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IMMIGRANT Colonel Joseph of Epping Forest Ball

Male 1649 - Yes, date unknown


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  1. 1.  IMMIGRANT Colonel Joseph of Epping Forest Ball was born 24 May 1649, England (son of Col. William Ball, IMMIGRANT and Hannah Atherold); died Yes, date unknown, Lancaster Co., Virginia.

    Joseph married Mary Hughes/Hewes. Mary (daughter of Ship Captain John Rhus/Rice [Rees] 'Trader' Hughes and Nicketti "She Who Sweeps the Dew from the Flowers" (Powhatan)) was born 1654, Henrico County, Virginia Colony; died 1740, Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Col. William Ball, IMMIGRANT was born 1615, London, Middlesex, England; died 1680, Millenbeck, Lancaster Co., Virginia.

    Notes:

    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I032784

    URL: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kcrnkovich&id=I 03946
    URL title: Kellie's Family Connections
    Note:
    "William Ball of the province of Maryland planter," 15 February, 1659, was granted 420 acres of land "Balleston, Lying on the West Side of the Chesapeak Bay, and on the West side of the river in the said bay, called North West river beginning at a marked Locust Tree by the riverside running South West by the Riverside for breadth Two hundred and five perches, to a Creek called Balls Creek, etc. " (Land Office, Liber 4, folio 342.)

    By the latter part of the year 1663 William Ball had sailed down the Chesapeake Bay and settled at the mouth of Corotoman River, Lancaster Co, VA, where he built the beautiful Georgian mansion, "Millenbeck." On 18 Jan 1663, he received 300 acres at the head of a small br. proceeding out of the S.W. side of Narrow Neck Cr. in Lancaster Co, formerly granted in 1653 to David Fox, sold by him to Thomas Hobkins, and bought by William Ball. On 17 April, 1667, Major William Ball and Thomas Chetwood received a grant of 1,600 acres of land in the County of Rappahannock on the north side of Rappahannock River.

    On 10 June, 1671, the Balleston estate in MD was re-granted by Lord Baltimore to "William Ball of the Collony of Virginia planter" ..... the said William Ball was granted that parcel of "Land now Resurveyed called Balleston Lying in the County of Baltimore on the west Side of the Chesapeake Bay &c." (Land Office, Liber 16, folio 268.)
    ===
    James Hughes 2006-09-29 15:25:02
    Proceedings of the Provincial Court, 1677-1678 Volume 67, Page 134

