+Caleb BALL I
Abigail BALL
Joseph BALL
+Lydia BALL
Moses BALL
Thomas BALL
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Massey Collection
Book: Sketch of Edward Ball, Vol. III: 153,154 (Ed Ball) 695b" in the Public Eye" "A kinsman of Washington Col. Ebenezer Burses Ball striking resemblance to George Washington
Sheriff of Essex Co., NJ In 1693
"A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England" by James Savage, Pg. 106; EDWARD BALL, Branford 1667, rem. that year to Newark, NJ had Caleb, Abigail, Joseph, Lydia, Moses and Thomas; of wh. the last was progenitor. of a great multitude.
"Conquering the Frontiers" by Roy Hutton Ball: In 1667 Edward Ball, a descendant of the Irish branch of the family, moved from Branford, Connecticut to Newark, New Jersey. He fathered Caleb, Abigail, Joseph, Lydia, Moses and Thomas. There were two Edward Balls during this time period. The second was "of Block Island" (RI) and married Mary George.
"The Mountain Society: A History of the 1st Presbyterian Church of Orange, NJ" by James Hoyt, 1860:
From Edward Ball have descended the Balls of South Orange, in the line of his son Thomas and Grandson Aaron. From Caleb, another son, have sprung the Balls of Hanover. Those of East Bloomfield are from Joseph, another son. A daughter, Lydia, married Joseph Peck, ancestor of the Pecks of Orange. There were two other children -- Abigail, wife of Daniel Harrison, and Moses, who had no children. Those of East Bloomfield are from Joseph, another son.
Family Records or Genealogies of the 1st Settlers of Passaic Valley (and Vicinity) by John Littell, 1976, Pg. 31: EDWARD BALL lived in Newark -- was Sheriff of the county of Essex in 1693.In 1678, Edward Ball and Daniel Dodd were appointed to run the Northern line of the town of Newark from Passaic River to the Mountain. He had a son, Thomas, and a daughter, Abagail (sic). She married Daniel Harrison, who died 1st December 1738, aged 77 years. His son, Thomas Ball, had nine sons.
"History of The Oranges to 1921" by David Lawrence Pierson, 1922, Pg. 28: Amos Williams, Amos Johnson and John Johnson were living on the Swinefield road, near the foot of the Mountain. The home of Caleb Ball was also in this vicinity, adjoining the farm of Azariah Crane, the forebear of Cranetown, now Montclair, on the north.
From the History of Essex Co., NJ, pg. 782
BALL FAMILY -- "Edward Ball, from Branford, 1664, High Sheriff of Essex, 1693, Grand Juror, 1709, acknowledged agreement with Azariah Crane to prevent any difference hereafter, in 1724." He had Joseph, Moses, Thomas, Caleb, Lydia Peck, Abigail Harrison. (Congar Record.)
He was, in addition to the above appointed and elected to fill various offices and upon committees to act in certain matters, the records show that he was messenger for the town court in 1675 and 1677; town attorney in 1679, 1680 and 1686; overseer of the poor in 1692; of the town's men in 1679, 1680, 1685 and 1691; constable in 1683, 1689; surveyor of highways in 1674, 1678; and grave-digger in1679. The agreement above-mentioned is as follows:
"That, whereas Deacon Azariah CRANE and Edward BALL, both of Newark and County of Essex, in the Eastern division of East New Jersey, have for many years past settled upon a tract of land being in the bounds of said Newark, at a place called the Mountain, and commonly so called, and at our first settling, no dividing line between us, but upon consideration of ourselves and our posterity upon mature deliberation have concluded and settled a dividing line between us, and the then right lodging in us, and to prevent any difference that might hereafter arise thereon, we, the parties above named, have agreed that line between us shall be as the said fence now standeth, from the Mountain to the Highway, only to come straight toward the Mountain where it elbows into the Deacon Crane's land; and it is agreed that where it comes to the Highway below the Spring, that the Highway shall rundown upon the bar of land as near to the Swamp next Deacon Crane's as is most feasible for a cart and cattle to go till it comes over a small run and between a chestnut tree and a Birch tree standing not above two rods or three asunder, and thence to run upon a direct line to the corner tree, it a white oak, and to this present agreement we, the above named Azariah Crane and Edward Ball have set to our hands this 18th March 1715."
Edward Ball BIRTH: ABT 1642, poss. Branford Colony, Conn DEATH: ABT 1724, Millbrook, Essex County, New Jersey 1722, Could be died date. Middle name could be Halsey. "One of the founders of Newark, New Jersey" 1651, Could be birth date. 1642-1645, Could be birth date. AFT 1724, Died Hanover, Essex County. New Jersey, America
Family 1: Abigail Blatchley ....(ABT 1648 ~ ABT 1725 ) Branford, Conn MARRIAGE: ABT 1664, Branford Colony, New Haven County, Conn,
1.Caleb Ball ....(1663 ~ ABT 1716) New Haven, Conn, married Sarah
2.Abigail Ball ....(ABT 1669 ~ 1 Dec 1738) Newark, NJ, married David Harrison
3.Joseph Ball ....(1673 ~ 25 Apr 1733) Newark, NJ, married first Hannah Harrison, second Elizabeth ____
4.Lydia Ball ....(1676 ~ 22 Aug 1742) Newark, NJ, married Joseph Peck
5.Moses Ball ....(1685 ~ 20 Apr 1747) married Mary Tichenor
6.Thomas Ball ....(1688 ~ 18 Oct 1744) Newark, NJ, married Sarah Davis.
May have been born in East Haven, Connecticut.
Supposed to be son of Alling Ball who came from England abt 1624. See record of Ball genealogy at Keauka College, New York.
New England Historical Genealogical Register, Vol 9, p. 158 shows his death.
Will dated 31 Aug 1696, will proved 20 Sep 1696 Col. Dames Register of NJ, pg. 207; also records of Beulah E. Cole possession of Patsy Putnam.
"Immigrants to America before 1750" Virkis, p. 141 '...perhaps the son of Alling Ball'
Came to America from Wiltshire, England 1643-44 (DAR Chart).
Edward Ball's Timeline. Entries to this timeline are "referenced" to show the source of the information. See reference list below.
1642/43 - Edward Ball born in New Haven, some say to Alling and Susan Ball {No proof}
1644 - Susan Ball, first wife of Alling Ball
abt 1648 - Alling Ball marries Dorothy Tuttle
abt 1664 - Edward Ball married Abigail Blatchley, daughter of Thomas and Susan (BALL) Blatcheley -- this Susan BALL has been speculated to be the sister of Alling Ball (above) {Documented by Dr. Druse}
abt 1665 - Son Caleb born to Edward & Abigail Ball
30 Oct 1666 - Edward Ball signed an agreement with people of Branford who were about to move to Newark, NJ, the most noticeable article of which was not to admit any but church members
20 Jan 1667 - Appears in a New Plantation and Church Covenant of Branford, Connecticut with other inhabitants
1667 - Moved from Branford, Connecticut to Newark, NJ:47, pg. 23
1667 - Was assessed in the first list of Newark, NJ taxables, assigned 6 acres between Broad and Washington Sts.
1667 - Messenger of the Newark town courts.
1669-1680-1686 - Appointed town Attorney
9 Jan 1674/75 - Letters of administration on estate of John Cox of New Barbados. Also on bond as administrator
30 Sep 1675 - Patent granted for 78 acres of land
14 Mar 1676 - Made inventory of estate of John Harrison
Mar 1678 - Surveyor appointed to run a boundary line of an Indian purchase
1683 - Served on Committee to settle certain differences between the settlers and the Proprietors. Continued on committee for several years
1683, 1689 - Newark town constable
1683 - Appointed attorney to prosecute offenders against the town ordinances
1692 - Overseer of the poor in Newark
1693 - Appointed High Sheriff of Essex County:48, pg. 31
30 Sep 1700 - Served on grand jury at Court of Sessions
1709 - Grand juror in Newark
1715 - Signed land agreement
1724 - Boundary agreement with Azariah Crane "to prevent any difference hereafter"
After 1724 - Died
Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America, Henry Whittemore, 1967
First Settlers of Passaic Valley, NJ, by John Littell, 1852
History of Essex and Hudson Counties, NJ, William H. Shaw, 1884
Mrs. J.H. Frossard, Box 696, Madisonville, TX 77864
S.H. Conger combed Branford records & the first mention of Edward Ball is 1665 when Ed. Frisbie complained of him about a swine, but Ball won the trial. In 1669 he branded a horse at Branford.{?}
Edward surfaced in Branford, Conn., when he appeared in three court cases. Twice being sued - one for running a wagon over a pig.
