Nancy Anne Ball

Brief Life History of Nancy Anne

When Nancy Anne Ball was born about 1769, in Amelia, Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Ball, was 34 and her mother, Mildred Downman, was 21. She married Thomas Dameron Sr on 10 April 1797, in Northumberland, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 8 October 1827, in Campbell, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 59.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Dameron Sr
1770–1826
Nancy Anne Ball
1769–1827
Marriage: 10 April 1797
Mary Waddy Dameron
1798–1880
John Therit Dameron
1800–1829
Edward Porteus Dameron
1802–1862
Thomas Dameron
1804–1804
Thomas Ball Dameron
1805–1820
Joseph Ball Dameron
1808–1889
Louisa Ann Ball Dameron
1811–

Sources (4)

  • Birth register, 1853-1896; death register, 1853-1895
  • Ann Ball, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Ann Bale in entry for Thomas Dameron, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English bal, ball(e) ‘ball, sphere, globe, round body’ (Old French balle or Old English beall(a)), a nickname for a short, obese person.

English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a knoll or rounded hill, from the same Middle English word, bal(le) as in 1 above, but applied topographically.

English: from a Middle English adjective ball (weak form balle) in the sense ‘bald’, from ball ‘white streak, bald place’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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