Capt. John Hall, Jr.

A Patriot from Massachusetts with the rank of Captain. DAR Ancestor # A049739

Capt. John Hall

• Gender: Male
• Birth: July 17, 1739 -Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
• Death: October 27, 1822 (83) - Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
• Son of Lieut. John Hall and Jershua (King) Hall
• Husband of Elizabeth (Brackett) Hall

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Captain John Hall was elected constable 1768, fenceviewer 1768, surveyor of highways 1769, fenceviewer in 1771,1777,1780, hogreave 1777, constable 1779, surveyor of highways for No. Precinct 1781 etc., selectman in 1787,1789,1790,1791. Lived on Adams St. near Robertson St.

Family

John Hall married 18 Feb 1764 Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts to Elizabeth Brackett. She was the daughter of James Brackett and Abigail Belcher Brackett, baptized October 14, 1744. Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 9 9 Sep 1821, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 76 years)

Children

1. John Hall 1764 - 1824
2. Edward Hall 1771 - ?
3. Charles Hall 1777 - 1851
4. Anna Hall 1783 - 1872
5. Lydia Ann Nightingale (born Hall) 1767 - 1846
6. James Hall 1774 - 1861
7. Elizabeth Thayer (born Hall) 1780 - 1825
8. Lemuel Hall 1785 - ?

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Military Service: From 1775 to 1783
Revolutionary War

From Descendant's SAR Application:

Captain of Capt. John Hall Jr's Company.
Colonel Benjamin Lincoln's Regiment.
Lexington Alarm Roll. - Marched from Braintree, North Parish on April 19, 1775 - Service 7 days
Also Assembled April 29, 1775.
Captain of Capt. John Hall Jr's Company, Colonel Palmer's Regiment
Service in Rhode Island, March, 1776
Services in Town of Braintree - Votes of Town Meetings
Mar. 17, 1775 Member of Committee to organize Minute Men.
Feb. 17, 1777 Member of Committee to raise men for the Continental Army.
Mar. 10, 1778 Member of Committee of Safety
Mar. 20, 1778 Member of Committee to hire men for the Continental Army
April 13, 1778 Member of Committee to report on State form of government
Aug. 9, 1779 Member of Committee to fix price of commodities
May 16, 1783 Member of Committee of Safety

Records

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: John Hall
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1739
Birth Place: Hingham, Massachusetts
Father Name: John Hall
Mother Name: Jerusha

Hubbard´s Journal, with Births, Marriages, and Deaths

• John Son of John Hall and Jerusha Born July 17, 1739
• Preserved Hall Died August 5, 1740

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Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Mrs Elizabeth Hall
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1744
Death Date: 9 Sep 1821
Death Place: Quincy, Massachusetts
Death Age: 77
Spouse Name: John Hall

Origins

John Hall, a cooper, married first, at Hingham, 27 April 1732 (Hist. Hingham, 2:283, 408), Jerusha King, who died there 1 December 1745, age 35 (Braintree Fams, #2100, Hist. Hingham, 2:283); they had four children recorded in Hingham.

Jerusha King was the daughter of John King and his wife Rebecka.

Lieut. John Hall, son of John and Mary (Newell) Hall, born at Rehoboth, 27 March 1698 (VR, 630); died 27 September 1780, in 83rd year, buried in Hancock Cemetery, Braintree (Braintree Old, 133; "Old Braintree Cem." 17).

References

• http://www.johnlisle.com/newenglandhall/genealogy/getperson.php?per...
• Genealogies of the Families Of Braintree, Norfolk, Mass., 1640-1850 Author: Waldo Chamberlain Sprague, AB.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147722483/john-hall