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About John Hall, Sr., of Middletown
Not the same as John Hall, of Wallingford
Biography
Hall, David Brainerd. The Halls of New England, Genealogical and Biographical. (Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1883), 2-3.
John Hall2, John1: b. in England, 1619; d. in Middletown, Jan. 22, 1694; m., 1st, Ann, dau. of John and Mary Wilcox, of Hartford. They had one child, a dau, which d. in infancy. … Mr. Hall m., 2nd, Oct 1, 1674, Mary, wid. of Thomas Hubbard, of Middletown Upper Houses. Mr. Hall was a carpenter and carried on that business with his father in Middletown. His house was on his father's home lot of which he occupied four acres. He was chosen deacon of the church of Middletown, March 11, 1670. He was town clerk and recorder from 1665 to the end of his life. He also represented the town in General Court during the May session, 1653, and at other times. Dea. Hall made his will May 23, 1691, in which he gave most of his estate, valued at £345 to his wife Mary, with legacies to his step-son Ebenezer Hubbard and to the sons and grandsons of his brothers Richard and Samuel.
Will
Hall, John sen., Middletown, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
1:458. "Probate Records. Col. V, 1687 to 1695. Page 204-5.
Hall, John sen., Middletown. Invt. £345-01-00. Taken 14 February, 1694-5, by John Hamlin, John Hall & Israhiah Wetmore. Will dated 23 May, 1691.
- I John Hall sen. of Middletown doe leave this underwritten as my last Will & Testament:
- I give to my wife Mary Hall the whole of my Estate, both House & Goods, Land & Chattells, during her natural life, with power to alienate any part if she stand in need.
- I give to my wive's son Ebenezer Hubbard my house & Barn & Homelott, and my Meadow & Farme and Upland against the Towne over the Great River, excepting 2 acres,
- which I give to my kinsman John Hall, my brother Richard Hall’s gr. Child.
- I give my sd. son-in-law Ebenezer Hubbard all my other Outlands that his Mother doth not for her need dispose of, he to pay out of my Estate, after his Mother’s decease, £3 of Current pay of the Country to the Church of Middletown,
- and to my kinsman John Hall, my brother Samuel’s son, 20 Shillings.
- The rest of my Estate to be and remain to Ebenezer Hubbard and to his heirs forever.
- I appoint my loving wife Sarah (Mary in original Will on File) sole Executrix, and her son Ebenezer to be my Executor after my wife’s decease.
JOHN HALL SEN. LS.
Witness: Nathaniel Browne, Richard Hubbard.
(Note: Sarah [Mary' Hall was the Widow of Thomas Hubbard.
Court Record, Page 80—7 March, 1694-5: Will proven.
Corrected at 3:x – Vol. 1 "458—l. 22, for Sarah Hall, read Mary Hall."
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John Hall, Sr., of Middletown's Timeline
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1619
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England (United Kingdom)
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1645
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Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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January 22, 1694
Age 75
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Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut
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Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
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