Ancestry of
William Nelson Forbes

(1905–1973)

Edward Ball

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of William Nelson Forbes — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 48 
  • Father:
  • Bartholomew Ball 
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth -----   
  • Birth Date:
  • Feb 1745 
  • Birth Location:
  • Prince Frederick Parish, Craven, South Carolina 
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  • Death Date:
  • 1779 
  • Death Location:
  • prob. Midway, Liberty, Georgia 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Rebecca Baker
  • Marriage Date:
  • 21 Jan 1773 
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. John's Parish, Midway, Liberty, Georgia 
  • Child:

  Sampson Edward Ball (Ahnentafel No:24 )

• Sources for Edward Ball

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A005404.
  • ² Image of Sampson Edward Ball Memorial Plaque (location unknown).
  • ³ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR #89761, Membership application for Thomas Ira Ball.
  • ⁴ Mills, Elizabeth Shown, "Unravelling Balls of Yarn: Lessons in the Use of a Skeptical Eye (as Taught by William Bartholomew Ball and . . ., Genealogical Journal, 1991, Vol. 19, Page 1-21.
  • ⁵ Reitwiesner, William Addams, "Ancestry of Britney Spears", (accessed 04/02/2013).