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     Col. Richard Selden married Hannah/Mary Ball, daughter of Col. James Ball Sr. and Mary Conway, on 21 October 1741 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA.¹

     Robert Armistead married Anne Smith
; HIs 2nd wife.² Robert Armistead married Elizabeth Burgess, daughter of Charles Burgess and Frances Fox, after 1749
; her 2nd husband; his 1st wife d. in 1749.^1,2

     Hannah Ball was buried at Montague Monument Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She was born circa 1705.¹ She married William Montague Jr., son of William Montague, on 16 October 1727 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA,
; Date of marriage bond.¹
Hannah Ball died before August 1742.¹

     William Montague Jr. married Hannah Ball, daughter of Capt. Richard Ball and Sarah Young, on 16 October 1727 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA,
; Date of marriage bond.¹

     William Montague lived at Essex Co., Virginia, USA.¹

     William Montague III married Hannah Ballendine
; his 1st wife.¹ William Montague III married Mary (?)
; his 2nd wife, her 2nd husband.¹
William Montague III died in September 1784.¹

     Esther Ball married William Glascock, son of Col. George Glascock, on 10 April 1728 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA,
; Date of marriage bond.¹
     Reference: For more on the children of William and Esther (Ball) Glascock, see Hill [1990:8].¹

     William Glascock married Esther Ball, daughter of Capt. Richard Ball and Sarah Young, on 10 April 1728 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA,
; Date of marriage bond.¹
     William Glascock lived at Richmond Co., Virginia, USA.¹

Reference: For more on the children of William and Esther (Ball) Glascock, see Hill [1990:8].¹

     Sarah Walker married Col. Edwin Conway Jr., son of Edwin Conway (II) Gent. and Martha Eltonhead, circa 1680 at North Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock Co., Virginia, USA,
;
His 1st of 2 wives. According to the Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child, Edwin, was born in 1681.^2,3,4
Sarah Walker was buried in 1690 at St. Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Churchyard, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA.³
Sarah Walker died in 1690 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA.¹
      ; From Find A Grave memorial: "Related to a number of distinguished colonial Virginia families, Sarah married Edwin Conway and bore him a son and a daughter. She died ca. 1690 and was buried on the family plantation in Lancaster Co., Virginia. Although Edwin remarried briefly before his death in 1698 and lived in an adjacent county, he was buried beside Sarah in Lancaster County. (Bio by Mark Hale.)¹"