Taken from Genealogies of Connecticut Families, From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, selected and introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts with an index by Judith McGhan, published by Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, 1983 of Baltimore:
Edward Ball, the subject of this sketch, was at Branford, CT, Oct 30, 1666; on which day the heads of families, designing to remove to Newark, NJ signed an agreement, the most noticeable article of which, was not to admit as freemen &c., any but church members. In 1667, he was at Newark, NJ and was assessed in the first list of
taxables. Jan 1, 1767, he first appears in public life, as messenger of the town Courts. In Mar 1678, he was one of the Surveyors appointed to run a boundary line of an Indian purchase. In 1683, he was appointed on a Committee to settle certain differences between the settlers and the Lords Proprietors; and was continued on this very important committee, from year to year, for several years, while all his associates were changed., About this time he was appointed Attorney to prosecute offenders against the town ordinances; and in 1693, he received the appointment of High Sheriff of the County. The date of his birth and death is not certainly known, the most reliable information places the former at 1642, and the latter at 1722. His children were I. Caleb; II. Abigail; III. Joseph; IV. Lydia; V. Moses; and VI. Thomas.
The History of the City of Newark, New Jersey THE NEW HAVEN THEOCRACY
From the History of the City of Newark, NJ, published in 1913 by the Lewis Historical Publishing Co., NY: The Pilgrim Fathers, the first of the Puritans to migrate, had left England and first went to Holland. They did not want to loose their identity as English and Puritans. For these reasons, the Pilgrim Fathers came to America. The Pilgrims never proposed, however, to separate themselves completely from England and they intended to support the laws of the mother country, actively when they believed in them and passively when they did not. In the New Haven Colony, however, the founders asked for nothing from England. They were to get their laws and ordinances, their whole theory and practical working scheme of government, from the Bible. They chose seven men who, besides having supreme charge of the affairs of the church, had also the highest civic functions. These "seven Pillars" chose the first governor and four deputies to assist him, while they themselves acted as magistrates. There were no juries, because the Mosaic Law made no mention of any.
{This Edward?} Settled at Stamford, Connecticut
According to the family history of Dorothy Vanderveer Des Brisay James, "Edward Ball signed an agreement of people of Bradford, CT, who were about to move to Newark, Oct. 30, 1666. Removed to Newark 1667. Was a prominent man in its affairs; Sherriff, Committeeman on boundaries, on settlement with the Lord Proprietors, Indians and etc. Was assigned as his home lot six acres between Broad and Washington streets, the sight of, or near to, Park street Newark, NJ, probably died there. Dates of death on Edward and Abigail Ball unknown.The last record of him alive is 1724; age 81 or 82 years.
"The Last will and testament of Sarah Davis in hope of Eternal Life throw Jesus Christ my Lord," dated March 27, 1691; was proved May 16,
1691, by the oaths of Stephen Davis and ** Edward Ball **, before Thomas Johnson, Justice.
1703 Nov. 16. Berry, Richard. Bond of Thomas Davis, of New Barbados, as
Administrator of his estate. John Gardiner and ** Edward Ball **, of Newark, yeomen, fellow bondsmen. Lib. 1, p. 81, and Bergen Wills
1674-5 Jan. 9. Cox, John, of New Barbados. Administration on the estate of, granted to ** Edward Ball ** N.J. Archives, XXI., p. 33 1674-5 Feb. 17. Cox John, of Essex Co. Inventory of the estate of (£2.15.6, all personal), made at the request of ** Edward Ball **, administrator, by Wm. Sanford and Emma Mandeuell. The estate owes to said Ball £14.17.6 for payments to Cattlyn, Wheeler and Baldwyn and for other expenses.
