Thomas Ball
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 8 August 1716.
Place of Burial: North Meols, Lancashire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
(probable) Father: Thomas Ball.
(probable) Mother: Jane.
Thomas’s will mentions his wife Jane and unnamed children. The will of Thomas's grandfather names his grandson Thomas Ball and Thomas's father is described as "Thomas Ball senior" in the probate record accompanying his will.
Spouse: Alice Rimmer. Married 13 July 1673.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
William Ball (baptized 21 December 1676 in North Meols - buried 30 January 1744 in North Meols) married (1) Jane Thomasson 13 January 1703/4 in North Meols; married (2) Margaret (Wright) 5 May 1734 in Maghull, Lancashire.
Thomas Ball (probably baptized 3 April 1680 in North Meols)
John Ball (probably baptized 17 December 1682 in North Meols)
Robert Ball (buried 9 June 1760 in North Meols) married Isabella Hodges 5 October 1723 in North Meols.
Richard Ball (probably baptized 16 February 1684/5 in North Meols - buried 25 December 1762 in North Meols) married Jane Hodges 27January 1724/5 in North Meols.
Ellin Ball (baptized 29 August 1686 in North Meols)
Ann Ball married John Ball 28 February 1708/9 in North Meols.
Evidence
from the North Meols (St Cuthbert) parish register:
Thomas Ball and Alis Rimer married July the 13: [1673]
will: ball sonne of Tho: de Roe baptized december the 21 1676
Thomas ball sonne of Tho bap. Aprill the: 3: 1680
Rich ball sonne of Tho: bap februa: the 16 [1684]
Ellen Ball daughter of Tho of Roe bap Aug the 29 [1686]
Thomas Ball buryed August the 8 [1716]
Lancashire Online Parish Clerks gives John Ball’s baptism (17 Dec 1682: Jo. Ball - sonne of Tho. Ball), citing the bishop’s transcripts.
Thomas’s will:
In the name of God Amen the ninth day of Augst in the year of our Lord God 1716 I Thomas Ball of New Roe in the p[ar]ish of North Meals in the County of Lancaster husbandman being Weake of Bodie & much out of ordre but of perfect in mind & memorie Praised be to allmighty God For the same and uncertaine of the shortness of my time & mynded to depart this Life untestaied doe therefore ordaine & make this my Last Will & testament in maner & forme as Followeth
And first and most principally I bequeath my Soule into the hands of Allmyghtie God my maker hopeing through the onlie merits & medieation of my Blessed Savior Jesus Christ to be Saved & plased amongst his Elect at the Great day of Judgment & I bequeath my Bodie to the Earth Whereof it was maid and to be Buried in the p[ar]ish Church yard of North Meals Aforesd: at after my decease According to the discration of my Execrs: here after named in decent order as they shall thinke meett & Convenient in full hope of a Joyefull Resorection and for to avoide all differences Which in aney Ways might happen tautching & Concerning the smale porcon of worldly Goods which God hath bestowed uppon me. I dispose of the same as Followeth
Item first it is my will & mind that all my due Debts and funarell Expences shall be taken Forth paid and discharged forth of my whole Goods that being done then it is my Will & mind & I doe Give and bequeath out of my whole Goods to my son Richard ball my Coult & then it is my mind & will & I bequeath unto my son John three pounds & I Give to my sone Richard foure pounds and I Give & bequeath to my daughter Ann Ball the wife of John Ball three pounds to be paide by my son William and my son Thomas att after the decease of Alice Ball my sd Wife to be paide Equally by my twoo sons that is to say Wm: & Thomas my son Wm: is to pay backe againe that five pounds that I Lent him Likeways my son Thomas five pounds When he entereth of the Roe hey feild Which I purched of my maste Rodger Hesketh Eqr: & it is my mind & will to settle & Assigne over that