William Boarman (1630-1709), the progenitor of this family, was born in England. When he came to Maryland is not known but the first record of him living there shows him living with the Jesuit priest at the age of fifteen. He was married (1) to Sarah Linle (d. ca. 1669); (2) prior to 1673 to Mary Mathews; and (3) by 1686 to Mary Jarboe, the daughter of Colonel John Jarboe. The will of William Boarman was probated in Charles Co., Maryland on June 17, 1709. He fathered twelve children. Descendants live in Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland and elsewhere.

John Ball was born in Stafford County, Virginia. He married Winifred Williams. She was probably his second wife. He had eight known children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Kansas and Texas.

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