Valentine Ball (1706 - 1770)

Born 31 Mar 1706 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia

Husband of Susannah (Lewis) Ball — married 31 Jan 1733 in Middlesex, Virginia

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1770 at age 63 in Amherst, Virginia

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Biography

Valentine was born on 31 March 1706 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA. He was the son of Henry Ball and Alice Mary (Brooks) Ball.^[1]

When Valentine was 26 he married on 31 January 1733 at an unknown location.^[1]

Probate

• Will dated Jan 12, 1769 and probated March 5, 1770, Amherst Co, Va. It listed his wife as Susanna and gave one shilling to eight persons - apparently his children - including one named Alice Wright. "In the Name of God - Amen. The twelfth Day of January in the Year of our Lord MD CCLXIX, I, Valentine Ball of Amherst, Planter, being very sick and weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God for the same, & Calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament. That is to say, Principally & first of all I Give and Recommend my Soul unto the hands of God that gave it and for my Body I Recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like & Decent manner at the discreation of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God , and as Touching such worldy Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life , I Give, Devise & Dispose of the Same in manner & form following, that is to Say In the first place after my Debts are paid I lend all & Singularmy whole Estate to Susanna Ball my well beloved wife during her natural life. I also give & bequeath to James Ball, Lewis Ball, Alice Wright, Sarah Bowman, Susana Heughs, Elizabeth Heughs, John Ball & Mary Hargrove one Shilling Sterling each to be levied out of my Estate. I also Give to William Ball my well beloved Son the Land and Plantation whereon I now live after his mother's decease. I also give & bequeath to Jane Ball, my well beloved daughter, after her Mother's Decease, all and Singular my household Goods of all kinds, Stock, Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs & also the Negro Man named Will. I also give and bequeath to Capn Henry Key one five Shills whom I also Constitute and Ordain with Susanna Ball Executor & Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly Disallow Revoke and Disanul all and every other former Testaments, Wills & Legacies Requests & Executors by me in any ways before this time named, willed and bequeathed, Ratifying & Confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament, In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and Year before written. Valentine Ball Signed, Sealed, Published, Pronounced & Declared by the said Valentine Ball as his last Will and Testament in presence of us the subscribers: Mary Key, Judith Tolley (their marks), William Bishnell"
  

  Valentine Ball was a Virginia colonist.

Marriage record^[2][3]

Name: Valentine Ball

Spouse's Name: Susannah Lewis

Event Date: 31 Jan 1733

Event Place: Christchurch,Middlesex,Virginia

Research Notes

Original Details:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, PRF - Pedigree Resource File, (FamilySearch™, © 1999-2012 by Intellectual Reserve Inc.), Compact Disc #2; Submission Search 69978-052699103312; Willis and Sandra Ball, 908 Yost Rd, Salisbury, NC, 28146. ^[4]

City or County of marriage, Marriage License, Records or public notice, see notes. ^[5]

This is what is in LDS Family Search. Valentine Ball 1706-1770 • 9MPF-3NC Susanna Lewis 1717-1768 • LXCX-YSK Married 31 January 1733 Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, United States Preferred Edit Couple Children(11) James Ball 1734-1781 • KP4M-K5N ​ Lewis Ball 1736-1786 • LHTM-J6J ​ John Ball 1737-1817 • 27HD-DBW ​ Sarah Ball 1738-1814 • L8BY-M4H ​ Sarah Ball 1739-1807 • LZX4-1RH ​ Alice (Alcey) Ball 1740-1812 • LZX4-R9F ​ Mary BALL 1744-1810 • 2HMS-CWF ​ Elizabeth Ball 1748-1823 • LHTD-MNP ​ Susanna Ball 1747-Deceased • L6L6-K44 ​ William Ball 1750-1808 • LHTD-M62 ​ Sarah Ball 1777-1835 • KNYG-HXN ​ Add Child Valentine Ball 1706-1770 • 9MPF-3NC Ann Cook 1698-Deceased • LHTQ-TQG No Couple Relationship Preferred Add Children(7) James Ball 1734-1781 • KP4M-K5N ​ Lewis Ball 1736-1786 • LHTM-J6J ​ John Ball 1737-1817 • 27HD-DBW ​ Sarah Ball 1738-1814 • L8BY-M4H ​ Sarah Ball 1739-1807 • LZX4-1RH ​ Mary BALL 1744-1810 • 2HMS-CWF ​ Susanna Ball 1747-Deceased • L6L6-K44 ​ Add Child Valentine Ball 1706-1770 • 9MPF-3NC Susannah Lewis 1717-Deceased • LZGZ-R33 No Couple Relationship Preferred Add Children(1) Susanna Ball 1747-Deceased • L6L6-K44 ​ Add Child

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marriage: Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. APID: 4725::0,
   Page: Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Middlesex; Birth state: VA.
   • Text: Birth date: 31 March 1706Birth place: Middlesex, VAMarriage date: 31 January 1733Marriage place:
   • APID: 4725::3233225.
     
   Ancestry Record genepool #3233225 (accessed before 18 February 2011).
2. ↑ "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V29M-PVW : accessed 21 Nov 2013), Valentine Ball and Susannah Lewis, 31 Jan 1733. Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50472-1, System Origin: Virginia-ODM, GS Film number: 873777
3. ↑ Entered by Larry Chesebro'.
4. ↑ Entered by Larry Chesebro'. http://chesebro.net
5. ↑ Entered by Larry Chesebro'. http://chesebro.net

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