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The Descendants of John Ball, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1630-1635 0122751 THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN BALL OF WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 1630- 1635 PARTS I-U-IZ COMPILED BY MR. FRANK D, WARREN PART Hr COMPILED BY MRS. GEORGE H. BALL PUBLISHED AT BOSTON 1932 Reprinted by Higginson Book Company Derby Square Salem, Mass. 01970 PL»nOCI»*PhJD Qy iP*oi.O'»<C, MOSS CO BOSTDt^ : INTRODUCTION This volume, like Topsy, was not bom, it Just grew. As a genealogy it was not conceived By its eannarks don't be deceived. In establishing the identity of one of my Ball an- cestors, much difficulty was encountered, and before the right clue was obtained, there had accumulated consider- able data; in fact, the records of practically all of John (l) Ball's descendants up to the sixth generation were revealed. With the above as a nucleus, the rest Just unraveled Itself from the hidden past and grew to be an alluring pastime. The difficulty encountered in the first of ray search- ing and the absence of a genealogy of John Ball's descen- dants caused me to hesitate before destroying my records and finally resulted in the compiling of the same. If the contents herein save a casual Ball-ancestor- investi- gator of the future a small part of the trouble and de- spair the compiler was caused in his original searchlngs, the effort of putting this data before the future genera- tions will not have been In vain. Numerous mistakes. Inaccuracies and typographical errors will, no doubt, be found, and I trust those who refer herein will be duly forebearing. By submitting their criticisms in the form of actual family records to the compiler, they will help considerably, and such crit- icism will be gratefully welcomed. It is my one regret that so much hesitancy was encountered in submitting such records. F. D. Warren, Compiler. Member New England Historic Genealogical Society Ball Family Assoc, of Mass. Fairbanks Family Assoc. •Brigham Family Assoc. FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY /5^/Uj4- 35 NORTH WEST TEMPLE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84150 EDITOR'S NOTE It Is a great regret to me that this book, so excellen- tly and authoritatively compiled by Frank Densmore Warren could not have been edited by him, too. This latter func- tion was interrupted by his death. May 5,1930. So the work fell upon me, his daughter. My share in the realization of this volume is very, very small in comparison with the hours of delightful research done by my Father. His sources were always the most dependable that he was able to obtain. He came across many inconsistencies, and in most cases where records disagreed, he has carefully noted these contradictions. His authorities were as follows: (1) Vital Records and Histories of towns and cities (2) Vital Records and Histories found in the State House of Massachu- setts at Boston (3) Records from the New England Historic Genealogical Society (4) Records from cemeteries (5) an end- less amount of correspondence with descendants. Some of this material came in easily, some hesitatingly and some did not come at all. Perhaps much was not available, but I re- peat the desire of my Father in his Introduction that any material that is missing or corrected material be sent in its most authoritative form, with all hopes that this book will have need of revision in the future. All research was completed by my Father and was written up by him practically as it is now edited, except where ad- ditions and corrections have been made by Mrs. George H.Bali of North Amherst, Massachusetts and by myself, to bring this rublicatlon as up to the minute as we were able. My Father placed Part III into Mrs. Ball's hands entirely. She is a great devotee and lover of genealogical work, and she tells us in her Note at the beginning of Part III how it happens tr.> t she brings this Part into the book. And, finally, I must take this opportunity of thanking The 3all Family Association of Massachusetts, which society represents a few of the living descendants of James, son of JohJi (3), for their generous financial cooperation in bring- ing about the publication of this useful reference book of Balls. Also, the same hearty thanks go to the descendants of Densmore Ball, whose grandfather was the Elijah Ball (ref- erence Number 1 of Part IV). These descendants have held Reunions for thirty-nine years on the site of Densmore Ball's old homestead. (Signed) Ruthena F. Warren. KEY TO USE OF NUMBERS Instructions for reference: 1. Look for desired name in Index which is alphabet- ically arranged according to the first name of all Balls. Those having surnames other than Ball are alphabetically arranged according to their surnames. 