I am a descendent of Capt. Samuel BALL 1686-1751 and Ann TAYLOE. They married 11/25/1717 Lancaster Co., VA and died in St. Mark's Parish. Since the name "William BALL" was the John JONES of his day, I have 35 William BALLs in my data. One very distinguishing factor with William, son of Samuel is that he was born c 1734 in Culpeper Co., while many of the others in the same time period were born in Lancaster. He married Frances SLAUGHTER, dau of Col. Francis SLAUGHTER 1701 Essex Co.-1765 Culpeper and Anne LIGHTFOOT 1708-1748 (Goodrich Lightfoot and Ann CHEW) Sarah HACKLEY, below, is my 3rd grt. grandmother. Here they are: Descendants of Samuel Henry Ball, Capt. 1 Samuel Henry Ball, Capt. 1686 - 1751 b: 09/26/1686 in Lancaster Co., Virginia d: 11/22/1751 in St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper Co., Virginia .. +Ann Catharina Tayloe 1695 - 1751 b: Abt. 1695 d: Aft. 1751 ..... 2 Judith Ball 1718 - 1772 b: 1718 in Culpeper Co., Virginia d: 1772 ......... +John Hackley 1720 - 1768 b: Bef. 1720 in King George Co., Virginia d: 10/1768 in King George Co., Virginia ............ 3 Ann Hackley 1740 - b: 1740 ................ +Peter Taliaferro 1740 - b: 02/12/1740 ............ 3 Elizabeth Hackley 1741 - b: 1741 d: in Franklin Co., Kentucky ................ +Richard Hackley 1746 - b: Abt. 1746 in Virginia d: in Franklin Co., Kentucky ............ 3 Sarah Hackley 1743 - 1813 b: 1743 in prob. Culpepper Co., Virginia d: Bef. 1813 ................ +Samuel Reeds, Jr. 1740 - 1814 b: Abt. 1740 in Virginia--prob. King Geo.>KY c 1786 d: 02/1814 in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky ............ 3 Lucy Ball Hackley 1746 - 1826 b: Bet. 1746 - 1747 in Virginia d: 01/08/1826 in Montgomery Co., Ky ................ +James Madison Jameson, Lt., Am Rev 1741 - 1827 b: Abt. 1741 in Orange Co., Virginia d: 08/14/1827 in Kentucky ............ 3 John Hackley,III, Lt., AmRev 1748 - 1799 b: 1748 d: 03/16/1799 in Culpeper Co., Va. ............ 3 Samuel Hackley 1749 - 1776 b: 1749 d: Bet. 1776 - 1777 in Hampton Sydney College ............ 3 James Hackley 1751 - 1841 b: 08/01/1751 in Culpepper Co., Virginia d: 09/17/1841 in Woodford Co., Kentucky ................ +Elizabeth Daniel 1755 - 1850 b: 11/11/1755 in Culpeper Co., Virginia d: Bef. 1850 ............ 3 Judith Ball Hackley 1747 - 1825 b: 1747 in St. Anne's Parish, Essex Co., Virginia d: 01/08/1825 in Montgomery Co., Ky--buried Mt. Sterling, ky ................ +Thomas Anderson Jameson II 1743 - 1827 b: 05/03/1743 in Orange Co., Virginia>Ky 1782 d: 08/14/1827 in Montgomery Co., KY--buried Mt. Sterling, ky ..... 2 Margaret Ball 1724 - b: 1724 in St. Mary's Parish, Culpeper Co., Virginia ......... +John Barrow 1729 - 1810 b: 1729 d: 1810 in Culpeper Co., Virginia ..... 2 Mary Ball 1725 - 1800 b: Bet. 1725 - 1735 in Va. d: 1800 in Virginia ......... +Robert Green 1725 - 1797 b: 1725 in Culpeper Co., Va. d: 1797 ............ 3 William Green, Col. 1750 - b: Abt. 1750 d: in Of Fauquier Co., Va. ................ +Lucy Blackwell 1750 - b: 1750 ..... 2 William Ball 1734 - 1802 b: Abt. 1734 in Culpeper Co., Va. d: Bef. 07/19/1802 ......... +Frances Slaughter 1737 - b: 1737 in Culpeper Co., Va. **************************************** Craig and I did the William BALL dance quite a while ago. Here is his reply: Here are the notes for William Ball that will go in my manuscript which will accompany Margaret Hill's book, *Ball Outline*: Hill, p. 44; Cukro p. 38 (#73); Hayden, p. 55 Guardianship account: Culpeper Will Book A, p. 95-97. William Ball orphan of Capt. Samuel Ball, John Hackley, guardian. Covers period 1751-1753. Recorded 22 February 1754. IF this is the "about" date that William turned 21 years old, his year of birth would be "about" 1733. William Ball married Frances Slaughter, daughter of Francis Slaughter, whose will dated 22 September 1762 names his daughter Frances Ball (Culpeper County, VA, Will Book A, p. 412-419). There are several subsequent Slaughter/Ball deeds proving the relationship to Samuel. (See Samuel Ball Family File, letter from John Frederick Dorman.) Vestryman, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County in 1763. Church warden, 1776, vestryman in 1785. Will dated 3 March 1802, proved 19 July 1802, Culpeper County Will Book "D", p. 85-96 (copy in the Samuel Ball Family File). Will names NO CHILDREN, sister Margaret BARROW, William Gray, Jr., son of Col. William Gray, and calls Col. William Gray his nephew. See Samuel Ball Family FIle: Letter from John Frederick Dorman to Mr. Pondrom, dated 26 April 1957. Mr. Dorman discusses the relationship of William Ball to Samuel, and concludes he is his son, and cites several deeds from the heirs of Francis Slaughter and William Ball. He also states he has not solved the problem of how Col. William Gray could be the nephew of William Ball. NOTE: There is a settlement of guardianship of one William Ball, Henry Duval guardian, in Culpeper County dated 11 July 1799. This William Ball is unplaced. He is not a son of William the son of Samuel, who did not die until 1802. It was a very enjoyable discussion and I learned a lot from ya'll. THANK YOU! Cheers, Craig Kilby Lancaster, VA Charlene REEDS-EBELING

Charlene How on earth are you coming up with a middle name of "Henry" for Samuel -3 Ball? Can you cite one record that says this? Craig On Oct 30, 2012, at 4:34 PM, TEbel2888@aol.com wrote: > Descendants of Samuel Henry Ball, Capt. > > 1 Samuel Henry Ball, Capt. 1686 - 1751 b: 09/26/1686 in Lancaster Co., > Virginia d: 11/22/1751 in St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper Co., Virginia