An American Family History

Elizabeth Fiske Ball was born on January 19, 1667/1668 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Lieutenant Nathan Fiske and Elizabeth Fry.  

She married a weaver and husbandman, James Ball, on January 16, 1693/94. James was born on March 7, 1669/70. His father was John Ball and Sarah Bullard.

James and Elizabeth's children were James Ball (February 2, 1693/94), Nathan Ball (February 28, 1694/95), John Ball (July 22, 1697), Elizabeth Ball (April 8, 1699), Sarah Ball Hastings (September 1, 1700), Abigail Ball Livermore (June 5, 1702), Elizabeth Ball Fuller (April 9, 1705), and Susannah Ball Stearns (March 16, 1706/07).  

James died February  22, 1729 and Elizabeth died in 1740 in Watertown.

Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts edited by William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910

(III) John [Ball] (3), son of John (2) Ball, was born about 1644. He married, October 17, 1665, Sarah Bullard, daughter of George and Beatrice Bullard, of Watertown. He lived most of the time at Watertown, but presumably had interests in Lancaster and vicinity, whither several of his children went.

Children: 1. Sarah, born July 11, 1666, married, March 13. 1684-85, Allen Flagg, of Watertown.
2. John, June 29, 1668, died at Waltham, October 24, 1752.
3. James, March 7, 1670. mentioned below.
4. Joseph, May 4, 1674, will proved April 8, 1730.
5. Jonathan, March 29. 1680, died about 1727.
6. Daniel, August 2, 1683, died March 9, 1717-18; married, October 10, 1708, Mary Earle.
7. Abigail, October 5, 1686.

(IV) James [Ball], son of John (3) Ball, was born March 7, 1670, died February 22, 1729/30. His will was made the day before he died. He was a weaver by trade. He married, January 16, 1693-94, Elizabeth Fiske, born January 19, 1667-68.

Children:
1. James, born February 2, 1694, at Watertown, settled in 1720 with brother Nathan in Northborough on what has since been called Ball Hill; his son was the famous Dr. Stephen Ball, of Northborough.
2. Nathan, February 28, 1695-96, died 1768.
3. John, July 22, 1697, mentioned below.
4. Elizabeth, April 2, 1699, died 1703.
5. Sarah, September 1, 1700, married, August 5, 1726, Daniel Hastings.
6. Abigail, June 5, 1702, married, June 23, 1723, Deacon Jonathan Livermore.
7. Elizabeth, April 9, 1705, married, April 9, 1728, Thomas Fuller, of Newton.
8. Susannah, March 1, 1707-08, married, December 3, 1729, Josiah Stearns.