William Ball (abt. 1615 - abt. 1680)

Born about 1615 in England

Husband of Hannah (Atherold) Ball — married 2 Jul 1638 in London, England

Descendants

Died about 15 Oct 1680 at about age 65 in Millenbeck, Lancaster County, Colony of Virginia

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William Ball was a Virginia colonist.

Col. William Ball,^[2] also known as "William of Millenbeck," and immigrant ancestor, was born about 1615 possibly in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, or Barkham, Berkshire, England.

He married 2 Jul 1638 in London, England, Hannah -- family tradition says Atherold, Atherald or Atherall. But her maiden name has not been confirmed through documentation.^[3]

The specific date ( July 2, 1638) and place (London) of the marriage of William Ball and Hannah (now spelled) Atherold is from a 1789 letter of James Ball Jr to his nephew Burgess Ball. But the source of James' claim remains unknown.

William was a merchant and planter; his plantation consisted of several hundred acres of land and many slaves. William settled in Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, by 1658. Lancaster County taxed him based on his labor force, assessing him for three tithables, 31 Oct 1658,^[4] for four tithables, 30 Nov 1659,^[5] and for an obscured number of tithables, 15 Nov 1660.^[6]

William continued to add to his labor force. He was assessed in Lancaster County, 22 Nov 1668, for eight tithables on the county’s "northside,"^[7] i.e., the part of the county that was then north of the Rappahannock River.^[8]

William carried various titles, including Colonel, Major, Planter and Gentleman. He was a member of the House of Burgess from 1670 - 1680 and Presiding Magistrate of Lancaster County.^[9] He served as a judge for Lancaster County in 1668 beside other county notables like John Carter, David Fox, Raleigh Travers, John Curtis, Richard Perrott, Abraham Weeks and George Wale.^[10]

He emigrated and arrived in Lancaster County, Virginia by 1653:

"On 24 _?_ 1653 Certificate granted to Capt. Henry Fleet for importation of 21 people, including William Ball. (DB 1, p. 89)." The records of the Land Office, Annapolis, Maryland, show that on the "16th July, 1659, Warrants granted to the undernamed conditionally that they enter rights and seat their land between this and the 25th of March next- William Ball 500 acres, Hugh Kensey 400 acres."

Millenbeck plantation is believed to have burnt prior to 1828 and the lands are part of the Oakley estate, the seat of the Chinn family of Lancaster who were descendants of William's son Joseph".

In 1660, Ball 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. He may have earned the title as a member of the General Court of Virginia.

Col. William Ball died between 5 October and 10 November 1680 (the dates his will was executed and proved) in Millenbeck, Lancaster County, Virginia, and was buried in St. Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Churchyard, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia. Some sources state without evidence the he died on 15 Oct 1680.

Last Will & Testament

Date: 5 Oct 1680 , Proven: 10 Nov 1680

Location: Lancaster County, Virginia (Punctuation added for clarity)

In the name of God, Amen I William Ball of ye County of Lancaster in Rapp, being, Praised be God, in good & perfect health both of Body and Minde doe make & 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 his Assurance of ye pardon and Remission of all my sins through ye death & merits of Jesus Christ my Savior & Redeemer and my body to ye Earth from when it Came to be Decently Intered and for my Worldly Estate my just Debts & final Rights first is Charged I give & Dispose as foll.

Item. I give and Devise my Land & Plantation whereon I Live, Express in two pattens containing 540 acres to my Sone William Ball and his heirs forever never ye less it is my will & Pleasure yt my loving wife Hannah Ball be & Remaine in full possession thereof together with all household goods & Servants both Christians & Negrowes with ye _____ of Cattle of all Kinds excepting what is pticularly bequeathed out of wch never ye less not to be Delivered till ye _____ of her rights for & During her natural life provided she soe long Remaine a Widdow and therefore it is my will and pleasure that what shall remaine in her possession be Inventoryed & Valued by her Selfe & my two sons between them themselves to ge and if She Should Marry againe She may then Enjoy on her pporcionable parts according to Law.

Item, For ye Other part of my Estate Consisting Chiefly in Merchandiseing goods & Debts it is my Will and Pleasure ye same alsoe be Inventoryed & Valued as before and that she my s'd wife Likewise enjoy 1/3 part thereafter and that ye Remainder, together with what shall be Over and above her 3rd part of household goods, servants & Cattle of all Kinds & Not hereby pticularly bequeathed bee soone After ye termination of her Right thereby lymitted Divided into parts, there whereof I give and bequeath to my Son William Ball and his heirs forever & ye other two parts to my son Joseph Ball & his heirs forever their part of Marchantdizeing goods & Depts to be forthwith Delivered.

