Captain Lewis Ball
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Lewis was 3 when father moved to SC. He was a soldier in War of 1812; lived near Bethabara Church in SC. He moved to Cherry Creek Miss in 1850 with 2 younger children, settled near Martin and Lewis who had preceded him. He was a farmer. US War Department – War of 1812, Lewis Ball, Ensign, - received $48.66 for services at Camp Alston in 1814.


• ID: I255
• Name: CAPT LEWIS BALL
• Surname: BALL
• Given Name: CAPT LEWIS
• Sex: M
• Birth: 1 May 1779 in VIRGINIA
• Death: 5 Apr 1856 in PONTOTOC CO, MISS
• Burial: CHERRY CREEK CEMETERY, PONTOTOC CO, MISS
• _UID: 9CEC1C3E3085234A95698E5E195717CF4448
• Change Date: 16 Dec 2001 at 08:51:08

Father: WILLIAM BALL b: 1750 in VIRGINIA
Mother: SARAH (AGNES) MARTIN b: 1752 in FAUQUIER CO, VIRGINIA

Marriage 1 SARAH ( ELIZABETH) HITT b: 1779 in FAUQUIER CO, VIRGINIA
Children
1. WILLIS BALL b: ABT 1805 in LAURENS CO, SC
2. MARTIN ELDER BALL b: 31 Jul 1808 in LAURENS CO, SC
3. JOSEPH BALL b: 19 Feb 1813 in LAURENS CO, SC
4. FRANCES BALL b: ABT 1812 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC
5. MARY ANN BALL b: ABT 1814 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC
6. LIZZIE BALL b: ABT 1816 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC
7. LEWIS MARION (COL) BALL b: 6 Nov 1820 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC
8. JOANNA H BALL b: ABT 1826 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC
9. BENJAMIN JACKSON BALL b: ABT 1824 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC
10. EMILY BALL b: ABT 1828 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC
11. ELIZABETHS BALL
12. AMOS BALL b: 1804 in LAURENS CO, SC
13. EVE BALL b: 1807 in LAURENS CO, SC

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• ID: I3204
• Name: Lewis BALL
• Sex: M
• Birth: 1 MAY 1779 in Virginia
• Death: 5 APR 1856 in Pontotoc Co, Mississippi 1

Father: William BALL b: ABT. 1750 in Virginia
Mother: Sarah MARTIN b: ABT. 1752 in Fauquier Co, Virginia

Marriage 1 Sarah HITT b: ABT. 1779 in Fauquier Co, Virginia

Sources:
1. Title: Laurensville Herald
Publication: Laurens Co, South Carolina
Repository:
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Media: Newspaper
Text: "Died at his residence in Pontotoc County Miss. on the 5th April 1856, Lewis Ball Sr. in his 77th year. About 70 years of his life were spent in Laurens Dist. SC, 5 years in MS and 2 in Va."
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CENSUS: 1850 Laurens County, South Carolina 59-59
Lewis BALL 70 M VA Farmer $3,300.00
Benjamin 14 M SC
Emily 12 F SC
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1. CAPT LEWIS BALL was born 1 May 1779 in VIRGINIA, and died 5 Apr 1856 in PONTOTOC CO, MISS. He was buried in CHERRY CREEK CEMETERY, PONTOTOC CO, MISS. He was the son of 2. WILLIAM BALL and 3. SARAH (AGNES) MARTIN. He married SARAH ( ELIZABETH) HITT, daughter of LAZARUS HITT and AGNES MARTIN. She was born 1779 in FAUQUIER CO, VIRGINIA, and died 15 Sep 1849 in LAURENS CO, SC.

