----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Casey" <jbcasey@rogers.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:52 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Ball >I am researching the Ball family from Medonte Township. Some of the names > are Abner, his wife Dianna (Bailie), William his father. > Thanks > Brenda ****************************** Hi Brenda! I am subscribed to the Simcoe Digest Rootsweb mailing list as well. I have a connection with the same BALL family as you. My 3x great grandmother was Elizabeth SEAL who married William BOTTING. Her sister, Alice SEAL (b May 8, 1840) married Joseph BALL (b. May 8, 1836, Adare County Limierck, Ireland died: Jan. 31, 1916 buried Victoria Harbour, ) married Oct. 8, 1857 (Joseph was the son of William BALL, his mother was Mary PYPHER and his siblins were Abner BALL (and Gedeon, Isaac, Aaron, Mary Anne, Lovina, Caroline, William, Eliza, Margaret and Rebecca) Their children were: John Wesley BALL b 1860 Mary Olive BALL b 1871 married Duncan G. CLARK William Noble BALL b 1874 d 1934 married Minnie Mabel FENTON Peter BALL b 1864 Andrew Joseph BAL b 1866 (married Jennie HENDERSON in 1888 and Clara E. BALL b 1868 (married Charles N. QUIBBLE in 1885 Let me know if this is the same family and if there is any information I can provide or help you with. Regards, Barb Spicer