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John Ball Jr (1714 - 1766)

John Ball Jr
Born in Hunting Creek, Stafford County, Virginia Colonymap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1735 in Stafford County, Colony of Virginiamap
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Died at about age 52 in Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia Colonymap
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Biography

John Ball ... [1]

A lovely biography can be found at http://www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/visit/historic-ball-sellers-house/a-plain-mans-house-john-ball-1742-1766/ along with his will and information on his historical home[2]

Arlington County Pioneer. 166 acre land grant from Lord Thomas Fairfax in 1742 beginning in fork of Four Mile Run called Long Branch adjacent to Royal Mines, George Byrnes & Capt Pearson. The Ball-Carlin House is the oldest home in Arlington Co VA, built in 1742.

Parents: John Ball & Winifred Williams Will of John Ball, 14 Nov 1722: "I give and bequeath to my son John Ball my dwelling plantation and all of the land that lyeth on the south side of Great Hunting Creek belonging to me, all the said land and plantation I do give to my son John Ball to his heirs lawfully begotten forever..."

Grandfather: James Ball who immigrated to Westmoreland Co VA in 1654. (Ref: Ball Family of the Potomac 1654-2004, by Dr Doris Ball & George Ball)

Occ: farmer Brother of Moses Ball Sr No gravestone for John Ball.

Burial: Ball-Carlin Family Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA[3]

John Ball married Elizabeth Payne ( -1792) and they had the following children: 1) Stacy Ball who married John Dowdall 2) Mary Ball who married Moses Hardin 3) Mildred (Milly) Ball who married William Thompson 4) Winifred Ball who married John Rollings 5) Elizabeth Ball who married James Gray

Moses Ball and William Adams were named executors of the John Ball estate.

Elizabeth Ball elected to take her dower instead of her share in the will, so she retained one-third of the land until her death.

On December 21, 1772, the John Ball estate was divided into three equal parts and a widow's dower laid off by County Surveyor John West, Charles Broadwater, and John West, Jr. Moses Ball gave deed of bargain of sale to William Carlin in August, 1772.

References: Bonnie S. Ball, The Balls of Fairfax and Stafford in Virginia (Provo, Utah: J. G. Stevenson, 1961) pp. 1-2, vi Fairfax County, Deed Book, Liber K 1. pp. 89-92; Deed Book, Liber P, p. 440; Will Book B, pp. 422, 437-38, Sprouse, Surname and Subject Index. Charles W. Stetson, Four Mile Run Land Grants (Washington: Mimeoform Press, 1935), p. 95. Virginia Land Office, NN-F-57, January 15, 1742. Anne Cipriani Webb, "Ball-Sellers House," ArUngton Historical Magazine (1975), 3-8.

This John Ball, son of John Ball, and grandson of James Ball, the immigrant, did not marry a second time. John's only wife, Elizabeth Payne Ball, did not die until 1792. According to John Ball's 1766 will, his debts were to be paid and the "rest of the money so arising to be equally divided between my wife and five daughters"

The John Ball house in Arlington, VA (also known as the Ball-Sellers house) now belongs to the Arlington Historical Society and the family's history is well documented. The house is now a museum.

Several other websites state that John Ball II married twice. That is not true. Elizabeth Payne was his only wife.

John's younger brother, Moses Ball, Sr. lived on an adjacent land grant of 91 acres. All that remain of the Moses Ball grant is his spring which is located behind the Nu-Living Optimal Wellness and Longevity building on S. Carlin Springs Rd. There is a historical marker beside the bus stop on the street. [4]

Sources

  1. ↑ Entered by Janice Hardin, Jul 19, 2011
  2. ↑ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball-Sellers_House
  3. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36855205:
  4. ↑ Info from Ken Ball
  • Source: S-1423244912 Repository: #R-1579099859 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
  • Ball-6199 was created by Robert Brodie through the import of Walter Scott Brodie Family Tre.ged on Aug 19, 2014.




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Eric Flint
Ball-23175 and Ball-1092 appear to represent the same person because: Same person.
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Ken Ball
Some websites have incorrectly listed John Ball II, son of John Ball I, and grandson of the immigrant, James Ball as having been married twice. John Ball II was only married one time and that was to Elizabeth Payne. Together, they had five daughters. For proof, the following line was found in the will of John Ball II.

“…Estate to be sold to the best advantage and first my just debts to be paid and the rest of the money so arising to be equally divided between my wife and five daughters…”

You can find additional verifiable information relating to John Ball II by contacting the Arlington Historical Society whose members have done extensive research on this family. Google the following:

Arlington Virginia's Ball-Sellers House - YouTube

Document Historic Arlington: The Ball-Sellers House (2019) – Arlington Historical Society

Ball-Sellers House – Arlington Historical Society

Ball-Sellers House

John Ball House.

posted by Ken Ball
Ken Ball
John Ball married Elizabeth Payne ( -1792) and they had the following

children: 1) Stacy Ball who married John Dowdall 2) Mary Ball who married Moses Hardin 3) Mildred (Milly) Ball who married William Thompson 4) Winifred Ball who married John Rollings 5) Elizabeth Ball who married James Gray

Moses Ball and William Adams were named executors of the John Ball estate.

Elizabeth Ball elected to take her dower instead of her share in the will, so she retained one-third of the land until her death.

On December 21, 1772, the John Ball estate was divided into three equal parts and a widow's dower laid off by County Surveyor John West, Charles Broadwater, and John West, Jr. Moses Ball gave deed of bargain of sale to William Carlin in August, 1772.

References: Bonnie S. Ball, The Balls of Fairfax and Stafford in Virginia (Provo, Utah: J. G. Stevenson, 1961) pp. 1-2, vi Fairfax County, Deed Book, Liber K 1. pp. 89-92; Deed Book, Liber P, p. 440; Will Book B, pp. 422, 437-38, Sprouse, Surname and Subject Index. Charles W. Stetson, Four Mile Run Land Grants (Washington: Mimeoform Press, 1935), p. 95. Virginia Land Office, NN-F-57, January 15, 1742. Anne Cipriani Webb, "Ball-Sellers House," ArUngton Historical Magazine (1975), 3-8.

This John Ball, son of John Ball, and grandson of James Ball, the immigrant, did not marry a second time. John's only wife, Elizabeth Payne Ball, did not die until 1792. According to John Ball's 1766 will, his debts were to be paid and the "rest of the money so arising to be equally divided between my wife and five daughters"

The John Ball House (aka Ball-Carlin House) now belongs to the Arlington Historical Society and the family's history is well documented. Several other websites have copied the misinformation relating to John having been married twice. My GGGGG Grandfather was John's younger brother, Moses Ball, Sr. who lived on an adjacent land grant and was one of the executors for John Ball's will.

posted by Ken Ball
edited by Ken Ball

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