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Joseph Ball, II

Male 1689 - 1760  (70 years)


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  • Name Joseph Ball 
    Suffix II 
    Born 11 Mar 1689  Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Jan 1760  Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2754  MyTree
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2011 

    Father Joseph Ball, I,   b. 24 May 1649, Millenbeck, Lancaster Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1711, Oakley, "Epping Forest", Lancaster Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Julia Romney,   b. Abt 1650, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1703, Lancaster Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Married 1675  Lancaster Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Ravenscroft,   b. Abt 1699, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1762, Westham Parish, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married Bef 1717  Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Ball, III,   b. Lancaster Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Charles Ball,   b. 17 May 1717, Bennett's Castle, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1719, Westham Parrish, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     3. Hetty Betty Ball,   b. 2 Nov 1719, Westham Parrish, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1720, Westham Parish, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +4. Frances Ravenscroft Ball,   b. 2 Nov 1720, Westham Parish, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1782, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    +5. Zopher Ball,   b. 1724, Lancaster Co. or Frederick Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1803, Washington Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F1967  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1760 - Letters of Joseph Ball jr. to his sister, the mother of George
      Washington. This Joseph Ball was the uncle of General Washington. I
      believe the original letter is in the collection of the Library of
      Congress but I include it here as transcribed by Ruth Walker. They
      were apparently saved by David Ball, minister of the Old White Chapel
      Church, St Mary's Parish from about 1791. He has no known connection
      to the Balls of Lancaster.

      I have before me two letters from him, the one addressed to his sister
      Mary, and the other to his nephew George Washington, from which I take
      the following passages. The first is to his sister, when her son was
      thinking of going to sea. It is dated Stratford-by-Bow, 19th of May,
      1747:
      "I understand that you are advised and have some thoughts of putting
      your son George to sea. I think he had better be put apprentice to a
      tinker, for a common sailor before the mast has by no means the common
      liberty of the subject; for they will press him from a ship where he
      has fifty shillings a month and make him take twenty-three, and cut
      and slash and use him like a negro, or rather like a dog. And, as to
      any considerable preferment in the navy, it is not to be expected, as
      there are always so many gaping for it here who have interest, and he
      has none. And if he should get to be master of a Virginia ship, (which
      it is very difficult to do,) a planter that has three or four hundred
      acres of land and three or four slaves, if he be industrious, may live
      more comfortably, and leave his family in better bread, than such a
      master of a ship can. . . . . He must not be too hasty to be rich, but
      go on gently and with patience, as things will naturally go. This
      method, without aiming at being a fine gentleman before his time, will
      carry a man more comfortably and surely through the world than going
      to sea, unless it be a great chance indeed. I pray God keep you and
      yours.

      "Your loving brother, Joseph Ball."

      To his nephew he writes thus after Braddock's defeat:-- Stratford, 5th
      of September, 1755.
      "Good Cousin:--It is a sensible pleasure to me to hear that you have
      behaved yourself with such a martial spirit, in all your engagements
      with the French, nigh Ohio. Go on as you have begun, and God prosper
      you. We have heard of General Braddock's defeat. Everybody blames his
      rash conduct. Everybody commends the courage of the Virginians and
      Carolina men, which is very agreeable to me. I desire you, as you may
      have opportunity, to give me a short account how you proceed. I am
      your mother's brother. I hope you will not deny my request. I heartily
      wish you good success, and am
      Your loving uncle,
      Joseph Ball"
      [records of William Meade as transcribed by Ruth Walker]

      1800- Burges Ball is a member of the Masons of Williamsburg, VA. He
      has married into the Chichester family that is also related to
      Rawleigh Chinn who married Ann Ball (5) Burges Ball of "Travellers'
      Rest", Spotsylvania Co., and of "Springwood", Loudon, born July 28,
      1749, died March 7, 1800; captain in 5th Virginia Regiment,
      Continental line; taken prisoner at Charleston in 1780. In 1776, he
      raised, clothes and equipped at his own charge a regiment for the
      Continental service, married Mary, daughter of John Chichester, 2nd,
      Frances, daughter of Col. Charles Washington. (Hayden's "Virginia
      Genealogies").
      (Source: Cukro, Diane, Virginia Surnames website.
      http://www.vanygenealogy.com/ This site has good documentation on the
      Ball and associated families.
      Hughes, B. V. , "Descendents of Laurence Ball, 1560, Eng", Genforum, 5
      Sep 1998 email - bvh@bellsouth.net
      Meade, William. Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia,
      Volume II. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1857
      Montague, Robert and Allen, Kevin. Discussion of Ball family on
      GenForum beginning with message #340, March 17 to March 21 of 2000
      Walker, Ruth. Old Church Records of Virginia as listed on Genforum
      http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?ball::va::13769.htm
      l , coorespondence of 11/27/02 email - rwalker@hawkpci.net
      William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine1882-1914,
      internet accessible through RootsWeb Virginia Achives of the
      Quarterly)


      1711 Joseph Ball I dies; Joseph Ball II inherits Morattico
      Plantation. He lives primarily in England, making periodic trips to
      Morattico, which is overseen primarily by Ball’s nephew, Joseph Chinn.
      His will is listed in Lancaster Co., VA records as Joseph Ball: Will,
      Lancaster, 1711. Seal bears I.B., and a merchants' mark.
      [William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Papers, Vol. 1, No. 3.
      (Jan., 1893), pp. 167-171.]