Item I give and Devise my land in ye freshes of Rappk. Cont'g by patent 1600 acres to my two sons William and Joseph and to each to their heirs forever to be equally Divided between them without any Advantage of Survivorship if either of them should decese before Demission.

Item I give and Bequeath to my son William and his heirs my two negroes Called Tame & Katie his Wife & to my sone Joseph and his heirs my negro Tony & Dinah his wife, the Negro Girle Bess and ye negro boy James to my wife to dispose of between my two sons of their Children & noe other wise when her Rights shall Determine Either by death or Marry age.

Item I give unto my 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 & 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 pforman Several Exceptions pvisoes and Limitations therein contained hereby Renouncing all former Wills & declare this to be my last Will and testament by Witnessing the same wh, my hand Seale this 5th day of Octr. 1680, and in the 2 and thirtieth year of our Sovereigne Lord King Charles ye Second.

William Ball (seal)

Sealed and Delivered in psence of us Thomas Everest[husband of the daughter of Richard Ball of Maryland], John Mottby, per signo Probat fuit humoi Testmt Cur Com Lancast Decimo die Novembris Ao Dommi 1680 pr Saemt Thomas Everest et John Mottby Jur Cur. Test John Stretchly Clk. True copy test. Jno Stretchly.^{[11] [12]}

William Ball died between 5 October and 10 November 1680 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia.

Early Life

The following claims have been made by various published genealogies but need more original source citations:

• William Ball 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 may have been present at the battles of Naseby (14 June 1645) and Marston Moor (2 July 1644). 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.^[13]

The following is extracted from French, p 39:

• Earliest record of William Ball in Virginia 10 December 1653 when he witnessed a deed in Lancaster county.
• He witnessed the will of Arthur Dunn made 16 November 1655; on 15 April 1656 William Ball and his fellow witness appeared before the Lancaster county court to affirm the due execution of the will.
• He apparently made four trips between England and Virginia around 1656, on one of which he brought his eldest son, Richard, to the Colony, as a subsequent entry in the Lancaster County Orders Book in May 1657 records: "A certificate according to Act is granted to William Ball for the transportation of himself four times, and also for the transport of Hugh Danys and Richard Ball."
• He does not appear in the (Virginia) tithable lists until 1658.
• He did not become a landowner in Lancaster county until about 1663. But he was sworn Justice for Lancaster County in 1659.
• He first appears in the Colonial records as a Merchant, probably a tobacco merchant.
• He was a slave owner of the following mentioned in his 1680 will:
  • Tame & Katie his wife
  • Tony & Dinah his wife
  • Negro girl and her boy James
• "The Dictionary of Virginia Biography believes that he "was almost certainly involved in the tobacco trade between London and Virginia before the 1650s", while Heck and Mann suggest that he may have been a ship's captain, although without adducing any specific evidence."^[14]
• After 1660, 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.^[15]
• "Colonel Ball was a zealous supporter of the Virginia branch of the Church of England. He and John Washington were wardens of Christ Church, Lancaster County."^[16]
• January 18, 1663, received a grant of land on Narrow Neck Creek in Lancaster County.
• About 1667 (apparently after promotion to Major) 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. Some say he built a beautiful Georgian mansion on his Lancaster County estate, which he named Millenbeck while others say it was his grandson.^[17]. The estate was held for four successive generations by William Balls and played a prominent part in Virginia history.
• He served on various committees in Lancaster County from 1675-7. He was presiding member of various courts held in Lancaster County.
• March 28, 1675-6 Colonel Ball and Lieutenant-Colonel John Carter were empowered by the General Assembly of Virginia to mobilize men and horses to defend the colony against Indians. Their leader was Nathaniel Bacon.
• August 14, 1677, Ball was present at a meeting to discuss taxes being imposed by the General Assembly to put down Bacon's rebellion.
• From 1670 until his death in 1680 he was a member of the Burgesses of Lancaster County.