     Richard Rice was born circa 1660 at St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Mary Rodham, daughter of Matthew Rodham and Elizabeth Hewitt, after 1685 at St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
; His 1st of 2 wives.¹ Richard Rice married Hannah (?) between 1710 and 1713 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
; His 2nd of 2 wives; her 1st of 3 husbands.²
Richard Rice died before 24 July 1714 at St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA; Date of administration of estate.¹
      ;
From Early Colonial Settlers:
1687-1698 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Hamrick]; Page 584
Northumberland County Court March 16, 1692
Upon the Petition of RICHARD RICE Jr. Executor of his deceased father RICHARD RICE Sr.'s last Will and Testament a probate is granted him of his said deceased father's Will, the Will being proved by the oaths of Capt. JOHN HAYNIE, Mr. RICHARD HAYNIE and MICHAELL MILTON witnesses to the said Will and is recorded.
Upon the petition of RICHARD RICE Jr., It is Ordered that Mr. RICHARD ROUT, WILLIAM TAYLOR Sr., Mr. THOMAS HUGHLETT and Mr. WILLIAM YARRATT or any three of them meet at the house of RICHARD RICE Sr., deceased being sworn by the nearest Justice and make an appraisal of the said deceased's Estate and return the same to the next Court.
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1713-1719 Northumberland County, Virginia Administrations; [Lewis & Booker]; Page 67
Rice, Richard,est.adm.by Hannah Rice, his relict. 24 July 1714
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1656-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Will Book; [William Montgomery Sweeny]
PRITT, (PRID), ROBERT, 25 January, 1684/5; 4 February, 1684/5.
In the Name of God Amen. I Robt: Pritt of the County of Rappa in the Govermt: of Virginia through som distemper in Body but of sound & perfect memory praised be to God for it do here make & ordaine this as my last Will & Testamt:
Imp*: I give & bequeath my Soule to God Almighty that gave it me & to Jesus Christ that died for me & to the holy Goste that sanctified me & my body to the Earth from whence it was taken & to be buried in Christian Buriall & my Worldly goods as foll
Imp': I give and bequeath unto my well beloved friend Richd: Rice Sr and to his son Richd : Rice Junr: one seat of Land Contayning Two hundred Acres of Land wch : doth belong to me the sd Robt: Pritt to be Equally devided between him the ad Richard & his son this seat of Land lying in Rappa County upon Rappa Creek bounden as followeth upon the Land of Andy: Boyer Dueke Thornton Josias Lawson & ffran : Suttle.
It: I give unto my Country Woman Ann Condon Widdow five hundred Pounds of Tobb. It. I give & bequeath unto my friend Eliza: Rice five hundred Pounds of Tobb. It. I do here here by these prsents make Ordaine Constitute & appoint these my friends Richard Rice Senr: & his son Richd: Rice to be Exect: Admstr": to take all my Worldly goods as aforemencond and to pay all my Legacyes & to defray Christian Buriall.
I Request these my friends Jointly & severally to ask and to demand of the under Sheriff of Rappa Co. Wm : Tayler by Name for and Elect: taken out against Capt: J°: Rolt for Two Thousand Pounds of Sweet sented Tobb. & four hundred Weight Neet Pork These also I give & bequeath unto Richard Rice Senr: & to his son Richard Rice Junr: This I assign as my last Will and Testamt. as Witness my hand & seale the day & yeare above Written in the prsence
of these Witnesses
Robt :Prid Seale
Test: ThoroughGood Pate
JEREMIA THORNTON his Marke
Vera Copia Test: Tho : Hobson Junr: Cl Cur Northand
Record. March 11th 1684/5
Northumberland SS
These are to Certifie that on the 4th, day of February Thorough- good Pate & Jeremia Thornton Witnesses of the within Will did aware before Lt: Coln": Samll: Smyth that the sd Will was the Last Will & Testamt of Robt: Pritt decd the abovesd day being appointed for a Court for this County and no other Gent appearing but the abovesd Smyth
Teat: THO: HOBSON Cl Cr.
Record Test: WM : COLSTON Cl Cr. Page 43.
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1706-1713 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Hamrick]; Page 571
Northumberland County Court - March the 17th, 1709
- Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Madam ELIZABETH KENNER deceased is granted to Mr. MATTHEW KENNER Executor therein named the said Will being proved by the Oaths of RICHARD RICE and MARY RICE two of the Witnesses thereto and the same is Recorded.
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1682-1686 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 191
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that Whereas ROBERT PRID of County of Rappa late deced did by his last Will and Testament bequeath his whole Estate both reall and personal! unto RICHARD RICE JUNYR. and amongst other things the sd PRID dyed passed. of a certain parcell of land here within mentioned contayning as pr Survay Two hundred acres. These Presents therefore Witness that the above sd RICHARD RICE SENR. and JUNR. for a valluable consideration already reced from FRANCIS SETTLE of the sd County have granted the sd land here within mentioned with all the premises in as large manner as within specified and sett down free and cleare from all manner of persons whatsoever by vertue of the sd Will & Testament To have and to hold the sd land to him the sd FRANCIS SETTLE his heirs forever As Witness my hand & seal this 2d day of Septr. 1685
Signed sealed in presence of us
THO: NEW, RICHARD RICE SENR.
WM. TALBUTT RICHARD RICE JUNIOR
Recognitr in Cur Com Rappa; 20 die Septr. 1685
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1687-1698 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Hamrick]; Page 693/3
Northumberland County Court May 15, 1695
JOHN WAY is appointed to be Constable for the lower,
WILLIAM WOODLAND for the middle and
RICHARD RICE for the upper precincts of Fairfield Parish.
HENRY MASIE for Cherry Point and
EDWARD SMYTHEE for Mattapony precinct and
ordered that they be sworn by the nearest Justice.¹

