William
Downman
William Downman (#2)
b. 24 Apr 1650 Farnham, Richmond, VA
d. 1712 North Franham Parish, Richmond Co., VA
buried:
m. Million Travers, 1679 N.
Farnham
Parish, Richmond Co., VA
b. 1650
d. 1712
father: Capt./Col. Raleigh/Rawleigh
Tavers mother?
Elizabeth Moseley (Cole or Hussey)
her 2m. Joseph Waugh Sr. 1732
his father:
his mother:
Children with Dorothy
Nickols
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Rawleigh Downman
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b. 24 Apr 1680 Farnham, Richmond, VA
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d. 1712 North Franham Parish, Richmond Co., VA
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m. Margaret Ball, Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA
(After Rawleigh's death she has a long relationship with Rawleigh
Chinn, having three children.)
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Wilmouth Downman
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b. 1681
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d. 1771
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none
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Millicent
"Million"
Downman
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b. 1683
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d. 1750
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m. George
Glascock (b. 1675 d. 1714)
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William Downman Jr.
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b. 1685
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d. 1741
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m. Ann Ball (b. 1700 d. 1737)
dau of Major James Ball)
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Glasscock Downman
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b. 1694
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b.
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none
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Priscilla Travers Downman
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b. 1701
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d. 1789
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m. George Heale/Hale
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Children with Dorothy
Nickols
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Gowry Waugh
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b. 1734 Farnham, Richmond, VA
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d. 1783 Franham Parish, Richmond Co., VA
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none known
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Joseph Waugh
Jr.
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b. 1736 Farnham, Richmond, VA |
d. 1763 Franham Parish, Richmond
Co., VA |
none known
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18, William & Mary Quarterly,
page
138-141 (College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA), page 138. In
1652 I William Downman, who might anser to the 'greatgrandfather' was
in Lancaster County with his wife Dorotthy. He was dead in 1655. He was
probably father of 2 William Downman, who married Million Travers,
daughter of Capt. Rawleigh Travers, of Rappahannock County. (Quarterly,
IV, 16) There is a deed recorded in Middlesex County, dated Oct. 1,
1694 fromWilliam Downman (as attorney for Rawleigh Travers, Samuel
Travers, William Ball and Thomas Jones) and Million his wife, to make
release to Hon. Christopher Wormeley of the County of Middlesex, Esq.
in
behalf of our children Rawleigh, William, Robert, Willmoth, Million and
Elizabeth, legatees under the will dated Nover 12, 1693 of Elizabeth
Wormeley late wife of the said Christopher Wormeley (Mrs. Wormeley was
sister of Mrs. Downman and married I. John Carter; II. Christopher
Wormeley.). This is copied exactly as on the page referenced.
1650 - There is a rather long and detail history written by Mrs.
Elizabeth Lewis Neale about the St. Mary's White Chapel in Lancaster
County, Virginia. Some of the names connected to this church
include David Fox, Ralaigh Downman, John Washington of Westmoreland
County, as well as a good deal of information on the Ball family.
"It was first built , like her
contemporary, Old Christ church, in the
lowere part of the county (or rather Old Christ was built like St.
Mary's, for we are assured that St. Mary's is the older) in the form of
a cross, with three galleries, one owned by Major James Ball and Mr.
Joseph Ball; one by the Downmans, of Belle Isle, and one was for
the
slaves of the Churchmen. ... The old tablets were brought down
from the gallery, where they had been laid in the dust, and restored at
a cost of one hundred dollars. ... There were four in
number. Two contain the Ten Commandments and were a gift of David
Fox in 1702. The other two were given by son, William Fox, and
contain the Apostless Creed and the Lord's Prayer. There is no
date inscribed on these, but they were given in 1717, as shown by the
will of Captain William Fox, dated 1717, in which he directed: "My wife
shall send for the Lord's Prayer and Creed, well drawn in gold letters,
and my name under each of them, set in decent black frames, as a gift
to St. Mary's White Chapel"; and he also left by his will to that
church "the font that came in that year." [The wife in this case would be Hannah
(Ball) Fox- note by EC]
"The
Old
Bible
was
given
by
Rawleigh Downman, of Belle
Isle, in 1838. The beautiful
circular Communion railing remains as in olden days, but the brick
aisles have been planked and carpeted, as has the chancel, and fitted
up with modern furniture. The old Communion table is still in the
vestry room. It once stood in the chancel, and was covered with a green
velvet cover with a gilt fringe, and in the center was the Ball
coat-of-arms in bas-relief and done in gilt. This was sold years
ago to one of the Downmans, whose maternal ancestor was a Ball. "
"In the churchyard are a number of
old
tombs of massive marble,
bearing dates in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Nearly all of the oldes are inscribed with the name of Ball. The first
is David Ball, seventh son of William Ball, Mary Ann Ball,
daughter
of
Rev.
