Moses Ball [04224] Details

Moses Ball b.1768 - Fairfax Co, Va d.1840 09 Jul - Chadwell Station,Church,Lee Co.,VA ----- Marriages ----- m01. 1789 17 Feb - Lee Co, Va + Elizabeth Yeary
Cousin or nephew to George Washington's mother, Mary BALL, maybe.   DAR number 131721   Moses willed the home place to George Washington BALL. Deed Book I, Lee Co., VA. Will dated 19 Sep 1830, and lists William, Thomas, Matilda, Kessiah (spelled Kisiah in the will), George, and probably others, acc. to IGI.   Settled in Powell Valley in what became Lee County, 1792-3. DEED BOOK 1, p. 186, 5 Nov 1791, says he bought 150 acres of land "in Russell County, lying on Powell Valley on Indian Creek, joining the lands of Joseph MARTIN and David CHADWELL", according to "Early Settlers of Lee Co. VA & Adjacent Counties, Vol II", p. 714, by Hattie M. Bales.   Source: Letter dated 24 Sept. 1994 from Wes Forbis. Agreed on birth year and death date.


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