2. Note that after each name given in the Index, under a column marked GEN. is a number which represents the generation to which each name belongs. In a second column after each name marked NO. is a num- ber called the reference number . 3. Use reference number to look up desired name in the book. (All reference numbers are in ascending or- der for each Part, beginning with number one). The desired name will be found after the reference num- ber which is indented from the margin and listed under Children . The number out in the margin is the reference number for the Ball parent, whose name is given after this number and a few available facts about his or her life. To find further an- cestors of desired name, note the margin number of the Ball parent of first desired name and look back for this number as an indented number under Chil - dren So . one can continue back to the original an- cestor. To determine the descendants of desired name, look ahead for his name after his reTerence number found in the margin. Here will be found a few facts of his or her life and the children lis- ted. So one may continue looking ahead for the reference numbers of the children out in the margin and thus discover all descendants to the year 1931. 4. BUT NOTE CAREFULLY - Always consult the reference number given in the Index as the indented number first, because in Part I female children are not carried out and therefore have no margin numbers. (Parts III and IV are exceptions, however, where male and female line are carried out.) Also, no indented reference numbers are placed in the margin when the persons belonging to these numbers died early in life unmarried. 5. In the index is found only family names of married daughters. SAMPLE ILLUSTRATIONS Using index of Part I, the first name given Is: GEN. NO. Aaron 6 142 The result of looking up indented number 142 is this: 50. John Ball, bom 1705, married Mary Benjamin — Children 127 - 128 - 129 - 130 - 131 - 132 - 133 - 134 - 135 - 136 - 137 - 138 - His wife died , and he married Anna Harrlngtcm- Children 139 - 140 - 141 - 142 - Aaron, b, Jan. 17, 1760, d. 1763. He had no descendants, so his number and name are not car- ried out ahead in the margin. His father is John Ball. To determine his parents, look up 50 of indented numbers. Re- sult: 18. John Ball, bom 1668 - etc. Children 49 - 50 - John, b. Dec. 25, 1705. Using Index of Part I, the third name given Is: Gm. NO. Aaron Lawrence 9 1536 The result of looking up Indented number 1536 Is: 900. Joseph Gilbert Ball, bom - etc. Children 1531 - 1532 - His wife died and he married - etc. Children 1533 - 1534 - 1535 -r 1536 - Aaron Lawrence, b. Nov. 12, 1866, in Cam- bridge. To determine his descendants, look for number 1536 ahead in the margin. Result: 1536. Aaron Lawrence Ball, bom - etc. Children 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - (Signed) Ruthena F. Warren. PART I BALL FAMILIES OF MASSACHUSETTS DIRECT MALE LINE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN BALL OF WATERTOWN. MASSACHUSETTS 1630-1635 10 PART I DIRECT LINE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN On Aug. 3,1665, he married (2) Eliza- First Generation beth, daughter of Thomas Foi, of Concord. On Oct. 21,1665, he sold his farm in JOHN BALL, bom about 1585 In Wiltshire, Watertown and removed to Lancaster, where England, came to this country with Gov. he was one of the three earliest set- Wlnthrop'3 Colony, 1630 to 1635, and tlers. In the attack upon the town by settled In Watertown, where he was made Indians, Feb. 20, 1676, he, his wife and a freeman May 22, 1650. He later re- son Joseph were slain and two other chil- moved to Concord where he lived with his dren (noted above) taken into captivity. son, Nathaniel, until he died Nov. 1, Children 1655. 9 Joseph, b. Mar. 12, 1669 - 70; killed He Is reported to have been the son by Indians. of William Ball of Wiltshire, England, NATHANIEL BALL , bom about 1625, came to whose six sons (according to records) this country with his father and brother, emigrated to New Eiigland. In the scanty John. He was one of the first settlers records no mention Is made of his wife. In Concord, where he was alloted 13 acre? It is believed that she did not come to for a homestead. Later on he acquired this country and probably died before the 137 additional acres on the Bedford road, embarkation. Of his family, all bom In within the present limits of Bedford. Old England, nothing is known other than He married (1), about 1648, Uary (pro- that the two sons following accompanied bably Uousall or Wayne). him to these shores. By some authorities Children his wife was Joanna King.
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