Edward Ball, II

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ball-533

Edward Ball was born in 1701 in Middlesex County, Virginia.[1] He died in 1742 in Prince William County, Virginia.[2]. Son of Edward Ball and Keziah (Osborne)

Edward married Sarah Owen in 1725 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia.[3] Sarah Owen (Ball) was born on about 1704 in Middlesex, VA.

Edward was a Planter in Middlesex County, Virginia.[4]

Edward purchased 50 acres of land in Middlesex County on 3 and 4 September 1733 from Hezekiah Rhodes. He and Sarah sold this land to Henry Armistead four years later on 5 and 6 December 1737.[5]

Edward moved to Stafford County, Virginia, about the year 1738 after selling his land in Middlesex County. About the year 1740 he moved to Prince William County, Virginia.

Edward and Sarah had children:

1. Clemence Ball was born on 15 Jan 1726, Christ Church, VA and died on Jul 1806, in Fauquier Co., VA. Clemence married William Dulin (Abt 1747, in Prince William, VA Note: Clemence was baptized, 1726, Christ Church Parish, VA.
2. John Ball was born on 1729, Christ Church, Middlesex, VA and died in 1764 in Fauquier, VA. He married: Frances (Ball) Note: John baptized, 1729, Christ Church Parish, VA.
3. Edward Ball was born on 1732 and died in 1788. He married: Elizabeth. Note: Edward baptized, 1732, Christ Church Parish, VA;
4. Benjamin Ball; named Edward Ball his father, deceased, in a court case 27 May 1745
5. William Ball was born on 14 Jan 1741, Christ Church, Middlesex, VA and died on 28 Dec 1807 in Warrenton, Fauquier, VA. He married Hannah Smith in 1759 in Fauquier, VA. Hannah Smith was born on 1740, VA and died in 1825 in Fauquier, VA.
6. James Ball was born on 1742, in Fauquier, VA and died in 1794 in Fauquier, VA. He married: Anna Chloe Smith.

Slaves

1740 Edward Ball had a slave baptized in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia.[6]

1742/3 Prince William County, Virginia, inventory of Edward Ball.[7]

Name Value
Betty and her child £33
Sue £28
Harrey £25

References

1. WikiTree contributors, "Edward Ball (abt.1701-1742)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ball-533 : accessed 04 May 2024). cites
   1. Sally Nelson Robins, The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va. from 1653 to 1812 (Richmond: William Ellis Jones, 1897), page 48; digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/parishregisterof00chri/page/48/mode/2up : accessed 8 August 2023).
   2. Prince William County, Virginia. General index to wills, 1734-1951; wills, inventories & accounts, 1734- 1872. Prince William County courthouse, Manassas, Virginia, images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-FQK9 : 20 August 2023), Will Book C, pages 366-367, administrator's bond £500 for the estate of Edward Ball granted to Sarah Ball, sureties Ralph Hughes and Charles Morgan, dated and recorded 27 September 1742; FHL microfilm 33120.
   3. Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, Parish register and miscellaneous material, 1653-1814 [Middlesex County, Virginia], page 1xx, "Edward Ball & Sarah Owen Married Febry ye 4 1724."; digital images, FHL microfilm 30821, Photocopy of the original parish register, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL6-Q345-9?i=159&... : accessed 23 August 2023).
   4. Middlesex County, Virginia, Deed books, 1679-1901 ; general indexes to deeds, 1675-1931, 1952-1975 Middlesex County Courthouse, Saluda, Virginia, deed of lease and release from Edward and Sarah Ball to Henry Armistead 50 acres on Barbaque Creek for £20, on 5 and 6 December 1737, Deed book 1736-1739, pages 13-17; FHL microfilm 32445, images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKJ-7SN1-1?i=458&... : accessed 24 August 2023).
   5. Middlesex County, Virginia, Deed books, 1679-1901 ; general indexes to deeds, 1675-1931, 1952-1975 Middlesex County Courthouse, Saluda, Virginia, deed of lease and release from Edward and Sarah Ball to Henry Armistead 50 acres on Barbaque Creek for £20, on 5 and 6 December 1737, Deed book 1736-1739, pages 13-17; FHL microfilm 32445, images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKJ-7SN1-1?i=458&... : accessed 24 August 2023).
   6. Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, Parish register, 1724-1774, and, vestry book, 1815-1820 [Stafford County, Virginia], frame 43, [___] a negro slave belonging to Edward Ball baptized July 27th 1740.; digital images, FHL microfilm 32998, original parish register, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL6-YQ2T-S?cat=37... : accessed 24 August 2023).
   7. Prince William County, Virginia. General index to wills, 1734-1951; wills, inventories & accounts, 1734- 1872. Prince William County courthouse, Manassas, Virginia, images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-FQV7?i=203 : 20 August 2023), Will Book C, pages 387-388, appraisement and inventory of the estate of Edward Ball returned to Court 28 February 1742/3 by Sarah Ball, administrator, appraisors Jos. Blackwell, Wm. Blackwell, and Jos. Hudnall; FHL microfilm 33120. See also
   8. Ronald Ames Hill, The Ancestors and Descendants of Reuben Ball: The Ball Migration: Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, and Points West 1653-1900 (Star, Idaho: Chaghill Publications, 2007), pages 21-30; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1557728 : accessed 17 August 2023).
   9. http://www.ballsplace.com/Ball-HTML/f250.htm#source
2. Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Sep 1 2021, 8:36:37 UTC
3. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I4114...