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Ens John Ball

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Ens John Ball Veteran

Birth
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Death
14 Dec 1814 (aged 68)
Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Most reliable source: The Ball Family of the Potomac 1654-2004, by Dr. Doris LeClerc

Ensign John Ball, 6th Virginia Calvary Regiment, February, 1776
Veteran of American Revolution

Ballston in Arlington County VA was named for the Ball family who owned Ball's Tavern at Ball's Crossroads in the early 1800s (N Glebe Rd & Wilson Blvd).

Son of Moses Ball & Nancy Brashears
Wife: Mary Ann Thrift Ball

Children:
1. John Ball Jr (1770-1823) m. Marian Bowling/Bolling
2. Anna Ball Shreve (1774-1871?) m. John Jehu Shreve, Thomas Allison
3. Robert Ball (1776-1861) m. Ann Thrift
4. William Ball (1779-1862) m. Sarah Cassidy.
5. Aquilla Ball (1783-1814)
6. Horatio Ball Sr (1785-1872) m. Catherine Marcey
7. James Ball
8. Rev Dabney Ball (1787-1857) m. Penelope Mills
9. Mary Ball Allison (1793-) m. John Thomas Allison

Note: The two photo documents posted by "J" are not readable and are not sourced.
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SAR Patriot P-342492 / DAR Ancestor #: A005456
Most reliable source: The Ball Family of the Potomac 1654-2004, by Dr. Doris LeClerc

Ensign John Ball, 6th Virginia Calvary Regiment, February, 1776
Veteran of American Revolution

Ballston in Arlington County VA was named for the Ball family who owned Ball's Tavern at Ball's Crossroads in the early 1800s (N Glebe Rd & Wilson Blvd).

Son of Moses Ball & Nancy Brashears
Wife: Mary Ann Thrift Ball

Children:
1. John Ball Jr (1770-1823) m. Marian Bowling/Bolling
2. Anna Ball Shreve (1774-1871?) m. John Jehu Shreve, Thomas Allison
3. Robert Ball (1776-1861) m. Ann Thrift
4. William Ball (1779-1862) m. Sarah Cassidy.
5. Aquilla Ball (1783-1814)
6. Horatio Ball Sr (1785-1872) m. Catherine Marcey
7. James Ball
8. Rev Dabney Ball (1787-1857) m. Penelope Mills
9. Mary Ball Allison (1793-) m. John Thomas Allison

Note: The two photo documents posted by "J" are not readable and are not sourced.
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SAR Patriot P-342492 / DAR Ancestor #: A005456

Inscription

ENSIGN JOHN BALL, 1746 - 1814. 6th VA. REGIMENT, FEB 26, 1776.



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