John Hall (1781 - aft. 1860)

Born 19 Dec 1781 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (House) Hall — married 17 Feb 1803 in Gallatin, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died after 4 Jul 1860 after age 78 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States

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Biography

John Hall was an early pioneer in the Indiana Territory.

Corporal John Hall served in the Indiana Militia in the War of 1812
Service started: 14 May 1812
Unit(s): Indiana Territory Militia (Jefferson) Capt. Elisha Golay's Company
Service ended: 14 August 1812

John Hall was born on December 19, 1781 in Virginia, United States.

His siblings were...

1. Eleanor Hall (~1786 - 1810)
2. Squire Hall (1789 - 1854)
3. Nancy (Hall) Bear (1799 - 1879)
4. Henry Hall (1801 - 1878)
5. Sarah (Hall) Phillips (1805 - 1863)

John was an early settler of Madison and Jefferson County, Indiana. The first settlement made in the river bottom near Madison was by William and John Hall in 1806 or 1807, a little above Isom Ross's tan-yard (purchased by Jonathan Lyon in 1808).^[1], ^[2],^[3]

John married Elizabeth "Betsey" House (1784 - 1853) on 17 February 1803 in Gallatin, Kentucky, United States.^[4]

Their children were...

1. William Hall (1806 - 1880)
2. James Perry Hall (1808 - 1856)
3. John Hall (1811 - )
4. Levi Hall (1813 - )
5. Henry Hall (1815 - 1874)
6. Isaac Hall (~1818 - <1840)
7. Jonathan Hall (1819 - 1904)
8. Elizabeth Ellen Hall (1821 - )
9. Jesse Hall (1823 - >1880)
10. Nancy Ann (Hall) Lovell (1825 - 1924)
11. Richard Hall (1827 - 1904)
12. David H Hall (1831 - 1887).

The Hall children are proven by a copy of the family Bible which was submitted in support of William’s Revolutionary War pension.

The Hall children are also proved by a court record dated 18 Oct. 1853 when the estate of their son Isaac was authorized for distribution to Isaac’s siblings.^[5]

On 18 February 1811, John served on the first Grand Jury of Jefferson County, Indiana Territory.^[6]

In the 1820 census John was in Jefferson, Indiana, United States.^[7]

John was taxed in 1827 and 1828 in Shelby Township for 160 acres of third-rate land, the SE 1/4 Sec. 27 Twp. 5N Range 11E which he had acquired by patent. He was also taxed for one poll and one horse in 1827 and for one poll and two horses in 1828. In 1831, he was taxed for the same land, two horses, two oxen, and one poll.

John is found in the poll book as a voter in an election held in Shelby Township on the first Monday in August 1828.^[8]

In the 1830 census John was in Jefferson, Indiana.^[9]

In the 1840 census John was in Shelby Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.^[10]

He was baptized on the 1st Saturday in March 1842.

In the 1850 census John (age 68) was in Shelby Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.^[11]

In the 1860 census John (age 78), Far, was in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Indiana Magazine of History, Page 228 [1]
2. ↑ History of Madison [Indiana] By John Vawter, April 13, 1850[2]
3. ↑ "Early History of Madison [Indiana] By John Vawter, April 13, 1850 "[3]
4. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
   citing Marriage, , Gallatin, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 509,036
   FamilySearch Record: Q2Q8-TNF1 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9S7-S328 Image number 00010
   John Hall marriage to Betsey House on 17 Feb 1803 in Gallatin, Kentucky, United States.
5. ↑ Jefferson County Court Record "B"; p. 325
6. ↑ Jefferson County First Court Book, 1811-1817, The Hoosier Journal of Ancestry No. 2, by Naomi Keith Sexton, 1989, page 62.
7. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Jefferson, Indiana; Page: 293; NARA Roll: M33_13; Image: 340
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1246464 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   John Hall in Jefferson, Indiana, USA.
8. ↑ The Hoosier Journal of Ancestry, Jefferson County, Indiana, Special No. 3, page 78, 1991.
9. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Jefferson, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 28; Page: 133; Family History Library Film: 0007717
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #998847 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   John Hall in Jefferson, Indiana.
10. ↑ 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840"
    citing Page: 109; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M704; Digital film/folder number: 005154524; FHL microfilm: 0007726; Image number: 225
    FamilySearch Record: XHBV-5G1 (accessed 20 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBS-SDVT
    John Hall in Shelby Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.
11. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 4; Digital film/folder number: 004192458; FHL microfilm: 442932; Image number: 430; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01148-9
    FamilySearch Record: MHJ2-4PG (accessed 20 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-64GZ-ZF
    John Hall (68) in Shelby Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States. Born in Kentucky.
12. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: M653_270; Page: 408; Family History Library Film: 803270
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #8649273 (accessed 20 August 2023)
    John Hall (78), Farmer, in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana. Born in Kentucky.

See also:

• Biography [4]