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Samuel Ball, a Black Loyalist, made his way to the Chester area in the latter part of the 18th century and became a vibrant part of the community. During this month we will highlight a few things we have discovered about his journey and life and share links to other important sites in Nova Scotia.
Apr 9, 2019 · Who was Samuel Ball? The enigmatic Ball was a former American slave born in South Carolina in 1765. Following the end of the American Revolution, the free man relocated to...
Oct 5, 2022 · Samuel Ball was an escaped slave. Black Loyalist Heritage Centre. There are certain details that are known for sure. Born in 1764 or 1765 in South Carolina, Samuel Ball spent the first 11...
Dec 6, 2023 · Samuel Ball was the largest landowner on Oak Island. Samuel arrived at Oak Island around 1787, according to historian Michael East. Eight years later, the legendary Money Pit of Oak Island was uncovered, and according to some unverified sources, Ball was present at the time.
Dec 28, 2021 · Alas, the unfortunate truth is that if the treasure was in fact Anderson's, it was most likely discovered and taken by Samuel Ball, a former slave who purchased a huge chunk of the island...
There are no known photos or etchings of an early Loyalist Black settler named Samuel Ball. That wouldn’t be so unusual if it wasn’t for the fact that Ball — a cabbage farmer who lived for decades on Oak Island — was one of the richest men in the province.
The three eventually purchased land on Oak Island, as did Samuel Ball, a formerly enslaved person, writes Randall Sullivan in The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the...
Sep 29, 2020 · A slave, cabbage farmer and eventually one of the richest men in Nova Scotia, the mystery of Samuel Ball may be as intriguing as anything else in the history of the Oak Island legend. Despite the...
Sep 15, 2018 · This is the story of Samuel Ball told by Charles Barkhouse when we went on a tour of Oak Island. Charles' narrative is knowledgeable, inciteful and engaging....
Jan 4, 2017 · Ball was a black man in an age when that made it tough to make a living in an already harsh frontier environment. But he ended up a cabbage farmer and spent a good chunk of his life living on Oak...