Exciting News!!!!

I just received word that I have officially been accepted to the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) National Society for my 6th g-grandfather, Lt Brian Hall effective July 5th. I have attended several local meetings in anticipation of being accepted, but it’s nice to finally be official and quite an honor! and how appropriate that I was accepted just after our day of Independence!

The DAR organization promotes historic preservation, patriotism and education through the work of 32 related committees. There are more than 168,000 members in over 3,000 chapters nationwide!

I had to provide proof for each date and place, for each generation, starting with myself and going back lineally to Brian. In the first three generations, these proofs had to consist of photocopies of birth, marriage, and death documents. For other generations back to the Brian, I had to provide proof such as cemetery records, obituaries, probate records, wills, census records and published vital records. Relationships between generations HAD to be proven.

After gathering all the data, it had to be input on to the application and printed on special paper. Special thanks go to Jane Lasselle, the Anna Stickney chapter regent. Without her, I would still be working on my application! Of course I pulled everything together and realized at the 11th hour that I didn’t have my husband’s birth certificate! Ironic that one of the easiest parts of my research, held the submission up another 10 days.

My National Number is 883721 – http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/Search/default.cfm?myaction=acknowledge

Mary (Pendleton) Brettun Cross Morey grandmother to my Brian Hall???

One of my many brick walls is the identity of Lt. Brian Hall’s parents.  Brian is my 6th g-grandfather who’s service to our country has bestowed upon me the honor of being accepted to the Daughter’s of the American Revolution Society.

The First Book of Raynham (MA) Records (Raynham is in Bristol County), 1700–1835 (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Handwritten unpublished transcription, transcriber unknown, “First Book of Raynham Records,” donated to NEHGS in 1897) lists his parents as:

Year	Date	Record		Type
1727	July 9	Brian son of John Hall 3d of Taunton & Mary his wife		Birth

 

There is speculation (in unsourced published genealogies) that Brian’s mother was Mary Brettun, granddaughter of Mary (Pendleton) Brettun Cross Morey who was the granddaughter of Brian Pendleton a wealthy Englishman born about 1599. He was one of the early settlers of Watertown and Sudbury, MA and owned quite a bit of land in the Saco area of Maine and Portsmouth New Hampshire.

Mary (Pendleton) Brettun Cross Morey (possibly Brian’s grandmother) left a will.  It is indexed under the name “Marcy Morey” in ”Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1687-1745″ H. L. Peter Rounds.

Many years ago I stopped in at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston and got an actual copy of Mary Morey’s will which they have on microfilm.

Below is a small section which I transcribed. Not “transcription perfect” as required by the BCG, but good enough for me - I added some punctuation to make it easier for the reader (the original has no commas between the names):

….Item – I Give and Bequeath to my Grand Children William Brettun, Abiale Brettun, Ebenezer Brettun, Pendleton Brettun, Mary Hall, Lydia Brettun, Sarah Brettun, Elizabeth Brettun, & Abigail Brettun,  all the remaining three quarters of my Real Estate lands Meadows & ____ which belong to me to be equally divided between them Only that my granddaughter Mary Hall is to enjoy her part during her life and after her deceased her children to enjoy her part equally between them and their heirs….

The original will doesn’t tell us much more about Mary Hall, but it is interesting that Mary is called out separately.  Perhaps implying that Mary Hall already had a child or children?  The will was written in 1732.  Brian Hall would have been about 5 years old and living in Bristol County. 

In any case, the will clearly reads “Mary Morey” and not “Marcy Morey”.  It gives enough of a description of the actual land in Maine and New Hampshire so that a researcher (hopefully me someday) could identify land deeds related to this  property and perhaps follow the book and page numbers to determine if any of the land mentioned ends up in the hands of Lt Brian Hall, who was by the way, a large land holder.

Identifying the Parents of Horatio Hall

Identifying the Parents of Horatio Hall

By Linda Hall-Little

BACKGROUND

Hall family researcher Rev. David B. Hall in his book The Halls of New England makes the claim that  Horatio Hall was born 18 June 1802 in Norton, Massachusetts; died 11 May 1884 in Malden, Massachusetts and was the child of Major Brian Hall and Polly Lane prominent citizens of Norton, Massachusetts. He says: “Brian was a farmer and landholder who volunteered at an early age on the Revolutionary rolls and was subsequently major of artillery in the old 4th Regiment. He took a leading position among his townsmen, was a member of the board of assessors and selectman for about twenty years and was a member of the old Congregational Society”.  No sources are given, most of Rev. Hall’s data was collected by writing letters of inquiry to Hall families.

Rev. Hall lists this Hall family as follows[1]:

1. BRIAN HALL: b. 1762 – d. 1833  m. 1788 POLLY LANE : b. Unknown – d. 1846
   1. POLLY: b. 1788 – d. 1834, single
   2. ISAAC: b. 1790 – d. 1869
   3. SOPHIA: b. 1792 – d. 1862, married HORATIO BARNEY
   4. MARCIA: b. 1794 – d. 1862, married GEORGE L. SUTTON
   5. BRIAN: b. 1797 – d. 1839
   6. MILTON: b. 1799 – d. unknown
   7. HORATIO: b. 1802 – d. 1884
   8. EPHRAIM L: b. 1804 – d. 1870

Robert Leo Hall, in the publication George Hall and His Descendants, 1603-1669, presents the same information all data is unsourced or cite David Hall’s book as a source[2].

The age of 81 and 10 months, birth place of Norton, Massachusetts, death location of Malden, Massachusetts and death date of 11 May 1884 as stated in Horatio’s death record are in line with Rev. Hall’s published details.  The death certificate conflicts by naming Horatio’s parents as Byron Hall and Mary both born in Norton, Massachusetts[3] and not Brian Hall and Polly of Norton, Massachusetts.

There is one marriage recorded in the vital records of Bristol County in this time period for a variant of Brian Hall as follows: “Briant [int. Bryant] and Polley [int. Polly] Lane Jan., 1788”, there are no variants in the vital records of Byron and Mary[4].  However it should be noted that a nickname for Mary was commonly Polly[5].

In the 1790 (Bryant), 1800 (Brian), 1810 (Brian) and 1820 (Briatt) census data there is only one variation in each census year of the name Brian Hall found in Bristol County, Massachusetts under the surname Hall, all are in the town of Norton[6]. 

There is one Horatio Hall listed in Norton, Massachusetts births.  The given birth date is 18 June 1802, his parents names are not given. Using the names in Hall’s publication as a guideline, births for potential children of Brian and Polly include[7]:

• Polley, ch. Briant and Polley, June 28, 1788
• Isaac, ch. Briant and Polley, Oct. 24, 1790
• Sophia, ch. Briant and Polley, Aug 1, 1792
• Marshia, ch Briant and Polley. Dec 10, 1794
• Brian, May 24, 1797 [no parents named]
• Milton, Oct. 19, 1799 [no parents named]
• Ephraim Lane, Oct 16, 1804 [no parents named].

There is some consistency in vital records in that parents’ names are mentioned for the Hall children born to Brian and Polly through 1794 and then no parents are listed for the Hall children born later.  Perhaps the names were recorded at different times or perhaps the last four children were of different parents.

It should be further noted that there are no children born to “Brian and Mary “in the published directory of Norton births[8].  

THE QUESTION

Was Byron an alternate spelling or misspelling for Brian (Briant); and Polly (Polley) a nickname for Mary? or

Was Horatio placed in the wrong Hall family by Rev. Hall (an occurrence found to be common in this genealogy[9])?

A CLOSER LOOK AT CENSUS DATA – BRIAN HALL OF NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS

	Males 16 & over	Males 1-15	Females
1790 Bryant	1	1	2

 

Head of Household	Free White Males					Free White Females
	0 thru 9	10 thru 15	16 thru 25	26 thru 44	45 and over	0 thru 9	10 thru 15	16 thru 25	26 thru 44	45 and over
1800 Brian	2	1		1		2	1		2

 

Head of Household	Free White Males					Free White Females
	0 thru 9	10 thru 15	16 thru 25	26 thru 44	45 and over	0 thru 9	10 thru 15	16 thru 25	26 thru 44	45 and over
1810 Brian	2	2	1		1		1	2		1

 

Head of Household	Males						Females
	0 thru 9	10 thru 15	16 thru 18	18 thru 25	26 thru 44	45 and over	0 thru 9	10 thru 15	16 thru 25	26 thru 44	45 and over
1820 Briatt Hall		1		1		1			1	1	1

 

If the vital records and David Hall’s information is correct, then by the year 1810 all of the children’s births had occurred and they would possibly all be living at home.  We find a perfect match in the census data. In 1810, Brian is listed with 8 children as follows, names and ages are approximate based on vital records:

5 boys

• 2  ages 0-9  - Horatio (8), Ephraim (6)
• 2 ages 10-15  - Brian (13), Milton (11)
• 1 age 16-25 – Isaac (20)

3 girls

• 1 ages 10-15 – Marcia (15). 
• 2 age 16-25 – Polly (22), Sophia (18) [10].

In 1790 and 1800, the number children living in the household and their ages are also as expected[11].  The census of 1820 is difficult to analyze as many of the children had come of age and may have moved out of the home[12].

Although the census data does not prove anything on its own, it adds to other information collected and aids in the development of stronger evidence.

BRIAN HALL’S SON BRIAN LATE OF SEEKONK HEIRS

In a document found in an 1832 pension file, Major Brian Hall certifies that he “well remembers John Hall of Norton in the County of Bristol”.  In this document, Brian also mentions that he is in his 70^th year of age, that he was born in Norton, and always lived in said town until 1821 when he moved to Providence[13]. 

If Brian was 70 in 1832 then he was born about 1762 which is the birth year given by Rev. Hall for the Brian who fathered Horatio[14]. Vital records of Norton lists a birth for “Brian, Maj., 10 April 1763”[15].  That coupled with a cemetery transcription “HALL Maj. Brian, formerly of Norton, Mass., at Providence, in 70th year, soldier of the Revolution, Jan. 13, 1833” further substantiates the claim that this is the same man mentioned in The Halls of New England[16].

If Brian Hall was living in Providence then perhaps his wife stayed in this area after his death and perhaps some of his children might also be living in this area.

A Brian Hall, probably a son of Major Brian and Polly, is buried in the North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island (b. 1798c – d. 1839)[17].

A probate record dated 2 April 1839 lists the heirs of this Brian Hall late of Seekonk, Massachusetts as[18]:

To the judge of Probate for the County of Bristol,  [UNREADABLE] that the heirs of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in said county deceased who has lately died intestate leaving goods and estate of which administration is necessary – we therefore request that you Hon would appoint Theophilus Hutchins Administrator on said estate agreeably to law in such cases made and provided. Seekonk April 2^nd 1839. 

Polly Hall

Milton Hall

Horatio Hall

Horatio Barney and wife

George L. Sutton and wife

Ephraim L. Hall

Isaac Hall

 A search of Rhode Island deeds reveals the following transactions between Hall’s with these names:

Brian Hall and wife Henrietta of Seekonk sell to Ephraim L. Hall of Providence on 10 March 1838 land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house[19].

Ephraim L. Hall of Providence sells on 29 November 1839 to Milton Hall of Providence 1/7^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate he purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 1838[20].

Ephraim L. Hall of Providence sells on 29 November 1839 to Horatio Hall of Seekonk 1/7^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate he purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 1838[21].

Ephraim L. Hall of Providence sells on 29 November 1839 to Isaac Hall of Providence 1/7^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate he purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 1838[22].

Ephraim L. Hall of Providence sells on 29 November 1839 to Marcia Sutton wife of Samuel Sutton of Seekonk 1/7^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate he purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 1838[23].

Horatio Hall of Seekonk sells on March 9, 1840 to Milton Hall Providence of 1/7^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate which Ephraim L Hall purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 10, 1838[24].   

Polly Hall of Providence, Isaac Hall of Providence, George Sutton and wife Marcia of Seekonk, Horatio Barney and wife Sophy of Providence sell [no date but filed Mar 28, 1840] to Milton Hall of Providence 1/7^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate which Ephraim L Hall purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 10, 1838[25].

Henrietta Hall, probably his wife, b. 1796c died on Mar 11, 1838 and is also buried at the North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island. [26]

If Brian Hall of Seekonk died without a wife or children, then he may have left his estate to his living relatives, possibly his mother Polly and siblings.

HORATIO AND BRIAN HALL BROTHERS?

Horatio Hall who died in Malden, Massachusetts in 1884 was living in Seekonk and Providence from 1833 through at least 1840 and is most likely the named heir of Brian Hall who died in Seekonk in 1839.

In 1832 Horatio married Elizabeth Pinder in Malden, Massachusetts[27].  His first child Mary Elizabeth was born in Rhode Island in 1833[28], his second David Pinder is also born in Rhode Island in 1835[29] , his third Abby Francis in Seekonk, Massachusetts in 1838[30], birth records are not found for the fourth, Lucy M., however she died at age five in Malden in late 1844[31].

In 1836, we find a Horatio Hall, a laborer, in the Providence directory living on India Point at the same address as Polly Hall (widow) and Ephraim L. Hall[32].

In the 1840 census a Horatio Hall is living in Seekonk, Massachusetts with family members as follows males age 5-10 (1), males age 30-40 (1) females: under 5 (1), age 5-10 (1), age 10-15 (1), age 30-40 (1)[33].  Although the individual name are not detailed in 1840 the family’s expected names and ages (based on the 1850 census are as follows): Horatio would have been about age 38, Elizabeth about  age 30, Mary about age 7/8, David about age 5/6, Abby about age 2/3 and Lucy an infant.

 In 1850, the family is found in Malden, Massachusetts: Horatio (48, born Mass), Elizabeth (40, born Mass), Mary (18, born RI), David (16, born RI), Abby (13, born Mass), Ellen (9, born Mass), Lucy (4, born Mass)[34].  Horatio Hall remains in Malden, Massachusetts until the time of his death[35].

DEATH RECORDS AND PARENTS OF HEIRS OF BRIAN LATE OF SEEKONK

Two death records of Brian’s heirs provide further information regarding parent names:

Isaac Hall died 10 December 1869, single, age 78, farmer, died of old age, born and died in Norton, parents Brian Hall and Polly Lane both born in Norton[36].

Ephraim Lane Hall, died 22 January 1870, married, age 65, died of diabetes, mechanic, born and died in Norton, parents Polly Lane and Brian Hall born in Norton[37].

HORATIO HALL’S DAUGHTERS LUCY MASON HALL

A marriage intention in Seekonk was made between a Brian Hall and Lucy Mason on 23 March 1839. There is no marriage record found.  Brian died on 28 March 1839 at age 42, five days later[38]. 

Horatio Hall later names two of his daughter’s Lucy Mason Hall:

The first Lucy M. Hall daughter of Horatio and Elizabeth died of dropsy at age 5 on 4 November 1844 in Malden, Massachusetts[39].

A portion of the obituary of the second Lucy follows: Miss Lucy Mason Hall of 29 Richardson Street died at her home Saturday noon of heart failure after an illness of less than half an hour.  Miss Hall was at work in the kitchen when first taken ill and had suffered heart attacks before. She was born in this city and was the daughter of Horatio and Elizabeth Pindar Hall.  She is survived by two sisters, Mrs David M Patten with whom she lived, and Mrs. Levi F Nichols of Cross Street and three brothers, Horatio, driver of Hose 2, AE Hall of Forest St and David B. Hall of Lowell[40]. 

SUMMARY

Most of Rev. Hall’s data was gathered from responses to his requests for information in the form of written letters to Hall families.  More likely than not, since Horatio was still living when the book was published, the book is probably accurate[41].

A review of Horatio Hall’s birth certificate by itself leaves a question if his parents were Brian (Briant) Hall; and Polly (Polley) Lane of Norton and Providence.

However, once corroborated with information from other sources, the statement seems likely. 

First, census data of Bristol County lists only one variant of the name Brian Hall from 1790 to 1820.  The number of children matches that of published records in the years that the children would have been living with their parents.  If Horatio was born in 1802 to a Byron and living in Norton, this family is the only close match[42].

Next, Brian Hall of Seekonk sold land in India Point, to Ephraim L. Hall in 1838.  This land is bought and resold to many other Hall’s all of whom are also listed as Brian’s heirs[43]:

If Brian Hall was a widower at the time of his death then he may have left his possessions to his mother and siblings[44]. 

Then, Ephraim Lane Hall, Horatio Hall and Polly Hall (widow) are found living in India Point in 1836[45].   Ephraim’s middle name of Lane suggests that the widow Polly may have been Polly Lane, wife of the deceased elder Brian Hall[46].  In the early 1830’s the area called India Point (now part of Providence, Rhode Island) was part of Seekonk, Massachusetts[47].

In March of 1840 Horatio Hall of Seekonk sells to Milton Hall of Providence his share of this land at India Point[48].  There is one Horatio Hall found living in Seekonk in the 1840 census.  He is of the same age as the Horatio Hall who was born in Norton in 1802 and died in Malden in 1884. Horatio is listed with a woman of the same age and four children[49].  The age ranges of the children are slightly off; however family size and relative ages are consistent with information from later census, marriage and death records which suggest that his first four children were born in the area of Rhode Island and Seekonk[50].

Next, Norton vital records for Polley, Isaac, Sophia and Marshia Hall name parents as Briant and Polley Hall[51].  Death records of Isaac Hall and Ephraim Lane Hall who were both born in Norton name parents as Polly Lane and Brian Hall born in Norton[52].  All of these names are the same as those listed as heirs of the late Brian Hall of Seekonk[53].  

Last, Brian Hall late of Seekonk registered his intention to marry Lucy Mason[54].  Horatio Hall later names two of his daughters Lucy Mason Hall further strengthening the case that these two men were related[55].

In summary, if Horatio Hall is a brother of Brian Hall late of Seekonk and if the heirs listed in Brian’s will are his mother and siblings, and if those siblings born before and after Horatio were children of Brian (Briant) Hall and Polly (Polley) Lane born in Norton then Horatio’s parents were also Brian (Briant) Hall and Polly (Polley) Lane born in Norton as Rev. Hall claims.

FURTHER RESEARCH

Although the evidence is strong, an exhaustive search has not been completed.  There are many records in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to be examined including but not limited to pension files, deeds and probate records.  

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[1] David B. Hall, The Halls of New England: Genealogical and Biographical (Albany, NY:Joel Munsell’s Sons, 1883), 580-1, 599.

[2] Robert Leo Hall, George Hall and His Descendants, 1603-1669 (Edina, Minnesota:AD&P, 1997), 106, 184.

[3] Middlesex County, Massachusetts, “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910”, 1884 section, 356:135,  entry for Horatio Hall; Massachusetts Archives, Boston, Mass., digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society (http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org  :  accessed 27 April 2009).

[4] Vital Records of Norton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, (Boston, Pub. by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, at the charge of the Eddy town-record fund, 1906), 245.

[5] DAR National Society, “Genealogy, Finding Your Lineage,” article .(http://www.dar.org/natsociety/content.cfm?ID=94&hd=n&FO=Y : accessed 1 March 2010), “COULD THIS BE OUR REVOLUTIONARY WAR ANCESTOR?”.

[6] 1790 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton , sheet 2, Bryant Hall household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http//:www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2009), citing National Archives and Records Administration, microfilm M367, roll 4. Also, 1800 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton , sheet 315, Brian Hall household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http//:www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2009), citing National Archives and Records Administration, microfilm M32, roll 19. Also, 1810 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton, Brian Hall household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http//:www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2009), citing National Archives and Records Administration, microfilm M252, roll 17. Also, 1820 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton, sheet 2, Briatt Hall household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http//:www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2009), citing National Archives and Records Administration, microfilm M33, roll 47.

[7] Vital Records of Norton, 68-9.

[8] Vital Records of Norton, 68-9.

[9] Marsha Hoffman Rising, “A maze of Halls in Taunton, Massachusetts: Correlating Land Descriptions to prove Identity,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 81 (March 1993):19–23.

[10] 1810 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton, Brian Hall household. Also, Vital Records of Norton, 68-9.

[11] 1790 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton, Bryant Hall household. Also, 1800 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton, Brian Hall household.

[12] 1820 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton, Briatt Hall household.

[13] “Revolutionary War Pensions, Massachusetts”, digital images, Footnote.com (http://footnote.com/image/22767657 : accessed 23 February 2010); John Hall pension W.7641; imaged from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, M804 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives [n.d.]), no roll number cited.

[14] David B. Hall, The Halls of New England, 599.

[15] Vital Records of Norton, 68.

[16] James N. Arnold, “Vital Record of Rhode, Island, 1636-1850”, vol. and p. blank, entry Maj. Brian Hall 13 January 1833; Orig. Pub. Narragansett Historical Publishing Company Providence, RI. Vital records of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, 21 vols., 1891, digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society (http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org  :  accessed 28 July 2009).

[17] “Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database Index”, entry for Brian Hall 1988c – 28 Mar 1839; Transcriptions by volunteers of Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project; index compiled by John Sterling, digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society (http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org  :  accessed 26 July 2009).

[18] Providence, Rhode Island, “Probate Records” XX:XX, Hall to Hall; 10 March 1838; NEHGS microfilm XXX,XXX, item X.

[19] Providence, Rhode Island, “Deeds” 70:415, Hall to Hall; 10 March 1838; NEHGS microfilm XXX,XXX, item X.

[20] Providence, Rhode Island, “Deeds” 77:38, Hall to Hall; 29 November 1838; NEHGS microfilm XXX,XXX, item X.

[21] Providence, Rhode Island, “Deeds” 77:50, Hall to Hall; 29 November 1838; NEHGS microfilm XXX,XXX, item X.

[22] Providence, Rhode Island, “Deeds” 77:61, Hall to Hall; 29 November 1838; NEHGS microfilm XXX,XXX, item X.

[23] Providence, Rhode Island, “Deeds” 77:61, Hall to Hall; 29 November 1838; NEHGS microfilm XXX,XXX, item X.

[24] Providence, Rhode Island, “Deeds” 77:50, Hall to Hall; 9 March 1840; NEHGS microfilm XXX,XXX, item X.

[25] Providence, Rhode Island, “Deeds” 77:184, Hall to Hall; 28 March 1840; NEHGS microfilm XXX,XXX, item X.

[26] “Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database Index”, entry for Henrietta Hall 1796c – 11 Mar 1838.

[27] Malden, Massachusetts, Births ,marriages and deaths in the town of Malden, Massachusetts (Printed at the University press for the city of Malden, 1903), 166.

[28] Middlesex County, Massachusetts, “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910”, 1858 section, 118:152, line 131, entry for David M Patten and Mary E. Hall; Massachusetts Archives, Boston, Mass., digital image, New England Historic Genealogical Society (http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org  :  accessed 2 August 2009).

