Elisha Hall II (1736 - 1821)

Born 1736 in Allegany, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Hedrick) Snyder Hall — married about 20 Jul 1816 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1821 at about age 85 in Butchersville, Lewis, Virginia, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Hall Name Study.

Elisha Hall II was a Virginia colonist.

Updated Info: 11/22/23 - Ashlynn Hall

• Pension for Ester N Hall for Elisha Hall filed Feb 7 1884 in Pennsylvania indicating the dates are incorrect for all Elijah/Elisha's. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/7883356?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2233754c726567434831633854776a2b31544653634b644a446d39656b55524d57484745426f53414c5857633d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d

• Find a grave for Esther N Lear. The child is incorrectly listed as Elijah B Hall is not the same as this one and does not belong with this family per the documents listed above. Find A Grave: Memorial #101922545

• Probated/Contested Will information: When you Probate your Will before death, your Heirs can contest the document in front of you, putting you in the position to defend and finalize it. Probate can be a lengthy and often expensive process. It can even eat up an Estate's resources, leaving little for the Beneficiaries by the end.

Elisha II was born in 1736, son of Elisha I and Martha (LINGAN) HALL. He passed away 14 Sep 1821.

I am seeing on the attached Land records Elisha Hall his name listed as Hale.

1.ELISHA HALL

Elisha Hall was born in 1736 and died in Lewis County VA (WV) 14 Sep 1821. He was the son of Elisha Hall and Martha Lingan. Elisha married Ester Lear. Esther died in 1782.

Elisha married Margaret (Hedrick) Snyder/Snider in Lewis County July 30, 1826. Margaret was born in 1772. - A record was located as 30 Jul 1816 Harrison County, West Virginia married between Elisha and Margaret. https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=40522

Research Notes

The above marriage cannot be correct due to conflict in dates.

Elisha's will is dated 1816 and is on file in Lewis County. The will was contested by his son, Elijah in 1821. The will and the court documents the contesting of ties all his descendants together.

Land in Allegany County, MD, west of Cumberland, was opened in 1786 by the state of MD, and one of the original settlers was an Elisha Hall along with a Moses, Benjamin, and Richard Hall. This Elisha Hall in Allegany County in 1797, just two years before Elisha acquired his first land in Harrison County, VA.

Elisha began paying tithables on his land in Harrison County in 1799 and until 1810, when he and his son, Elijah, both became subject to the tithables. Elisha actually had acquired patent to over 1700 acres by 1799 along Polk (Poke) Creek and Gee Lick.

Children of Elizha and Esther (Lear) Hall. 2. (1). Elijah b. 1777 d. 1838 m. Nancy Graham m. Nancy (Connolly) Hall Aug 3 1818 m. Permilia Schoolcraft 3. (2). Ruhama Jourdan b.c. 1780 4. (3). Margaret Foyle b.c. 1780 5. (4). Elisha Jr. b.c. 1784 m. Nancy Connolly Jul 24 1806 6. (5). Hannah Criag

The people mentioned in Elisha Hall's 1821 Will, which was probated the Fall Term of 1821:

• Elisha Hall,
• John Hall, son

*Reuben Hall, Son

• Elijah Hall, Son
• William Hall, Grandson
• Elijah Hall, Grandson
• MA?? Hall, Child
• John Hall, Child
• Reuben Hall, Child
• Razanna Hall, Child,
• Esther Hall. Wife
• Reuhama Jourden.Daughter
• Margaret Foyle. Daughter
• Elishah Hall, Son
• Hannah Craig. Daughter
• William Powerz, Friend

Sources

• Marriage: "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932"
  citing FHL microfilm: 464944; Record number: 293;
  FamilySearch Record: XR4V-XVZ (accessed 18 July 2023)
  Elisha Hall marriage to Margaret Snider on 20 Jul 1816 in Harrison, Virginia, United States.

• Probate: "West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985"
  Wills; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Lewis County); Probate Place: Lewis, West Virginia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9087 #392321 (accessed 18 July 2023)
  Elisha Hall probate in 1821 in Lewis, West Virginia, USA.

• https://www.geni.com/people/Elisha-Hall/6000000061092205927?through=6000000052209493915#/tab/overview

Ancestry has Elisha Hall and Ester Lear In Will her surname not listed.

Flesher-Fleischer FTM database Nov 2023 {Larry Gene Flesher [Flesher-280] Nov 2023}

Acknowledgements

Unsourced family tree handed down to Billie (Bright) Keaffaber.