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Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington 1649–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1649

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 11 Jul 1711

Death Location: Epping Forest Plantation, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Father: Colonel Grandfather

Mother: Hannah Grandmother

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Romney, Mary BALL, Sarah Glover

Children(s): Mary President, Annie Ball, Hannah Ball, Sarah .., Frances #, Elizabeth Ball, Esther Ball, Joseph Ball, John Ball

In 1649, Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington entered the world in England, born to Colonel William James Charles Ball George Washington Great Grandfather And Hannah Atherold George Washingtons Gr Grandmother. Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington married Elizabeth Julia Romney, Mary Polly Montague Bennett Payne Johnson Hewes Hughes Ball, Sarah Glover, and had children including Annie Ball, Elizabeth Ball, Esther Ball, Frances Ball, Hannah Ball, John Ball, Joseph Ball, Mary Ann Ball Mother Of America S 1St President, Sarah Martha Ball. Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington passed away in 1711 in Epping Forest Plantation, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1649, Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington entered the world in England, born to Colonel William James Charles Ball George Washington Great Grandfather And Hannah Atherold George Washingtons Gr Grandmother.
  • Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington married Elizabeth Julia Romney, Mary Polly Montague Bennett Payne Johnson Hewes Hughes Ball, Sarah Glover, and had children including Annie Ball, Elizabeth Ball, Esther Ball, Frances Ball, Hannah Ball, John Ball, Joseph Ball, Mary Ann Ball Mother Of America S 1St President, Sarah Martha Ball.
  • Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington passed away in 1711 in Epping Forest Plantation, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Grandfather
1615–1680
Birth Location: Barkham Manor, Barkham, Berkshire, England
CG
Hannah Grandmother
1617–1695
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
HG

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Romney
1640–1703
Birth Location: London, London, England
ER
Mary BALL
1665–1743
Birth Location: West Chester, Chester, West and Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
MB
Sarah Glover
1655–1730
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
SG

Children(s)

Mary President
1708–1789
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
MP
Annie Ball
1686–1726
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
AB
Hannah Ball
1683–1748
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
HB
Sarah ..
1709–1786
Birth Location: Bewdley, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
S.
Frances #
1681–1699
Birth Location: –
F#
Elizabeth Ball
1684–1711
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
EB
Esther Ball
1685–1751
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
EB
Joseph Ball
1684–1760
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
JB
John Ball
1694–1741
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
JB

Colonel Washington's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Washington
1649–1711
Birth Place: England
Parents
Colonel William James Charles Ball - George Washington Great Grandfather
1615–1680
Barkham Manor, Barkham, Berkshire, England
Hannah (Atherold George Washingtons Gr) Grandmother
1617–1695
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
William (Arthur Ball) II
1573–1647
Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Lady (Alice Ann) Waltham
1573–1648
Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Washington's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George) Washington (24 May 1649–11 Jul 1711) m. Elizabeth (Julia) Romney (1640–1703) m. Mary (Polly Montague, Bennett, Payne, Johnson Hewes\Hughes,) BALL (1665–12 April 1743) m. Sarah Glover (9 Dec 1655–22 Nov 1730)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann Ball; Mother of America's 1st) President 1708–1789 m. Capt. (Augustine Washington,) Sr. 1694–1743 m. James (Kerr (Immigrant To) America) 1680–1770
    1. 1. Col (Samuel Augustine Washington Sr, Brother of America's 1st) President 1734–1781
    2. 2. Mary (Mildred Washington; Sister of America's 1st) President 1739–1740
    3. 3. Col (John Augustine 'Jack' Washington; Brother of America's 1st) President 1736–1787
    4. 4. Elizabeth ('Betty' Washington; Sister of America's 1st) President 1733–1797
    5. 5. Col (Charles Lawrence Washington; Brother of America's 1st) President 1738–1799
    6. 6. President (General George Eskridge Washington (Slave) Owner) 1732–1799 m. Martha Dandridge –1802
    7. 7. WILLIAM (JAMES) KERR 1720–1792
  2. 2. Annie Ball 1686–1726
  3. 3. Hannah Ball 1683–1748
  4. 4. Sarah (Martha Ball) .. 1709–1786
  5. 5. Frances (Ball) # 1681–1699
  6. 6. Elizabeth Ball 1684–1711
  7. 7. Esther Ball 1685–1751
  8. 8. Joseph Ball 1684–1760
  9. 9. John Ball 1694–1741

Colonel Washington's Timeline

5 Records

1649
24 May 1649
Birth of Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington in England
England
1682
24 Oct 1682
Age 33
Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington was married in Christ Church, Virginia
Christ Church, Virginia
1688
10 Feb 1688/9
Age 39
Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington was married in Christ Church, Virginia
Christ Church, Virginia
1711
11 Jul 1711
Age 62
Death of Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington in Epping Forest Plantation, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Epping Forest Plantation, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1854
24 Sep 1854
Age 205
Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington was baptized in St. Mary's-on-the-Hill, Chester, Cheshire, England
St. Mary's-on-the-Hill, Chester, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1649
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1854
    Event Place: St. Mary's-on-the-Hill, Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1688/9
    Event Place: Christ Church, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1682
    Event Place: Christ Church, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1711
    Event Place: Epping Forest Plantation, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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