Mary Hall

Halls of New England, 294-295: It is not known who her husband was, but tradition asserts that he came with his family in the same ship with his brother John, to Charlestown, Mass., in 1630, descendants of the two families, settled in Sutton, Mass, and in Granville, NY, have claimed a relationship to each other. There is no name of Hall, on any of the early records of Massachusetts which gives any probability of being his, except that of "Mr. Nathaniel Hall" to whom the town of Dorchester assigned Sept. 1, 1634, a lot of three acres which had been previously assigned to Capt. Lovell. This is the only time that the name of "Mr. Nathaniel Hall" is mentioned any of the records. The honorable prefix of Mr. (which was accorded to only a very few) shows that he held a very respectable rank in society.

From History of Cambridge, volume II, p. 570: Hall, Mary, a widow, is named by Mitchell as a member of his church. "Her children were all adult at the time of her joining. But two of them are since joined to the Church of Concord, viz., John, and Susanna." Her son Stephen was living in 1668, then "aged 28 or thereabouts." William, who d. at Concord 10 March 1666-7, was another son. [Later, same history says that William "by w. Grace, had Mary, b. 4 Nov. 1657. He removed to Concord and d. 10 Mar. 1667-7."] A John Hall of Cambridge had a share of the Shawshine lands in 1652, who may have been husband of Mary, but he was more probably her son.

From Halls of New England: Widow Mary Hall, is first mentioned by William Wilcox of Cambridge, in his will made 1653; in which he bequeaths her 20 shillings, and to her son William and daughter Susan 10 shillings each. She was a member in full communion of the church of Cambridge when William Wilcox made his will, as he calls her "Sister Widow Hall." And Rev. Mr. Mitchell in his new roll of members after the church records were burned in 1658, makes mention of Widow Mary Hall, as a member in fully communion, and adds that her children being of adult years when she was admitted, were not baptized, of whom two, John and Susanna have since been admitted to the church of Concord.

In 1662 Widow Mary Hall received a grant of land from the town of Cambridge.

Her son William having died in 1667, she petitioned the court to order a division of his property for her benefit. It appears from the papers found in the probate office at Cambridge, that she had assigned her property to her son William in consideration of her support during her life, and that she lived with him in Concord at the time of his death.

The paper was found on an upper shelf, filed with several others "No. 11-1688, 10-5, petition of Mary Hall of Concord, mother of William, deceased." The 1688 might have been intended for 1668. The paper seems to have been made by an attorney, but signed by her own hand very plainly without any ornamentation, and giving evidence that she was accustomed to use her pen.

7 Children of Nathaniel HALL and Mary WILCOX:

1. John. b. 1627. d. 18 Oct 1701. Married Elizabeth Green.
2. Susannah b. Abt. 1628, d. date unknown.
3. William., b. Abt. 1631, Massachusetts, d. 10 Mar 1667. Married Sarah Merriam.
4. Mary. b. Abt. 1633, Concord, Middlesex, Mass., d. date unknown. married Israel Meade 26 February, 1669.
5. +Stephen. b. 12 May 1638, Concord, Middlesex, Mass. d. 01 Oct 1724, Plainfield, Connecticut. Married Ruth Davis.
6. Lydia. b. Abt. 1639, Concord, Middlesex, Mass., d. date unknown. married Gershom Cutter 1 June, 1677.
7. Hannah. b. Abt. 1645, Concord, Middlesex, Mass., d. 02 Apr 1683. married Stephen Francis 27 December, 1670.

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1. History of Cambridge, volume II
2. The Halls of New England :. Genealogical and biographical by David B. Hall. Published 1883 by J. Munsell's Sons in Albany, N.Y . Written in English. [shown to have errors], pp. 294- Chapter: The Posterity of Wd. Mary Hall, of Cambridge and Concord, Mass.
3. Mabel E. Preston Wiggins, BEGATS: A chronicle of the McMillan, Preston, Wiggins and Binford Families. Ellsworth American Publishing Company Ellsworth, Maine; 1979; pp. 248-251

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GEDCOM Note

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

BIRTH: Est from ch DOB. assumed she wa

BIRTH: Est from ch DOB. assumed she was age 25. She was a widow when Stepan & Ruth md.

Life Sketch

ORIGIN OF THIS MRS. MARY HALL OR ABOUT HER PARENTS HAS NOT YET BEEN VERIFIED, BUT HER MAIDEN NAME LIKELY WAS WILCOX (See Discussion Item for this record, L7V9-6B8). VIEW BIOGRAPHICAL ITEMS IN STORY (MEMORIES) FOR THIS RECORD, L7V9-6B8. ***PLEASE DON'T MERGE THIS RECORD, AS IT MAY DELETE 0R RELOCATE MEMORIES ITEMS AND SOURCES (UNLESS this record is surviving record - on left during merger). It is hoped this record will be the final surviving record when all mergers possible have been completed. THANK YOU!!

