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Martha W Ball 1685–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1771

Death Location: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Ball

Mother: Elizabeth Romney

Spouse(s): James Kerr, Augustine Washington

Children(s): John Kerr, Andrew Carr, Eleanor Baskin, David Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, James Kerr, Letitia Kerr, Samuel Kerr, William Kerr, William Kerr, Kerr None

Martha W Ball was born in 1685 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Joseph Ball And Elizabeth Julia Romney. Martha W Ball married Augustine Washington, James Carr Kerr, and had children including Andrew Carr, David Kerr, Eleanor Kerr Baskin, Elizabeth Kerr, James Kerr, John Kerr, Kerr, Letitia Kerr, Samuel Kerr, William James Kerr, William Kerr. Martha W Ball passed away in 1771 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha W Ball was born in 1685 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Joseph Ball And Elizabeth Julia Romney.
  • Martha W Ball married Augustine Washington, James Carr Kerr, and had children including Andrew Carr, David Kerr, Eleanor Kerr Baskin, Elizabeth Kerr, James Kerr, John Kerr, Kerr, Letitia Kerr, Samuel Kerr, William James Kerr, William Kerr.
  • Martha W Ball passed away in 1771 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ball
1649–1711
Birth Location: England
JB
Elizabeth Romney
1653–1703
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
ER

Spouses(s)

James Kerr
1680–1770
Birth Location: Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute (Argyllshire), Scotland
JK
Augustine Washington
1694–1743
Birth Location: –
AW

Children(s)

John Kerr
1699–1777
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
JK
Andrew Carr
1718–1782
Birth Location: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
AC
Eleanor Baskin
1720–1781
Birth Location: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
EB
David Kerr
1719–1804
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
DK
Elizabeth Kerr
1707–1746
Birth Location: Location, Pennsylvania, USA
EK
James Kerr
1726–1811
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire/Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JK
Letitia Kerr
1724–1775
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
LK
Samuel Kerr
1715–1723
Birth Location: Scotland OR- Guilford Co., N.C., North Carolina, USA
SK
William Kerr
1716–1722
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
WK
William Kerr
1744–1835
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
WK
Kerr None
–1916
Birth Location: –
K

Martha Ball's Ancestors

Self
Martha Ball
1685–1771
Birth Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Joseph Ball
1649–1711
England
Elizabeth (Julia) Romney
1653–1703
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Ball
1615–1680
Barkham Manor, Barkham, England., Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hannah Atherold
1614–1695
London, London, England
William Romney
1621–1694
All Hallows, Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Margaret Bowater
1603–1700
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Captain Ball
1573–1647
Alice Waltham
1573–1622
John Bowater
1578–1647
Anne Cross
1582–1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ball
1548–1628
Elizabeth Webb
1555–1595
Richard Waltham
1550–1573
Mary Hunter
1552–1622
Thomas VI
1545–1647
Kathryn Poole
1553–1586
Stephen Staford
1554–1582
Margaret Bond
1559–1654

Martha Ball's Descendants

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Martha (W) Ball (1685–1771) m. James (Carr) Kerr (01 Feb 1680–20 Mar 1770) m. Augustine Washington (1694–1743)
  1. 1. John Kerr 1699–1777 m. Lucy Pickens 1702–1782
    1. 1. James Kerr 1734–1812 m. Jane Robertson 1739–1824
      1. 1. Jane Kerr 1779–1824 m. James Laird 1776–1852
        1. 1. John Laird 1810–1870 m. Rewaner Laird 1815–1879
        2. 2. Nathaniel Laird 1818–1850
      2. 2. Nathaniel Kerr 1772–1835
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Betsy) Kerr 1769–1826
      4. 4. James Kerr 1763–1818
      5. 5. John Kerr 1767–1830
      6. 6. Margaret Kerr 1775–1826
  2. 2. Andrew Carr 1718–1782
  3. 3. Eleanor (Kerr) Baskin 1720–1781
  4. 4. David Kerr 1719–1804
  5. 5. Elizabeth Kerr 1707–1746
  6. 6. James Kerr 1726–1811
  7. 7. Letitia Kerr 1724–1775
  8. 8. Samuel Kerr 1715–1723
  9. 9. William (James) Kerr 1716–1722
  10. 10. William Kerr 1744–1835
  11. 11. Kerr –1916

Martha Ball's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Martha W Ball in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1771
1771
Age 86
Death of Martha W Ball in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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