Children of CAPT LEWIS BALL and SARAH ( ELIZABETH) HITT are:
i. WILLIS BALL was born ABT 1805 in LAURENS CO, SC, and died Jun 1851 in SUMTER CO,AL. He married LUCINDA STEPHENS 8 Sep 1835 in GREEN CO, ALABAMA. She was born ABT 1806 in SC.
ii. MARTIN ELDER BALL was born 31 Jul 1808 in LAURENS CO, SC, and died 25 Nov 1859 in CHICKSAW, MISS. He married SALLIE M (SARAH) BALL. She was born 23 Nov 1811, and died 26 Sep 1861 in PONTOTOC CO, MS.
iii. JOSEPH BALL was born 19 Feb 1813 in LAURENS CO, SC, and died 21 Nov 1888 in PONTOTOC CO, MISS. He married SALLY (SARAH). She was born 20 Jan 1815 in SC , and died 18 Oct 1874 in PONTOTOC CO, MISS. He married FRANCES BROWN. iv. FRANCES BALL was born ABT 1812 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC. She married MARION GRANT. v. MARY ANN BALL was born ABT 1814 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC. She married HENRY BALL. vi. LIZZIE BALL was born ABT 1816 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC.
vii. LEWIS MARION (COL) BALL was born 6 Nov 1820 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC, and died 30 Nov 1896 in CLINTON,HINDS CO, MISS. He married MARY ANN HITT 28 Jan 1841. viii. JOANNA H BALL was born ABT 1826 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC. She married WILLIAM GOODMAN 28 Dec 1843 in LAURENS CO, SC. He was born ABT 1824 in SC .
ix. BENJAMIN JACKSON BALL was born ABT 1824 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC, and died 19 Feb 1862 in FORT DONALDSON, TENN. He married JANE SADDLER 27 Dec 1855 in PONTOTOC CO, MISS. x. EMILY BALL was born ABT 1828 in OLD BETHABRA, LAURENS CO, SC.
xi. ELIZABETHS BALL. xii. AMOS BALL was born 1804 in LAURENS CO, SC. xiii. EVE BALL was born 1807 in LAURENS CO, SC.



Ahnentafel, Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM BALL was born 1750 in VIRGINIA, and died Jul 1805 in LAURENS CO, SC.
3. SARAH (AGNES) MARTIN was born 1752 in FAUQUIER CO, VIRGINIA, and died 1792 in LAURENS CO, SC. She was the daughter of 6. HENRY MARTIN and 7. MARY ANN.
Children of SARAH (AGNES) MARTIN and WILLIAM BALL are:
1. i. CAPT LEWIS BALL was born 1 May 1779 in VIRGINIA, and died 5 Apr 1856 in PONTOTOC CO, MISS. He married SARAH ( ELIZABETH) HITT, daughter of LAZARUS HITT and AGNES MARTIN. She was born 1779 in FAUQUIER CO, VIRGINIA, and died 15 Sep 1849 in LAURENS CO, SC.
ii. WILLIAM BALL was born 1770 in VIRGINIA, and died 26 Aug 1827 in SC . He married MARY. iii. ELIZABETH STEPHENS BALL was born 1772 in VIRGINIA, and died 1844 in SC . She married HENRY HITT, son of LAZARUS HITT HITT and AGNES MARTIN. He was born 1771 in FAUQUIER CO, VIRGINIA, and died 28 Aug 1830 in SC .
iv. PETER BALL was born 1775 in VIRGINIA, and died 25 Feb 1816 in ABBEVILLE, SC. He married ELIZABETH. v. GEORGE BALL was born 1777 in VIRGINIA, and died Feb 1817 in LAURENS CO, SC. He married JEMIMA MARTIN 1799 in SC , daughter of REUBEN MARTIN and JOANNA HIGGINS ?. She was born 1777 in VIRGINIA, and died 29 Sep 1843 in LAURENS CO, SC.
vi. JEREMIAH BALL was born 1778 in VIRGINIA, and died Mar 1856 in LAURENS CO, SC. He married MARY. She was born 1782. vii. FRANCES BALL was born 1781 in SC , and died 17 Mar 1871 in LAURENS CO, SC. She married HENRY MARTIN 1799 in SC . He was born 1776 in FRANCIS MARTIN CEMETERY, LAURENS CO, SC, and died Apr 1860 in LAURENS CO, SC.
viii. JOHN BALL. ix. JAMES BALL was born 1784 in SC . x. MARY BALL was born 1791 in SC , and died 6 Jun 1844 in SC . She married 1786PLEASANT SADLER. He was born 1786, and died AFT 1840.

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