Re: Mary Ball Washington
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Mary Ball Washington
Amy Glover 11/06/10
Sorry.Most of us with North American Ball ancestors have heard that we were related to the first President, but 98% of us are not.The only way to prove any connection of your Ball line quickly would be to find a living, male, Ball-surname, direct descendant of your George and Mary Ball and arrange a yDNA test through FamilyTreeDNA, which has the largest Ball study group that includes proven tests from William Ball of Millenbeck VA, the great-grandfather of President Washington.But the chances are pretty much non-existent for you to be related.
While there were European Ball families that trace back to 17th century England, there also were "sound alike" European names that became "Ball" when they immigrated to North America, such as "Bahl" and "Bohl" and longer names that were shortened to an easier to pronounce name.
Dave Ball
North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Re: Mary Ball Washington
Amy Glover 11/14/10