Notes
Ref#27:
Resided for some years 1806 to 1831 in Goshen, Orange County, New York.
and was sheriff of the County. In 1851 he was elected justice of the
peace in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Was a Democratic candidate of assembly
in 1851. Resided in Michigan City, Indiana 1835 to 1845.
Ref#21:
He lived in Goshen NJ, later in Michigan City, Ind, later in Bloomfield,
NJ. Children: Sarah E, Anthony D, Nathaniel C, John, Mary C, Hannah E,
Joseph E, Harriet E, Orlo [note from JR: I've never seen Orlo listed
anywhere else]
The following family history was sent to Joanne Rabun by Iva Hubbard Cook
1994. This account was recorded in The history of Lake County, Indiana by
T.H. Ball:
Pg. 107, Encyclopedia of Genealogy & Biography of Lake Co., Indiana by
Rev. T.H. Ball has this to say about Amzi L. BALL: The name Amsi L. BALL,
occurs quite frequently in the earliest history of Lake county. He was
one of the more mature menactive and prominent in laying the foundations
of civil and social institutions. He came with his son, John Ball, from
the State of New York in 1836. To which band of the large family of Balls
emigrating from England between 1630 and 1640 he belonged is not known.
In March, 1837, an election was held at his house, also at the house of
Russell Eddy and at the house of Samuel D. Bryant, at which election,
having received seventy-eight votes for county Commissioner, he was
elected for three years; but he resigned this office in the summer in
order to be a candidate at the August election for Representative to
Indianapolis. Lake county voted for him, but Porter county, with which
Lake for some years was united in electing a Representative, did not. He
gave up a certainty for an uncertainty and so lost both offices. He was
rather tall in person, a fluent speaker, a man capable and ambitious. He
was, as the political parties of those days were designed, a Democrat,
and Solon Robinson, who had been the "Squatter King" of Lake, was a
strong Whig. Politically these two, both ambitious men, were not
friendly, and each had the credit in those days of defeating to some
extent the political aspirations of the other. Amsi L. Ball, while not
holding office, continued to be an influential and prominent citizen,
but, about 1851 or soon after, he returned to the State of New York after
a residence here of about fifteen years. Of his son's sojourn here but
little is known.
From The history of Orange Co., NY, Ruttenber & Clark 1881 pg. 549: "A.L.
Ball was appointed May 14th 1821 in Goshen as a member of a committee to
solicit funds to help pay for collecting the bones of men killed by the
Indians in the battle of Minisink many years before. The remains were to
be reburied and a monument erected in their memory. The dedication was
held July 22, 1822. Capt. (Samuel?) Ball was one of the aides to the
Marshall of the day."
Ruth Knapton, a descendant of Amzi L. Ball, was researching the possible
connection of a Rev. Amzi Lewis who also lived in Orange Co., NY.
Following are some notes from her research which were sent to me by the
Historical Society in Orange Co.:
FROM COLONIAL CLERGY OF THE MIDDLE COLONIES:
"Amzi Lewis, A.M., b. Waterbury, CT 29 Oct 1746, son of Deacon Samuel and
Hannah (Rew) Lewis, A.B., Y.C., 1768, A.M.; Ord. Blooming Grove (Orange),
N.Y., 9 Apr 1772, for Florida and Warwick, these two churches being 5
miles apart; sett. Warwick (Orange), New York 1772-1777; Florida (Orange)
1772 Nov 1787, North Salem (Westchester), New York 1787-June 1795. Inst.,
Stamford, CT., Presby Church, 26 Dec. 1795-1819; Cong: Presb: d. Stamford
CT 5 Apr 1819 age 72."
From HISTORY OF ORANGE CO., NEW YORK (Rutenber):
(Under churches in Warwick, Blooming Grove (Orange), Florida)
"Rev. Amzi (Amziah) Lewis was minister in Blooming Grove 1768-69. Ord.
Blooming Grove (Orange). Served in Warwick and Florida (Blooming Grove)
69-87. Two churches 5 miles apart. Part of the time serving both churches
and later only one."
Assessment Roll Warwick 1775 - Rev. Amzi Lewis 4 (4 LB) 5 S 3 D.
From the 1790 Goshen, Orange Co., New York Federal Census:
Page 139 - Lewis, Ichabod 7M 2F 1 slave
Page 139 - Ball, Jonathan 2M 2F
From the 1810 Goshen, Orange Co., New York Federal Census:
Page 457 - Isaac Lewis, 8 children, wife
Page 457 - Amzi Lewis Ball, 6 children, wife
Page 503 - Samuel G. Lewis, 3 children, wife
From the 1820 Goshen, Orange Co., New York Federal Census:
Page 744 - Amzi Lewis Ball, 13 children, wife
1820 - Federal census (New York)
Hanover Presb. Church Records
History of Lake Co., Indiana
DAR Applic. for Capt. Samuel Ball
1850 - Federal census (New Jersey)
Marriage license of son John names him as father
The J.R. Burnet Journal (names him as son of Dea. Samuel of Hanover)
22 Feb 1784 - birth (probably christening)
1805 - marriage to Jane Crane, Bloomfield, Essex Co., New Jersey
1806 - moved to Goshen, Orange Co., New York (Sheriff of the County)
1812 - Captain in War of 1812
1820 - fed. census Goshen, Orange Co., New York
1830 - fed. census Goshen, Orange Co., New York 300070111200114
1831 - returned to "near" Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey
Aug 1835 to 1845 - Michigan City, Indiana
1836 - Winfield Twp., Lake Co., Indiana (named as father on his son
John's marriage certificate)
May 1837 - elected Lake Co., Indiana County Commissioner (democrat)
1850 - on Bloomfield Twp., NJ Fed. Census, pg. 158, Amzi L. Ball age 66,
farmer, born NJ; Jane age 65, born NJ; Sarah age 40; Eleazer Crane age
75, farmer $6,000 born NJ
1851 - elected justice of the peace in Bloomfield, NJ
1851 - Democratic candidate for assembly
1860 - died in Montclair, New Jersey
Ref#190:
9. POST OFFICE
Mention has been made of Nathaniel H. Baldwin, the first postmaster of
the town. His appointment was made during the administration of President
Jackson, 1830. A high lead-colored desk with pigeon-holes for each letter
of the alphabet represented the office kept in a side room in Capt.
Munn's Tavern. The rate of postage was graduated by the distance the
letter traveled and the postage was paid on its receipt. I remember well
my first letter from this office and the cost, twenty-five cents, the
letter having been mailed at Baton Rouge, La., by my brother. In 1841,
Calvin S. Baldwin succeeded N.H. Baldwin and the post-office desk was
moved to its new quarters in the tailor shop of Mr. Baldwin, which was
the westerly part of the frame building on Bloomfield Avenue near the
corner of North Fullerton Avenue. The part used for tailor shop and
post-office was recently torn down for the new Kern building. Mr. Baldwin
lived in the part of the house still standing. He was also for many years
the leader of the church choir. Succeeding postmasters were ** Amzi Ball
**, Esq., William Jacobus, John C. Doremus, C.P. Sandford and George A.
Van Gieson.
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