Ball, Richard

1625 -

• Name	Ball, Richard
  Birth	1625	London, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BALL.R004
  Person ID	I23919	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Ball, Richard,   b. 1600, Witshire, England
  Mother	?, Anne,   b. 1600, London, England d. 1654, Massachusetts (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F10488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilleary
  Children	+ 1. Ball, Hilleary,   b. 1660, Buck Roe, Massachusetts d. 1710 (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F10515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  NOTES FROM STEPHEN GREGORY "STEVE" LUKE (1947-2002): Emmigrated at the age of two to Massachusettes and grew up on six acres at Buck Roe. In 1653 he was commissioned an officer in the militia, and the 1654 helped lead an expodition through several hundred miles of mountains and forests to Arcadia, where they attacked villiages of the Abenaki and French towns. Once defeated they had a long retreat ahead of them. In 1675 the Massachusettes settlements were suddenly attacked by Wampanoags, Nipmucks, and Naragansettes. Richard fought in this war during which several towns were completely wiped out by the indians. One of those killed was John Ball (Richards cousin) & his wife Elizebeth. It took Four years to defeat the hostiles, making it one of the bloodiest of the indian wars.

  
  

• Sources

  [S213] Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), Luke.GED, (Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), 01 July 2001) (Reliability: 2).