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1695-1697 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 19
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that wee JAMES BOUGHAN, ROBERT COLEMAN & ROGER BURGOYNE are firmly bound unto ye Worpll. his Majts. Justices of ye Peace for ye County of Essex in ye sume of Twenty thousand pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco & casque, to the payment whereof we bind ourselves our heirs; Witness our hands & seales this 10th day of March 1695
The Condicon of this Obligacon is such that if ye above bound JAMES BOUGHAN, Admr. as greatest Creditor of ye Estate of WILLIAM BALL deced, doe make a perfect Inventory of all ye goods chattells & creditts of ye sd deceds. which shall come to ye hands and ye same soe made doe exhibit to ye next Court held for sd County of Essex and make oath thereto and truly Admr. on ye Estate according to Law, and give a Just account when he shall be lawfully required, and ye rest of ye sd goods chattells & creditts found remaining the same being first examined by the sd Court shall deliver unto such persons as ye Court pursuant to Law shall appoint, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to stand & remaine of full force
Signed sealed & delivered in presence of us
ERASMUS ALLEN JAMES BOUGHAN
JOHN PARKER ROBT. COLEMAN
ROGR: BURGOYNE
Vere Recordatr: Test FRANCIS MERWETHER, Cl Cur
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1695-1699 Essex County, Virginia Order Book 9; [Antient Press]; Page 49)
In Obedience to an Order of Essex County Court bearing date ye 10th day of March 1695; We the Subscribers being first sworn have Inventoryed and appraised the Estate of WILLIAM BALL that was presented to our view as followeth in tobacco this fourth day of Aprill 1696
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1695-1697 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 49
In Obedience to an Order of Essex County Court bearing date ye 10th day of March 1695; We the Subscribers being first sworn have Inventoryed and appraised the Estate of WILLIAM BALL that was presented to our view as followeth in tobacco this fourth day of Aprill 1696
One Cow & yearling; one old Cart & wheeles, one old feather & flock bolster, two tin pans & one tin collinder & one sifter, one old paile & one old Carbine & one old ax, four old hh: two tin pans, one tin funell, one tin caster & one tin peper box & 4 pewter spoones & one pewter Cordiall cup; six old wooden plates, two earthen pans & one earthen pitcher one old paile, one chest, one old Sider casque, one old bed & old pillow & one old blanket, one pott & pott hookes & one old frying pan; two old Saddles & one tin Candlestick, one old Mare, one old spinning Wheele & two old chests; one smoothing iron & one looking glass, one old rugg & an old seive Total 2440
Sworne before me JOHN MESS
THO: EDMONDSON WILLIAM ACRES
ROBERT TAYLER
Sworn to in Essex County Court ye 11th day of June 1696 by JAMES BOUGHAN Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
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1679-1682 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Will & Deed Book 6, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 352
The eare mark of WILLIAM BALL and JOHN PRICE is both one that is cropt on both eares and upper keele on both eares
Recordatr x6 die Junii 1682
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1686-1688 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 284-285
TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come I WILLIAM BALL of the County of Rappa. Plantr., and ANN my Wife send Greeting. Now Know yee that I the said WILLIAM BALL and ANN my Wife for divers good causes and valuable consideration us thereunto moving especially for one Roan Mare and one Cow and Calf in hand received have bargained and sold unto GEORGE KESSELL of the sd County One hundred Seventy and five acres of land being upon the Swamps of Mr. SAMLL. PONYES CREEK and the GREAT SWAMP called or knowne by the name of THOMAS WILLIAMS SWAMP in the County aforesd which sd One hundred seventy and five acres of land is the moyety of a tract of three hundred and fifty acres of land formerly by Pattent unto the sd WM. BALL and JOHN PRICE of the sd County the sd moyety of One hundred seventy and five acres of land here sold in the uppermost moyety beginning upon a branch knowne by the name of the CABBIN BRANCH and so running over the Great Swamp called THO: WILLIAMS his Swamp reference being had to the