[29] 1900 U.S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Lowell Ward 4, Enumeration District 5794, sheet 14, dwelling 189, family 292, David Hall household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http//:www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2009), citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 660. Also, 1910 U.S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Lowell Ward 5, Enumeration District 857, sheet 10A, dwelling 113, family 204, David Hall household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http//:www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2009), citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 600.

[30] Middlesex County, Massachusetts, “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910”, 1858 section, 118:152, line 133, entry for Thomas W. Hough and Abby F. Hall.

[31] Malden, Massachusetts, Births ,marriages and deaths in the town of Malden, 349.

[32] Providence Directory, 1836 (Providence, RI: H.H. Brown, 1836), 57; digital image, Ancestry.com (http:www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 March 2009).

[33] 1840 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Seekonk, sheet 4, line 1, Horatio Hall household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http//:www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2009), citing FHL microfilm M704, roll 177.

[34] 1850 U.S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Malden, dwelling 153, family 196, Horatio Hall household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http//:www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2009), citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 323.

[35] 1860 U.S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Malden, p. 6, dwelling 41, family 51, Horatio Hall household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http//:www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2009), citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653. Also, 1870 U.S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Malden, p. 5, dwelling 26, family 39, Horatio Hall household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http//:www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2009), citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593. Also, 1880 U.S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Malden, Enumeration District 397, p. 6, dwelling 58, family 66, Horatio Hall household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http//:www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2009), citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9:0522. Also, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910”, 1884 section, 356:135,  entry for Horatio Hall.

[36] Bristol County, Massachusetts, “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910”, 1869 section, line 32, 220:139,  entry for Isaac Hall.

[37] Bristol County, Massachusetts, “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910”, 1870 section, line 4, 229:131, entry for Ephraim Hall.

[38] James N. Arnold, “Vital Record of Rhode, Island, 1636-1850”, 1:202 entry Hall Brian and Lucy Mason both of Seekonk 23 March 1839.

[39] Malden, Massachusetts, Births ,marriages and deaths in the town of Malden, 349.

[40] Malden Evening News, 6 May 1907, p. 4, col. 5, Hall Family Papers, privately

held by Linda Hall-Little, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Jackson, New Hampshire,  2010. Inherited in 1999 by Linda Hall-Little from her grandmother Edith (Haines) Hall, wife of Charles George Hall, Malden, Massachusetts.

[41] David B. Hall, The Halls of New England: Genealogical and Biographical, p. X

[42] 1790 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton, Bryant Hall household. Also, 1800 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton, Brian Hall household. Also, 1810 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton, Brian Hall household. Also, 1820 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Norton, Briatt Hall household.

[43] Providence, Rhode Island, “Deeds” 77:38, 77:50, 77:61, 77:184, Hall to Hall. Also, Providence, Rhode Island, “Probate Records” XX:XX, Hall to Hall; 10 March 1838.

[44] “Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database Index”, entry for Henrietta Hall 1796c – 11 Mar 1838.

[45] Providence Directory, 1836, 57.

[46] Vital Records of Norton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, 245.

[47] Bales, Richard M., History of Providence County, Rhode Island (New York, NY:W.W. Preston, 1891), 278.

[48] Providence, Rhode Island, “Deeds” 77:50, Hall to Hall.

[49] 1840 U.S. census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Seekonk, sheet 4, line 1, Horatio Hall household.

[50]  Malden, Massachusetts, Births ,marriages and deaths in the town of Malden, 166. Also, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910”, 1858 section, 118:152, line 131, entry for David M Patten and Mary E. Hall. Also, 1900 U.S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Lowell Ward 4, Enumeration District 5794, sheet 14, dwelling 189, family 292, David Hall household. Also, 1910 U.S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Lowell Ward 5, Enumeration District 857, sheet 10A, dwelling 113, family 204, David Hall household. Also, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910”, 1858 section, 118:152, line 133, entry for Thomas W. Hough and Abby F. Hall.

[51] Vital Records of Norton, 68-9.

[52] Bristol County, Massachusetts, “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910”, 1869 section, line 32, 220:139,  entry for Isaac Hall. Also,  1870 section, line 4, 229:131, entry for Ephraim Hall.

[53] Providence, Rhode Island, “Probate Records” XX:XX, Hall to Hall; 10 March 1838.

[54] James N. Arnold, “Vital Record of Rhode, Island, 1636-1850”, 1:202 entry Hall Brian and Lucy Mason both of Seekonk 23 March 1839.

[55] Malden, Massachusetts, Births ,marriages and deaths in the town of Malden, 349. Also, Malden Evening News, 6 May 1907, p. 4, col. 5, Hall Family Papers.

