Craig, below is the info that Jim posted last week.   Unfortunately, I don't have any information on this Thomas Ball either, but Jim is right in that this requires more follow-up. Thanks. David [email protected] wrote: Jim, do you think the rest would be interested? This will take someone with a better library than i have aces to and some time. It is a Thomas Ball who mar. Sarah Bell-d/o Henry Bell-d. 1695 Lancaster Co.. Their dau. Katherine Ball mar. Abraham Bledsoe, his first wife.This comes from a lawsuit in July 1698 ( after the death of Henry Bell . The action of debt brought by Wm. Ballof Richard Ball executor of Capt. Wm. Ball, deceased  and FFranciso FForizal--next for---Wm. Ball to produce his fathers books, the business depending at Catherine Ball & Thomas Ball. so on &so on.  In the info i have he is called the forgotten Ball. I have a list of sources one could look but like i said, don`t have the material.  Jim ________________________________ From: Craig Kilby <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] HAYDEN vs HILL Downing/Ball Connections Jim, I have never heard of a "Forgotten Thomas Ball" in relation to the Balls of Virginia. Eldest son Richard Ball was the subject of an article by that title some years ago. But Thomas is a new one for me. Can you provide some more detail here?  Are we talking about BALL or BELL? Craig On Sep 12, 2011, at 7:15 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Craig and David, while your looking for Balls and the gentleman from NJ.. might want to take a look at a Thomas Ball, the forgotten Ball. I can not believe someone does not to research that. Maybe another son of Wm. Ball? Notes for Richard Ball: Wm. Ball of Richard Ball for Wm. Ball to produce his fathers books. Law suit arising out of another that Lancaster originated from the will of Henry Bell. This line of Bells brobably came fron Norfolk just above Suffolk. Edmund Bell was the MP and built the flag ship for the London Trading Co. in Suffolk. Let me talk to the man in NJ.    Jim >