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