NAME: Mike Ball >EMAIL: mikeball3@hotmail.com >DATE: Sep 19 1999 >QRYTEXT: From the book "Alexander Carswell and Isabella Brown" by Mildred & George Bond. > >John Ball, living in the Camden District, SC, served in the Rev. War (1) as a private in Col. John Stewart's Regiment, (2) as a private in a battalion of >Minute Men under Col. Samuel Jack, 1777-1778, and (3) in Col. Wm. Bratton's Regiment in 1780-1782. He received a Bounty grant of 250 acres in >Wilkes County, Georgia, in 1785, his certificate (No 705) being signed by E. Clark, Col. He and his wife, ___? Robinson of SC had the following >children: >1. Anson, b. 2 June 1781, (who married Phoebe Jenkins, 2 Aug 1801, Warren Co Ga. Vol. 1, pg. 188, dau. of Robert Jenkins. pmp) >2. Nancy, b. 7 Feb 1783. >3. Mary, b. 10 Jan 1785 (she has descendants in Tn, some bearing the name Berrit.) >4. Rachel Ada, b. 19 Oct 1791, who married Thomas Crutchfield (See DAR No. 55590.) >5. Elizabeth, b. 6 Nov 1796. >6. Patsy, b. 22 Aug 1799. (Belived to have married Alexander Carswell V.) >7. Cynthia (Sethy), b. 20 July 1801, who married 1st. ___? Pugh and 2nd. Edward Valentine. >8. Sarah, who married Ezekiel Adams (See John Ball estate, Estates Record of Returns 1820-1828, Court of Ordinary, Wilkinson County, Ga.) > Please contact me if you have any info on this family.. > > He who says 'it cannot be done' should not interrupt he who is doing it. - Chinese Proverb