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Elisha Hall

Birthdate:
Birthplace: South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Death: February 06, 1717 (53)
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Hall, of Mount Welcome and Elizabeth Hall
Husband of Sarah Hall
Father of Richard Hall and Maj. Elihu Hall
Brother of Joseph Hall; Benjamin Hall; Aaron Hall; Rachel Smith; Lucia Smith and 2 others

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About Elisha Hall

        From Hall Family of Calvert County, by Christopher Johnston (Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 8, 1913, pgs. 291-301), and later notes re: marriages of Mary Hall to Gerrard Hopkins in 1730 and her sister Elizabeth Hall to Philip Hopkins in 1736, etc. See also Christopher Johnston's Collection and  Hall family notes at the Maryland Historical Society Library in Baltimore):
      Pg. 292: "The will of Elisha Hall is dated 7 May 1716, and was proved February 8, 1716/1717 (Annapolis Wills, Liber 14, folio 317).  In it he names his wife Sarah, his sons Richard and Elihu, his daughter Sarah "now wife of Samuel Harrison, " and his grand-daughter Mary Hall, daughter of Richard. A bequest of 5 pounds is "to be put into the stock of my friends called Quakers, " for charitable purposes."
     Note: also states Sarah, wife of Elisha Hall, survived her husband and died in  October 1739.  "Her will dated October 2 1739, was proved 26 October 1739 (Annapolis, Liber 23, folio 121). She mentions her son Elihu Hall, her daughter Sarah Harrison, and five children of her son Richard Hall lately deceased, and her grandsons John and Jonah Wingfield.  Her two children, Elihu Hall and Sarah Harrison are appointed executors." Note: see roots info about Elisha Hall, his wife Sarah Hopper, his parents, and Hall, Hooper, et al related families in 1658-1758 Charles County Maryland Families via query: wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com  : http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&...   Note: see also via query on Archives of Maryland Online A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789, Vol. 426, pgs. 383-384, by Edward C. Papenfuse, et al, re: Elisha Hall (1663-1717). This article gives infomation about Elisha and his wife Sarah and family, his religious affliliation (raised as Quaker, and nominal Anglican (at least during his period of officeholding, 1696-1704); a practcing Quaker by the sping of 1704, public service offices ion Calvert Co., property, slave ownership, etc. Note that this also links to his father Richard Hall (pg. 389) and others in his Hall family. via: 
   http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000426/h...
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Name Elisha Hall Will Date 7 May 1716 Will Place Calvert, Maryland, British America Probate Date 8 Feb 1716-1717 Death Year Abt 1716-1717 Text Hall, Elisha,Calvert Co.,7th May, 1716; 8th Feb., 1716-17. To son Richard and hrs., part “Hall's Hills,” about 650 A. (For desc. see will.) To son Elihu and hrs., part of “Hall's Hills” (for desc. see will), estimated about the same quantity as son Richard's part, also tract of land, “Hall's Mount,” and personalty. To sons afsd. and hrs., land bou. of Joseph Chew, and house and lot at Marlborough, equally. To dau. Sarah, wife of Samll. Harrison, a silver tankard and personalty. To wife Sarah, personalty, also use of certain personalty during widowhood; at her marriage or death to pass to Mary Hall, eldest dau. of son Richard Hall. To Friends of Western Shore for charity, £5. Exs.: Wife Sarah and sons Richard and Elihu, the 3 to be residuary legatees. Test: John Smith, J. Sheredine, Francis Young, Nich. Sporne (Snorne). 14. 317. Original Source Name Land Office Original Source Location Annapolis, Maryland, USA Original Source Series Will books Original Source Book 14 Original Source Page 317

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Elisha Hall's Timeline

1663
July 8, 1663
South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1690
July 8, 1690
Calvert County, Maryland, United States
1692
February 28, 1692
Calvert County, Maryland, United States
1717
February 6, 1717
Age 53
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States