1694 Nov. 21. Lyon, Thomas, of Essex Co. Inventory of the estate of, £43.3.9, all personal; made by ** Edward Ba[ll?] **, and Joseph Johnson. 1694-5 Jan. 29. Administration on the estate granted to his widow Elisabeth. N.J. Archives, XXI, p. 221
1703-4 Jan. 10. Plum, Samuel, of Newark; will of. Children--Mary Harison, John Plum, Sarah Medles; grandchildren--Jemima Ogden, Joseph Plum; children of son Samuel Plum, vis: Joanna and Dority. Real and personal estate. Executors--sons John Plum and John Medles with ** Edward Ball ** as assistant. Witnesses--Edward Ball and Mordecai Burnatt. Presented but not proved May 29, 1704, the evidences not being ready; Proved February 21, 1706-7, and the executors sworn in. Lib. 1, p. 169, and Essex Wills
1694 Sept. 27. Stagg, Stage, Thomas, of New Barbados. Inventory of the estate of (£47.17.-, all personal), made by Thomas Johnson and Edward ** Batt {Ball} **. 1694-5 Jan. 14. Administration on the estate granted to his widow Margaret. N.J. Archives, XXI., p. 221
On October 30, 1666, the following residents of Branford and Milford of the New Haven Colony signed the agreement to form a common township at New-Ark on Pesayack (the number shown is the order in which they signed the document):
{M=Milford, B=Branford}
ALBERS, Hauns (31/M)
** BALL, Ed. (15/B) **
BALDWIN, John Jr. (19/M)
BALDWIN, John Sr. (18/M)
BLATCHLEY, Aaron (20/B)
BLATCHLEY, Thomas (5/B)
BOND, Stephen (41/M)
BROOKS, J.B. (14/his mark/M)
BROWNE, John (9/M)
BROWNE, John Jr. (36/M)
BRUEN, Obadiah (2/M)
BURWELL, Ephraim (24/M)
BURWELL, Zachariah (27/M)
CAMFIELD, Ebenezer (13/B)
CAMFIELD, Matthew (3/M)
CAMPE, William (28/M)
CATLING, John (11/B)
CRANE, Azariah (38/M)
CRANE, Delivered (19/B)
CRANE, Jasper (1/B)
CRANE, John (17/B)
CURTIS, John (23/M)
DALGLESH, Robert (30/M)
DAVIS, Stephen (11/M)
DAY, George (21/M)
DENNISON, Robert R. (25/his mark/M)
FREEMAN, Stephen (7/M)
HARRISON, John (16/B)
HARRISON, Richard (12/B)(?)
HUNTINGTON, Thomas (18/B)
JOHNSON, John (22/B)
JOHNSON, Thom. (22/M)
KITCHELL, Robert (13/M)
KITCHELL, Samuel (4/M)
LAWRENCE, Richard (21/B)
LINLE, Francis F. (16/his mark/M)
LYMENS, Robert V. (15/his mark/M) Returned to england (#108)
LYON, Henry (8/M)
LYON, Samuel (39/M)
LYON, Thomas L. (23/his mark/B)
MORRIS, Thomas (32/M)
PECKE, Jeremiah (5/M)
PIERSON, Abra (2/B)
PIERSON, Thomas (9/B)
PENNINGTON, Eph'm (34/M)
PLUM, Samuel (6/B)
RIGGS, Joseph (40/M)
RIGGS, Edward (12/M)
ROBERTS, Hugh (33/M)
ROGERS, John (10/M)
ROSE, Samuel (8/B)
SARGEANT, Jona. (37/M)
SWAINE, Samuel (3/B)(?)
TICHENOR, Daniel (17/M)
TICHENOR, Martin (35/M)
TOMPKINS, Jona. (20/M)
TOMPKINS, Michael (6/M)
TREAT, Robert (1/M)
WALTERS, Joseph (29/M)
WARD, John, Sr. (14/B)
WARD, Josiah (7/B)
WARD, Lawrence (4/B)
WARD, John (10/B)
WHEELER, Nathaniel (26/M)
Signers of the Horseneck Purchase In 1701, 13,500 acres west of Newark was
purchased for $325 (or about 2.5-cents an acre) from Loantique, Taphow, Manshum and others. The original deed burned in a house fire in 1745. Descendants of the signers of the original deed promptly signed a new document. These deeds were challenged as being unlawful. According to a survey in 1746, only 35 families lived in the area. When Samuel Baldwin was arrested in 1745 for trespassing on his own land, his neighbors armed themselves with clubs, axes and crow-bars and descended on the jail to liberate him. The struggle against the Proprietors continued until 1755. Daniel Lamson and John Condict acted as agents for the Landowner's Committee and pleaded the settlers case to the King in England.
