Mary Ball

Name	Mary Ball ⁴⁵⁸, 1C10R
Birth	1706, Epping Forest, Lancaster County, Virginia
Birth Memo	Her fathers home on the Rappahannock River.
Death	1789, Fredericksburg (free city), Virginia
Residence	1730, Pope's Creek Plantation on the Potomac River, Virginia
Residence	1738, Ferry Farm on the Rappahannock River, Virginia
Residence	1771, Fredericksburg (free city), Virginia⁶⁴
Father	Col. Joseph Ball (1649-1711)
Mother	Mary Montague (-~1721)

Notes

Mother of President Washington.
Had 4 sons and 2 daughters.
Both of Mary's parents had died by the time she was 13. She was reared after this by her guardian, Colonel George Eskridge, on his Virginia plantation.

Spouses

1	Augustine Washington⁴⁵⁸, 8G Uncle
Birth	abt 1694/95, Bridges Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia⁴⁵⁹
Death	1743
Residence	1 Dec 1738, Ferry Farm on the Rappahannock River, Virginia⁴⁵⁸
Reside Memo	Purchased the farm south of Fredericksburg
Father	Lawrence Washington (1659-1698)
Mother	Mildred Warner (-1701)

Notes

Father of President Washington.

“Augustine came of age in 1715 and with an estate of 1700 acres, married Jane, the 16 year old heiress of Major Caleb Butler, JP on 20th April the same year. He married secondly on 6th March 1730, Mary Ball, then an orphan aged 23.” ⁵³⁹

Marriage

6 Mar 1730, Virginia^459,458

Children	President George (1732-1799)
	Elizabeth (1733-1797)
	Samuel (1734-1781)
	John Augustine (1735-1787)
	Charles (1738-1799)
	Mildred (Died as Infant) (1739-1740)

Last modified June 29, 2005