Moses married his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Yeary (daughter of Henry Yeary Sr. and Elizabeth Croxstall) on 17 Feb 1789. They had twelve children:
James Samuel
Nancy
Elizabeth "Betsy"
Moses IV
Mary "Sally"
William
Keziah
Matilda
Thomas
Spencer
Louisiana "Lucy Ann"
George Washington
Both Moses and Elizabeth are buried in Rose Hill, Virginia.
Sources:
"Ball Family History" by Joan Huseman Ball (1980)
"The Ball Family of the Potomac (1654-2004)" by Doris LeClerc Ball, PH.D. and George L. Ball, M.S.
"The Ball Family of Southwest Virginia" by Palmer R. Ball (1933)
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"Last Will and Testament of Moses Ball
1768-1840
Lee County, Virginia
I, Moses Ball, of the county of Lee and State of Virginia being weak in body but of sound mind, taking into consideration the uncertainty of human life, do make and declare th following to be my last Will and Testament.
To my wife Elizabeth I give such part of my estate, real and personal as the laws may assign her to be held by her opon the terms and conditions prescribed by law.
To my son James in addition to the tract of land heretofore given him valued by me at the sum of $500, I give the future sum of $500, to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my son Moses in addition to the tract of land heretofore given him and valued by me at the sum of $1000, he having paid $100 thereof, I give the future sun of $100, to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my daughter Sallie Wilson, I give the one-half of my land lying on the south side of the main road, part of which is now in her possession valued by me at the sum of $1500, the division line to run north and south direction as near as may be under the directions of my executors that part designed for her to consist of the west thereof.
To my son Thomas I give the other half of the aforesaid tract of land lying on the south side of the main road valued by me at the sum of $1000.
To my son George I give the tract of land on which I now reside and on which my dwelling house now stands, consisting of all the land lying on the north side of the main road valued by me at the sum of on thousand dollars.
To my son Spence I give the sum of $1000, in the manner hereinafter prescribed But should he think proper to take any of my lands not here in disposedof in law thereof, at their proper valuatio, he is to have the privilege of doing so, and my executors are hereby authorized to convey the same to him and have the same valued by two disinterested and discreet men.
To my daughter Louisanna, I give the sum of $1000 including the value of all the property given to her to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my daughter Betsy Broun, I give the land heretofore conveyed to her, at the value of $1000.
At the time I purchased jointly with my son-in-law, Hiram Ely, the tract of land now in his possession, it was my intention to pay $1000 of the purchase money. It is now my will and request that my executors pay that amount to the persons entitled to receive the deduction therefrom such amount as I have alreadypaid therefore. It is my further will and request that the said tract go to my daughter Kisiahand her heirs forever. It is my further will and request that all of my personal estate including my slaves be valued according to law and an inventory thaken by the person appointed to value the same, and out of the property thus valued it is my will and request that all the legacies herein bequeathed be paid in the property valued aforesaid according to such allotment division and arrangements as my executors may determine upon or desire in order that there may be no misunderstanding or misconception in relation to my wishes and intentions.
It is my wish and request that each of heirs account to my executors for all the slaves and other property heretofore given them by me that a proper value be put upon such slaves and other property by my executors and the amount therefore deducted from each heir or heirs distribution portion of my personal estate.
It is my further will and request that should my estate fall short of making each heirs portion equal to these that have received the largest amount that such heirs having received such even portion to refund so as to make all equal. Should there be any of my estate either real or personal left after the payment of the aforesaid legacies it is my will and request that such property real and personal be divided equally among all heirs(in kinds) according to the valuation or sold at public auction at the discretion of my executors and the procedes equally divided among my heirs, and that my executors make titles to all the lands sold as herein directed.
To my daughter Matilda I give the sum of $1000 including such amounts as I have therefore given to her to be paid in manner hereinbefore directed.
I do hereby appoint William Reiskill and my son William Ball, executors of this, my last Will and Testament, whereof I do hereby set my hand and affix my seal to these presents, this 19th day of September in the year of our Lord 1830.
Moses Ball (SEAL)
Signed, sealed, and acknowledged in the presents of Mackriff Ramlett, James Fulkerson, Hiram Hoskins, David Smith."
