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Rebecca Rachel Ball 1728 – 1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: Augusta Co. VA

Father: Thomas Ball

Mother: Sarah Davis

Spouse(s): JAMES SAWYERS

Children(s): John Capt., James Sawyers, David Sayers, Sampson Sawyers, Rachel (Crawford), Rebecah Sawyers, Martha Sawyers, Ann Sawyer, Nancy Sawyers, William Sawyers, Martha Sawyer

Born in 1728 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Rebecca Rachel Ball was the child of Thomas (Constable) Ball and Sarah Ann Davis. In time, Rebecca Rachel Ball married JAMES B. SAWYERS, and they raised a family that included John Sawyers, Capt., James Sawyers, David Sayers, Sampson M Sawyers, Rachel Bell Sawyers (Crawford), Rebecah Sawyers, Martha Sawyers, Ann Sawyer, Nancy Sawyers, William Sawyers and Martha Sawyer. Rebecca Rachel Ball died in Augusta Co. VA in 1776.

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Parents

Thomas Ball
1687 – 1744
Birth Location: Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, USA
TB
Sarah Davis
1690 – 1778
Birth Location: Newark, Esses, New Jersey
SD

Spouses(s)

JAMES SAWYERS
1722 – 1790
Birth Location: Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
JS

Children(s)

John Capt.
1745 – 1831
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
JC
James Sawyers
1745 – 1782
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
JS
David Sayers
1748 – 1818
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
DS
Sampson Sawyers
1748 – 1817
Birth Location: Came, Augusta, Virginia, USA
SS
Rachel (Crawford)
1750 – 1821
Birth Location: STAUNTON, AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, USA
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Rebecah Sawyers
1752 – 1807
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
RS
Martha Sawyers
1753 – 1810
Birth Location: Gloucester, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
MS
Ann Sawyer
1754 –
Birth Location: –
AS
Nancy Sawyers
1755 –
Birth Location: –
NS
William Sawyers
1756 –
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
WS
Martha Sawyer
1776 – 1841
Birth Location: Augusta County, VA
MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1728
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Ancestry Family Tree, Source number: 18332.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1748
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1776
    Event Place: Augusta Co. VA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, Will Books, 1831-1901 ; General Indexes to Wills, 1831-1985; Author: Virginia. County Court (Page County)
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