ALLING, Sam'll (1 Lot)
BALDWIN, Ben (1 Lot)
BALDWIN, Daniel (1 Lot)
BALDWIN, John Sr. (2 Lot)
BALDWIN, Sam'll (1 Lot)
BALL, Caleb (1 Lot)
** BALL, Edward (1 Lot) **
BALL, Joseph (1 Lot)
BECH, Zophar (1 Lot)
BRANT, William (3 Lot)
BROADBERRY, John (1 Lot)
BROWN, Daniel (1 Lot)
BROWN, Joseph (1 Lot)
BROWN, Thomas (1 Lot)
BROWN, Thomas Jr. (1 Lot)
BROWNE, Stephen (1 Lot)
BRUEN, Ele. (1 Lot)
BURWELL, John (1 Lot)
CAMBEL, Robert (1 Lot)
CAMP, Sam'll (1 Lot)
CANFIELD, Joseph (2 Lot)
CANFIELD, Matthew (1 Lot)
CLARK, John (3 Lot)
CLIZBE, James (1 Lot)
COOPER, John (1 Lot)
COOPER, Sam'll (1 Lot)
CRANE, Azariah (3 Lot)
CRANE, Daniel (1 Lot)
CRANE, Jasper (3 Lot)
CRANE, Jasper Jr. (1 Lot)
CRANE, John (1 Lot)
CRANE, Joseph (1 Lot)
CRISPIN, Squire (1 Lot)
CUNDICT, John (1 Lot)
CUNDICT, Peter (1 Lot)
DAVISS, John (2 Lot)
DAY, Paul (1 Lot)
DELGLISH, John (1 Lot)
DOD, Daniel (1 Lot)
DOD, Daniel Jr. (1 Lot)
DOD, Sam'll (2 Lot)
FREEMAN, Sam'll (1 Lot)
GARDNER, John (1 Lot)
HAND, Anthony (1 Lot)
HARRISON, Benjamin (1 Lot)
HARRISON, Daniel (1 Lot)
HARRISON, Georg (1 Lot)
HARRISON, Joseph (1 Lot)
HARRISON, Sam'll (1 Lot)
HAYES, Thomas (1 Lot)
JOHNSON, Eliphalet (1 Lot)
JOHNSON, John (1 Lot)
JOHNSON, Joseph (1 Lot)
JOHNSON, Tunis (1 Lot)
KITCHEL, Sam'll (1 Lot)
KITCHELL, Abraham (1 Lot)
LAMSON, Elezar (1 Lot)
LEE, John (1 Lot)
LINDSLEY, Ebenezer (1 Lot)
LINSLEY, John (1 Lot)
LINSLEY, Jonathan (1 Lot)
LINSLEY, Joseph (1 Lot)
LUDINGTON, Tho. (1 Lot)
LYON, Sam'll (1 Lot)
MEDLIS, John (1 Lot)
MORRIS, John (2 Lot)
MUIR, Wm. (1 Lot)
OGDEN, David (1 Lot)
OGDEN, Elizabeth (1 Lot)
OGDEN, John (1 Lot)
OGDEN, Josiah (1 Lot)
OLIVE, Antonie (1 Lot)
PECK, Joseph (1 Lot)
PENINGTON, Judah (1 Lot)
PIERSON, Mr. (1 Lot)
PLUMB, John (1 Lot)
PLUMB, Jose. (1 Lot)
PROVOST, Cobus (1 Lot)
PRUDEN, Mr. John (2 Lot)
ROBERTS, Hugh (1 Lot)
ROBERTS, Sam'll (1 Lot)
ROGERS, James (1 Lot)
ROGERS, John (1 Lot)
SARGENT, Daniel (1 Lot)
SARGINT, Jonathan (1 Lot)
SAYERS, Jonathan (1 Lot)
SMITH, James (1 Lot)
TIKENOR, Daniel (1 Lot)
TOMKINS, Elezar (1 Lot)
TOMKINS, Seth (1 Lot)
TREAT, John (1 Lot)
VANGESON (1 Lot)
WAKEMAN, Mr. (1 Lot)
WARD, Nathaniel, Sr. (1 Lot)
WARD, Sam'll (1 Lot)
WHELAR, Nath. Jr. (2 Lot)
WILLIAMS, Amos (1 Lot)
WILLIAMS, Matthew (1 Lot)
WILSON, William (1 Lot)
WOOD, Joseph (1 Lot)
YOUNG, Robert (2 Lot)
The bill of sale was not signed until Jul 11, 1667, when practically all of those who are of right called the founders were on the ground. The original owners of the soil received goods valued at about $700.00 for the greater part of what is now Essex County. The deed of sale was not signed until the following year. The purchase price was assessed upon each family, not only those who first came, but all who arrived in the next year who were entitled to be considered among the "associates", or makers of the original settlement. It is reckoned that the 30 families in the first group of settlers from Milford and neighboring plantations had a combined wealth (real and personal) of about $64,000, an average of over $2,000 for each family, no mean sum indeed for the time.