Pattent may appeare To have and to hold the sd Land and premisses unto the sd GEORGE KESSELL and his heires for ever with all the profitts and appertenances belonging in as ample manner as the sd WM. BALL held it by Pattent without the hindrance of the sd WM. BALL or ANN my Wife or any other persons whatsoever and further it is agreed between the said parties and the sd WILLIAM BALL and ANN his Wife do agree with the said GEORGE KESSELL to Warrant and defend the said land from claimes of any part thereunto and give unto the sd GEORGE KESSEL upon reasonable request further assurance of the sd land under penalty of the forfiture of Five thousand pniindc of Tobb: and caske by virtue of these presents In Testamony wee have sett our hands and seales this 26th day of November 1686
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
HENRY BROWNE WM. BALL
DAVID BROWNE ANNE BALL her marke
Recognitr in Cur Corn Rappa 7 die 10bris 1686 et record 18th die
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1686-1688 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 285-286
TO ALL TO WHOM &c. I FRANCIS HOWARD, Baron of Effingham his Maties Lieut. Governer of Virginia send Greeting. Whereas &c. Now know yee &c. accordingly give and grant unto WM. BALL and JOHN PRICE Two hundred and ninty acres of land in Rappa. County and bounded as followeth (vizt) Beginning at the Eastermost corner white Oake of FRANCIS BROWNE and running E. S. E. to a line of THOMAS HARPER to a corner red Oake, thence S. W. to a Spanish Oake, thence West to a small corner Hickory, thence N. N.E. stooping white Oake, thence W: a point So: to a white Oake, thence N.E. to the abovesd small Hickory, thence S. S. W. from the abovesd Spanish Oake to a great Poplar, thence S. W. to a Hickory, thence W. to NIMCOCK INDIAN ROAD, thence N. E. to a leaning red Oake, thence N. to the abovesd small Hickory the sd land being due &c. To have and to hold &c. Provided &c. Given under my hand and the seale of the Colony this 22d day of October 1684
Recordr. Teste NICHO. SPENCER EFFINGHAM
TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE to whome these presents shall come, wee WILLIAM BALL and JOHN PRICE. of the County of Rappa;. Planters, send Greeting. Know yee that wee the sd WILLIAM BALL and JOHN PRICE for divers good causes us thereunto moving especially for One Cow and Calfe and One Cow Calfe in hand received do by these presents assigne and turns over unto WM. CLEATON of the sd County, Planter, all our right and demand of the Tract of Land mentioned in the within Pattent To have and to hold the sd Tract or Dividend of Land unto WILLIAM CLEATON and his heires forever without hindrance of us WM. BALL and JOHN PRICE or any other persons claiming any right under us Wee the sd WM. BALL and JOHN PRICE do promise that ANN BALL the Wife of the sd WM. at the request of sd WM. CLEATON together with ourselves acknowledge her right in the Premisses in the Court of Rappa: In Testimonie whereof wee the sd WM. BALL and JOHN PRICE have sett our hands and seales this 31st day of May 1686
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us
THO: WHEELER, WM. BALL
THO: CRIPTS JOHN PRICE
Recognitr in Cur Corn Rappa 1 die 10bris 1686 et record 18th die
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1689-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 8; [Antient Press]; Page 128
I the Subscriber doe by these presents give one Cow called by name of Primrose being black of colour and cropt off both eares upper keele of the right and under keele of the left to my Son, JOHN BALL, with all her increase forever, as Witness my hand this 2nd day of Aprill 1690
WILLIAM BALL
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1689-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 8; [Antient Press]; Page 129-130
TO ALL &c. I FRANCIS LORD HOWARD Barron of Effingham his Majesties Lieut. Governor Genll, of Virginia &c. Whereas &c. Now know yee yt. I sd FRANCIS LORD HOWARD &c. accordingly give unto Mr. JOSEPH GOODRICH, WILLIAM BALL and JOHN PRICE of Rappa County Six hundred Twenty nine acres of land in ye sd County and bounded Begining at a stooping white Oake corner tree belonging to the sd GOODRICH runing North along ye sd line to a corner white Oake now made by THOMAS HARPERs line on the head of a mossey branch, thence West to another corner white Oake, thence South by West along HARPERs line to a corner stooping white Oake of the sd HARPERs being a scrubby tree at ye head of a deep Vally, thence West along another