Hi Elizabeth, You always come to my rescue and I thank you. Yes I have bits and pieces that I have gotten from books. I live in Fla. so I can't storm the Archives. I got my info from Worcester Co., MD Orphans Court Proceedings Vol. 1 1777-1800; Vol 2 1800-1816; and Rev. Patriots of Worcerster and Somerset Counties, MD 1775-1783 as will as Nottingham's books in VA. According to Nottingham's Soldiers and Sailors of the Eastern Shore of Va in the Rev. War Christopher Ball, John Ball, Samuel Ball, Levi Ball, William Ball and Elizabeth Richardson are the only heirs at law of James Ball and Seger Ball who were soldiers in the VA Continental Line in the Rev. War, can this mean that only James and Seger were in VA and not the others named? In the Rev. Patriots of Worcester and Somerset Co's Jacob Ball; Ens. John Ball; Pvt John Ball; Levi Ball; Samuel; Ball and William Ball are listed as serving from MD. Elizabeth Mills was not Elizabeth Richardson. In Levi's Estate's 1809 distribution Ralph Richardson received $129.16 from Christopher Ball, adm. of Levi Ball's Estate. Since Elizabeth did not receive the distribution, I "assume" she had died by 1809. According to Worcester Co. Orphans Court Records Vol. 3 1816-1823, Ralph Richardson and David K. Baker were Test. for the balance due Luther and Adelia Ball from their father John Ball's Estate. I sent to Wash. DC many times for something on Seger Ball (spelled many ways) but have received nothing. No one seems to know anything about him. I would like to know where Nottingham got Seger's name. I have posted and posted for info on Seger but have never received a response. Somebody must know something. Sorry for my rambling. Clare ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [LDR] Levi Ball > Not necessarily - they could have been his brothers. Do you have a > distribution? Was any of this in the Orphans Court records? Heirs at > law could > even have been cousins, for all we can tell without some more > information. > This Elizabeth who married Mills and then Levi may even have been the > Elizabeth Richardson (or not). What I would do if I were you, would be > to > storm the Archives and refuse to leave without the entire probate file > for > Levi, not just the bits and pieces that you seem to have (unless they > don't > remember where they put it). > > Elizabeth > > > In a message dated 7/9/2010 9:18:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I know many of you have researched the Ball family. I am not attempting > to conect us to Mary Ball. I'm just trying to research OUR family. > > There was a Levi Ball who died in 1807 in Worcester Co., MD. Does anyone > have him in your line or research? Did he own land in Worcester Co.? I > know that he married Elizabeth Mills, widow of Robert Mills after Aug. > 1788 > in Worcester Co. > > Please decipher this for me. Levi Ball died intestate. The settlement > of > his estate says: John Ball, Samuel Ball and Levi Ball gives > administration to brother Christopher Ball. Elizabeth Ball, widow of > Levi Ball gives > administration to Christopher Ball. Administrator, Christopher Ball. > Bonds, John R. Slocomb and Joseph Stevenson. JBR349. Is this saying that > John, > Samuel, Levi, and Christopher are children of Levi Ball who died in 1807? > > I'm confused because Stratton Nottingham's Soldiers and Sailors of the > Eastern Shore of Va in the Rev. War states: Christopher Ball, John Ball, > Samuel Ball, Levi Ball, William Ball and Elizabeth Richardson are the > only heirs > at law of James Ball and Seger Ball who were soldiers in the VA > Continental Line in the Rev. War. I cannot find anything about > Seger/Segar/Seeger, > etc. Ball. > > I would appreciate any directions. > Clare > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message