George Ball was born about 1820 in Fairfax, Virginia. He was the son of John Ball and Winifred Williams.
George married Kezziah Ann Hanson in about 1749 (various marriage dates are found from 1745 - 1749).
Had 6 children:
John b. ca 1756 m. Mary Polly Yeary
William b. 1758 m. Hannah Smith. Killed by Indians 1785
Elizabeth b. ca 1761 m. Unknown
Martha b. 1764 m Henry Yeary
Moses b. 1768 m. Elizabeth Yeary
George b. 1770 m. Jemima Yeary
Sometime before 1785, George and his family moved to Washington County, Virginia, where his wife and his son William were killed by Indians near Abingdon. His son John hid in a cave and survived.
1. For our Ball, Yeary and collateral families located in what we list as "in nearbyBoone's Path, Lee County Virginia", it should be noted that it is not a town or even a township, e.g. "Boone's Path", but the general area of southeastern Virginia made famous by Daniel Boone and the westward path past the Cumberland Mountains into Kentucky, Tennesseee and even into North Carolina. There is a Boons Path town in present day Lee County Virginia but it is not to be confused with "Boone's Path."
Our ancestors living in the "Boone's Path" area may not have only lived in Virginia but also in the immediate portions of Kentucky and Tennesseee.
And it should be noted that Lee County Virginia was formed from Russell County Virginia in 1793.
2. George's wife Kezziah and son William were killed by Indians near Abingdon Virginia -- John had hidden in a cave during the attack and was later buried in front of the cave after his death.
3. George was overseer of the main road from Flat Lick to the foot of Wallen Ridge.
Source: S-1423224530 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.
Source: S-1423244912 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=36105316&pid=561
Source: S038754 From Saddlebags to Satellites Author: Harold E. Ball Publication: Privately published 1990
Source: S038785 Gene Pool Individual Records Author: Edmund West, compiler Publication: Provo, Utah 2000
Source: S039017 IGI North America, v3.06 - 5.0 Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: FamilySearch(tm), (c) 1999-2005 by Intellectual Reserve Inc.
"John Ball of Lee County Virginia and his descendants" by William Woodson Hoskins page 27.
Acknowledgments
WikiTree profile Ball-2260 created through the import of DE Lewis Family Tree.ged on Mar 4, 2012 by David Lewis.
Thank you to Lawrence 'Larry' Chesebro' for creating WikiTree profile Ball-4863 through the import of LarryChesebro'Ball.ged on Aug 16, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George: