Col. William BALL, I b. 17 Sep 1615 Cripplegate, City of London, London, England d. 7 Nov 1680 Millenbeck, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America: Our Family History

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Name	William BALL [1, 2, 3]
Prefix	Col.
Suffix	I
Born	17 Sep 1615	Cripplegate, City of London, London, England [2, 4, 5]
Christened	17 Sep 1615	St Giles Cripplegate, London, London, England [2]
Gender	Male
FamilySearch ID	L8BF-R5N
MilitaryService	Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America [6]
	"He served as a major in the militia of Lancaster County, Virginia"
Immigration	1653	Virginia, British Colonial America [6]
	William's earliest immigration date was recorded in Lancaster County, VA-24 OCT 1653. Certificate granted to Capt. Henry Fleet for importation of 21 people, including William Ball. (DB 1, p. 89)
Name	William BALL [6]
Occupation	[6]
	Colonel, Major, Planter and Gentleman, Member of the House of Burgess from 1670-1680
Occupation	Virginia, British Colonial America [6]
	Member of the House of Burgesses from 1668 until 1676 and again from 1676 to 1677.
Occupation	1660	Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America [6]
	Merchant [tobacco]
Died	7 Nov 1680	Millenbeck, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America [1, 2, 3]
Buried	8 Nov 1680	St. Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Church, Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia [2, 4]
Probate	10 Nov 1680	Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America [6]
	Will Proved
Reference Number	7532
Person ID	I594767987	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
Last Modified	16 Apr 2024

Father	Capt. William BALL, b. 21 Mar 1573, Berkshire, England , d. 17 Nov 1647, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, Colonial America (Age 74 years)
Mother	Alice WALTHAM, b. 1573, Millenback, Wiltshire, England , d. 1622, Chancery Lane, London, England (Age 49 years)
Married	Abt 1594	London City, London, England
Family ID	F1231	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Hannah ATHEROLD, b. 1615, London, Middlesex, England , d. 25 Jun 1695, Millenbeck, Lancaster, Virginia (Age 80 years)

Married 2 Jul 1638 London, England [4, 7, 8]

Children

	1. Richard BALL, b. 1639, Barkham, Berkshire, England , d. 11 Jul 1677, Baltimore County, Maryland (Age 38 years)
	2. Capt. William BALL, Jr., b. 2 Jun 1641, Barkham, Berkshire, England , d. 30 Sep 1694, Lancaster, Virginia, British America (Age 53 years)
	3. Edward BALL, b. 1642, France , d. 1724, France (Age 82 years)
	4. Joseph BALL, b. 25 May 1649, Northumberland County, Virginia , d. 11 Jul 1711, Epping Forest, Lancaster County, Virginia (Age 62 years)
	5. Hannah BALL, b. 12 Mar 1650, London, Middlesex, England , d. 1709, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 58 years)

Last Modified 3 Jan 2023

Family ID F536729056 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

William Ball was born in 1615, studied law in London and served in the Royal Army in the Civil Wars under Charles I. With the regicide in 1650, he lost the greater part of his English estates and fled to Virginia. He had married Hannah Atherall (Atherold) 2 July 1638 in London and immigrated to Virginia with his wife and three children--Hannah, Joseph, and William. He did not apply for a land grant in Virginia for eight years, waiting for the restoration of the 1660 Stuart kings. He settled in Narrow Neck (now Ball Point) on the west side of the Corrotoman River in 1663. Ball operated the vessel Merchant between England and Virginia as a tobacco merchant. He acquired 2000 acres in Virginia, served on an Indian peace-treaty council, and administered Lancaster County affairs as a Colonel. He built a Georgian mansion, Millenbeck, and led the defense of the county to help quell Bacon's Rebellion. One of his land grants for 300 acres adjoined the land of Daniel Fox, who married his daughter Hannah. He was a Warden of Christ Church in Lancaster and also owned land in Rappahannock County. He served as a Burgess from 1699-1173 and was George Washington's great grandfather. ? He died at Millenbeck in 1680 and left his estate to his wife and two sons.

THE BALL FAMILY FROM THE MT. VERNON LIBRARY:
The Ball family line connects to George Washington through his maternal lineage. The first member of the Ball family to come to America was George Washington's great-grandfather, William Ball (1615- c.1680).
In Virginia, Ball began acquiring land, engaging in commerce, and taking part in colonial politics. He served as a major in the militia of Lancaster County, Virginia, and as a member of the House of Burgesses from 1668 until 1676 and again from 1676 to 1677. During this time period, Ball had dealings with John Washington, George Washington's paternal great-grandfather.
The four children of William Ball and Hannah Atherold were Richard Ball (died in Maryland in 1677), William Ball (II) of Virginia, Hannah Ball (later the wife of Colonel David Fox, and Joseph Ball (1649-1711). ========================================================
WILLIAM BALL IMMIGRATION RECORDS FROM LANCASTER COUNTY:
William's earliest immigration date was recorded in Lancaster County, VA-24 OCT 1653. Certificate granted to Capt. Henry Fleet for importation of 21 people, including William Ball. (DB 1, p. 89)
Lancaster County, VA-19 MAY 1657. Certifcate for land issued to William Ball for transporting himself four times and for transporting Hugh Davys and Richard Ball once. (Orders 1656-1666, p. 16, Sparacio, p. 10).
Lancaster County, VA-2 JUN 1657. Land Patent to Domick Theriott of Lancaster County, land on Clapham's Creek and adjacent to Edwin Conway, due for importation of 32 persons, including William Ball four times and Richard Ball. (PB 4, p. 102.) These were probably some of the same headrights named in the certificate issued to William Ball above, and apparently sold by William Ball to Domick Theriott.
Ancestry.com File #27291 indicates place of birth as Wiltshire, England and place of death as Plantation "Millenbeck", Lancaster County, Virginia. This file also gives surname of wife as ATHEROLD. [LDK]

Colonel William BALL probably left England soon after the death of King Charles I, circa 1650. [SOURCE: #27291 Ancestry.com]

President George Washington directly descends from Col. William Ball. The Chesebro's descend from Col. William Ball's son Richard Ball. The Chesebro's relationship to George Washington from the Ball family is 4th cousin X times removed depending on their generation beginning with Lawrence Edmund Chesebro', Jr., November 13, 1937. [SOURCE: Larry Chesebro']

Immigrated in April 1635 from England to Virginia in the ship "Planter". Must have returned to England Evidence shows that he married (in London, England) 2 July 1638 to Hannah Atherold. He was a soldier "under Fairfax", and served in the Royal Army and took part in the English Civil Wars, remaining true to the royal standards & serving faithfully under the banners of the ill-fated King Charles. When the Royal Army was defeated, Colonel Ball lost the greater part of his considerable estates. In company with other royalists he fled to Virginia, the most loyal of the king's possessions, and last to surrender to Cromwell's authority. [SOURCE: Larry Chesebro']

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Sources

[S478] "COLONEL WILLIAM BALL of VIRGINIA", Earl L. W. Heck, (Published & sold by: Sydney Wm. Dutton - 103 Newgate Street - London, E.C.1. MCMXXVIII Obtained via download of Ancestry.com GEDCOM file. [Submitter: [email protected]] File name: 27291 (Downloaded 10/31/1999)).
[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for Joseph Matthaus Ball, person ID L52B-66G. (Reliability: 3).
[S34] CHESEBRO' Genealogy@RootsWeb, Larry Chesebro' & Nancy Cagle Chesebro', (Originally published August 1998 Extensive "Family Files" more than 28000 names with comprehensive Bibliography of Sources. Excellent), ID: I01329 (Reliability: 3).
[S33] Ancestral File - Family History Department - FGRs & IRs, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [Various submitters], (Genealogical information submitted to FHD since 1978), AFN: 9GSH-ZS (Reliability: 3).
[S477] Genealogy of the US Presidents, Data author: Funk&Wagnall's; Webpage author: Brian Tompsett, (23 April 1996 from book "The Presidents" Contains data from published Gedcoms and is part of larger set of databases held at the University of Hull. Focus is on "Royal and Noble genealogy".), 00418 (Reliability: 3).
[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for William Ball, person ID L8BF-R5N. (Reliability: 3).
[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for Hannah Atherold, person ID L1M1-8GY. (Reliability: 3).
[S34] CHESEBRO' Genealogy@RootsWeb, Larry Chesebro' & Nancy Cagle Chesebro', (Originally published August 1998 Extensive "Family Files" more than 28000 names with comprehensive Bibliography of Sources. Excellent), ID: I00185 & I01329 (Reliability: 3).