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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: Colenel Ball

Mother: Hannah Atherold

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In 1649, Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington entered the world in England, born to Colenel William Ball And Hannah Ball Atherold. 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 Colenel William Ball And Hannah Ball Atherold.
  • Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington passed away in 1711 in Epping Forest Plantation, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

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Colonel Washington's Ancestors

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Colonel Washington
1649–1711
Birth Place: England
Parents
Colenel William Ball
1615–1680
Barkham Manor, Barkham, Berkshire, England
Hannah (Ball) Atherold
1615–1695
England-George Washington's grandmother
Grandparents
WILLIAM (Weaver Ball Grandfather of 1st President George Washington III +*^ Lawyer in England & US, Persecuted by Cromwell because he supported King Charles I, Captain in Colonial) Militia
1573–1647
Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Dorothy (Elizabeth) Tuttle
1580–1689
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Thomas (Atherod) II
1590–1658
Burgh, Suffolk, England
Mary (Hannah) Harvey-Atherold
1590–1665
Burgh Suffolk co ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Edward Tuttle
1549–1618
Alice Ball
1555–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1525–1599

Colonel Washington's Timeline

2 Records

1649
24 May 1649
Birth of Colonel Joseph Matthäus Ball - Grandfather of George Washington in England
England
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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1711
    Event Place: Epping Forest Plantation, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

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