Taunton, MA Grantee (1-380)/Grantor Index (381-811) 1686 – 1795 – Hall Family

Record	Date of Reception	Grantees	Grantors	City	Book	Page	Comments
1	3/26/1777	Abiah et ali (Hall)	Seth Dean et ex	Middleboro, Taunton, Raynham	57	156
2	6/16/1785	Abiathar et al (Hall)	Tobe Gillmore	Rayn	64	106
3	3/26/1795	Abiathar   (Hall)	Abiather Dean	Rayn	73	449
4	3/26/1795	Abiathar   (Hall)	Benaiah Dean	Do	73	449
5	2/19/1746	Abigail et ali (Hall)	Mary Hall	unknown	34	166
6	4/15/1748	Abigail et ali (Hall)	Mary Hall	Taunton	35	179
7	3/21/1771	Abigail ex Amos et ali (Hall)	Division	unknown	53	435	copied
8	4/13/1747	Amariah (Hall)	Judah Chase	Rayn	35	146
9	2/27/1748	Amariah (Hall)	Mercy Hall	Do	35	374
10	3/15/1753	Amariah (Hall)	Patience Hall	Rayn	40	65
11	6/28/1755	Amariah (Hall)	Joesph Allen et ex	do	41	334
12	7/27/1757	Amariah (Hall)	James Pershoe	Rayn	42	367
13	10/10/1759	Amariah (Hall)	Nathaniel Snow et ex	Do	43	545
14	8/27/1765	Amariah (Hall)	Johnathan Shaw	Rayn	48	48	copied
15	9/4/1765	Amariah (Hall)	Elijah Leonard	Do	48	150	copied
16	10/29/1765	Amariah (Hall)	Josiah Leonard	Do	49	75	copied
17	10/29/1765	Amariah (Hall)	Est John Haskell	Do	49	94	wrong page?
18	8/3/1767	Amariah (Hall)	Nathaniel Leonard	Rayn	50	493	copied
19	3/18/1778	Amariah (Hall)	Sois Snow	Do	58	177
20	3/18/1778	Amariah (Hall)	Nathaniel Snow	Do	58	177
21	8/24/1778	Amariah (Hall)	Gideon Shaw	Do	58	326
22	10/13/1779	Amariah est (Hall)	Reuben Hall	Rayn	59	423
23	10/17/1783	Amariah (Hall)	Prudence Hall	unknown	62	107
24	3/2/1785	Amariah (Hall)	Seth Sylvester et ex	Rayn	63	335
25	5/18/1785	Amariah (Hall)	Samuel Hood et ex	Rayn	64	4
26	3/18/1789	Amariah (Hall)	Est Philip Leonard	unknown	67	495
27	2/13/1736	Anny/Ammy (Hall)	Daniel Hall	do	24	132
28	3/30/1763	Amos (Hall)	Meicah Turner	Rayn	46	261	copied
29	7/22/1765	Amos (Hall)	Jonathon Hall	Rayn	48	7	copied
30	3/20/1769	Amos (Hall)	Nathanial Leonard	Do	52	38	copied
31	12/21/1769	Amos (Hall)	Philip King	Do	52	443	copied
32	3/21/1771	Amos et ex et ali (Hall)	Division	unknown	53	435
33	4/13/1773	Amos (Hall)	John Partridge	Rayn	55	188
34	4/13/1773	Amos (Hall)	Amariah Hall	Do	55	188
35	4/13/1789	Amos (Hall)	Philip King	Rayn	68	3
36	5/25/1786	Apollos (Hall)	Benjamin Hall	Do	64	8
37	11/20/1790	Apollos (Hall)	Benjamin Hall	Rayn	69	215
38	11/20/1790	Apollos (Hall)	Benjamin Hall et ex	Do	69	215	Duplicate (see record #37)
39	6/17/1791	Apollos (Hall)	Phebe Hall	Do	70	14
40	9/12/1792	Apollos (Hall)	Sehabod Macomber et ex	Do	71	588
41	2/8/1794	Asa et al (Hall)	Robert Frear (?) Paine	Rayn	72	357
42	6/29/1715	Benjamin (Hall)	John Hall	Taunton	9	378
43	6/30/1715	Benjamin (Hall)	Eleazer Carver	Do	9	380
44	1/8/1717	Benjamin et al (Hall)	Agreement	Do	10	312
45	8/16/1756	Benjamin (Hall)	Benjamin Wilbore	Norton	42	78
46	1/6/1759	Benjamin (Hall)	Joseph Hall	Rayn	43	275
47	6/23/1757	Benjamin (Hall)	eorge Wheaton	Norton	43	395
48	9/7/1776	Benjamin (Hall)	Seth Dean	Rayn	56	538
49	2/6/1777	Benjamin et ali (Hall)	Division	Norton, Rayn, Taunton	57	110
50	1/6/1759	Benjamin Jr (Hall)	Benjamin Hall sen	Rayn	43	276
51	4/13/1758	Brian (Hall)	Elijah Leonard	Norton	43	79
52	4/12/1758	Brian (Hall)	Allice Leonard	Rayn	43	115
53	4/12/1758	Brian (Hall)	Thomas White	Do	43	116
54	4/12/1758	Brian (Hall)	Abijah Wilbore	Do	43	117
55	3/10/1761	Brian (Hall)	Joseph Hart	Norton	44	547
56	9/16/1762	Brian (Hall)	Thomas Stephens et al	Do	46	105	Thomas and Seth Stevens both of Norton for 2 pounds, 13 shillings and 4 pence to Brian Hall of Norton a small piece of land (possibly 2 1/2 acres?) lying in Norton known by the name of crooked meadow cedar swamp granted to said Stevens as part of a 61 acre land division on 3/16/1737, formerly land of Richard Stevens now deceased and bounded West by land of Robert Woodward, Southerly by land of Williams Linkhon, Northerly by Samuel Knap, mentions Ebenezer Doby (?) deceased who’s land is not included in this deed, signed March 1762. Witnesses: George Leonard, Sarah & Joe Thath.
57	10/12/1764	Brian (Hall)	Division	Easton	47	312	Pendelton Bretton of Easton and Brian Hall of Raynham being joint owners of 90 acres of land in Easton purchased of Solomon Pruntue (?) of said Easton, 37 book page 536. Goes on to describe division. Witnesses: Timothy Jones & John Hall. Signed: 11/28/1752
58	3/14/1764	Brian (Hall)	Thomas Crossman	unknown	47	122	Thomas Crossman of Raynham, yeoman for 20 shillings from Brian Hall of Norton – need to pull again – blurry
59	10/30/1766	Brian (Hall)	Elijah Leonard	Norton	50	98	copied
60	2/3/1767	Brian (Hall)	Joesph Hart	Taunton	50	325	copied
61	9/16/1768	Brian (Hall)	Benjamin Freeman et ex	unknown	51	357	copied
62	9/16/1768	Brian (Hall)	Obadiah Willis et al	Taunton	51	357	Brian Hall of Norton for consideration of 2 1/2 acres conveyed by deed from Obediah & Nehimiah Willis both of Taunton, yeomen give up right and title to land given by Benjamin Willis on Taunton deceased of said 10 acre division in Mar 22, 1742 which grant was conveyed to me by Sarah Willis one of the daughters of Benjamin by deed on Dec 23, 1767, Witnesses Benjamin Williams & Richard Godfrey, signed Sept 16, 1768
63	1/13/1769	Brian (Hall)	Joseph Sinkon 2d	Norton	51	528	copied
64	11/30/1769	Brian (Hall)	Jasiel Smith et ex	unknown	52	426	copied
65	2/21/1770	Brian (Hall)	Jasiel Smith	Taunton or Norton	52	497	copied
66	5/26/1770	Brian (Hall)	Joseph Sinkon 2d	Norton	53	70	copied
67	6/15/1770	Brian (Hall)	Josiah Sinkon	unknown	53	124	copied
68	2/20/1771	Brian (Hall)	Jaber Boiven	Norton	53	399	copied
69	11/27/1772	Brian (Hall)	Allice Leonard	Easton	55	37
70	3/11/1773	Brian (Hall)	Robert Crossman	unknown	55	158
71	3/6/1774	Brian (Hall)	David Shaw	Taunton	56	53
72	4/6/1774	Brian (Hall)	Joseph Herves Jr	Norton	56	54
73	4/6/1774	Brian (Hall)	George Leonard	Do	56	55
74	4/22/1774	Brian (Hall)	Simeon Hodges	Norton	56	67
75	5/25/1774	Brian (Hall)	Daniel Phillips	Taun	56	103
76	11/24/1774	Brian (Hall)	Joanna Crossman	Rayn	58	90
77	9/10/1783	Brian et al (Hall)	John Hall 3d	unknown	62	61
78	2/20/1792	Brian (Hall)	Isaac Braman	Norton	70	354
79	2/26/1750	Brian et al (Hall)	Solomon Printice	Easton	37	536
80	2/22/1726	Caleb (Hall)	Joshua Hall	Attle	17	150
81	5/28/1731	Caleb (Hall)	Ebenezer Smith et ali	Do	19	491
82	9/17/1735	Caleb (Hall)	Aaron Davis	Do	23	462
83	3/17/1738	Caleb (Hall)	John Chadwick	Do	27	107
84	12/4/1744	Caleb (Hall)	Joshua Hall	Attle	33	103
85	8/24/1726	Christoper (Hall)	Gilbert Grant	Reho	17	78
86	12/22/1726	Christoper (Hall)	Abiah Carpenter	Attle	17	149
87	12/22/1726	Christoper (Hall)	Samuel Mason	do	17	152
88	9/15/1748	Christoper (Hall)	Caleb Hall	do	36	211
89	9/12/1755	Christoper (Hall)	Est Aaron Davis	do	41	458
90	9/12/1755	Christoper (Hall)	Jeremiah Everett	do	41	459
91	6/14/1734	Daniel (Hall)	John Robinson	Attle	23	139
92	2/6/1777	Daniel et ali (Hall)	Division – Taunton North Purchase	Norton, Rayn, Taunton	57	110
93	11/24/1704	Ebenezer (Hall)	Nathaniel Williams		4	337
94	9/24/1773	Ebenezer et al (Hall)	Joseph Hall	Taun	55	414
95	10/23/1784	Ebenezer et al (Hall)	Division	Rayn	63	125
96	11/1/1759	Edward (Hall)	James Wheeler	Reho	44	18
97	11/1/1759	Edward (Hall)	Propr’s Rehoboth Com of	Do	44	27
98	2/23/1769	Edmund et ali (Hall)	Mason Shaw et al	Rayn	52	11	copied
99	2/6/1777	Elisha (Hall)	Division	Norton, Rayn, Taunton	57	110
100	12/8/1791	Elizabeth et ali (Hall)	Samuel Dean	Taun	70	262
101	3/2/1777	Elizabeth ex John et ali (Hall)	Seth Dean et ex	Taun, Rayn, Middlboro	57	156
102	4/10/1777	Elkanah (Hall)	Division	unknown	57	200
103	6/1794	Ephraim (Hall)	Philip White	Norton	73	50
104	3/25/1736	Ephraim (Hall)	Daniel Hall	Attle	24	211
105	2/19/1790	Ephraim (Hall)	Est Joesph Balkon	Attle	68	388
106	10/31/1765	Ephraim Jr (Hall)	Samuel Titus	do	49	448	copied
107	1/8/1795	Ephraim Jr (Hall)	Ephraim Hall er et		73	348
108	9/20/1737	Hannah (Hall)	Samuel Hall	Taun	25	420
109	10/12/1779	Hannah as Admx (Hall)	William Hart	Dart	59	423
110	7/26/1740	Hugh et ali (Hall)	Nathaniel Hubbard	Bristol	28	436
111	3/20/1740	Hugh et ali (Hall)	Thomas Cobb	Norton & Taun	30	15
112	4/25/1753	Isaac (Hall)	Abijah Hall	East & Nort	39	366
113	5/10/1779	Isaac et ali (Hall)	Division	Mans	59	234
114	6/1/1789	Isaac (Hall)	Seth Bailey	Easton	68	78
115	12/27/1791	Isaac (Hall)	James Blake	Taun & Nort	70	278
116	4/1/1793	Isaac (Hall)	Amos Hall	do	71	488
117	4/1/1793	Isaac (Hall)	Theophilus Howard et al	do	71	489
118	3/16/1765	Jacob (Hall)	John King	Taun	47	400	copied
119	3/24/1765	Jacob (Hall)	Philip King	Rayn	47	455	copied
120	12/6/1777	Jacob et ali (Hall)	Division	Taun	57	110
121	12/3/1717	James (Hall)	Joesph Jones	Taun	11	283
122	12/3/1717	James (Hall)	Henry Andrews sev	do	11	284
123	12/4/1717	James (Hall)	Joesph Hodges et ex	unknown	11	286
124	5/18/1726	James (Hall)	Samuel Hall et ali	Taun	17	36
125	4/14/1736	James (Hall)	Joshua Cambell	Rayn	24	245
126	5/15/1736	James (Hall)	Barrabas Crossman et ex	do	24	247
127	9/11/1740	James (Hall)	Josiah Williams	Taun	28	328
128	8/14/1749	James (Hall)	Jonathon Hall senior	Rayn	35	480
129	3/31/1750	James (Hall)	Noah Williams et ex	do	35	582
130	12/13/1749	James (Hall)	Phillip Leonard et ali	Rayn	37	135
131	9/15/1755	James (Hall)	Eleazer Carver	Taun	41	412
132	3/28/1763	James et al (Hall)	Boundary lines	Rayn	46	274	Controversy between James Hall & Thomas Leonard both of Raynham, September 4, 1762.  Witnesses: Thomas White and Ebenezer Bretton.
133	2/6/1777	James et al (Hall)	Division	Taun	57	110
134	4/7/1783	James (Hall)	Seth Dean	Rayn	61	416
135	7/6/1774	James Jr et ali (Hall)	James Hall snr	do	56	158
136	7/4/1712	John et al (Hall)	James Cudworth	Free	7	411
137	5/24/1714	John (Hall)	Hesrer Marshall	unknown	8	319
138	3/10/1715	John (Hall)	Ebenezer Hall	Free	9	71
139	3/15/1715	John (Hall)	John Briggs snr	Norton	9	112
140	5/21/1715	John et al (Hall)	Samuel Hall et ali	Reb & Attle	9	279
141	11/30/1717	John (Hall)	Increase Robinson	Taun	11	279
142	12/2/1717	John (Hall)	Henry Hodges	do	11	280
143	4/11/1722	John (Hall)	Mary Leonard	Norton	15	48
144	1/13/1726	John (Hall)	Hannah Hall et ali	Taun	16	310	Hannah Hall widow of Lieutenant John Hall deceased and her sons Joseph, James, Benjamin & Jacob all of Taunton, for 5 pounds to the eldest son John of said John Hall deceased…twenty acres of land in Taunton, eastward from the meeting house lay six acres  on the Neck Plain so called and ten acres of land bounded Eastward by 6 acres of plain and Westward by the land of Phillip King and four acres of land joining to the northward side. Ten acres of land is bounded Eastward, Northward and Westward by the land of Thomas Dean which twenty acres of the land by agreement and settlement of the estate of the above Leiutenant John Hall deceased did belong to the above Hannah Hall for her material life…. Signed June 3,1700, 5th year of the reign of Queen Anne over England, Scotland, France & Ireland.
145	10/17/1735	John (Hall)	John Tisdale	unknown	24	72
146	10/16/1735	John (Hall)	Nehemiah Deanet ex	do	24	74
147	9/14/1739	John (Hall)	Philip Hall	do	27	557
148	9/10/1741	John et al (Hall)	Mercy Hall	rayn	30	258
149	9/6/1749	John (Hall)	Nenanuel Boivers	Swans	35	484
150	12/6/1748	John et al (Hall)	Preserved Hall	Attleboro	36	312
151	1/22/1752	John et al (Hall)	Agreement	Rayn	38	239
152	6/8/1761	John (Hall)	Joesph Phillips et ex	Norton	45	160
153	6/30/1764	John (Hall)	John King	Taun	47	172	John King of Taunton for 10 pounds paid by John Hall son of John Hall of Taunton deceased, 2 certain tracts of land in Taunton, easterly from the meeting house on the so called Neck Plain 15 acres, NW corner a stake & stones, land out to Benja Hall and running on a direct line to John Hall’s pasture, running northerly to an old fence and stake with stones then in a line to stones & back to the start. Witnesses Jacob Hall & Phillip King. Signed 4/19/1720.
154	6/30/1764	John (Hall)	John Andrews	do	47	173	copied
155	4/4/1765	John (Hall)	George Leonard	nort	47	427	copied
156	9/19/1765	John et al (Hall)	Servis Sweeting	nort	48	116	copied
157	10/12/1765	John (Hall)	Abraham White	taun	48	184	copied
158	10/12/1765	John (Hall)	William Stone	nort	48	184	copied
159	6/27/1768	John (Hall)	Isaac Williams	nort	51	239	copied
160	6/27/1768	John (Hall)	Solomon Trorv (?)	do	51	241	copied
161	6/30/1768	John (Hall)	Ebenezer Stetson	do	51	243	copied
162	11/17/1768	John excon (Hall)	Philip King	rayn	41	456
163	5/29/1769	John et al (Hall)	Agreement concerning furnace in Norton	nort	52	180	copied
164	4/24/1770	John et al (Hall)	Servis Sweeting	nort	53	22	copied
165	3/11/1773	John (Hall)	David Lincoln	unknown	55	177
166	3/11/1773	John (Hall)	Timothy Smith	nort	55	185
167	3/11/1773	John (Hall)	Elizabethy Briggs	mans	55	185
168	5/4/1774	John (Hall)	James Hodges	Taunton North Purchase	55	553
169	12/22/1773	John (Hall)	Joesph Andrews	unknown	55	501
170	12/22/1773	John (Hall)	George Makepeace	do	55	501
171	12/22/1773	John (Hall)	Beal Caswell	mans	55	502
172	5/4/1774	John (Hall)	Issac White et al	Taun	56	83
173	5/19/1774	John (Hall)	Nathan Dean	do	56	97
174	5/16/1774	John (Hall)	Brian Hall	do	56	98	Brian Hall of Norton yeoman (seller) for 2 pounds, 5 shillings paid by John Hall of Norton gentlemen transfers 2 1/2 acres of land in a trust (or tract?) of land known by the name Taunton North Purchase in Norton, Mansfield & Easton in Bristol County Common undivided land of said purchase bound on the East side from Moses Copland to Mansfield fur river (?) and by land owned by said John. And is ye 2 1/2 acres of land which Brian Halls house pitched for this day as may appear by said pitch if ye land is to be had in ye above described place and if it is not to be had these to be when me anyplace in common and undivided land where it is not pitched for to have and to hold said same. May 11, 1774, 14th year of his majestries reign King George 3rd. Witnesses: Benjamin Morey & Anna Hall
175	5/19/1774	John (Hall)	Samual Morey	Norton/Mansfield	56	97	Samuel Morey of Norton yeoman for 25 pounds, 6 shillings paid by John Hall of Norton land lying in district of Mansfield part of the Real Estate of Gidion Basset of said Mansfield bounded Southerly by said Hall’s land, easterly by highway and undivided land, northery by Nathaniel Dunham which Dunham purchased of said Hall, westerly by John Williams estimated to be 43 acres and 23 rods being all the land that said Morey owns in that place to Bassetts 19th day of January 1774. Witnesses: Joseph Kent & John King.
176	2/6/1777	John et al (Hall)	Division	Rayn/Taun	57	110
177	2/6/1777	John Est (Hall)	Divison	Rayn/Taun	57	110
178	4/10/1777	John (Hall)	John Dean et exu	mans	57	197
179	4/10/1777	John et ex et ali (Hall)	Division	unknown	57	200
180	11/4/1780	John (Hall)	Elijah Hall	unknown	60	135
181	5/27/1782	John (Hall)	Timothy Smith	nort	60	555
182	5/27/1782	John (Hall)	Isaac Williams	do	60	555
183	2/24/1784	John (Hall)	Anna Stenson	nort	62	231
184	2/12/1785	John (Hall)	Daniel Pratt	mans	63	278
185	2/12/1785	John (Hall)	Est Isaac Williams	nort	63	279
186	4/13/1785	John (Hall)	Paul Pratt	unknown	63	423
187	6/10/1785	John (Hall)	Ephraim White 2d	mans	64	34
188	6/15/1786	John (Hall)	Ephraim White	do	65	444
189	2/13/1787	John (Hall)	John King et ex	unknown	66	59
190	5/23/1789	John (Hall)	Timothy Smith Jr	nor	68	63
191	9/17/1790	John (Hall)	Daniel Parker	do	69	159
192	10/25/1792	John (Hall)	Joesph Godfrey Jr	unknown	71	258
193	9/13/1793	John (Hall)	Est Jacob White	unknown	72	179
194	9/13/1793	John (Hall)	James Dean	eat	72	180
195	12/6/1794	John (Hall)	Noah Hall	Rayn	73	269
196	5/11/1761	John jr (Hall)	John King	Norton	45	115	John King & wife Margaret of Norton sell to John Hall of Raynham land for 266 pounds, 13 shillings & 4 pence.
197	6/28/1764	John jr (Hall)	Nathaniel Williams	Taun	47	166	Nathanial Williams of Taunton in exchange for 10 pounds 6 shillings paid by John Hall junior of Taunton son of John Hall deceased, for or a certain parcel of land in Taunton called Neck Plain about 6 acres. Bound Eastward by a stake & heap of stones, between said 6 acres and common land, Sothward the land of Thomas Caswells, Westward & Northward by land of said John Hall.  Witnesses: John Leonard, Benjamin Williams, April 5, 1707 (not filed until 1764)
198	12/28/1764	John jr (Hall)	John Andrews	Dighton	47	324	John Andrews & Hannah H. Andrews his wife of Norton to John Hall of Taunton land near so called pale brook (note: see map) in Taunton, 20 acres more or less by Elisha Dean (?).  Dated: June 12, 1727, May 22, 1747 signed by Justice of Peace, filed June 30, 1764. Witnesses: Elisha Dean & Seth Dean
199	12/2/1717	John snr (Hall)	John Crossman et al	Taun	11	282
200	7/8/1730	Jonathon et al (Hall)	Samuel Hall	unknown	19	279
201	12/15/1737	Johnathon (Hall)	Jacob Jones	Rayn	25	479
202	3/14/1738	Johnathon (Hall)	Samuel Hall	Taun	26	138
203	3/14/1738	Johnathon (Hall)	Samuel Hall	Do	26	156
204	3/14/1738	Johnathon (Hall)	Samuel Hall	Do	27	85
205	6/13/1789	Johnathon (Hall)	Abiel Smith	Rayn	68	87
206	7/8/1790	Johnathon (Hall)	Thomas Willis et ali	East	69	41
207	11/30/1791	Jonathon et al (Hall)	Division	do	70	249
208	12/9/1791	Johnathon (Hall)	Seth Padelford	do	70	249
209	3/14/1738	Johnathon Jr (Hall)	Johnathan Hall senr	Rayn	27	84
210	3/31/1777	Johnathon Jr (Hall)	John Adam	Rayn	57	164
211	1/26/1786	Johnathon Jr (Hall)	Nathaniel Williams	do	65	47
212	7/9/1717	Joseph (Hall)	Jonathon Williams	taun	10	704
213	6/22/1791	Joseph (Hall)	George Macy	do	13	455
214	2/22/1758	Joseph (Hall)	Nicholas White	taun	43	36
215	2/22/1758	Joseph (Hall)	Nicholas White	do	43	37
216	2/22/1758	Joseph (Hall)	Daniel Reed et ex	do	43	38
217	2/22/1758	Joseph (Hall)	Benjamin Williams	do	43	38
218	2/22/1758	Joseph (Hall)	James Briggs et exec	do	43	39
219	3/16/1761	Joseph heirs of (Hall)	Nicholas Morey	Dighton	45	41
220	7/4/1765	Joseph (Hall)	Philip King jr	Rayn	47	557	copied
221	6/30/1764	Joseph (Hall)	John Hall	Rayn & Taun	47	176	copied
222	11/19/1770	Joseph et ali (Hall)	John Tisdale	Taun	53	280	Mentions wife Sarah Tisdale
223	1/16/1771	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Division	do	53	346	To Joseph Hall of Taunton, Nathanial Hall & Nehemiah Hall both of Raynham land of Cedar Swamp lying at Little Island of Taunton
224	1/16/1771	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Division	Taun & Rayn	53	347	copied
225	3/20/1770	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Division	Taun	53	389	copied
226	4/27/1773	Joseph (Hall)	Stephen Shaw et ex	Rayn	55	209
227	9/24/1773	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Joseph Hall	Taun	55	414	Duplicate (see record #94)
228	8/29/1774	Joseph est (Hall)	William Astin	Taun	56	261
229	2/6/1777	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Division	Ray & Taun	57	110
230	10/23/1784	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Division		63	125
231	3/26/1787	Joseph est (Hall)	William Austin	Taun	86	129
232	12/8/1791	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Division	Rayn & Taun	70	261
233	4/4/1794	Joseph (Hall)	Est Samuel Robinson	Taun	72	579
234	7/9/1717	Joseph Jr (Hall)	Josiah Williams	taun	10	705
235	8/15/1748	Joseph Jr (Hall)	Joesph Hall senr	do	35	273
236	10/24/1765	Joseph Jr et ex ali (bonds) (Hall)	Hannah Andrews Est	Taun	50	159	copied
237	9/15/1792	Joseph 2nd (Hall)	James Perry	Attle	71	220
238	5/15/1722	Joshua (Hall)	William Slack	N Attle	14	251
239	8/24/1726	Joshua (Hall)	Rebecca Sweetland	do	17	75
240	12/22/1726	Joshua (Hall)	Caleb Hall	do	17	150	Duplicate (see record #80)
241	6/14/1743	Joshua (Hall)	Michael Situs	do	31	271
242	6/14/1743	Joshua (Hall)	Caleb Hall	do	31	272
243	6/14/1743	Joshua (Hall)	Noah Bartlett	do	31	273
244	6/14/1743	Joshua (Hall)	Daniel Whipple	do	31	275
245	6/14/1743	Joshua (Hall)	Joseph Titus	Attle	31	276
246	3/26/1745	Joshua (Hall)	Thomas Hill	do	33	283
247	3/26/1745	Joshua (Hall)	Joseph Rolage (?)	do	33	285
248	3/26/1745	Joshua (Hall)	Noah Bartlett	do	33	286
249	3/26/1745	Joshua (Hall)	Thomas Carpenter	do	33	286	Duplicate (see record #248)
250	3/21/1745	Joshua (Hall)	Jonathon Ormsbee	do	33	287
251	2/21/1746	Joshua (Hall)	Stephen Sprague	do	34	181
252	2/21/1746	Joshua (Hall)	Samuel Bartlett	do	34	183
253	2/21/1746	Joshua (Hall)	Daniel Peck	do	34	183
254	2/21/1746	Joshua (Hall)	Hannah Seadoyt et ali	do	34	184
255	2/21/1746	Joshua (Hall)	Jonathon Ormsby	do	34	185
256	6/14/1779	Josias (Hall)	William Wilbore	Taun	59	271
257	12/21/1781	Josias (Hall)	Arhollos Leonard	do	60	405
258	1/22/1793	Josias et al (Hall)	Increase Robinson	Taun	71	378
259	4/11/1794	Josias (Hall)	Joseph Hall	Taun	72	581
260	4/11/1794	Josias (Hall)	Increase Robinson	do	72	581
261	7/1/1794	Josias (Hall)	Job Godfrey	Taun	73	64
262	7/8/1790	Linus (Hall)	Thomas Willis et ali	East	69	42
263	11/30/1791	Linus et al (Hall)	Division	do	70	249
264	4/28/1795	Linus (Hall)	Edmund Lathrop et al	East	73	555
265	9/14/1791	Luke (Hall)	William Hall	Free	70	115
266	8/23/1707	Lydia et ali (Hall)	Katherine Dean	Taunton Purchase	5	222
267	9/26/1786	Macey (Hall)	Stephen Shaw	Rayn	42	94
268	8/25/1762	Macey (Hall)	Samuel Shaw	Rayn	46	49
269	2/6/1777	Macey et ali (Hall)	Division	Rayn & Taun	57	110
270	4/15/1748	Mary (Hall)	Nicholas White	Taunt	35	178
271	1/12/1763	Mary et ali (Hall)	Sarah Hall	Norton	46	194	Sarah Hall of Raynham, widow, for love and affection that I have for my two daughters Mary Hall and Sarah Hall both of Raynham, single women and spinsters, 100 acres of land in Taunton North Purchase, several grants made in Taunton by my honorable father Thomas Williams late of Taunton land in Taunton North Purchase, Norton or Easton. October 25, 1749. Witnesses: James Wilham & Rebarah (?) Williams.
272	10/21/1760	Mary ex Joesph jr at ali (Hall)	(bond) Hannah Andrews	East	50	159
273	3/20/1779	Mary (Hall)	Nicholas Morey	Taunton	59	190
274	3/20/1779	Mason (Hall)	Jonathon Hall	Rayn	44	174
275	3/20/1779	Mason (Hall)	Phinehas Crossman	do	44	194
276	3/20/1779	Mason (Hall)	Gabriel Cossman	do	44	195
277	3/20/1779	Mason (Hall)	Abraham Gashett	do	44	168
278	6/11/1772	Mason (Hall)	Abraham Guschee	Rayn	54	420	copied
279	6/11/1772	Mason (Hall)	Gabriel Cossman	do	54	421	copied
280	2/19/1746	Mehitable et ali (Hall)	Mary Hall	unknown	34	166	Duplicate (see record #5)
281	4/15/1748	Mehitable et ali (Hall)	Mary Hall	Taun	35	179	Duplicate (see record #6)
282	2/6/1777	Nathan et al (Hall)	Division	Norton, Rayn, Taunton	57	110
283	12/5/1758	Nathaniel (Hall)	Joseph Dean	Rayn	43	258
284	1/16/1771	Nathanial et ali (Hall)	Division	Taun	53	346
285	1/16/1771	Nathanial et ali (Hall)	Division	Taun & Rayn	53	347
286	3/19/1771	Nathanial jr (Hall)	Nathanial Hall snr	Rayn	53	424	copied
287	9/24/1773	Nathanial jr et ali (Hall)	Nathanial Hall snr	Taun	55	446
288	6/16/1785	Nathanial jr et ali (Hall)	Tobe Gillmore	Rayn	64	106
289	5/30/1787	Nathanial jr (Hall)	Job King	Rayn	66	191
290	3/20/1794	Nathanial jr (Hall)	Nathan Babbitt	East	72	427
291	3/20/1794	Nathanial jr (Hall)	Stephen Hall Jr	Rayn	72	428
292	1/16/1771	Nehemiah et ali (Hall)	Division	Taun	53	346
293	1/16/1771	Nehemiah et ali (Hall)	Division	Taun & Rayn	53	347
294	6/30/1764	Noah (Hall)	John Hall	Rayn	47	177	copied
295	7/9/1770	Noah (Hall)	Ratcliffe Hellon (?)	Swans	53	142	copied
296	9/10/1770	Noah (Hall)	Ratcliffe Hellon (?)	do	53	195	copied
297	9/11/1770	Noah (Hall)	Daniel Leonard	do	53	225	copied
298	4/27/1773	Noah (Hall)	Stephen Shaw et ex	Rayn	55	208
299	5/17/1773	Noah (Hall)	Philip King jr	do	55	225
300	2/1/1774	Noah (Hall)	Philip King	unknown	55	510
301	2/24/1779	Noah (Hall)	Elijah Baker et al	Rayn	59	147
302	8/24/1781	Noah (Hall)	Commonwealth of MA	Taun	60	306
303	8/24/1781	Noah et ali (Hall)	Commonwealth of MA	do	60	307
304	8/24/1781	Noah et ali (Hall)	Commonwealth of MA	do	60	308
305	6/14/1784	Noah (Hall)	Joseph Martin	Taun	62	490
306	7/6/1784	Noah et ali (Hall)	John Phillips	do	62	500
307	10/14/1784	Noah (Hall)	Benjamin Hall et ex	Rayn	63	104
308	5/2/1785	Noah (Hall)	Seth Dean	Do	63	470
309	4/9/1785	Noah (Hall)	Benjamin Hall et ex	do	63	471
310	5/10/1785	Noah (Hall)	Solomon Wetherall	Taun	63	495
311	6/13/1785	Noah (Hall)	Seth Williams	Taun	64	39
312	1/26/1786	Noah (Hall)	Nathaniel Williams	Rayn	65	99
313	1/7/1788	Noah (Hall)	Joshua Lincoln	unknown	66	468
314	6/4/1788	Noah (Hall)	Samuel Williams et ali	Taun	67	121
315	1/25/1790	Noah et ali (Hall)	Division	Taun	68	349
316	8/24/1794	Noah (Hall)	James Williams	Taun	73	196
317	3/16/1778	Patience et al (Hall)	Atherton Knap	Rayn	58	168
318	10/6/1778	Patience et al (Hall)	John White	do	58	338
319	3/19/1779	Patience et al (Hall)	John Harvard et ali	Rayn	59	176
320	8/14/1782	Patience et al (Hall)	Libeus Shelly et ali	Rayn	61	74
321	6/21/1784	Patience et al (Hall)	Nathaniel Leonard	do	62	503
322	4/17/1795	Patience (Hall)	Philip Ellis et ex	Rayn	73	478
323	11/12/1795	Patience (Hall)	Mason Hall	Error	73	479
324	10/4/1792	Perez (Hall)	Achollos Leonard	Taun	60	404
325	10/4/1792	Perez (Hall)	Joseph Hall	Taun	71	232
326	5/19/1783	Phebe by Trus (Hall)	Benjamin Hall	Rayn	61	463
327	4/9/1785	Phebe by Trus (Hall)	Benjamin Hall	do	63	472
328	8/5/1754	Philip (Hall)	Seth Leonard et ex	Rayn	41	188
329	6/25/1788	Philip (Hall)	Ichabod Bryant	Norton & East	67	147
330	1/27/1791	Philip (Hall)	Ichabod Bryant	East	69	259
331	5/21/1715	Preserved et al (Hall)	Samuel Hall et ali	Reb & Attle	9	279	Duplicate (see record #140)
332	11/30/1795	Prudence (Hall)	Amariah Hall	unknown	62	107	Duplicate (see record #23)
333	2/21/1794	Reuben et al (Hall)	Seth Konah	Taun	72	376
334	3/1/1794	Reuben et al (Hall)	Paul Pratt	do	72	383
335	10/20/1794	Reuben et al (Hall)	Abijah Pratt	taun	73	213
336	7/2/1755	Samuel (or Hull) (Hall)	Philip Taber	dart	41	377
337	8/6/1784	Samuel   (Hall)	John Williams	taun	62	528
338	3/5/1696	Samuel jr (Hall)	John Hall sr et ali	taun	2	97
339	4/8/1718	Samuel snr (Hall)	Benjamin Leonard	taun	12	8
340	10/7/1757	Samuel snr (Hall)	Abel Burt	do	42	438
341	1/30/1760	Samuel snr (Hall)	Hezekiah Hoar et ali	taun	44	93
342	1/12/1763	Sarah et al (Hall)	Sarah Hall	nort or east	46	194	Duplicate (see record #271)
343	8/29/1774	Sarah as Exec (Hall)	William Asten	taun	56	261
344	2/8/1776	Sarah (Hall)	David Dean	do	56	441
345	3/16/1778	Sarah et al (Hall)	Atherton Knap	rayn	58	168
346	10/6/1778	Sarah et al (Hall)	John White	rayn	58	338
347	3/19/1779	Sarah et al (Hall)	John Harvard et ali	rayn	59	176
348	8/14/1782	Sarah et al (Hall)	Libeus Shelly et ali	rayn	61	74
349	3/26/1787	Sarah as Exec (Hall)	William Austin	taun	66	129
350	1/7/1772	Seth (Hall)	Jonathon Hall	rayn	54	230
351	1/7/1772	Seth (Hall)	Mason Shaw	do	54	230
352	1/7/1772	Seth (Hall)	Joseph Shaw	do	54	231
353	1/7/1772	Seth (Hall)	Gideon Shaw	do	54	232
354	6/23/1783	Seth (Hall)	Hezekiah Hall	rayn	61	511
355	3/30/1795	Seth (Hall)	Nathanial Leonard	rayn	73	450
356	3/30/1795	Seth (Hall)	Linus Hall	do	73	451
357	3/30/1795	Seth (Hall)	Celina Gardner	do	73	451
358	9/11/1783	Silas et al (Hall)	John Hall 3d	unknown	62	61
359	3/19/1771	Stephen (Hall)	Nathanial Hall	rayn	53	423	copied
360	9/24/1773	Stephen et ali (Hall)	Nathanial Hall snr	Taun	55	446	Duplicate (see record #287)
361	1/31/1786	Stephen (Hall)	Nathanial Hall	Rayn & East	65	172
362	1/31/1786	Stephen jr (Hall)	Commonwealth of MA	Rayn	65	172
363	1/31/1786	Stephen 2d (Hall)	John Read	unknown	65	173
364	3/2/1723	William (Hall)	John Palmer	Little Campton	15	297
365	3/20/1725	William (Hall)	Erasmus Babbit et ali	Dighton	16	135
366	3/20/1725	William (Hall)	Caleb Church et exc	Little Campton	16	136
367	3/17/1730	William (Hall)	Thomas Jackson et ex	do	19	360
368	3/17/1730	William (Hall)	William Wilbur	do	19	361
369	3/17/1730	William (Hall)	Joseph Woodworth	do	19	362
370	3/2/1731	William (Hall)	Gideon Southworth	do	21	120
371	11/7/1734	William (Hall)	Nathanial Man et ex	Dighton	25	439
372	3/10/1742	William (Hall)	Est Samuel Coe	Little Campton	30	389
373	8/2/1742	William (Hall)	Robert Tripp	dart	31	66
374	5/9/1748	William et ali (Hall)	John Davis	Free	36	193
375	4/19/1769	William (Hall)	Benjamin Durfee	do	52	99	copied
376	7/6/1774	William et ali (Hall)	James Hall snr	Rayn	56	158	Duplicate (see record #135)
377	1/24/1787	William (Hall)	Jasiel Smith	Taun	66	38
378	10/23/1788	William (Hall)	John King by Guar	Rayn	67	286
379	2/8/1794	William et ali (Hall)	Robert Treat Paine	do	72	357
380	1/22/1793	Zilpha et al (Hall)	Increase Robinson	Taun	71	378

