Dea. John Hall of Charlestown & Dover

NOTE: This is NOT the John Hall who removed from Charlestown to Barnstable in 1640. He is the other John Hall who remained in Charlestown in the 1640's before removing north to Dover. For clarifying facts and a reasoned conclusion, see Jacobus

John Hall immigrated with his father John Hall and brother(s) aboard the ship "James", arriving in Boston in October of 1633.  He would have been 16 years old at that time.  He settled with his father in Yarmouth.  His brother, Ralph later settled in Exeter, Massachusetts.

Disputed Origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hall-5886

There are no sources for Pease Farmer as his mother. See her profile for further information. She has been removed as his mother.

There are also no sources for John Hall as his father. His father was reportedly John Hall, but it is uncertain which specific John Hall it is. Pending further research, he will be left as his father so that known sibling Ralph Hall and this John will be connected.

Biography

Deacon John Hall was born in England about 1617 based on a deposition. Ralph Hall of Exeter was said to be his brother, as well as another brother living near Boston.[1] He was in New England with his father, John Hall, before 1640 (in that year either he or his father was in Dover to sign the Combination agreement for good government).[2] But, based on the vital records, his residence until the late 1640's was Charlestown.

John Hall and his wife Elizabeth were first mentioned on the church records of Charlestown, Massachusetts, when their son John, was baptized in 1645. He removed from Charlestown to Dover, New Hampshire in 1648/9, where his name appeared on the tax list of Dover dated March 18, 1648-9.[1]

In 1650, the assessors found three John Halls in Dover: John, John, Jr., and Sergeant John. Of these, it appears John Hall, Jr., was the man who became the first Deacon of First Church in 1657. Where John Hall, Sr., resided is unknown.[2]

John Hall lived in Dover Neck in 1652, next to the meeting house, near a large spring called "Hall's spring".[1]

Deacon John Hall received a lot of 20 acres on the west side of Back river, in 1677. John Hall was the earliest deacon of the first church of Dover, as early as 1655. He was a grand juror in 1663, 1666 and 1668. He was selected to be town clerk in 1670,[1]

Known children were:[1][3]

1. John, baptized 21 Sep 1645 at Charlestown; d Apr 28, 1697; m Abigail Roberts Nov 8, 1671[2]
2. Elizabeth, bp 4 Sep 1647, Charlestown; died in infancy
3. Elizabeth, bp 21 Nov 1648, Charlestown; died in infancy
4. Nathaniel, taxed in 1680; wife named Hannah; they lived at Back River in Dover[2]
5. Ralph; m twice, name of first wife not known; m 2nd Mary Chesley (daughter of Philip Chesley) May 26, 1701; Ralph died Nov 13, 1706[2]
6. Hatevil
7. Grace, b May 16, 1663-4

John Hall's wife's name and first three children's births are affirmed in this source. [4]

On February 1, 1685-6, when he was aged, but in perfect health, he gave to his son, Ralph, half of the house and land, with the remaining half to go to Ralph after his death. This paper was proved May 4, 1692, and recorded February 5, 1694. Thus, it appeared he died after 1 Feb 1686, before May 4, 1692, or at least before Feb 16, 1694-5.[1]

Feb 20, 2016:

Almost everything written below this line conflates data from eight different John Halls who came to New England before 1640! Please ignore it until it can be cleaned up. Savage and Pope completely messed this up. See Anderson's sketches of William Learned and John Hall and also Jacobus Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd.

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Elizabeth2 (William1), married John Hall ..., one of the founders of the church in Charlestown. Their children seem to have been: John Hall, b. Sept. 21, 1645; Elizabeth Hall, b. Sept. 4, 1647, and d. soon; Elizabeth Hall, b. Nov. 21, 1648, and perhaps others. (See Savage's Gen. Diet. ii, 333.) E. Winslow Paige, a distinguished lawyer of New York City, is a descendant. His estate was probated on 23 July 1696 at Dover, NH; Will proved.

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John Hall was born in 1609 in Coventry, West Midlands, England.2 He married Elizabeth Learned, daughter of William Learned and Goodith (?), before 1638 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 6 other children.2,3 John Hall died on 23 July 1696 in Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2

He immigrated in 1630 to Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony.2,3 He became a freeman on 14 May 1634.2

Children of John Hall and Elizabeth Learned

1. Deacon John Hall+3 b. b 13 May 1638, d. 14 Oct 1710
2. Rev. Gershom Hall+ b. 5 Mar 1647/48, d. 31 Oct 1696

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John Hall was born circa 1610 at of London, Middlesex, England. He married Elizabeth Learned, daughter of William Learned and Judith Gilman, circa 1642. His estate was probated on 23 July 1696 at Dover, NH; Will proved.

Family

1. Elizabeth Learned b. 25 Mar 1621, d. 11 Feb 1683

Child

1. William Hall+ b. 5 Jun 1651, d. 11 Jun 1727

Citations

1. [S36] Mayflower Families Through Five Generations.
2. [S64] The Great Migration.
3. [S993] Early VR Suffolk Co. MA (published), Vital records of Charlestown.

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John Hall b 1610 Yarmouth MA d 1696 Dover MA m. Elizabeth Learned b 1615 d 1683. 12 children.

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John Hall of Yarmouth is often confused with another John Hall who married Eliz Larned. He is also not the one who was from Whitechapel, London, son of Christopher Hall, and he was not the son of Pease Farmer & John Hall, as some have wrongfully stated.

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Links

1. http://deepinthewoods.me/sitemap/drew-families/the-hall-family/1617...
2. http://yeahpot.com/hall/john1610.html
3. http://www.gulbangi.com/5families-o/p65.htm#i1618
4. http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/learned_index.html
5. http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2494.htm#...

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ALT birth place: Birth: 1617 Ecclesfield, South Yorkshire, England, (Present UK)

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GEDCOM Note

Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts By William Richard Cutter Published by Lewis historical publishing company, 1908