Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20

B Johnson, married Augustine " aSDlnStOn
! in 1880, and became the mother OF
! George-"The Father OF his Country"
Esther married Rawleigh CHM, and from
| her have sprung a long line Of worthy
descendants, among The Chinns. Nc
Cartys. Christians, and other prominent
| Virginia names. Anne married Edwin
| Conway. among whose descendants were
| Judge Eustace Conway and Moncure ID.
Conway. the prolific writer of the present
day. Hannah, the eldest daughter, mar
ried Rawleigh Traverse. one Of the early
burgesses Of Lancaster. and from her
, have descended Judge Peter V. Daniel.
Of the Court OF Appeals; Judge william
/ Daniel Johr NJ. Daniel the once brilliant
editor of the Richmond Examiner; Raw
leigh T. Daniel, and John w. Daniel, the
present eloquent representative Of the
State in the National Senate. Among her
progeny also were John Cooke Green.
who was long a gifted ornament Of the
Culpeper Bar; Thomas G. Green. OF the
Court Of Appeals OF West Virginia, and
William Green, that encyclopaedia OF
legal lore, who so long adorned the pro-
fession of law in Richmond
Captain william Ball had besides James
whose epitaph is given above, seven sons
and a daughter. Margaret, all but one
Of whom married; and their descendants
are numerously and widely scattered over
the continent from Alaska to the Gulf
Two OF these eons-JoseDh and George
married respectively Miss Mary Spencer
and Miss Grace Waddy. of Northumber-
land. and founded in that county the
branches OF the family. who were in
fuential and numerous there for more
than a century. Samuel. the youngest or
these sons. married Ann Catharne Tay-
lor. and settled in Culpeper. Their only
son, William. was an early vestryman OF
ST. Marks parish in that county. The
four other sons OF William Ball who mar
ried appear 10 have made their home IN
Lancaster. David "a twin brother 10
Samuel died early without issue. and one
OF the tonbs at white Chapel commemo-
rates him with brief inscription
FIRST COLONEL JAMES BALL.
The son OF Captain william Ball whose
epitaph has been quoted above, may be
designated as the first Colonel James
BAH The Mary Conway. with whom his
tomb shows that he was inferred, was
his second wife, and was. when he mar
rled her. a youthful widow. having been
previously the wife of John Daingerfield.
Colonel Balls first companion was Miss
Ann Howson, from whom he was early
separated by her death. Late in life
Colonel Ball married a third time the
widow OF William Ballandne. and daugh-
ter OF the Rev. John Bertrand. one Of
the early rectors OF White Chapel. One
OF the massive tombs here preserves her
name and records her merits as "dut-
full wife, a tender mother, and very
charitable 10 the poor" The issue or the
above mentioned marriages was numer-
Gus. and "Bewdley," where Colonel Ban
resided was well filed with hts Children
four sons and nine daughters Most OF
the girls fourd husbands IN the vicinity
among the Seldens Koenes, Taylors,
FwelIs. and Downmans. The youngest
OF them-Sarah-wen 70 tho ne!ghborhood
OF Mount Vernon. ae the BRIDE OF Colonel
Daniel McCarty. and was long won't 10
occupy the pew in old Pohlck church, In
scribed with her husbands name.
.Ieduthun. one OF the four sons OF Col
onel Rail. married Elizabeth Burgess, and
died four months previous 10 the oirtn
OF his only son. Burgess, who became
distinguished colonel Of the Revolutionary
army, and warm personal friend OF
General Washington. whose niece ne
married. BY previous union WIN MISS
Mary Chichester. he was ancestor 10
General A, r. Long, the military asso-
cIate of General Robert T.. Lee. and his
torian OF his campaigns. and also OF Pro-
sessor John c. Long, late occupant OF
the Chair OF Church History In Grocer
Theological Seminary. The inscription on
Jeduthun Balls tomb is brief and simple.
as follows:
Here lies the body OF
Mr.. Jeduthun Ball, Son OF Colonel
James Ban, Of Lancaster County.
Born the 9Th Day OF July. IT'S;
and Died the 5,h Day Of March. 17i9:
In the 18th Year Of His Age"
THE SECOND COLONEL BALL
The second son Of the above Colonel
James Ball bore his fathers name and
title, and he may be distinguished as
the second Colonel James Ball. His
grave Is marked by a modest. upright
slab, Inscribed with the brief record:
''In Memory OF
Colonel James Rail,