Taunton, MA Grantee (1-380)/Grantor Index (381-811) 1686 – 1795 – Hall Family

Record	Date of Reception	Grantees	Grantors	City	Book	Page	Comments
381	11/20/1772	Jasiel Smith	Abiah ex Brian (Hall)	Rayn	55	32
382	1/1/1779	Mesrhech Wilbore Jr	Abiah ex Noah (Hall)	Rayn	59	81
383	11/26/1783	Samuel Hunt	Abaih as Exr (Hall)	Nort	62	133
384	2/14/1784	Elkanah Lincoln	Abaih as Exr (Hall)	do	62	243
385	6/10/1784	Samuel Hunt	Abaih as Exr (Hall)	do	62	457
386	7/23/1785	David Arnold	Abaih as Exr (Hall)	do	64	165
387	12/20/1785	Thomas Branan	Abaih as Exr (Hall)	Taun	64	420
388	6/23/1788	Job Randall et ali	Abaih as Exr (Hall)	Easton	67	146
389	10/25/1792	Nathan Perry	Abaih as Exr (Hall)	Unknown	71	259
390	3/2/1793	Nathanial Field	Abaih as Exr (Hall)	do	71	416
391	10/25/1792	John Read	Abiathar et ex (Hall)	Taun	71	271
392	9/30/1743	Oliver Pratt	Abiel (Hall)	do	32	115
393	3/21/1771	Division	Abigail ex Anos et ali (Hall)	Unknown	53	435
394	12/13/1750	Joshua Howard	Abijah (Hall)	Taun	37	470
395	4/25/1753	Isaac Hall	Abijah (Hall)	Easton & Norton	39	366	Duplicate (see record #112)
396	9/15/1748	Samuel Leonard	Amariah (Hall)	Rayn	35	295
397	3/3/1749	Seth Staple	Amariah (Hall)	Taun	35	566
398	8/15/1757	Hannah Shane	Amariah (Hall)	Rayn	42	390
399	5/4/1764	Nathan Jones Jr	Amariah (Hall)	do	47	121	copied
400	8/27/1765	Samuel White jr	Amariah (Hall)	do	48	49	copied
401	10/29/1765	Israel Washburn	Amariah (Hall)	Rayn	49	89	copied
402	3/21/1770	Perez Fobes	Amariah (Hall)	do	52	44	copied
403	11/20/1769	Abraham Gushee	Amariah (Hall)	do	52	428	copied
404	1/31/1770	Israel Washburn	Amariah (Hall)	do	52	472	copied
405	7/8/1771	Nathan Jones Jr	Amariah (Hall)	Rayn	54	15	copied
406	4/13/1773	Amos Hall	Amariah (Hall)	do	55	188	Duplicate (see record #34)
407	4/1/1776	Nathaniel Shaw	Amariah (Hall)	Rayn	56	470
408	2/29/1780	Timothy Jones jr	Amariah (Hall)	do	59	508
409	11/30/1793	Prudence Hall	Amariah 2 (Hall)	Unknown	62	107	Duplicate (see record #23)
410	3/21/1771	Division	Amos et ex et ali (Hall)	Unknown	53	435
411	10/19/1771	Abraham White	Amos et al (Hall)	Taun	54	168
412	8/30/1775	Nathaniel Snow	Amos (Hall)	Rayn	56	390
413	2/18/1789	Joseph Shelly	Amos (Hall)	do	67	431
414	3/29/1793	George Andrews	Amos (Hall)	Rayn	71	485
415	4/1/1793	Isaac Hall	Amos (Hall)	Taun & Norton	71	488	Duplicate (see record #116)
416	5/21/1715	John Hall et ali	Andrew et ali (Hall)	Reho & Attle	9	279	Duplicate (see record #140)
417	9/15/1792	Jonathon Dean 2nd	Apollos as Admr (Hall)	Rayn	71	223
418	1/14/1795	Jonathon Dean 2nd	Apollos as Admr (Hall)	do	73	389
419	2/14/1795	Jonathon Dean 2nd	Apollos   (Hall)	do	73	390
420	2/14/1795	Jonathon Dean	Apollos et ali (Hall)	do	73	392
421	5/21/1715	John Hall et ali	Benjamin et ali (Hall)	Reho & Attle	9	279	Duplicate (see record #140)
422	1/8/1717	Agreement	Benjamin et ali (Hall)	Taun	10	312
423	1/13/1726	John Hall	Benjamin et ali (Hall)	Taun	16	310	Duplicate (see record #144)
424	1/10/1726	John Andrews	Benjamin (Hall)	Taun	17	167
425	4/24/1742	Benjamin Cole	Benjamin (Hall)	Swan	31	4
426	4/18/1748	Samuel Shaw	Benjamin (Hall)	Rayn	34	541
427	4/27/1749	Samuel Shaw	Benjamin (Hall)	Rayn	36	492
428	3/10/1752	John Thurber	Benjamin (Hall)	Swan & Warren	38	314
429	3/22/1756	Samuel Shaw	Benjamin (Hall)	Rayn	41	541
430	2/22/1757	George Wheaton	Benjamin (Hall)	Nort	42	213
431	7/4/1765	Nathanial Williams	Benjamin (Hall)	Rayn	47	557	Duplicate (see record #220)
432	10/29/1765	Job White	Benjamin (Hall)	Taun	49	102	copied
433	10/31/1765	David Rearden	Benjamin (Hall)	Nort	49	299	copied
434	6/21/1766	Nathanial Williams	Benjamin (Hall)	Rayn	50	9	copied
435	2/16/1768	Nathanial Williams	Benjamin (Hall)	Rayn	51	82	copied
436	12/16/1769	Seth Dean	Benjamin (Hall)	Rayn	52	436	copied
437	2/6/1777	Division	Benjamin et ali (Hall)	Nort & Rayn & Taun	57	110
438	10/20/1778	Thomas Dean	Benjamin et ex (Hall)	Bristol & Plymouth Counties	59	16
439	5/19/1783	Phebe Hall by Trustee	Benjamin (Hall)	Rayn	61	463	Duplicate (see record #326)
440	10/14/1784	Noah Hall	Benjamin (Hall)	Rayn	63	104	Duplicate (see record #307)
441	4/9/1785	Noah Hall	Benjamin et ex (Hall)	do	63	471	Duplicate (see record #309)
442	4/9/1785	Phebe Hall	Benjamin by Trus (Hall)	do	63	472	Duplicate (see record #327)
443	5/25/1785	Apollos Hall	Benjamin (Hall)	do	64	8	Duplicate (see record #36)
444	11/20/1790	Apollos Hall	Benjamin (Hall)	Rayn	69	215	Duplicate (see record #37)
445	11/20/1790	Apollos Hall	Benjamin et ex (Hall)	do	69	215	Duplicate (see record #37)
446	9/15/1792	Leave to sell Real Est	Benjamin (Hall)	Unknown	71	223
447	9/15/1792	Jonathon Dean 2nd	Benjamin est (Hall)	Rayn	71	223
448	2/14/1795	Jonathon Dean 2nd	Benjamin est (Hall)	do	73	389
449	2/14/1795	Jonathon Dean	Benjamin (Hall)	do	73	391
450	2/14/1795	Jonathon Dean	Benjamin et ali (Hall)	do	73	392
451	1/6/1759	Benjamin Hall jr	Benjamin sen (Hall)	do	43	276	Duplicate (see record #50)
452	12/11/1760	Richard Williams	Benjamin 2nd (Hall)	Rayn	44	472
453	11/23/1757	John Gilmore	Brian (Hall)	do	42	507
454	12/9/1757	Alice Leonard	Brian (Hall)	Easton	42	534
455	4/12/1758	Abijah Wilbore	Brian (Hall)	Rayn	43	117
456	10/10/1759	Elijah Leonard	Brian (Hall)	Nort	43	546
457	10/14/1761	Stephen Pond	Brian (Hall)	Unknown	45	294
458	12/12/1764	Division	Brian et al (Hall)	easton	47	312	Duplicate (see record #57)
459	4/29/1767	David Manly	Brian (Hall)	Taun	50	396	copied
460	9/16/1768	Obadiah Willis et al	Brian (Hall)	Unknown	51	356	copied
461	7/16/1772	Thomas Buck	Brian (Hall)	Easton	54	455	copied
462	7/16/1772	Nathan Selee	Brian (Hall)	do	54	457	copied
463	7/16/1772	Freelove Drake	Brian (Hall)	do	54	456	copied
464	11/20/1772	Jasiel Smith	Brian et ex (Hall)	Rayn	55	32
465	5/3/1774	Jonathon Hayward et ali	Brian (Hall)	Taun	56	82
466	5/19/1774	John Hall	Brian (Hall)	do	56	98	duplicate (see record #174)
467	6/21/1776	Samuel Fisher	Brian (Hall)	do	56	505
468	3/11/1777	Daniel Alger	Brian (Hall)	do	57	141
469	4/4/1777	John Briggs	Brian (Hall)	Mans	57	167
470	12/17/1778	James Perry	Brian (Hall)	East or Mans	59	83
471	12/17/1778	James Perry	Brian (Hall)	Mans	59	84
472	2/2/1779	Job Hewet	Brian (Hall)	East	59	122
473	3/17/1779	Zachariah Brettun	Brian (Hall)	East	59	179
474	11/26/1783	Samuel Hunt	Brian Est (Hall)	Norton	62	133
475	2/14/1784	Elkanah Lincoln	Brian Est (Hall)	do	62	243
476	6/10/1784	Samuel Hunt	Brian Est (Hall)	do	62	457
477	7/22/1785	David Arnold	Brian Est (Hall)	Nort	64	165
478	12/20/1785	Thomas Braman	Brian Est (Hall)	Taun	64	420
479	6/28/1788	Job Randall et ali	Brian Est (Hall)	East	67	146
480	12/4/1790	Job Hewet	Brian (Hall)	do	69	224
481	10/20/1792	Nathan Perry	Brian Est (Hall)	Unknown	71	259
482	3/2/1793	Nathaniel Field	Brian Est (Hall)	do	71	416
483	12/22/1726	Joshua Hall	Caleb (Hall)	Attle	17	150	Duplicate (see record #80)
484	6/14/1743	Joshua Hall	Caleb (Hall)	do	31	272	Duplicate (see record #242)
485	6/7/1745	Samuel Hamingway	Caleb (Hall)	Attle	33	389
486	9/15/1748	Christopher Hall	Caleb (Hall)	do	36	211	Duplicate (see record #88)
487	3/13/1749	Jeremiah Everett	Caleb (Hall)	Attle	37	227
488	9/15/1748	Jeremiah Everett	Christopher (Hall)	do	36	330
489	10/30/1765	Timothy Standley	Christopher (Hall)	Attle	49	442	copied
490	2/13/1736	Anny/Ammy Hall	Daniel (Hall)	do	24	132	Duplicate (see record #27)
491	3/25/1736	Ephraim Hall	Daniel (Hall)	do	24	211	Duplicate (see record #104)
492	4/15/1736	Ebenezer Ward	Daniel (Hall)	do	24	243
493	2/6/1777	Division	David et ali (Hall)	Nort & Rayn & Taun	57	110
494	3/6/1699	Nicholas Morey	Ebenezer et al (Hall)	Taun	2	338
495	9/23/1704	Nathaniel Williams	Ebenezer (Hall)	do	4	316
496	2/5/1707	John Foster	Ebenezer (Hall)	Taun	5	323
497	4/16/1708	John Caswell Jr	Ebenezer (Hall)	do	5	339
498	10/18/1711	Thomas Grover	Ebenezer (Hall)	do	7	85
499	10/4/1712	Benjamin Williams	Ebenezer (Hall)	do	7	352
500	3/10/1715	John Hall	Ebenezer (Hall)	taun	9	71	Duplicate (see record #138)
501	5/18/1726	James Hall	Ebenezer et al (Hall)	Taun	17	36	Duplicate (see record #124)
502	5/4/1737	James Bretton	Ebenezer et al (Hall)	Digh	27	170
503	10/23/1784	Division	Ebenezer et al (Hall)	Taun & Rayn	63	125
504	1/31/1786	Andrew Gillmore	Ebenezer et al (Hall)	Unknown	65	472
505	11/18/1788	Ebenezer Dean	Ebenezer et al (Hall)	Taun	67	315
506	11/28/1788	Rufus Hodges	Ebenezer et al (Hall)	Nort	67	341
507	2/6/1777	Division	Edmund et ali (Hall)	Nort & Rayn & Taun	57	110
508	2/19/1738	Philip Walker jr	Edward (Hall)	Reho	27	49
509	6/2/1741	Samuel Mason	Edward (Hall)	Reho	30	94
510	12/13/1753	Daniel Ide (?)	Edward (Hall)	reho	40	235
511	3/10/1757	Daniel Ide (?)	Edward (Hall)	do	42	304
512	11/28/1766	John King	Elijah (Hall)	Rayn	50	237	copied
513	11/28/1766	John Gardner	Elijah (Hall)	do	50	238	copied
514	11/4/1780	John Hall	Elijah (Hall)	Unknown	60	135	Duplicate (see record #180)
515	9/13/1693	Thos Leonard senr	Elizabeth ex Samuel (Hall)	Taun	1	168
516	4/10/1777	Division	Elizabeth ex John et al (Hall)	Taun	57	200
517	10/31/1765	Daniel Chaffe	Ephraim (Hall)	Attle	49	474	copied
518	10/31/1765	Daniel Chaffe	Ephraim (Hall)	Attle	49	475	copied
519	5/17/1780	John Sears	Ephraim (Hall)	do	60	64
520	6/18/1784	Zebediah Sweet	Ephraim (Hall)	Attle	62	448
521	6/15/1875	Zebediah Sweet	Ephraim (Hall)	Unknown	64	67
522	9/16/1790	John Daggett	Ephraim (Hall)	Attle	69	143
523	3/15/1792	Samuel Atherton	Ephraim (Hall)	do	70	429
524	3/16/1764	Allen Brown	Ephraim Jr (Hall)	Reho	47	61	copied
525	1/8/1795	Ephraim Hall Jr	Ephraim senr & ex (Hall)	Attle	73	348	Duplicate (see record #107)
526	1/22/1718	Joseph Eliot	George (Hall)	Taun	12	380
527	6/22/1721	Nicholas Morey	George (Hall)	Digh	13	453
528	11/27/1721	Benjamin Shaw	George et ali (Hall)	Taun	14	54
529	5/18/1726	James Hall	George et ali (Hall)	Taun	17	36	Duplicate (see record #124)
530	7/9/1728	James Williams	George (Hall)	East	18	186
531	12/16/1752	Samuel Kinsley et al	George et ex (Hall)	Taun	39	230
532	4/25/1753	John Tisdale	George et ali (Hall)	East & Nort	39	366
533	11/3/1760	James Leonard	George (Hall)	Taun	44	454
534	10/30/1765	Henry Herveh	George et ali (Hall)	do	50	298	copied
535	9/9/1741	Seth Leonard	George Jr (Hall)	taun	30	249
536	1/14/1699	John Leonard	Hannah et ali (Hall)	do	2	306
537	1/13/1726	John Hall	Hannah et ali (Hall)	do	16	310	Duplicate (see record #144)
538	5/2/1768	Stephen Haskins	Hannah   (Hall)	Taun	51	179	copied
539	7/30/1770	Edmund Williams	Hannah   (Hall)	Rayn	53	154	copied
540	9/2/1791	Elijah Williams	Hannah ex Samuel (Hall)	Taun	70	83
541	10/25/1792	John Read	Hannah ex Abiather (Hall)	Taun	71	271
542	1/8/1795	Ephraim Hall Jr	Hannah ex Ephraim (Hall)	Attle	73	348	Duplicate (see record #107)
543	6/23/1783	Seth Hall	Hezekiah (Hall)	Rayn	61	511	Duplicate (see record #354)
544	9/1/1744	Thomas Cobb	Hugh et ali (Hall)	Unknown	30	16
545	6/18/1743	Nathanial Hubbard	Hugh et ali (Hall)	Bristol	32	29
546	9/17/1763	Zephaniah Leonard	Huldah ex Philip (Hall)	Rayn & Taun	46	460	copied
547	5/5/1768	John Gardner	Huldah   (Hall)	Rayn	51	208	copied
548	10/27/1743	Joshua Howard	Isaac et ali (Hall)	Taun	32	158
549	4/25/1753	John Tisdale	Isaac et ali (Hall)	East & Nort	39	366	Duplicate (see record #532)
550	5/10/1779	Division	Isaac et ali (Hall)	Mans	59	234
551	5/10/1779	Benjamin Sweet	Isaac   (Hall)	do	59	235
552	4/14/1780	Elijah Gary	Isaac   (Hall)	Rayn	61	423
553	4/14/1792	John Porter	Isaac   (Hall)	East	70	493
554	11/16/1713	George Leonard	Jacob (Hall)	Taun	8	80
555	1/13/1726	John Hall	Jacob et ali (Hall)	Taun	16	310	Duplicate (see record #144)
556	10/22/1740	Henry Crane	Jacob et ali (Hall)	Rayn	28	434
557	5/20/1763	Abiel Williams	Jacob (Hall)	Rayn	46	319	copied
558	4/24/1765	Philip King	Jacob (Hall)	Rayn	47	455	Duplicate (see record #119)
559	7/4/1765	Abiah Shaw	Jacob (Hall)	Rayn	47	558	copied
560	7/4/1765	Abiah Shaw et ali	Jacob (Hall)	do	47	558	Duplicate (see record #559)
561	2/6/1777	Division	Jacob et ali (Hall)	Nort & Rayn & Taun	57	110
562	1/13/1726	John Hall	James et ali (Hall)	Taun	16	310	Duplicate (see record #144)
563	2/22/1710	Nicholas White snr	James   (Hall)	Taun	17	36	Duplicate (see record #124)
564	3/13//1748	Thomas Leonard	James  (Hall)	Rayn	35	208
565	12/27/1749	Jonathan Ingells	James et ex (Hall)	Taun	35	539
566	11/20/1751	Agmt as to bridges	James et ali (Hall)	do	38	197
567	3/28/1763	Boundary lines	James et ali (Hall)	Rayn	46	274	Duplicate (see record #132)
568	9/1/1774	Solomon Alden	James  (Hall)	Rayn	56	235
569	9/1/1774	Solomon Alden	James  (Hall)	do	56	235
570	9/1/1774	Solomon Alden	James  (Hall)	do	56	236
571	26/1774	Division	James et ali (Hall)	Nort & Rayn & Taun	57	110
572	7/6/1774	James Hall jr et ali	James senr (Hall)	Rayn	56	158	Duplicate (see record #135)
573	3/5/1697	Nicholas Morey	John et al (Hall)	Taun	2	96
574	9/16/1697	George Gooding	John   (Hall)	Taun	2	135
575	1/14/1699	Richard Stephens	John   (Hall)	do	2	302
576	10/12/1706	Thomas Daggett et ali	John   (Hall)	Reho	5	84
577	5/12/1709	Nathaniel Brown	John   (Hall)	do	5	513
578	6/5/1712	Samuel Dean	John   (Hall)	Taun	7	281
579	3/10/1715	Trus of Mass Bay	John   (Hall)	Nort & Providence	9	72
580	6/29/1715	Benjamin Hall	John   (Hall)	Taun	9	378	Duplicate (see record #42)
581	1/13/1717	Thomas Terry et al	John et al (Hall)	Free	10	328
582	9/11/1717	John Briggs snr	John   (Hall)	Norton	11	98
583	9/14/1720	Samuel Hacket	John   (Hall)	Taun	13	324
584	9/17/1720	Samuel Hacket senr	John   (Hall)	do	13	325
585	7/15/1720	Nicholas Morey	John as exec et al (Hall)	do	13	272
586	5/18/1726	James Hall	John et al (Hall)	Taun	17	36	Duplicate (see record #124)
587	12/3/1735	Isaac Willman Jr	John   (Hall)	Nort	23	494
588	8/26/1736	Samuel Willman	John   (Hall)	do	25	116
589	8/26/1736	Samuel Willman	John   (Hall)	do	25	118
590	3/17/1740	Andrew Starkey	John   (Hall)	Attle	30	11
591	6/2/1741	Samuel Mason	John   (Hall)	Reho	30	90
592	1/22/1752	Agreement	John et al (Hall)	Rayn	38	239
593	2/22/1757	William Knapp	John   (Hall)	Rayn	42	196
594	6/4/1761	Henry Bowers	John   (Hall)	Swan	45	162
595	6/30/1764	Joseph Hall	John   (Hall)	Rayn & Taun	47	176	Duplicate (see record #221)
596	6/30/1764	Noah Hall	John   (Hall)	Rayn	47	177	Duplicate (see record #294)
597	6/21/1765	Seth Smith	John   (Hall)	Norton	47	543	copied
598	10/11/1765	Nathaniel Dunham Jr	John   (Hall)	do	48	299	copied
599	8/17/1768	George Leonard 3rd	John   (Hall)	Norton	51	312	copied
600	7/21/1769	Benjamin Walker	John   (Hall)	Rayn	52	168	copied
601	5/29/1769	Agmt concerning furnace in Norton	John et ali (Hall)	Nort	52	180
602	2/20/1770	Eliezer Belcher	John et ali (Hall)	do	52	517	John Hall & Sol Trow both of Norton to Eliezer Belcher of Norton land lying near the Norton Purchase with dwelling house. Witnesses Seth Gilbert & Silas Cobb. Signed Dec 26, 1768.
603	9/5/1771	John King	John   (Hall)	Rayn	54	61
604	3/29/1774	Matthew Hayward	John   (Hall)	Mans	56	40
605	2/6/1777	Division	John et ali (Hall)	Nort & Rayn & Taun	57	110
606	2/6/1777	Division	John est (Hall)	do	57	110
607	4/10/1777	Division	John et ex ali (Hall)	Unknown	57	200
608	1/19/1791	Israel Alger	John   (Hall)	Taun	69	252
609	1/14/1699	John Leonard	John Jr et ali (Hall)	do	2	306
610	3/10/1763	James Clay	John Jr (Hall)	Reho	46	243	John Hall of Braintree county of Suffolk yeoman, for 108 pounds & 15 shillings gives to James Clay of Rehoboth, gentleman a tract of land in Rehoboth 15 acres more or less given to John Hall by his deceased uncle Edmund Hall of Rehoboth in his last will and testament to be divided equally between John Hall and Ephram Hall 2nd (goes on to describe boundaries in detail). Deed signed on March 27, 1781, Signed John Hall Junior, Witnesses Ephraim Hall & John Hall
611	11/19/1766	John Andrews	John Jr (Hall)	Dight	50	227	copied
612	3/5/1697	Samuel Hall Jr	John snr et ali (Hall)	Taun	2	97	Duplicate (see record #338)
613	5/11/1714	John Caswell	John snr (Hall)	do	8	299
614	6/12/1718	John Leonard	John snr (Hall)	Taun	12	130
615	12/20/1782	Adam Johnston	John 3rd (Hall)	Nort	61	226
616	7/21/1783	Silas Cobb	John 3rd (Hall)	East	62	1
617	9/10/1783	Brian Hall et al	John 3rd (Hall)	Unknown	62	61	Duplicate (see record #77)
618	6/17/1737	Samuel White	Jonathan (Hall)	Rayn	25	323
619	9/14/1737	Town of Raynham	Jonathan (Hall)	do	25	390
620	2/5/1739	Samuel White	Jonathan (Hall)	do	27	324
621	8/3/1749	John Tisdale	Jonathan (Hall)	Taun	35	474
622	9/14/1749	John Tisdale	Jonathan (Hall)	do	35	519
623	12/4/1751	Joseph Jones Jr	Jonathan (Hall)	do	38	186
624	9/10/1755	Samuel White	Jonathan (Hall)	Unknown	41	440
625	3/12/1760	Mason Hall	Jonathan (Hall)	Rayn	44	174	Duplicate (see record #274)
626	7/22/1765	Amos Hall	Jonathan (Hall)	do	48	7	Duplicate (see record #29)
627	6/7/1770	John Patridge jr	Jonathan (Hall)	rayn	53	137	copied
628	6/7/1770	John Patridge jr	Jonathan (Hall)	Unknown	53	137	copied
629	1/7/1772	Seth Hall	Jonathan (Hall)	Rayn	54	230	Duplicate (see record #350)
630	6/15/1789	Richard Williams	Jonathan (Hall)	do	68	88
631	7/29/1791	Seth Padelford	Jonathan (Hall)	East	70	41
632	9/14/1791	Josiah Dean	Jonathan (Hall)	Rayn	70	125
633	11/30/1791	Division	Jonathan et ali (Hall)	East	70	249
634	11/30/1791	Ebenezer Robinson	Jonathan (Hall)	do	70	250
635	6/21/1784	Philip Ellis	Jonathan Jr (Hall)	Rayn	62	503
636	12/19/1785	Abiel Smith	Jonathan Jr (Hall)	do	64	398
637	1/26/1786	Abiel Smith	Jonathan Jr (Hall)	Rayn	65	47
638	3/14/1738	Jonathon Hall Jr	Jonathan snr (Hall)	do	27	84	Duplicate (see record #209)
639	9/10/1746	Samuel Leonard	Jonathan snr (Hall)	Taun	34	563
640	8/17/1749	James Hall	Jonathan snr (Hall)	Rayn	35	480	Duplicate (see record #128)
641	4/1/1702	Nicholas Morey	Joseph (Hall)	Taun	3	346
642	3/29/1703	Jared Talbutt	Joseph (Hall)	do	4	53
643	5/24/1706	Nicholas Stephens	Joseph (Hall)	Taun	5	46
644	1/15/1716	Jonathon Williams	Joseph et ali (Hall)	do	10	301
645	1/13/1726	John Hall	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Taun	16	310	Duplicate (see record #144)
646	8/12/1726	Nicholas Morey	Joseph (Hall)	Digh	17	81
647	10/13/1740	William Ware	Joseph (Hall)	Taun	28	354
648	10/22/1740	Henry Crane	Joseph et ali (Hall)	rayn	28	434	Duplicate (see record #556)
649	5/12/1748	George White	Joseph (Hall)	Rayn	35	222
650	4/17/1756	George White	Joseph (Hall)	Taun	42	20
651	10/7/1757	Nicholas Stephens et ali	Joseph (Hall)	Digh	42	438
652	10/5/1757	Heirs of Nicholas Stephens	Joseph (Hall)	do	42	439
653	1/6/1759	Benjamin Hall	Joseph (Hall)	Rayn	43	275	Duplicate (see record #46)
654	10/26/1765	Ambrose Sinkon	Joseph (Hall)	Taun	48	488	copied
655	10/31/1765	Zephaniah Leonard	Joseph (Hall)	Rayn	49	366	copied
656	1/16/1771	Division	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Taun	53	346
657	1/16/1771	Division	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Taun & Rayn	53	347
658	3/20/1770	Division	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Taun	53	389
659	11/18/1771	John Tisdale	Joseph et ali (Hall)	do	54	187
660	9/24/1773	Joseph Hall et al	Joseph (Hall)	do	55	414	Duplicate (see record #94)
661	2/6/1777	Division	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Rayn & Taun	57	110
662	10/23/1784	Division	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Rayn & Taun	63	125
663	1/31/1786	Andrew Gillmore	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Unknown	65	472
664	11/18/1788	Ebenezer Dean	Joseph et ali (Hall)	taun	67	315
665	12/8/1791	Division	Joseph et ali (Hall)	Rayn & Taun	70	261
666	10/4/1792	Perez Hall	Joseph (Hall)	Taun	71	232	Duplicate (see record #325)
667	4/11/1794	Josias Hall	Joseph (Hall)	do	72	581	Duplicate (see record #259)
668	12/16/1715	John White	Joseph Jr (Hall)	do	9	655
669	8/12/1726	Nicholas Morey	Joseph Jr (Hall)	Digh	17	250
670	10/21/1765	Est Hannah Andrews	Joseph Jr et ex ali (Hall)	Reho	50	159
671	9/29/1705	Joseph Jones senr	Joseph snr (Hall)	Taun	4	470
672	8/15/1748	Joseph Hall jr	Joseph snr (Hall)	Taun	35	273	Duplicate (see record #235)
673	12/22/1726	Caleb Hall	Joshua (Hall)	Attle	17	150	Duplicate (see record #80)
674	12/4/1744	Caleb Hall	Joshua (Hall)	Attle	33	103	Duplicate (see record #84)
675	6/4/1745	Joseph Staples	Joshua (Hall)	do	33	384
676	3/13/1755	Nathaniel Fuller	Joshua (Hall)	Attle	41	244
677	4/11/1794	Joseph Hall	Josias Admin (Hall)	Taun	72	579
678	9/14/1791	Perez Reed	Levi et ex ali (Hall)	Reho	70	523
679	11/30/1791	Division	Linus et al (Hall)	East	70	249
680	4/24/1793	Seth Manly	Linus   (Hall)	East	72	11
681	11/16/1793	Oliver Howard	Linus (Hall)	do	72	251
682	3/30/1795	Seth Hall	Linus (Hall)	Rayn	73	451	Duplicate (see record #356)
683	9/14/1791	George Braley	Luke (Hall)	Free	70	115
684	9/14/1791	Rufus Braley	Luke (Hall)	do	70	116
685	12/24/1791	Joseph Pigsley	Luke (Hall)	do	70	272
686	12/16/1752	Samuel Kingsley et al	Lydia ex George (Hall)	Taun	39	230	Duplicate (see record #531)
687	9/6/1756	Joseph Shaw	Macey (Hall)	Rayn	42	94
688	2/6/1777	Division	Macey et ali (Hall)	Nort & Rayn & Taun	57	110
689	1/15/1716	Jonathon Williams	Mary et al (Hall)	Taun	10	301
690	2/19/1746	Joseph Wilbur et ali	Mary   (Hall)	Unknown	34	166	Duplicate (see record #5)
691	4/15/1748	Mehitable Hall et ali	Mary  (Hall)	Taun	35	179	Duplicate (see record #6)
692	10/21/1765	Est Hannah Andrews	Mary ex Joseph Jr et ali (Hall)	Unknown	50	159
693	10/2/1753	Abraham Gasket	Mason (Hall)	Rayn	41	27
694	3/12/1760	Gabriel Crossman	Mason (Hall)	Rayn	44	195
695	3/12/1760	Abraham Jones	Mason (Hall)	do	44	196
696	1/31/1770	Israel Washburn	Mason (Hall)	do	52	471	copied
697	10/19/1771	Abraham White	Mason et ali (Hall)	taun	54	168
698	11/12/1795	Patience Hall	Mason (Hall)	Error	73	479	Duplicate (see record #323)
699	11/28/1788	Rufus Hodges	Mehitable ex Ebenezer (Hall)	Nort	67	341
700	9/10/1741	Samuel Leonard jr et al	Mercy (Hall)	Rayn	30	258	Duplicate (see record #148)
701	2/27/1748	Amariah Hall	Mercy (Hall)	do	35	374	Duplicate (see record #9)
702	7/10/1723	John Palmer senr	Naomi ex William (Hall)	Little Campton	15	244
703	5/23/1758	Nathaniel Williams	Nathan (Hall)	Rayn	43	112
704	2/6/1777	Division	Nathan et ali (Hall)	Norton & Rayn & Taun	57	110
705	12/5/1758	Abijah Wilbore	Nathaniel (Hall)	Rayn	43	260
706	1/16/1771	Division	Nathaniel et ali (Hall)	Taun & Rayn	53	347
707	1/16/1771	Division	Nathaniel et ali (Hall)	Taun	53	346
708	3/19/1771	Stephen Hall	Nathaniel (Hall)	Rayn	53	423	Duplicate (see record #359)
709	1/31/1786	Stephen Hall	Nathaniel (Hall)	Rayn & East	65	172	Duplicate (see record #361)
710	1/31/1786	Andrew Gilmore	Nathaniel et ali (Hall)	Unknown	65	472
711	3/19/1771	Nathanial Hall jr	Natanial snr (Hall)	Rayn	53	424	Duplicate (see record #286)
712	9/24/1773	Nathaniel Hall jr et ali	Natanial snr (Hall)	taunt	55	446	Duplicate (see record #287)
713	1/16/1771	Division	Nehemiah et ali (Hall)	taun	53	346
714	1/16/1771	Division	Nehemiah et ali (Hall)	Taun & Rayn	53	347
715	9/23/1773	Jonathon Shaw et ex	Nehemiah (Hall)	taun	55	320
716	9/11/1770	John McWharter	Noah (Hall)	Swan	53	187	copied
717	6/15/1776	Peleg Padelford	Noah (Hall)	Taun	56	498
718	1/1/1779	Meshech Wilboro Jr	Noah et exc (Hall)	Rayn	59	81
719	10/16/1784	Meshech Wilboro 3rd	Noah (Hall)	do	63	106
720	10/16/1784	Meshech Wilboro 2nd	Noah (Hall)	do	63	106
721	10/16/1784	Meshech Wilboro Jr et ali	Noah (Hall)	do	63	107
722	1/31/1785	Abraham White	Noah (Hall)	Taun	63	259
723	2/10/1789	Est Seth Williams	Noah (Hall)	Taun & Rayn	67	415
724	3/16/1789	Josiah Dean	Noah (Hall)	Taun	67	492
725	3/16/1789	James Williams	Noah (Hall)	do	67	493
726	3/16/1789	James Cooper	Noah (Hall)	do	67	493
727	4/1/1789	Jerathmael Bowers	Noah (Hall)	Rayn & Taun	68	11
728	5/29/1789	Seth Williams	Noah (Hall)	Taun	68	69
729	6/29/1789	Est Mary Smith	Noah (Hall)	Rayn & Taun	68	105
730	1/25/1790	Division	Noah et ali (Hall)	Taun	68	349
731	2/6/1792	Jacob Wilbore	Noah (Hall)	Rayn	70	338
732	2/21/1793	Est Seth Williams	Noah (Hall)	Rayn & Taun	71	410
733	11/5/1788	Robert Paine	Noah (Hall)	Rayn	71	437
734	1/4/1794	Robert Brettun Jr	Noah (Hall)	East	72	295
735	9/6/1794	Joseph Elliot	Noah (Hall)	Taun	73	140
736	9/24/1794	George Williams	Noah (Hall)	do	73	196
737	11/21/1794	Seth Williams	Noah et ali (Hall)	Rayn	73	247
738	12/6/1794	John Hall	Noah (Hall)	do	73	269	Duplicate (see record #195)
739	12/10/1794	Joseph Cole	Noah (Hall)	Taun	73	287
740	3/15/1753	Amariah Hall	Patience (Hall)	Rayn	40	65	Duplicate (see record #10)
741	4/17/1795	Heirs of Sarah Ellis jr	Patience (Hall)	do	73	478
742	4/17/1795	Sarah Ellis	Patience (Hall)	do	73	479
743	10/20/1778	Thomas Dean	Phebe ex Benjamin (Hall)	Bristol & Plymouth Counties	59	16
744	4/9/1785	Noah Hall	Phebe ex Benjamin (Hall)	Rayn	63	471	Duplicate (see record #309)
745	11/20/1790	Apollos Hall	Phebe ex Benjamin (Hall)	do	69	215	Duplicate (see record #37)
746	6/17/1791	Apollos Hall	Phebe   (Hall)	do	70	14	Duplicate (see record #39)
747	9/14/1739	john Hall	Philip (Hall)	Unknown	27	557	Duplicate (see record #147)
748	9/17/1763	Zephaniah Leonard	Philip et ex (Hall)	Rayn & Taun	46	460	Duplicate (see record #546)
749	12/6/1748	Moses Read et al	Preserved (Hall)	Attle	36	312	Duplicate (see record #150)
750	10/17/1783	Amariah Hall	Prudence (Hall)	Unknown	62	107	Duplicate (see record #23)
751	10/13/1779	Est Amariah Hall	Reuben (Hall)	Rayn	59	423	Duplicate (see record #22)
752	12/27/1749	Jonathan Ingells	Ruth ex James (Hall)	Taun	35	539	Duplicate (see record #565)
753	9/14/1791	Perez Reed	Sally ex Levi et ali (Hall)	Reho	70	523
754	2/14/1795	Jonathon Dean 2nd	Sally (Hall)	Rayn	73	391
755	2/14/1795	Jonathon Dean	Sally et ali (Hall)	do	73	392
756	1/14/1699	Richard Stephens	Samuel (Hall)	Taun	2	303
757	9/30/1700	Joseph Tisdale	Samuel (Hall)	Unknown	3	195
758	10/7/1710	Benjamin Leonard sen	Samuel (Hall)	Taun	6	270
759	5/21/1715	John Hall et ali	Samuel et ali (Hall)	Reho & Attle	9	279	Duplicate (see record #140)
760	7/14/1724	John Harvey	Samuel (Hall)	Taun	15	525
761	5/18/1726	James Hall	Samuel et ali (Hall)	Taun	17	36	Duplicate (see record #124)
762	10/12/1727	John Godfree	Samuel (Hall)	do	17	513
763	5/21/1728	Jonathon Williams	Samuel (Hall)	Taun	18	137
764	10/24/1729	Thomas Crossman	Samuel (Hall)	taun	19	91
765	7/8/1830	Jonathon Hall et ali	Samuel (Hall)	Unknown	19	279	Duplicate (see record #200)
766	1/19/1733	Joseph Tisdale	Samuel (Hall)	taun	21	542
767	9/20/1737	Hannah Hall	Samuel (Hall)	taun	25	420	Duplicate (see record #108)
768	3/14/1738	Jonathan Hall	Samuel (Hall)	Taun	26	138	Duplicate (see record #202)
769	3/14/1738	Jonathan Hall	Samuel (Hall)	do	26	156	Duplicate (see record #203)
770	3/14/1738	Jonathan Hall	Samuel (Hall)	do	27	85	Duplicate (see record #204)
771	9/14/1738	Samuel Leonard jr	Samuel Est (Hall)	Rayn	27	236
772	8/14/1784	Samuel Wood	Samuel (Hall)	Taun	62	538
773	9/2/1791	Elijah Williams	Samuel et ex (Hall)	do	70	83
774	9/14/1793	Joseph Wood	Samuel et ali (Hall)	Taun	72	185
775	12/4/1794	Abraham Jones	Samuel (Hall)	Unknown	73	263
776	9/13/1693	Thomas Leonard senr	Samuel jr et ex (Hall)	Taun	1	168
777	1/24/1695	Nicholas Morey	Samuel jr (Hall)	do	1	289
778	3/5/1697	Nicholas Morey	Samuel jr (Hall)	Taun	2	94
779	3/5/1697	Nicholas Morey	Samuel jr (Hall)	do	2	95
780	3/5/1697	Nicholas Morey	Samuel jr et ali (Hall)	do	2	96
781	3/6/1699	Nicholas Morey	Samuel jr et ali (Hall)	Taun	2	338
782	3/10/1699	John Poole	Samuel jr (Hall)	do	2	339
783	8/4/1705	Benjamin Leonard jr	Samuel jr (Hall)	Unknown	4	438
784	11/21/1710	Thomas Leonard	Samuel jr (Hall)	Taun	6	308
785	7/15/1720	Nicholas Morey	Samuel jr et ali (Hall)	Taun	13	272
786	2/10/1697	Thomas Leonard	Samuel snr (Hall)	do	2	35
787	3/18/1712	Jabez Pratt	Samuel snr (Hall)	do	7	190
788	5/10/1714	John Caswell	Samuel snr (Hall)	do	8	296
789	7/16/1716	Stephen Leonard	Samuel snr (Hall)	Taun	10	180
790	6/5/1717	Seth Leonard	Samuel snr (Hall)	do	10	564
791	12/11/1717	Shadrach Willbore	Samuel snr (Hall)	Taun	11	298
792	1/12/1763	Sarah Hall et al	Sarah (Hall)	Norton or East	46	194	Duplicate (see record #271)
793	12/4/1794	Abraham Jones	Seth (Hall)	Rayn	73	263
794	1/31/1786	Andrew Gilmore	Stephen et ali (Hall)	Unknown	65	472
795	12/19/1782	Josiah Dean	Stephen jr (Hall)	Taun	61	221
796	3/20/1794	Nathaniel Hall jr	Stephen jr (Hall)	Rayn	72	428	Duplicate (see record #291)
797	5/21/1715	John Hall et ali	Thomas et ali (Hall)	Reho & Attle	9	279	Duplicate (see record #140)
798	8/23/1747	Joseph Records	Thomas   (Hall)	Taun	36	429
799	10/30/1765	Henry Hewet	Thomas et ali (Hall)	Taun	50	298
800	7/10/1723	John Palmer senr	William et ex (Hall)	Little Campton	15	244
801	9/12/1738	James Walker	William   (Hall)	Dight	26	218
802	6/30/1738	Oliver Hillard	William  (Hall)	Little Campton	27	163
803	5/11/1744	William Willbore	William  (Hall)	Little Campton	32	364
804	no date listed	Nathanial Fischer et ali (feofees)	William et ali (Hall)	Free	36	194
805	4/19/1769	Israel Brayley	William  (Hall)	Free	52	102	copied
806	3/26/1788	Robert Caldwell	William  (Hall)	taun	67	13
807	3/19/1790	Richard Caswell	William  (Hall)	taun	68	429
808	9/14/1791	Luke Hall	William  (Hall)	Free	70	114
809	9/20/1791	John Ashley	William  (Hall)	do	70	162
810	3/29/1793	Joshua Williams	William  (Hall)	Taun	71	485
811	11/21/1794	Seth Williams	William et ali (Hall)	Rayn	73	247