(from "Ball Family History" by Joan Huseman Ball (1980) pgs 12-13
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Pedigree Resource File
name: Moses /Ball/
gender: Male
birth: 10 Sep 1768
of Powell Valley,Lee,Virginia
death: 9 Jul 1840
Ewing,Lee,Virginia
burial: Chadwell Station,Lee,Virginia
Parents
father: George /Ball/
mother: Mrs-Kezziah /Ball/
Marriages (1)
spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" /Yeary/
marriage: 17 Feb 1789
,Lee,Virginia
Submission
submitter: twoodbrey1104775
submission date: 20 Jun 2009
submission id: MMW1-X55
person count: 40,780
Notes
Buried on top of the hill in front of Chadwell Station Church; !Settled Powell Valley;
!Bicentennial History of Lee County Virginia 1792-1992, pp 12, 68-9 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 H2b); !Early Settlers of Lee Co., Virginia, Vol XXIX, pp 711-12 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 D2l);
Source Citation
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/S1PN-PDR : accessed 23 September 2012), entry for Moses /Ball/.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOTE: Thanks to F.A.G. member Cindy Forsythe who states via email 5-28-12 about a missing paragraph in the Will which has now been corrected.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Find A Grave contributor Phil Cheek states via email 7-7-12 concerning Ball Cemetery in Rose Hill VA: "Hello, You have this memorial in the wrong Cemetery, He is buried in the Ball Cemetery in Ewing. I photographed this cemetery in 2011 and added memorials for all those not already listed on FAGrave. As a result I added a memorial for Moses Ball on 6-26-2011, which includes photos of the grave and stone. I will transfer this memorial to you, if you want to add your info to it and keep the memorial with the photos."
~Phil C.~
Phil Cheek adds on 7-8-12: "As far as Moses and his wife Elizabeth, I took photos of all the graves and monuments. There are, however, some that are illegible and some marked only with fieldstone. This cemetery is listed in Vol. I of Cemeteries of Lee County, Va. published by the Lee Co. Historical Society. Sometimes, the person who furnished the info for each Cemetery was a family member who knew who was buried where, including unmarked/illegible graves. Since Moses & Elizabeth are listed in the book, I will go by the cemetery and see if I can figure it out. BTW, Moses (12 Dec 1768 to 9 Jul 1840) is listed as Moses, Jr, or III - Unsure which is correct. Info submitted by Bashie Kincaid."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7-10-12--a Find A Grave volunteer (Phil Cheek) has reported a problem with your photo request for Moses Ball. The general problem they reported is:
I searched the entire cemetery (Ball Cemetery in Ewing) and could not find the grave
They also reported, specifically:
Vol. I of Cemeteries of Lee Co. published by the Lee Co. Hist. Society notes that this grave is unmarked - inof provided by Bashie Kincaid. I check the cemetery and there are a few graves marked with fieldstone, as well as 4 or 5 sarcophagus that have no legible inscriptions. Without further info, this grave cannot be identified.
NOTE: I put Moses Ball back in the cemetery the source states due to above problem.
NOTE: I changed the cemetery name on 9-23-12 according to information in Familysearch.org "Buried on top of the hill in front of Chadwell Sation Church; !Settled Powell Valley;
Bicentennial History of Lee County Virginia 1792-1992, pp 12, 68-9 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 H2b); !Early Settlers of Lee Co., Virginia, Vol XXIX, pp 711-12 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 D2l);"
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In an email dated 6 Mar 2023, Nora Mae Smith (50136794) provided the following edit:
Moses Ball (1768-1840) had six additional children, as listed below. This information was obtained from family books which were well researched.
Nancy Ball b 28 March 1793 VA married (1) John Riley (2) John M. Harris
Elizabeth (Betsy) Ball b 20 March 1795 married 24 April 1818 Micheal T Brown
Moses Ball Jr b 20 April 1797 d 26 Sept 1865 married Eleanor (Ella) Richardson
Thomas Ball b 11 July 1808 married (1) Sally Chadwell; (2) Rachel Kelly
Spencer Ball b 23 April 1810 d 1860 married Ella Crabtree
George Washington Ball b 29 May 1816 d 32 March 1870 married 11 April 1837 Mary Ann Chadwell
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James Samuel
Nancy
Elizabeth "Betsy"
Moses IV
Mary "Sally"
William
Keziah
Matilda
Thomas
Spencer
Louisiana "Lucy Ann"
George Washington
Both Moses and Elizabeth are buried in Rose Hill, Virginia.
