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John Ball 1694–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1694

Birth Location: Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 29 August 1741

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joseph Ball

Mother: Mary Bennett

Spouse(s): Sarah Rhodes

Children(s): Sarah Ball, Anna Ball, Abigail Ball, Captain Ball, Hannah Ball, John Ball, Mary Ball

The story of John Ball began in 1694 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA. John Ball married Sarah Martha Rhodes, and had children including Abigail Ball, Anna Ball, Captain William H Ball, Hannah Ball, John Ball, Mary Ball, Sarah Martha Ball. John Ball passed away in 1741 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Ball began in 1694 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John Ball married Sarah Martha Rhodes, and had children including Abigail Ball, Anna Ball, Captain William H Ball, Hannah Ball, John Ball, Mary Ball, Sarah Martha Ball.
  • John Ball passed away in 1741 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ball's Ancestors

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John Ball
1694–1741
Birth Place: Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Joseph Matthaus Ball
1649–1711
Millenbeck, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Mary Bennett
1665–1721
West Chester, Chester, West and Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Ball) III
1615–1680
Barkham, Berkshire, England
Hannah Atherold
1614–1695
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ball's Descendants

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John Ball (25 May 1694–29 August 1741) m. Sarah (Martha) Rhodes (14 Jul 1696–30 Sep 1741)
  1. 1. Sarah (Martha) Ball 1712–1779 m. Paul Custer 1710–1783
    1. 1. George (Ball) Custer 1744–1829 m. Catherine Leatherman 1765–1844 m. Susannah Long 1755–1784
      1. 1. David (Custer) Sr 1780–1857 m. Elizabeth (Martha) Fisher –1858
        1. 1. George (Richard) Custer 1803–1875 m. Nancy (Phillips) Black 1798–1875
        2. 2. David Custer 1778–
        3. 3. Anne Custer 1823–1898
      2. 2. Elizabeth Custer 1803–1861
      3. 3. Magdalena Custer 1793–1881
      4. 4. Lydia Custer 1806–1854
      5. 5. George (Ball Custer) Jr 1776–1833 m. Mary (Ann) Wise 1777–1856
      6. 6. Daniel ((twin)) Custer 1780–1780
      7. 7. Joseph Custer 1797–1881
      8. 8. Jonathan Custer 1798–1871
      9. 9. Catherine Custer 1797–1892
      10. 10. Jacob Custer 1782–1820
      11. 11. Hannah Custer 1784–1851
      12. 12. Susannah Custer 1787–1873
      13. 13. Catherine Custer 1790–1827
      14. 14. Mary Custer 1801–1881
      15. 15. John Custer 1774–1843
      16. 16. Sarah Custer 1778–1874
      17. 17. Jacob Custer 1785–1868
    2. 2. John Custer 1732–1812
    3. 3. Paul Custer 1736–1800
    4. 4. Jonathan Custer 1738–1823 m. Hannah Peters 1735–1805
      1. 1. Benjamin Custer 1763–
      2. 2. Jonathan Custer 1767–
      3. 3. Hannah Custer 1768–
      4. 4. George Custer 1770–
    5. 5. William Custer 1740–1828
    6. 6. Nicholas Custer 1753–1774
    7. 7. Mary Custer 1763–1819
    8. 8. Mary Custer 1773–1850
    9. 9. Richard Custer 1757–1837
  2. 2. Anna Ball 1725–1821
  3. 3. Abigail Ball 1715–1784
  4. 4. Captain (William H) Ball 1718–1785
  5. 5. Hannah Ball 1722–1792
  6. 6. John Ball 1720–
  7. 7. Mary Ball 1725–1800

John Ball's Timeline

2 Records

1694
25 May 1694
Birth of John Ball in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1741
29 August 1741
Age 47
Death of John Ball in Douglass, Pennsylvania, USA
Douglass, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1694
    Event Place: Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Burlington
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1683-1802

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 August 1741
    Event Place: Douglass, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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