John
Betrand,
Jesse
Ball,
Mary
Ball,
daughter
of
Edwin
Conway,
and
James
Ball,
her
husband;
Fanny,
daughter
of
Rawleigh
Downman, of
Lettuce, third wife of James Ball and daughter of Richard Lee, of
Ditchley.
These names show that this church
counted
among her numbers names of
old Virginia Aristocrates of the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries. Among the Churchmen of the eighteenth century we will
mention, Chinn, Downman, Carter,
Ball, Mitchell, Lee, Lewis, Ewell,
McCarty, Towles, Chowning, Sneads, Pierce, Robinson and Chilton.
...
In the corner of the churchyard ... Col.
William Ball, who came to
this county from England in 1650, settled at the mouth of Corrotoman
River, bringing his family. He died in 1669, leaving two sons and
one daughter, Hannah, who married
Daniel Fox. William left eight
sons. Joseph left no male issue, but General George Washington is
his grandson by his youngest daughter, Mary. Mary Ball,
grandmother of Washington, lies buried at "Epping Forest," five
miles
from the church, and a handsome oil picture of her adorns the walls of
the court-room at Lancaster, county seat. None of Col. William
Ball's children are buried at the church, but his grandchildren and
their descendants. Joseph Ball
married a Miss Ravenscroft, of
England, and settled in London. He
was
brother
of
Mary
Ball, who
was the mother of Washington. He only daughter, Fannie married
Raleigh Downman, of Morattico; Fannie, who married Col. James Ball, of
Beaudley, and Mr. Raleigh Downman, of Belle Isle. "
[Lewis pp. 308-312]
1695-Jun 25 - Hannah Ball, mother of this William(#3), writes her
will and dies by Oct 12 1695. Her
will is filed in Lancaster Co.,Virginia. Will Book 8, p. 102. June 25,
1695
In the name of God, Amen, I, Hannah Ball, widow and relict of
Coll. William Ball late of the County of Lancaster, do make and ordain
this to be my last will and testament.
2. I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Hannah, one negro or
Mulatto girl named ................, being increase of a negro woman
named
Bess given unto me by husband, Coll. William Ball.
3. I give and bequeath unto my
grandson
William Ball one negro
woman named Bess.
4. My grandson James Ball.
5. My daughter Hannah Fox
and Grandson William Ball
executors.
I set my seal in the year of our Lord 1695-June 25.
1698 July to Aug - William Ball, as executor of Capt. Wm. Ball,
deceased for a debt, files suit against the estate of Henry Bell and
the executor Richard Bell(this sometimes spelled Ball).
Lancaster Co. Judgement is granted to Wm Ball of Richard Ball estate of
Capt Wm Ball, deceased against ffran ffrerzel for 488 pounds of tobacco
unless he shows reason at next court [Lancaster Co., VA probate records
OB 4 p 44 as copied by Billie Jones on GenWEB
archives
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/lancaster/bios/bell1.txt]
REGISTER OF ST. JAMES NORTHAN PARISH, GOOCHLAND COUNTY.
John Payne and Anne Chichester, Anne Ball, b. Feb. 16, 1769.
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Papers, Vol.
1, No. 3. (Jan., 1893), pp. 156-157.
LANCASTER COUNTY RECORDS.
1712
- Will of Rawleigh Downman
In the Name of God amen I Rawleigh
Downman in ye parish of Saint maries white Chappell i yse County
foo Lankester being Siuck and weak but of perfect minds and
memory thanks be to almighty god Doe make and Declare this to be
my Last Will and testament. first and principally I bequeath my
Soul into ye hand so allmighty God and my bodie to Christian buriall
and as for my worldly goods I give as followeth.