of ye sd HARPERs lines to Collo HILL. line to a small black Oake corner tree now made, thence West South along Colo. HILLs line to a small black Oake in ye said line, thence South East to a corner white Oake being a scrubby tree by the INDIAN PATH side thence South to West on a levell neare a branch, thence East South East to ye edge of a Hill over a great branch to a corner red Oake now made thence East by North along an old continued line supposed to belong to JOSEPH JONES to a white Oake corner to Mr. JOSEPH GOODRICH. his northwesterly line, thence along° ye said line North to a great corner white Oake by WILSONS PATH thence North East to the begining place. the said land being due &c. To have and to hold &c. to be held of our Sovereigne Lord the King &c. yeilding and paying &c. Provided &c. Given under my hand and Seale of the Colony this 21st of October 1684
EFFINGHAM
Recordr. NICHO: SPENCER
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that wee WILLIAM BALL and JOHN PRICE of Rappa: County do assigne and make over all our right of the within mentioned Patent forever unto JOHN CLARKE of County aforesd. his heirs or assigns from ye day of ye date hereof forever as witness our hands the Eleventh day of October 1689
Test RICHARD BOND, WM. BALL
WILLIAM CLOVER [Glover?] JOHN PRICE
Recognitr in Cur Comt Rappa 2 die Aprilis 1690
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1689-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 8; [Antient Press]; Page 216-217
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we the Subscribers having taken up a parcel of land lying on South side of PISCATAWAY POCOSON between the land of THO: HARPER and JOHN INGRAMs land being in Quantitie One hundred acres as appeare by a Patent bearing date the 16th day of April 1683 in joint tenancy between us have impremised of some of the neighbourhood make a Devision between us that is to say beginning at a marked white Oake corner tree which is the South side menconed in the sd Patent and tuning thence Sotherly along a line of marked trees to a Swamp and so the severall courses up sd Swamp to a marked Pine standing in the Fork of the Swamp and so tuning Southerly by a line of marked trees to a corner white Oake standing at the head of the aforesd land which I sd JOHN PRICE do own myself satisfied with that side of land joyning to THO: HARPERs and I WM BALL do own myselfe satisfied with the other side to which we have agreed to be a equall division for us and our heirs As Witness our hands and seales this second day of December 1690
Signed sealed and delivered in the presents of us
JAMES BOUGHAN JOHN PRICE
JAMES FULLERTON WM. BALL
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1692-1693 Essex County, Virginia Deed, Will & Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 170)
TO ALL PEOPLE to whom this present writing shall come WILLIAM BALL of PISCATICON Creeke in Farnham Pish in Essex County sendeth Greetings. Know yee that I sd WILLIAM as well for & in consideration of ye natural! love & affection which he hath & beareth to his three Children, SARAH, EDWARD and JOHN BALL, as for and in consideration of ye sum of Five shillings to him ye sd WILLIAM in hand paid by ye sd SARAH, EDWARD and JOHN well & truely paid hath given granted bargained & sold and by these presents doth fully clearely & absolutely give grant. bargaine & sell unto ye sd SARAH, EDWARD and JOHN, one young Grey Mare branded on ye neer buttock with an eye of an OX and ye said WILLIAM BALL for ye consideracons aforesd. doth further give grant bargaine and sell unto ye said EDWARD BALL one Cow called Dazey marked on ye right eare with a slitt and an under keele & ye left eare cropt and ye said WM. BALL for ye consideracons aforesd. doth farther give grant bargaine & sell unto ye said SARAH BALL one Cow called Browney marked with an under keele on ye right eare & with two slitts & a crop on ye left, To have and to hold ye sd Mare with all her future encrease unto ye sd SARAH, EDWARD and JOHN BALL from ye day of the date hereof to her his or their only proper use & uses as his her & their owne proporcon and chattells forever, And to have and to hold ye sd Cow called Dazey withall her future encrease unto ye sd EDWARD BALL his heirs form henceforth as his own proper goods & chattells for ever and to have & to hold ye sd Cow called Browney with all her future encrease unto ye said SARAH BALL her Exrs. & assignes from henceforth as her & their own proper goods & chattells forever; & ye sd WM. BALL for himselfe his heirs doth covenant & grant to & with the sd SARAH, EDWARD and JOHN BALL their heirs Exrs. and assignes and to & with every of them joyntly and severally by these presents that he ye sd WM. BALL his Exrs. & Admrs. ye said Mare with her encrease unto ye sd SARAH, EDWARD and JOHN BALL & ye sd Cow called Dazey unto ye sd EDWARD & ye sd Cow called Browney unto ye sd SARAH shall & will warrant and forever by these pr:sents defend against all people whatsoever according to effect intent & true meaning of these pr:sents In Witness whereof I sd WM. BALL hath hereunto sett his hand & seale dated this 11th day of Aprill Ano Dom 1693
