William Hall, II

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William Hall, II

Also Known As: "Bennett"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Keyes Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
Death: 1840 (92-93)
Immediate Family:

Son of William Hall, of Halltown and Hannah Hall
Brother of James Hall; Ruth Heavin; Elizabeth Pemberton; Anthony Richardson Hall; Sarah Keyes and 1 other

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About William Hall, II

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William's son is William Hall III:

Son of William Hall II and Elizabeth Lucas, daughter of Edward Lucas II #136798532 and Mary Darke #136795023. Grandson of William Hall I 'The Englishman' 1708-1764 and Hannah Richardson 1712-1765 married 1731 in now Chester County, PA and moved to Halltown WV where they were millers. Hannah was of Dutch decent. They were Quakers. William I was the son of Thomas Hall and Sarah Brave born in England, died in PA. Children of William I were William II, Anthony #115175327 married Rachel Simmons, Bennett, Caleb, James B. married Sarah Ann, Elizabeth #81770703 married Isaiah (Elijah) Pemberton , Joseph married Mary Crow, Ruth married John Heavin, Hannah married David Harris and Sarah married Humphrey Keyes.

William Hall II served in revolutionary war under Captains Crookshank and Brown and Cornels Morgan and Bird http://revwarapps.org/s16142.pdf
His children were: Henry, Catherine married Nimrod Snider, William III, Jesse and Sarah married Abner Powell.
William Hall III served in revolutionary war under Generals Green and Wayne

William III Married 1) Miriam Tullis in 1784 in Halltown, WV daughter of Moses Tullis born Monmouth, New Jersey 1728, died 1777 Berkeley County, VA now West Virginia and Mary Elizabeth Van Dyke born Somerset, New Jersey 1727, died 1796 Berkeley. Moses Tullis's father was born in Fife County, Scotland. The Van Dyke ancestry was Dutch. The Tullis family was Presbyterian, so William III married outside of the Quaker faith which would have caused him to be shunned unless Miriam converted.
Children:
Mary Hall, born April 13, 1786, died 1806
Moses Hall, born July 4, 1788, died 1806
Miriam Hall, born January 1790 married Peter Parris
Elizabeth Hall, born November 4, 1790, married John Craig
Jonathan Tullis Hall, born November 24, 1792, died May 5, 1850 married Elizabeth Avis
John Hall, born February 3, 1795, died February 11, 1795
William Lucas Hall, born April 26, 1796, died 1845 Pickaway OH, married Mary Ann Anderson
Edward Lucas Hall, born May 31, 1799, died 1806
Sarah Keyes Hall, born July 31, 1801, died 1806
Annie Hall, born February 25, 1805, died 1806
Infant daughter, stillborn, 1806
Miriam and all but 4 of her 11 children died of "cold plague" in 1806 . They are buried in the family plot adjoining Allstadt Graveyard in Halltown, Jefferson County, West Virginia. William I and his wife Hannah are likely buried there also.

William III married 2) Mary Evans born 1722 in 1808 Jefferson County, WV died April 6, 1836 and is buried here with William III and their infant

William III and Mary, his 2nd wife, of Jefferson Co. sold to Robert and William Lucas for $1,530.00 the remaining part of the tract of land purchased from his father William Hall II which included the family graveyard of 1/4 acre which was reserved 'is not to be exposed to be rooted up by hogs.' This tract of land joined the Allstadt heirs." (This is as stated on p. 81, Appendix F, "Division and Sales of the William Hall I 2,236 Acres Plantation,' by Don C. Wood, November 1984, as included in A History of Halltown Paperboard Company, Halltown, WV, a booklet not available to the general public and which can be researched at the Jefferson County Museum, Charles Town, WV

Sources: https://ldsmag.com/article-1-5613/
https://sherlene4.wordpress.com/2007/02/06/hannah-richardson-1712-a...
rev. soldiers of VA, p. 135, Vol. 9

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William Hall, II's Timeline

1747
1747
Keyes Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
1840
1840
Age 93