Norton Common Cemetery

West Main Street, RT 123, Norton, MA

 

Photos:

http://flickr.com/photos/lindahallphoto/sets/72157605515098216/detail/

 

Hall plot found to the right of the main entrance near the road at marker 126 behind a rust colored stone entitled “Briggs”.  Hall Stones in order are:

 

• John Hall, died April 13, 1840, aged 79 years
  • Son of Brian and Abiah
• Wells Hall, died Dec. 13, 1828, aged 19 years
  • Son of John and Dilly
• Dilly wife of John Hall, died May 2, 1857
• John S. Hall, died Nov. 27 1827
  • Son of John and Dilly
• Silas Hall, died Jun 29, 1841, aged 73 years
  • Son of Brian and Abiah
• Nancy Stanley, wife of Silas Hall, died March 26, 1833, aged 63 years
• Anna, daughter of Silas and Nancy Stanley Hall, died Nov. 14, 1818 in the 22 year of her age
• Prudence, daughter of Brian and Abiah Hall, died March 28, 1839, aged 81 years
• Isaac Hall, Attorney at Law, son of Brian and Abaih Hall, died Dec. 14, 1779, aged 26 years
• Lieut Brian Hall, A Patriot of the American Revolution, Died Dec. 13, 1778, in the 52 year of his age
• Abiah, wife of Brian Hall, died Feb. 15, 1814 in the 88 year of her age

 

Seven smaller stones behind these graves read:

A.H.

Lieut B.H.

I.H.

P.H.

A.H.

N.S.H

S.H.

 

About 50 yards away is a stone for:

·         Stephen S. Hall, born Dec 5, 1834, died Oct. 15, 1902

 

Another 50 yards away we find a stone that reads:

·         George E. Hall, Oct. 1, 1847 – Dec 8, 1925 Abby Jane Goff Hall his wife, Dec 1, 1842 – June 20, 1929

 

 

Another 50 yards away we find a large stone that reads HALL:

·         Richard Henry Hall, Nov 7, 1830-Sept 5, 1909, his wife Susan Jane Drake Sept. 8, 1841 – July 4, 1906.

o       Former mayor of Taunton (related to George Hall through Brian and Abiah Hall)

 

        And two small stones:

·         R.H.H. 1909

·         S.J.D.H. 1906

 

and seven more stones:

·         Our Father, Richard H. Hall, born May 13, 1810, died Feb. 11, 1877

·         Our Mother, Mary Ann (Bates), wife of Richard Hall, born Sept 3, 1812, died Oct 19, 1878

·         Silas, son of Richard H. and Mary A. Hall, died Oct. 6, 1843, age 2 years, 7 months, 26 days.

·         Alfred H., son of Richard H. and Mary A. Hall, died June 20, 1832, age 1 month, 2 days

·         Julia A., daughter of Richard H. and Mary A. Hall, died Dec. 4, 1839, age 1 month, 6 days

 

 

      Nearby are older stones reading:

 

·         In memory of Harriet, wife of John Hall who died Aug. __ 1816, aged 51 yrs

·         Sacred to the memory of John who died May 12, 1810, in the 18^th year of his age. 

 

 

·         Benjamin S. Hall born Oct. 2, 1802, died Feb 11, 1888

·         Caroline J., wife of Benjamin S. Hall, born Dec. 7, 1805, died July 25, 1886

o       (Caroline J. Hodges, Married Jan. 7, 1830)

 

 

Life in the 1600′s & 1700′s in Taunton

Taunton[1]

 

The folks of the town most probably came from SW England (were we find similar names of surrounding towns; Norton, Dorchester, Weymouth, Wareham, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Barnstable, Somerset, Berkley). The first settlers of Taunton came primarily from Massachusetts and not the Plymouth Colony.  Most came over in the Arbella and the Mary and John and not the Mayflower or the Fortune. 

 

The Mary & John left England in March of 1630 and arrived seventy days later, on May 30, 1630, at the mouth of what is now Boston harbor. The ship’s captain refused to sail up the Charles River as planned, because he feared running the ship aground in waters that he had no charts for. He instead left the passengers in desolate locale miles from their intended destination. The settlers were forced to transport 150,000 pounds of livestock, provisions and equipment 20 miles overland to their final destination. No actual recorded passenger list from the Mary & John has come to light and there remain many questions as to who actually sailed on this ship and who came on subsequent ships. Some of the people on these lists have later been proven not to have traveled on the Mary & John.

 

By early 1630, a fleet of 12 ships was ready to take roughly 1,000 people to New England. The largest vessel, the 350-ton Arabella, carried passengers, many heads of cattle, and provisions. Bad weather delayed the ship’s departure several times; after several false starts, on April 10, 1630 the Arabella sailed into the open waters of the Atlantic. The ship reached Salem, MA on June 12th; two days later, the passengers stepped ashore as the ship’s captain fired a five-gun salute. The rest of the fleet arrived in the next few weeks. It was the beginning of what became known as the Great Migration (1630–1642), during which thousands of English families immigrated to Massachusetts.

 

The original deed can not be found but it is believed that the land was purchased at 2 shillings per acre from the Massasoit who’s Indian name was Ousamequin (see appendix C).

 

This purchase was the shape of a diamond with parallel sides but no right angles. It’s northerly corner near Mansfield was called “Cobbler’s Corner” It was 8 miles long on every side and was generally called the eight mile purchase or long square. It was 64 square miles or about 40,000 acres.

 

In 1640, 43, 63 & 65 various additions were made.  The second great addition in June 1668 was called the Taunton North Purchase of sixty square miles or 38,000 acres for 100 ponds.  Four years later in 1672 a tract of land along the river, 16 miles square, was purchased partially from King Phillip.  Until 1711 the area of Taunton covered the area now comprising the towns of Norton, Easton, Mansfield, Raynham, Dighton and Berkley.

 

To become a freeman in the colony one had to be at least 21 years of age, have the testimony of neighbors that they are sober and peacable, Orthodox in religion and own an estate valued at least twenty pounds (Ply Col Laws pg 258).  In Massachusetts the rules were stricter stating that freeman must be church members (4 Mass. Col. Rec. pg 420). 

 

The first meeting house was built in 1647 (or earlier) by Henry Andrews in the area of Namasket Pond at a place called Calf Pasture. A grist mill was erected in 1652/3 by Thomas Linkon on the West side of the Mill river which was afterwards owned for many years by the Crosman family.  The sawmill was built nearby in 1659 by Henry Andrews and John Macomber. 

 

Iron ore was discovered along the backs of the two mile river in Taunton.  George Hall, Richard Williams, Walter Deane, James Walker, Oliver Purchis, Elizabeth Poole and others formed a joint stock company with 600 pounds and built a dam across the river to enable the town to produce bar iron from bog ore in 1656. George Hall was the first clerk and manager of the company.  In 1777 it passed to the hands of Hon. Josiah Dean who converted it to a rolling mill, nail works, and making copper bolts for shipbuilding.  In 1825 it became an anchor forge and eventually the structure was demolished. 