Sources:
"Ball Family History" by Joan Huseman Ball (1980)
"The Ball Family of the Potomac (1654-2004)" by Doris LeClerc Ball, PH.D. and George L. Ball, M.S.
"The Ball Family of Southwest Virginia" by Palmer R. Ball (1933)
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"Last Will and Testament of Moses Ball
1768-1840
Lee County, Virginia
I, Moses Ball, of the county of Lee and State of Virginia being weak in body but of sound mind, taking into consideration the uncertainty of human life, do make and declare th following to be my last Will and Testament.
To my wife Elizabeth I give such part of my estate, real and personal as the laws may assign her to be held by her opon the terms and conditions prescribed by law.
To my son James in addition to the tract of land heretofore given him valued by me at the sum of $500, I give the future sum of $500, to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my son Moses in addition to the tract of land heretofore given him and valued by me at the sum of $1000, he having paid $100 thereof, I give the future sun of $100, to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my daughter Sallie Wilson, I give the one-half of my land lying on the south side of the main road, part of which is now in her possession valued by me at the sum of $1500, the division line to run north and south direction as near as may be under the directions of my executors that part designed for her to consist of the west thereof.
To my son Thomas I give the other half of the aforesaid tract of land lying on the south side of the main road valued by me at the sum of $1000.
To my son George I give the tract of land on which I now reside and on which my dwelling house now stands, consisting of all the land lying on the north side of the main road valued by me at the sum of on thousand dollars.
To my son Spence I give the sum of $1000, in the manner hereinafter prescribed But should he think proper to take any of my lands not here in disposedof in law thereof, at their proper valuatio, he is to have the privilege of doing so, and my executors are hereby authorized to convey the same to him and have the same valued by two disinterested and discreet men.
To my daughter Louisanna, I give the sum of $1000 including the value of all the property given to her to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my daughter Betsy Broun, I give the land heretofore conveyed to her, at the value of $1000.
At the time I purchased jointly with my son-in-law, Hiram Ely, the tract of land now in his possession, it was my intention to pay $1000 of the purchase money. It is now my will and request that my executors pay that amount to the persons entitled to receive the deduction therefrom such amount as I have alreadypaid therefore. It is my further will and request that the said tract go to my daughter Kisiahand her heirs forever. It is my further will and request that all of my personal estate including my slaves be valued according to law and an inventory thaken by the person appointed to value the same, and out of the property thus valued it is my will and request that all the legacies herein bequeathed be paid in the property valued aforesaid according to such allotment division and arrangements as my executors may determine upon or desire in order that there may be no misunderstanding or misconception in relation to my wishes and intentions.
It is my wish and request that each of heirs account to my executors for all the slaves and other property heretofore given them by me that a proper value be put upon such slaves and other property by my executors and the amount therefore deducted from each heir or heirs distribution portion of my personal estate.
It is my further will and request that should my estate fall short of making each heirs portion equal to these that have received the largest amount that such heirs having received such even portion to refund so as to make all equal. Should there be any of my estate either real or personal left after the payment of the aforesaid legacies it is my will and request that such property real and personal be divided equally among all heirs(in kinds) according to the valuation or sold at public auction at the discretion of my executors and the procedes equally divided among my heirs, and that my executors make titles to all the lands sold as herein directed.
To my daughter Matilda I give the sum of $1000 including such amounts as I have therefore given to her to be paid in manner hereinbefore directed.
I do hereby appoint William Reiskill and my son William Ball, executors of this, my last Will and Testament, whereof I do hereby set my hand and affix my seal to these presents, this 19th day of September in the year of our Lord 1830.
Moses Ball (SEAL)
Signed, sealed, and acknowledged in the presents of Mackriff Ramlett, James Fulkerson, Hiram Hoskins, David Smith."