Item I give to my Loving
wife my plantation whereon I now live and all the land thereunto
beig'ng and four negroes Sam toney Harry and Jenne.
Item. I give to my sd Son Wm Downman all my Land I bought
of James Ingo and John Simmonds, lying in Richmond
County to him and his he'rs for Ever.
Item I give to my sd Son a negroe woman Called Cate with all her increase.
Item. I give unto ye Child which my sd wife is now with Childe
and all ye Land which I bough of Mr
John Taylo lying in Lankester County to he or she and their heys
for Ever.
Item. I give to ye sd.
Child a negro girl Called nanne with
all
her increas. Item. I
give to my Son William and ye
Child which my sd wife now goes with all ye money which I have Due to
me in great Brittain after my Debts are payd to be laid oute in young
negroes for them and it is my will and pleashur yt all my Cropps of
tobacco made this year Shall be Shipped home and ye not proceads to
equally Divided between my sd wife and my sd two Children and Likewise
all ye Rest of my Estate what soever to be Divided between my sd wife
and my sd two Children and my Desire is yt my Estate Shall be divided
between my sd wife and said two
Children when my sd Son shall come to the age of Eighteen
years. I Constitute and appointe my sd Loving wife and my Loving brother William Downman and my two Loving brothers in Law Capt Richard ball and Mr. James ball
to be my whole and soul Exrs and Exix of this Last will and testament
whereunto I have Set m hand and fixed my Seal this twenty ninth Day of
December
1718-9. Rawleigh
Downman
Jno. Woodbridge, March 23, 1735, divided the above devise negroes bough
with the money in Gt. Britain, giving Wm. three and Rawleigh two
negroes - - The former paying the late L40. The othe personal
property was also divided equally between the widow and two
sons, aggregating 3600 lbs. tobacco. [Hayden. page 73-4]
Will of Margaret Downman.
In the name of God amen I Margareet Downman of
Northfarnham Parish in the County of Richmond Being sick and weal of
Body but of sound and perfect memory Thanks to God for the same But
knowing that ll flesh is mortal Though proper to Dispose of what
worldly God hath blest me with in manner and form
following. Item I
give
to my son William a gold Ring of a Guinea price the posie prepared
Be to ffollow me M D. Item I
Give to my son Rawleigh on
Gold Rign of the same price and posie. Item I Give to my son Charles a Gold Ring of the
same price and posie. Item I
Give
to my son Christopher a
Gold Ring of the same price and posie. Item I Give to my son Elijah one Gold Ring of the same
price and posie. Item I
Give to my son Christopher my
Drawft stares and a feather Bed and furniture as it now standing in my
Inward Chamber one Looking Glass seven Leather Chairs one Iron Spitt
and a set of Scures. Item
I Give to my son Elijah
one good Bed tick and a good Rugg. Item I Give to my Grandson Rawleigh Downman four
pounds current money to be paid him by his fatehr as being Due to
me. Item I Give
to my Grand-daughter Six Large silver spoons marked thus MD. Item My will is that all my stock
of Cattle Except my stears Before mentioned my Be equally Divided
Between my five sons Here above named. Item I my will is that my son
William pay to my son Rawleigh the half of the tobacco that I paid for
him to Nathaniel mason the whole is four thousnad five hundred. Item my will is that my
negro man Same Be for the use of the Benefit of my younger sons (viz)
Charles Christopher an Eligah and their Heirs. Item my will is that all my Estate
goods and Chattles after my son Christopher have some particular
articles to make equal with what i had given his Brothers Charles and
Elijah my be Equally Devided Between my
three
younger sons (viz) Charles Christopher and Elijah. Item my will is that my
estate may not be appraised. Item
I Do Nominate and appoint my son Christopher
hole and sole Executor of this my Last will and testament Disanulling
all former will By me made Ratifying and Confirming this to be
the Last. In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my hand and
fix'd my seal this 13th Day of September
1758.
Margaret
Downman
Sign'd
and seal'd in presence of Charles Dodson, Thomas Howard, Thomas
Dale, D. Newgent.
