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Where did the French Ball family come from? What is the French Ball family crest and coat of arms? When did the Ball family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Ball family history?

The Ball name comes from that Medieval landscape of northwestern France known as Brittany. The name Ball was originally derived from the family having lived in Brittany, where this distinguished family was established from ancient times.

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Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Ball some of which are Bal, Balle, Ball, Balard, Balart, Baland, Balland, Balet, Ballet, Ballot, Balot, Ballon, Balon, Ballou and many more.

First found in Brittany, where this distinguished family was established from ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ball research. Another 191 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1397, 1701, 1711, 1732, 1777, 1834, and 1893 are included under the topic Early Ball History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 48 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ball Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, Acadia were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Ball were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Ball were

Ball Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Jas Ball, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1622
  • Mrs. Robert Ball, who arrived in Virginia in 1622
  • Goodwife Ball settled in Virginia in 1623
  • Mrs. Ball, who landed in Virginia in 1623
  • Richard Ball settled in Virginia in 1624


Ball Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Eliz Ball, who landed in Virginia in 1705
  • Saml Ball, who arrived in Virginia in 1705
  • Will Ball, who landed in Virginia in 1705
  • Catharina Ball, who landed in New York in 1709
  • Richd Ball, who landed in Virginia in 1714


Ball Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Matthew Ball, who landed in Maryland in 1803
  • Prudence Ball, aged 30, arrived in Baltimore, Md in 1804
  • James Ball, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1807
  • Luke Ball, who arrived in America in 1810
  • Abraham Ball, aged 45, arrived in New York in 1812


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  • Ernest Ball (1878-1927), American composer
  • Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989), American actress, comedienne, television star and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Air Vice Marshal Sir Benjamin Ball (1912-1977), English RAF Air Officer Commanding-in- Chief at Signals Command
  • Air Marshal Sir Alfred Henry Wynne Ball KCB, DSO, DFC (b. 1921), English former Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command
  • Sir Charles Bent Ball (1851-1916), Irish physician, created 1st Baronet Ball, of Merion Square, Dublin and Killybegs, co. Donegal on 23 June 1911
  • George F.A. Ball (b. 1944), New Zealand pioneering road surface scientist
  • Alan Ball (b. 1957), American film writer and director
  • Francis Elrington Ball (1863-1928), Irish author, best known for his work "The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921"
  • Sir Robert Stawell Ball (1840-1913), Irish astronomer to Lord Rosse in 1865 and Irish Astronomer-Royal in 1874
  • Sir John M. Ball FRSE, FRS (b. 1948), English mathematician

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  • Ball Cousins: Descendants of John and Sarah Ball and of William and Elizabeth Richards of Colonial Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania by Margaret B. Kinsey.
  • Ball Family Chart by Charles M. Noble.
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  2. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  3. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  4. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
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  6. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.
  7. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  8. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  9. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  10. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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