Timeline

citations needed

1615 - Birth ca 1615

1638 - Married Hannah Atherold 2 Jul 1638 in London

1640 - Child Richard Ball b. 1640

1641 - Child William Ball, II b. 2 Jun 1641

1649 - Child Joseph Ball, Sr, Joseph of Epping Forrest b. 24 May 1649

1650 - Child Hannah Ball b. 12 Mar 1649/50

1653 - was on a list of people to be transported by Capt. Henry Fleet from England to Virginia

1653 - Witnessed a deed in Lancaster County, Virginia.

1655 - Witnessed the will of Arthur Dunn

1656 - Four trips between England and Virginia

1657 - Granted certificate according to Act for transportation of himself four times, and also for the transport of Hugh Danys and Richard Ball.

1658 - Appears in the Virginia tithable lists

1659 - Sworn Justice for Lancaster County

1660 - 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

1663 - Landowner in Lancaster County

1667 - Landowner in Rappahannock County

1667 - With the title of Major, some say began construction of the Georgian mansion "Millenbeck" on his Lancaster estate

1670 - Member of the Burgesses of Lancaster County (until death in 1680)

1672 - Received title of Colonel

1676 - Empowered by the General Assembly of Virginia to mobilize men and horses to defend the colony against Indians 28 Mar 1675-6.

1677 - Attended meeting to discuss taxes being imposed by the General Assembly to put down Bacon's rebellion 14 Aug 1677,

1680 - Will dated 5 Oct 1680 and proved 10 Nov 1680

1680 - Died: 15 Oct 1680

Children

Their children included:^{[18][19][20][21][22]}

1. Col. Richard, settled in Maryland and died before his father's will.
2. Capt. William, inherited Millenbeck.
3. Joseph Ball, Sr, "Joseph of Epping Forrest," grandfather of Mary Ball who was the mother of George Washington.
4. Hannah, mentioned in both her father's will (as married to Capt. David Fox), and called "my daughter Hannah Fox" in the will of her mother, Hannah, who also identifies herself as wife of Col. William Ball.

Research Notes

Dispute Sources

Sources that discuss the disputes (in chronological order by publication date):

• Peter Walne, "The English Ancestry of Colonel William Ball of Millenbeck," in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 67, No. 4, Oct., 1959. Available online. Accessed 20 Sep 2021.
• Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents, (Carl Boyer, 3rd in cooperation with NEHGS, Santa Clarita, CA, USA (1995), page 1. His claim that William was probably son of Richard Ball, DD, has subsequently been demonstrated (by French) to be incorrect.
• D. J. French, "The Ancestry of the Balls of Berkshire, Northamptonshire and Virginia," 2013, v1.2 (PDF) (accessed 18 July 2014) [Needs relevant quote related to this profile.]
• The pedigree of Ball of Barkham and Wokingham recorded by Col. William Ball at the Herald's Visitation of London in 1634/5 [in his attempt to claim a coat of arms?], and now amongst the records of the College of Arms, volume C.24, seems to have been the starting point of almost all past Ball researches, and made claims of a connection to Barkham which has subsequently been proven to be incorrect. This pedigree is printed in Visitations of Berkshire I, 62 (Harleian Society, Vol LVII, London, 1908).

6 Brothers Myth

DNA and other research has debunked the story long held of William as one of 6 brothers that came to New England^[23]

Disputed Relations

This man is NOT the William Ball who died in New Haven, Connecticut in 1647; about that William Ball we know that:

• his origin of birth is not confirmed; we don't know that it was Wiltshire, England, much less Millenbeck.
• Jacobus believes it's likely he was William, the cousin "currently beyond the seas" mentioned in the 1638 will of John Ball of St Mary/Bowe, London, and that it's possible that he was the brother of Alling Ball, immigrant to and settler of New Haven, Connecticut. If so, he left an unnamed wife and children in England, who were also mentioned in John Ball's 1638 will.^[24]
• we have no idea of his birth year; only that he died in 1647 in New Haven. If he was the cousin referred to above, he would have been married with children by 1638, suggesting he was born no later than 1610.
• The William Ball who died in New Haven in 1647 left no children behind in Connecticut.

