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Ball Family History
Ball Genealogy & Family TreeBall is an English name from Cheshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English word Bealla which means “bald” and referred to someone who was losing their hair. Alternately, it may refer to someone round or stocky in stature. The family motto is Fulcrum dignitatis virtus which means “Virtue is the support of dignity.”
Other spellings include “Balle,” “Balls,” and “Balders.” Notable people with the surname include American actress Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Yours, Mine and Ours), American musician Kenny Ball (Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen), American actor Sam Ball (One Life to Live, 13 Going on 30, The Last Castle), and American writer and producer Alan Ball (American Beauty, True Blood, Six Feet Under). The first Ball to come to America was Jas Ball in Massachusetts in 1622.
Ball Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas Ball -- --, 1726 July 20, 1777 Massachusetts
- Eleazer Ball -- --, 1650 November 15, 1698 Massachusetts
- Dorothy Ball -- --, 1591 December 0, 1685
- Joseph Ball -- --, 1835 January 0, 1904
- Nicholas Ball -- --, 1530 December 0, 1598
Ball Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Moses Fairfax Ball -- --, 1717 September 3, 1792 Virginia
- Mary Washington Ball -- --, 1708 August 25, 1789
- Mary Francis Ball -- --, 1793 December 25, 1865 North Carolina
- Levi Ball -- --, 1795 December 0, 1850 North Carolina
- James Ball -- --, 1678 October 13, 1754 Virginia