    Upon the Petition of William Ball That Thomas Humphrys gives three hundred acres of Land called East Humphrys to Mary his wife constituteing her his heire by Testament in writeing Anno One thousand six hundred and Sixty, Mary beares a Child posthuma to Humphrys & by deed in her Widowhood Anno One thousand Six hundred sixty One gives the three hundred acres of Land to Mary her daughter reversion to her selfe, if the daughter dye before age or without heire & marries & beares Hannah to Ball, Mary the sister to Hanna dyes Quere whether Hanna is heire to Mary her sister It is the judgment of the Court here the eighth of October One thousand six hundred Seventy Seaven that Hanna is heire to Mary her sister and thereupon Order Patent of Confirmation accordingly.
    James Hughes 2006-10-01 12:16:15
    (*) "In the name of god Amen. I William Ball of ye County of Lancastr in Rapp being Praised be god in good & pfect health both of Body and minde doe make and Ordaine this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and form following (vis) Imp'et I bequeath my Soule to god Almighty my maker and Creator in full Assurance of ye pardon and Remission of all my sins Through ye death & meritts of Jesus Christ my only Savior and Redeemer and my body to ye Earth from Whence it Came to be Decently Intered and for my Worldly Estate my Just Debts and funerall Rights first is Charged I give and Dispose as foll: Item I give and Devise my Land and Plantation Whereon I Lived Expresst in two pattents Containing five hundred & forty Acres to my Sone William Ball and his heirs forever never ye les it is my Will and Pleasure yt my Loving Wife Hannah Ball be and Remaine in full possession thereof together wth all householde goods and Servants both Christians and Negrowes wth ye * * * of Cattle of all kinds Excepting What is pticularly bequeathed out of it wch never ye less is not to be Delivered till ye * * * of her rights for and During her natural Life pvided she soe long Remained A Widdow and therefore it is my Will and pleasure that what shall remain in her possession be Inventoryed and Vallued by her Selfe and my two Sons Between them them selves to go (together) and if She Should Marry againe She may then Enjoy on * * her pporconable parte according to Law. Item, for ye Other part of my Estate Consisting Cheifly in Marchantdiseing goods and Debts it is my will and pleasure ye same alsoe be Inventoried and Vallued as before and that she my s'd Wife Likewise Enjoy one third part thereof and that ye Remainder togeather wth what shall be Over and Above her third part of houschold goods servants and Cattle of all Kinds & not hereby pticularly bequeathed bee Soone After ye termination of her Right hereby lymitted Devided into five parts three Whereof I give and Bequeath to my Son William Ball & his heirs forever and ye Other two parts to my Son Joseph Ball & his heirs forever their part of Marchantdizeing goods & Debts to be forthwth Delivered. Item, I give and Devise my land in ye freshes of Rappk Cont'g by pattent 1600 Acres to my two Sons William and Joseph and to each of there heires forever to be equally Divided between them wthout any Advantage of Survlvorshipp if either of them should decese before Demission. Item, I give and Bequeath to my Son William and his heires my two Negroes Called Tame and Katie his Wife and to my son Joseph and his heires my Negro Tony and Dinah his wife, the Negro Girle Bess and ye negro boy James to my wife to Dispose of between my two sons or their Children, and noe other Wise When her Rights shall Determine Either by Death or Marryage. Item I give unto my two Sons William and Joseph Whatsoever Either of them stands Indepted to me upon Acco in my book. Item, I give unto my Daughter Hannah now ye Wife of Capt David ffox only five shillings Sterling Which is an Overplus both of her portion and Deserts. Item I hereby nominate and Appointe my two sons William and Joseph Executors of this my Last Will and testament to act together in all things in ye Ordering and Disposing of ye Estate According to the true Intent and meaning thereof by a due pformance of ye Severall Exceptions pvisoes and Limitations therein Contained hereby Renouncing all former Wills and Deeclare this to be my last Will and testament by Witnessing the same wh my hand Seale this fifth day of Octr 1680 and in the two and thirtieth year of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles ye Second.