     Thomas Ashburn was born before 1694.¹ He married Hannah (?) circa 1715 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
;
Her 2nd of 3 husbands.
From Early Colonial Settlers:
Family     Hannah MNU Rice, b. Bef 1694 d. 14 Oct 1765, Northumberland County, Virginia - probate (Age > 71 years)
Marriage     Abt 1715      Northumberland County, Virginia
Children      
     1. Peter Ashburn, b. Bef 1722, Northumberland County, Virginia d. 24 May 1750, Northumberland County, Virginia - probate (Age > 28 years)
     2. Thomas Ashburn, b. Bef 1722, Northumberland County, Virginia d. 13 Aug 1750, Northumberland County, Virginia - probate (Age > 28 years.)¹
Thomas Ashburn died before 20 May 1724 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA; Date of administration of estate.¹
      ;
From Early Colonial Settlers:
NORTHUMBERLAND ORDER BOOK .1719/20 - 1729 ADMINISTRATIONS Page 145
Ashburn, Thomas, est. adm. by Hannah Ashburn, his relict. 20 May 1724
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NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY VIRGINIA RECORD BOOK 1726 - 1729 Page 32
Christopher, Henry
W. W. 5 February 1726/7---W.P. 15 March 1726/7
Land. I bought of my brother John Christopher, I give to my godson Robert Christopher, to him and his heirs.
Cousin Thomas Ashburn's children-twenty yards of Dowlace apiece; and ten to my brother John Christopher; also a suit of cloaths and a great coat.
Rest of my estate to be equally divided between my mother and my, cousin Robert Christopher.
My mother and my brother John Christopher, executors.
Witness:Richard Eaton, Hannah Clerk and Yarrat Hughlet.¹

     Anne Ball was born on 15 May 1700 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married William (III) Downman, son of William (II) Downman and Million Travers, before 1720
; per Downman Family [1909:140] and Hill [1990:9] their oldest child, Robert, was born May 21, 1720.^1,3
Anne Ball died circa 1737.¹
      ; Hill [1990:9] cites "Bulletin of the Northumberland County Historical Society 25:57.¹

     Elizabeth Ball was born on 16 March 1701/2.¹ She married William Keene (III), son of William Keene (Jr.) and Anne Theriott, on 2 November 1721 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA,
;
His 1st wife.
Per Hill [1990:9] this is the date of the marriage bond. Hill cites: Stratton Nottingham, "The Marriage License Bonds of Lancaster County, Virginia, 1701-1848," 1927.^1,3
Elizabeth Ball died circa 1735.¹
     Reference:
Hill [1990:9] placed this Elizabeth (BALL) KEENE as a dau. of James BALL, Sr. and Elizabeth Ann (HAWSON) BALL. The following discussion from "Early Colonial Settlers..." aruges that her parents were Col William BALL and his wife Hannah BEALE. I find the logic convincing. G. Vaut
     "Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] "Elizabeth" (Newton) Keene, William Keene, Elizabeth (Ball) Keene--Another Look
To: "va-northern-neck@rootsweb.com"
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2014, 7:00 PM
Here is a possible solution.
     "The key, I believe, is the will of William KEENE, written 25 Oct. 1725, and probated in Northumberland County, 16 Feb. 1725/26. [James F. Lewis and J. Motley Booker, Northumberland County Virginia Wills and Administrations 1713-1749 (authors, 1967), 36, citing Northumberland County Record Book 1718-1726, p. 386a]
     "He lists his daughter Elizabeth KEENE first, bequeathing ten Negroes and various household goods and livestock. "My daughter to remain in the hands of William BALL Junr., and twelve months after probate of my will, her estate to be delivered to said BALL." To his son Newton KEENE he gave 250 acres of land, eight Negroes, and various goods. "During my sons minority, his estate to remain in the hands of my wife Elizabeth KEENE and Capt. Thomas NEWTON, and if they die before my son comes of age, I leave my son and his estate in the hands of my brother Thomas MARTIN and one who the said NEWTON shall appoint."
     "We know from Thomas NEWTON's will (Westmoreland County) that Newton KEENE is his grandson, and by the time it was written (26 Aug. 1727) his daughter Elizabeth had married [John] WAULHOPE. [From abstract by Augusta B. Fothergill. Ruth and Sam Sparacio's abstract is only able to read her last name as W---HOPE. Elsewhere the name is commonly found as WAUGHOP.] So Newton KEENE had become the ward of his mother and maternal grandfather.
     "It is likely that Elizabeth KEENE was made a ward of a close relative of her mother. In fact she was already in the hands of William BALL Jr. at the time William KEENE made his will. William BALL Jr. (ca. 1695/1700-1742) was the son of Col. William BALL of Lancaster County (died testate 1744/45). William BALL Jr. (who was married in 1723) is too young to be the father of Elizabeth BALL (married William KEENE in 1721), but he could be her brother. No such sister is shown in the Ball genealogy compiled by Horace Hayden [Virginia Genealogies (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.: 1891), 61-62]. Neither daughter Elizabeth (BALL) KEENE, nor granddaughter Elizabeth KEENE is mentioned in the will of Col. William BALL (written 14 Aug. 1744). But we can explain why:
     "The daughter, Elizabeth (BALL) KEENE had died sometime between her marriage in 1721 and the date her husband William KEENE made his will in 1725. We can estimate that is was probably about 1722/23, giving her time to bear one child (Elizabeth). In the remaining time, William KEENE remarried and had another child (Newton).
     "Although the daughter was gone, Col. William BALL would likely have remembered his granddaughter if she were still alive in 1744. She wasn't. On 13 Oct. 1736, Lancaster court called for someone to come forward to administer the estate of Elizabeth KEENE deceased. She would have been only about 14, but her putative guardian William BALL Jr. for some reason has declined to do it. On 12 Nov. 1736, John WAUGHOP, no doubt her stepfather, took on the task. Her personal estate was sold by outcry on 11 Feb. 1736/37. With Elizabeth KEENE gone, there is no reason for her or her mother to be mentioned in the will of Col. William BALL.
     "Therefore, I find the likeliest solution to be that Elizabeth (BALL) KEENE is a previously unrecognized daughter of Col. William BALL and his wife Hannah BEALE.
Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian
The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center
for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC)
Prince William Public Library System
Bull Run Regional Library
8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109-2892
703-792-4540
www.pwcgov.org/library/RELIC.^2,1,4

