For those who might be interested....... Adjacent to Allen Ball are Tho Ball and Isaac (or Isador) Ball.....same age group, could be brothers.....found them in Calvert Hundreds, MD 1810 census. Allen had his family plus one male over 45 and one female over 45 living with him.....Could be his parents or her parents (George & Mary Wiley....George from Shenandoah, VA). BUT.....what happened to Allen Ball? Didn't find him in War of 1812 and no death record but after the birth of his last child he can no longer be found and Ann Wiley Ball and six children take off in a wagon with all their earthly belongings and travel to Wood County, VA, where they settle. According to family bible (wish I knew who had it) they were in company of Steele and Bennett families. The mystery continues.......lol Any clues or help greatly appreciated!!! Molly Ball Stoddard Ballm370@aol.com P.S. Allen Ball's children: Wm. Samuel Ball 1801/02-1848 m. Mary Bennett in 1822, Wood County, VA Margaret Ball 1803-? m. Wm. Petty,Jr in 1835 Lucretia Ball 1805-? m. Meadows in ? Mary Ball 1806-? m. John Smith in 1823 Ann Ball 1808-? m. ?? John Allen Ball 1810(?)- ?? m. ??