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Moses Ball, II

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Beech Creek, Fairfax County, Province of Virginia, Colonial America
Death: December 15, 1831 (83)
Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States
Place of Burial: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Moses Ball and Ann Nancy Ball
Husband of Mary Ann Ball
Father of Nancy Ann Ball; Spencer Ball; Jane Tunnell; William Ball; Mary Ann Ball (Ball) and 8 others
Brother of Ens. John Ball; Robert Ball; George Ball; Basil Ball; Lt. James Ball and 7 others

Managed by: Edward Leo Neary
Last Updated:

About Moses Ball, II

"Moses Ball, of PA (sic: VA) and one [of] the pioneer settlers in Hawkins County" - refers to Hawkins Co., TN. "Moses Jr. moved to Hawkins Co., TN near Browner Mountain, in the Beech Creek area." It is uncertain if this was before or after his marriage to Mary Ann Hardin - married c. 1770. He was one of the pioneer settlers of the Hawkins County area. Mary Ann was the daughter of William and Patty (Green) Hardin.

Children of Moses Ball, Jr. & Mary Ann Hardin:

  1. Spencer (7/28/1773 - 1856) m. Anne Hughes
  2. Jane (1775 - 1818) m. Rev. James Tunnell
  3. John (1777- ) m. Patience Dalton
  4. Mary Ann "Polly" (1778 - 1856)
  5. John Wesley (1779 - 1862/3) m. Sarah Bailey
  6. Robert (1780 - 1845) m. Mary Straus
  7. Sarah "Sally" (1782 - 1821) m. John Kennedy Long, Jr.
  8. Sabilla "Sibbly" (1782 - ) - Twins or wrong birthdate for one? - m. John K. Long (Note: researcher Debra Dougherty states Sabilla Ball was born April 23, 1799 and is buried in Ketchem Cemetery, Odon, Daviess County, Indiana."
  9. William (1783 ) - m. (1) ? Alim, (2) Nancy Tate
  10. Nancy (1784 - ) - m. Isaac Warren
  11. Thomas H. Ball (Bet.1785 & 1795 - 12 Apr 1856) m. Rachel Kelly
  12. Hester (1786 - ) - m. William McDaniel
  13. Bennet/Bennett (c. 1786 - c. 1851) - m. Nancy Bailey

Mary Polly Ball b. 1778 Wesley Ball b. 1779 John Ball b. 1779 Sarah (Sally) Ball b. 1780 Robert Ball b. 1780 William Ball b. 1782 Sabilla (Sibbly) Ball b. 1782 Nancy Ball b. 1784 Thomas H. Ball b. 1785 Hester Ball b. 1786 Bennet Ball b. 1790

(Possible alternate dates for 3 of the children: Sarah Ball Long (1796 - 1821)* Sabilla Ball Long (1799 - 1858)* and Thomas H. Ball (1800 - 1856)* - needs further research).

Deed transaction: Moses Ball, Jr. to Jesse Taylor, Deed T1, Book 148, year 1791, Fairfax Co., VA.

Per researcher Phil Null - Moses, Jr.'s Will dated December 15, 1831. To view a transcription of that Will, go to the Media/Documents section.

The name of Moses Ball, Jr. appears in the Fairfax tax records of 1791. This is the last proven record of him until 1797 when he purchased two hundred acres of land near Brown's Mountain on Beech Creek, Hawkins Co., TN from Samuel Curry. The will of Moses Ball was written (or signed) by him on Dec 13, 1831 in Hawkins Co. TN.

Sources:

1820 U S Census; Census Place: Essex, Virginia; Page: 1070; NARA Roll: M33_137

  • Name: Moses Ball
  • Home in 1820: Essex, Virginia
  • Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
  • Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 4
  • Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
  • Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
  • Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 4
  • Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
  • Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 14: 2
  • Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 14: 2
  • Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
  • Free White Persons - Under 16: 9
  • Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
  • Total Free White Persons: 11
  • Total Free Colored Persons: 4
  • Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 15

Year: 1840; Census Place: Lee, Virginia; Roll: 566; Page: 126

  • Name: Moses Ball
  • Home in 1840 : Lee, Virginia
  • Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
  • Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
  • Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
  • Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1
  • Slaves - Females - Under 10: 2
  • Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2
  • Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
  • Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
  • No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1
  • Total Free White Persons: 2
  • Total Slaves: 7
  • Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 17 2022, 1:53:50 UTC
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Moses Ball, II's Timeline

1748
April 20, 1748
Beech Creek, Fairfax County, Province of Virginia, Colonial America
1771
1771
Fairfax County, Virginia, Colonial America
1773
September 28, 1773
Fairfax County, Virginia, Colonial America
1774
1774
Fairfax County, Virginia, Colonial America
1776
1776
Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
1779
June 10, 1779
Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
1780
1780
Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
1785
April 23, 1785
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
1786
May 4, 1786
Beech Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States