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Church Sexton. She (Keziah) married Edward Ball in 1693 and together they raised eleven children. Evidence of the hardships that the couple faced can be found in the Vestry Book of Christ’s Church Parish in Middlesex County, Virginia. In that time, people of need were given the job of Church Sexton as a means of providing financial support. Edward Ball (in those days spelled ‘Bawl’) was appointed sexton of “Ye Midle Chappel” on October 12, 1714. He was paid for his duties every October. As were most others in Colonial Virginia, Edward was paid in the local currency. Each year, until his death in 1726, he was paid 600 pounds of tobacco. After Edward’s death, Kezia received the same compensation of 600 pounds of tobacco as Acting Sexton until her death in 1736. |
Kesiah Osborne