Signed sealed & delivered in ye presence of
JOHN CATLETT WM. BALL
F. MERIWETHER
At a Court held for Essex County Aprill ye 11th: Ano 1693
Ye within named WM. BALL appear'd & acknowledged this within specified contents to be his act & deed, ye same was ordered to be recorded
Vere Recordatr: Test F. MERIWETHER Cl Cur
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1693-1694 Essex County, Virginia Deed, Will & Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 107-108
At a court held 10th of June 1693
- WM. BALL brought his accon of Trespass on Battry. to this Court against WM: COX and declar'd that the said COX did with force & armes on or about the 4:th day of April last at the House of JOHN HARPER in this County and contrary to the Peace & so forth assault his, ye Plts. Wife, ANN BALL, and did then and there fore beate & knife ye sd ANN with his hands and feet with stamping on her upon the ground and almost beate her eyes out of her head and the breath out of her body and taming her Cloaths all of her back that of her life she did dispair to the Plts. great damage and damage hath to Two thousand pounds of tobo: caske; wherefore he humbly pray'd order against thesd COX with all costs & damages &c.,
To which the Defendt. by Mr. JNO. EVERIT, his Attorney, appear'd and pleaded to ye insufficiency of ye Declaracon as not agreeing with the accon and thereupon moved for a nonsuit against the Plt., wch: this Court have granted, and ordered that the same be paid with costs als Exo.
Ordered that LYDIA HARPER, who was subpena'd as an evidence in the difference between WM. BALL Plt, and WM. COX Defendt., be paid by the Plt, for one dayes attendance according to Law with costs als Exo.
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1694-1695 Essex County, Virginia Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 246
Essex County Court 11th of June 1695
- WILLIAM MORRIS & ELLINORE his Wife complain against WM. BALL & ANN his Wife for that, that is to say, the Complt. ELLINER MORRIS hath for this thirty years or thereabout now past lived in NEW KENT County, now KING & QUEEN County within this Colony of Virga: & it is & hath been hither to of good name fame credit & reputacon & never was guilty of any conjuracon witchcraft or inchantmt., charme or sorcery or any other Just act or acts whereby to hurt any body in their lives liberties or estate but is & ever was free from all & every such like offences & from any spot blemish suspicion of them or anty of them did alwaies live & remain unspoted, wch: premisses are very well known to these Defendts.,
WILLIAM BALL & ANN his Wife, yet she ye sd ANN BALL out of an evil intent & malitious designe to deprive & destroy the good name credit & reputacon of the Complts. & to bring them into hatred & contempt did to wit on ye 23d day of Aprill last or thereabouts & at divers times & places within this County in the presence & hearing of divers of their Maties. Leige people with a Lowd Voice publickly & Malitiously utter & declare these false feigned scandalous & malitious words of ye Complts. (vizt) that the Complt. ELLINOR MORRIS was & is a WITCH and she had bewitched her the Defendt. & had ride her several dayes & nights almost to death that of her life she did despair and said that she would prove it with many other false words & scandalous speeches against the Complts. good name credit & reputacon to their damage Five thousand pounds of tobo: & cask for which they pray'd Judgmt. with costs
To wch • the Defendts. by Mr. THO: GRIGSON & Mr. ROBT. COLEMAN their Attorneys appear'd and for plea say not Guilty in manner & forme; Whereupon the matter for tryall is refer'd to a Jury who (vizt) ROBERT HALSEY, RICHD. COVINGTON, THO: COCKIN, JAMES HINDS, EDWD. ROWSIE, SAML. GRIFFING, THO: DAVIS, WILLIAM JONES, JOHN WILLIAMS, NICHO: COPELAND, ROBT. PLEY & SAMLL, THACKER, being sworn for verdt.
