Life From The Roots: My Ball Line Is Changed, Is Yours Correct?

The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

My Ball Line Is Changed, Is Yours Correct?

Cemetery stone of
Nathaniel Ball
Died 1725

Just last month I wrote about some errors a well-known genealogist made in one of his books, and 20 years later he corrected them. See HERE. This post is also about errors in books.

Recently, I read,"Adventurers DNA Study: 'What? I'm Not Related to George Washington!'" by David G. Ball in American Ancestors, Summer 2011, Pages 44-45. He mentioned several errors in old books, but thanks to DNA, and lack of real sources, the errors were brought to light. I am alerting researchers who have the Ball New England line (Watertown or Concord, Massachusetts) that my article of July 2011 is not correct, and I have removed that post. Since I have the Concord Ball branch, I am sharing it to this post, and not the Watertown branch, which is incorrect. The supposed immigrant, William Ball, was also removed since he isn't related to the New England Balls. The descendants to John, shown below, is not a complete list, but my direct line (in All Caps) is.

I discovered that David G. Ball has a website which includes descendants of all Ball-surname immigrants to New England. It is called, "The New England Ball Project" and may be found at www.newenglandballproject.com.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 1

JOHN BALL was born BEF 1600 in Wiltshire, England, and died 1 NOV 1655 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married JOANNA KING? OR WEBB? BEF 1620.

Child of JOHN BALL and JOANNA KING? OR WEBB? is:

NATHANIEL BALL was born ABT 1625 in England, and died 18 APR 1709 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 2

NATHANIEL BALL (JOHN BALL¹) was born ABT 1625 in England, and died 18 APR 1709 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married MARY WAYNE? MOUSALL? BEF 1649 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She died 14 FEB 1669. He married Margery KNIGHT 7 FEB 1670 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She died 14 JAN 1705/6.

Children of NATHANIEL BALL and MARY WAYNE? MOUSALL? are:

	3	i.	John BALL died 27 JUL 1649 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	4	ii.	Nathaniel BALL was born 28 JUL 1649 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 23 SEP 1649 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	5	iii.	Ebenezer BALL.
+	6	iv.	ELEAZER BALL was born ABT 1651, and died 15 NOV 1698 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	7	v.	Abigail BALL was born 26 APR 1656.
	8	vi.	John BALL was born 15 AUG 1660 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 27 NOV 1703. He married Martha BIGNALL \ BICKNELL 29 SEP 1682 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She died BET 1685 AND 1690. He married Hannah RUGG 16 OCT 1690 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of John RUGG and Hannah PRESCOTT.
+	9	vii.	Nathaniel BALL was born 3 JUL 1663 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 4 MAR 1724/5 in Townsend, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	10	viii.	Hannah BALL was born 22 JAN 1665 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married John WHITTAKER 12 DEC 1705 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was born in of Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 3

ELEAZER BALL (NATHANIEL BALL², JOHN BALL¹) was born ABT 1651, and died 15 NOV 1698 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married PRISCILLA WOOD \ WOODWARD 25 SEP 1675 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She was born 1654 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1687. He married Sarah MERRIAM 14 JUN 1688 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Joseph MERRIAM and Sarah STONE. She was born 2 AUG 1654 in of Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

Children of ELEAZER BALL and PRISCILLA WOOD \ WOODWARD are:

+	11	i.	PRISCILLA BALL was born ABT 1676 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	12	ii.	Mary BALL was born 4 MAY 1678 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Benoni FOX 8 APR 1707.
	13	iii.	Eleazer BALL was born 26 MAY 1681 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 6 AUG 1682 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	14	iv.	Elizabeth BALL was born 22 JUN 1683 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	15	v.	Jeremiah BALL was born 21 APR 1686 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

Child of ELEAZER BALL and Sarah MERRIAM is:

Sarah BALL was born 1689.