[Hayden. page 73-4]
Children (Downman)
William, v. 1717; m. June 12,
1747, Ellen (Ball) Chichester (L.),
Rawleigh, b. 1719-20; d.
Mar. 18, 181; m. Oct. 23, 1750, Frances Ball
Charles
Christopher
Elisha
Lancaster County, Virginia Court Records - 1671
"Att a court helde for ye County of Lancaster Nov. ye 8th
Ano Dni 1671 at ye Cort house there
Mr Will Ball Sen Mr Bryan Stott
Mr George Wale Mr Robt Beckenham
Mr Tho. Hayne Mr Will Ball, Jun.
Mr Robt Griggs Mr Tho. Marshall
Mr Dan: Harrison
Itt manifestly appearinge to yis Cort severale of its members
Capt. William Ball and his wife Margaret Williamson had a
daughter,
Margaret Ball who married Rawleigh Downman. When Rawleigh Downman died
Margaret became involved with Rawleigh Chinn. Its hard to tell from the
timing but this may have been one of several affairs that Rawleigh
Chinn had. Rawleigh's first marriage to Joseph Ball's daughter Esther
collapsed and Rawleigh has three illegitimite children with Margaret Ball Downman, Esther's first
cousin according to the researchers of the Ball Library. [Ball Library.
12/1/02}
1740- 1743 List of Vestrymen in St. Mary's Parish, before the
union
of the parishes, from 1739 to 1756, and of both parishes after the
union. by David Ball. (minister)
William Bertrand, William Ball, Jr., Joseph Ball, Joseph Heale,
Jos. Chinn, Martin Shearman, Raleigh Chinn, Richard Chichester,
Jesse Ball, Robert Mitchell, Colonel Ball, Major Ball,
(making five Balls in one vestry,) Joseph Carter, Thomas Chinn. In the
year 1743, the following vestrymen from Christ Church met with the
vestry of St. Mary's White Chapel,--viz.: Henry Carter, Henry Lawson,
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Steptoe, Mr. Martin, Captain Tayloe, Colonel Conway,
Thomas Lawson, John Steptoe, Mr. Pinkard. At this time six of each
vestry are appointed to form a general vestry, and it is sometimes
difficult to determine to which parish each one belongs. Hugh Bent,
from Christ Church, James Ball, Jr., Dale Carter, Stephen Towles,
George Payne, Merryman Payne, Richard Selden, Thomas Chinn, Solomon
Ewell,
John
Fleet,
William
Dymer,
Charles
Carter,
John
Chinn,
James
Kiok,
Thaddeus
McCarty,
Thomas
Griffin,
Thomas
Lawson,
Edwin
Conway,
William
Montague,
in
place of Charles Carter, in 1776, Henry Towles,
James Newby, William Sydnor, John Berryman, Colonel John Tayloe, James
Brent, William Chewning, James Ball, Jr..
In 1786, Cyrus Griffin is appointed to attend the Episcopal
Convention in Richmond, and James Ball to attend the examination of the
Rev. Edward Jones at the court-house. For what purpose and of what
character that examination was, is not certainly known, but it is
believed to have been a kind of trial under a canon of Virginia. Thus
ends the vestry-book. [Mead. "Old Church Records of Virginia." Vol. 1
-2. Vol 2 online by Walker, Ruth. "Old Church Records of Virginia."
part 2.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?ball::va::13769.html]
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Ball Library coorespondence. Dorothy Helmut 12/01/02, email -
mbwlibrary.rivnet.net.
Cukro, Diane, Virginia
Surnames website. http://www.vanygenealogy.com/
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of
the Glassell Familis of Scotland and Virginia, also the Families of
Ball, Brown, Bryan, Conway, Daniel, Ewell, Lewis, Littlepage, Moncure,
Peyton, Robinson, Scott, Taylor, Wallace, and others, of Virginia and
Maryland. copyrighted 1885, Wilks-Barre, Penn'a, 1891
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Meade, William. Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia,
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II. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1857
Lewis, Mrs. Elizabeth. Colonial Churches in the Original Colony
of Virginia - A Series of Sketches by Especially Qualified
Writers. Richmond Southern Churchman Co., 1908
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