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- !Joseph Ball, son of William Ball, was born May 24, 1649; died at Epping Forest, Lancaster County, Va., in June, 1711. He Married 1. Elizabeth Romney, daughter of William Romney, of London and 2. Mary Johnson widow of ----- Johnson, of Lancaster County, Va. Issue by first marriage: a. Hannah Ball, who married Raleigh Travers. b. Elizabeth Ball, who married Rev'd John Carnegie. c. Esther Ball, who married Raleigh Chinn. d. Ann Ball, who married Col. Edwin Conway, of the third generation. e. Joseph Ball, who married Frances Ravenscroft, of England. Issue by second marriage: Mary Ball the mother of George Washington. His second wife Mary Johnson married Richard Hughes after Joseph's death. Wm and Mary Quarterly, Vol XX, 1912, p. 60.
!COL. JOSEPH BALL, (8--3), of "Epping Forest," Lancaster Co., Va., b. May 24, 1649, in England; d. June, 1711, in Virginia; he was the third son of Col. William and Hannah (Atherold) Ball, of "Millenbeck," Lancaster Co., Va.; will dated June 25, 1711; probated July 11, 1711; served as Lieut. Col. of Lancaster Co.; was a staunch and liberal supporter of the Established Church, and a Vestryman; m. (first) 1675, in England, Elizabeth Romney, d. prior to 1703; dau. of William Romney, of London, England; (second) 1707, Mary (Montague) Johnson, of Lancaster Co., Va., a native of England. Issue by first marriage: 9--1. Hannah, b. 1683; m. 1707, Raleigh Travers, of Stafford Co., Va., son of William Travers, and had issue. 9--2. Elizabeth, b. 1684; d. prior to 1711; m. 1710, Rev. John Carnegie, who was ordained and licensed for the Church in Virginia by the Lord Bishop of London, Oct. 26, 1700, and had issue. 9--3. Esther, b. 1685; d. May, 1751; m. 1700, Rawleigh Chinn, of Lancaster Co., Va.; he was a Vestryman of Christ Church, 1739; son of John Chinn or Chynn, of "Morattico," Lancaster Co., Va., and had issue. 9--4. Anne, b. 1686; m. 1704, Col. Edwin Conway, of Lancaster Co., Va., b. 1681; d. 1763; served as a Burgess, 1710-42, and as a Vestryman of Christ Church, 1739-43; and St. Mary's, 1743-63; son of Edwin and Sarah (Fleete) Conway, and had issue. 9--5. JOSEPH, b. March 11, 1689; of whom later. Issue by second marriage: [p.40] 9--6. Mary, b. 1707, at "Epping Forest," Lancaster Co., Va.; d. Aug. 25, 1789, at "Mount Vernon," Fairfax Co., Va.; m. March 6, 1739, Augustine Washington, of Bridges Creek, Westmoreland Co., Va., b. 1694; d. April 12, 1743; son of Lawrence and Mildred (Warner) Washington. (See Washington lineage.) COLONIAL FAMILIES OF THE Southern States of America, BALL FAMILY, page 40.
!5 Oct 1680: Mentioned in father's will. Given patent of 1600 acres in Rappahannock Co., VA.
!25 Jun1695: Mentioned in mother Hannah Ball's will.
!12 Feb 1703: gift of deed recorded from Col. Joseph Ball to his son-in-law Mr. Rawleigh Chinn. He gave him 190 acres of land adjoining "Epping Forest", then called "Forest Quarter". Here Rawleigh Chinn built his home "Chinn's Oakley". William and Mary Quarterly, series 2, vol 18, 1938, Page 296.
