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- Note: In 1608, John Smith encountersed the Morauchtacunds (also
referred to as Moraticonds, Maratticoes, and Morattico Indians). The
Maurauchtacunds were a tribe of the Algonquin Nation, presided over by
its Chief Powhatan.The village of Morattico takes its name from what
is thought to have been one of the earliest, perhaps the first,
habitation of the Morattico Indians, who, some believe, had lived in
the area as early as 8, 000 B.C. By 1650 this tribe had moved further
west across Morattico Creek (so named for the second Morattico Indian
habitation which existed there for a time). Subsequent moves produced
place names in Richmond County that included the name “Morattico.”
In 1706 Joseph Ball I deeded property, which he had purchased as late
as 1698 and upon which he had already begun the plantation house to
become known as Morattico Plantation, to his son, Joseph Ball II. Part
of this property had been bought from Charles Cale, a relative of
whom, Thomas Ives, continued to own land containing Ives Creek (now
Ivey Creek), the northern boundary of Joseph Ball’s Morattico
Plantation.
Col. Joseph Ball signed a will on 25 Jun 1711 in Lancaster Co., VA. in
which he named step daughter, Elizabeth Johnson, 100 A. of land for
life this is used for proof of marriage in this source. He had an
estate probated on 11 Jul 1711 in Lancaster Co., VA.
Mary Sue BALL Wilson's book says 'Educated in England, settled in
London married first there. Barrister of Law at the English Bar.' He
was married to Elizabeth ROMENY (daughter of William ROMNEY) in 1675
in VA. Elizabeth ROMENY died before 1703 in VA.
Col. Joseph Ball had a plantation which he called "Epping Forest",
where he lived.
He was a member of the House of Burgesses, 1695.
His estate has caused a considerable argument among researchers.
Horance Edwin Hayden laid out the case against the Lanier family
connection to George Washington's aunt in an article in ["William and
Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine," Vol. 3, No. 1. (Jul.,
1894), pp. 68-74.]
His estate listed here comfirms that Esther Chinn was his daughter.
Ball, Joseph, Psh. St. Mary's White Chapel. Will. 25 June 1711. Rec.
11 July 1711.
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.
Eliza Johnson, Joseph Ball's step daughter, is remembered in the will
of Joseph Ball with a 100 acres in 1711. "Col. Ball gave his wife a
part of his estate during her natural life, with stock, slaves, etc.;
to his daughter Mary, he gave 400 acres in Richmond Co.; to Eliza
Johnson, 100 acres in Lancaster Co. The Lancaster Co. records could
show what dis- position she made of this land. She was probably 15 or
18 years old when Col. Ball died, born say 1695, and of suitable age
to have married Thomas Lanier."
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1649 - 1711 (62 years)