Richard Hall (1620 - 1691)

Born 1620 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (UNKNOWN) Hall — married before 1646 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 27 Mar 1691 at about age 71 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Richard Hall was born in 1620 in England, a son of John Hall and Esther _______; he died at Middletown, Connecticut, March 27, 1691.^[1][2] (Note: Edmund West suggests his birthdate was June 5, 1620 in England, the son of John Hall and Esther Ann Willocke, for which there are no sources.)

Richard Hall was a landowner; he had lands recorded in Middletown, Connecticut, June 9, 1654. He was a son of John Hall, born 1620 in England.^[3]

He married Mary _____ by 1646 or 1648 at Middletown, Connecticut.^[4] Another source gives the place they were married as Hartford.^[3]

Known children of Richard and Mary were:^[5]

1. Mary, born about 1643 (not in NEHGR); married first Anthony Martin March 7, 1600^[6]
2. John, born Sept 20, 1648
3. Jane, born March 1652-3
4. Sarah, born May 1654
5. Richard, born June 1656 not mentioned in father's Will
6. Samuel, born September 1658
7. Anna, born November 20, 1661

He died on March 27, 1691 in Middletown, Connecticut. Mary Hall, his wife, died March 30, 1691.^[5][7][8] His death is also recorded in Dorchester, Mass. on the same date. ^[9]

Richard Hall's Last Will & Testament is dated 11 January 1689/90. In it he mentions wife Mary who he provides for in her remaining life and comfort. He makes son John Hall Executor. Also mentioned is son Samuel, daughters Mary, Jane, Sara and Anna. ^[10]

On a document dated 2 April 1691 is recorded his estate inventory appraisal which was submitted to the probate court by "Decon John Hall", "Samuel Collins" and "William Cheny". The financial value of the estate was set at L432.11.00. ^[10]

Research Notes

His Find-A-Grave memorial includes a photograph of an old New England gravestone with badly worn name and dates which aren't discernable.

In-line Citations #11 - 15 the sources apply to another Richard Hall as discussed below:

• Both Mary Anthony and Elizabeth Collicot lived into the 1690s. So, there must be two different men named Richard Hall. According to this source, it was Richard Hall of Dorchester who married Elizabeth Collier. His parents are not shown.^[11]

• Elizabeth Collciot was baptized on 22 Feb 1628/29 in Barnstaple, Devonshire, England, the daughter of Richard Collicot. She married Richard Hall by 1648.^[12][13]

• There is a Richard Hall who immigrated to Massachusetts in 1639. ^{[14] [15]}

Sources

1. ↑ Hall, David B., Rev. Halls of New England; Genealogical and Biographical, published 1883. Reference page 3
2. ↑ Sumner, Edith Bartlett, Ancestry and descendants of Amaziah Hall and Betsey Baldwin, published 1954. Reference page 82
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Morris, Myrtle M., Joseph and Philena (Elton) Fellows, and their ancestry and descendants, published 1940. Reference pages 153-4, 145
4. ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Births, Marriages, etc., in MIddletown Connecticut" The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Reference Volume 14 (1860), page 65 $Subscription
6. ↑ Brainerd, Dwight, Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd, published 1948. Reference page 139
7. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
9. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Connecticut, U.S., Wills & Probate Records, 1609-1999" Hartford, Connecticut, Probate District; Case No.2531; Papers: Richard Hall's Inventory, 1691. Reprinted by CT. State Library; Public Acts, 1909; pub. 23 Sep 1915. 2 papers. Reprinted (subscription online db) Anestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 2 Oct 2021.

    Estate inventory appraisal: https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/26005416?h=1c3e51

    Last Will & Testament of Richard Hall dated 11 Jan 1689-90 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/26005479?h=c41c7b

11. ↑ Hall, page 715
12. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes 1; Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1996-2011. p443
13. ↑ Torrey, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
14. ↑ Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.
15. ↑ Peter Wilson Coldham. The Complete Book of Emigrants: A Comprehensive Listing Compiled from English Public Records of Those Who Took Ship to the Americas for Political, Religious, and Economic Reasons; of Those Who Were Deported for Vagrancy, Roguery, or Non-Conformity; and of Those Who Were Sold to Labour in the New Colonies. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1607-1660. 1988. 600p.

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