"Historic Newark: A Collection of Facts & Traditions" - published in 1916 by the Fidelity Trust Co., NJ:
The little band, directed by Robert Treat, gathered that May day with ever intention and favorable prospect of settling at once to work in the laying out of land which had been granted them by Philip Carteret. Whatever progress, however, they may have made was peremptorily stopped by the appearance of Hackensack Indians, who virtually said: "You trespass on our land. These shores belong to us. From the Pesayak to Watchung they are ours. In the forests are our game; in the streams, our
fish. Our feet for untold moons have trod yonder trails that you behold. No one shall sell this land, the domain of the Hackensacks." Negotiations were opened with the Indians, and a title purchased from them July 11, 1667. Territory extending from the summit of Watchung Mountain, now Orange Mountain, "about seven or eight miles from Pesayak Town," was purchased for "fifty double hands of powder, one hundred barrs of lead, twenty Axes, twenty Coates, ten Guns, twenty pistolls, ten kettles, ten Swords, four blankets, four barrells of beere, ten paire of breeches, fifty knives, twenty bowes, eight hundred and fifty fathem of wampem, two Ankors of Licquers, or something equivalent and three troopers Coates." Tradition says that an illuminated miniature of an English queen played an important part in the purchase. This miniature was sent by the daughter of Micah Tompkins, one of the first settlers, to the squaw of an Indian chief, and it influenced Perro, the Indian, to transfer his land, so rich in game, to the settlers. Other tracts were later bought by the settlers from the Indians. One of these, owned by Winnocksop and Shenoctos, ran west to the foot of the Watchung Mountain. The Indian sold this for "two guns, three coats, and thirteen kans of rum."
Excerpts from Sylvestor's History of Ulster Co., New York, published in
the late1800s. {Note from JTR: There are some questions this article raises. Was Edward BALL actually from Wales and not the son of Alling Ball of New Haven by
his first wife Susan as most researchers believe?
Edward Ball, who was born about 1640, came to this country from Wales in the year 1664 and located at Branford, Connecticut, where he married Abigail, daughter of Thomas Blachley. On October 25th of the following year, in company with twenty-five persons, he settled on the site of the present prosperous city of Newark, New Jersey, where he remained, and where some of his descendants are still honored and useful citizens. Others live in different parts of New Jersey and the United States. He was a man of influence and prominence, and occupied positions of trust and responsibility among his fellows. He was high-sheriff of Essex Co., New Jersey, in 1692 and 1693, and filled many minor offices. His last appearance in public life was as a member of the grand jury of Essex County in February, 1709-10. He was living in June, 1724, being then at an advanced age.
WHO WERE THE PARENTS OF EDWARD BALL? WAS HE ENGLISH?
E-Mail from RAY PHAIR to JTR (Fidonet 11/94): RP: Edward-1 BALL, b. abt 1640-, possibly in England or Ireland, d. aft 2 Jun 1724, prob. at his farm on Watchung mountain in Newark township, Essex Co, NJ (now in Montclair township). He first appears in the Branford, CT, records in 1665. He moved to Newark in 2nd half of 1667, or soon afterwards. No record has been found which stated Edward's age. He served on a grand jury in Feb 1709/10. At that time the maximum age for jury service was 70, suggesting he was born no earlier than 1640 He was the defendant in a law suit in Branford in 1665, hence probably at least 21, indicating he was born no later than 1644. This estimation of Edward's age was given by John R. Burnet in 1850 [B205, B345, J. R. Burnet ms., NJHS]. He was NOT a s/o Alling (or Allen) BALL of New Haven, CT, s/o Allen BALL of London - see Donald Line Jacobus, TAG 10:208-212 (1933), also NEHGR 54:96. Edward might have been the s/o William BALL who was in New Haven by 1643 and who died there in 1648, but no records have been found to suggest he had, or didn't have, children. The notorious Gustave Anjou, perpetrator of many fraudulent genealogies, gave an Irish ancestry to Edward; however, the record which links Edward to Ireland appears to be a fake created by Anjou. He m. abt 1662, prob. in Branford, Abigail BLATCHLEY (see Thomas Blatchley message), who was b. abt 164-, prob. in Branford, d. aft 31 May 1698, prob. in Newark twp. Besides their 7 children listed below, there may have been others judging from the large gaps between births. All the children, with the possible exception of their first, were prob. b. in Newark.
