Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Richard Ball

Male Aft 1724 - Aft 1783  (> 59 years)


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  • Name Richard Ball 
    Birth Aft 1724  Millenbeck, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Aft 1783  Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I29363  Tree1
    Last Modified 25 May 2023 

    Father William Ball,   b. Abt 1702, Millenbeck, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1741, Millenbeck, Lancaster County, Virginia - Inventory Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Ball,   b. 1705, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1783, Lancaster County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 17 Feb 1723  Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Wallace,   b. Aft 1728, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 19 Sep 1814, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 84 years) 
    Marriage Aft 1744  Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Wallace Ball,   b. Bef 1759, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1795, Lancaster County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 36 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F19396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 May 2023 

  • Notes 
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      1653-1800 Lancaster County, Virginia Wills [Ida J. Lee];
      BALL, Margaret, widow. Will. 20 June 1777. Rec. 16 Oct. 1783.
      Dau. Sarah Jones.
      Son Richard Ball, one of negroes given by last will of my father-in law William Ball;
      Gr.son, William Ball;
      Gr.Dau. Alice Ball, dau. of son William[son], dec. and Priscilla, his wife, dau. of Wm. Glasscock, now Priscilla Harvey, wife of Mungo Harvey.
      Gr. daus.: Margaret, Betty and Hannah Milner.
      To James Harvey, son of Mr. Mungo Harvey land in Lancaster devised me by my father;
      to John Harvey, son of Mr. Mungo Harvey: [that was appraised in my son William Ball dec'd estate]
      Margaret Ball. Late Husband William Ball.
      Extrs. Gr. son William Ball and Mr. Mungo Harvey.
      Wits. Ozwald Newby, Wm. Newby, Ozwald Newby Jr. W. B. 22, Page 3-4.
      W.B. 22, Page 47-49-Mrs. Margaret Ball's estate in Westmore- land County, appraised, and returns made by Wm. Monroe, Sr., Jno. Weedon and Chicott Edrington
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      1653-1800 Lancaster County, Virginia Wills [Ida J. Lee];
      BALL, William. Division estate. 19 July 1751. Rec. 16 Aug. 1751. To Mrs. Margaret Ball, widow; Williamson Ball, Elizabeth Ball, Benjamin Ball, Richard Ball, and Mr. John Jones, who married Sarah, one of the daughters of the Decd. Wits. James Ball Jr., Richard Selden, Wm. Montague. W.B. 15, Page 54.
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      Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Wills 1773-1787; DB-16 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 258.
      Ball to Harvey Indenture
      This indenture made the 16th day of June 1785 between Richard Ball of the County of Lancaster and Mary Ball his wife of the one part and Mungo Harvey of the same county of the other part. Whereas William Ball, late of the said County of Lancaster, deceased by his last will and testament devised unto his grandson, Williamson Ball, son of his son William Ball, deceased, all his lands in Westmoreland County, and to his issue and for want of such issue to his grandson Benjamin Ball and to his male issue and for want of such issue to his grandson the said Richard Ball and to his issue with sundry other remainders, and also devise that his daughter-in-law Margaret Ball should have the use of the said lands during her life, and whereas the said Williamson Ball and Benjamin Ball died without issue and the said Margaret Ball is also dead and whereupon the said lands descended to the said Richard Ball in tail, and whereas an act of General Assembly passed in October 1776 declaring tenants of lands or slaves in tail to hold the same in fee simple, whereby the said Richard Ball became seized of the said lands in fee simple and is now in actual possession thereof, containing by estimation 350 acres. This indenture witnesseth that Richard Ball and Mary Ball his wife in consideration of 1200 pounds current money has sold unto Mungo Harvey all those lands in Westmoreland County devised by William Ball as aforesaid. In witness whereof the said Richard Ball and Mary Ball his wife have here unto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of.
      John Rowand Richard Ball
      James Ewell Mary Ball
      Richard Selden
      At a court held for Westmoreland County the 28th day June 1785 this deed was proved by the oath of John Rowand one of the witnesses thereto and lodged for further proof.
      Teste Richard Parker CWC
      At a court held for Westmoreland County the 30th day of August 1785 this deed was further proved by the oath of the other witnesses thereto and with the receipt commission and return is ordered to be recorded
      Teste Richard Parker CWC

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