Wee the Jury find for the Plts. Five hundred pounds of tobacco damage, wch: (upon the Plts. mocon by JAMES BOUGHAN their Attorney) is recorded and Judgment granted the Defendts. for the said Five hundred pounds of tobacco damage to be paid with costs
- Its ordered that MARY MOSS who was subpeena'd as an evidence in the suit between WM. MORRIS & ELLINOR his Wife Plts. & WM. BALL & ANN his Wife, Defendts., be paid by the Plts. for three dayes attendance according to Law with costs
- Ordered that JNO. POWELL who was subpeeneed as an evidence in the suit between WM. MORRIS & ELLINR: his Wife, Plts. & WM. BALL & ANN his Wife, Defendts., be paid by ye Plts. for three dayes attendance according to Law with costs
- JANE POWELL being subpeena'd as an evidence in ye suit between WM. MORRIS & ELLINOR his Wife Plts. and WM. BALL & ANN his wife Defendts., & attending three dayes, its ordred that the Plts. pay her for the same according to Law with costs
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1694-1695 Essex County, Virginia Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 251
Essex County Court 10th of July 1695
Upon the peticon of FRA: MERIWITHER, an Attachment is granted him against the Estate of WM. BALL (who hath illegally absented hirnselfe out of this County) for Five hundred & forty three pounds of tobo: & cask & costs returnable to the next Court. (On margin: July ye 15th 1695. Executed on 3 sheep & 3 lambs & one Ram p. GEO: PARKE)
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1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 1; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 29, Beverley Fleet]; Page 65
9 Dec 1704. Mary Worly dau and sole heir of George Keisiel late of Essex Co decd. "The sd Mary Of Midelsex parish and County of Middlesex within the colony of Virginia widdow" sells John Crow of So Farnham par, planter, for £25., 175 acres of woodland on the swamp of Mr Samll Perries Creeke and the great swamp known by the name of Thomas Williams Swamp. The 175 acres being part of 350 acres granted to William Ball and John Price of Essex Co, is the uppermost part and formerly the land of George Keisell. It adjs Cabbin Branch, etc.
Wit: Signed Mary x Worley
Nathll Sanders
Mary Perkins
Thos Williamson
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http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=224&last=&g_p=P7&collec tion=LO Patent
Title Ball, William.
Publication 22 December 1682.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Rappahannock County (extinct).
Grantee(s): Ball, William and Price, John.
Description: 350 acres adjoining the land of Thomas Edmondson, Williamson and Hudson, decd. .
Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 224 (Reel 7).
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=287&last=&g_p=P7&collec tion=LO Patent
Title Price, John.
Publication 16 April 1683.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Rappahannock County (extinct).
Grantee(s): Price, John and Ball, William.
Description: 1000 acres towards the head of Piscataway Creek beginning at Thomas Harpers corner gum by a small island by the main branch.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 287 (Reel 7).
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=406&last=&g_p=P7&collec tion=LO Patent
Title Ball, William.
Publication 20 October 1684.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Rappahannock County (extinct).
Grantee(s): Goodrick, Joseph; Ball, William and Price, John.
Description: 629 acres.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 406 (Reel 7).
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=410&last=&g_p=P7&collec tion=LO Patent
Title Ball, William.
Publication 21 October 1684.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Rappahannock County (extinct).
Grantee(s): Ball, William and Price, John.
Description: 290 acres adjoining the land of Francis Brown and Thomas Harper to Nimcock Indian Road. .
Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 410 (Reel 7).
Part of the index to the recorded
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Title Price, John.
Publication 20 October 1684.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Rappahannock County (extinct).
Grantee(s): Goodrich, Joseph; Ball, William; and Price, John.
Description: 629 acres.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 406 (Reel 7).
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=410&last=&g_p=P7&collec tion=LO Patent
Title Price, John.
Publication 21 October 1684.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Rappahannock County (extinct).
Grantee(s): Ball, William and Price, John.
Description: 290 acres.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 410 (Reel 7).
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