Nathaniel BALL (NATHANIEL BALL², JOHN BALL¹) was born 3 JUL 1663 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 4 MAR 1724/5 in Townsend, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary BROOKS 19 APR 1688 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of CALEB BROOKS and Susannah ATKINSON. She was born 18 NOV 1663 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 22 AUG 1726 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She was buried in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

Children of Nathaniel BALL and Mary BROOKS are:

	17	i.	Susannah BALL was born 24 JAN 1688/9 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Mr. YOUNG?.
+	18	ii.	Caleb BALL was born 10 AUG 1690 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 3 DEC 1734 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
+	19	iii.	Nathaniel BALL was born 1 APR 1692 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 3 JUN 1749 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
+	20	iv.	Thomas BALL was born 2 FEB 1693/4 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	21	v.	Samuel BALL was born 24 MAR 1696/7 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Alice.
	22	vi.	Mary BALL was born 11 MAY 1699 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	23	vii.	Jeremiah BALL was born 1 MAY 1701 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 12 APR 1780 in Townsend, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary STEVENS. She was born 19 MAY 1702 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 11 FEB 1764 in Townsend, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Hannah FLETCHER. She was born 9 NOV 1718 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 23 MAY 1788 in Townsend, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	24	viii.	Benjamin BALL was born 19 JUN 1704 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 5 MAR 1738/9.
	25	ix.	Ebenezer BALL was born 30 MAY 1712 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 26 OCT 1726 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	26	x.	Sarah BALL was born 29 APR 1714 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Joshua BENJAMIN 25 MAR 1745 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was born in of Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 4

11.

PRISCILLA BALL (ELEAZER BALL³, NATHANIEL BALL², JOHN BALL¹) was born ABT 1676 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married ISAAC MILLER 6 JAN 1697 in Concord / Sudbury, Massachusetts, son of JAMES MILLER and MARY w\o JAMES MILLER. He was born 3 AUG 1670 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

Children of PRISCILLA BALL and ISAAC MILLER are:

	27	i.	Mary MILLER was born 25 APR 1696 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married John PRIEST 13 DEC 1715 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	28	ii.	James MILLER was born 4 DEC 1699 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
+	29	iii.	PRISCILLA MILLER was born 25 OCT 1703 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1777 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	30	iv.	Sarah MILLER was born OCT 1705 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married William TEMPLE 16 MAY 1729 in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	31	v.	Isaac MILLER was born 7 MAY 1708 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	32	vi.	Abraham MILLER was born 12 MAR 1710 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

18.

Caleb BALL (Nathaniel BALL³, NATHANIEL BALL², JOHN BALL¹) was born 10 AUG 1690 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 3 DEC 1734 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Experience FLAGG 26 OCT 1713, daughter of Benjamin FLAGG and Experience CHILD. She was born 5 MAY 1692 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 3 JUN 1753. She was buried in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

Child of Caleb BALL and Experience FLAGG is:

Lydia BALL was born 28 FEB 1716 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 24 FEB 1814.

19.

Nathaniel BALL (Nathaniel BALL³, NATHANIEL BALL², JOHN BALL¹) was born 1 APR 1692 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 3 JUN 1749 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah BAKER 31 MAY 1711 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of William BAKER and Elizabeth DUTTON. She was born 13 AUG 1693 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 16 FEB 1743 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah DAVIS 10 SEP 1746 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Eleazer DAVIS and Eunice POTTER. She was born 1710, and died 25 MAY 1799 in Groton, New Hampshire.

Children of Nathaniel BALL and Sarah BAKER are:

	34	i.	Abigail BALL was born 26 JUL 1712 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Elias STEARNS.
	35	ii.	Sarah BALL was born 29 APR 1714 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Thomas STRATTON 30 MAY 1732.
+	36	iii.	Nathaniel BALL was born 3 JUN 1717 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died AUG 1814 in Temple, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire.
	37	iv.	William BALL was born 12 AUG 1719 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 23 JUL 1732.
	38	v.	Ebenezer BALL was born 30 DEC 1721 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1781 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire. He married Sarah GOOKINS 16 OCT 1746 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She was born 1725.
	39	vi.	Elizabeth BALL was born 9 DEC 1724 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Josiah CHILD 24 APR 1755 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	40	vii.	Eleanor BALL was born 2 JUL 1727 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	41	viii.	Mary BALL was born 30 APR 1729 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Samuel CHILD 19 DEC 1745 in Waltham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was born 19 DEC 1745 in Waltham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	42	ix.	Hannah BALL was born 12 JUN 1731 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Philip GOSS 12 MAY 1748 in Bolton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was born in of Lancaster, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	43	x.	Rebecca BALL was born 29 NOV 1733 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Peter BROOKS 8 JAN 1752 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	44	xi.	Lois BALL was born 10 MAR 1735/6 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Joseph WILLOUGHBY 22 MAY 1760 in Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	45	xii.	Lucy BALL was born 31 AUG 1739 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Benjamin NOURSE 21 JAN 1760 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He was born in of Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., Massachusestts.

