Samuel Hall (1664 - 1733)

Born 11 Dec 1664 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bourne) Hall — married 7 Apr 1686 (to about 1708) in Taunton, MA

Husband of Sarah (Rising) Hall — married 1708 in Suffield, Hartford, CT

Descendants

Died 7 May 1733 at age 68 in Enfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Research Notes

Three men named Samuel Hall lived in the town of Taunton, Massachusetts between 1644 and 1669. Two of those Samuels were father and son. One Samuel Hall was born 1656 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. On February 10, 1696, a deed was filed in Taunton. The opening line of this deed is as follows:

"To all Christian People before whom these presents shall come Samuel Hall Sen (Samuel Hall, Sr.) of Taunton in the County of Bristol in the Colony of Newplimuth the son of Edward Hall of Rehoboth (Edward Hall of Rehoboth Deceased) and Abigail his wife ... "

It was signed by Samuel Hall and Abigail Hall. The Rehoboth Town Records clearly show Samuel Hall, son of Edward, was born in 1656. And now this deed clearly reflects his wife was Abigail Pratt, not Elizabeth Bush.

The Taunton Town Hall burned down in the 19th century and with it went many vital records. Someone did, however, through existing family records and other sources, document that a Samuel Hall born in 1644 was married to Elizabeth White. This person neglected to write down what year the other two Samuels were born. So I checked the Taunton land records. Samuel Hall (Sr.), born 1644 had died on October 30, 1669. Therefore, after the 1669 date, you still have two other Samuels living in Taunton.

Today, if you see Jr. on the end of a name it means that you are the son of your father. However, back in the 17th century, it meant the oldest of that name in the town was Sr. and the younger was Jr. and not necessarily father and son. (reference: The Halls of New England, Rev. David Brainard Hall, A.M., 1883, Joel Munsell & Sons, Duanesburgh, New York)

Samuel Hall, (Jr.) born 1656, now becomes Samuel, (Sr.) because he is older than Samuel Hall born 1664, who now becomes Samuel Hall, (Jr.). Because the way the Sr. and Jr. were used in colonial times and the dates of the marriages, the correct format would look like this: (1) Samuel Hall (Sr.) born 1644 m. Elizabeth White. (2) Samuel Hall, (Jr.) born 1656 m. Abigail Pratt. (3) Samuel Hall born 1664 m. Elizabeth Bourn(e)

We know that Samuel Hall born 1664 had a son Samuel. Who was his wife? When the individual documented the marriages, he only put down Samuel Hall and Elizabeth Bourn married .... and Samuel Hall, Jr and Abigail Prass married... Guess what! In this case, it was not father and son. So to make a long story short, Samuel Hall and Elizabeth Bourn go back to Samuel Hall and Elizabeth White, not to Edward Hall.

Jones-39993 16:07, 3 September 2017 (EDT); revised biography; moved to research notes section; main author of this information: Hall-19106; author of most recent major revision: Wormelle-2

Source

• Deed filed February 10, 1696 in Taunton, Massachusetts

• Taunton, Massachusetts Town Records

• Taunton, Massachusetts land records

• The Halls of New England, Rev. David Brainard Hall, A.M., 1883, Joel Munsell & Sons, Duanesburgh, New York

• The information above is taken from a 2003 email from Joe Hall (descendant of Edward Hall) to Brad Patrick and M. Hall .

• Belcher, Jane. "Samuel Hall (1664-1733) of Taunton and Middleborough, Massachusetts, and Connecticut" The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Jan. 2007:37-46

• S-2116820246: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

• S-2116849517: Massachusetts Town Birth Records Author: New England Historic Genealogical Society Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999

• S-2116858659: The Nicholas White Family 1643 - 1900 Author: Thomas Jackson Lothrop Publication: C.A. Hack & Son Call Number: US4232463 Note:

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998. Ancestral File Number 4TWB-9K

• Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904. Name: Samuel Hall Birth Date: 11 Dec 1664 Birth Place: Taunton Father's First Name: Samuel Gender: Male Source: Vital Records of Taunton

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Samuel Gates Hall R Rising Rising Genealogy : descendants of Jonathan Rising of Suffield, Connecticut: Name Samuel Gates Hall Gender Male Age 69 Birth Date 1664 First Marriage Date 1708 Death Date 1733 Spouse Sarah Rising

Other Resources

• This chart was created by Jim Wormelle. If any one sees any discrepancies, additions or deletions that can be made, kindly drop me a note so I may update the chart. Thank you.
  • Pratt, Hall, White Connection; bad link!!

• Proof of John Hall's, born 1719, Parents (Various pieces of information showing how John Hall, born 1719 in Stafford, Connecticut is related to Samuel Hall and Sarah Rising. If you see any misinformation please let me know so we may an accurate documentation of Samuel's two families.)
  • Proof of John Hall's, son of Samuel Hall, mother.; bad link!!

Acknowledgments

• The profile for Hall-5591 was created by Creevy-1 through the import of CM Creevy_s Family Tree.ged on 16 Nov 2011.

• The profile for Hall-15393 was created by Wormelle-2 on 14 Jan 2015.