    WILLIAM BALL [L.] Sealed and Delivered in psence of us Thomas Everest, John Mottby, per signo Probat fuit humoi Testmt in Cur Com Lancast Decimo die Novembris Ao Domi 1680 pr Saemt Thomas Everest et John Mottby Jur in Cur. Test John Stretchly Clk. True copy test. Jno. Stretchly.
    James Hughes 2006-10-01 12:16:15
    (*) "In the name of god Amen. I William Ball of ye County of Lancastr in Rapp being Praised be god in good & pfect health both of Body and minde doe make and Ordaine this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and form following (vis) Imp'et I bequeath my Soule to god Almighty my maker and Creator in full Assurance of ye pardon and Remission of all my sins Through ye death & meritts of Jesus Christ my only Savior and Redeemer and my body to ye Earth from Whence it Came to be Decently Intered and for my Worldly Estate my Just Debts and funerall Rights first is Charged I give and Dispose as foll: Item I give and Devise my Land and Plantation Whereon I Lived Expresst in two pattents Containing five hundred & forty Acres to my Sone William Ball and his heirs forever never ye les it is my Will and Pleasure yt my Loving Wife Hannah Ball be and Remaine in full possession thereof together wth all householde goods and Servants both Christians and Negrowes wth ye * * * of Cattle of all kinds Excepting What is pticularly bequeathed out of it wch never ye less is not to be Delivered till ye * * * of her rights for and During her natural Life pvided she soe long Remained A Widdow and therefore it is my Will and pleasure that what shall remain in her possession be Inventoryed and Vallued by her Selfe and my two Sons Between them them selves to go (together) and if She Should Marry againe She may then Enjoy on * * her pporconable parte according to Law. Item, for ye Other part of my Estate Consisting Cheifly in Marchantdiseing goods and Debts it is my will and pleasure ye same alsoe be Inventoried and Vallued as before and that she my s'd Wife Likewise Enjoy one third part thereof and that ye Remainder togeather wth what shall be Over and Above her third part of houschold goods servants and Cattle of all Kinds & not hereby pticularly bequeathed bee Soone After ye termination of her Right hereby lymitted Devided into five parts three Whereof I give and Bequeath to my Son William Ball & his heirs forever and ye Other two parts to my Son Joseph Ball & his heirs forever their part of Marchantdizeing goods & Debts to be forthwth Delivered. Item, I give and Devise my land in ye freshes of Rappk Cont'g by pattent 1600 Acres to my two Sons William and Joseph and to each of there heires forever to be equally Divided between them wthout any Advantage of Survlvorshipp if either of them should decese before Demission. Item, I give and Bequeath to my Son William and his heires my two Negroes Called Tame and Katie his Wife and to my son Joseph and his heires my Negro Tony and Dinah his wife, the Negro Girle Bess and ye negro boy James to my wife to Dispose of between my two sons or their Children, and noe other Wise When her Rights shall Determine Either by Death or Marryage. Item I give unto my two Sons William and Joseph Whatsoever Either of them stands Indepted to me upon Acco in my book. Item, I give unto my Daughter Hannah now ye Wife of Capt David ffox only five shillings Sterling Which is an Overplus both of her portion and Deserts. Item I hereby nominate and Appointe my two sons William and Joseph Executors of this my Last Will and testament to act together in all things in ye Ordering and Disposing of ye Estate According to the true Intent and meaning thereof by a due pformance of ye Severall Exceptions pvisoes and Limitations therein Contained hereby Renouncing all former Wills and Deeclare this to be my last Will and testament by Witnessing the same wh my hand Seale this fifth day of Octr 1680 and in the two and thirtieth year of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles ye Second.

    WILLIAM BALL [L.] Sealed and Delivered in psence of us Thomas Everest, John Mottby, per signo Probat fuit humoi Testmt in Cur Com Lancast Decimo die Novembris Ao Domi 1680 pr Saemt Thomas Everest et John Mottby Jur in Cur. Test John Stretchly Clk. True copy test. Jno. Stretchly.

    Source:
    A Geanealogy of the Glassell Family, Page, 50, 51
    ===
    James Hughes 2006-09-25 13:55:24
    Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623 -1666 , Page 19