!1704: Marguritte Lady Culpeper Thomas Lord ffairfax and Catherine his Wife Proprietors of the Northern Neck of Virginia To all to whom this present Writing shall Come send Greeting in Our Lord God Everlasting Whereas Lieut. Collo. Joseph Ball of Lancaster County upon his Suggestion of a Certain Quantity of Land belonging to Us not yett granted to any P[er]son in ye. [said?] County did on ye. Twenty Eight Day of March Last Obtain a Warrant from Our Office for Laying out [ye.?] same, and having now Returned a Survey thereof under ye. hand of Edwin Conway Surveyor Know Yee Therefore that Wee for and in Consideration of the Composition to Us paid, and ye. Annuall Rent hereafter Reserv[ed], Have Given and Granted, and do by these Presents give and Grant unto ye. said Lieut. Collon:ll Joseph Ball, all that Tract and Parcell of Land lying in the Aforesaid County of Lancaster and Bounded as followeth Vizt. Begining at a White Oak Standing by a Dead Corner Tree of a Tract or Land belonging to ye. said Lieut. Collo. Joseph Ball, the said White Oak is ye. Westermost Corner Tree of a Tract of land now in ye. Possession of Duke Sanders, from ye. said White Oak Running along ye. said Sanders his Line [North?] ffifty four Degrees East to a Creek Dividing this from Battranos Land, thence down along the said Creek Severall Cources to a Marked Pine Another Corner Tree of ye. Aforesaid Tract of Land belonging to ye. said Lieut. Collo. Joseph Ball, thence along his Line North four Degrees East to ye. first Mentioned Station Containing and being Laid Out According to ye. said Survey for Eighty Acres of Land Together w[i]th all Rights Members and Appurtenances thereunto belonging Royall Mines Excepted and the full third part of all Lead Copper Tinn Coles and Iron Mines that shall be found thereon To have and to hold the said Eighty Acres of Land Together w[i]th all Rights Profitts and Benefitts to ye. same belonging or in any wise Appertaining Except before Excepted to him ye. said Lieut. Collo. Joseph Ball his Heirs and Assigns for ever, he the said Lieut. Collo. Joseph Ball his heirs and Assigns therefore Yeilding and Paying to Us Our Heirs, Assigns or to ye. Certain Attorney or Attorneys of Us the said Proprietors or to ye. Attorney or Attorneys of Our Heirs or Assigns Proprietors of the said Northern Neck Yearly and Every Year on ye. feast of St. Michaell ye. Arch Angell the ffee Rent of One Shilling Sterling Money for every ffifty Acres of Land hereby Granted Provided That if ye. said Lieut. Collo. Joseph Ball his Heirs or Assigns Shall not Pay ye. before Reserved Annuall Rent soe that the same or any part thereof shall be behind or unpaid for ye. Space of Two whole Years after ye. same shall become Due if Lawfully Demanded that then it shall and may be Lawfull for Us Our heirs or Assigns Certaine Attorneys or Agents into ye. Above Granted Premises to Re Enter and hold ye. same soe as if this Grant had never Passed, Given at Our Office in Lancaster County w[i]thin Our said Proprietory under Our Seale Wittness Our Agent and Attorney fully authoriz'd thereto Dated ye. ffourth Day of December In ye. Third Year of ye. Reigne of Our Sovereigne Lady Ann by ye. Grace of God of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland Queen Defender of ye. faith &c. Annoq[?] Domini 1704. Lieut. Collo. Joseph Ball his Deed for 80 Acres of Land in Lancaster County} 1704: VA NN Grants No. 3, p. 62 Library of Virginia Digital Collection: Land Office Grants, Northern Neck Series.
!4 Dec 1704: Lancaster County. Description: 80 acres adjoining his own land, Duke Sanders &c. Source: Northern Neck Grants No. 3, 1703-1710, p. 62 (Reel 288). Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
!11 Feb 1707: Joseph Ball's gifts to his children. "To son Joseph Ball, To Hannah Travers, wife of Mr Rawleigh Travers of Stafford Co. To Ann Conway, wife of Mr. Edwin Conway of Lancaster Co. To Easte-Chinn, wife of Mr Rawleigh Chinn aforesaid each daughters of the aforesaid Col. Joseph Ball and to Joseph Carnegie, son of Elizabeth Carnegie late dec'd, which sd Elizabeth, my daughter and wife of Mr John Carnegie, minister in Northumberland Co." and adds this "If I the sd Col. Joseph Ball should decide to marry,"--evidently having the "Widow Johnson" in mind at that time as he reserves certain dower rights in his estate. Lancaster Co., VA, Deed Book 9:246-249.
! 11 July1711: Will of Joseph Ball written 25 Jun 1711, Mentions Parish of St. Mary's White Chappel, son Jos Ball, daughter Hannah Travers, daughter Anne Conway and daughter Esther Chinn. Wife Mary Ball. Irish woman servant Ellen Grafton. Daughter Mary got 400 acres of land lying in Richmond County in ye freshes of Rapphn. River being part of ye pattin for 1600 acres of land to her the sd. Mary ands the heirs of her body. Son Jos Ball all ye rest residue and remainder of yle said land. To Eliza Johnson the daughter of his wife he gave 100 acres of land he bought of Wils Lut. Gave his wife the land where he was living, description includes road to Merretticoe, John Motts field, Motts line, Flints line, Prichards line and Finches line. Mentions daughter Eliz. Carnegie and grand son Jos. Carnegie. Overseer John Hogan, Lancaster County, Va., Joseph Ball, Will, Book 10, Page 88. Copied in the Edwards Family by Ruby Lee Edwards, film 872,806, Item6, Genealogical Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
!1711: Joseph Ball, Wills, Etc., No. 10, 1709-1727 (Reel 19) p. 88-93. Will 25 Jun 1711 pro. 11 July 1711. Lancaster Co. VA.
