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Comment on History of Erie Conference–excerpt by Civil War: Erastus P. Hall | Halls Of Bristol County

Civil War: Erastus P. Hall | Halls Of Bristol County — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:46:59 +0000

[...] the Methodist Church, as they were founding pioneers of Plimpton’s congregation. See notes on Erie Conference. [...]

Comment on Ebenezer Hall and Mantincus Island by admin

admin — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:25:04 +0000

Hi, Vickie, Once you begin verifying your research through DNA you will find the results on this site helpful. You will be seeking a match to these results. Good luck and happy travels. KH

Comment on Ebenezer Hall and Mantincus Island by Vicki English

Vicki English — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 06:34:03 +0000

I am an Aussie who is also a direct descendent from the Ebenezer and Hannah who were my 6th great grandparents on my mothers side. I hope to get to Matinicus, possibly 2014 before continuing to Scotland where the Halls are descended from the Scottish Royal Family, including Robert the Bruce. I have established that we are originally from France dating back to 962 (31 generations to me… so 33 generations to my two grandchilden). We also have an ancestor who was the first translator of the Bible into English – he was burnt at the stake in Brussels!

Hope to meet some of you!
Cheers, Vicki English

Comment on History of Erie Conference–excerpt by Hall Civil War Military Records | Halls Of Bristol County

Hall Civil War Military Records | Halls Of Bristol County — Fri, 31 May 2013 14:34:39 +0000

[...] the Methodist Church, as they were founding pioneers of Plimpton’s congregation. See notes on Erie Conference. [...]

Comment on Halls in the Civil War: Nelson Wesley Hall by Rose Wellman

Rose Wellman — Mon, 27 May 2013 13:53:37 +0000

K. THIS IS NICE! HAVE A GOOD MEMORIAL DAY! OUR GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER IS HOME FROM COLLEGE FOR THE SUMMER AND HER FRIENDS ARE HERE FOR THE LONG WEEKEND, SO IT IS WALL-TO-WALL BODIES, BUT THEY GO HOME TODAY AND TOMORROW THINGS WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL. KEEP IN TOUCH.
R

Comment on Ancient Iron Works in Taunton (Part Two) by admin

admin — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:13:20 +0000

Thank you for this contribution. Fascinating! Will delve further. KH

Comment on Ancient Iron Works in Taunton (Part Two) by Edward Smith, Ironmaster | Cooper Street Historic District

Edward Smith, Ironmaster | Cooper Street Historic District — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:34:53 +0000

[...] for Winthrop and the Company and at the Rowley Village ironworks (est. c.1668) on behalf of “a wealthy company of Salem”. After his financial and social ruination in Massachusetts, Leonard and his family fled south to [...]

Comment on Ebenezer Hall and Mantincus Island by admin

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:11:39 +0000

My pleasure. KH

Comment on Ebenezer Hall and Mantincus Island by Konnie Trone

Konnie Trone — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:20:59 +0000

I,too,found this sight very informative and helpful as I was trying to find stories on the Hall’s. I am descendent of Job Pitcher Hall and wife, Lydia Tryon.

Thank you!

Comment on Ichabod Hall of Enfield, CT by admin

admin — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:19:01 +0000

Brian-
It is certainly possible that Samuel and Ichabod Hall of New
Marlborough were the men who emigrated to Canada with Thomas Ingersoll.
Great Barrington and New Marlborough are contiguous towns, and the two young
men could have easily heard the news of a settlement to be established in
Canada. One way to connect the two men to New Marlborough and Canada is to
examine any information on the wives of the two men after they settled in
Canada.
Although we traced only the lineage of Elisha and Hannah’s third
son, Luke, born June 15, 1777, in New Marlborough (Book 2nd, Births and
Deaths, 1797, no page number) we did coincidentally find some information
regarding Samuel Hall. We have no information on Ichabod.
Luke married Anna Heath of Sandisfield on August 5, 1799. (Record of
Marriages, Births and Deaths in New Marlborough MA, p. 54; June 1860, Otis
Lombard). When Anna Heath Hall’s father Levi died intestate, his estate was
administered by the Probate Court in Lenox, MA October 5, 1819 (Recorded in
Book 23, p. 253). The estate was divided among Levi’s widow Abigail Orton
Doud Heath (his second wife), his 12 living children and the two sons of a
deceased daughter. Some of the 13 children were by Levi’s first wife, also
Abigail, maiden name unknown, and some by Abigail Orton Doud. Among the
children named in the court record are Anna Heath, wife of Luke Hall, and
Roxy, wife of Samuel Hall. It is most likely that this Samuel Hall is Luke’s
brother, and that the two Hall brothers had married two Heath half sisters.
Roxanna Heath was the daughter of Levi Heath and his first wife
Abigail. Roxanna was born in Sandisfield, MA on August 14, 1776. (Vital
Records of Sandisfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Births, p.33). She
was the last child of the first Abigail.
Levi next married Abigail Doud (nee Orton) May 12, 1779 in
Tyringham, MA. (Noted as a church record in Vital Records of Tyringham,
Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, p.76) In the Sandisfield Vital
Records, Levi is listed with only one wife, Abigail, and all 13 children.
Those born 1776 and earlier are by the first Abigail, those 1780 and later
are by Abigail Orton Doud.
We could only locate a marriage record for Samuel online, in
Massachusetts Marriages, 1695 – 1910 (index, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCZ4-56N); FHL microfilm 250318).
The record lists Samuel Hall and Rhoda Heath, June 19, 1794 in New
Marlborough, MA. The marriage was early enough to predate Samuel’s
emigration to Canada.
If you have access to the Holbrook Collection, which has microfilm
of the Vital Records of New Marlborough, you may be able to view the
original record. We haven’t seen it, so cannot say if the name discrepancy
is a transcription error from current times, or if Roxanna’s name was always
recorded as Rhoda.
The vital records of New Marlborough were recopied from older
records into what are the current records, filmed by Jay Holbrook in the
1980s. A quick search of FamilySearch database showed no Rhoda Heaths with
that parentage or birth year in the New Marlborough area in 1794. The Halls
in New Marlborough at that time all seem to be related to Ichabod, his sons
Ebenezer Sr. and Elisha, and his grandson Ebenezer Jr.
The distribution of Levi Heath’s estate in 1819 makes it clear that
Roxanna was the name of Samuel Hall’s wife. It also indicates that she and
Samuel were still living in 1819. We have not pursued any more information
on Samuel and Roxanna, such as death, land or census records in New
Marlborough.
If you find that Samuel Hall’s wife in Ingersoll, Ontario was named
Roxanna or Roxy, it would seem to be compelling evidence for a connection to
New Marlborough, MA. We hope this helps. Good luck with your research.
EGL & MHB