Disputed Origins

"Only few families can so much ink have been spilt to so inconclusive a result as is the case with the Ball family."^[25]

Fortunately, a 2013 monograph by D.J. French attempts a thorough analysis of most, if not all, of the "ink".^[26] French's key conclusions include:

• William Ball of Mellenbeck, Virginia could not have been son of William Ball of Lincoln's Inn, Berkshire, England because:
  • Wm Ball of Lincoln's Inn would have been between 12-14 years of age at the time Wm of Virginia is said to have been born.
  • While William Ball of Lincoln's Inn (who married in 1627) did have a son named William, that son would have been no more than 10 years old at the purported 1638 marriage of Wm Ball of Virginia to Hannah [see below for information about her maiden name]
  • The above-mentioned son of William Ball of Lincoln's Inn continued to live in Berkshire, England until at least 1687.
  • Coats of arms used by the Berkshire Balls are completely different than the arms claimed by Wm Ball of Virginia.
• Heraldic evidence suggests that Wm Ball of Virginia descended from the Balls of Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire
• Others have suggested that William Ball of Virginia was son of the Rev. Richard Ball, vicar of St Helen's, Bishopsgate, and rector of Chalton, but French's analysis points out that the records indicate that this Richard Ball married late and had only female issue.

Bottom line: the origins of Col. William Ball of Millenbeck, Lancaster County, Virginia remain unconfirmed. Please do not attach any parents to this profile until his origins can be confirmed through original source documentation. Thank you.

St Mary's Whitechapel

St Mary's Whitechapel is an Episcopal church in Lancaster, Virginia, founded in 1669, and located three miles south of Lively, in Lancaster County, in the Northern Neck. The parish of St Mary's Whitechapel is notable for being the birthplace of Mary Ball Washington, mother of George Washington. The church is built in the simple elegant style typical of colonial era churches in Seventeenth Century Virginia. It is thought to have been named after Whitechapel parish in the East End of London. Construction of the building was begun in around 1675. Originally rectangular in design, it was made cruciform in 1741 by adding two wings on the North and South sides of the existing building. During the Disestablishment Era the church became dormant and was abandoned. Along with numerous other parish properties, the church and its property were seized under an act of 1802. It fell into disuse for twenty years, and during this period the east and west sections of the church deteriorated beyond repair. Around 1830 the North and South wings were repaired, forming the structure which can be seen today. Cemetery: The church cemetery contains the graves of numerous members of local families, including many members of the Ball family, kin to Mary Ball Washington, mother of George Washington. The earliest marked grave is that of "John Stretchley, gentleman, 1698". The actress Margaret Sullivan (1909-1960) also is buried there.

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Heraldic Evidence

Later generations have associated with Colonel William Ball the following coat of arms belonging to the Rev. Richard Ball of Northamptonshire, granted in 1613, but as noted above, there are no records of any sons of Rev. Richard Ball and his wife. Therefore, the heraldic evidence is irrelevant. As D.J. French surmises, "It therefore cannot be excluded that Colonel William may not have been entitled to bear arms and, seeking to enhance his position in the colonial social hierarchy, simply assumed the arms of another Ball family which was armigerous and subsequently commissioned a fine illustration of the arms from a heraldic artist in England." ^[27]

"•ARMS--Argent a lion passant sable on a chief of the second three mullets of the first".

"•CREST--Out of a cloud proper, a demi lion rampant sable, powdered with estoiles argent, holding a globe or".

"•MOTTO--Coelumqui tueri".

