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James Ball 1744 – 1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1744

Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 22 MAY 1821

Death Location: , Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Father: James Ball

Mother: Rebecca Wilson

Spouse(s): Sarah Wilson

Children(s): Nancy Ball, William Ball, Richard Ball, Isaac Ball, James Ball, Abner Ball, Elizabeth Ball

The birth of James Ball took place in 1744 in Virginia, British Colonial America, to James Ball and Rebecca Wilson. James Ball married Sarah Wilson, and together they had Nancy Agnes Ball, William Wilson Ball, Richard Ball, Isaac Wilson Ball, James Ball, Abner Ball and Elizabeth Ball. James Ball's death occurred in 1821 in , Sumner, Tennessee, United States.

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Parents

James Ball
1704 –
Birth Location: England
JB
Rebecca Wilson
1710 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wilson
1744 –
Birth Location: , Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
SW

Children(s)

Nancy Ball
1770 – 1839
Birth Location: NC
NB
William Ball
1766 – 1831
Birth Location: , Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
WB
Richard Ball
1776 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
RB
Isaac Ball
1778 – 1850
Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA
IB
James Ball
1780 – 1835
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JB
Abner Ball
1785 – 1817
Birth Location: –
AB
Elizabeth Ball
1787 – 1840
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, United States
EB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1744
    Event Place: Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 MAY 1821
    Event Place: , Sumner, Tennessee, United States
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