(VII) Manasseh Sawyer BALL, son of Lt. Elijah BALL (VI) was born in Boylston, Mass. on Dec. 28, 1800. The farm passed to him when his father was too old to continue with it, and he had to struggle with a rundown farm which was burdened with a mortgage. Manasseh hunted game and burned charcoal at nigt besides working the farm. Mr. BALL married Clarissa ANDREWS, who was descended from Simon BRADSTREET and other well known settlers of the Mass. Colony. Their children were: #1 L. Phineas born Jan. 18, 1824 #2 Caroline Maria born Sept. 28, 1826, married Charles D. HOWE on April 22, 1845, and married (2nd) to Charles H. CHACE #3 Mary Adaline born Nov. 5, 1828, married Moses A. COOLIDGE of Lancaster on July 4, 1849 #4 Sawyer born March 3, 1833 #5 Albert born May 7, 1835. (VIII) L. Phineas BALL, son of Manassah Sawyer BALL (VII) was born in Boylston, Mass. on Jan. 18, 1824. He married (1st) on Dec. 21, 1848 to Sarah Augusta HOLYOKE, daughter of William HOLYOKE, at her home in Marlboro, Mass. Their children were: #1 Allard Holyoke BALL born in Worcester, Mass. on Sept. 9, 1851 and died in Worcester on Oct. 7, 1857 #2 Helen Augusta BALL born in Worcester on April 25, 1858. Mrs. BALL died Jan. 14, 1864. He married (2nd) to Mary Jane OTIS, daughter of Benjamin B. and Mary (CARTER) OTIS. She was born in Worcester on Sept. 3, 1833. THE END