IMMIGRANT Hannah Atherold^[1]

Est 1622 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Hannah Atherold
  Title	IMMIGRANT
  Born	Est 1622	England
  Gender	Female
  Died	Yes, date unknown	Lancaster Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I13221	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family	Col. William Ball, IMMIGRANT,   b. 1615, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 1680, Millenbeck, Lancaster Co., Virginia  (Age 65 years)
  Married	2 Jul 1638	England
  Children	+ 1. Captain William Ball,   b. 2 Jan 1641, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 30 Sep 1694, St. Mary's White Chappell Parish, Lancaster Co., Virginia  (Age 53 years)   2. Colonel Joseph of Epping Forest Ball,   b. 24 May 1649, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Lancaster Co., Virginia
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F4590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S100] Internet Source, http://www.next1000.com/family/EC/ball.william.html. Col. William Ball (1615) is one of the 'founding fathers' of Jamestowne, VA (1607-1670) [ "Genealogies of Va. Families, Vol 1" : "William & Mary Quarterly] I find this particular statement to be in conflict with his dates of birth. he certainly was not in Jamestown in 1607 and probably didn't arrive here until after 1650. He certainly was an early settler of Virginia on the Rapahannock River in St Mary's Parish. " The following biography of Col. William Ball comes from the books: "COLONEL WILLIAM BALL of VIRGINA, the Great Grandfather of George Washington", by Earl L. W. Beck, published and sold by Sydney Wm. Dutton. Also, "Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives", by Norma Tucker. Colonel William Ball (1615) was born in England and educated in or about London. Evidence shows that he was married July 2, 1638 to Miss Hannah Atherold, the daughter of Thomas Atherold. He probably left England soon after the death of King Charles I, about 1650. He had studied law in England, and later interpreted the principles of Common Law for fellow Virginia Colonists. 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 and serving faithfully under the banners of the ill-fated King Charles. He was probably present at the battles of Naseby and Marston Moor. 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. Colonel William Ball probably had a brother in Virginia. Col. Ball did not apply for a land grant until at least 8 years after arriving in 1650. It is thought that he was waiting out the bad times at home and planned to return with the Stuarts when they were returned to the Throne. He seems, however, to have operated a vessel between England and Virginia during this time. He first appears in the Colonial records as a Merchant, probably a tobacco merchant. After 1660, Col. William Ball took an active part in the religious, political and social life of Virginia. In 1660, he was a member of a court to make a treaty with the Indians and to establish a boundary for the occupation of land by the white men. He first received the title of Colonel in 1672, the year he was the County Lieutenant of Lancaster. If you held such a rank, you may have earned it as a member of the General Court of Virginia. This august and aristocratic body was always composed of the class known at that time as 'gentlemen,' men of wealth, family and influence, and whose official station added much to their influence. They, with the Governor, formed the executive council, who dispensed the entire patronage of the colony in the way of official appointment, at the same time that each individual himself was himself commissioned 'Colonel' by Royal authority...The Governor was Lieutenant-General, the Councilors, Lieutenants of Counties with the title of Colonel, and in counties where a Concillor resided, some other person was appointed with rank of Major. From 1670 until his death in 1680 he was a member of the Burgesses of Lancaster County. He eventually became a planter and on January 18, 1663, received a grant of land on Narrow Neck Creek in Lancaster County. Four years later, he received a joint grant of 1600 acres in the County of Rappahannock on the north side of the river of the same name together with Thomas Chetwood. A few months later he acquired 300 acres of rich bottom land adjoining the estate of Daniel Fox. who later became the Colonel's son-in-law. He built a beautiful Georgian mansion on his Lancaster County estate, which he named Millenbeck, probably after some place in Warwickshire or Northamptonshire in England. The estate was held for four successive generations by the William Balls and played a prominent part in Virginia's history. " [S100] Internet Source, Virginia Heraldica. BALL. Lancaster county. Arms: Argent a lion passant sable, on a chief of the second, three mullets of the first. Crest: Out of the clouds ppr. a demi lion rampant sable, powdered with estoiles argent, holding a globe or Motto: Coelumqui tueri. The above arms are from a painting on vellum which was brought to Virginia by the immigrant, William Ball. He was born in 1615 and died at "Millenbeck," Lancaster county, in 16S0; married in London 2 July, 1635, to Hannah Atherold. They had issue: (1) Richard, died young; (2) William, born 2 Jan., 1641, who had issue; (3) Joseph, born 25 May, 1649, married and had issue; (4) Hannah, born 12 March, 1650. The descendants of the above have intermarried with the most prominent families of Virginia. Mary, daughter of Col. William Ball of Lancaster, being the mother of General George Washington.