Maybe one of these Ball's married a Pritchard. This whole idea could be hear-say from a cousin so I am "fishing" to get to the bottom to prove him wrong or correct.
Major James Ball died on Oct. 13, 1754, at the age of 76. In his will, he left the southern part of his Crooked Run Vally lands in excess of 2,000 acres to his son, Colonel James Ball and 5,000 acres of the land was divided among his daughter Sinah (McCarthy), four grand sons: Jesse Ball, James Ewell, Sr., James Ewell, Jr. and John Selden (?)