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Col. liall \va> burgess from Lancaster county, 1755, resigning that year to accept the office of sheriff. Col. Ball was a vestryman of St. Stephen's ])arish. Northumberland county, 1744-1789. In 1745 he was elected church warden wl:en James Ikdl. Sr., was in the ves- try, lie was frequently church warden, and July 22, 1785, elected treasurer. He was with Col. Thomas Gaskins executor of Maj. Peter Conway's estate. For many years he was a delegate, and in 1788 a member of the \'ir- ginia convention.

Ball, Maj. James, of "liewdley," Lancaster county, was son of Capt. William Ball and his second wife. Miss Harris, of Northumber- land. He was born 1678. He was burgess from Lancaster county in the assemblies of 1715, 1718. 1720-22, in the session of May 18, 1732. and in the assembly of 1736-1740. He married (first) July 15, 1699. Eliza How- sen, died Jan. 22. 1704-05, probably daughter o^ Leonard Howson. He married (secondly) April 16, 17 —, ^lary Conway Daingerfield, daughter of Col. Edwin Conway, and widow of John Daingerfield. She died Sept. 15.1730. He married (thirdly) April 25, 1742, Mary Ann (Bertrand) Ballendine, daughter of Rev. John Bertrand,of Rappahannock county, and widow of Capt. William Ballendine. Maj. Ball was a vestryman of Christ Church, Lancaster county, and church warden 1743. In 1740 he and Mr. Joseph Ball were allowed to build a gallery in White Chapel Church for their families, pro- vided that it be completed at the same time with the church and furnished in the same style as the west gallery. He died Oct. 13, 1754. His will was dated July 15, 1754, pro- bated Lancaster county, Nov. 15. 1754.

Ball, Col. Joseph, of "Epping Forest." Lan- caster, was son of Col. \\'illiam Ball, of Lan- viR-12

caster, and his wife. Hannah .\therold. He was born in England, May 24, 1649, ^^'^d came to X'irginia in his infancy. He was burgess from Lancaster county in the assemblies of if)95 and 1698, and in the sessions of Aug. 6, 1701, and May 13 and June 18, 1702. He was lieutenant-colonel and a ^vestryman. He mar- ried (first), it is said, in England, Elizabeth Rogers, or Elizabeth Romney, daughter of William Romney, of London. He married (secondly) 1707-08, Mary Johnson, of Lan- caster county, widcjw. born in luigland. Col. Ball's youngest daughter, Mary, married Au- gustine Washington, and was the mother of I'resident George W^ashington. Col. Ball died at "Epping I""orest," June. 171 1. His will was dated June 25, probated Lancaster county July II. 171 1.

Ball, Col. Spencer, of Northumberland county, was born cir. 1700-05. I le married Ju- dith Jones. He was burgess from Northum- berland county in 1748-1749, 1752-1755, 1756- 1758, 1758-1761, 1761-1765 and 1766-1768. He was cajitain. justice and member North- umberland county court, 1735; inspector of tobacco, 1737; vestryman of St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland county, 1738; quali- fied as lieutenant-colonel. 1753: was executor of Tunstall Hack, Nov.. 1757; member of Westmoreland Association, Feb. 27, 1766, and signed the resolutions passed that day express- ing in unmistakable language the purpose to resist the stamp act. He also signed the asso- ciation of 1770. He died Feb. 11, 1767; his v.-ill was dated Jan. 21, 1767. probated North- umberland county, ]\Iarch 9, 1767. A daugh- ter married William Roane of Essex, and was mother of Judge Spencer Roane, of the su- preme court of \'irginia.

Ball, Spencer Mottrom, son of Col. Spen-