(from "Ball Family History" by Joan Huseman Ball (1980) pgs 12-13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pedigree Resource File
name: Moses /Ball/
gender: Male
birth: 10 Sep 1768
of Powell Valley,Lee,Virginia
death: 9 Jul 1840
Ewing,Lee,Virginia
burial: Chadwell Station,Lee,Virginia
Parents
father: George /Ball/
mother: Mrs-Kezziah /Ball/
Marriages (1)
spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" /Yeary/
marriage: 17 Feb 1789
,Lee,Virginia
Submission
submitter: twoodbrey1104775
submission date: 20 Jun 2009
submission id: MMW1-X55
person count: 40,780
Notes
Buried on top of the hill in front of Chadwell Station Church; !Settled Powell Valley;
!Bicentennial History of Lee County Virginia 1792-1992, pp 12, 68-9 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 H2b); !Early Settlers of Lee Co., Virginia, Vol XXIX, pp 711-12 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 D2l);
Source Citation
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/S1PN-PDR : accessed 23 September 2012), entry for Moses /Ball/.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOTE: Thanks to F.A.G. member Cindy Forsythe who states via email 5-28-12 about a missing paragraph in the Will which has now been corrected.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Find A Grave contributor Phil Cheek states via email 7-7-12 concerning Ball Cemetery in Rose Hill VA: "Hello, You have this memorial in the wrong Cemetery, He is buried in the Ball Cemetery in Ewing. I photographed this cemetery in 2011 and added memorials for all those not already listed on FAGrave. As a result I added a memorial for Moses Ball on 6-26-2011, which includes photos of the grave and stone. I will transfer this memorial to you, if you want to add your info to it and keep the memorial with the photos."
~Phil C.~
Phil Cheek adds on 7-8-12: "As far as Moses and his wife Elizabeth, I took photos of all the graves and monuments. There are, however, some that are illegible and some marked only with fieldstone. This cemetery is listed in Vol. I of Cemeteries of Lee County, Va. published by the Lee Co. Historical Society. Sometimes, the person who furnished the info for each Cemetery was a family member who knew who was buried where, including unmarked/illegible graves. Since Moses & Elizabeth are listed in the book, I will go by the cemetery and see if I can figure it out. BTW, Moses (12 Dec 1768 to 9 Jul 1840) is listed as Moses, Jr, or III - Unsure which is correct. Info submitted by Bashie Kincaid."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7-10-12--a Find A Grave volunteer (Phil Cheek) has reported a problem with your photo request for Moses Ball. The general problem they reported is:
I searched the entire cemetery (Ball Cemetery in Ewing) and could not find the grave
They also reported, specifically:
Vol. I of Cemeteries of Lee Co. published by the Lee Co. Hist. Society notes that this grave is unmarked - inof provided by Bashie Kincaid. I check the cemetery and there are a few graves marked with fieldstone, as well as 4 or 5 sarcophagus that have no legible inscriptions. Without further info, this grave cannot be identified.
NOTE: I put Moses Ball back in the cemetery the source states due to above problem.
NOTE: I changed the cemetery name on 9-23-12 according to information in Familysearch.org "Buried on top of the hill in front of Chadwell Sation Church; !Settled Powell Valley;
Bicentennial History of Lee County Virginia 1792-1992, pp 12, 68-9 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 H2b); !Early Settlers of Lee Co., Virginia, Vol XXIX, pp 711-12 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 D2l);"
======================================================================
In an email dated 6 Mar 2023, Nora Mae Smith (50136794) provided the following edit:
Moses Ball (1768-1840) had six additional children, as listed below. This information was obtained from family books which were well researched.
Nancy Ball b 28 March 1793 VA married (1) John Riley (2) John M. Harris
Elizabeth (Betsy) Ball b 20 March 1795 married 24 April 1818 Micheal T Brown
Moses Ball Jr b 20 April 1797 d 26 Sept 1865 married Eleanor (Ella) Richardson
Thomas Ball b 11 July 1808 married (1) Sally Chadwell; (2) Rachel Kelly
Spencer Ball b 23 April 1810 d 1860 married Ella Crabtree
George Washington Ball b 29 May 1816 d 32 March 1870 married 11 April 1837 Mary Ann Chadwell
=============================================================================
Moses married his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Yeary (daughter of Henry Yeary Sr. and Elizabeth Croxstall) on 17 Feb 1789. They had twelve children:
James Samuel
Nancy
Elizabeth "Betsy"
Moses IV
Mary "Sally"
William
Keziah
Matilda
Thomas
Spencer
Louisiana "Lucy Ann"
George Washington
Both Moses and Elizabeth are buried in Rose Hill, Virginia.