; Hill [1990:9] cites "Bulletin of the Northumberland County Historical Society 25:57.¹

     Eliza Ball was born on 16 March 1702/3 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2
Eliza Ball died before 1708 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA.²
      ; Hill [1990:9] cites "Bulletin of the Northumberland County Historical Society" 25:57.¹

     John Dangerfield married Mary Conway, daughter of Col. Edwin Conway Jr. and Sarah Walker,
; Her 1st husband.^1,2
John Dangerfield died before 18 April 1707; his wife remarried on this date.¹

     Mary Ann Bertrand was born in 1690 at Prince William Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2 She married Charles Ewell in 1705
; her 1st husband.² Mary Ann Bertrand married Capt. William Ballendine in 1724
; her 2nd husband.^2,3 Mary Ann Bertrand married Col. James Ball Sr., son of Capt. William (III) Ball Jr. and Margaret/Mary Williamson, on 25 April 1742 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA,
; her 3rd husband, his 3rd wife.^1,3
Mary Ann Bertrand died on 12 February 1750 at Virginia, USA.^1,2
Mary Ann Bertrand was buried after 12 February 1750 at St. Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Churchyard, Lancaster, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA; Grave Marker Inscription (from Find A Grave memorial): "Here lyeth the Body of MARY ANN Wife of JAMES BALL Gent and Daughter of the Reverand JOHN BERTRAND She departed this life the 12th of February 1749-50 in the 60 year of her age She was a dutiful Wife a tender Mother and very charitable to the poor."^2,1
      ; from Find A Grave memorial: "She was married 3 times. Her first husband was Charles Ewell whome she married in 1705. Husband number 2 was William Ballentine whom she married in 1724. Husband 3 was Maj James Ball whom she married in 1742. **Information courtesy Carol L. Inman (#47569046.)²"

     Charles Ewell married Mary Ann Bertrand, daughter of Rev. John Bertrand and Charlotte Jolie, in 1705
; her 1st husband.¹

     Capt. William Ballendine married Mary Ann Bertrand, daughter of Rev. John Bertrand and Charlotte Jolie, in 1724
; her 2nd husband.^2,3
     Capt. William Ballendine was also known as William Ballentine.²

     Charlotte Jolie married Rev. John Bertrand.¹

     Rev. John Bertrand married Charlotte Jolie.²

     William (III) Downman was born circa 1690.² He married Anne Ball, daughter of Col. James Ball Sr. and Elizabeth Howson, before 1720
; per Downman Family [1909:140] and Hill [1990:9] their oldest child, Robert, was born May 21, 1720.^2,1
William (III) Downman died in 1741.²