    Ball, Tho., 1654, by Capt. John West, Esq., Gloucester Co.
    Ball, James, 1654, by John Drayton, Westmoreland Co.
    Ball, John, 1655, by Wm. Botham, Westmoreland Co.
    Ball, Eliza, 1651, by Richard Smith, Northampton Co.
    Ball, John, 1653, by Tho. Harmanson, Northampton Co.
    Ball, Wm., 1653, by Robert Brasseur, Nansemond Co.
    Ball, Wm., 1653, by Robert Brasseur, Nansemond Co.
    Ball, Richard, 1651, by Mr. Richard Lawson, (???) Co.
    Ball, Tho., 1650, by Edward Walker, Northumberland Co.
    Ball, John, 1643, by Mr. Moore Fantleroy, Upper Norfolk Co.
    Ball, John, 1652, by Mr. Peter Knight, Gloucester Co.
    Ball, Michael, 1638, by John Jackson and Eliza Wingswill, James City Co.
    Ball, Richard, 1638, by Humphry Tabb, Elizabeth City Co.
    ===
    Old Rappahannock Co Deed Book 3 - 1663-1668; pg 525-527
    TO ALL TO WHOM etc. NOW KNOW YEE etc That I the sd Sr. WM. BERKELEY Knt. Govern: wth the consent of the Coun cell of State accordingly give and grant unto MAJR. WM. BALL and MR. THOMAS CHETWOOD sixteene hundred acres of land scituate in the County of Rappa, and on the North side of Rappa. River bounding as following Begining at a marked white oake standing by the River from thence runing downe the sd River South South East 500 poles to a corner marked Pocickry from thence East North East into the Woods 520 poles from thence parrallell wth the River 500 poles then West North West to the Corner tree where it first begann The said land being due unto the sd Ball and Chetwood by and for the Transptacon of thirty two persons into the Colony whose names are on the Records menconed underneath this Pattent To Have and To Hold etc. Provided etc dated the 17th day of Aprill 1667
    signed William Berkeley
    I the wthin named THOMAS CHETWOOD for and in consideracon of the sume of foure thouand pounds of Tob, to me already paid by the wthin named WM. BALL doe fully and absolutely assigned to the sd Wm. Ball his heires for Ever all my right Title clayme and interest to my moyety or halfe part of the wthin menconed 1600 acres of land being by consent and agreemt: the uppermost parte thereof and doe hereby warrant the same and doe oblidge my selfe to give further assurance thereof by a particular Bill of Sale when thereunto required IN WITTNESS whereof I have hereunto sett my hand this
    third day of November 1668.
    Tho: Chetwood
    THESE PRESENTS WITTNESSETH that I ELIZA. CHETWOOD Wife of Thomas Chetweood of the County of LANCASTR. in Virginia doe hereby make and ordaine Capt. ALEXR FLEMING of the County of Rappa. my true and lawfull Attorney for me and inmy place to acckowledg in the County Court of Rappa. my full and free assent and consent to the sale and assignmt: of eight hundred acres of land sold and assigned by my husband to WM. BALL of LANCASTER aforesd it being the moyety of Sixteene hundred acres of land formerly taken up & Pattented betweene the sd Wm. Ball and my said Husband WITTNESS my hand & seale this third day of November Anno Domini 1668
    In presents of us JOHN SANDERS Elizabeth Chetwood
    PETER ELMORE
    Recognit in Cur Com Rappa 4th Die 9bris 1668
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    LANCASTER COUNTY DEEDS & WILLS 1661-1666; Antient Press; Page 365
    Lancaster County Court 14th of March 1665/66
    - Certificate accordinge to Acte is granted unto Major WILLIAM BALL for the transportacon of hym selfe & WILLIAM, his Sonne, HANNAH BALL SENR., HANNAH BALL JUNR,. MARY JONES. MARTHA JONES. RANDOLPHE GW ILL. JOS: HASLEDOWNE, JOS, FOSTER, RALPHE GATH, GEORGE COONTZ, YARRETT WILLIAMS, HEN: SCHOLLER, WILL; HIGGINS, EDWARD VAGG, JAMES CROSSE, PETER EVERSHAM, ACKARY OGDIN (?), CHS. ( ?) LAINE, ( ) KATHERYNE into this Countrey
    ===
    1674-1678 Lancaster County Va Order Book; {Antient Press} pg 306
    Lancaster County Court 9th of December 1674
    - It is ordered by this Cort: that ye FERREY kepte the last yere by Coll. WILLIAM BALL bee continued & pde. for accordinge to ye former Order of this Cort: and to begin from November last
    ===
