John Hall (1710 - 1779)

Born 18 Jan 1710 in Prince George County, Virginia

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Died Jun 1779 at age 69 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

He was born on 18 Jan 1709/10 in Prince George County, Virginia and his parents were Mary (Wilson) and Instance Hall. ^{[1] [2]}

John Hall married an Elizabeth (of unknown maiden surname).

In 1737 he purchased 200 acres of land from William Hudson. ^[3] He later resold this property in 1742 to Elisha Estes.^[4]

In September 1742, he purchased 150 acres from Henry Robertson on Deep Creek which adjoined the property of Robert Bolling. He added to his land holdings in 1745 buying 779 acres from William Watson. ^[5]

He passed away in June 1779 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA.

Will

Will of John Hall of the County of Amelia and Parish of Nottoway, Virginia ^{[6] [7]} which mentioned ...

- wife Elizabeth

- daughter Ann Purnell

- daughter Milly Dejarnette

- daughter Dyce Folks

- granddaughter Dyce Hall

- son Bowler Hall

- executors: Richd. Jones, Thomas Bolling Munford, John Howson & Bowler Hall

- witnesses: Saml Sherwin, Thos. Mitchel, Wm. Brummer.

Sources

1. ↑ Births from the Bristol Parish Register of Henrico, Prince George, and Dinwiddie Counties, Virginia 1720-1798 transcribed and published by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne of Richmond, VA in 1898; reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company Inc. of Baltimore, MD in 1980; scanned images of 1996 edition online at ancestry.com
2. ↑ Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish, Virginia 1720-1789 transcribed & published by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne of Richmond, VA in 1898; digital images on Internet Archive; p312
3. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Deed Book 1, pages 50 & 51.
4. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Deed Book 1, page 447.
5. ↑ "Two Unrelated John Halls of Amelia County, Virginia" by William B. Hall & published in William and Mary Quarterly v17 #2 (Apr 1937) p285-291
6. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Will book#2 p327; dated: 13 Feb 1779; no notation of when Will was proved; digital image at https://ancstry.me/2TeiAbv
7. ↑ "Amelia County, Virginia, Wills 1771-1780 by Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey & New Papyrus Publishing of Athens, GA in 1980; citing Will book#2

Acknowledgements

• Hall-18614 was created on 01 Oct 2015 by John Felton, Jr.

• Hall-39775 was created on 26 Feb 2019 by Sarah Sharpless