 

In 1677 the free school system was established in the Old Colony.  Towns of greater than 50 families were to have a grammar school and inhabitants were to be taxed for such.

 

In 1699 Thomas Coram established a ship yard.

 

In 1709 the North Precinct was established and in 1711 it became a separate town called Norton (and included the present town of Easton and Mansfield).  In 1712, Dighton became a separate town. In 1731 another area broke off and became the town of Raynham.  In 1735 Berkley became a town.

 

Also in 1735 some of the townsmen petitioned to establish a town in Vermont which called itself New Taunton and is now named Westminster. The petitioners included Capt. Joseph Tisdale, James Williams, James Leonard, William Hodges, Joseph Wilbur, Ebenezer Dean, James Walker and others. 

 

In 1746 an act was passed to make Taunton a shire-town and the first County Court was held on December 9, 1746.  The first jail was erected in 1747.

 

New England 1700[2]

 

The population in New England in 1700 is roughly estimated to be 106,000.  In Massachusetts and Maine there were 70,000, New Hampshire had 5,000, Rhode Island 6,000 and Connecticut 25,000. The people were almost 100% from England with a small infusion of Norman’s, Welsh, Scottish-Irish and Huguenots. 

 

Social distinctions were related to birth, ancestral or individual service, ability, education and wealth.  The recognized classes in order of importance were: gentlemen (who held public offices and professions), yeomen, merchants and mechanics and at church people were seated according to this classification.  There was also a distinction between old-comers and new-comers, the old families being socially superior.   

 

Slaves were few in number and the majorities were house servants who were not harshly treated, however the race in general was despised.  In 1700, Judge Samuel Sewell was the first to denounce slavery in a pamphlet calling it “the wicked practice”. 

 

There was a full system of courts ranging from colonial judges down to the justices of the peace.  The clergy was very popular had great influence on the colony and impressed their character upon the laws and institutions of the community.  It was a time of medical “quackery”.  Most physicians had little medical knowledge and they were primarily “herb doctors”.  The first medical school was not established until 1760 in Philadelphia.  

 

The important industries included fisheries, lumber and iron mining.  There was abundant water power, saw and grist mills, tanneries and distilleries.  Colonists made linens and course woolens and beaver hats and paper were manufactured on a small scale.  The people were mainly dressed in home spun cloth and there was a spinning wheel found in every farm house.  By 1750 there was a large export business – dried fish, timber, hay, grain and cattle. New Englanders manufactured and exported rum made from West Indies sugar and molasses.

 

The people were in moderate financial circumstances and fairly educated.  Young and old worked hard, were frugal, thrifty and rigid in morals.  While coldly ridged towards strangers they were kind and hospitable.   The men wore long stockings, knee breaches with buckled shoes.  Homes had great open fireplaces and kitchens were noted for brasses and pewter.  Cider and rum were favorite drinks but drunkenness was less of a problem than in other colonies.  The general tone of life was sedate.

 

The young people enjoyed simple amusements: house raisings, dance parties, husking, spinning, quilting, and apple paring bees. 

 

Outside of large towns, wheeled vehicles except for heavy loads were uncommon. Horseback was the typical mode of travel.  A tavern was found in each town with good lodgings at reasonable rates. 

 

By 1649 each town had its own school and education was compulsory (except in Rhode Island).  Harvard was established in 1636 and Yale in 1700. 

 

There was little crime.  Doors and windows were seldom locked and young women could travel alone safely.  Great publicity was given to those who did commit crimes and every town had stocks, gibbets, ducking-stools, pillories and whipping posts.  Criminals might be branded or forced to wear colored letters sewed to their garments which represented their crime.

 

The town meeting was a primary assembly where all local affairs were addressed.  The colonial government addressed general interests. 

 

New England 1750[3]

In 1750 New England was still a new world now with a population of nearly 400,000 —a world dominated less by human beings than by the natural environment. Towering forests of pine, oak, maple, elm, beech, and chestnut covered most of eastern North America. These forests were home to tens of thousands of deer and other wildlife. An intricate network of streams, rivers, and lakes crisscrossed the landscape, draining the land and providing homes for millions of beaver and freshwater fish.

A unique social order developed in New England, an area that included the colonies of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. English Puritans who were members of a radical Protestant sect that followed the teachings of the Swiss theologian John Calvin, settled the region between 1620 and 1640, seeking freedom from religious persecution. A century later the descendants of these first settlers formed the overwhelming majority of the population and made New England the most culturally and religiously homogeneous of the three colonial regions. Because of its cold climate and rocky soils, New England was also the poorest region. Unlike the other regions of North America, its farms could not grow valuable export crops to ship to markets in Europe.

As they settled New England, the Puritans created self-governing communities and religious congregations composed of independent landowning farmers, or yeomen, and their families. The Puritan political leadership granted large areas of land to groups of male settlers, known as the proprietors, who then divided the land among themselves. Men of higher social standing usually received larger portions, but every male received enough land to support a family. Equally important, every male had a voice in the town meeting. As the main institution of local government, the town meeting levied taxes, built roads, and elected officials to manage town affairs.

Because of Puritan beliefs that God singled out only a few specific people for salvation, the residents of New England did not automatically become part of the Congregational Church, the church the Puritans founded. Instead, membership was limited to those who could testify convincingly before members of the church that they had experienced religious conversion, or had been saved. Those who had been saved were known as “the elect,” or “Saints,” and they represented less than 40 percent of the New England population. Because of the power wielded by Saints and men of high status, the New England system of landowning and politics was not fully democratic, but it gave ordinary people more autonomy than their ancestors in England had enjoyed.

The overwhelming majority of New England families lived on farms. Within these farm families, and English families in other regions as well, husbands had virtually complete legal power over the property and person of their wives. At marriage English women lost their maiden names and their legal identity; in general, they could not own property, file legal suits, or participate in political life. The prescribed social role of wives was to bear and nurture healthy children and to work as helpmates to their husbands. Most women diligently carried out these duties. In the mid-18th century, New England women usually married in their early 20s and bore six to eight children, most of who survived to adulthood. Farm women also provided nearly all of the goods used by their families—spinning yarn from wool and knitting it into sweaters and stockings, making candles and soap, and churning milk into butter and cheese.

Most New England parents tried to help their children establish farms of their own. As sons and daughters reached the age of marriage, fathers provided them with gifts of land, livestock, or farm equipment. Parents also selected the marriage partners of their children, so that their children would have hard-working spouses who would maintain or increase the family’s farm property. Despite this custom of arranged marriages, parents usually allowed their children to refuse an unacceptable match.

Partly because of the abundance of trees, New England yeoman families usually lived in wooden houses. The typical house was one-and-a-half stories in height and had a strong frame (usually of large, square timbers) that was covered by wooden clapboard siding. A large stone chimney stood in the center of the house, providing cooking facilities and heat during the long winters. One side of the ground floor contained a hall, a general-purpose room where the family worked and ate. On the other side was the parlor, which contained the best furniture and the parents’ bed and was used to entertain guests. The children slept in the loft above the main rooms, while the kitchen was either part of the hall or in an attached shed along the rear of the house. Because colonial families were large, there was much activity and little privacy in these small dwellings.

New England families worked on their own farms. The family and its livestock consumed most of the crops that the family farm produced; any surplus was exchanged for needed manufactured goods. The first settlers grew the traditional English crops of wheat and barley (for bread and beer), but over time they adapted their production to the new environment. After 1700 many New England farmers grew mainly corn and raised cattle and hogs. The ears of corn offered food for humans, and corn stalks and leaves furnished feed for cows, bulls, steers, and pigs. The cows, in turn, provided milk products, and steers and pigs were slaughtered and sold in the form of preserved meat.

By the middle of the 18th century this way of life was facing a crisis. The region’s population had nearly doubled each generation—from 100,000 in 1700, to 200,000 in 1725, to 350,000 by 1750—because farm families had many children and most people lived until they were over 60 years old. As colonists in long-settled areas of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island divided and then subdivided their lands, the farms increasingly became too small to support single families, threatening the New England ideal of a society of independent yeoman farmers.

Farm families responded creatively to this challenge to their traditional way of life. To provide land for the next generation, some farmers obtained land grants in undeveloped parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut or bought land from speculators in New Hampshire or in what later became Vermont. Other farmers became agricultural innovators. They planted nutritious English grasses such as red clover and timothy, which provided more forage for their livestock, and they planted potatoes, whose high yield partially offset the disadvantage of smaller farms. Finally, many of these farm families increased their productivity by exchanging goods and labor among themselves. They loaned draft animals and grazing land to one another and worked cooperatively to spin yarn, sew quilts, and shuck corn. These creative measures—migration, agricultural innovation, and economic cooperation—preserved New England’s yeoman society until the 19th century.

By 1750 a variety of artisans, shopkeepers, and merchants provided services to the growing agricultural population. Blacksmiths, wheelwrights (wagon makers), and furniture makers set up shops in many rural villages, where they built and repaired the equipment and goods needed by farm families. Traders also established stores that stocked imported English manufactures such as cloth, iron utensils, and window glass, as well as West Indian products such as sugar and molasses. The storekeepers exchanged these imported goods for farm crops and other local products, including shingles, potash (ashes used to make glass), and barrel staves, all of which they shipped to towns and cities along the Atlantic Coast. To service this transportation system, enterprising men set up horse stables and taverns along the wagon roads.

When these local products arrived in major seaport towns such as Boston and Salem in Massachusetts, New Haven in Connecticut, and Newport and Providence in Rhode Island, merchants there exported them to the West Indies, where they exchanged them for sugar, molasses, gold coins, and bills of exchange (credit slips). They carried the West Indian products back to the New England colonial factories, where the raw sugar was refined into loaves of granulated sugar and the molasses was distilled into rum. The merchants sent the gold and credit slips to England and traded them for manufactures, which they carried back to the colonies and sold along with sugar and rum to rural farmers.

Other New England merchants exploited the rich fishing areas along the northeastern coast of North America, financing a large fishing fleet and transporting its catch of mackerel and cod to markets in southern Europe and the West Indies. Still other entrepreneurs took advantage of the abundant supplies of timber along the coasts and rivers of northern New England. They financed sawmills that provided low-cost wood for houses and shipbuilding. Hundreds of New England shipbuilders, sail makers, and blacksmiths built oceangoing ships, which they sold to British and American merchants.

As merchants grew wealthy by providing commercial services to the farm population, they eventually came to dominate the societies of the seaport cities. Unlike the yeoman farming families, these wealthy merchants imitated the upper classes in England by building large two-and-a-half-story houses designed in the popular new Georgian style. A Georgian house had a symmetrical façade, or front face, with equal numbers of windows on each side of the central door. The interior consisted of a passageway down the middle of the house with specialized rooms—library, dining room, formal parlor, and master bedroom—off to the sides. Each of these rooms served a separate purpose, unlike the multipurpose halls and parlors of yeoman houses. In a Georgian house, men primarily used certain rooms, such as the library, while women frequented others, such as the kitchen. Georgian houses also boasted separate bedrooms on the second floor that gave privacy to the parents and children.

The Puritans who settled New England were intensely religious men and women. All of these Puritans had experienced a conversion; they had felt God’s grace and were “born again.” Consequently, they tried to make their new society into a holy commonwealth. Following a rule outlined in the Bible, Puritans in Massachusetts divided inheritances among all children, with a double portion going to the oldest son. ‘Where there is no law,’ the government advised local magistrates, they should rule ‘as near the law of God as they can.’ Moreover, these devout Christians believed that God intervened constantly in their lives, and they saw signs of God’s (or Satan’s) power in blazing stars, deformed births, and other unusual events. Always on the outlook for wizards or witches, who acted at the command of Satan, civil authorities in Massachusetts and Connecticut accused scores of people of witchcraft during the 17th century and hanged 35 alleged witches.

By the mid-18th century many members of Puritan churches had lost the religious fervor of their ancestors, and their “deadness of soul” worried their ministers. Influenced by resurgences of religious enthusiasm in Germany and Britain, New England ministers led a religious revival known as the Great Awakening. Evangelical ministers traveled through the colonial countryside and made emotional appeals for sinners to repent in order to attain salvation. In the mid-1730s the Puritan minister Jonathan Edwards began a revival in the churches in the Connecticut River valley. Then, in 1739, George Whitefield, a young English preacher, sparked a major revival throughout the British colonies. ‘Hearing him preach gave me a heart wound,’ confessed one Connecticut farmer, who became convinced that he had sinned and must seek the new light of God’s grace.

Support for the new religious message of these evangelists reached its peak during the early 1740s. Thousands of fallen-away Christians returned to their churches, taught moral principles to their children, and vowed to reform their personal lives. The revivalists’ emphasis on “enthusiasm” divided many colonial churches. To some extent, these divisions followed existing lines of occupation and wealth. The revivalists, or New Lights, found many followers among ordinary farmers and artisans, and they supported a more open or democratic approach to religion. Conversely, many wealthy New England merchants became religious traditionalists, or Old Lights, who believed the new movement threatened established religion. In contrast to the New Lights, Old Light ministers preferred church services that were calm and restrained. Like the minister Charles Chauncy of Boston, the Old Lights condemned the ‘cryings out, faintings and convulsions’ produced by the emotional preaching of the New Lights, especially when these sermons were delivered by traveling evangelists who had no formal education.

The Great Awakening changed religious life throughout the colonies, but its impact in New England was especially profound. New Lights condemned tradition-minded church members as unconverted sinners and challenged the authority of their ministers. In a much-read pamphlet of 1740, The Dangers of an Unconverted Ministry, Presbyterian clergyman and New Light Gilbert Tennent argued that any person who had received the saving grace of God was as qualified to preach as the most-educated minister. Dozens of ordinary men and women heeded Tennent’s words, roaming the countryside and preaching to anyone who would listen.

In response, Old Lights in Connecticut won the passage of a law restricting the activities of traveling preachers, and tradition-minded ministers spoke out strongly against enthusiasm. Soon, many churches split in two: New Lights left established churches and founded new churches or joined existing Baptist congregations which, with their emphasis on equality and community and their focus on individual spiritual rebirth, appealed to the revivalists. Equally significant, they refused to pay taxes to support the Congregational Church, which was the official church in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Instead, they argued in favor of the voluntary support of religion and a greater separation between church and state.

In New England, unlike other colonial regions, elementary education was widespread. The first Puritan settlers believed that everyone should be able to study the Bible, so they taught their children to read at an early age. They also required every town to pay for a primary school. As a result of this law, most boys in New England had some formal schooling, and about ten percent enjoyed secondary education in publicly financed grammar schools in the larger towns. Most boys learned their skills by helping their fathers at farm tasks or as apprentices to artisans. Only a few girls attended local primary schools, but many more received some education at home or in so-called dame schools, where women taught basic writing and reading skills in their homes. In 1750 nearly 90 percent of New England women (and virtually all men) could read and write, giving this region a higher literacy rate than any other area in Europe or America. Many churches in New England also established colleges to train ministers. For example, Puritans founded both Harvard College (now Harvard University) in Massachusetts in 1636 and Yale College (now Yale University) in Connecticut in 1701. Later, Baptists set up the Rhode Island College (now Brown University) in 1764 and a Congregationalist minister received a royal charter to establish Dartmouth College in New Hampshire in 1769. However, only a few people—no women and a very small percentage of men—attended college.

New England produced more literary works—mostly histories, sermons, and personal journals—than the rest of the colonies combined. Many of these writings were either created by ministers or inspired by religion. For example, the Boston minister Cotton Mather published Magnalia Christi Americana (The Great Works of Christ in America, 1702), an epic account of the Puritans’ experience in America, while the great revivalist Jonathan Edwards wrote an impressive philosophical work, A Careful and Strict Enquiry Into…Notions of…Freedom of Will…(1754). Most music was also religious in nature, primarily taking the form of the singing of Psalms. Because of New England’s strong religious character, colonies banned those artistic endeavors that lacked religious content or were too “worldly” in their concerns, such as drama and other forms of theatrical entertainment

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[1] Quarter Millennial Celebration of the City of Taunton, Prepared-by S.H. Emery, W.E. Fuller and J.H. Dean, committees on publication of proceedings.

[2] The Colonies, 1492-1750 By Reuben Gold Thwaites

[3] Life in Colonial America, http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_1741502192_5/Colonial_America.html

Dates in history

Robert (Bob) Hall’s children

• January 20, 1969 Richard Nixon elected president
• Following commercialization and introduction of privately run Internet Service Providers in the 1980s, and its expansion into popular use in the 1990s, the Internet has had a drastic impact on culture and commerce. This includes the rise of near instant communication by e-mail, text based discussion forums, the World Wide Web.
• A new viral disease, AIDS, arose in Africa and subsequently killed millions of people throughout the world. AIDS treatments remained inaccessible to people living with AIDS in developing countries, but even with the best available treatment, most patients eventually died from complications of the disease.
• The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States. On that morning, terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners.[1][2] The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the World Trade Center in New York City, resulting in the collapse of both buildings soon afterward and extensive damage to nearby buildings. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania after passengers and members of the flight crew on the fourth aircraft attempted to retake control of their plane. Excluding the hijackers, 2,974 people died as an immediate result of the attacks with another 24 missing and presumed dead.
• 2003, Invasion of Iraq, United States and Coalition Forces vs. Iraq
• Massachusetts had an estimated 2006 population of 6,437,193.
• In 1987, Massachusetts received federal funding for the $14.6 billion Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Known colloquially as the “the Big Dig,” it was at the time the biggest federal highway project ever approved. As of 2008, the highway is open but landscaping is still underway.

 

 

Robert Hall (Malden, MA, 1935-1993)

• January 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy elected president
• 1960-1975, Vietnam War, United States and South Vietnam vs. North Vietnam
• 1961, Bay of Pigs Invasion, United States vs. Cuba
• The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of the Apollo program and the third human voyage to the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.
• During its campaign for FCC approval, CBS gave the first demonstrations of color television to the American general public, showing an hour of color programs daily Mondays through Saturdays, beginning January 12, 1950.
• This cellular phone concept was devised by a team of researchers at Bell Labs in 1947, but there were no computers available to do the switching. As small inexpensive computers were developed, cell phones could be produced. Motorola holds the US patents for the cell phone..

 

 

Dr Charles George Hall (Malden, MA, 1904-1976)

• September 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt elected president
• 1939-1945, World War II, Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan vs. Major Allied Powers: United States, Great Britain, France, and Russia
• The Japanese Launch Their Attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941
• April 30, 1941 – In the United States the FCC approves the NTSC standards of 525 lines and 30 frames per second, and authorizes commercial TV to begin on July 1. The first official commercial on that day was for Bulova Watches, seen just before the start of a Brooklyn Dodgers telecast. Telecasts were curtailed in the early years of the war, then expanded as NBC began to prepare for full service upon the war’s end. On V-E Day, May 8, 1945, WNBT broadcast hours of news coverage, and remotes from around New York City. The early 1950s brought success for NBC in the new medium. Television’s first big star, Milton Berle, drew large audiences to NBC with his antics on the The Texaco Star Theater. The network launched Today and The Tonight Show, which would bookend the broadcast day for over fifty years, and which still lead their competitors.
• On October 8, 1945 Raytheon filed a U.S. patent for Spencer’s microwave cooking process and an oven that heated food using microwave energy was placed in a Boston restaurant for testing. In 1947 the first microwave in the World was almost 6 feet tall, weighed 750 pounds and cost about US$5000 each. In the 1960s, Litton developed a new configuration of the microwave, the short, wide shape that is now common. Sales volume of 40,000 units for the US industry in 1970 grew to one million by 1975.
• The Holocaust: The Nazi Party under Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany on January 30, 1933, and the persecution and exodus of Germany’s 525,000 Jews began almost immediately.
• 1905 Einstein‘s theory of special relativity
• 1914 Panama Canal is built by the United States
• Early 1900’s the Photostat machine begins modern era of document imaging
• The Boston Molasses Disaster, also known as the Great Molasses Flood and the Great Boston Molasses Tragedy, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. A large molasses tank burst and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph killing 21 and injuring 150.

 

 

Charles Milton Hall (Malden, MA, 1881-1942)

• 1914-1918, World War I, Triple Alliance: Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary vs. Triple Entente: Britain, France, and Russia. The United States joined on the side of the Triple Entente in 1917.
• On January 16th, 1920 the prohibition of the sale and consumption of alcohol became law, with fines of up to $1,000 or a six month jail term. This lasted until February of 1933 when Congress passed the 21st amendment.
• The Wright brothers, were two Americans who are generally credited with inventing and building the world’s first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on 17 December 1903.
• The large-scale, production-line manufacturing of affordable automobiles was debuted by Ransom Olds at his Oldsmobile factory in 1902. This concept was then greatly expanded by Henry Ford, beginning in 1914.
• On Christmas Eve, 1906, Reginald Fessenden used a synchronous rotary-spark transmitter for the first radio program broadcast, from Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts. Ships at sea heard a broadcast that included Fessenden playing O Holy Night on the violin and reading a passage from the Bible. The first radio news program was broadcast August 31, 1920 by station 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.
• The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
• The Great Depression was a dramatic, worldwide economic downturn beginning in some countries as early as 1928. The beginning of the Great Depression in the United States is associated with the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday and the end is associated with the onset of the war economy of World War II, beginning around 1939.

 

 

Ephriam Augustus Hall (Malden, MA, 1852-1917)

• March 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln elected president
• On December 18, 1865 the 13th Amendment is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution, ensuring that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
• 1861-1865, Civil War, Union vs. Confederacy
• An automobile powered by an Otto gasoline engine was built in Mannheim, Germany by Karl Benz in 1885 and granted a patent in January of the following year under the auspices of his major company, Benz & Cie. which was founded in 1883.

• 10 March 1876 — the first successful telephone transmission of clear speech using a liquid transmitter when Bell spoke into his device, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” and Watson heard each word distinctly.
• 1805 Refrigerator: The American inventor Oliver Evans designed the first refrigeration machine in 1805. In 1844, John Gorrie, an American doctor from Florida made a device based on Evans’ invention that would make ice in order to cool the air for yellow fever patients. The first electric refrigerator was invented in 1903 by Thomas Moore. The first commercial refrigerator designed to keep food cold was sold in 1911 (by the General Electric Company).
• 1867 Typewriter: The first commercially viable typewriter was invented in 1867 by the American printer and editor Christopher Latham Sholes.
• Joseph Gayetty invented toilet paper in 1857.
• 1888 Camera: In Rochester, New York, George Eastman introduces a hand-held box camera for portable use. The camera is pre-loaded with 100 exposure film; after shooting the photographer returns the whole camera to the manufacturer for development and a reload.

