends of the said plantation as shall make the quantity of one hundred acres to him and his heirs lawfully begotten for ever, but in default of such heirs then to fall to George Ball my youngest son to him and his heirs lawfully begotten for ever if in default of such heirs then to fall to the next male heir of the kin forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Moses Ball all that Land and plantation and Water Mill that belongeth to me on the North side Great Hunting creek to him and his heirs lawfully begotten and in default of such heirs, that then to fall to the next male heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son John Ball my now dwelling plantation and all the land that lyeth on the south side of Great Hunting creek belonging to me, all the said land and plantation I do give it to my son John Ball to his heirs lawfully begotten forever and in default of such heirs then to fall his brothet Moses Ball and his heirs lawfully begotten and in default of such heirs then to the next male heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Ball all that tract of land lying on the south side of Doegg's Run and adjoining on Col. George Moses containing three hundred acres, the said land I give unto her and her heirs lawfully begotten of her Body forever and in default of such heirs then fall to her brother James Ball to him and his heirs for ever.

Item: I give one cow and calf, one feather bed and Iron Pott which is all I give to my daughter Mary Ball of my estate whatsoever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Dinah Ball all that tract of land lying on the south side of Doegg's Run joining on Richard Carpenters call Barneby, the said land I give to her and her heirs lawfully begotten of her body forever but in default of such heirs that then to fall to her sister Martha Ball to her and heirs forever.

Item: I give to my daughter Martha Ball and my daughter Ann Ball all that Tract of land lying situate and lying on both sides of Piney Branch containing Five Hundred Ninety five acres equally to e divided between my two daughters Martha and Ann and to their heirs lawfully begotten of their bodys forever but to default of such heirs that then fall to the next male heir.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son James Ball one case of Pistols & Holsters it being all that design that he shall have of my estate with the land before mentioned to cutting him off from all ye rest.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife all my estate but what is already given, after all my honest and lawfull debts be paid, to which all my stock of cattle and all my stock of horses and mares and all my household stuff of what sort soever and all my Tobacco and Moneys belonging to or appertaining to me, as witness my hand and seal this 14th day of August in the year of our Lord 1722. I doe appoint my loving and dear wife Winifred Ball, my lawful and whole executrix of this my last will and testament and I do desire Captain Simon Peirson to assist my wife in her Executorship.

Signed John Ball

Signed Sealed in the presence of us
Gabriel Adams
James (x) Davis
Alice (x) Boyston
Margaret (x) Farroll

Stafford Co., Virginia: 14 August, 1722: Will of John Ball written this date, probated 14 November, 1722.

Note: His original will was destroyed among other Stafford Co., Virginia records. The will was recorded in Will Book K, 1721-1730, p. 35.

Book K is now missing from the Clerks office in Stafford County. Will location proved by the surviving Old General Index to Records of Stafford Co., Virginia. There is a notarized statement by George H.S. King that the transcript is a true copy made by Thomas Gowry Strother Tyler, Clerk of Stafford County Court.

In arriving at a marriage date for John Ball (1670-1722) and Winifred Williams, keep in mind that the often used date "9 March 1714" , the citation is often made to Maryland records. The record cited: Book F, No. 2, pages 56-57 is actually a reference to a transfer of land on 9 march 1714 from "John Ball, "Planter", and Winifred, his wife, of Stafford County in the Colony of Virginia conveyed to Richard Edelen, carpenter, of Charles County in the Province of Maryland, 200 acres of land in Charles Co., "commonly known by the name of Lanternam". This was the land left to Winifred by her father William Williams. Note that they refer to both John and Winifred as being from Stafford County. Everything seeems to point to a much earlier marriage than 1714. Especially since some of the children were born much earlier. Even John Ball, Jr. was born in 1714, George in 1709, etc to mention James 1695). I think someone has confused a land deal with a marriage date, abd the date makes no sense. I wish I could look at the records myself to find out.

Joseph Ball and Mary Montague were the parents of Mary Ball (1707-1789) the mother of George Washington. There is no evidence that they were also the parents of John Ball (1670). A great deal of research has been done on the Joseph and Mary side, and the only possible connection might be through a Richard Ball (1644), the son of Richard Ball (1603) who might have been a brother of Col William Ball, the father of Joseph. The theory is that Richard (1644) and Elizabeth (Linton) Ball were the parents of John Ball (1670-1722)

John Ball b. 1670 m. Winifred Williams "A Forgotten Member of the Ball Family" by Christopher Johnston serialized in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. VII, pp. 440-441 and vol. VIII, pp. 80-83 (1900), reprinted in Genealogies of Virginia Families, vol. 1, pp. 23-27 (1981). Others have put forward Richard Ball and Elizabeth Linton as the parents of John Ball. The father of Elizabeth Linton was a Moses Linton of Lower Norfolk Co., VA. Richard Ball and Elizabeth with several Lintons moved to the Fairfax-Stafford county area from Norfolk Co. At this time, there is no known record evidence which links Richard Ball and Elizabeth Linton with John Ball. John Ball's parentage must be considered as unknown.