A Ball Family Historical Collection
Introduction
The Dubose family is closely connected with the early history of the Ball family in colonial South Carolina. The family of Isaac DuBosc was among the earliest families in the Province of Carolina, settling along the Santee River in the late seventeenth century. Through marriage, landholding, military service, and family relationships, the Dubose family became connected with the Ball family and other families of St. Stephens Parish and Craven County.
This collection preserves historical records and family material relating to the Dubose family and its connections with the Ball family, including the Gourdine family relationship found in the will of Sampson Ball, Jr., early colonial records, and surviving land records.
Sampson Ball, Jr. and the Dubose Connection
Colonial South Carolina
Sampson Ball, Jr. died 7 August 1765 at his plantation in St. Stephens Parish, Craven County, South Carolina, a young man, unmarried and without issue. In his will he divided his estate between his Gourdine and Dubose kinsmen on his mother’s side of the family.
Sampson Ball, St. Stephens Parish, Craven County. Uncles: Peter Gourdin; Isaac Gourdin; Theodore Gourdin, executor. Cousin: Jonathan Dubose. He left the residue of his estate to the first child, male or female, of his uncle Theodore Gourdin upon reaching 21 years of age or marriage.
Witnesses: Gabriel Marion, Isaac Dubose, and Rene Richburg. The will was dated 7 August 1765, proved 30 May 1766, and recorded in Will Book RR, page 138.
The Isaac DuBosc Family
The family of Isaac DuBosc was among the earliest families in the Province of Carolina. Isaac DuBosc came to Charles Towne about 1685–1687 and settled along the Santee River.
The “List of French and Swiss Refugees in the Province of Carolina who wished to be Naturalized English,” prepared in 1695–1696, included Isaac DuBosc, son of Louis DuBosc and Anne DuBosc of Dieppe in Normandy, France, and Suzanne DuBosc, his wife, daughter of Pierre and Susane Couillandeau, native of “La Tramblade” in Xaintonge.
Suzanne DuBosc’s mother was Marie (not Susane) Fougeraut Couillandeau, who married secondly Moise Brigaud. In 1688, Marie sold Lot No. 90 in Charles Towne, which she had purchased from Henry Hughes. The deed refers to her daughter Suzanne Dubose and her son-in-law Isaac Dubose. On this document, Isaac signed his name “Dubos.”
The Dubose Family and the Ball Family
The connection between the Dubose and Ball families is documented in the will of Sampson Ball, Jr., dated 7 August 1765. Sampson named members of both his Gourdine and Dubose kin and identified Jonathan Dubose as his cousin.
The will was witnessed by Gabriel Marion, Isaac Dubose, and Rene Richburg, demonstrating the close association of the Ball, Dubose, Gourdine, Marion, and Richburg families in St. Stephens Parish and Craven County, South Carolina.
These family relationships form part of the larger network of colonial families whose descendants later appear throughout the Pee Dee region and in the westward migration of related families into Mississippi and Louisiana.
Historical Documents
Figure 1. Plat of 100 acres surveyed for Peter DuBose, Craven County, South Carolina, 1 July 1766; returned 1 February 1767.
Peter DuBose Land Plat. This original South Carolina survey records a tract of 100 acres surveyed for Peter DuBose in Craven County, South Carolina, on 1 July 1766 and returned 1 February 1767. The plat is an important surviving record of the DuBose family’s presence and landholding in colonial South Carolina.
References
- South Carolina colonial land plat for Peter DuBose, surveyed 1 July 1766, returned 1 February 1767.
- Will of Sampson Ball, Jr., St. Stephens Parish, Craven County, dated 7 August 1765, proved 30 May 1766, Will Book RR, p. 138.
- Colonial records concerning Isaac DuBosc and Suzanne DuBosc and the French and Swiss refugees of Carolina.
DuBose–Warren–Ball Family Connection
DuBose–Ball Family Connection
The DuBose and Ball families became directly connected through the descendants of Martha DuBose and John Elias Warren V. Their son John Warren was the father of Elizabeth Warren, born 15 June 1783 at Midway in Liberty County, Georgia.
Elizabeth Warren married Sampson Edward Ball, thereby joining the Warren–DuBose line to the Ball family. This marriage provides the direct genealogical connection between the DuBose and Ball families represented in this collection.
Sources and References
Primary Sources
- South Carolina colonial records concerning Isaac DuBosc (DuBose), Suzanne Couillandeau, and the French and Swiss refugees of Carolina.
- South Carolina colonial land plat for Peter DuBose, 100 acres, Craven County; surveyed 1 July 1766 and returned 1 February 1767.
- Will of Sampson Ball, Jr., St. Stephens Parish, Craven County; dated 7 August 1765, proved 30 May 1766, Will Book RR, p. 138.
- Colonial deed concerning Marie Fougeraut Couillandeau, her daughter Suzanne DuBose, and son-in-law Isaac DuBose, Charles Towne, 1688.
Genealogical Materials
- DuBose family pedigree and family records documenting the line of Isaac DuBose → John DuBose → Martha DuBose.
- Warren family records documenting Martha DuBose and John Elias Warren V, their son John Warren, and granddaughter Elizabeth Warren.
- Ball family records documenting the marriage of Elizabeth Warren and Sampson Edward Ball.