John Hall (1748 - abt. 1847)

Born 1748 in Albemarle, Virginia

Ancestors

Died about 1847 at about age 99 in Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Private John Hall served with Albemarle County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

John Hall is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A049834.

Born: John Hall was born in 1748 in Virginia. ^{[1] [2]}

His Pledge to Independence: On April 21, 1779, John signed a Declaration of Independence in Albemarle County. The original is preserved in the archives of the University of Virginia.^[3]

Military Service:

Revolutionary War, 1781-1782.^[1][4][3] His complete Pension Application File can be found on Fold3.com and Ancestry.com.^[5][6] John was entitled to Revolutionary Warrant under Act of December 30, 1784, Virginia House of Burgesses.^[7]

Residence: John Hall stated (under oath in support of his Revolutionary War Pension Application) that "I have lived in Albermarle County Virginia all my life, and where I now live."^[1] John was signer of the Petition of 1788 for the issuance of paper money.^[8] He appears in the 1790,^[9] 1800,^[10]1802, ^[11]1810,^[12] 1820,^[13] 1830,^[14] and 1840^[15] U.S. Census. The 1840 Census has his name as John Hall Sr. and his age as 80 to 90.^[15]

Death: John Hall died sometime after the 1840 U.S. Census. He does not appear on the 1850 U.S. Census. The DAR has his death as "POST 4-27-1847".^[4]

Last Will and Testament:

On March 9, 1837, John Hall of Albemarle County, Virginia executed his Last Will and Testament leaving his Estate as follows: first, to his daughters Frances Hall and Candace Hall the land upon which he then lived, provided that if either should marry, she would forfiet the land and if both should marry, then land would go his grandson Wooten R. Hall; second, the rest and residue to his children viz., George Hall, Thomas Hall, John Hall, Frances Hall, and Candance Hall, equally (a P.S. to the Will states that Nicholas Hall shall be inserted with the other children); third, if Nancy Clark or Ann Sandrige shall return to this country, they shall share equally with the children; fourth, to Nathan Hall and his heirs one dollar; fifth, he nomated his sons Thomas Hall and John Hall as Executors.

On November 3, 1837, John Hall of Albemarle County executed a Codicil giving to his daughter in law Winifred Hall the sum of one dollar.

The Will was proven August 2, 1847.^[16]

Research Note

John Hall's Revolutionary War application refers to an unnamed brother in the war. This may have been Nathan Hall, born in Hanover County, Virginia in 1747, but lived and died in Albemarle County, Virginia. His Revolutionary War Penison application shows that he served in the same militia unit as John Hall. Nathan Hall's pension application may be found here

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters, Pension Application of John Hall S549 Revolutionary War Pension Application available here
2. ↑ U.S. Revolutionary War Pension file Available on Fold3.com here
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Albemarle County in Virginia, pp. 368-771 (Michie, Charlottesville, VA 1901) Available on archive.org here
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 9, 2020), "Record of John Hall", Ancestor # A049834.
5. ↑ Fold3 Pension Pension file available here
6. ↑ Ancestry Pension Application file available here
7. ↑ Crozier, W.A., Virginia County Records, Vol. VI, p. 36 (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD. 1971).
8. ↑ 1788 Petition available here
9. ↑ 1790 Census available here
10. ↑ U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1800, District of Fredricksville Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia Available on Ancestry here
11. ↑ 1802 Personal Prop. Tax available here
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH23-GWC), John Hall, Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1820,"(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLH-185), John Hall, Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle, Virginia.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5N-674), John Hall, Albemarle, Virginia.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} "United States Census, 1840," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY1-9K5K?cc=1786457&wc=31SK-82F%3A1588670024%2C1588671084%2C1588671083), Virginia, Albemarle,Fredericksville.)
16. ↑ Virginia, Albemarle, Will Book 18, p. 146 Available here