 

 

Horatio Hall (b. Norton, MA; d. Malden, MA, 1802-1884)

• March 4, 1801 Thomas Jefferson elected president
• 1812-1815, War of 1812, United States vs. Great Britain
• Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and a long lasting light bulb.
• The first written account of indoor plumbing is documented to the 1840′s. It remained pretty much a luxury for the next 20 years. There is one major element that keeps sanitary facilities outside: smell. By the 1870′s high end new home designs include “bath rooms” that contain a tub, sink and toilet, once the S-curve in the toilet pipe is developed to provide a barrier for sewer gases, indoor plumbing becomes popular. By 1900 almost all the new home designs are being offered with indoor plumbing. Many of the older homes still have not been retrofitted with plumbing, but almost all new construction will have indoor plumbing as an amenity.
• Alexander Graham Bell invented his telephone in Boston in 1876.

 

Major Brian Hall (b. Norton, MA; d. Prov. RI 1762-1833 )

• July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence is signed
• April 30, 1789 George Washington elected president
• March 4, 1797 John Adams elected president
• 1775-1783, American Revolution, English Colonists vs. Great Britain
• Richard Trevithick built and demonstrated his Puffing Devil road locomotive in 1801, the first truly successful steam-powered road vehicle.
• 1794 Eli Whitney patents his machine to comb and deseed bolls of cotton. His invention makes possible a revolution in the cotton industry and the rise of “King Cotton” as the main cash crop in the South, but will never make him rich. Instead of buying his machine, farmers built bogus versions of their own. Also lead to the increasing want/need for slave labor.
• April 19, 1775 the Battles of Lexington and Concord initiated the American Revolutionary War and were fought in the Massachusetts towns of Concord and Lexington.
• 1788 – Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

 

Brian Hall (Norton, MA, 1727-1788 )

• The Boston Massacre refers to an incident involving the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770.
• The Boston Tea Party – 1773
• 1764: The Spinning Jenny created by James Hargreaves brought on the Industrial Revolution

 

John Hall 3rd ????

• 1702-1713, Queen Anne’s War, The English Colonies vs. France
• 1709: The first piano was built by Bartolomeo Cristofori
• 1712: Steam Engine invented by Thomas Newcomen.
• 1755: The English Dictionary by Samuel Johnson

  

Generation 5: Brian Hall and Abaih Crossman

Timeline

1727 JUL 9		Birth of Brian Hall Taunton, MA
1726 AUG 28		Birth of Abiah Crossman Taunton, MA
1751	Age 24/5	Marriage of Brian Hall and Abiah Crossman Taunton, MA
1751		Birth of Infant Hall Raynham, MA
1753 AUG 16		Birth of  Isaac Norton, MA
1755 APR 1		Birth of  Nancy Norton, MA
1758 JAN 8		Birth of Prudence Norton, MA
1760 OCT 21		Birth of John Norton, MA
1762/3 APR 10		Birth of Major Brian Norton, MA
1765 OCT 3		Birth of Abijah   Norton, MA
1768 JUN 19		Birth of  Silas Norton, MA
1778 DEC 13	Age 52	Death of Brian Hall Norton, MA
1814 FEB 15	Age 88	Death of Abijah Crossman Hall Norton, MA

 

 

Brian Hall was born to John Hall 3^rd and Mary his wife[1] [2] (Brettun/Britton, possibly widow of Joseph Hall) on July 9, 1727. 

 

Year	Date	Record	Type
1727	July 9	Brian son of John Hall 3d of Taunton & Mary his wife	Birth

 

 

Brian’s will mentions a brother in law Jacob Woodward (Woodard)[3] and Silence his wife, this section of the will is later filed in N. Providence deeds also naming Jacob and Silence.  Editor’s note: possibly Silence is his sister.  The book, “George Hall and his descendants” compiled by Robert Leo Hall in 1998 lists Jacob Woodward as married to Brian’s sister Freelove who was 10 years younger than Brian)  Ruth Woodward in N. Providence deeds pg 199 (1748 or 1768?) mentions brothers Jacob & Paul Woodward and father Ezekiel (will A774, 1760 N Prov.). One of the witnesses signs as Mary Hall.

 

Brian Hall, in 1751, married Abaih[4] who was born on August 28, 1726 to Thomas and Joannah Crossman, of Raynham and Taunton[5]

 

 

(Joannah Crossman has a sister Alice Leonard and parents are Thomas Leonard and Joanna all of Raynham – per probate records[6]).

 

A year or more after their marriage and the death of their first child, they moved to Boston, living there a few years, during which time their eldest son Isaac was born. Having purchased a farm in Norton, they moved there and Brian subsequently became a large owner and operator in real estate[7].

 

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, one of the first to act and respond. He was a lieutenant in Capt. Hodges’ company, serving in Rhode Island in 1776[8]. He was also a member of the select committee of correspondence, to take into consideration the “Confederation of the Union of States” proposed by Congress, and also being on the committee to devise means for the formation of a State constitution. He held other responsible positions in the town and was assessor the year previous to his death in 1778. He and his wife were connected to the First Congregational Society[9] [10].

 

Volume 7 page 68[11]

Hall, Brian (also given Briant), Norton. 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Isaac Hodges’s (2d) co., Col. John Daggatt’s (4th Bristol Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list of officers chosen by the several companies in said regiment, dated Attleborough, March 18, 1776; ordered in Council March 21, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned March 21, 1776; also, Lieutenant, Capt. Isaac Hodges’s co., Col. John Daggit’s (Daggett’s) regt.; service, 25 days, in Dec., 1776, and Jan., 1777, on an alarm, including travel (34 miles) from Norton to Tiverton, R. I., and return; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Samuel Robinson’s co., Col. Wade’s regt.; engaged June 18, 1778; service, 25 days, at Rhode Island; company raised to serve for 21 days from June 21, 1778; roll dated Attleborough.

 

 

They had 8 children[12], 7 of whom lived to adulthood. 

 

-          Infant, name unknown

 

-          Isaac

Isaac is mentioned in Brian’s will drafted on October 25, 1778 but not mentioned when the estate is later settled in 1782.  

 

“I give and bequeath to my son Issac Hall[13] his heirs and assigns forever 4 acres of land lying on the west side of old pond in Raynham and two acres of fencing in Joiners Swamp so called

In Maysied (?) and also ten acres of land to be measure of according to Quantity & Quatily of from my land in North Providence in the state of Rhode Island.

 

I give him my two broud clouth bats and a Camblet Coat and my _eft Beaver Hat”.

 

He resided in Boston, MA was the family’s first Harvard Graduate and became an attorney[14]. In the Providence Gazette of January 29,1780 there is a notice of him which says “His learning abilities as a lawyer and strict adherence to the principles of virtue rendered him dear to his friends, an honor to his profession and highly esteemed by all his acquaintance.”

 

On the NEGS website, there is a listing in the cemetery records of Taunton MA and vicinity: Norton Common Burying Grounds (from Taunton Graveyard book #936):

 

Isaac is found buried in the Norton Common Cemetery right next to Brian and Abiah Hall along with many other Hall’s – Isaac, Attorney at Law, son of Brian & Abiah Hall died Dec 14, 1799 aged 26 years[15]. 

 

 

-          Nancy

An Anne is mentioned in Brian’s will as daughter and heir of “two feather beds and furniture one high case of ___ a dozen of chairs and a looking glass and a round table”.  Nancy was a nickname for the name Anne. Some of the later land deeds (see Major Brian) are witnessed by a “Nancy Hall”.

 

Nancy married Nathaniel Monroe and bore 4 children: Betsy (m. John Monroe Jr, Norton), Nancy (m. Crocker Babbitt of Dighton), William (married Sophia Williams of Dighton) and Nathaniel (married Eliza Jackson of Bristol, RI).[16] 

 

-          Prudence

Prudence is mentioned in Brian’s will as daughter and heir of “two feather beds and furniture one high case of ___ a dozen of chairs and a looking glass and a round table”.

 

Prudence died unmarried[17].

 

Prudence is found buried in the Norton Common Cemetery right next to Brian and Abiah Hall along with many other Hall’s – Prudence daughter of Brian & Abiah Hall died March 28, 1839 aged 81 years[18]. 

 

-          John

John is mentioned in Brian’s will.

 

I give to my three sons namely John, Brian and Silas to their heirs and assigns forever to be equally divided between them all my land and Real Estate lying in the town of Norton, Easton & Taunton. Re____ only.

 

Only Improvement as before mentioned to my said wife ____ all my probate rights in Taunton and Taunton North probate to the privilege of land (?)

 

When the estate is later settled he is called the “John, eldest surviving son”.

 

Duly we left off to John Hall the oldest surviving son of said deceased forty eight acres and one hundred and thirty rods of land lying on the Southerly side of the farm that was formerly Joseph Lincolns on both sides of the road bounded as follows beginning at the river at the Southwest corner of said farm thence. North seventy two degrees East one hundred and eighty rods to a corner thence north thirty one acres with six rods and twelve feet to a Corner thence North seventy two degrees east twenty rods and four feet to Samuel Hunts[19]  Land thence by Hunt’s Land North ten acres west seventy four rods to a corner thence South seventy two degrees west sixty seven rods to a stake thence South Six and a half degrees East forty rods and a half to a stake thence west thirteen and a half degrees south thirty five rods to the road thence crossing the road the same point to the River hence downstream said river first mentioned Corner together with one half the barn to wit the East half now standing an the other part of said Lincoln farm with liberty to improve the half of said barn at all times where it is now stand and one third part of all the out land not particularly herein mentioned and Estate of any kind given to said sons by said deceased in his last will being his full share of said estate appraised at one hundred seventy one pounds twelve shillings and eleven pence.

 

 

John married Sarah Bragg of Norton and had 4 children Sally (married Enoch Tobey Paull and had 8 children), Lucy (married Jason White [20]. and had 5 children Lucy who married Daniel W. Jenks of Smithfield RI[21] and lived at Valley Falls, RI, Jason Nelson, Issac Henry, Daniel Albert, Edward Teasdale), Brian (accidentally drowned) & Abiah (married James Franklin and had 5 children) [22].

 

He then married Dilly Stanley of Norton and had 3 children John Stanley (single), Otis Stanley (single) and Wells (died at age 19) [23].

 

-          Major Brian

(Editor’s note: Major Brian is a direct descendant whose life is outlined in a separate  entry under his name)

 

-          Abiah

Abiah is mentioned in Brian’s will as daughter and heir of “two feather beds and furniture one high case of ___ a dozen of chairs and a looking glass and a round table”.

 

Abiah married Samuel Wild and had 5 children: Betsy (married William Lane), Samuel (Married Rebecca Barton), Abaih (married David C. Lane), Alice (married Nehemiah Dean), Daniel (who died at age 18 from an accidental discharge of a gun) [24]. 

 

-          Silas

Silas is mentioned in Brian’s will and when the estate is later settled he is called the “Silas, youngest son, a minor”

 

Duly we left off to Silas Hall a miner the youngest son of said deceased thirty nine acres and one hundred and twenty one rods of Land of the said Lincoln farms lying on both sides of the road bounded as follows beginning at the Corner of the road Southerly from Nathaniel Woods house thence by the road that leads to Samuel hunts North Seventy Degrees Eat until it comes to said Hunts Land thence by said hunts land south twenty one and a half degrees east twenty nine and a half rods to corner thence South seventy two degrees west partly by said Hunt and partly by the land left off to said John Seventy seven rods and six feet to a Stake a corner between said John and Silas thence South six and a half degrees east forty and a half rods to a stake thence west thirteen and a half degrees south crossing the road to the river thence upstream said river until it comes to the land left off to said Brian to a small white oak near the river thence north three and a half degrees west about twenty two rods to a corner thence east twelve degrees North forty eight rods to the road thence crossing said road and ranging on the East Side of the road to the first mentioned corner together with the Dwelling house thereon and one half the barn to wit and with half one third part of all the out land  or any other Estate not particularly mentioned that was given to sons by the deceased in his last will being his full share of said estate appraised at one hundred seventy one pounds twelve shillings and eleven pence.

 

 

Silas married Nancy Stanley and had 7 children: Chandler (married Julia Ann Monroe, 1 child & Susan W. Gillett, 6 children), Anna (died age 2, found buried in the Norton Common Cemetery right next to her parents along with many other Hall’s – Anna daughter of Silas and Nancy Stanley Hall, died Nov 14, 1818 in the 22 year of her age), Silas (married Julia Ann Smith, 10 children) Benjamin Stanley (married Caroline Hodges, no children), Dexter (married Abby Bailey Snow, 5 children), Soranus Leonard (married Ann S. Monroe, 3 children), and Richard Hutchens (married Mary Ann Bates, 10 children) [25].

 

In the 1790 Norton census Silas is found living in a household of two males under age 16 and two females.

 

From this branch of the family, through John 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Brian, Silas and Richard Hutchens, one of Taunton’s mayors Richard Henry Hall, is descended.

 

Silas and wife Nancy Stanley (Nancy Stanley wife of Silas Hall died March 26 , 1833 aged 63 years) are found buried in the Norton Common Cemetery right next to Brian and Abiah Hall along with many other Hall’s[26]. 

 

When the estate is settled, the following is left to the widow:

 

The whole of the above said Estate we appraised at seven hundred seventy two pounds and eight shillings by we. Left off to the widow Abaih Hall the widow of the deceased 55 acres and seventeen rods of land of the home farm lying on both sides of the road bounded as follows northerly on the river and easterly from the Bridge near at utma Cobbs as the fence now stones by ttu. Cart North to the road then the crossing road and ranging south forty three degrees west sixty seven and a half rods to George Leonard’s[27] Land to a large Stump then to on the same. Course twenty two rods to a white oak tree thence. South seven and a half degrees west to a stake in the outside line thence North twenty nine degrees west to a heap of stones on the South side of the road thence by the road North seventy three degrees east fifty three rods thence crossing the road North nine degrees east sixty four rods to said river together with one half the dwelling house.

 

Editor’s note: Perhaps this refers to Cobbs Bridge is over the Wading River at the upper end of the Barrowsville Factory Pond. It took its name from Ann Cobb who once lived near it and was reputed to be a witch. A locality known in early times as the Scotlin or Scotland is supposed to have been in the neighborhood of number three schoolhouse.[28]

 

Thereon to wit the East half with a Privilege to pass and repass   through any other parts of said house necessary to improve her own half and one half the barn and all of the farm house and all the shed an said premises and two acres and a half more of land that is ditched for to be laid out adjoining to Palmers[29] wood lot and to Nathan Perry[30] & Nathan Dunham (?) one hence of Ceder swamp in Seekonk Swamp to half __of Joseph Lincoln Land being her full share for one third part of said estate appraised at two hundred fifty seven pounds, nine shillings and four pence.

 

Editor’s note: the Seekonk Cedar Swamp is in the southwesterly part of Norton.[31]

 

Also mentioned in Brian’s will is his brother-in-law:

I leave to my brother in law Jacob Woodward[32] and Silence his wife to them their heirs an assigns forever real estate lying in North Providence in the state of Rhode Island excepting only ten acres to be measured of according to quantity & quantity which I have herein given to my son Issac.  An excerpt of this line of the will is found filed in the Records of North Providence pg 291, April 16, 1787.

 

He also says: My pew in the meeting house I leave to be _______ by any or all of my family as long as they live in said Norton.

 

Witnesses are: John Morey, B_____d Ca___n & Geo Leonard Jr

 

Brian died on December 13, 1778[33]. On the NEGS website, there is a listing in the cemetery records of Taunton MA and vicinity Graveyards Dea Reed: Norton Common Burying Ground – (937) In memory of Lieut Brian Hall Dec 13, 1778 in the 52d year of his age. “Patriot of the American Revolution”.  His stone is next to Abiah’s in a plot with many other Halls[34].

 

In the 1790 Norton census Abijah is listed as head of household, living with three women (possibly her three daughters)[35].  She is not listed in 1800.

 

Abiah’s grave stone is in the Norton Common Cemetery sitting next to Brian’s among many other Hall’s – Abiah wife of Brian Hall, died Feb 15, 1814 in the 88^th year of her age .[36] [37]

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[1] First Book of Raynham Records, pg 19, First Book of Raynham (MA) Records, 1700–1835(Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Handwritten unpublished transcription, transcriber unknown, “First Book of Raynham Records,” donated to NEHGS in 1897).

[2] Pendleton Genealogy, 1911, Everett Hall Pendleton

[3] Note that the book, “George Hall and his descendants” compiled by Robert Leo Hall in 1998 lists Jacob Woodward as married to Brian’s sister Freelove, this document lists a wife of Silence.  Also we don’t know if Jacob is a brother-in-law married to his sister or married to his wife’s sister.

[4] Text: Abiah Crossman; Female; Birth: 28 AUG 1726 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; Death: 15 FEB 1814; Father: Thomas Crossman; Mother: Johanna; Spouse: Brian Hall; Marriage: 1751; Sealing to Spouse: 01 OCT 1953; Film Number: 458137 Page Number: Reference number:

[5] Text: Abiah Crossman; Female; Birth: 28 AUG 1726 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; Death: 15 FEB 1814; Father: Thomas Crossman; Mother: Johanna; Spouse: Brian Hall; Marriage: 1751; Sealing to Spouse: 01 OCT 1953; Film Number: 458137 Page Number: Reference number:

[6] Pg 130, Bristol County Massachusetts Probate Records

[7] The Halls of New England : genealogical and biographical – Family 36, pg 580 & 581

[8] In the War of the Revolution – Brian (Briant) Hall, pg 68

[9] The Halls of New England : genealogical and biographical – Family 36, pg 580 & 581

[10]  Page 731: Our county and its people : a descriptive and biographical record of Bristol County, Massachusetts

[11] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols., volume 7, pg 68

[12] Children names confirmed from above article: Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representatives

[13] Note that Issac dies a year later before the estate goes through probate.

[14] A History of the Town of Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, from 1669-1859 (Issac page 484 & 485) published in 1859

[15] Linda Hall’s visit to the Norton Common Cemetary 6/9/2008

[16] George Hall and his descendants Compiled by Robert Leo Hall 1998.

[17] George Hall and his descendants Compiled by Robert Leo Hall 1998.

[18] Linda Hall’s visit to the Norton Common Cemetary 6/9/2008

[19] This document was written in 1780,  there was no 1780 census on ancestry, this name found in Norton 1790 census

[20] George Hall and his descendants Compiled by Robert Leo Hall 1998.

[21] The Nicholas White Family by Thomas Jackson Lothrop, 1902, pg 196

[22] George Hall and his descendants Compiled by Robert Leo Hall 1998.

[23] George Hall and his descendants Compiled by Robert Leo Hall 1998.

[24] George Hall and his descendants Compiled by Robert Leo Hall 1998.

[25] George Hall and his descendants Compiled by Robert Leo Hall 1998.

[26] Linda Hall’s visit to the Norton Common Cemetary 6/9/2008

[27] This document was written in 1780,  there was no 1780 census on ancestry, this name is found in Norton 1790 census

[28] A History of the Town of Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, from 1669-1859, By George Faber Clark, page 42

[29] This document was written in 1780, there was no 1780 census on ancestry, this name Palmer (first name Joseph  found in Norton 1790 census.

[30] This document was written in 1780,  there was no 1780 census on ancestry, this name is found in Norton 1790 census

[31] A History of the Town of Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, from 1669-1859, By George Faber Clark, page 42

[32] Note that the book, “George Hall and his descendants” compiled by Robert Leo Hall in 1998 lists Jacob Woodward as married to Brian’s sister Freelove, this document although difficult to read says something along the lines of Silence.  Also we don’t know if Jacob is a brother-in-law married to his sister or married to his wife’s sister.

[33] Norton deaths to 1850.

[34] Linda Hall’s visit to the Norton Common Cemetary 6/9/2008

[35] Ancestory.com

[36] Norton deaths to 1850.

[37] Linda Hall’s visit to the Norton Common Cemetary 6/9/2008

Generation 6: Major Brian Hall and Polly Lane

Timeline

1762 APR 10		Birth of Brian Hall Norton, MA
1762 MAY 27		Birth of Polly Lane Norton, MA
1788 JAN 1	Age 26	Marriage of Brian Hall and Polly Lane Norton, MA
1788 JUN 28		Birth of Polly   Norton, MA
1790 OCT 24		Birth of Isaac Norton, MA
1792 AUG 1		Birth of  Sophia Norton, MA
1794 DEC 10		Birth of  Marcia Norton, MA
1797 MAY 24		Birth of  Brian Norton, MA
19 OCT 1799		Birth of  Milton Norton, MA
1802 JUN 18		Birth of Horatio Norton, MA
1804 OCT 16		Birth of Ephraim Lane Norton, MA
1833 JAN 14	Age 70	Death of Brian Hall Providence MA
1842 APR 30	Age 79	Death of Polly Lane Hall ? , MA

 

Major Brian (Briant[1], Bryant[2]) Hall (of Brian, John, John, John, George) was born in Norton, MA April 10, 1763 to Brian Hall and Abaih Crossman. Brian is mentioned in father’s probate records. His father died in 1778, when Brian was age 15. He is referred to as “second surviving son, a minor (spelled miner)”:

 

Duly we left of to Brian Hall a miner the second surviving son of said deceased Eleven acres and seventy three rods of land at the South end of the home farm bounded as follows Beginning at a large stump in the line of the widow third thence by the widow third to Josiah Hodges[9] Land Hence. South twenty nine degrees East to Silvanus Branans[10] Land thence by said Bramans Land  north sixty six degrees east fifty two rods to a corner thence north thirty five degrees west eight and a half rods to a turn thence a straight line to the first mentioned stump together with one half the dwelling house to wit the with half and one half the cellar under said house and privilege to pass and repass through the other part of the house necessary to improve his own part and privilege to use the well and one half of the barn and all an __ Buildings Standing behind said Dwelling house with Liberty to move it off all which buildings being on the widows thirds. Said Brian to have the liberty to improve the same and also Eighteen acres and one hundred and twenty two rods of Land on the north west corner of the Lincoln farm lying on the West side of the road bounded as follows . Beginning at a heap of stones by said road a little to the South of a small brook thence west twelve degrees south forty eight rods to a corner thence south three and a half degrees East to the river thence up stream said river to Noah Wiswalls (?) Land thence by said Wiswall Land north twenty three degrees west forty four and a half rods to a corner thence North fifty four degrees east twenty one rods to a turn thence north seventy degrees east to the road thence by said road to the first mentioned corner and one third part of all the outland or any other Estate not particularly mentioned that was given to sons by the deceased being his full share of said estate appraised at one hundred seventy one pounds twelve shillings and eleven pence.

 

Brian was a farmer and landholder. There are numerous deeds registered in Taunton, Bristol County with Brian Hall, yeoman, as the seller of land, mostly in Norton & Taunton (to be transcribed and posted at a later date) with Polly Hall signing as his wife, giving up her right’s of dower/widow’s thirds. 

