George Washington BALL

M, b. 20 March 1789, d. 1815
Relationship
3rd great-granduncle of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
     George Washington BALL, son of Col. Burgess BALL and Frances Ann WASHINGTON, was born on 20 March 1789 in Virginia. This George Washington Ball (1789-1815) was the second son of Burgess and Frances Ball to receive the name. An earlier son, born 1784, died 1785, was also named in honor of the first President.1,2

George Washington BALL was named an heir in the will of Col. Burgess BALL dated 8 December 1800 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

George Washington BALL died in 1815 in Virginia. He was buried in Ball Family Cemetery.

In the Mercer Family of Virginia papers is a deed (unexecuted), undated, of John Francis Mercer to the children of Burgess Ball: Charles Burgess Ball, Fayette Ball, Frances Washington Ball, George Washington Ball, Martha Dandridge (Ball) Gibson, and Mildred Thornton (Ball) Thompson for 125 acres in Loudoun County, Virginia. John Francis Mercer was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.3
Last Edited=28 Jun 2023

Citations

  1. [S376] Rootsweb, online https://sites.rootsweb.com, Unconfirmed but listed by numerous researchers.
  2. [S696] Find A Grave (website), online http://www.findagrave.com, Capt George Washington Ball, Record ID #58096902, Accessed: 28 JUN 2023.
  3. [S641] Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations, online http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/guides/southern_hist/…, Mss1M3545a, Mercer Family Papers, 1656-1869, section 37.

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