Memorial from Find A Grave Index:
This is the "Widow Mary Hall" of Cambridge, MA, who had at least seven children: John, Susanna, Stephen, William, Mary, Hannah, and Lydia. This Mary might be Mary Wilcox and she might be the wife of Nathaniel Hall but I have not seen actual proof of that marriage.

She was named in the Will of William Wilcox of Cambridge in which he said ", to my sister the widow Hall twenty shillings, and to her Sone William, and Daughter Susan I give ten shillings please."

Widow Mary had lands given to her in Cambridge in 1662 when she joined the church there. Her children were adults by then. There are no birth or death dates for her, nor place of birth, except for "England", where her children were born also.

From Halls of New England: widow Mary Hall is first mentioned by William Wilcox of Cambridge in his will made 1653 in which he bequeaths her 20 shillings and to her son William and daughter Susan 10 shillings each. She was a member in full commuion of the church of Cambridge when William Wilcox made his will, as he calls her:"sister widow Hall." Rev Jonathan Mitchell in his new roll of members after the church records were burned in 1658, makes mention of widow Mary Hall, as a member in full communion and adds that her children being of adult years when she was admitted, were not baptized of whom two John and Susanna have since been admitted to the church of Concord.

In 1662 widow Mary Hall received a grant of land from the town of Cambridge. Her son William died in 1667. She then petitioned the court to order a division of his property for her benefit. She died after that date.

INFO: Ancestry of Lawrence Williams, by

INFO: Ancestry of Lawrence Williams, by Cornelia Bartow Williams, 1915. Emigrated in "Arbella" with Winthrop party. "Tradition says she came from Coventry, Warwick, Eng. She married in England _____ Hall."
MRS. MARY (POSSIBLY WILCOX) HALL, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: The English origin of Mrs. Mary [possibly Wilcox] Hall is unidentified. The first record of her being in New England was in 1652, when she joined the church in Cambridge, M

!FGR: Page 78, 94; BOOK Ancestry of Law

!FGR: Page 78, 94; BOOK Ancestry of Lawrence Williams, Part 1, Part II, compiled by Cornelia Bartow Williams, Privately printed Chicago, 1915 copy % Pat Roberts, American Fork, Utah. REF: Stephens-Stevens Gen., 1909, (Stevens); Spalding Mem., 1897, 69.

!Mary Wilcox, a widow, left their home a

!Mary Wilcox, a widow, left their home at Coventry, Warwick, England abt 1650 and brought her children to Boston, MA, settling at nearby Cambridge. Her husband's brother, John Hall, according to Savage's book, came with John Winthrop in 1630 to Boston and then removed to Yarmouth, MA by 1653. His wives were 1) Bethia and 2) Elizabeth. The History of Cambridge states that Mary Hall was mentioned in the will of Wm. Wilcox, her brother, of Cambridge, Probate 11/3/1653. She had lands given to her when she united with the church in 1652. Her children were all adults at the time of her joining. Her son, Stephen, was living in 1668 and was aged 28 or there abouts. Possibly she moved and died at Concord as several of her children are found living there.

! Was still living 3 Sep 1636, when they

! Was still living 3 Sep 1636, when they were mentioned in the will of their uncle, Henry Makernes.

Genealogical Dictionary of tehFirst Sett

Genealogical Dictionary of tehFirst Settlers of New England by Savage pg 495

!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat

!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

!Sources of information: Frame - Dana An

!Sources of information: Frame - Dana Ancestral Lines Bunce - 1948, pg 120 Archive copy by William Van Dusen, 6323 North Salter Avenue, Temple City, California. Medford Families, Register, pp 21-22, Mass. M13e. Temple Index Bureau.

"Came from Coventry, England, about 1630

"Came from Coventry, England, about 1630..." See Hist. ofSutton, MA.

GEDCOM Source

Description: John, abt 1627; Susanna, abt 1630; William, abt 1633; Stephen, abt 1637; Mary, abt 1640 & Lydia, abt 1643 -.all probably were born in En gland and emigrated to New England with their widowed mother, likelly after 1645 SOURCES INCLUDE: (1) "Lybertie: the story of a family, from Puritan beginnings in Richmond, Yorkshire, England to Mormon settlement in western United States of America," by H. Vernon Hall. pages 122-127.(****************************************************?)dps_pid=IE1025960) (*******************************************************************) (2) "The Hall Family of Concord, Middlesex, MA, Stow, Middlesex, MA and Plainfield, Windham, CT," compiled by "anneb0704S934322609@