 

On October 1, 1798 tax records show that Brian Hall and Silas Hall, brothers, are owners of quite a bit of land in Taunton. 

Number of Particular Lists.	Names of Occupants or Possessors.	Names of reputed Owners	In what County, Township, Parish, Town or City, in the Assessment District Situated.
5	Brian & Silas Hall	Hall Brian & Silas	Taunton
Of Turner 2	Brian & Silas Hall	Jones Silvester	Taunton

 

 

 

He volunteered at an early age on the Revolutionary rolls, was in Capt. Barney’s company from Swansea in the expedition to West Point, and rendered other patriotic services. He was subsequently major of artillery in the old 4th Regiment. He took a leading position among his townsmen, presiding at town meetings and on public occasions, was a member of the board of assessors and selectman for about twenty years, was a representative in general court for several years, was justice of the peace for many years, was a prominent advisor in town and county affairs, and was a member of the old Congregational Society[3].

 

Norton  – Town Assessors[4]

1795…..Brig. Silas Cobb, Elisha Cobb, Brian Hall.
1796…..Noah Clap, Elisha Cobb, Brian Hall.
1797…..Noah Clap, Brian Hall, Joshua Pond.
1798…..Joshua Pond, Noah Clap, Brian Hall.
1799…..Timothy Briggs, jun., William Burt, Capt.Jonathan Hodges.
1800…..Major Brian Hall, Lieut.. John Hall, Capt.Jonathan Hodges.
1801…..Capt. Jonathan Hodges, Major Brian Hall, Lt.Elisha Cobb, Lt. Rufus Hodges, Lt. Samuel Hunt.
1802…..Major Brian Hall, Lieut. Elisha Cobb, Capt.Samuel Hunt.
1803…..Brian Hall, Samuel Hunt, David Arnold.
1804…..Major Brian Hall, Capt. Samuel Hunt, John Arnold.
1805…..Major Brian Hall, Capt. Samuel Hunt, John Arnold.
1806…..John Arnold, William Verry, Brian Hall.
1807…..Major Brian Hall, Lieut. William Verry, Lieut.John Hall.
1808…..Brian Hall, William Verry, Samuel Hunt.
1809…..Brian Hall, William Verry, Samuel Hunt.
1810…..Brian Hall, Samuel Hunt, William Verry.
1811…..Brian Hall, Samuel Hunt, William Verry.
1812…..Brian Hall, William Verry, Samuel Hunt.
1813…..Brian Hall, Isaac Hodges, Samuel Hunt.
1814…..Seth Hodges, Daniel Smith, Jonathan Newland.
1815…..Brian Hall, Isaac Hodges, Samuel Hunt.

 

Brian married Polly (Polley) Lane Jan 1, 1788 (by Rev. Joseph Palmer), [5] [6] [7] daughter of Ephraim Lane of Norton[8] The Lane family genealogy[9] links her to William Lane who settled in Dorchester, MA as early as 1635.  The family was thought to come from England. 

 

In Land deeds filed in Taunton on December 23, 1796 (vol 79, pg 569, recorded March 28, 1801) Isaac White, wife Mehetable, Brian Hall, wife Polly and Chloe Lane (single woman) all of Norton sell land to Ephraim Lane also of Norton.  The deed explains that this is piece of land that was left by William Stone to his heirs one of whom was his daughter Mehetable Lane. Mehetable is the late wife of the purchaser Ephraim Lane who is buying said land from 3 of her children/heirs named as Mehetable White, Polly Hall and Chloe Lane.  Witnesses are Nancy Hall, Silas Hall, Polly Lane and Ruth Phillips.

 

Census data – Norton, MA

In the 1790 census data[10] there a Bryant.  Brian would have been age 27 and  is listed with one male child under 16 (Isaac) and two women (Polly and daughter Polly).

 

In the 1800 Norton census[11] Brian is listed with a household of 9.  In this year Polly had given birth to only 6 of the 8 children. The 9^th family member is listed as a female age 26-45.

FREE WHITE MALES.
Under ten years of age  – 2 (Brian age 3, Milton age 1)
Of ten and under sixteen – 1 (Isaac age 10)
Of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of families – 1 (Brian)

FREE WHITE FEMALES.
Under ten years of age– 2 (Sophia age 8, Marcia age 6)
Of ten and under sixteen – 1 (Polly age 12)
Of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of families – 2 (Polly & ??)

In 1810 census[12] Brian is listed Brian is listed with a household of 10. 

 

FREE WHITE MALES.

Under ten years of age – 2 (Horatio age 8, Ephraim age 6)

Of ten and under sixteen – 2 (Brian age 13, Milton age 11)

Of sixteen and under twenty six – 1 (Isaac age 20)

Of forty-five and upward – 1 (Brian)

 

FREE WHITE FEMALES.
Ten and under sixteen – 1 (Polly age 12)

Sixteen, under twenty six–2 (Sophia age 18, Marcia age 16)
Of forty-five and upward – 1 (Polly)

 

In 1820[13] the Briant (spelled Briatt) Hall household is listed as having 7 people. The ages don’t seem to add up as there are two extra females, one under age 10 and another between ages 10 and sixteen. There are no other Brian Halls of this age listed in the census data in MA or RI.

 

FREE WHITE MALES.
Ten and under sixteen years – 1 (Ephraim)
Sixteen and under twenty-six– 1 (Horatio or Brian or Milton?)
Forty-five and upwards– 1 (Brian, spelled Briatt)

FREE WHITE FEMALES.

Under ten years – 1  (???)
Ten and under sixteen years – 1 (???)
Sixteen and under twenty-six– 1 (Sophia or Marcia?)
forty-five and upwards– 1 (Polly)

 

There is no listing for Brian found in the 1830 census in Norton.  Numerous searches in ancestry and other sources reveal no other Brian Hall’s in the area. He did not die until 1833 (although his property didn’t go through probate until 1839/1840[14]). The Rhode Island American lists a death in Providence. The only Brian recorded in RI cemetery records is his son Brian (wife Henrietta).

 

 

Year	Family Name	Record Text	Record Type	Town/Village	Volume	Page
1843	HALL	HALL Maj. Brian, formerly of Norton, Mass., at Providence, in 70th year, soldier of the Revolution, Jan. 13, 1833 THE RHODE ISLAND AMERICAN	Death	Providence

 

 

 

There is a Brian Hall head of household (his son?) living in Providence, RI, Providence East Side of River in the 1830 census. 

There are 8 people with 2 individuals over the age of 60 living in this home (Brian & Polly?). One person in the home is listed as an alien (a foreigner not naturalized)[15]. Son Brian is married to Henrietta Huchins (possibly his second cousin) of Providence (as per numerous land deeds) and died without children in 1839 so perhaps he and his wife were living with siblings and their children. Brian and Henrietta owned a piece of land in said India Point which they sold to Ephraim Lane

Brian and Polly had 8 children together (all of whom survived to adulthood):

-          Polley

Born to Briant and Polley in Norton, June 28, 1788[16].  Hall’s of New England states that Polly died August 29, 1834, single, at age 46.

 

-          Isaac

Born to Briant and Polley in Norton, October 24, 1790[17]. Hall’s of New England states that Isaac died December 10, 1869 single, at age 79.

 

-          Sophia

Born to Briant and Polley in Norton, August 1, 1792[18]. Hall’s of New England states that Sophia married Horatio Barney (listed as heir in probate records) of Seekonk. This is confirmed in a land deed transfering land in India Point from several Hall siblings to brother Milton is recorded in Rhode Island where a Horatio Barney is listed as husband to Sophy, signed as Sophia (vol 77, pg 184, March 1838).  They had 3 children: Ephraim H. (died age 1); Brian H. (who married Sarah J Goff of Reheboth); Mary S.H. (died age 1). Sophia died March 11, 1862 at age 73. 

 

-          Marshia

Born to Briant and Polley in Norton, December 10, 1794[19]. Hall’s of New England states that Marcia married George Sutton of Seekonk.  A land deed is recorded in Rhode Island where a George Samuel Sutton is listed as her husband (vol 77, pg 184, March 1838, see Sophia above).  A second land deed is recorded in Rhode Island where Marcia purchases 1/7 of the land previously owned by Brian Hall (her brother) and Henrietta Huchins in India Point (vol 77, pg 61, November 1839).  Marcia Sutton is listed as married to Samuel Sutton of Seekonk. 

 

Hall’s of New England states that she had 3 children: Marcia M. (died age 2); George L. (married Mary Eddy & Mary Brayton); Mary H. (married Nathaniel Stanton, W.H. Trim & Victor Broughton). She died November 16, 1862 at age 67.

 

-          Brian

Brian (no parents listed) born May 24, 1797[20]. Hall’s of New England states that Brian married Henrietta Huchins of Providence and had no children. She is also mentioned as his wife, giving up rights of dower in numerous land deeds through 1838, a year before his death (to be transcribed).

 

Brian & Henrietta own a piece of land called India Point in Seekonk (after his death we find siblings Horatio & Ephraim L. and widow Polly living here). Seekonk was at times part of RI and part of MA in the area of East Providence[21]. The portion of what was Seekonk is now Providence, RI situated at the mouth of the Seekonk and Providence rivers and at the head of Narragansett Bay, Providence quickly went from a poor farming community to a bustling seaport in the colonial era[22].

 

 In March of 1838 Brian sells the land to Ephraim L. Hall. The land is then resold to various siblings as described below.  Prior to these transactions brothers Ephraim Lane and Horatio and widow Polly living on this land.  

 

Rhode Island, book 70, pg 415: Brian Hall and wife Henrietta of Seekonk sell for $1,000 to Ephraim L Hall of Providence on March 10,1838 land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same lot Josiah B____ (?) purchased of John Brown Esq by deed book 24, page 273 in the records of Providence.

 

Rhode Island, book 77, pg 38: Ephraim L. Hall of Providence for $200 sells in Nov 29, 1839 to Milton Hall of Providence 1/7^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate he purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 1838.

 

Rhode Island, book 77, pg 50: Ephraim L. Hall of Providence for $200 sells in Nov 29, 1839 to Horatio Hall of Seekonk 1/7^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate he purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 1838.

 

Rhode Island, book 77, pg 50: Horatio Hall of Seekonk for $200 sells in March 9, 1840 to Milton Hall Providence of 1/7^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate he purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 1838. Note that this is about the time that Horatio moved to Malden, MA.

 

Rhode Island, book 77, pg 61: Ephraim L. Hall of Providence for $200 sells in Nov 29, 1839 to Isaac Hall of Providence 1/4^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate he purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 1838.

 

Rhode Island, book 77, pg 61: Ephraim L. Hall of Providence for $200 sells in Nov 1839 to Marcia Sutton wife of Samuel Sutton of Seekonk 1/7^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate he purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 1838.

 

Rhode Island, book 77, pg 184: Polly Hall of Providence, Isaac Hall of Providence, George Sutton and wife Marcia of Seekonk, Horatio Barney and wife Sophy of Providence for $200 sell (no date but filed Mar 28, 1840) to Milton Hall of Providence 1/7^th of land at so called India Point 20×80 feet plus a house of the same estate which Ephraim L Hall purchased from Brian and Henrietta Hall in March 10, 1838.

 

Henrietta Hall b. 1796c dies on Mar 11, 1838 and is buried at the same cemetery where Brian is buried a year later. 

 

HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: PV001 NORTH BURIAL GROUND, Providence, RI Location: 20 ft west of NORTH MAIN ST at TEL pole # 140 100,000 burials with 40000    inscriptions from 1711 to 2000

 

A marriage intention in Seekonk was made between a Brian Hall and Lucy Mason about a year later on March 23, 1839[23]. There is no marriage record found. Five days later Brian died on March 28, 1839 at age 42[24].

 

Year	Family Name	Record Text	Record Type	Town/Village	Volume	Page
1864	HALL	HALL Brian and Lucy Mason, both of Seekonk, March 23, 1839.	Intention	Seekonk	1	202

 

 

Record	Cemetery	Location
HALL BRIAN 1798c – 28 MAR 1839	North Burial Ground	Providence

 

 

Brian’s brother Horatio has two daughters (one died at age 5) that were named Lucy Mason Hall. There is a Mason mentioned in Brian’s inventory as owing $3.00 and his probate records mentions property owned near the Mason’s.  A few years later on March 13, 1842 another intention in Seekonk is found between Lucy Mason and Abel Cooper.

 

The probate records (copied at NEGHS) include documents as follows[25] (editor’s note: only Brian Hall is mentioned throughout all of the documents, no spouse, there is a Polly Hall listed as heir which could be a mother or sister, Hall’s of NE state that sister Polly Hall died single in 1834, this is not confirmed):

 

Partial transcription of Brian’s probate records is below:

 

To the judge of Probate for the County of Bristol. ______ _______ that the heirs of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in said county deceased who has lately died intestate leaving goods and estate of which administration is necessary – we therefore request that you Hon would appoint Theophilus Hutchins (Editor’s note: Brian Hall was married to a Hutchins, could this be a relative of hers?)

 

Administrator on said estate agreeably to law in such cases made and provided. Seekonk April 2^nd 1839. 

 

Polly Hall (signature)

Milton Hall (signature)

Horatio Hall (signature)

Horatio Barney (signature)

George L. Sutton (signature)

Ephraim L. Hall (signature)

 

An inventory of the estate of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in the County of Bristol deceased viz:

 

All the Real Consistine (?) of about one hundred acres of land with all the buildings thereon standing being the Home Farm	$2,000.00
Half a pew in Baptist Meeting House	18.00
	2018.00

 

“…the real estate of said deceased consists of two parcels of land which are under separated mortgages the first of which contains seventy acres more or less is bounded Northerly by a road and Westerly by land of Jm (?) Mason & land which the said deceased purchased of William Hall – the second of which contains thirty acres more or less and is bounded Northerly by a road easterly by the first above mentioned lot, Southerly by the land of JM (?) Mason and Westerly by land of Josiah Kent and Thomas L. Peck that neither of said parcels of land will sell for enough to pay the debts of that by a granted sale…”

 

 

The second account of Theophilus Hutchins (sp?) Administrator on the estate Brian Hall late of Seekonk (deceased) -

 

your accountant charges himself with the balance of his first account	$225.20
Four Dollars & fifty cents of Viall Medery (?)	4.50
Cash for half of a pew in the Baptist meeting house in Seekonk	23.75
For the sale of the farms where on said deceased last Dwelt	1004.00
Cash of  Silas Handy for rest of farm	100.00
To horatio hanneys Note	7.03
Alba Vrent	1.00
Balance of Luther Lyon	3.00
	1369.45

 

           

August 14, 1840

This may certify to all concerned that I have examined the _______ account and believe it to be correct and am willing it should be so settled with the Probate.

 

Horatio Barney (signature)

Horatio Hall (signature)

George L Sutton (signature)

Isaac Hall (signature)

Polly Hall (signature)

Ephraim L Hall (signature)

Milton Hall (signature)

 

The second account of Theophilus Hutchins (sp?) Administrator on the estate Brian Hall late of Seekonk (deceased)

 

Cash paid to the heirs of the ____ of Sale _______

To Polly Hall	49.39
To Issac Hall	49.39
To Milton Hall	49.39
To Ephraim L Hall	49.39
To Horatio Hall	49.39
To Horatio Barney & wife	49.39
To Wm L Sutton & Wife	49.39

 

Bristol SS Probate Court at Seekonk Sept 1- 1840

 

Theophilus Hutchins adm of the estate of Brian Hall late of Seekonk deceased having made oath to the truth of his afore-written account, and it appearing to me that the heirs at law of said deceased approve thereof and no one appearing to object thereto, after a full examination thereof, I do allow the same, and order it to be of record.

 

O Prescott       J. Probate

  

 

The probate documents of Brian Hall are signed by his heirs[26] (no wife Henrietta listed?):

Horatio Barney

Horatio Hall (Sophia’s husband)

George S Sutton (Marcia’s husband)

Isaac Hall

Polly Hall (is this his sister or mother?)

Ephraim L Hall

Milton Hall

 

One of Brian’s debts includes Wheaton & Anthony of Providence, RI[27] who are listed as a real estate company[28] (perhaps holding his mortgage). 

 

The land in Seekonk was sold to pay Brian’s debts.  The land deed found in the Providence book of deeds dated 4/15/1840 book 161 page 340-1 is as follows (a bit strange that the land was purchased after Brian’s death – the actual probate records were reviewed by this author and these are the actual dates of execution not the filing dates – another sign that this may be son Brian’s, who died in 1839, probate records & sales):

 

The land was sold to Waterman Pierce for one thousand and five dollars.  The two tracks of land were originally purchased from (1) Ellis & wife Lucy and Asa Pecks on Feb 26 1835 (Bristol County vol 147, pg 201 for $1,350), 70 acres & 50 rods & (2) Thomas J. Hill and wife Betsy on Nov 12, 1835 (Bristol County vol 148, pg 358 for $600), twenty six acres one quarterly and twenty four rods, with the exception of sixty four rods where on stands the east part of the house belonging to the heirs of Aaron Sisson deceased, also twelve rods of land belonging to the heirs of Walker Amington deceased. The land deed is signed by Theophilus Hutchins who was the administrator of the estate (also signing the probate records and of the same last name of son Brian’s wife Henrietta – Hutchins?).

 

There is an interesting list of artifacts included in Brian’s inventory at the time of his death.

 

One of Brian’s assets which was interesting is “Cash for half of a pew in the Baptist meeting house in Seekonk” [29]

 

The meeting-house of the First Baptist Church, (75 North Main Street | Providence, RI 02903 | (401) 454-3418 ) founded by Roger Williams, the oldest organization of this sect in the United States, was built in 1775 and was designed to resemble St Martin’s-in-the-Fields, London. Its bell still rings the curfew at nine o’clock every evening; and the commencements of Brown University are held here.[30] The structure was dedicated in 1775 and designed by Joseph Brown. The church has a carved wood interior and a Waterford crystal chandelier. Built by ships’ carpenters in 1775, it survived the gale of 1875 and the hurricane of 1938.

 

The Meeting House, built in 1774 to 1775, was the largest building project in New England at that time. The building, 80 by 80 feet, seated 1,200 people, equal to one third of Providence’s population then. The construction was greatly aided by the fact that the British had closed the port of Boston as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. Many shipwrights and carpenters were thrown out of work and came to Providence to build the meetinghouse. The structure was dedicated in May 1775 and the 185 foot steeple was added shortly thereafter. This was the first Baptist meetinghouse in New England to have a steeple. The steeple went up in three and a half days, and it has survived time and hurricanes since then.

 

The architecture is a blend of English Georgian and the traditional New England meetinghouse style. The Georgian aspects, borrowed from Anglican church designs, include the exterior portico and steeple and many interior elements, such as the Palladian window behind the high pulpit, the fluted Tuscan columns, the groined arches in the balcony, and the split pediments over the doors. All of this was superimposed on a plain, New England meetinghouse, with its white walls, clear glass windows, dominant pulpit, and lack of any religious symbols. The iconoclastic Baptists regarded all symbols, even the cross as icons and idols. A grand chandelier from Waterford, Ireland, was added in 1792[31].

 

 

-          Milton

Milton (no parents listed) born October 19, 1799[32]. Hall’s of New England states that Milton married Rosanna Pitman Cheeney from England who died when she was about age 25. They had one child, Milton (who married Ellen M. Dart in Wrentham and had 3 children: William Pitman, Edward Milton and Emma C Born).

 

Milton then resided in California for several years and then returned and married Maria W. Vose of Wrentham.  They had one child Harrison V. (who married Annette B Dupee of Medfield and had no children).  

 

Milton return to California and possibly died there.

 

-          Horatio

(Editor’s note: Horatio is a direct descendant whose life is outlined in a separate blog entry under his name)

 

-          Ephraim Lane

Ephraim Lane (no parents listed in records) was born October 16, 1804[33]. Hall’s of New England states that Ephraim Lane married Lydia Woodward of Rehoboth and had no children. He died on January 22, 1870 at the age of 66.

 

In summary, grandchildren came from Sophia, Marcia, Milton and Horatio.

 

Brian died on Jan 14, 1833 in Providence, RI and is supposedly buried in Norton Common Cemetery (although a visit here did not find him in the family gravesite with Brian and Abiah and siblings Seth, Isaac & Prudence), West Main Street Rt 123 near Olympia Street[34].

 

Polly died April 3, 1846[35].

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[1] In the War of the Revolution, page 68/69

[2] Norton Marriages, Births & Deaths to the year 1850

[3] George Hall and his descendants, Robert Leo Hall, 1997

[4] Norton for Genealogists, http://www.webspawner.com/users/norton4gen/index2.html

[5] Norton Marriages, Births & Deaths to the year 1850

[6] Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0899107-0899108.

[7] NEED TO ADD, forgot to copy title page of book “William Lane and his Descendants’

[8] Hall, David Brainerd,. The Halls of New England : genealogical and biographical. Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell’s Sons, 1883 biographical – Family 73, page 599

[9] NEED TO ADD, forgot to copy title page of book “William Lane and his Descendants’

[10] (Series: M637  Roll: 4  Page: 446)

[11] (Series: M32  Roll: 19  Page: 381)

[12] (Series: M252  Roll: 17  Page: 296)

[13] (Series: M33  Roll: 47  Page: 181)

[14] Translation of documents obtained from NEHGS 5/15/08 – Linda Hall (author of this summary)

[15] Ancestory.com Year: 1830; Census Place: Providence East Side of River, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 168; Page: 5.

[16] Norton births to 1850

[17] Norton births to 1850

[18] Norton births to 1850

[19] Norton births to 1850

[20] Norton births to 1850

[21] History of Providence County, Rhode Island , Edited by Richard M. Bayles. In two volumes, illustrated. Vol. I. New York:  W. W. Preston & Co., 1891.

[22] http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=2525

[23] Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850, FIRST SERIES.BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. A Family Register for the People.BY JAMES N. ARNOLD, EDITOR OF THE NARRAGANSETT HISTORICAL REGISTER.FIRST SERIES.

[24] Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database Index (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Transcriptions by volunteers of Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project; index compiled by John Sterling. “Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database Index,” 2003).

[25] NEED TO ADD – Note: editor has actual photocopies from NEGHS on Newbury St, Boston but neglected to record reference information.

[26] Translation of documents obtained from NEHGS 5/15/08 – Linda Hall (author of this summary)

[27] Translation of documents obtained from NEHGS 5/15/08 – Linda Hall (author of this summary)

[28] At the General Assembly of the State of Rhode-Island and Providence. By Rhode Island Published 1868

[29] Translation of documents obtained from NEHGS 5/15/08 – Linda Hall (author of this summary)

[30] http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Providence

[31] http://www.fbcia.org/

[32] Norton births to 1850

[33] Norton births to 1850

[34] Norton Marriages, Births & Deaths to the year 1850

[35] Hall, David Brainerd,. The Halls of New England : genealogical and biographical. Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell’s Sons, 1883 biographical – Family 73, page 599