John Ball was [allegedly] born 25 May 1694 in Moreland Township, Philadelphia County, Colony of Pennsylvania, to parents William II and Margaret Williamson (Downman) Ball.
Marriage
John Ball married Sarah Rhodes on 12 Feb 1711 in Springfield Township, Burlington County, Province of New Jersey, where Sarah was born and living at the time of the marriage.[1][2]
Children
Sarah Martha Ball, b. 30 Oct 1712; d. 10 Dec 1779, Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania USA.[3]
John Ball [allegedly] died 29 Aug 1741 in Douglass Township, Philadelphia County, Colony of Pennsylvania.
Note: Douglass Township ran along the division effected in 1752 splitting off the northwest portion of Philadelphia County into the new County of Berks; in 1784, the [post-Berks] northwest portion of Philadelphia County was split off to form Montgomery County. Today, Douglass Townships exist in both Berks and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania.
Research Notes
The only real source record[s] for John Ball included above are the marriage records to Sarah Rhoades in Burlington, NJ; no sources have yet been provided for the birth and death dates & places, and most of the children, listed above, so all must be considered speculative.
There may be more information about John Ball's life in the Quaker Meeting Record identified under "Sources", below; but it is behind Ancestry.com's paywall and not currently accessible to this editor. (17 Jan 2022)
Note: 20 Dec 2017 --- removed the marriage between John and Ann Taylor, as I believe John lived his entire life in Pennsylvania and my personal research has only turned up one wife --- that being Sarah Rhodes. If someone has research that differs, please let me know! Thanks. (Janis tomko)
Sources
↑New Jersey Marriages, 1670-1980, John Ball and Sarah Roads, 12 Feb 1711; citing Marriage, New Jersey, United States, Division of Archives and Record Management, New Jersey Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 007719784.
Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; A Few Certificates and Marriages, 1684-1763; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH-141. Ancestry.com: 1,2189::5735306.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
Ball-9680 and Ball-4750 appear to represent the same person because: These are most likely the same person,the birth date and DOD need more research,if they're not the same person then there must have been 2 women with the same name.
Yep we're cousins! So many of us huh? Well the Ann Taylor thing comes from http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/custer/custer.html and wherever they got it. Who knows really what went on back then! lol. Anyway I think we have it correct if only because of the original Quaker birth record for Sarah. If you want you can add me to this profile and I can assist. Your call cousin! Merry Christmas to all! Scott
Hi Scott. Thanks for your comments on this family. I am not sure how Ann Taylor got added as this John's wife. Maybe from a merge?? I also believe that he lived his entire life in Pennsylvania. (I descend from daughter Anna Ball Campbell.) I will try to get this sorted out later this evening.
Hi Janis! Still can't find any evidence that this John Ball (7GGF) was ever in Virginia. He was a Quaker and was born near Richland, Penn, son of Joseph Ball. In my past I have seen these Balls mixed up with the Millenbeck Balls of Virginia. I have an original tree made out in 1897 by a cousin that showed I was related to the Millenbeck Balls but has been debunked...My John Ball is not part of that family unless we go back to England, so many of these claims were made to get part of the Joseph Ball estate back then, as Joseph was one of the wealthiest men in America and died without heirs. Ann Catherine Tayloe was married to Samuel Ball, a son of Capt. William Ball, son of the immigrant Colonel William Ball of the Millenbeck Plantation in Virginia. Hope this helps! Scott