Samuel Ball (1734 - 1810)

Born 17 Jul 1734 in Bloomfield, New Jersey

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Died 12 Jan 1810 at age 75 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

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Samuel Ball was born on 17 July 1734 (Note that FAG memorial shows 6/17/1734) at Bloomfield, Essex Co., NJ. He was the son of John Ball. Samuel Ball married at least twice. He married his first wife Anne Miller, daughter of Aaron Miller, before 1760, based on the birth date of their first child .

Samuel Ball married Deborah Farrand (b. about 1744 according to math from headstone), daughter of Joseph Farrand and Sarah Crissy, about 1775. She had married Robert Plume before marrying Samuel, probably in 1764. He died in 1769.

According to the website page "Men from Morris County, New Jersey who Served in the American Revolution" Compiled by Barbara Hoskins, located at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genepool/njrevha2.htm , "BALL, Samuel b. 7-1734 d. 1-12-1810 Was commissioned captain 1775 in Col. William Winds' Regiment of Morris Co., NJ Minute Men (S-499) (Munsell: 32) He married Sarah Plume and lived in Hanover Township. DAR Pension: S44321? Buried at First Presbyterian Church, Hanover. (Note that other records have shown the wife of Samuel Ball to be Deborah Farrand who first married Robert Plume. DAR applic. for Samuel Ball shows the name to be Sarah Deborah Farrand.)" (Emphasis added.)

Samuel Ball died on 12 January 1810 at Hanover, Morris Co., NJ, at age 75. He was buried at First Presbyterian Church, Hanover, Morris Co., NJ.

Children of Samuel Ball and Anne Miller

Ann Ball b. 25 Mar 1760

Elizabeth Ball b. 31 Oct 1761

Cornelius Ball b. 8 Jan 1763

Children of Samuel Ball and Deborah Farrand

Aaron Ball b. 21 May 1768, d. 1808

Samuel Ball b. 26 May 1770

Electa Ball b. 25 Aug 1772, d. 21 Mar 1845

Lydia Ball b. 2 Nov 1773, d. 8 Mar 1832

Sarah Ball b. 24 Feb 1775, d. 6 Dec 1862

John Ball b. 17 Sep 1778, d. 22 Feb 1837

James Harvey Ball b. 18 May 1780, d. 8 Aug 1846

Amzi Lewis Ball b. 29 Nov 1783, d. 26 Sep 1860

Deborah Ball b. 15 Nov 1786

Deborah, wife of Samuel Ball's headstone can be seen at Find A Grave: Memorial #26629927 . She died at the age of 62 (according to her tombstone) on Feb. 21, 1806. Samuel Ball was known as "Captain" Ball and "Deacon" Ball.

Descendants of Nathaniel Farrand

29.DEBORAH7 FARRAND (JOSEPH6, SAMUEL5, NATHANIEL4, NATHANIEL3, DANIEL2, DANIEL1) was born 1744 in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and died 21 Feb 1806 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey.She married (1) ROBERT PLUME 1764, son of JOHN PLUME and JOANNA TOMPKINS.He was born 1729, and died 1769.She married (2) DEACON SAMUEL BALL about 1775 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, son of DEACON JOHN BALL.He was born Jul 1734 in Morris, New Jersey, and died 12 Jan 1810 in Morris, New Jersey. More About DEBORAH FARRAND: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey^[1]

Samuel Ball is mentioned in [1] A history of Morris County, New Jersey: embracing upwards of two centuries 1710-1913,^[2], pp 235-6]. He is also mentioned in Documents relating to the colonial history of the state of New Jersey, vol. 34, A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, p 31.

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/o/p/Sandra-Popiel/BOOK-0001/0003-0009.html
2. ↑ A History of Morris County, New Jersey - Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries - 1710-1913, Volume II, Ilustrated, Lewis HIstorical Publishing Co., New York, Chicago, 1914

• http://www.newenglandballproject.com/g1/p1431.htm#i35768

• Find A Grave: Memorial #9480372
• The Edward Ball family of New Jersey: a study, by Claudette Maerz. p 10. Viewed online via ILL from UW-Madison, OCLC number: 34770265. call# 95-3607
• "Men from Morris County, New Jersey who Served in the American Revolution" Compiled by Barbara Hoskins http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genepool/njrevha2.htm
• Inscriptions on the tomb stones and monuments in the grave yards at Whippany and Hanover, Morris County, N.J, Wheeler, William Ogden, 1837-1900; Halsey, Edmund Drake, 1840-1896, p 31. Downloaded 1/29/2018 from: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE9165686

Notes

If Samuel's second wife was actually named Sarah Deborah Farrand, and if she died in 1806, why were pension papers filed in her name for her husband -- who died in 1810? (Or were they filed on behalf of someone else, and did they merely mention Deborah?)

This work cites Deborah Plume as his second wife: The Edward Ball family of New Jersey: a study, by Claudette Maerz. p 10. Viewed online via ILL from UW-Madison, OCLC number: 34770265. call# 95-3607 (There are no pertinent dates provided.

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