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Reuben Ball Family Bible
(Reuben Ball Family Bible in possession of Mrs. Angie Hugo, Midlothian, Virginia)
Bible printed in 1796


[Handwritten on a page with no printing]:
Rubin Balls Book [and other words not legible].

[Handwritten on a page with no printing]:
Rubin Ball his Book
Born in the year [illegible] 1780
John Taylor
John Poyner
[Names of John Taylor and John Poyner look like they are signed in the book in their writing].

[Hand written on a page with no printing]:
Rubin B[faded]
Bible [illegible word]
Earth at [faded]
This you [faded]
[Illegible]
September 179[8?]
[Illegible]

[Handwritten scribbles on a page with no printing]:
Rubin Balls Bible
Book
Reuben
Book
September 2 1799
[Additional words illegible]

[Handwritten on a page with no printing]:
Nancy Ball
William Ball
Reubin Ball his Book God gave him [several words illegible] not to Look
[Different handwriting]: June the 13 1817
[Written upside down at bottom of page]:
Book
Lydia Ann Bray his

[Handwritten on a page with no printing]:
Lydia Ann Bray …[illegible]…first of show [?].

[In middle of Bible]:
Lydia Ann 1807 – 9 – 10 – 11

Thomas Sanderson son of Lemuel Sanderson and Nancy his wife was born March 1 Day 1805
Betsey Sanderson Daughter of Lem Sanderson Nancy his wife was born December 2, 1806
Lemuel Sanderson son of Lem Sanderson and Nancy his wife was born May 16th 1808
Jersey Sanderson and Polley Sanderson son and daughter Lem and Nancy Sanderson [dates cut off]

[Handwritten on lined paper and inserted into the Bible]:
Adelia Crane the Daughter of James Crane & Betsy his Wife was born the 4 day of January in the year of our Lord 1826 [Inserted?: age 77]
March 22 [unsure what this date refers to, possibly part of the inserted note related to the death of William Jones, below]
William Jones the son of Griffin Jones & Adelia his Wife was born November the 15 in the year of our Lord 1852
[Inserted: the deth of William was in the year 1884]
Thomas Jones the son of Griffin Jones & Adelia his Wife was born November 13 in the year of our Lord 1854
Dorcas Elizabeth Jones the Daughter of Griffin Jones & Adelia his wife was born Feb 4 in the year of our Lord 1859
Samuel Jones son of Griffin Jones & Adelia his Wife was born July 29 in the 1864
Sarah Ann Jones Daughter of Griffin Jones & Adelia his wife was born March the 1st in the year of our Lord 1866

Look here for some Ball Family notes from Diane Hugo.

This record was transcribed and contributed by Diane Hugo on May 15, 2002. No part of this document may be used for any commercial purposes. However, please feel free to copy any of this material for your own personal use and family research.

© 2002 Marty Holland