Richard Ball, of Lancaster, VA

Biography

Richard Ball, of Lancaster, VA was born on August 12, 1675 in Lancaster County, Virginia, usa. His parents were Capt. William Ball, II of Millenbeck and Margaret (Williamson) Ball.

Richard married Sarah (Young) Ball after January 1700. Together they had the following children: Sarah (Ball) Selden; Margaret (Ball) Ball; Hannah (Ball) Montague; Esther (Ball) Glascock; Ball.

He died between August 6, 1742 and September 10, 1742 in St. Mary's Whitechapel, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States and was buried in Montague Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States.

He married Sarah YOUNG Aft Jan 1700/01, daughter of William YOUNG. She was born Abt 1670 in Essex County, Virginia, United States, and died Bet 6 Aug 1742 and 10 Sep 1742 in Lancaster County, Virginia.

Their children;

• i. Margaret Ball; married 17 February 1722/23 William Ball Jr; died October 1783.
• ii. Sarah Ball; married 13 October 1725 John Selden.
• iii. Hannah Ball; married 16 October 1727 William Montague.
• iv. Eshter Ball; married Capt. William Glasscock.

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A Guide to the Ball Family Papers, 1680-1785 Accession Number 23554 A Collection in the Library of Virginia

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Ball Family Papers, 1680-1785. Accession 23554. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift, 29 June 1950, of Frank Taylor of Fredericksburg, Virginia, through George H. S. King of Fredericksburg. Descriptive Summary

Repository: The Library of Virginia Accession Number: 23554 Title: Ball Family Papers, 1680-1785 Physical Description: 12 leaves and 47 pages Language: English Creator: Ball Family

Scope and Content

Papers, 1680-1785, of the Ball family of Lancaster County, Virginia, consisting of wills, 1680-1785, of William Ball (1615-1680), Richard Ball (ca. 1675-1726), Margaret Ball (ca. 1702-1783), and William Ball (d. 1785), all of Lancaster County; inventories, 1727-1773, of the estates of Richard Ball, William Ball, Jr. (1700-1741), John Ball (d. 1772), and an unidentified estate; deeds, 1733-1758, for property in Lancaster County and slaves; letters, 1764 and 1780, discussing the property of Margaret Ball; depositions, 1775-1782, concerning the purchase of slaves from the estate of William Ball, and concerning crops made on the estate of John Ball; legal opinions, 1779 and no date, concerning the estate of Mary Ball, and concerning a deed between Margaret Ball and William Ball; a list, no date, of slaves from an unidentified estate; and Ball family genealogical notes. Biographical Information

• Born about 1615, William Ball emigrated to Virginia and became a prosperous landowner in Lancaster County, Virginia. He served as a justice, a colonel of the militia, and as a delegate to the House of Burgesses. He fathered four children, including
• William Ball (1641-1694).. [who] had nine children, including
• William Ball (ca. 1674-1744). He married Hannah Heale (d. ca. 1744) and they had 6 children, including
• William Ball (ca. 1700-1741). He married his cousin Margaret Ball (ca. 1702-1783), the daughter of his uncle Richard Ball (ca. 1675-1726) 17 February 1723/4. They had 6 children.