Sources

1. ↑ Mary Selden Kennedy, Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families Vol. 1 (New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1911), pp150-151; digital images, Archive.org (pp150-151).
2. ↑ Jamestowne Society, Qualifying Ancestors, Ball, William- A406; born 1615, died 1680, Lancaster Co.: 1670-76, 1677 (Burgess).
3. ↑ Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume I (1981), pp. 1-18, 21-22.
4. ↑ 1658 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 31 Oct 1658. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Order Book 1655-1666, pp. 60-64. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 24 Jan 2024. To see what other colonists appear on this tax assessment, in alphabetical order, and for a list of the colonists with the largest labor forces, visit Lancaster County Tax Records.
5. ↑ 1659 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 30 Nov 1659. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Order Book 1655-1666, pp. 100-105. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 25 Jan 2024. Visit Lancaster County Tax Records to see what other colonists appear on this tax assessment, in alphabetical order, and for a list of the colonists with the largest labor forces.
6. ↑ 1660 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 15 Nov 1660. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Order Book 1655-1666, pp. 131-132. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 10 Apr 2024. Visit Lancaster County Tax Records to see what other colonists appear on this tax assessment, in alphabetical order, and for a list of the colonists with the largest labor forces.
7. ↑ 1668 Assessment. Assessment, 22 Nov 1668. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Order Book 1, 1666-1680, pp. 86-87. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 1 Jan 2024.
8. ↑ Lancaster County today lies entirely north of the Rappahannock River. Until 1669, in which year Middlesex County was formed, Lancaster County straddled the river, thus leading the assessors to differentiate between the county's north and south sides. Sources:
   1. Wikipedia contributors, "Lancaster County, Virginia," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed January 22, 2024).
   2. Wikipedia contributors, "Middlesex County, Virginia," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed January 22, 2024).
   3. Iberian Publishing Company's On-Line Catalog: The Growth of Virginia, 1634-1895 (1651-1660). Available online here.
9. ↑ New River Notes, Colonial Virginia Register
10. ↑ Sources (note that references to 1667 in the actual documents are, in new style, 1668):
    1. List of Judges. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Judges, 8 Jan 1668: Judges: Col. John Carter, Mr. Davyd Fox, Mr. Ra[leigh] Travers, Mr. Will[iam] Ball, Mr. [Christo]pher Wormley, John Curtys, George Wale, and William Loose? Lancaster County Order Book 1, 1666-1680, p. 55. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 22 Jan 2024.
    2. List of Judges. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Judges, 11 Mar 1668: Col. John Carter, Mr. Ra[leigh] Travers, Mr. Rich[ard] Perrott, Mr. Will[iam] Ball, and George Wale. Lancaster County Order Book 1, 1666-1680, p. 59. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 22 Jan 2024.
    3. List of Judges. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Judges, 8 Apr 1668: Mr. Ra[leigh] Travers, Mr. Rich[ard] Perrott, Mr. Will[iam] Ball, and John Curtys. Lancaster County Order Book 1, 1666-1680, p. 63. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 22 Jan 2024.
    4. List of Judges. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Judges, 13 May 1668: Mr. Davyd Fox, Mr. Rich[ard] Perrott, Mr. Will[iam] Ball, John Curtys and George Wale. Lancaster County Order Book 1, 1666-1680, p. 66. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 23 Jan 2024.
    5. List of Judges. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Judges, 21 May 1668: Col. John Carter, Mr. Davyd Fox, Mr. Will[iam] Ball, and Mr. Will[iam] Loose?. Lancaster County Order Book 1, 1666-1680, p. 69. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 23 Jan 2024.
    6. List of Judges. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Judges, 10 Jun 1668: Col. John Carter, Mr. Davyd Fox, Mr. Will[iam] Ball, Mr. [Christo]pher Wormley, Mr. Will[iam] Leigh, and George Wale. Lancaster County Order Book 1, 1666-1680, p. 69a. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 23 Jan 2024.
    7. List of Judges. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Judges, 8 Jul 1668: Col. John Carter, Mr. Davyd Fox, Mr. Ra[leigh] Travers, Mr. Will[iam] Ball, Mr. [Christo]pher Wormley, John Curtys and George Wale. Lancaster County Order Book 1, 1666-1680, p. 73. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 23 Jan 2024.
    8. List of Judges. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Judges, 9 Sep 1668: Mr. Davyd Fox, Mr. Ra[leigh] Travers, Mr. Will[iam] Ball, Mr. [Christo]pher Wormley, John Curtys, William Loortie?, Abra[ham] Weeks and George Wale. Lancaster County Order Book 1, 1666-1680, p. 77. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 23 Jan 2024.
    9. List of Judges. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Judges, 22 Nov 1668: Col. John Carter, Mr. Davyd Fox, Mr. Ra[leigh] Travers, Mr. Will[iam] Ball, Mr. [Christo]pher Wormley, John Curtys, William Loose?, Abra[ham] Weeks and George Wale. Lancaster County Order Book 1, 1666-1680, p. 81. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 23 Jan 2024.
11. ↑ French (2013, p 108), citing "Will of Colonel William Ball of Lancaster county, dated 5 October 1680 (Hayden, p. 50, incorrectly says 15 October 1680) and proved 10 November 1680. Library of Virginia, Lancaster County Wills etc., No. 5, 1674-1689, Reel 18, pp. 70, 70a, 71 (reproduced in extenso by Hayden, pp. 50-51). Punctuation added for clarity by Larry Chesebro’.
12. ↑ Wills 5 Page 70, Lancaster Court Records
13. ↑ Earl L. W. Heck, Colonel William Ball of Virginia, The Great-Grandfather of Washington, (Sydney Wm. Dutton, 103 Newgate Street, London, E.C.1.MCMXXVII). (on file at National Genealogical Society Library, 4527 17th Street North, Arlington VA)
14. ↑ French, p 40
15. ↑ Heck, p ??
16. ↑ Heck, p ??
17. ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VA-NORTHERN-NECK/2013-12/1387131826
18. ↑ Peter Walne, Berkshire County, Archivist, Reading, England, Genealogies of Virginia Families Volume I, English Ancestry of Col. William Ball of Millenbeck, (1981), pages 23-27.
19. ↑ Stella Picket Hardy, Colonial Families of the Southern States of America: A History and Genealogy of Colonial Families Who Settled in the Colonies prior to the Revolution., (Baltimore, MD: Southern Book Co., 1958.), page 31.
20. ↑ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, editor, Encyclopaedia of Virginia Biography Volume I - II, (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, NY 1915), pages 177 and 178.
21. ↑ Earl L. W. Heck, Colonel William Ball of Virginia, The Great-Grandfather of Washington, (Sydney Wm. Dutton, 103 Newgate Street, London, E.C.1.MCMXXVII).
22. ↑ Brian Tompsett, Royal and Noble Genealogical Data, (Copyright 1994-2005 Version 7 Mar 2005), "Electronic."
23. ↑ The Ball Project
24. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, "Notes on the Ball Family of New Haven, Conn.," in The American Genealogist, vol 10 (April 1934):208
25. ↑ Peter Walne, Berkshire County, Archivist, Reading, England, Genealogies of Virginia Families Volume I, English Ancestry of Col. William Ball of Millenbeck,(1981), pages 1-18, 21 and 22.
26. ↑ D. J. French, "The Ancestry of the Balls of Berkshire, Northamptonshire and Virginia," 2013, v1.2 (PDF)
27. ↑ French (2013, p 43)

