John Ball (abt. 1640 - 1686)

Born about 1640 in Exeter, Devon, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Nehemid) Elston — married about 1667 (to Jun 1686) in Devon, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died Jun 1686 at about age 46 in Talbot County, Maryland Colony

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Biography

John Ball was born in 1640 at Mamhead, Devonshire, England. He was of the Balls of Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, and descended from the Devonshire landed-gentry Ball family as appears from their coat of arms. In about 1667 John Ball married Mary Nehemid, b: ca. 1645 in Devonshire, England. Either they married in Ireland where the Ball family also owned estates or they moved there shortly after their marriage as all 3 of their known children were born in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland. Their children were:

1. Thomas Ball, b: 1670 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
2. Ruth Ball, b: 25 Feb. 1677, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ireland
3. Benjamin Ball, b: ca. 1679 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ireland

In April 1686, John Ball and his family left Northern Ireland for Talbot County, in the English Colony of Maryland. John Ball and his family were Quakers. On 28 April 1686, John Ball purchased 300 acres from Col Vincent Lowe, lying on the west side of Tuckahae. Unfortunately, John Ball died before June 15, 1686, when his land patent was allocated to his son and heir, Thomas Ball. The plantation was called "Coallen" or "Cowalyn," located at Bolton, Tilghman Island, Talbot County, Maryland. It was named after a location near their home in Co. Tyrone, Ireland. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Our Research on RootsWeb: John Ball Includes citations from local records.

See also:

• Source: S-716201734 Repository: #R-1149081671 Ancestry Family Trees: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=61188132&pid=919 . Repository: R-1149081671 http://www.Ancestry.com

• Us All Again on RootsWeb: John Ball Has too-early birth year and mixes up wife's maiden name with her 2nd marriage name.

• Ball families of Maryland, by Claudette Maerz, p 6, downloaded 6/10/2018 from: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE77012

• Wikipedia: Mamhead Discusses its being owned by the Ball family, in the 16-17th Centuries. Sir Peter Ball (1598–1680) was attorney-general to King Charles I's Queen, Henrietta Maria. He and his wife had 17 children from about 1630, so a younger son would have had to seek his fortune elsewhere.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Willis Wells for creating WikiTree profile Ball-5385 through the import of Wells Family Tree-2.ged on Dec 13, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Willis and others.

• Thank you to Chet Snow for adding to John Ball's profile with new sources, January 24, 2015 and merging these profiles, adding his wife and children plus a biography sketch, May 22, 2019.