*In Amasa J. Parker's 1897 "Landmarks of Albany County" on page 69 it says
of John Peter Ball of Berne: "Once while plowing in his field, during the
war of 1812, he was suddenly confronted by Indians and taken prisoner, he
was returned unharmed." *
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*Could that be real, or is it more likely to be family legend?*
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*Harold Miller*
*AlbanyHilltowns.com*