Lucy (Harding) Ball (1770 - 1848)

Born 11 Sep 1770 in Virginia

Wife of James Ball — married 6 Mar 1797 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1848 at about age 77 in Virginia, United States

Biography

Lucy was born in 1770 to Groves Harding and Sarah (Williamson) Harding.

Birth & Christening Record

• Lucy Hardine [Harding]: Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
• Name: Lucy Hardine [Harding]
• Event Type: Christening
• Event Date: 6 May 1774
• Event Place: St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America
• Event Place (Original): St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Female
• Birth Date: 11 Sep 1770
• Father's Name: Groves Hardine [Harding]
• Mother's Name: Sarah Williamson
  • Source^[1]

She married James Ball in March of 1797:

Marriage Record

• Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: James Ball
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 6 Mar 1797
• Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Amherst County, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Spouse's Name: Lucy Harding
• Spouse's Sex: Female
  • Source^[2]

It is believed that Lucy and James had at least five children before her death in 1848.

Children

1. Williamson Ball (1798–1876)
2. Nancy Ball (1802–1865)
3. Thomas Ball (1802–1869)
4. Milly Catherine Ball (1804–Deceased)
5. Lucy Ball (1810–1872)

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRW-1NF : 28 January 2020), Lucy Hardine, 1774.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDN-8MF : 29 January 2020), Lucy Harding in entry for James Ball, 1797.