(III) John BALL, son of John BALL (II) was born in Watertown, Mass., 1644. He married, Oct. 17, 1665 to Sarah BULLARD, daughter of George and Beatrice BULLARD, of Watertown. He lived most of the time at Watertown, but presumably had interests in ancaster and vicinity. The several children of John and Sarah (BULLARD) BALL were: #1 Sarah born July 11, 1666, married March 13, 1684-5 to Allen FLAGG of Watertown, by whom she had 9 children.( Benjamin FLAGG, brother of Allen, was one of the sureties on the bond of Phineas BALL's guardian) #2 John born June 29, 1668, died at Waltham on Oct. 24, 1752, age 85. #3 James born March 7, 1670, died Feb. 22, 1729-30 #4 Joseph born May 4, 1674, will proved April 8, 1730 #5 Jonathan born March 29, 1680, died about 1727 #6 Daniel born Aug. 2, 1683, died March 9, 1717-18, married Oct. 10, 1708 to Mary EARLE and had these children: (6a) Mary born Dec. 27, 1709, who married Joseph MIXER and settled in Shrewsbury (6b) Lydia, baptized Aug. 7, 1715, married Samuel HARRINGTON of Waltham. #7 Abigail born Oct. 5, 1686 (IV) Jonathan BALL, son of John BALL (III), was born March 29, 1680, and died about 1727. He married Sarah WHITNEY on Jan. 5, 1709-10. They settled at Watertown but he may have lived for a time at Lancaster. Thebirth of their youngest child is recorded at Waltham, although born in Watertown. Thechildren of Jonathan and Sarah (WHITNEY) BALL were; #1 Sarah born in Watertown, 1710 #2 Jonathan born in Watertown, married Martha (?), and lived for a time at Lancaster, where he had a son born on Sept. 16, 1751 #3 Phineas born 1716 #4 Thankful born at Watertown, baptized Jan. 7, 1728, age 9 #5 Daniel baptized Jan. 7, 1728, age 7 #6 Jane baptized Jan. 7, 1728, age 4 #7 Susanna born April 6, 1726 in Watertown. (V) Phineas BALL, son of Jonathan BALL (IV) was born in 1716, in Watertown, Mass. On June 1, 1741 he married Martha BIXBY of Andover, Mass. Their intention of marriage dated May 27, 1741, Lancaster Records. Phineas was living with relatives at Shrewsbury after his father's death, and when he became 18 years old Daniel HASTINGS, husband of Sarah BALL, daughter of James, brother of Jonathan was appointed his guardian ( Worcester Probate Records Vol.# 217, page 292) The date of the guardianship, Aug. 24, 1734, fixes his birth at 1716 and establishes the fact that he was the son of Jonathan, who died when he was 10 years old. The sureties of HASTING's bond were Benjamin FLAGG, Jr., son of a brother of his uncle, and Daniel JOHNSON, a neighbor at Shrewsbury. On Dec. 10, 1740, Phineas BALL bought 30 acres of land of Jonas CLARKE in the North part of Worcester adjoining the Shrewsbury line. Phineas BALL sold this land or part of it to Silas BENNETT, Jan. 23, 1748-49, when it is described as in Holden ( the North precinct of Worcester) near the Shrewsbury line. The birth of his children are all recorded as given below in Holden, Mass.: #1Daniel born Jan. 9, 1742, baptized at Shrewsbury with his father on June 6, 1742 #2 Jemima born Feb. 6, 1744 #3 Abner born April 8, 1746 #4 Elijah born March 2, 1748 #5 Benjamin born March 31, 1750. The End of BALL Family part 2