Sources:
"Ball Family History" by Joan Huseman Ball (1980)
"The Ball Family of the Potomac (1654-2004)" by Doris LeClerc Ball, PH.D. and George L. Ball, M.S.
"The Ball Family of Southwest Virginia" by Palmer R. Ball (1933)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Last Will and Testament of Moses Ball
1768-1840
Lee County, Virginia
I, Moses Ball, of the county of Lee and State of Virginia being weak in body but of sound mind, taking into consideration the uncertainty of human life, do make and declare th following to be my last Will and Testament.
To my wife Elizabeth I give such part of my estate, real and personal as the laws may assign her to be held by her opon the terms and conditions prescribed by law.
To my son James in addition to the tract of land heretofore given him valued by me at the sum of $500, I give the future sum of $500, to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my son Moses in addition to the tract of land heretofore given him and valued by me at the sum of $1000, he having paid $100 thereof, I give the future sun of $100, to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my daughter Sallie Wilson, I give the one-half of my land lying on the south side of the main road, part of which is now in her possession valued by me at the sum of $1500, the division line to run north and south direction as near as may be under the directions of my executors that part designed for her to consist of the west thereof.
To my son Thomas I give the other half of the aforesaid tract of land lying on the south side of the main road valued by me at the sum of $1000.
To my son George I give the tract of land on which I now reside and on which my dwelling house now stands, consisting of all the land lying on the north side of the main road valued by me at the sum of on thousand dollars.
To my son Spence I give the sum of $1000, in the manner hereinafter prescribed But should he think proper to take any of my lands not here in disposedof in law thereof, at their proper valuatio, he is to have the privilege of doing so, and my executors are hereby authorized to convey the same to him and have the same valued by two disinterested and discreet men.
To my daughter Louisanna, I give the sum of $1000 including the value of all the property given to her to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my daughter Betsy Broun, I give the land heretofore conveyed to her, at the value of $1000.
At the time I purchased jointly with my son-in-law, Hiram Ely, the tract of land now in his possession, it was my intention to pay $1000 of the purchase money. It is now my will and request that my executors pay that amount to the persons entitled to receive the deduction therefrom such amount as I have alreadypaid therefore. It is my further will and request that the said tract go to my daughter Kisiahand her heirs forever. It is my further will and request that all of my personal estate including my slaves be valued according to law and an inventory thaken by the person appointed to value the same, and out of the property thus valued it is my will and request that all the legacies herein bequeathed be paid in the property valued aforesaid according to such allotment division and arrangements as my executors may determine upon or desire in order that there may be no misunderstanding or misconception in relation to my wishes and intentions.
It is my wish and request that each of heirs account to my executors for all the slaves and other property heretofore given them by me that a proper value be put upon such slaves and other property by my executors and the amount therefore deducted from each heir or heirs distribution portion of my personal estate.
It is my further will and request that should my estate fall short of making each heirs portion equal to these that have received the largest amount that such heirs having received such even portion to refund so as to make all equal. Should there be any of my estate either real or personal left after the payment of the aforesaid legacies it is my will and request that such property real and personal be divided equally among all heirs(in kinds) according to the valuation or sold at public auction at the discretion of my executors and the procedes equally divided among my heirs, and that my executors make titles to all the lands sold as herein directed.
To my daughter Matilda I give the sum of $1000 including such amounts as I have therefore given to her to be paid in manner hereinbefore directed.
I do hereby appoint William Reiskill and my son William Ball, executors of this, my last Will and Testament, whereof I do hereby set my hand and affix my seal to these presents, this 19th day of September in the year of our Lord 1830.
Moses Ball (SEAL)
Signed, sealed, and acknowledged in the presents of Mackriff Ramlett, James Fulkerson, Hiram Hoskins, David Smith."
