William Ball, of Wokingham

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William Ball

Also Known As: "Lord William Ball", "William Bawle"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wokingham, Berkshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: 1550 (44-45)
Wokingham, Berkshire, England (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: Workingham, Berkshire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert Ball, of Barkham Manor and Margaret Ball
Husband of Margaret Ball
Father of Agnes Ball; Blanche Ball; Edward Ball; William Ball; Joane Ball and 3 others
Brother of Lawrence Ball; John Ball; Edward Ball and Elizabeth Popplewell

Occupation: Inherited father's personal property
Managed by: Vivian Rose Clark
Last Updated:

About William Ball, of Wokingham


1. The Visitation of London 1633-35 gives the following information in respect of the Balls of Barkham, which was supplied in 1634 by William Ball of Lincoln's Inn.E1

  • 1480 death of William Ball of Barkham
  • 1543 death of his son, Robert Ball of Barkham
  • (1546 per parish registers)E2
  • 1550 death of Robert's eldest son, William, at Wokingham
  • [1558] death of Robert's second son, EdwardE3

When William Ball of Wokingham died in 1550,E4 his heir was John Ball, who was married twice.E5


http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lanastl&i...

Name: William Ball I William of Wokingham 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sex: M Birth: 1495 in Barkham, Berkshire, England 7 Birth: 3 JUN 1505 in Berkshire, England 8

Note: IGI source Death: 1550 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England 9

Note:

1. William of Wokingham, his recorded residence, and his brother Edward were heirs of Robert of Barkham. William received Robert's personal estate.

  • Father: Robert Ball Robert of Barkham b: BET 1470 AND 1475 in Barkham, Berkshire, England
  • Mother: Margaret spouse of Robert Ball Robert ofBarkham b: BET 1475 AND 1479 in Reading, Berkshire, England
  • Marriage 1 Margaret Moody b: ABT 1500 in Berkshire, England Married: 1519 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England 9 Note: or nearby possibly

Children

  • Has No Children Agnes Ball b: ABT 1521 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England
  • Has No Children Blanche Ball b: ABT 1523 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England
  • Has Children John Ball I John of Wokingham b: 1525 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England
  • Has No Children Joane Ball b: ABT 1528 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England

Sources:

   Author: Harold E. Ball
   Title: ''From Saddlebags to Satellites, The Story of Shadrach D Ball''
   Publication: Name: Ball Printing Service, PO Box 63, Uniontown, KS; Copyright 1990; Location: Chesebro' Reference Material;
   Note:
   Source Medium: Book
   None
   Excellent
   Page: pages 3 and 4
   Author: Stella Picket Hardy
   Title: Colonial Families of the Southern States of America: A History and Genealogy of Colonial Families Who Settled in the Colonies prior to the Revolution
   Publication: Name: Baltimore, MD: Southern Book Co., 1958.; Location: Chesebro' Reference Material;
   Note:
   Source Medium: Book
   None
   Excellent
   Page: page 30
   Author: William Ball, of Lincoln's Inn
   Title: ''The Visitation Of London (1633-1635) - Ball''
   Publication: Name: Harleian Society, London, 1908; Location: Ball Source File;
   Note:
   Source Medium: Manuscript
   None
   Excellent
   Page: page 40
   Author: Peter Walne, Berkshire County, Archivist, Reading, England
   Title: ''Genealogies of Virginia Families Volume I, English Ancestry of Col. William Ball of Millenbeck''
   Publication: Name: 1981; Location: Chesebro' Reference Material;
   Note:
   Source Medium: Book
   None
   Excellent
   Page: page 17
   Author: Robert Ball
   Title: Ball (Robert) Family Records
   Publication: Name: 1998; Location: Ball Source File;
   Note:
   Source Medium: Letter
   bballesq@aol.com
   Good
   Author: Wayne Merson
   Title: Merson Family Records
   Publication: Name: 1998; Location: 1-0006;
   Note:
   Source Medium: Letter
   1001 Windsor Road,
   Virginia Beach VA 23451-3749
   Average
   Title: ? Place Rec: Barkham, Berkshire, England
   Author: Place Rec Id [P5784]
   Note:
   Source Type: Place Details
   Title: ? Place Rec: Berkshire, England
   Author: Place Rec Id [P5785]
   Note:
   Source Type: Place Details
   Title: ? Place Rec: Wokingham, Berkshire, England
   Author: Place Rec Id [P5777]
   Note:
   Source Type: Place Details 

GEDCOM Note

[Gw.ftw]

Ancester of Col. Wm. Ball, who is the ancester of George Wasdhington, President of the United States of America.

Wm. (Ball) Rowlands (rowlands@whidbey.com) states in his message to Ball Family Genealogy GenForum {Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/ball/messages/5374.html} as date of death in the year of 1552 in Wokingham, England.


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William Ball, of Wokingham's Timeline

1505
June 3, 1505
Wokingham, Berkshire, England (United Kingdom)
1521
1521
Wokingham, Berkshire, England
1523
1523
Wokingham, Berkshire, England
1525
December 27, 1525
Fichamstead, Wokingham, Berkshire, England (United Kingdom)
1527
1527
Wokingham, Wokingham, England, United Kingdom
1527
Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
1528
1528
Wokingham, Berkshire, England
1538
1538
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
1550
1550
Age 44
Wokingham, Berkshire, England (United Kingdom)