Notes:

John Coming Ball (1714-1764). Son of Elias Ball; son-in-law of John
Gendron (1690-1754); father-in-law of Keating Simons, Benjamin Smith
(1735-1790), and Henry Smith (1727-1780); brother-in-law of John Ashby
(1698-1729), George Austin, Philip Dawes, John Gendron (d.1755), Henry
Laurens (1724-1792), and John Vicaridge.

John Coming Ball was born in South Carolina, the younger and favorite
son of Elias Ball by his first wife, Elizabeth Harleston. Following his
mother's death in 1720, he was sent to Charleston for schooling, where he
studied arithmatic under a Mr. Newberry and took dancing lessons. He wed
Catherine Gendron, daughter of John Gendron and Elizabeth Mazyck, in
1742. Four of their six children reached maturity: Elias, Elizabeth (m.
Henry Smith), Catherine (m. Benjamin Smith), and Ann (m. Richard Waring).
Catherine Gendron Ball died 23 September 1755, and 10 months later Ball
married Judith Boisseau, a widow, by whom he had five children. Of these,
only John Coming and Eleanor (m. 1st John Wilson, 2nd Keating Simons),
born six months after her father's death, survived.
Ball inherited 1,270 acres at Three Mile Head and 800 acres in Hell
Hole Swamp from his father, purchased 8,889 acres himself, and obtained a
3,500 acre grant. These lands were located in the parishes of St. James
Santee, St. John Berkely, and St. Stephen in the vicinity of the eastern
branch of the Cooper River and Hell Hole and Wambaw swamps. In addition,
he and his brother-in-law Henry Laurens entered into a plantation
partnership and bought 3,000 acres in Wambaw Swamp.
From Hyde Park, his 600 acre resident plantation on the eastern branch
of the Cooper River, Ball managed his own tremendous holdings, supervised
the operations of the Wambaw partnership, and maintained a close watch on
the actions of the overseer at Laurens' Mepkin. In conjunction with his
planting, he had an interest in two schooners, the WAMBAW and the
SPEEDWELL. Considering the magnitude of his planting responsibilities, it
is understandable that he found little time for public duties. He was
elected to the Commons House in 1751 from St. John Berkely, but as had
his father, he declined to serve. In 1738 he was admitted to the South
Carolina Society.
At the time of his death 4 October 1765 John Coming Ball was a highly
successful planter as indicated by the acreage he owned.

John married Catherine Gendron in 1742. Catherine (daughter of John Gendron and Elizabeth Mazyck) was born about 1720; died on 23 Sep 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elias Ball was born about 1743; and died.
2. Elizabeth Ball was born about 1745; and died.
3. Catherine Ball was born about 1746; and died.
4. Ann Ball was born about 1748; and died.

John married Judith Boisseau in 1756. Judith was born about 1720; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Coming Ball was born about 1760; and died.
2. Eleanor Ball was born in 1765; and died.

Notes:

ELIAS BALL (1676?-1751). Father of John Coming Ball; grandfather of Henry
Laurens (1763-1821) and John Laurens; father-in-law of John Ashby
(1698-1729), George Austin, Philip Dawes, Henry Laurens (1724-1792), and
John Vicaridge.
Elias Ball was born in the parish of Stockentine, Devonshire, the second
son of William Ball, a farmer. About 1698 he immigrated to South
Carolina, where his father's half-brother, John Coming, had already
settled. He inherited Comingtee at the 'tee' of the Cooper River from
John Coming's widow, Affra. In 1701 he married Elizabeth Harleston who
was a relative of his aunt, Affra Coming. They had many children, but
only four survived childhood: Anne (m. 1st Philip Dawes. 2nd George
Austin), Elias, Elizabeth (m. 1st John Ashby, 2nd John Vicaridge, 3rd
Richard Shubrick), and John Coming. Elizabeth Harleston Ball died in
1720, and within eleven months, much to the consternation of his first
wife's family, Elias Ball remarried. His second wife was Mary Delamere, a
girl no older than his eldest daughter. Their union produced seven
offspring, but only Eleanor (m. Henry Laurens) reached adulthood..

Elias married Elizabeth Harleston in 1698 in England. Elizabeth was born in 1678 in England; died in 1721 in South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Berthol married Lydia Scaly in 1640 in Stockenstine, England. Lydia was born in 1622 in Devonshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]