her 1m. Thomas Payne
her 2m. Johnson
her 3m. Joseph Ball
her 4m. ? Hewes

Mary(Montague) Johnson had at least one child by her former marriage.

1695 - Hannah Ball registers her will is filed June 25, 1695 and bond required in 1712 so she apparently dies between these dates. The description below is about the Ball family coat of arms on this document. HANNAH BALL: will, Lancaster, June 25th, 1695, and Richard and David Ball, bond, Lancaster, 1712, apparently the same arms. the seals of the two last are perfectly pre- served, and bear a bend between two lions rampant holding a globe in the dexter paw. That on Mrs. Ball's will is somewhat defaced, but shows the bend between what appears to be lions. Her crest, perfectly preserved, is a lion rampant with dexter paw extended (probably holding a globe). This coat differs somewhat from the well known emblazoning of the Ball arms, described by Hayden (Va. Genealogies) and others. [William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Papers, Vol. 1, No. 3. (Jan., 1893), pp. 167-171.]

A LETTER of William Downman to his brother,

 "Mr. Raleigh Downman at Joseph Ball's Esqr in Stratford by bow, near London", 
dated "Virga Rappk, May 16, 1752", states that 
"his wife, mother and all ower friends are well"; 
"Miss Elizabeth Chichester & Mr William Glascock was married ye 7th of Febr last",
has no offer for tobo as yet, but expects by June ye market will rise; thinks 17s.
cash at 30 per cent is almost as good as 13s.p. Bills Exchange; his little boy
Raleigh "is often talking about his uncle",  "Majr George Glascock & Mrs. Sarah
Chinn are dead.  Michell Dillon got a fall from his horse and died"; "the exr
of Hew Brent deced cant discharge his debt till you prove your account".  "I was
with Mrs Pinkard to know where our great grandfather Downman lived, and she
told me she believed that he lived in Plymouth; if you git ye Coat-of-Arms do
send me a seal of it"; "My wife joynes with me in Love to you and my sister, not
forgiting our little nease".
 [William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 1. (Jul., 1874), pp. 13-18.]

Mary Montague had been married twice before Joseph Ball according to Robert V. Montague and Kevin Allen in their discussion on GenForum in March 17 to March 21 of 2000 [GenForum beginning with message 340].

Augustine Washington is the father of George Washington, the first president of the United States of America.

Francis the loving dear Wife of John Carter and Dau. of Mr. Joseph Ball and Elizabeth his Wife Departed this Life at 5 mins to 8 a clock in the Morning of ye 3d day of Sept 1699 three hours after she was delivd of a Son in the 18th year of her life. And was buried on the 5h day at St Marys White Chapell attended by an affectionate and sorrowing Husband and a large concorse of Relatives and friends. Joseph Ball Carter followed his mother to the Grave on the 1st Day of July 1700 of a flux and was burd at So. Marys on ye 2d.
                [Prayer Book of Captain Thomas Carter of Barford, Lancaster County, VA, US Genweb Archives, Virginia]

1707 - Joseph Ball marries Elizabeth Romney. His biography is laid out in  Virginia Biography.

1711- Joseph Ball dies. His will is listed in Lancaster Co., VA records as
JOSEPH BALL: will, Lancaster, 1711. Seal bears I.B., and a merchants' mark.[William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Papers, Vol. 1, No. 3. (Jan., 1893), pp. 167-171.]
"Item" I give and bequeath unto Eliza Johnson, ye daughter o my beloved wife.  100 acres of land," etc., whihc proves that his only child.  Maryy, by his second wife, was born between the dates February 12, 1703., and July 11, 1711. 
He was a man of prominence, equal withhis father, Colonel William Ball, in the Norther Neck of Virginia, a Vestryman, a large land-owner, and the county rcords for 1203 he is styled Lieutenant Colonel  [Collins p3]

His estate has caused a considerable argument among researchers. Horance Edwin Hayden laid out the case against the Lanier family connection to George Washington's aunt in an article in ["William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine," Vol. 3, No. 1. (Jul., 1894), pp. 68-74.]

1711- Joseph Ball dies and his estate listed here confirms that Esther Chinn was his daughter.
                           [Ball, Joseph, Psh. St. Mary's White Chapel. Will. 25 June 1711. Rec. 11 July 1711.]