Contents List

• Will, dated 5 October 1680 and recorded 10 November 1680, of William Ball (1615-1680) of Lancaster County.
• Will, recorded 8 February 1726/7, of Richard Ball (ca. 1675-1726) of Lancaster County.
• Inventory, recorded 9 August 1727, of the estate of Richard Ball.
• Deed, dated 12 May 1733, for 1/2 acre in Lancaster County from Hopkins Wilder to Lawrence Blade, both of Lancaster County, subsequent assignments dated 29 June 1742 and 22 October 1745.
• Inventory, dated 4 October 1742, of the estate of William Ball Jr. (ca. 1700-1741).
• Deed, dated 8 May 1747, for land and slaves from Margaret Ball (ca. 1702-1783) to William Ball (d. 1785), both of Lancaster County.
• Ball family genealogical chart, 24 August 1748.
• Deed, recorded in general court 27 October 1758, for 50 acres in Lancaster County from Margaret Ball to William Ball.
• Letter, 30 October 1764, from David Boyd to Margaret Ball concerning property inherited from her husband.
• Deposition, 1 August 1775, of James Newby (1723-1791) concerning the purchase of slaves by John Lee of Essex County, Virginia, from the estate of William Ball.
• Deposition, 1 August 1775, of Richard Ball (b. 1732) concerning the purchase of slaves by John Lee of Essex County, Virginia, from the estate of William Ball.
• Inventory, recorded 19 July 1773 in Lancaster County and 27 July 1773 in Fauquier County, Virginia, of the estate of John Ball (d. 1772).
• Legal opinion, 15 April 1779, of David Boyd concerning the estate of Mary Ball.
• Legal opinion, 22 December 1779, of Edmund Randolph concerning the estate of Mary Ball.
• Legal opinion, 22 December 1779, of Edmund Randolph concerning the estate of Mary Ball.
• Letter, 21 April 1780, from Margaret Ball to William Ball concerning her property.
• Deposition, 22 September 1782, by Norman Utterback, overseer, concerning crops made on the estate of John Ball.
• Will, dated 21 June 1777 and recorded 16 October 1783, of Margaret Ball.
• Will, dated 17 June 1785 and recorded 22 July 1785, of William Ball.
• Inventory, no date, of an unidentified estate.
• List, no date, of slaves of an unidentified estate.
• Legal opinion, no date, concerning a deed between Margaret Ball and William Ball.
• Genealogical notes, no date, on the Ball family.
• Will, no date, of Margaret Ball.

Richard Ball b. abt 1675 m. Sarah Young

Will Book 10, p. 510:

Will dated Aug. 6, 1742; probated Sept. 10, 1742. Issue. In the name of god amen I Richard Ball of the Psh of St Marys white Chappel in the County of Lancaster being sick and weak of body but in perfect mind and memory thanks be to god for the same, & calling to mind the urcertainty of this life I do therefore make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner and form following Imprimis I give & bequeath my soul to god hat gave it me in full hope of pardon & remission for all my sins in & through the merrits of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ & my body to be decently buried at the disposition of my Exec'rs hereafter named Item I give to my daughter Sarah Selden my plantation whereon I now live and my water mill & all the land that lays below that road from colo. Willm Balls mill to Cundiffs to her and the heirs forever lawfully begotten and for want of such heirs then to my daughter Margaret Ball & the second heirs male of her and my Son in law Wm Ball Bun'rs body lawfully begotten forever and for want of such then to the heirs male of their two bodies lawfully begotten & to the second son of that heir male & his heirs male forever Lawfully begotten Item I give to my daughter Margaret Ball my plantation & Land at the mouth of Corotomon River & to the heirs male of my son in law William Ball jun'r and of my sd daughter Margaret forever Lawfully begotten and for want of heirs male of their two bodys Lawfully begotten then I give the said land & plantation at the mouth of Corotomon to my sd daughter Margaret Ball & her heirs forever I likewise give to the second son of my son in Law Willm Ball jun'r and my sd daughter Margaret to be begotten all the land on the upper side of the branch that runs along the North side of my old plantation so far as the road that leads to Cundiff's But upon condition that my son in Law Wm Ball gives his Quarter plantation & land to the same son that then the aforesaid land to go to the sd second son & his heirs forever but not to be made use of till he come of age to enjoy it himself But if it should so happen that there should be no such son or that my son in Law should not give him his Quarter plantation & land in like manner that then the said land shall go to my daughter Hannah in like manner as the land heretofore given her Item I give to my daughter Hannah Ball my old plantation & all the land above the road that leads from Colo Wm Ball's mill to Cundiff's & all the land on the East side of the sd road from the corner hiccory that stands between the two mill paths and from thence running a straight course to Dennis Conarse's to her and her heirs Lawfully begotten for ever and for want of such issue then I give he said plantation & Land to my daughter Easther Ball & her heirs lawfully begotten for ever. Item I give to my daughter Easter Ball one hundred and fifty pounds ster'g to be laid out in land & the land to go to her & her heirs Lawfully begotten forever. But in case my sd daughter should dye w'hout issue and before the said money be laid out in Land that then the sd money be divided between the rest of my daughters. Will Book 12, p. 17: At a Court held in Lancaster County on the 3d day of ffeb'ry 1726 Mrs Sarah Ball widow of Richard Ball gent dec'd making oath in open Court that she found this writing among the papers of the sd dec'd and that she verily believed it to be his last will (there being no other to be found) and that the sd (R. B.) wrote & acquainted her with it May last And it being the Courts opinion that it is his own handwriting on the (oath) of the said Sarah the same was admitted to record and is recorded. Test T Edwards Cl Cur: Copia Test. S Edwards Cl Cur. Sarah B. appears as adm'x Aug. 5, 1727; was admitted Exec'x of Capt R. B., North'd Co., 1731.* Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: Oct 31 2016, 2:21:28 UTC