(from "Ball Family History" by Joan Huseman Ball (1980) pgs 12-13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pedigree Resource File
name: Moses /Ball/
gender: Male
birth: 10 Sep 1768
of Powell Valley,Lee,Virginia
death: 9 Jul 1840
Ewing,Lee,Virginia
burial: Chadwell Station,Lee,Virginia
Parents
father: George /Ball/
mother: Mrs-Kezziah /Ball/
Marriages (1)
spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" /Yeary/
marriage: 17 Feb 1789
,Lee,Virginia
Submission
submitter: twoodbrey1104775
submission date: 20 Jun 2009
submission id: MMW1-X55
person count: 40,780
Notes
Buried on top of the hill in front of Chadwell Station Church; !Settled Powell Valley;
!Bicentennial History of Lee County Virginia 1792-1992, pp 12, 68-9 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 H2b); !Early Settlers of Lee Co., Virginia, Vol XXIX, pp 711-12 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 D2l);
Source Citation
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/S1PN-PDR : accessed 23 September 2012), entry for Moses /Ball/.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOTE: Thanks to F.A.G. member Cindy Forsythe who states via email 5-28-12 about a missing paragraph in the Will which has now been corrected.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Find A Grave contributor Phil Cheek states via email 7-7-12 concerning Ball Cemetery in Rose Hill VA: "Hello, You have this memorial in the wrong Cemetery, He is buried in the Ball Cemetery in Ewing. I photographed this cemetery in 2011 and added memorials for all those not already listed on FAGrave. As a result I added a memorial for Moses Ball on 6-26-2011, which includes photos of the grave and stone. I will transfer this memorial to you, if you want to add your info to it and keep the memorial with the photos."
~Phil C.~
Phil Cheek adds on 7-8-12: "As far as Moses and his wife Elizabeth, I took photos of all the graves and monuments. There are, however, some that are illegible and some marked only with fieldstone. This cemetery is listed in Vol. I of Cemeteries of Lee County, Va. published by the Lee Co. Historical Society. Sometimes, the person who furnished the info for each Cemetery was a family member who knew who was buried where, including unmarked/illegible graves. Since Moses & Elizabeth are listed in the book, I will go by the cemetery and see if I can figure it out. BTW, Moses (12 Dec 1768 to 9 Jul 1840) is listed as Moses, Jr, or III - Unsure which is correct. Info submitted by Bashie Kincaid."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7-10-12--a Find A Grave volunteer (Phil Cheek) has reported a problem with your photo request for Moses Ball. The general problem they reported is:
I searched the entire cemetery (Ball Cemetery in Ewing) and could not find the grave
They also reported, specifically:
Vol. I of Cemeteries of Lee Co. published by the Lee Co. Hist. Society notes that this grave is unmarked - inof provided by Bashie Kincaid. I check the cemetery and there are a few graves marked with fieldstone, as well as 4 or 5 sarcophagus that have no legible inscriptions. Without further info, this grave cannot be identified.
NOTE: I put Moses Ball back in the cemetery the source states due to above problem.
NOTE: I changed the cemetery name on 9-23-12 according to information in Familysearch.org "Buried on top of the hill in front of Chadwell Sation Church; !Settled Powell Valley;
Bicentennial History of Lee County Virginia 1792-1992, pp 12, 68-9 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 H2b); !Early Settlers of Lee Co., Virginia, Vol XXIX, pp 711-12 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 D2l);"
======================================================================
In an email dated 6 Mar 2023, Nora Mae Smith (50136794) provided the following edit:
Moses Ball (1768-1840) had six additional children, as listed below. This information was obtained from family books which were well researched.
Nancy Ball b 28 March 1793 VA married (1) John Riley (2) John M. Harris
Elizabeth (Betsy) Ball b 20 March 1795 married 24 April 1818 Micheal T Brown
Moses Ball Jr b 20 April 1797 d 26 Sept 1865 married Eleanor (Ella) Richardson
Thomas Ball b 11 July 1808 married (1) Sally Chadwell; (2) Rachel Kelly
Spencer Ball b 23 April 1810 d 1860 married Ella Crabtree
George Washington Ball b 29 May 1816 d 32 March 1870 married 11 April 1837 Mary Ann Chadwell
=============================================================================
James Samuel
Nancy
Elizabeth "Betsy"
Moses IV
Mary "Sally"
William
Keziah
Matilda
Thomas
Spencer
Louisiana "Lucy Ann"
George Washington
Both Moses and Elizabeth are buried in Rose Hill, Virginia.