See also:

• England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 (Ancestry.com)
• Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.
• Harold E. Ball, From Saddlebags to Satellites, His Ancestry and Descendants Privately published 1990; Harold E. Ball, 1014 N. Main Ave., Bolivar, MO 65613-1031 (as of 1999), pages 3-8, Personal file of Larry Chesebro'. Chesebro-3.
• Joseph Ball (1749-1760), in "Correspondence of Joseph Ball 1743-1780" (aka "Letter Book of Joseph Ball), Library of Congress, Microfilm LC Control No. mm800116688, Call No. 13,257. The letters begin in 1744 new style. Following Joseph Ball II's death in 1760, his son-in-law, Rawleigh Downman, used the same letter book until 1780.
• Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, (16th edition), including 'American Families with British Ancestry', London, 1939. Page # ??
• P. William Filby, ed., Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.
• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0 (on Ancestry.com)
• The Name and Family of Ball, Research Bureau of Washington DC, (year?), p 21. Note: this source may refer to subsequently disproven relations; seeking more information about and from this source. Thanks.
• Norma Tucker, "Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives," Montgomery County Historical Society, Rockville, MD, USA: Date? Page#? Digital Version available to subscribers of Ancestry.com], p 87, 167-168 refer to his descendants, but not William himself.
• Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents, (Carl Boyer, 3rd in cooperation with NEHGS, Santa Clarita, CA, USA 1995), page 1. Private collection of Larry Chesebro' (contact him for more information)
• Peter Walne, Berkshire County Archivist, Reading, Berkshire, England, "English Ancestry of Col. William Ball of Millenbeck," in Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume I: (1981), pages 1-18, 21 and 22. Private collection of Larry Chesebro' (contact him for more information); an apparent complete transcript of this article is available here (as of 20 Sep 2021).
• Ball Surname Y DNA Study
• Larry Chesebro', "A BALL MYTH!," in CHESEBRO' Genealogy@Rootsweb (accessed 2 August 2014)
• Robert Ball, Ball (Robert) Family Records, (1998). ’’Private source contact data withheld herein for privacy. Contact Larry Chesebro’ for information.’’
• Robert "Bob" Duerigen, Duerigen Family Records, (Mar 2001). ’’Private source contact data withheld herein for privacy. Contact Larry Chesebro’ for information.’’
• William Ball Family
• A Guide to the Ball Family Papers, 1680-1785. Accession 23554. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. Ball Family Papers
• Profile of Col. William Ball of Millenbeck, Geni.com, accessed 17 Oct 2023.

Acknowledgements

• Ball-6180 was created by Eric Wells through the import of Chamberlain Family Tree.ged on Aug 4, 2014.
• 15 December 2014 (EST) Boggioni-1