His estate was probated on 3 August 1741 at Richmond Co., Virginia, USA,
; Hill [1990:9] cites Richmond Co., VA, Will Bk 5:338.²
William (III) Downman died before 3 August 1744.¹

His estate was probated on 3 August 1744
; Downman Family [1909:138] cites Wm & Mary Qrtly, XVII., Va. Mag. VII., 52.¹
     He was a mentioned with William (II) Downman and Million Travers; See Downman Family [1909:138-141] for more details on this DOWNMAN family line.³

     Billington McCarty married Elizabeth Downman, daughter of William (III) Downman and Anne Ball, in 1756
; Downman Family [1909:138] cites Wm & Mary Qrtly, V., 186.¹

     James Downman was born on 29 July 1722.^1,2 He married Lucy Sydnor before 1750
; According to Downman Family [1909:140] their first child, Betty, was born Jan. 10, 1750.¹

His estate was probated in 1761.¹

James Downman died in 1761.¹
      ; See Downman Family [1909:140] for the children of James and Lucy (Sydnor) Downman.¹

     William Downman married Harris Ball, daughter of Capt. George Ball and Grace Haynie.³
William Downman was born on 14 February 1725.^1,2
      .³

     Travers Downman was born on 16 March 1726.^1,2 He married Grace Ball, daughter of Capt. George Ball and Grace Haynie, between 23 December 1747 and 1748
; His 1st wife; her 2nd husband. According to Downman Family [1909:140] their first child, Ann, was born Sept. 21, 1748.^1,3,2 Travers Downman married Anne Heath, daughter of Samuel Heath and Ann Johnson, on 30 December 1764
;
His 2nd wife; Her 2nd husband.^1,4
     Reference: See Hill [1990:43] for more information on the children of Travers and Grace (Ball) Downman.³ Travers Downman was a mentioned with James Johnson II at Citation; MacKenzie & Rhoades [1912:884]: "JAMES1 JOHNSON, who was probably born about 1652, and was living in 1707. Four adoining tracts of land in Poplar Hill Hundred, had been surveyed for and patented to his father, viz: Latchford, 200 acres, surveyed 14 July, 1647; Hunting Creek, 200 acres, surveyed 14 July, 1647; Grannell, 200 acres, surveyed 28 May, 1651; and Wilderpoole, 300 acres, surveyed 14 June, 1653 (St. Mary's Rent Roll, pp. 21-22), and the Rent Roll compiled in 1707, states of each of these tracts that the possessor was ''James Johnson, he lives in Virginia.'' Poplar Hill Hundred was on the Potomac, and there was constant intercourse between Maryland and Virginia across the river, so that James Johnson, son of James Johnson and Barbara Hatton, is naturally to be looked for in one of the Potomac counties of Virginia. When we find a James Johnson living in Westmoreland County and marrying, about 1678, Elizabeth, widow of John Gerard (Quarterly, IV., 36-37),* whose father was a former Marylander, and whose family still had possessions in Maryland, there can be little doubt of his identity. The children of James Johnson and Etlzabeth, his wife, are named in the will of their half brother, John Gerard of Cople Parish, Westmoreland, proved 25 April, 1711. They were: 9. James Johnson. 10. Barbara Johnson, mar. William Newton. II. Elizabeth Johnson, mar. Willam Davis. 12. Frances Johnson. 13. Ann Johnson, mar. Samuel Heath, who died about 1740. They had issue: (17.) Elizabeth Heath, mar. Henry Miller. (18.) Mary Heath, mar. William Tebbs. (19) Ann Heath, b. 9 May, x721, mar. Ist., 1739, George Conway (d. 1754), 2d., 30 Dec., 1764, Travers Downman. (20.) Judith Heath, mar. John Sorrell (Hayden's Va. Genealogies, pp. 247, 514; Quarterly, XI., 207.)
* See Volume V of this work, pp.911-912."⁴

     Elizabeth Downman was born on 20 August 1728.^1,2 She married Billington McCarty in 1756
; Downman Family [1909:138] cites Wm & Mary Qrtly, V., 186.²

     Jabez Downman was born on 26 September 1730.^1,2