Records indicate John Ball lived his entire life in Watertown. He was a weaver, having learned the trade from his grandfather Pearce.

Watertown Records show the following:
January 3, 1656/67 - "These are to testifye, yt John Baall wth the consent of the selct men, hath two of his children as apprentices unto John pearce Senior untill ye come to the age as the law pvides, yt is to say, John the son of John Baall, untill he come, to the age of 21 yeares, in wch time the sd John pearce, is to find him sufficiency of meate drinke & cloathes, & the above named John Baall is to obey all those lawfull comands given by the sd John pearce & his wife, at the end of his tearme, John pearce is to give John Baall, a Loome fitted to fall to work, and double apparrell, with the trade of weaving, he is all to instruct him, & to learne him to read the English tongue, & to teach him & instruct him in the knowledge of God ... ".

In 1675 John received 16 shillings, 8 pence from the town for weaving done for Ned Sanders.

Town Records reflects the following:
John Ball an aged man Deced the, 8th, day of may 1722

• Married: 17 AUG 1665 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts ⁷
• Note:

  Watertown Massachusetts Town Records shows the following:
  John Ball Junior & Sary Bullard Maryd 17 (8) mo 1665 ( which I read as August 17th)
  
  ** Note John Savage's A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, states John and Sarah were married October 17, 1665.

1. Sarah BALL b: 11 JUL 1665 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
2. John BALL b: 29 JUN 1668 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
3. James BALL b: 7 MAR 1670 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
4. Joseph BALL b: 4 MAY 1674 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
5. Jonathan BALL b: 29 MAR 1680 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
6. Daniel BALL b: 2 AUG 1683 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
7. Abigail BALL b: 5 OCT 1686 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

1. Title: Ancestry.com Family Data Collection - Individual Records - Jonathan Ball, Parents:John Ball & Sara Bullard Ballard, Birth: March 19, 1680 Watertown MA
2. Title: History of Watertown Massachusetts, Henry Bond
3. Title: Michael J Roman - Ancestry of Hattie E J Bruce - the John Ball Family
4. Title: A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692 By James Savage Volume #1 Pgs 101 - 112 Baldwin - Bangs
5. Title: The Descendants of John Ball of Watertown, Massachusetts 1630 - 1635 by Frank Densmore Warren
6. Title: Watertown Massachusetts Records of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1630 - 1822 Second Book, Pg 69, John Ball, May 8, 1722
7. Title: Watertown Massachusetts Records of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1630 - 1822 First Book, Pg 27, John Ball Junior Sary Bullard