!1711: Will of Joseph Ball, coat of arms on back handed down in Ball Family: Wife Mary; son Joseph; daus. Hannah Travers; Anne Conway; Esther Chinn; Elizabeth Cornegie; Mary Ball; Eliza Johnson (dau. of his wife), dau. Mary, 400 acres of land in Richmond County; grandson James Cornegie (not 21) acknowledges gift to son Joseph Ball, and daus. Hannah Travers, Anne Conway and Esther Chinn made 11 Feb. 1707; Overseer John Hagan; negroes formerly belonging to John Cornegie, decd. Extr. Joseph Ball. Wits. Geo. Finch, Elizabeth Finch, Margaret Miller, Joseph Taylor. W.B. 10, p. 88.
!11 Jul 1711: JOSEPH BALL'S WILL, dated 25 Jun 1711, rec. 11 Jul 1711. In the name of God Amen. I Jos Ball of the County of Lancasr and p'ish of St Mary's Wt Chappell in the Colony of Virga Gent Being sick and weak of Body but Praised be to Almighty God in sound and p'fect memory doe make this my Last will and Testamt in manner and form following that is to say, first and Principally I commend my soul to Almighty God my maker steadfastly Believing that Through the merits of my Savicur and Redeemer Jesus Christ I shall Receive full Pardon and forgiveness of all my sins by a true and sincere Repentance for the same and my body I commit to the Earth from whence it was first taken to be Decently Intered according to the Discretion of my Exectr hereafter named & for my worldly estate wch God in his mercy hath Bestowed upon me I give and dispose as followeth viz: Imp??ris it is my will and Pleasure that my Debts and funerall Rights be first fully paid and satisfied. tem, for as much as on the Eleventh day of febre in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and seven I acknowledged a Deed of Gift of Divers goods and chattels to my son Joe Ball my daughter Hannah Travers my daughter Anne Conway and my daughter Esther Chinn wch deed is upon the Records of this County, Amongst other things there In Contained I give to my son Joe Ball a negro wo: named Murcah and her Increase. I do therefore hereby declare that it then was my full Intent and meaning & still is my will and Pleasure That thereby be meant the future increase only of ye sd. Murcah to be to my sd son and no other children born of her body wch by ye sd. deed I have given to Mrs Anne Conway and Mrs Esther Chinn, viz Jack and Janney and no other children therefore born of her body to be construed to belong to the said Joseph Ball by virtue of ye sd. Deed. Item I give and bequeath unto my Loving wife Mary Ball the feather Bed bolsters and all the furniture thereto belonging whereon I now lie in my own Lodging chamber as it stands and is now used and all the chairs that is in the house that are single nailed. Item I give and bequeath to my beloved wife aforesd the chest of drawers In The Hall chamber standing undr the window & the Looking Glass standing in the said Chamber with a narrow frame. Item I give to my said wife her own chest and the choice of ye chests I have standing in the sellar chamber, also two Tables standing in my own Chamber one a Round Table the other an ovill Table and her choice of a pr of fire tongs. Item I give to my sd wife sixteen head of cattle none whereof to be undr a year old and the most of them to be breedg also I give her Eleven head of sheep the most whereof to be Ewes & one Ram to make up ye number Eleven. I also give her a white horse called Dragon wth her bridle sidesadle & all furniture & a bey horse called Bush I also give her one half of all ye hogs that shall be found upon my now dwelling plantation to be divided as well in quality as quantity. Item I do give to my said wife a negro man named Tony and a negro wo: named Dinah to her and her heirs for Ever. Item I give to my said wife an Irish woman for the time she has to serve to her and her Assigns wch sd wo: is known by the name of Ellen Grafton. Item I give to my sd. wife one full third part of ye Linen I have in my house made up or unmade up. Item I give to my sd wife ye half of ye wheat in ye ground now growing upon my Plantation. Item I give to my sd wife one third part of All ye Earthen ware That will be found in ye house as also one third part of ye wooden ware as pails Tubs piggins Trays, &c. Item it is my will and Pleasure yt my wife have one half of all ye provisions and corn yt is now in ye house for her better support and maintainance. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary four hundred acres of Land Lying in Richmd County in ye freshes of Rapphn River being part of a pattin for sixteen hundred acres of Land to her The sd Mary and the heirs of her body Lawfully to be begotten for ever. Item I give to my son Jos Ball all ye Rest Residue and Remainder of ye sd Land belonging to me Included in ye sd patten being by Estimation four hundred acres over and above ye sd four hundred acres given my daughter Mary to him ye sd Jos Ball and his heirs for Ever. Item I give to my son Jos Ball, my daughter Anne Conway and my daughter Esther Chinn all ye Rest o my Stock of neat Cattle, excepting one and Thirty head, sixteen whereof I have Given to my sd wife and ye other fifteen I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary, to be equally divided between them, The sd Jos Ball Anne Conway & Esther Chinn as also ye Remainder of my sheep to be divided as aforesd. Item I give & bequeath to Eliza Johnson ye daughter of my beloved wife one hundred acres of Land or what it is more or less yt I Bought of Wilb Lut Late of this County to her ye sd Eliz: for and during ye Term of her naturall Life. Item I doe give & bequeath unto my beloved wife as aforesd for her Dower During her natural Life so much of ye tract of Land whereon I now Live as shall be Included within ye following bounds (viz) There is a Straight Line to be begun at ye head of a branch in ye next vale Imidiately to ye westward of ye young orchard thence to run a Straight course crossing ye Road yt Leads to Merratticoe at a valley proceeding from ye head of a branch Running up along That side of John Motts old field yt Lies toward ye plantation whereon I now Live all ye Land houses & appurtenances thereto belonging Except ye young orchard aforesd to ye East ward of ye sd Line Comprehended Between ye sd Line Motts Line Flints Line Pritchards Line and Finches Line to be peaceably Injoyed during her naturall Life be ye same more or less. Item it is my will and pleasure yt my wife shall have ye use of ye negro Girl Jenny yt I formerly gave to my daughter Eliz Cornegie untill my grand son Jos Cornegie shall come of ye age of one and Twenty (she my sd wife Looking after her children if she shall have any in yt time for my grand sons future benefit.) Item I give to my sd wife all my Cropp of flax drest & undrest, and all ye profits thereof to her own use. Item it is my will and desire yt ye negroes now on ye plantation yt are under ye care of John Hogan my overseer may proceed to finish ye Cropp now putting forward and yt ye same when finished shall be Equally divided between my son Jos Ball and my wife. Item I give to my daughter Mary my negro boy Tome and ye negro Jo and Jack yt formerly were belonging to Jo Carnegie, decd. Item I give to my daughter Mary all my feathers yt are in ye Kitchen Loft to be put into a bed for her. Item I give to my son Jos Ball my still wth ye Tub & Wanne (sic) & all other its appurtenances desiring him to let my wife have ye use of it as her occasion shall Require. tem It is my will & pleasure yt all ye Rest of my Estate not hereby before given in what nature or quality soever it be or consist of I give to be Equally divided between my son Jos Ball my daughter Ann Conway and my daughter Esther Chinn. Item it is my will and Pleasure yt what Deeds I have formerly made sealed and delivered to my son Jos seperatly or to him and his sisters for Land Slaves or any Sorts of goods wares moneys and merchant dize be for Ever hereafter deemed and taken to be good and valid according to their terms. Item I do hereby order and appoint yt my Executr hereafter named doe Pay To my daughter Hannah Travers in full for her share yt she now shall or hereafter may claim from my Estate ye sum of four Thousand pounds of Tobbo & Caske. Item I doe nominate and appoint my son Jos Ball Executr of This my Last will and Testamt hereby Revoking all former or other Will or Wills by me heretofore made and this only to stand and abide as my Last Will & Testamt In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & fixed my Seal This twenty fifth day of June 1711. JOS BALL [ye seal]. Signed sealed and Published in pesents of: The words for Ever in ye Twenty Seventh line of ye second side raised out before ye Executing hereof Geo Finch Eliz: X Finch Mart sigd M Miller Jos Taylor. Probat fuit hum. o; j Testamt in Cur Con Lancastr 11th die Julie Ano Dom 1711. p sacramt Georgii Finch Margt Miller et Josephii Tayloe Jut in Cur et Recordr. p JAS TAYLOE Clk. Copy. Teste Thos Edwards Ct Clerk. Lancaster Co., VA, W. B. 10, p. 88
!2002: Louise Jesse sent information that Joseph Ball is buried at Epping Forest and supposedly his wives too. The graves have been lost.
!2002: Epping Forest now owned by Mr. J. Gordon Kincheloe of Fairfax VA. He is not related to the Ball Family.
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Hamm Family History (We are all related)
1649 - Bef 1711 (< 62 years)
