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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.
One of the show’s most memorable episodes was The Mystery of Samuel Ball (series 4, episode 8). In it, the Michigan-born siblings and their team discover some compelling evidence which links a freed black slave to the enigma that is Oak Island.
Born in South Carolina in 1765 to a very poor black family, Samuel was born into a life of misery, a hopeless life with no future. His family were in fact, slaves for the rich landlords of the infamous southern plantations.
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...
Feb 12, 2021 · 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.
Samuel Ball was an ex-slave who escaped from a North Carolina plantation in the 18th century. He fought on the side of the British during the Revolutionary War. By the time of his death, he was the largest landholder in Nova Scotia.
Between his marriage to Catherine and 1809, Samuel Ball made four more purchases of land on Oak Island. By 1809, Samuel owned 20 (or 24) acres of Oak Island. His last purchase, Lot 31 abutted a vacant Lot 32, which was predominantly useless marsh, what would become known as the Swamp.
Mar 6, 2018 · Samuel Ball was such a man. His beginnings were not the same as the farmers he shared the soil of Oak Island with. Born in South Carolina in 1765 to a very poor black family, Samuel was on the very brink of a new age for men of his comparison.
