Craig, I cannot find documentation of Samuel BALL having a middle name of Henry. I know I didn't add it because it sounded good, but I took it out until I can verify it. I have included the will of Samuel BALL that indicates that his son, William, did not have any children in 1751, but then William wasn't born until c 1734. Although Samuel BALL died in Culpeper, he was of the Lancaster BALL family and 1st cousin of Mary BALL-WASHINGTON. ********************************************************************** Will: Samuel Ball, Culpeper Co, VA (1751) IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Samuel Ball being weak in body but of perfect sence & of memory, thanks be to God for it, calling to mind the mortality of my body & know it is appointed for all men to die, I do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form as following: Item: I give to my loving wife Anne Catherine Ball the use of one negro man Adam during the time she lives as a widow & after wards to my son William Ball & his heirs forever. Item: I give to my son William Ball all my land & negros by name: Daniel, Kitt, Cloanday, Rose, Rachel, Rose?, to him & his heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever, and for want of such heirs, then as followeth: Item: I give to my daughter Margaret Ball five negros by name: Jasn?, Murriah, Mille, Kittener, Will, & a feather bed & furniture & a mear fille & her colt and my horse Batchatt, & if in case my son William should die without heir lawfull begotten of his body, then I give four hundred acres of land which as already bounded to my said daughter Margaret Ball & her choyce of two negros belonging to her brother, part to her and her heirs forever and the rest to be equally divided amongst the three sisters. Item: I give to my daughter Judith Hackley, two negros by name Cate, Jack, to her & her heirs forever & two hundred & sixty acres of land to her & her heirs forever, in case her brother should die as aforesaid and the other part of the land if it should happen, with her brother & sister Margaret as aforesaid. Item: I give to my daughter Mary Green twenty shillings. The reason I (do not?) give her more is because she has had her part already. Item: I give to my son William Ball all my estate that is not mentioned already to him & his heirs forever. Item: I give to James Pollard five acres of land bounded thus beginning at a spanish oak, the south side brooks run along close by the run mentioned to a red oak thence along the old line northward up the branch to a wite (white?) oak thence southward to the beginning more or so?, to him and his heirs forever. Item: I do appoint my son William Ball & my two sons in law John Hackley, Robert Green to be hole & sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS whereof I have set my hand and seal this sixteen day of August in the year seventeen hundred and fifty one. Samuel Ball (L.S.) (witnesses) his Paul PH Howell mark William X Rains mark It is my desire that my estate not be appraised. At a Court held for the County of Culpeper Friday, the 15th? day of November 1751 This Last Will & Testament of Samuel Ball, dec'd, was this day proved by the oath of William Raines, a witness thereto. And At a Court held for the County of Culpeper Thursday, the 10th day of April 1752 The said Will was further proved by the oath of Paul Howell, another witness thereto and ordered to be recorded, being sworn to by John Hackley, one of the Executors therein named and on his motion, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form, he giving security according to law and liberty was reserved to the other Executor therein named to joyn in the Probat when they shall think fit. Teste: Roger Dixon, Cl.Cur. Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book A, 1749-1770 Culpeper Co, VA Reel 31, pages 60-61 Note: Spelling errors were not corrected. Paragraphing and some punctuation were added by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original. Charlene REEDS-EBELING

Charlene. Thank you. I don't think he had any middle name, Henry or otherwise. You should add your transcript of Samuel's will to the NN tree, as a word document. I suggest you add a hyperlink to your website or your email address so others can get in touch with you. Good work! Craig P.S. if you even find out why somebody added a middle name for Samuel as "Henry", it would be an interesting tale. I am forever trying to tell some of my Kilby cousins in North Carolina that William -2 Kilby was not named William "Humphrey" Kilby. He had not no middle name, was never, not once, ever called that, his own bible never says that, and yet they will not give it up. Maddening. This is why I hate seeing things like this perpetuated, at least here on this list, where we strive to do better. On Oct 31, 2012, at 8:46 AM, TEbel2888@aol.com wrote: > Craig, I cannot find documentation of Samuel BALL having a middle name of > Henry. I know I didn't add it because it sounded good, but I took it out > until I can verify it.