 Wife Mary; son Joseph; daus. Hannah Travers;
Anne Conway; Esther Chinn,; Elizabeth Cornegie;
Mary Ball; Eliza Johnson (dau. of his wife), dau.
Mary, 400 acres of land in Richmond County;
grandson James Cornegie (not 21) acknowledges
gift to son Joseph Ball, and daus. Hannah
Travers, Anne Conway and Esther Chinn made
11 Feb. 1707; Overseer John Hagan; negroes
formerly belonging to John Cornegie, decd.
Extr. Joseph Ball. Wits. Geo. Finch, Elizabeth
Finch, Margaret Miller, Joseph Taylor. 
W.B. 10, p. 88.

1760 - Letters of Joseph Ball jr. to his sister, the mother of George Washington. This Joseph Ball was the uncle of General Washington. I believe the original letter is in the collection of the Library of Congress but I include it here as transcribed by Ruth Walker. They were apparently saved by David Ball, minister of the Old White Chapel Church, St Mary's Parish from about 1791. He has no known connection to the Balls of Lancaster.

I have before me two letters from him, the one addressed to his sister Mary, and the other to his nephew George Washington, from which I take the following passages. The first is to his sister, when her son was thinking of going to sea. It is dated Stratford-by-Bow, 19th of May, 1747:

"I understand that you are advised and have some thoughts of putting your son George to sea. I think he had better be put apprentice to a tinker, for a common sailor before the mast has by no means the common liberty of the subject; for they will press him from a ship where he has fifty shillings a month and make him take twenty-three, and cut and slash and use him like a negro, or rather like a dog. And, as to any considerable preferment in the navy, it is not to be expected, as there are always so many gaping for it here who have interest, and he has none. And if he should get to be master of a Virginia ship, (which it is very difficult to do,) a planter that has three or four hundred acres of land and three or four slaves, if he be industrious, may live more comfortably, and leave his family in better bread, than such a master of a ship can. . . . . He must not be too hasty to be rich, but go on gently and with patience, as things will naturally go. This method, without aiming at being a fine gentleman before his time, will carry a man more comfortably and surely through the world than going to sea, unless it be a great chance indeed. I pray God keep you and yours.

"Your loving brother, Joseph Ball."

To his nephew, George Washington, he writes thus after Braddock's defeat:--
Stratford, 5th of September, 1755.

"Good Cousin:--It is a sensible pleasure to me to hear that you have behaved yourself with such a martial spirit, in all your engagements with the French, nigh Ohio. Go on as you have begun, and God prosper you. We have heard of General Braddock's defeat. Everybody blames his rash conduct. Everybody commends the courage of the Virginians and Carolina men, which is very agreeable to me. I desire you, as you may have opportunity, to give me a short account how you proceed. I am your mother's brother. I hope you will not deny my request. I heartily wish you good success, and am

"Your loving uncle, "Joseph Ball" [records of William Meade as transcribed by Ruth Walker]

1800- Burges Ball is a member of the Masons of Williamsburg, VA. He has married into the Chichester family that is also related to Rawleigh Chinn who married Ann Ball (5) Burges Ball of "Travellers' Rest", Spotsylvania Co., and of "Springwood", Loudon, born July 28, 1749, died March 7, 1800; captain in 5th Virginia Regiment, Continental line; taken prisoner at Charleston in 1780. In 1776, he raised, clothes and equipped at his own charge a regiment for the Continental service, married Mary, daughter of John Chichester, 2nd, Frances, daughter of Col. Charles Washington. (Hayden's "Virginia Genealogies").

Source:

Collins, Holdridge Ozro. Genealogy of the Washington family.   California Society of the Sons of the Revolution, 1900
Cukro, Diane, Virginia Surnames website. http://www.vanygenealogy.com/ This site has good documentation on the Ball and associated families.
Hughes, B. V. , "Descendants of Laurence Ball, 1560, Eng", Genforum, 5 Sep 1998 email - bvh@bellsouth.net
Meade, William. Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia, Volume II. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1857
Montague, Robert and Allen, Kevin. Discussion of Ball family on GenForum beginning with message #340, March 17 to March 21 of 2000
Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. 1- II New York, NY, Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1915.
Walker, Ruth. Old Church Records of Virginia as listed on Genforum http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?ball::va::13769.html , correspondence of 11/27/02 email - rwalker@hawkpci.net
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine1882-1914, internet accessible through RootsWeb Virginia Archives of the Quarterly

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