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Richard Ball 1679 – 1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1679

Birth Location: Ashwater, Devon, England

Death Date: 7 Feb 1758

Death Location: Ashwater, Devon, England

Father: John Ball

Mother: Mirriam\Miriam Ball

Spouse(s): Jane Berry

Children(s): Mary Ball

Richard Ball was born in 1679 in Ashwater, Devon, England, the child of John Ball and Mirriam\Miriam Dowe Ball. Richard Ball married Jane Berry, and had children including Mary Ball. Richard Ball passed away in 1758 in Ashwater, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Ball was born in 1679 in Ashwater, Devon, England, the child of John Ball and Mirriam\Miriam Dowe Ball.
  • Richard Ball married Jane Berry, and had children including Mary Ball.
  • Richard Ball passed away in 1758 in Ashwater, Devon, England.

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Richard Ball's Ancestors

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Richard Ball
1679 – 1758
Birth Place: Ashwater, Devon, England
Parents
John Ball
1655 –
Ashwater, Devon, England
Mirriam\Miriam (Dowe) Ball
1655 – 1695
Ashwater, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Ball
1636 –
Devonshire, England
Joan\Johan (Creber) Ball\Baall
1638 –
Ashwater, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Ball's Descendants

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Richard Ball (27 Jan 1679 – 7 Feb 1758) m. Jane Berry (9 Jul 1682 – Abt. 1750)
  1. 1. Mary Ball (11 Jul 1714 – March 1773) m. Richard Palmer (1705 – )
    1. 1. Joan Palmer (1739 – 21 Feb 1810) m. James Northcott (Bet. 1744–1745 – 17 Jan 1827)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Northcott (31 Jan 1768 – ) m. John Cawker
      2. 2. James Northcott (14 Jan 1770 – 1835) m. Mary Harvey
        1. 1. Joanna Northcott (1796 – )
        2. 2. James Northcott (1798 – )
        3. 3. Richard Northcott (1799 – )
        4. 4. James Northcott (1802 – )
        5. 5. Mary Northcott (Abt. 1802 – )
        6. 6. John Northcott (Dec 1804 – )
        7. 7. Robert Northcott (1807 – )
        8. 8. Elizabeth Northcott (Abt. 1809 – )
        9. 9. Thomas Northcott (1810 – )
        10. 10. Jane Northcott (Abt. 1815 – )
        11. 11. Emmanuel Northcott (Sep 1815 – )
        12. 12. Ann Northcott (Feb 1818 – ) m. Unknown
        13. 13. Arscott Northcott (1821 – )
      3. 3. Richard Northcott (1775 – ) m. Mary James (1775 – 1826)
        1. 1. James Northcott (1816 – )
      4. 4. Robert Northcott (1786 – ) m. Elizabeth Ching (1796 – )
        1. 1. Richard (Ching) Northcott (1813 – )
        2. 2. James Northcott (1816 – )
        3. 3. Wilmot Northcott (1818 – )
        4. 4. Mary Northcott (1821 – )
        5. 5. Ann Northcott (1824 – )
      5. 5. Johanna Northcott (25 Dec 1776 – ) m. Morrish
      6. 6. John Northcott (Bet. 1779–1780 – 1854) m. Susanna Rowe (28 Dec 1781 – Aft. 1851)
        1. 1. James (John) Northcott (04 Mar 1798 – 25 Aug 1848) m. Mary Routley (11 Nov 1810 – 26 Apr 1867)
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Northcott (28 May 1809 – )
        3. 3. John Northcott (28 Apr 1811 – Bet. 1811–1812)
        4. 4. John Northcott (09 May 1813 – )
        5. 5. Richard Northcott (25 Jun 1815 – ) m. Ann (Abt. 1810 – )
        6. 6. Susan Northcott (10 Aug 1817 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth Northcott (08 Nov 1819 – 14 Nov 1819)
        8. 8. William Northcott (12 Aug 1821 – )
        9. 9. Elizabeth Northcott (13 Jun 1824 – )

Richard Ball's Timeline

2 Records

1679
27 Jan 1679
Birth of Richard Ball in Ashwater, Devon, England
Ashwater, Devon, England
1758
7 Feb 1758
Age 79
Death of Richard Ball in Ashwater, Devon, England
Ashwater, Devon, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1679
    Event Place: Ashwater, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1758
    Event Place: Ashwater, Devon, England

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