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Capt. John Hall

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Death: November 25, 1711 (63)
Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Hall, of Middletown and Mary Hall
Husband of Elizabeth Hall and Hannah Hall
Father of Jonathan Hall; Daniel Hall; Elizabeth Cornwall; John Hall and Richard Hall
Brother of Mary Martín; Jane Stevens; Richard Hall; Anna Andrews; Clement Hall and 1 other

Occupation: Mariner
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About John Hall, of Middletown

John Hall, of Middletown

  • Birth: Sep 20 1648 - Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT
  • Death: Nov. 25, 1711 - Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT
  • Parents: Richard Hall, Mary
  • Spouse: Elizabeth Cornwall - married 13 November 1669, Middletown
  • Spouse: Hannah Henchman - 22 November 1705, Middletown

Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 717 "of Mid[dletown]"

According to Shephard's Hx of Halls of Wallingford p 35, this John and Elizabeth Hall of Middletown and New Haven had another son Giles, brother of Richard b 1672,


Children of William and Mary (unknown) Cornwall:

8. Elizabeth Cornwall b. January 1652 at Middletown, m. Capt John Hall about 1669, 8 children[21][22]

Husband: Capt John Hall, Sr. 1648 - 1711. He married 2nd to Hannah Henchman m. Nov 22 1705

Children

  1. John Hall 1670 - ?
  2. Jacob Hall 1673 - ?
  3. Samuel Hall 1678 - ?
  4. Elizabeth Hall 1684 - 1689
  5. Richard Hall 1672 - 1726
  6. Jonathan Hall 1676 - ?
  7. Giles Hall 1680 - 1750
  8. Daniel Hall 1689 - 1751

Connecticut Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 for John Hall, Hartford Probate Records, Vol. 7-8, 1700-1716: The last will and testament of Capt. John Hall, late of Middletown, deceased:

I John Hall Senior of Middletown…

I give to my son Daniel besides that I have already made sure to him by deed of gift…excepting two young heifers of mine in the woods that came of my son Jacob’s breed, of which I give to my son Richard, the eldest of them and to my son Giles, the other. All these I give with these exceptions to my son Daniel and his heirs forever, he pay to my wife and his mother-in-law (which means mother by law—stepmother) six pounds per annum in current silver money or provisions at money price, so long as she lives a widow and to my son Jonathan’s daughters ten pounds…within one year after they shall be married, and also provide and give to my wife a mourning suite, as also five shillings to each of my son Johns two daughters as soon as I shall decease.

I give to my other two sons Richard and Giles all my lands on the east side of the Great River in Middletown of swamp meadow and upland…

I give to my grandson Samuel, son of my son Richard, all that land in Wallingford…

Also, my will is that my beloved wife shall have what room…

And further my will is that my three sons Richard, Giles and Daniel be joint executors to this my last will and testament…23 November 1711.

An Inventory of the Estate of Capt. John Hall, late of Middletown, deceased taken by us the subscribers 28 January 1711/12 (image 442-443 of 511)


LifeSketch: John Hall
Birth: 1647
Death: Nov. 25, 1711
Connecticut, USA
In the 64th year of his age.
Family links:

Spouse: Hannah (Henchman) Sumner Hall (1653 - 1719)*

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Inscription:
Here Lyeth the Body of Capt John Hall, who Departed this life November ye 25th 1711, in ye 64th year of his Age
NOTE: An apparently complete set of epitaphs transcribed from this cemetery is in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 15 (1861), page 161. The article can be viewed online at http://www.archive.org/stream/newenglandhisto65unkngoog#page/n9/mod...
Burial:
Riverside Cemetery
Middletown
Middlesex County
Connecticut, USA
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Created by: Judith
Record added: Aug 25, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9364044



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References

  1. Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 717 "of Mid[dletown]"
  2. WikiTree contributors, "Elizabeth (Cornwall) Hall (1652-bef.1705)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cornwall-91 : accessed 21 November 2024).
  3. WikiTree contributors, "Mary (Unknown) Cornwell (abt.1618-aft.1678)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-239827 : accessed 21 November 2024). cites
    1. 21. #S5 New England Marriages Prior to 1700 page 334
    2. 22. #S2 William Cornwall and His Descendants
  4. WikiTree contributors, "John Hall Sr (1648-1711)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hall-8408 : accessed 21 November 2024).
  5. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KN6B-9LP
  6. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Vol. II, 1700-1729; Compiled by Charles William Manwaring; R. S. Peck & Co., Printers, Hartford, Conn., 1904., pg. 215.
  7. Halls of New England (Richard & Mary) < link > 2. John, b. Sept. 20, 1648 (Family 6).
  8. The Halls of New England :. Genealogical and biographical. by Hall, David Brainard, 1812- (Publication date 1883). Page 4-5. < Archive.Org >
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John Hall, of Middletown's Timeline

1648
September 20, 1648
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
1670
October 26, 1670
Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut
1672
1672
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1676
March 15, 1676
Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut
1688
January 12, 1688
Connecticut, United States
1711
November 25, 1711
Age 63
Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1928
May 5, 1928
Age 63