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Colonel William Ball 1676–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1676

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1732

Death Location: Northumberland County, Virginia, USA

Father: Capt Ball

Mother: Margaret Downman

Spouse(s): Hannah Heale

Children(s): George Ball

In 1676, Colonel William Ball entered the world in Lancaster County, Virginia, USA, born to Capt William Ball And Margaret Mary Williams Or Downman. Colonel William Ball married Hannah Heale, and had children including George Ball. Colonel William Ball passed away in 1732 in Northumberland County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1676, Colonel William Ball entered the world in Lancaster County, Virginia, USA, born to Capt William Ball And Margaret Mary Williams Or Downman.
  • Colonel William Ball married Hannah Heale, and had children including George Ball.
  • Colonel William Ball passed away in 1732 in Northumberland County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Ball
1641–1694
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England or barkham Berkshire England
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Margaret Downman
1644–1686
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Heale
1675–1744
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

George Ball
1702–1745
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
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Colonel Ball's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Ball
1676–1732
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Capt William Ball
1641–1694
Wiltshire, England or barkham Berkshire England
Margaret (Mary Williams or) Downman
1644–1686
Grandparents
Colonel (William) Ball
1615–1680
Hannah Atherold
1619–1695
London Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Atherold
1590–1658
Mary Harvey
1595–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Ball's Descendants

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Colonel (William) Ball (1676–1732) m. Hannah Heale (1675–1744)
  1. 1. George Ball 1702–1745 m. Judith Payne 1719–1750
    1. 1. John (Ball) Sr –1773 m. Mary Collins 1744–1804
      1. 1. John (C.) Ball 1765–1825 m. Nancy Chapman 1770–1859
        1. 1. Zachariah Ball 1805–1862 m. Mary (Jane) Erwin 1812–1856
        2. 2. Henry (Washington) Ball 1797–1873
        3. 3. John (Wesley) Ball 1796–1875
        4. 4. Isaac (Munson Ball) Sr 1803–1879 m. Sarah Hand 1803–1853

Colonel Ball's Timeline

2 Records

1676
1676
Birth of Colonel William Ball in Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
1732
1732
Age 56
Death of Colonel William Ball in Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Northumberland County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
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