Person:Williamson Ball (3)

Research Notes

• There are open questions about his supposed first marriage, i.e. whether it existed and whether (proven) daughters Milly and Elizabeth were from it. See Family page for notes.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Will Abstract of William Ball, in Lee, Ida J. Abstracts Lancaster County, Virginia, Wills, 1653-1800. (Richmond: Dietz Press, 1959).

   p 8 - BALL, Col. William. Will. 14 Aug 1744. Rec. 8 Mch. 1744.
   Grandsons: Wm. Ball, son of Wm. Ball, decd., Benj. Ball, Richard Ball, John Ball, son of son Geo. Ball, Williamson Ball, son of son Geo. Ball, George Ball, Williamson Ball, son of son William, decd.
   Son: George Ball,
   Daughters in law, Margaret Ball, widow; Mrs. Judith Ball wife of son George Ball.
   Daughters: Sarah McCarty, Judith Glascock, Ellen Chichester, Hannah Ball.
   Niece, Sarah Opie.
   Extr. son George Ball.
   Wits. Jesse Ball; Wm. Downman; Michael Dillon. W.B. 14, p. 55.
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   [Note: This is Williamson's grandfather's will in which the parents of Williamson are identified. Caution - there was also a first cousin of the same name who is also identified in this will.]

2. ↑ Marriage Bond Recorded, in William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. (Omohundro Institute).

   Volume 5, No. 1, July 1896
   MARRIAGE BONDS AT WARSAW, RICHMOND COUNTY
   
   WmSon Ball to Ann Beale, spinster, 23 November, 1762. Thomas Beale.

3.   Family Recorded, in King, George Harrison Sanford. Marriages of Richmond County, Virginia, 1668-1853 : addenda and corrigenda. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970)
   p 9.

   "Captain Williamson Ball (1736-1793) ... m3) circa 1765 Priscilla (Churchill) Spann, childless widow of his cousin Richard Spann (1738-1764) [Hayden, #30, p. 245] and daughter of Colonel Armisted Churchill (1704-1763) and his wife nee Hannah Harrison (1706-1776) of Bushy Park, Middlesex County, by whom he had four daughters and one son.
   ... The five children of Captain Williamson and Priscilla (Churchill) Ball were:
   - Priscilla Ball m. Colonel Walker Tomlin (q.v., p. 218);
   - Judith Ball m. John Short, Gentleman (q.v., p. 186);
   - Lucy Harrison Ball m. Newman B. Barnes (q.v., p. 10);
   - Margaret Williamson Ball m. John W. Tomlin (q.v., p. 216);
   - Harrison Ball of whom there is some detail in Hayden, #161, p. 104."

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Will Abstract of Williamson Ball, in Headley, Robert Kirk. Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983).

   p 176 [citing Will Book 8, 1787-1794] -
   p 166 -
   Williamson Ball, will; 26 Nov 1786, 6 Jan 1794.
   Daus. Milly, Elizabeth, Priscilla, Judith, Lucy Harrison, and Margaret Williamson;
   son Harrison;
   ex: bro. William Ball and friends Robert W. Carter, Robert Tomlin, Robert Mitchell, and Landon Carter of Sabine Hall; no wits.

   p 182 [citing Will Book 9] -
   

   p 40 -
   Williamson Ball, inv; taken 24 Jun 1794, rec. 4 Jul 1796.

   [Note: not all individuals have been linked in WR yet.]

5. ↑ Deed Abstract, in Primary Source Needed.

   [15 Feb 1777: Williamson Ball and wife made a deed to Peter Conway. The release deed of Peter Conway names them as "Williamson Ball and Priscilla his wife." The words are: "Whereas, Rich'd Spann, by his last will and testament, dated Feb. 14, 1764, did bequeath to his wife, Priscilla Spann (now the wife of Williamson Ball, gent, party to these presents), during her natural life, all the negroe slaves of the said Richard Spann," &c, &c.]