George Washington "wintered" the army near Montclair, New Jersey. In fact, his headquarters were in the house of one of my Crane ancestors. I had remembered hearing about the winters of despair that our army spent "in the mountains" near Newark. That is "our mountain" they are talking about. Our BALL ancestors were among the original signers of the "Horseneck Purchase" .... They, in essence, bought the land for a few trinkets from the local Indians. Later, there was a legal battle over
this purchase. Again, our BALL ancestors were right in the thick of it... they called their struggle the "Horseneck Riots" and you can read about it in many History books. But back to George Washington... I have heard that while he was in New Jersey that he called our Ball family his "cousins." Many theorize that George Washington was just being friendly (the consummate politician), others really believe the 5 Ball Bros. theory. I personally do not know what to believe. Also, he was such a great man
that many have stretched the truth to claim that he was indeed a member of their family. Geo. Washington no doubt rode by their homes on horseneck. Many of our family served in the Revolution. My ancestor was a Capt., for instance. They used the church where he is buried as a Military hospital during the war.
Edward Ball was born probably abt 1642-3. Married, probably abt 1664 Abigail Blatchly, of Conn. Edward Ball signed of agreement of people of Bradford, CT who were about to move to Newark Oct 30, 1666. Removed to Newark 1667. Was a prominent man in its affairs: Sheriff, Committeeman on boundaries, on settlement with the Lord Proprietors, Indians, Etc. Was assigned as his home lot six acres between Broad and Washington St., the site of, or near to, Park St, Newark, NJ; probably died there. Date of deaths of Edward and Abigail Ball unknown. The last record of him alive is 1724, age 81 or 82. This information from a chart received from
Marion S. Craig, Jr., M.D. in Sept 1994. The chart was compiled by Joseph Harrison Vance, Erie PA Feb 13, 1888.
In "Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society," Vol. VI, 1864 is reference to the Town Meeting of October 30, 1666: At a meeting Touching the Intended design of many of the inhabitants of Branford, the following was subscribed: lst. That none shall be admitted freemen or free Burgesses within our Town upon Passaick River in the Province of New Jersey, but such Planters as are members of some or other of the
Congregational Churches nor shall any but such be chosen to Magistracy or to Carry on any part of Civil Judicature, or as deputies or assistants, to have power to Vote In establishing Lws, and making or Repealing them or to any Chief Military Trust or Office. Nor shall any But such Church Member have any Vote in any such elections;..... 2nd. We shall with Care and Diligence provide for the maintenance of the purity of Religion professed in the Congregational Churches. Whereunto subscribed the
Inhabitants from Branford." Signed by 23 persons including Ed. Ball.
p.80 in Genealogies of Connecticut Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol I 1983 indicates he was a Branford CT 30 Oct 1666; on which day the heads of families, designing to remove to Newark, NJ signed an agreement, the most noticeable article of which was not to admit as freemen etc, any but church members. In 1667 he was at Newark NJ and was assessed in the first list of taxables. Jan 1, 1667 he first appears in public life as messenger of the town Courts. In march 1678 he was one of the Surveyors appointed to run a boundary
line of an Indian purchase. In 1683 he was appointed on a Committee to settle certain differences between the settlers and the Lords Proprietors and was continued on this very important committee from year to year, for several years, while all his associates were changed. About this time he was appinted Attorney to prosecute offenders against the town ordinances and in 1693 he received the appointment of High sheriff of the County. This text places his birth at 1642 and latter at 1722 but indicates uncertainty.
Coat of Arms granted Alling Ball 1613 in England. He was father of George Washington's mother {Wrong}. Taken from a letter dated 24 May 1942 by Mrs. Charles A. Greenlees (Henrie Etta Ball). Information through Mrs. Greenlees of Pomona CA and she is uncertain if this information proves Alling Ball and Dorothy Fugill/Fogal are parents.
