Capt. Stephen Hall, III

(Family 2.) Stephen Hall 3, Stephen 2: b. 1667; d. in Charlestown, Nov. 7, 1749, ae. 82; m., 1st, Grace, dau. of Thomas and Grace Willis, of Woburn and Medford (for pedigree see Medford Halls); she was b. in Billerica, 1670, and d. of small pox, in Charlestown, Nov. 12, 1721, æ. 51; m., 2d, Martha Hill; m., 3d, Feb. 5, 1739, Anna, widow of Joseph Newell. Stephen Hall, “ Stow Hall,” so called, was taxed in Medford in 1691; he was admitted to church of Cambridge, 1705, and was one of the founders of the church of Medford, in 1713, and was dismissed from the church of Woburn; on the list of subscribers for Prince Chronological History is the name of Stephen Hall, Esq.; there are only a few of the subscribers who have the honorable title of Esq. appended to their names.

Children were :

1. Stephen, b. Nov. 5, 1693 (Family 3).

2. Grace, b. June 17, 1697 (Family 4).

3. Esther, b. Dec. 27, 1700 (Family 5).

4. Willard, b. March 11, 1703 (Family 6).

5. Josiah, b. May 12, 1705; bapt., 1705 ; d. May 20, 1706 (see gravestone, Medford).

6. Ruth, b. 1706; d. Jan. 17, 1753 ; m., 1st, July 8, 1725, John Webber ; m., 2d, Dec. II, 1735, Dea. Thomas Symmes, father of Zechariah, who m. the dau. of her sister Grace; she was admitted to the church, Oct. 9, 1726, and her children, by Dea. Symmes, were, i. Elizabeth, bapt. Dec. 24, 1738; ii. Ruth, bapt. Dec. 6, 1741 (see Symmes' Memorial).

THIRD GENERATION.

(Family 3.) STEPHEN Hall 3, Stephen 2, Stephen 1: b. Nov. 5, 1693 ; d. Feb. 24, 1773; m., 1st, 1719, Anne, dau. of Richard Boylston, of Charlestown, b. June 12, 1701, d. July 3, 1734. (Dr. Boylston, of Boston, brother of Richard, introduced into England the practice of vacine inocculation for the small pox, which was one of the most beneficial inventions of the age, the principles of which are now being introduced for the prevention of other diseases with marked effect). He m., 2d, April 27, 1736, Elizabeth, dau. of Isaiah Sanders, of Boston. Mr. Hall had the title of captain, and was a distinguished merchant of Boston.

Children were :

1. Stephen, b. 1728.

2. Stephen, b. 1732.

And by 2d wife :

3. Elizabeth, b. 1737, and perhaps others; she m., 1759, William Gray; and had, i. Martha Hall; ii. Stephen Hall ; iii. William ; iv. Elizabeth Sanders, m. Jacob Eustis, and had George, who graduated at Harvard College 1815, and became chief justice of Louisiana.

Capt. Stephen Hall in his will gave all his negroes, horse and chaise and gold watch to his wife Elizabeth, and all the money in the East India Stock or Bank of England standing in his name, to his dau. Elizabeth Gray; and also gave to dau. Elizabeth and her husband, William Gray, £100 each ; gave, after the death of his wife, her house in Cole Lane to dau. Elizabeth ; gave to granddaughter Martha Hall Gray, £200 ; to grandson Stephen Hall Gray, £200, and to grandson William Gray £50. Widow Elizabeth Hall made her will, May 20, 1775, which was probated March 7, 1777, in which she gave all her property to her dau. Elizabeth Gray, who d. Dec. 24, 1825, at the house of her son, Rev. Dr. Gray, of Jamaica Plains, Mass.

Bibliographic information:

• Title The Halls of New England: Genealogical and Biographical Genealogies and Local History series
• Author David Brainard Hall
• Publisher author, 1883
• Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Digitized Jan 7, 2011
• Length 790 pages
• Page 515
• https://books.google.com/books?id=gh4ZAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA514&lpg=PA514&d...