Family and Education
bap. ?27 Sept. 1601, 1st s. of John Ball of Wokingham, Berks. and Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Webb of Ruscombe.IGI; Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvi), ii. 62. educ. Wadham, Oxf. 30 Oct. 1618;Al. Ox. L. Inn, 1 Sept. 1623;LI Admiss. i. 194. m. 16 July 1627, Alice, da. of Richard Waltham of St Gregory by St Paul’s, London, 5s. (1 d.v.p.), 2da. suc. fa. 1628.St Gregory by St Paul’s, London, par. reg.; Vis. Berks. ii. 62. bur. 21 Nov. 1647 21 Nov. 1647.St Dunstan-in-the-West, London, par. reg.
Offices Held

Colonial: member, Providence Island Co. 2 Dec. 1633.CSP Col. 1574–1660, p. 173.

Legal: called, L. Inn 10 June 1634.LI Black Bks. ii. 318. Att. of the pleas, exch. bef. 1635.Vis. Berks. ii. 62.

Local: commr. London assessment, Westminster 5 Sept. 1643; assessment, Berks. 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647; Hant, Mdx., Wilts. 23 June 1647; commr. for Berks. 25 June 1644; A. and O. oyer and terminer, Mdx. 13 Jan. 1644-aft. Jan. 1645;C181/5, ff. 231v, 247. sewers, London 14 Jan., 15 Dec. 1645; Mdx. 7 Apr., 15 Oct. 1645;C181/5, ff. 247v, 261v, 262v, 266v. levying of money, Hants 10 June 1645; Westminster militia, 9 Sept. 1647.A. and O.

Religious: trier, 12th London classis, 30 Sept. 1645, 26 Sept. 1646; LJ vii. 616; A. and O. elder, St Dunstan-in-the-West, London 3 Aug. 1646–d.GL, MS 3016/1 (St Dunstan-in-the-West vestry mins. 1588–1663), p. 280.

Central: member, cttee. for indemnity, 6 Oct. 1647.CJ v. 327b.

: Berks. and St Dunstan-in-the-West, London., Chancery Lane.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
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BALL, William (?1601-47), of Barkham, Berks. and Chancery Lane, St Dunstan-in-the-West, London.

Will
17 Nov., pr. 14 Dec. 1647.PROB11/202/594.
Estates
house in Chancery Lane, 1639-d.; assessed at £6 p.a. (in lands) on estate in Chancery Lane, 1640, on which he paid 48s;GL, MSS 10344, 10346 (St Dunstan’s in the West par. regs.), unfol.; E115/17/103. property in Southampton, Hants, 1647; Lock’s farm, Wokingham, by 1647. PROB11/202/594.
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