that whoe feild dureing the Life or Lives of the sd: Leas of the abovesd: Feild to my son Thomas his heres Exers: Admts: And Assignes att after the decease of Alice my sd: Wife or att her marrieing againe payeing the Full sume of five pounds att the Entring thereof Item I Give & bequeath to three of my Sons & my daughter Ann Ball 02:00 Which is oweing to me by John Boond of Litle London to be devided amongst them as Followeth I Give to my son William tenn Shillings & to my son John tenn shillings & to my Son Richard twenty shillings & I Give to my daughter Ann Ball tenn shillings & I doe Give & bequeath my share of the fishing Boate to Gether With the Rest of the Sea Gear belonging to the Fishing traid to Alice Ball my sd: wife to be att her desposeing & to be used att my sd: house as they have been formarly If my sons will stay with there mother & then it is my minde & Will that all the Residue & the Remainder of my sd: Goods & Cattels what soe Ever shall be devided into twoe Equall parts the first one half I bequeath to my sd: Wife Alice the other Halfe I bequeath amongst all my Children Wm: Tho: John: Rob: Ricd: my sons & Ann my daughter to be Equally devided amongst them & then it is my mind & will that my sd: wife shall have & hould all the sd: messages & tenaments that are now in my possession att after my decease Wholly to her selfe duering her Life If Alice Ball my sd: wife doe not marrie againe & If she my sd: wife doe Contract marriag with aney person then it is my mind & will that she my ds wife not to have aney part or parsell of the abovesd Roe hey: & then I doe ordaine & make & apoint Alice Ball & Gilbart Wright my whole Executts of this my Last Will & testament Giveing & alloweing to Gilbart Wright five shings to stand hopeing they will see the same truly Executed as my trust in them is dissanulling all will or testaments heretofore maid by me maid in Wittness where unto I sett my hand & seal the day & year first above writtne in the pts: of
Thomas B Ball
His [seal] mark
and Seal
Seald signed And published in the prts: of
Jaine Ryding Ellin Rimer
her marke her marke
Wm: Ball
[Proved 1 September 1716]
A true & p[er]fect Inventuarie of all the Goods & Catles of Thomas Ball of New Roe in the parysh of North Meals In the County of Last Husbandman Late decease praised the twevleth day of August in the year of our Lord God 1716
By Lawrence Jumpe Gilbart Blundall Roger Hodges and Wm: Ball as follweth vid
Item in twoe Cows & one Calfe 04-10-00
Item in one mare & one Gelding 03-00-00
Item in sheepe 01-16-00
Item in one smale Hogge 00-11-00
Item in Corne of all sorts 03-10-00
Item in haye 02-15-00
Item in plaws Harrows polardows Carts & Wheels wt all the Rest of Husbad: 02-03-06
Item Gear in part of a boat wt all the sea 05-10-06
Item in Brass Gear thereunto belonging 01-08-06
Item in peuter 00-19-00
Item in the south Chamber one fether bed one Chast Bed wt all the Rest of the goods in the Roome 01-12-06
Item in the North Chab. one Bed with all the Rest of Goods in the Room: 01-01-00
Item in the Chab: above one Bed & Bedsted with all other Goods in the Room: 02-01-09
Item in Line 00-03-06
Item in Linning & Line Cloth 01-04-09
Item in one halfe meashure one window sheet & some Baggs & sives 00-10-00
Item in Earthen vessall -- 00-03-06
Item in treen sessall of all sorts wt one Little Cubard 00-15-00
Item one table one Chist & three Charse one Clock: 03-00-00
Item in fuell 00-14-00
Item in providgon 00-07-06
Item in the deceased Apparell 01-02-06
Item oweing to the deceasd 02-10-00
References
Parish Registers of North Meols (St Cuthberts). Digital images on FamilySearch.org.
Will of Thomas Ball. Proved 1716 in the Consistory Court of Chester. Digital images on FamilySearch.org.
Will of Thomas Ball. Proved 1671 in the Consistory Court of Chester. Digital images on FamilySearch.org.