    1682-1686 Lancaster County Order Book 2; {Antient Press}: pg 174
    Lancaster county Court 15th of November 1684
    - Upon the Petition of WILLIAM (? JARVICE) and (? ELIZABETH) his Wife. the Daughter of Mr. JOHN EDWARDS, (deced) and allsoe of WILLIAM ESTERBROOKE and SARAH his Wife. likewise the Daughter of the saide JOHN EDWARDS (deced), for the Estate belonging to them out of their Fathers Estate being in the possession of Coll. WM: BALL (deced). It is therefore ordered that the same bee forthwth: paide out of the saide Coll, WM BALLS Estate
    ===
    CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 4; Pg 347
    DOMINICK FERRIATT, of Corotoman, in Lancaster Co., 1600 acs., 2 June 1657, p. 102, (152). At the head & upon main branch of Corotoman Riv. which divides this & land of Mr. Edwin Conaway & S. W. upon Claphams
    Cr. Trans. of 32 pers: Wm. Ball 4 times, Hugh Davis, Rich. Ball, Wm. Butler, Joane his wife, 2 maid servants, Wm. Perkins, John Jones, Sarah Lee, Ann Whone (?), Patience Martin, Nicho. Jackson, Francis Jackson, Wm. Sparrow, Rich. Franklin & Francis , Tho. Coote, Eliz. Blay, Judith Sewell. Renewed I8 Mar. I662.
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    CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 5; Pg 491
    MR. WM. BALL, 300 acs. at the head of a small br. proceeding out of the S.W. side of Narrow Neck Cr., both of which divides this & land in possession of Tho. Rootes formerly belonging to Edward Grimes, dec'd. &c. to next Cr. proceeding out of Coratoman Riv. &c. Granted to David Fox 1 Nov. 1653, assigned to Tho. Hobkins, & by him sold to sd. Ball. 18 Jan. 1663, p. 300, (270).
    ===
    CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 6; Pg 20
    MAJOR WILLIAM BALL, 240 acs. on N. side of Rappa. Riv., upon David Fox, land of Grimes, a Cr. deviding this & land of Tho. Harwood. Granted unto Edward Grimes, 21 May 1651, deserted, & now granted, &c. 30 Sept. 1667, p. 67. Trans. of 5 pers: Wm. Jeffrey, Abram Jackson, Tim White, Bernard Moore, Mary Feild.
    ===
    CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 6; Pg 20
    MAJOR WM. BALL & MR. THOMAS CHETWOOD, 1600 acs. Rappa. Co., N. side of Rappa. Riv., 17 Apr. 1667, p. 68. Trans. of 32 pers: Will. Ball, his son, Hanah Ball, Her daughter, Mary Jones, Martha Jones, Ran. Gwill, jos. Haseldowne, Joseph Foster, Ralph Gath, George Comes, Yarrett Williams, Henry Scoller, Will. Higgins, Edward Wagg, Dorothy Wells, Wm. Morris, Joshua Greene, Jno. Chandler, Wm. Harloe, Natl.. Freeman, Tho. Harris, George Martin, Jno. Bridgman, Eliz. Smith, Grace ?, Edward Salter, Richard Blackman, Robt. Sanders, Tho. Bowles, Tho. Dickins, Robt. Ambrose.
    VINCENT COX, 665 acs. W'moreland Co., 27 Sept. 1667, p. 68. Beg. at Robt. Selfe, to a br. falling into Nomeny Riv., &c. to Mr. Francis Clay &c., to head of a br. falling into Yeocomico 'Riv. 346 acs. parte granted sd. Cox 20 Oct. 1661; 319 acs. due for trans. of 7 pers: Waitron Morgan, Will. Smith, Dorcas Houghton, Eliz. Fisher Bakehouse, Rowland Morgan, Jno.Davis.


    Name:
    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I032784
    Hannah Atherold b: 2 FEB 1617/18 in England
    Married: 2 JUL 1638 in London, England
    Children:
    Richard Ball b: ABT 1632 in London, England
    William Ball b: 2 JAN 1640/41 in London, England
    William {addl records} Ball b: 2 JAN 1640/41 in London, England
    Joseph Ball b: 24 MAY 1649 in London, England
    Hannah Ball b: 12 MAY 1650 in Berkshire, England

    William married Hannah Atherold 2 Jul 1638, England. Hannah was born Est 1622, England; died Yes, date unknown, Lancaster Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Hannah Atherold was born Est 1622, England; died Yes, date unknown, Lancaster Co., Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Captain William Ball was born 2 Jan 1641, London, Middlesex, England ; died 30 Sep 1694, St. Mary's White Chappell Parish, Lancaster Co., Virginia .
    2. 1. Colonel Joseph of Epping Forest Ball was born 24 May 1649, England; died Yes, date unknown, Lancaster Co., Virginia.