Brief Life History of George
When George Ball was born on 17 March 1669, his father, George Ball, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Jenkinson, was 37. He married Joanna Trill about 1690, in High Ham, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Somerset, England, United Kingdom in 1670. He died in 1720, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 51.
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- George Ball, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- George Ball, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Geo. Balls, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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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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