Sources:
"Ball Family History" by Joan Huseman Ball (1980)
"The Ball Family of the Potomac (1654-2004)" by Doris LeClerc Ball, PH.D. and George L. Ball, M.S.
"The Ball Family of Southwest Virginia" by Palmer R. Ball (1933)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Last Will and Testament of Moses Ball
1768-1840
Lee County, Virginia
I, Moses Ball, of the county of Lee and State of Virginia being weak in body but of sound mind, taking into consideration the uncertainty of human life, do make and declare th following to be my last Will and Testament.
To my wife Elizabeth I give such part of my estate, real and personal as the laws may assign her to be held by her opon the terms and conditions prescribed by law.
To my son James in addition to the tract of land heretofore given him valued by me at the sum of $500, I give the future sum of $500, to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my son Moses in addition to the tract of land heretofore given him and valued by me at the sum of $1000, he having paid $100 thereof, I give the future sun of $100, to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my daughter Sallie Wilson, I give the one-half of my land lying on the south side of the main road, part of which is now in her possession valued by me at the sum of $1500, the division line to run north and south direction as near as may be under the directions of my executors that part designed for her to consist of the west thereof.
To my son Thomas I give the other half of the aforesaid tract of land lying on the south side of the main road valued by me at the sum of $1000.
To my son George I give the tract of land on which I now reside and on which my dwelling house now stands, consisting of all the land lying on the north side of the main road valued by me at the sum of on thousand dollars.
To my son Spence I give the sum of $1000, in the manner hereinafter prescribed But should he think proper to take any of my lands not here in disposedof in law thereof, at their proper valuatio, he is to have the privilege of doing so, and my executors are hereby authorized to convey the same to him and have the same valued by two disinterested and discreet men.
To my daughter Louisanna, I give the sum of $1000 including the value of all the property given to her to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my daughter Betsy Broun, I give the land heretofore conveyed to her, at the value of $1000.
At the time I purchased jointly with my son-in-law, Hiram Ely, the tract of land now in his possession, it was my intention to pay $1000 of the purchase money. It is now my will and request that my executors pay that amount to the persons entitled to receive the deduction therefrom such amount as I have alreadypaid therefore. It is my further will and request that the said tract go to my daughter Kisiahand her heirs forever. It is my further will and request that all of my personal estate including my slaves be valued according to law and an inventory thaken by the person appointed to value the same, and out of the property thus valued it is my will and request that all the legacies herein bequeathed be paid in the property valued aforesaid according to such allotment division and arrangements as my executors may determine upon or desire in order that there may be no misunderstanding or misconception in relation to my wishes and intentions.
It is my wish and request that each of heirs account to my executors for all the slaves and other property heretofore given them by me that a proper value be put upon such slaves and other property by my executors and the amount therefore deducted from each heir or heirs distribution portion of my personal estate.
It is my further will and request that should my estate fall short of making each heirs portion equal to these that have received the largest amount that such heirs having received such even portion to refund so as to make all equal. Should there be any of my estate either real or personal left after the payment of the aforesaid legacies it is my will and request that such property real and personal be divided equally among all heirs(in kinds) according to the valuation or sold at public auction at the discretion of my executors and the procedes equally divided among my heirs, and that my executors make titles to all the lands sold as herein directed.
To my daughter Matilda I give the sum of $1000 including such amounts as I have therefore given to her to be paid in manner hereinbefore directed.
I do hereby appoint William Reiskill and my son William Ball, executors of this, my last Will and Testament, whereof I do hereby set my hand and affix my seal to these presents, this 19th day of September in the year of our Lord 1830.
Moses Ball (SEAL)
Signed, sealed, and acknowledged in the presents of Mackriff Ramlett, James Fulkerson, Hiram Hoskins, David Smith."
