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1833. He married Ann Mark, daughter of
Juhn Mark, from Ulster, Ireland, founder
of the rirst Presbyterian church in Freder-
icksburg. His daughter, Ann, married Gov.
Thomas \V. Gilmer.
Ball, William Lcc, son of James Ball of "Cewdley/'and Frances Downman, his wife, born in Lancaster county, Virginia, Janu- ary 2. 1781; received a liberal schooling; served as paymaster in the war with Great L'ritain in 1812, assigned to Xinety-second \'irginia Regiment: elected 10 the fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth con- gresses, serving from March 4, 1817, until his death, February 28, 1824, in Washmg- tc^n, D. C. He married Mary Pierce, dangh- tci of Joseph Pierce and Judith Lee, his wife, daughter of Kendall Lee.
Banister, John (q. v.).
Banks, Linn, born in Madison (then Cul- peper) county. \'irginia, January 23, 1784; member of house of delegates, and for twen- t\ successive } ears served as speaker of that body : elected as a Democrat to the twenty- fifth congress, to fill vacancy caused by res- ignation of John M. Patton; re-elected to iwenty-sixth congress and served from May 19. 1838, to March 3. 1841 ; presented cre- dentials as a member-elect to the twenty-sev- enth congress, but his election was success- fully contested by William Smith, who took his seat December 6, 1841 ; was drowned while attempting to ford the Conway river in iladison county, Virginia, January 13, 1842.
Barbour, Philip P. (q. v.).
Barbour, John Strode, son of Mordecai Flarbour and Elizabeth Strode, his wife, born in Culpeper county, Virginia, August 8,
1790; was graduated from William and
Mary College in 1808; studied law and was
admitted to the bar; in the war of 1812 was
aide-de-camp to General Madison : served
as member of house of delegates ; elected as
a States Rights Republican to eighteenth,
nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first and twen-
ty-second congresses, serving from March 4,
1823, to March 3, 1833: member of Virginia
constitutional convention of 1829-30; chair-
man of Democratic National Convention
that nominated Franklin Pierce for the
presidency, 1852; died in Culpeper county,
Virginia, January 12, 1855. He was a first
cousin of Gov. James Carbour.
Barton, Richard Walker, born on the "Shady Oak" farm, Frederick county, \'ir- ginia. in 1800; pursued academic studies; studied law, was admitted to bar, and prac- ticed in Winchester, \'irginia : served sev- eral terms in the Virginia house of dele- gates: elected as a Whig to the twenty- seventh congress, serving from March 4. 1841, to March 3, .1843: died in Frederick county, \ irginia, March 15, 1859. He was son of Richard Peter Carton and ilartha Walker, his wife, daughter of Dr. Walker, of Dinwiddie county. Richard Peter Bar- ton was a son of Rev. Thomas Barton and Esther Rittenhouse, sister of David Ritten- house, of Pennsylvania, the distinguished scientist.
Bassett, Burwell, son of Burwell Bassett and Anna Maria Dandridge, sister of ^Irs. Washington, born in New Kent county, Vir- ginia. March 18, 1764; attended William and Mary College : member of house of delegates in 1789; member of state senate, 1798-1799, 1802-1803: elected as a Democratic Repub- lican to ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth
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