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Mary 'Molly' Ball[1, 2]

Female Est 1738 - 1775  (~ 37 years)


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  • Name Mary 'Molly' Ball 
    Born Est 1738  Lancaster Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 6 May 1775  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I13192  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2019 

    Father William Ball,   b. 1727, Millenbeck, Lancaster Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Mar 1760, Lancaster Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Mother Lettice Corbin Lee,   b. Abt 1731, Lee Hall, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1788, Lancaster Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Married 12 Mar 1765  Lancaster Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Ball,   b. Est 1744, Lancaster Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1773, Tomahawk, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1765  Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Ball,   b. 1 Jan 1768, Lancaster Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1856, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +2. Catherine Ball,   b. 9 Aug 1769, Tomahawk, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2018 
    Family ID F4580  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Deaths
Pittsylvania County Virginia Deaths
Jackson, 
Jefferson
    Deaths Pittsylvania County Virginia Deaths Jackson, Jefferson
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    John Ball Rinds Virginia Gazette - 20 May 1773
    John Ball Rinds Virginia Gazette - 20 May 1773
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    Obituary for Mary Ball
    Obituary for Mary Ball
    BallMary TheVirginiaGazette May6,1775.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S84] Rootsweb, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I040394.
      Mary Ball is the d/o William Ball and Lettice Corbin Lee; John Ball, her husband, is the s/o George Ball and Judith Payne. John Ball and Mary Ball Married: 2 MAR 1765 in Lancaster County, Virginia
      Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia Wills 1653-1800; {Ida J. Lee}
      [Lettice Ball is the Mother of Mary Ball] BALL, Mrs. Lettice. Will. 16 October 1788. Rec. 15 Dec. 1788. Son, Dr. William Ball, decd., Dau. Mary Graham (first married John Ball). Gr. Daus: Mary Bland Ball; Letty Ball; Cordelia and Florindor Ball daughters of son Dr. Wm. Ball, decd. Dau. in law Mrs. Catherine Ball; gr. son William Ball. Gr. gr. dau., a daughter of Judith Blackburn. Extrs. Col. James Ball Jr., and Richard Bland Lee, of Loudon Co. Wits. Mary Page Newby, Jno. Chowning, Ozwald Newby. W.B. 22, p. 193.

    2. [S89] Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/groups/pittscova/?ref=bookmarks.
      LeAna Mitchell I will make this clearer. My Abner Ball descends this way.
      John Ball born 1749-died 1829 and Mary Molly (Patton) Ball , their son
      Thomas Ball born 1771- died 1849 and Elender (Dyer) Ball,
      their son
      John Ball born 1796- died 1876 and Catherine (Hedrick) Ball,
      their son
      Abner Ball born 1820-died 1901 and Mary (Farley) Ball

    3. [S47] Newspaper Article.
      The Virginia Gazette 6 May 1775
      Mrs. Mary Bass, consort of Burgess Ball, Esq of Lancaster Coun;ty, after a long sickness, which she endured with the greatest patience and resignation, and whose death is justly lamented by all her acquaintences.

    4. [S40] Will, https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/ball/6262/.
      The will of John Ball, in Will Book 1 of Pittsylvania Co., VA, names no sons but names William Campbell to receive $1.00; dec'd daughter Sarah Campbell, probably the wife of William; Elizabeth Jefferson; executor John Mahan, grandson; and witnesses James Hopkins, Sam'l Jefferson, and William Mahan.Accounts were settled with nine legatees: Elizabeth Jefferson; Catharine Mahan; Thomas Ball; Ruth Peak's heirs; Olive Ball; Sarah Campbell's heirs; Samuel Ball; George Hedrick, son in law; and John Ball's heirs.

    5. [S47] Newspaper Article.
      Fauquier, May 1, 1773
      Having administered on my deceased husband John Ball's estate, I do hereby appoint Richard Lee and Henry Lee, Esquires, or either of them to transact the business of that estate; to whom all persons that have demands against the said estate are to make them known, and those that are indebted are to make payment - Mary Ball, Administratrix