Elizabeth (Fiske) Ball (1668 - 1740)

Born 11 Jan 1668 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of James Ball — married 16 Jan 1694 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1740 at about age 71 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Elizabeth Fisk was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, on 19 January 1668^[1][2] Elizabeth was the oldest of five daughters and the second of the nine children born at Watertown to Lieut Nathan Fiske and his wife Elizabeth.^{[2] [3]}

Elizabeth was the sister of:^[2]

1. Nathan Fiske,^[3] born 9 February 1665/6,
2. Martha Fisk, born 12 January 1670/1 (1669/70^[4]), married on 13 March 1694/5 Edward Parks;^[3]
3. Nathan Fiske, born 3 January 1672/3 (1671/2^[5]), died 1741;
4. Susanna,^[3] or Susan Fisk, born 7 April, 1674,^[6] will dated at Shrewsbury on 19 February 1745/6, proved 29 June 1752;
5. Abigail Fisk, born 18 February 1675/6,^[7] married 15 August 1695 John Mixer;^[3]
6. William Fisk, born 5 10^mo1677, died 21st of that month;^[8]
7. William Fisk,^[3] born 10 November 1678,^[9] married 3 November 1708 Eunice Jennings of Fram, born 1686, the daughter of Stephen Jennings and his wife, Hannah Stanhope;
8. Anna Fisk, died 13 July 1683;^[10]

Elizabeth married James Ball^[3] (1670-1730) on 16 January 1693/4 at Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^{[11] [12]} James Ball, a weaver, was born 7 March 1670, the son of John Ball and his wife, Sarah (Sary),^[13] probably the daughter of George and Beatrice Bullard of Watertown.^{[14] [15]}

The children of Elizabeth and James born at Watertown were:^[14]

1. James Ball, born 2 February 1694/5,^[16] settled in Northboro, Mass, married Sarah, his will dated 25 May 1755;
2. Nathan, born 28 February 1695/6,^[17] died in Northboro, 1768;
3. john Ball, born 22 July 1697,^[18]
4. Elizabeth Ball, born 8 April 1699 at Watertown,^[19] died 4 October 1703;^[20]
5. Sarah, born 1 September 1700,^[21] married 5 August 1724 Daniel Hastings of Boylston, born 19 July 1702;
6. Abigail, born 5 June 1702,^[22] married 23 June 1723 Deacon Johnathan Livermore;
7. Elizabeth Ball, born 9 April 1705,^[20] married by Rev Warham Williams at Watertown on 9 April 1728 to Thomas Fuller of Newton,^[23] son of Lieut Jeremiah Fuller and his second wife, Thankful; Elizabeth's marriage was 2 April in The Descendants of John Ball of Watertown, Massachusetts^[12]
8. Susanna Ball, born 16 March 1707/8 at Watertown,^[20] died about 1740, married 3 December 1729 Josiah Stearns;

Elizabeth Fissk, the relict of Nathan Fissk, (Elizabeth Ball's mother?) died on 15 May 1696 at Watertown.^[24]

Elizabeth, the wife of James Ball of Watertown, was living in March 1706.^[25]

James Ball, Elizabeth's husband, died on 24 February 1729/30 at Watertown,^[26] after making his will on 21 February.^{[14] [12]}

Elizabeth Ball died in 1740,^[12] or on 22 February 1729.^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

The Descendants of John Ball of Watertown, Massachusetts 1630-1635 says Elizabeth Fiske's birth date was 7 March 1670,^[12] but this appears to be an error.

Elizabeth Fisk, the daughter of John and Sary Fisk was born on 11 May 1669.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 29
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Henry Bond and Horatio Gates Jones. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston to which is appended the early History of the Town. (Boston: N.E. Historic-genealogical Society, for the benefit of the "Bond fund", 1860). 214, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/genealogiesoffam121bond#page/214/mode/2up : accessed 14 May 2016).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. 760, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/genealogiesoffam121bond#page/760/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Births, Deaths and Marriages", Watertown Records, 31, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecords01wate#page/30/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
5. ↑ "Births, Deaths and Marriages", Watertown Records, 34, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecords01wate#page/34/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
6. ↑ "Births, Deaths and Marriages", Watertown Records, 38, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecords01wate#page/38/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
7. ↑ "Births, Deaths and Marriages", Watertown Records, 40, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecords01wate#page/40/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
8. ↑ "Births, Deaths and Marriages", Watertown Records, 44, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecords01wate#page/44/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
9. ↑ "Births, Deaths and Marriages", Watertown Records, 45, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecords01wate#page/44/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
10. ↑ "Births, Deaths and Marriages", Watertown Records, 52, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecords01wate#page/52/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
11. ↑ Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. 1, (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), 78. (Subscription required :accessed 14 May 2016). Citing {Watertown 12; Court Rec. 1:225; Coolidge 245; Hinckley 35; Utah Gen. Mag. 19:Chart; Reg. 48:215}
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4} Frank D Warren and Mrs George H Ball, compilers, The Descendants of John Ball of Watertown, Massachusetts 1630-1635, (Boston, MA: Planographed by Spaulding Moss Co., 1932) 12, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofjoh00warr#page/12/mode/2up : accessed 14 May 2016).
13. ↑ "Births, Deaths and Marriages", Watertown Records, 33, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecords01wate#page/32/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. 12, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/genealogiesoffam121bond#page/12/mode/2up : accessed 14 May 2016).
15. ↑ The Descendants of John Ball of Watertown, Massachusetts 1630-1635, 11, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofjoh00warr#page/10/mode/2up : accessed 14 May 2016).
16. ↑ Historical Society, "Records of Births Deaths and Marriages. Second Book to End of 1737", Watertown Records comprising the Third Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births Marriages and Deaths to the end of 1737 also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground, (Watertown, Mass: Press of Fred G Barker, 1900), 1, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecord02masgoog#page/n414/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
17. ↑ "Records of Births Deaths and Marriages. Second Book to End of 1737", Watertown Records, 7, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecord02masgoog#page/n420/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
18. ↑ "Records of Births Deaths and Marriages. Second Book to End of 1737", Watertown Records, 9, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecord02masgoog#page/n422/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
19. ↑ "Records of Births Deaths and Marriages. Second Book to End of 1737", Watertown Records, 13, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecord02masgoog#page/n426/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2} "Records of Births Deaths and Marriages. Second Book to End of 1737", Watertown Records, 38, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecord02masgoog#page/n452/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
21. ↑ "Records of Births Deaths and Marriages. Second Book to End of 1737", Watertown Records, 15, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecord02masgoog#page/n428/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
22. ↑ "Records of Births Deaths and Marriages. Second Book to End of 1737", Watertown Records, 21, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecord02masgoog#page/n434/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
23. ↑ "Records of Births Deaths and Marriages. Second Book to End of 1737", Watertown Records, 82, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecord02masgoog#page/n496/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
24. ↑ "Records of Births Deaths and Marriages. Second Book to End of 1737", Watertown Records, 8, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecord02masgoog#page/n422/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
25. ↑ Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. 676, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/genealogiesoffam121bond#page/676/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).
26. ↑ "Records of Births Deaths and Marriages. Second Book to End of 1737", Watertown Records, 90, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/watertownrecord02masgoog#page/n504/mode/2up : accessed 15 May 2016).