for John Ball, Jr.
iv. JOHN BALL, b. 1714; d. 1766.
Notes for JOHN BALL:
In the mid 18th century, yeoman farmer John Ball built a one room log cabin with a loft in what is now Arlington Va at 5620 south 3rd street. Later he added a lean - to and covered the structure with clapbord. Amazingly this primitive cabin survives today. The house is a rare example of the dwelling of the ordinary person 1700. Plus it is the oldest house in Arlington. John Ball obtained a 166 acre land grant along Four Mile Run from Lord Fairfax in 1742. To construct his cabin, he fell trees and hewed logs he notched the logs and chinked the cracks with mud daubings. John his wife Elizabeth and five daughters lived in this little house. An inventory of Johns estate indicates they lived a simple life, they farmed raising wheat and corn and kept sheep, cows, pigs and bees. John also had a mill on Four Mile Run and part of his mill stones remain on the property to day. Following Johns death in 1766 William Carlin purchased the house. Later the house was gave to Arlington Historical Society in 1975. The Ball house is on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in America. John is the brother of Moses Ball Sr, and is also the ( COUSIN OF GEORGE WASHINGTON ) as stated by the Historical Society of Arlington Virginia.
v. MARY BALL, b. Abt. 1698; m. JOHN JACKSON.
vi. DINAH BALL, b. 1704.
vii. MARTHA BALL, b. 1708.
viii. ANN BALL, b. 1712; m. SAMUEL HAWS.
ix. THOMAS BALL, b. 1703.
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/r/i/James-A-Price/GENE5-0009.html
mentions children which are not on the profile.
Do they need added?
Is his list of children correct as is?
Please check the profile.
Disambiguating Bell, Ball, and Ralls this week.
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