19-Jun-2000 Family Group Sheet Francis BALL Born: 1599 in: Springfield,Hampden,MA Died: 3-Oct-1648 in: Springfield,Hampden,MA Ref: Claude Barlow Occupation: Father: Mother: Francis may have been born earlier and had a previous wife and children. Francis BALL of Dorchester, MA drowned in the Connecticut River. Source of Information: Ancestry of Col. John Harrington Stevens & Francis Helen Miller by Mary Lovering Holman, Concord, N.H. 1948. Francis BALL died on their anniversary 4 years after their marriage. Wife: Abigail BURT Married: 3-Oct-1644 in: Springfield,Hampden,MA Born: 1623 in: Haberton,DEV,ENG Died: 2-Jun-1707 in: Springfield,HampdenCo,MA Father: Henry BURT Mother: Eulalia MARCHE Abigail married three times before her death. M Child 1 Jonathan BALL age: 95 Born: 7-Oct-1645 in: Springfield,HampdenCo,MA Died: 21-May-1741 in: Spouse: Sarah MILLER Married: in: Spouse: Susanna WORTHINGTON Married: in: M Child 2 Samuel BALL age: 42 Born: 6-Mar-1647/48 in: Springfield,HampdenCo,MA Died: 13-Sep-1689 in: Northampton,Hampshire,MA Ref: Mary Holman Occupation: Spouse: Mary GRAVES Married: 15-Jun-1671 in: Hadley,HampshireCo,MA Family Group Sheet Husband: Samuel BALL age: 42 Born: 6-Mar-1647/48 in: Springfield,HampdenCo,MA Died: 13-Sep-1689 in: Northampton,Hampshire,MA Ref: Mary Holman Occupation: Father: Francis BALL Mother: Abigail BURT Samuel BALL, at age 18, was sentenced to whipping post for abusing stepfather (Capt. Benjamin MUNN) by saying to him: "A father indeed, you are no better than an old Indian." Samuel, however, was given the option of paying a fine of 50 schillings, which he did. Source of Information: Ancestry of Col. John Harrington Stevens and Francis Helen Miller by Mary Lovering Holman, Concord, N.H. 1948. Wife: Mary GRAVES Married: 15-Jun-1671 in: Hadley,HampshireCo,MA Born: 1654 in: Wethersfield, HartfordCo, CT Died: 21-May-1727 in: Springfield,HampdenCo,MA Ref: Holman Occupation: Father: John GRAVES Mother: Mary SMITH F Child 1 Mary BALL age: 87 Born: 12-Jun-1673 in: Springfield,HampdenCo,MA Died: 14-Oct-1760 in: Springfield,HampdenCo,MA Spouse: John HITCHCOCK Married: 24-Sep-1691 in: Springfield,HampdenCo,MA M Child 2 Francis BALL Born: 4-Mar-1675 in: Died: in: Spouse: Martha BLACKMAN Married: in: F Child 3 Elizabeth BALL age: 72 Born: 14-Jan-1677 in: Died: 1-Jan-1750 in: Spouse: Nathaniel SIKES Married: in: F Child 4 Mercy BALL age: 3 Born: 15-Dec-1679 in: Died: 14-Sep-1683 in: F Child 5 Abigail BALL Born: 18-Jul-1682 in: Died: in: Spouse: Moses PARSONS Married: in: