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About Samuel Hall
Retrieved from http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=halldb&id... on 8/4/2008
Samuel Hall made his will on January 25, 1690, and died soon afterwards. His widow Elizabeth and his son John were executors. Samuel Hall's homestead was about a mile east of his father's, and it was near the bloomery which he was largely interested in supplying. He was a large land holder, sharing in the "Taunton North and South Purchases," also inheriting and purchasing in the original tract. Samuel held minor offices in town, was a member of the original church, and contributed four acres towards improving the parsonage for Rev. Samuel Danforth.
The will of Samuel Hall, Sr., of Taunton, was dated 25 January 1689, and he gave to son Samuel 10 acres of land on which his farm was standing, and he named son George; wife Elizabeth; daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, and Hannah; wife and son John to be Exrs. Overseers were Nathaniel Williams and John White. Witnesses were John Cowell, Samuel Paul (Page), and Joseph Hall. (Bristol County Probate Records)
On 22 July 1707, widow Elizabeth Pratt, (Samuel's widow, Elizabeth (White) Hall had remarried.) late of Taunton, sold 1/5 share in the old Iron Works, and her son and daughters sold their shares as well: Samuel Hall (signed with his
mark), John Hall, Ebenezer Hall, John Caswell and Mary Caswell, Hannah Wetherell, George Hall, and John Austin. (Bristol Deeds 17-36)
Samuel Hall was born on 11 Dec 1644 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts to George and Mary Hall, who had emigrated from England in 1636. According to Rev. Hall's book, Samuel Hall's homestead in Taunton was about a mile east of his father's, and near the bloomery (iron works) in which he was largely interested; he was a large landholder, sharing in the "Taunton North and South Purchases" and also inheriting and purchasing in the original tract. He held minor offices in town and was a memberr of the original church, and he contributed four acres towards improving the parsonage for Rev. Samuel Danforth. On 8 Apr 1682 he is listed on the 4th squadron of the Military Company of Taunton, but on 28 Oct 1684 was freed from training for being hard of hearing and having three sons of age and able to bear arms. Samuel Hall was married to Elizabeth White, daughter of Nicholas White and Susanna Humphrey, on 20 Mar 1663/1664 in Taunton. They were the parents of nine children. The will of Samuel Hall, Sr., of Taunton, was dated 25 Jan 16891690 and he died between that date and 19 May 1690, when it was probated. His son John and his wife were named as Executors. SOURCES INCLUDE: : (1)"George Hall and His Descendants (1603-1669)," compiled by Robert Leo Hall (Privately printed: Grand Rapids, MN, 1998), Pp. 6 - 7 (2)"The Halls of New England," by Rev. David B. Hall ( Joel Munsells Sons: Albany, NY, 1893), Pp. 567-570. (3) Genealogical research by Douglas A. Hall (4) "History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time," by Samuel Hopkins Emery ( D. Mason & Co.:Syracuse, NY, 1893).
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Samuel Hall's Timeline
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December 11, 1644
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Taunton, Plymouth Colony
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1644
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Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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1644
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Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
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1644
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Taunton,Bristol,Massachusetts
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1644
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Taunton,Bristol,Massachusetts
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December 11, 1664
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Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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October 19, 1666
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Taunton,Bristol,Massachusetts
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January 23, 1668
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Taunton, Plymouth Colony
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October 28, 1670
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Taunton, (Present Bristol County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts)
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