William Ball of Wiltshlre. England had six sons who came to America: Alling, Francis, John, Samuel, Richard and William. Alling and most of his sons were members of a church which came, in a body, on the ship "Planter" in 1635.
In seventeenth century England, a church was more then a group of people who worshipped together once a week. It was a municipal entity comprising ruling officials, voters, craftsmen and dependents. When a church changed its location, it was as though all the inhabitants of a town, with the governmental structure intact, moved to another place. Alling and his wife Dorothy arrived in Boston with their church. Alling's brother William emigrated to a different part of the New World in 1657; he went to Virginia where he became the great-grandfather of George Washington, who was born seventy-five years later.
Alling and Dorothy, along with their friends the Tuttles and other families of their church, stayed in Boston about two years, then went to New Haven, Connecticut, still as an intact church body, where each family bought adjoining property. Yale University now owns these tracts. Alling was manager of the East New Haven farm of the Rev. John Davenport from 1640 to 1650. His children were born there. One of his sons was Edward Ball, who was the ancestor of all the Ball family that has flourished in New Jersey from the 1660s onward. {No proof of this}
East New Haven and Branford were regarded as one settlement with oneIndependent or Congregational church, under one pastor, the Rev, Abraham Pierson. About 1665 the colonies of Connecticut and New Haven were united by royal charter. which allowed non-church members the privilege of voting and holding office. Rev. Pierson, along with his congregation and a congregation in nearby Milford, were Puritans who insisted that no one but church members could participate in government. They were
alarmed at what they considered the worldliness of allowing others to participate. The Rev. Pierson learned that Governor Clinton and the proprietors of Caeserea, as New Jersey was sometimes called at that time, were eagerly offering concessions of land to attract settlers to the colony. Scouts that they sent to investigate this part of the country returned with favorable reports.
The Rev. Pierson led the emigration of "Friends from Milford and Neighboring Plantations," as they called themselves. They agreed that "the aforesaid persons from Milford, Guilford and Branford, together with their associates.. do make one township; that through God's blessing with one hand, they may endeavor the carrying on of spiritual concernments and also of civil and town affairs, according to God and a godly government there to be settled by them and their associates; to provide with all care and diligence for the maintenance of the purity of religion." All civil power was carefully restricted to members of the Congregational Church. These articles were called the "Fundamental Agreement," and it was signed October 20, 1666. Edward Ball was one of the signers and his family was one of the thirty families who left Connecticut that year for New Jersey.
They traveled by ship from Boston to the Passaic River under the guidance of Captain Robert Treat, one of the agents who had influenced the choice of the place where they were to settle. The Hackensack and Sagamore Indians at first impeded their progress when they landed. A sale agreement was negotiated with the aged chief Oraton, however, and they disembarked to explore their new homeland,
The original boundaries of the Township of Newark, named by the Rev. Pierson after Newark in England where he had been a pastor, included all the territory that is now Springfield, Livingston, the Oranges, Bloomfield and Caldwell, as well as present-day Newark. For this land the settlers paid Oraton one hundred thirty pounds in New England currency, twelve blankets and twelve guns.
Edward Ball was about twenty-five years old in May of 1667 when he settled there with his wife, Abigail Blatchley, a three-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter. The territory selected for the City of Newark was laid out in sections. A lot of six acres was assigned to Edward; it is now in the heart of the city, between Broad and Washington Streets.
Edward was a vigorous and influential member of the new settlement and an active church member. In a few years he became high sheriff of Essex County; in 1693 he is mentioned as holding several public positions such as Commissioner of Important Trusts -- a respected and prosperous citizen. The last record of him is in 1724 when he was eighty-two years of age. It is not known in what year he died.
The Congregational church which Edward and his fellow settlers from Connecticut founded became afterward a Presbyterian church and is now the First Presbyterian Church at Newark -- "Old First Church" on the east side of Broad Street. It is spacious, beautiful and beautifully cared for -- a gracious welcoming oasis in a noisy commercial area of a large city, proud of its heritage, ministering to the needs of present-day Newark residents. Nearly two centuries after the beginnings of this church in Newark, the keeper of the clock in its tower was Archibald Ball, Edward's great-great-great grandson.
My great-grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Ball, lived at 486 Washington Street on land owned five generations back by her husband's family.
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