Children of Nathaniel BALL and Sarah DAVIS are:

	46	i.	Eleazer BALL was born 31 MAY 1747 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary BRADISH.
	47	ii.	Submit BALL was born 26 MAR 1749 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

20.

Thomas BALL (Nathaniel BALL³, NATHANIEL BALL², JOHN BALL¹) was born 2 FEB 1693/4 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Abigail.

Child of Thomas BALL and Abigail w\o Thomas BALL is:

Mary BALL.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 5

29.

PRISCILLA MILLER (PRISCILLA BALL⁴, ELEAZER BALL³, NATHANIEL BALL², JOHN BALL¹) was born 25 OCT 1703 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1777 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She was buried in Common Burial Ground. She married THOMAS GLEASON 1721 in Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, son of JOHN GLEASON and MARY ROSS. He was born 1686 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1755 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

Children of PRISCILLA MILLER and THOMAS GLEASON are:

	49	i.	Susanna GLEASON was born 4 AUG 1722 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	50	ii.	Isaac GLEASON was born 6 AUG 1724 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 7 JAN 1776 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Eunice SMITH.
	51	iii.	Phinehas GLEASON was born 16 JUL 1726 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Eunice CHADWICK 23 JUN 1752 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	52	iv.	Joseph GLEASON was born 31 AUG 1728 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Lydia WHITNEY 9 MAY 1751 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	53	v.	Patience GLEASON was born 18 FEB 1730 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married William HARRIS 24 JAN 1749 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He was born in Holden, Massachusetts.
+	54	vi.	SOLOMON GLEASON was born 14 MAR 1734 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 10 AUG 1810 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.
	55	vii.	Bezaleel GLEASON was born 14 AUG 1735 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Hepzibah KEYES 5 DEC 1758 in Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She was born 2 JUN 1736 in Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	56	viii.	Daniel GLEASON was born 25 FEB 1738 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Patience STOW 27 JAN 1762 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	57	ix.	Abigail GLEASON was born 9 APR 1740 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married Isaac MILLER 30 DEC 1761 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	58	x.	Thomas GLEASON was born 3 MAR 1742 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
	59	xi.	Priscilla GLEASON was born 1 JUL 1744 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married Valentine HARRIS 16 APR 1765 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

36.

Nathaniel BALL (Nathaniel BALL⁴, Nathaniel BALL³, NATHANIEL BALL², JOHN BALL¹) was born 3 JUN 1717 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died AUG 1814 in Temple, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire. He married Mary WESTON 25 AUG 1737 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Stephen WESTON and Hannah FLAGG. She was born 22 SEP 1717 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

Children of Nathaniel BALL and Mary WESTON are:

60	i.	Sarah BALL was born 25 MAR 1739 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married Daniel NOURSE 21 FEB 1759 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
61	ii.	Mary BALL was born 22 JUL 1741 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married Amos LOVELL 20 NOV 1766.
62	iii.	Hannah BALL was born 18 NOV 1743 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married Jacob BAKER 28 FEB 1770 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
63	iv.	Esther BALL was born 9 DEC 1745 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married John ROGERS.
64	v.	Elizabaeth BALL was born 18 MAY 1748 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
65	vi.	Nathaniel BALL was born 22 SEP 1751 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Martha BOYNTON 30 NOV 1755. She was born 29 AUG 1745. He married Martha STICKNEY ABT 1777.
66	vii.	John BALL was born 29 APR 1754 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died in of Temple, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire. He married Hannah FARLEY.
67	viii.	Rebecca BALL was born ABT 21 NOV 1756 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
68	ix.	Lucy BALL was born ABT 20 MAY 1759 in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married Abiel PARKER 8 MAY 1783. He was born 1760.
69	x.	James? BALL.

48.

Mary BALL (Thomas BALL⁴, Nathaniel BALL³, NATHANIEL BALL², JOHN BALL¹). She married Thomas WHEAT.

Child of Mary BALL and Thomas WHEAT is:

Abigail WHEAT.