(from "Ball Family History" by Joan Huseman Ball (1980) pgs 12-13
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Pedigree Resource File
name: Moses /Ball/
gender: Male
birth: 10 Sep 1768
of Powell Valley,Lee,Virginia
death: 9 Jul 1840
Ewing,Lee,Virginia
burial: Chadwell Station,Lee,Virginia
Parents
father: George /Ball/
mother: Mrs-Kezziah /Ball/
Marriages (1)
spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" /Yeary/
marriage: 17 Feb 1789
,Lee,Virginia
Submission
submitter: twoodbrey1104775
submission date: 20 Jun 2009
submission id: MMW1-X55
person count: 40,780
Notes
Buried on top of the hill in front of Chadwell Station Church; !Settled Powell Valley;
!Bicentennial History of Lee County Virginia 1792-1992, pp 12, 68-9 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 H2b); !Early Settlers of Lee Co., Virginia, Vol XXIX, pp 711-12 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 D2l);
Source Citation
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/S1PN-PDR : accessed 23 September 2012), entry for Moses /Ball/.
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NOTE: Thanks to F.A.G. member Cindy Forsythe who states via email 5-28-12 about a missing paragraph in the Will which has now been corrected.
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Find A Grave contributor Phil Cheek states via email 7-7-12 concerning Ball Cemetery in Rose Hill VA: "Hello, You have this memorial in the wrong Cemetery, He is buried in the Ball Cemetery in Ewing. I photographed this cemetery in 2011 and added memorials for all those not already listed on FAGrave. As a result I added a memorial for Moses Ball on 6-26-2011, which includes photos of the grave and stone. I will transfer this memorial to you, if you want to add your info to it and keep the memorial with the photos."
~Phil C.~
Phil Cheek adds on 7-8-12: "As far as Moses and his wife Elizabeth, I took photos of all the graves and monuments. There are, however, some that are illegible and some marked only with fieldstone. This cemetery is listed in Vol. I of Cemeteries of Lee County, Va. published by the Lee Co. Historical Society. Sometimes, the person who furnished the info for each Cemetery was a family member who knew who was buried where, including unmarked/illegible graves. Since Moses & Elizabeth are listed in the book, I will go by the cemetery and see if I can figure it out. BTW, Moses (12 Dec 1768 to 9 Jul 1840) is listed as Moses, Jr, or III - Unsure which is correct. Info submitted by Bashie Kincaid."
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7-10-12--a Find A Grave volunteer (Phil Cheek) has reported a problem with your photo request for Moses Ball. The general problem they reported is:
I searched the entire cemetery (Ball Cemetery in Ewing) and could not find the grave
They also reported, specifically:
Vol. I of Cemeteries of Lee Co. published by the Lee Co. Hist. Society notes that this grave is unmarked - inof provided by Bashie Kincaid. I check the cemetery and there are a few graves marked with fieldstone, as well as 4 or 5 sarcophagus that have no legible inscriptions. Without further info, this grave cannot be identified.
NOTE: I put Moses Ball back in the cemetery the source states due to above problem.
NOTE: I changed the cemetery name on 9-23-12 according to information in Familysearch.org "Buried on top of the hill in front of Chadwell Sation Church; !Settled Powell Valley;
Bicentennial History of Lee County Virginia 1792-1992, pp 12, 68-9 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 H2b); !Early Settlers of Lee Co., Virginia, Vol XXIX, pp 711-12 (GS call no US/CAN 975.5735 D2l);"
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In an email dated 6 Mar 2023, Nora Mae Smith (50136794) provided the following edit:
Moses Ball (1768-1840) had six additional children, as listed below. This information was obtained from family books which were well researched.
Nancy Ball b 28 March 1793 VA married (1) John Riley (2) John M. Harris
Elizabeth (Betsy) Ball b 20 March 1795 married 24 April 1818 Micheal T Brown
Moses Ball Jr b 20 April 1797 d 26 Sept 1865 married Eleanor (Ella) Richardson
Thomas Ball b 11 July 1808 married (1) Sally Chadwell; (2) Rachel Kelly
Spencer Ball b 23 April 1810 d 1860 married Ella Crabtree
George Washington Ball b 29 May 1816 d 32 March 1870 married 11 April 1837 Mary Ann Chadwell
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