The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-03

Ball, tho half-slster of Mary Ball, mar
ry? Your reply Colonel Joseph Con
way. This Is u mistake. She married
Colonel Edwin Conway. o; the third
generation, as will be seen by my
article Enclosed. which prepared chief,
~ from data DIR. Tyler. OF William and
Mary. furnished me some ten year.
ago. Respectfully.
THOMAS L. BROUN.
Charleston. w. Va.
The Dn1I, Conway, GuskIns. McAdnm
md other kindred of william nnh
Jancttn Broun. of Northern Neck,
Virginia.
(By Thomas L. Broun. OF Charleston
West Na0
William Ball was born in London in
1918. Married Hannah Atherold July 2,
1871: died at Milenbeck, in Lancaster
county. Va. in 1850.
Joseph Ball sen OF William Bail,
was born May 81. 1919; died at ''Eppins
Forest" Lancaster county. in June.
I'LL. He married twice: %. Eliza
Romney, of London; t2). Mary John
son, widow of - johnson. OF Lam
caster county, Va.
Issue by irst marriage: (a). Hannah
Ball, who married Raleigh Travers;
tb>. Elizabeth Ball. who married Rev'd
John Carnegie (c). Esther Bail, vino
married Raleigh Chinn: (d). Ann Ball
who married Col. Edwin Conway. of the
third generation; te), Joseph Ball who
married Frances Ravenscroft of Eng
land
Issue by second marriage: Mary Ball
(mothcr of Washington).
The maternal grandparents of George
Washington were Joseph Ball. OF Lam
caster county. Va. and Mary. his wir,,
who was widow three times: q,
As Mary Johnson, widow Of -
Johnson: co. as Mary Ball. widow OF
Joseph Bail: (3), as Mary Hughes.
widow OF Richard Hughes
Joseph Ball, grandson of William
Bail, was educated In England. married
there. settled in London and became a
prominent barristcr of law at the Eng
l!sh bar. He was the uncle OF George
Washington. and brother of Ann Ball
vito of Edwin Conway, of the third
generation.
ana Bishop Meade's Old Churches ana
Families In Nirginia.)
Mary Conway was tbs daughter Of
Col. Edwin Conway. and hin wife. Ann
Ball.
The aaid Mary Conway married
Thomas Gaskins, OF the fourth genera.
ton (namc originally spelled Gas
koyne)
OF their children was Sarah Ann
Gaskins. who married DR.. Joncph Me-
Adam In July, 1914. who was the son
of Joseph McAdam and Janet Muir,
who were married in Lancaster coun-
~, Vn.. In July 1712.
fTrom the McAdnm Family Bible
published In London in 1898. and now
in my posscssion.)
JGnotla McAdam, daughter o. DR..
Joseph McAdam and wife, Sarah Ann
GnsSins. was the wife of William
Broun. of Scotland.
Eleanor Rose Conway. wife OF Col.
James Madison. Sen'r. and daughter OF
! Francis Conway. of the third genera
ton, was tho mother of President James
Madison. Francis Conway was half
brother of Edwin Conway, of the third
generation.
Edwin Conway. of the second rener-
. alton. was the great grandfather OF
james Madison. President of the Unit
cd states. and also the great GRANDPA
Their of Janctta McAdam (my grand
! mothor). who was ths Wife of William
Broun Uawyer), the son of George and
Margaret Broun. OF Scotland: thus
showing, rs stated BY Hayden, In his
{ Virginia GenealoEios, that tho Ball
family furnished George Washington
TO the country, and that the Conway
family Furnished Presidant James Mad
ison.
tsec Hayden's Virginia Genealogics,
pages 1i7, 232. etc.)
(See William and Mary Historical
Magazlncs.) And
CDR Lyon C. Tyler's report on the
Northern Neck Kindred of the Broun
family.)
Robert and William Broun, brothers.
were emigrants from Scotland. They
came to America about 1910.
Robert Bronh settled on a planta-
ton naar George Town, In South Caro-
lima, and nractlced his profession
tmedcIne).
William Broun settled iii Northern
Neck, Virginia, and practiced MS pro-
fession Uaw).
Dr. Robert Broun was born in iT1l:
married Elizabeth Thomas, of South
Carolina, daughter OF Edward Thomas
and granddaughter OF Rev. Samuel
Thomas, who was the first missionary
rection OF "the Society for the Pro-
pngatIon of tho Gospel In Foreign
Parts"
The children OF DR.. Robert Broun and
wife were as follows: ~, Elizabeth,
who married. Mr.. John NOVEL;; (o).
Mary. married Mr.. Locock; l3). Mar
saret. married Mr. Richard Lord; a..
Archibald, horn January 9, t752 O. 81;
married August II, 1850, Miss Mary
peas. born June 10, 1859; died March
IL. 1857; 10. Ann. married nrst Capt.
Cusack, and secondly Mr., John Huger;
go. Jane, married Mr.. Saunders; 70.
Johanna.
Upon the tombstone of DR.. Robert
Broun is the following: Sacred to
the memory OF nr, Robert Broun. who
departed this life November 20. 1857,