Richard Ball b. abt 1675 m. Sarah Young Will Book 10, p. 510: Will dated Aug. 6, 1742; probated Sept. 10, 1742. Issue. In the name of god amen I Richard Ball of the Psh of St Marys white Chappel in the County of Lancaster being sick and weak of body but in perfect mind and memory thanks be to god for the same, & calling to mind the urcertainty of this life I do therefore make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner and form following Imprimis I give & bequeath my soul to god hat gave it me in full hope of pardon & remission for all my sins in & through the merrits of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ & my body to be decently buried at the disposition of my Exec'rs hereafter named Item I give to my daughter Sarah Selden my plantation whereon I now live and my water mill & all the land that lays below that road from colo. Willm Balls mill to Cundiffs to her and the heirs forever lawfully begotten and for want of such heirs then to my daughter Margaret Ball & the second heirs male of her and my Son in law Wm Ball Bun'rs body lawfully begotten forever and for want of such then to the heirs male of their two bodies lawfully begotten & to the second son of that heir male & his heirs male forever Lawfully begotten Item I give to my daughter Margaret Ball my plantation & Land at the mouth of Corotomon River & to the heirs male of my son in law William Ball jun'r and of my sd daughter Margaret forever Lawfully begotten and for want of heirs male of their two bodys Lawfully begotten then I give the said land & plantation at the mouth of Corotomon to my sd daughter Margaret Ball & her heirs forever I likewise give to the second son of my son in Law Willm Ball jun'r and my sd daughter Margaret to be begotten all the land on the upper side of the branch that runs along the North side of my old plantation so far as the road that leads to Cundiff's But upon condition that my son in Law Wm Ball gives his Quarter plantation & land to the same son that then the aforesaid land to go to the sd second son & his heirs forever but not to be made use of till he come of age to enjoy it himself But if it should so happen that there should be no such son or that my son in Law should not give him his Quarter plantation & land in like manner that then the said land shall go to my daughter Hannah in like manner as the land heretofore given her Item I give to my daughter Hannah Ball my old plantation & all the land above the road that leads from Colo Wm Ball's mill to Cundiff's & all the land on the East side of the sd road from the corner hiccory that stands between the two mill paths and from thence running a straight course to Dennis Conarse's to her and her heirs Lawfully begotten for ever and for want of such issue then I give he said plantation & Land to my daughter Easther Ball & her heirs lawfully begotten for ever. Item I give to my daughter Easter Ball one hundred and fifty pounds ster'g to be laid out in land & the land to go to her & her heirs Lawfully begotten forever. But in case my sd daughter should dye w'hout issue and before the said money be laid out in Land that then the sd money be divided between the rest of my daughters. Will Book 12, p. 17: At a Court held in Lancaster County on the 3d day of ffeb'ry 1726 Mrs Sarah Ball widow of Richard Ball gent dec'd making oath in open Court that she found this writing among the papers of the sd dec'd and that she verily believed it to be his last will (there being no other to be found) and that the sd (R. B.) wrote & acquainted her with it May last And it being the Courts opinion that it is his own handwriting on the (oath) of the said Sarah the same was admitted to record and is recorded. Test T Edwards Cl Cur: Copia Test. S Edwards Cl Cur. Sarah B. appears as adm'x Aug. 5, 1727; was admitted Exec'x of Capt R. B., North'd Co., 1731.

• Other: 29 Dec 1718, Lancaster, Virginia named Executor in will of Rawleigh Downman, his brother-in-law
• Other: 9 Oct 1742, Lancaster, Virginia, named in Inventory & Appraisement for Estate of Sarah Ball, his wife
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