My ggg grandmother Susannah HALL's parents were Ann CASH and John HALL. John HALL was thought to be son of Thomas HALL and brother of Jesse HALL, father of Masias "Cyrus HALL. Susannah HALL and Siblings were cousins to Masias HALL. Mary HALL, sister of Susannah was said to have married Nimrod STURGILL. Mary was born sometime between 1754 and 1770, so might have married in the 1780s or 1790s. The CASH and HALL families resided in Granville County. I would also like to have any information about the STURGILL family. I have heard some wild stories about Nimrod STURGILL's involvement in a killing. TIA Donna. > -----Original Message----- > From: rheag@zoomnet.net [mailto:rheag@zoomnet.net] > Sent: Monday, March 22, 1999 5:04 PM > > Esquire HALL, s/o Masias "Cyrus" HALL and Unisiah Smith BRANHAM, was > married Jul > 1, 1825 in Wilkes Co., NC to Eleanor STURGILL. Chrn: Robert, Nimrod, Mahulda, > Wilson Henderson, Lilburn, Jarvey, Florinda, James, Preston, and Masias J. > > Seeking information about parents of Eleanor STURGILL. >

Esquire HALL, s/o Masias "Cyrus" HALL and Unisiah Smith BRANHAM, was married Jul 1, 1825 in Wilkes Co., NC to Eleanor STURGILL. Chrn: Robert, Nimrod, Mahulda, Wilson Henderson, Lilburn, Jarvey, Florinda, James, Preston, and Masias J. Seeking information about parents of Eleanor STURGILL.

Just thought I'd try roaming the HALLs for a while (sorry, guess you've heard that before, huh?) I'm looking for information on the family of Laura Ellen Hall b. June 7, 1866 in Franklin Co., TN d. Nov. 15, 1939 Denton Co., TX d/o Elijah HALL and Sarah Elizabeth POWELL (both buried in Callisburg, Cooke Co. TX) m. 1)Sept 1, 1881 in Moore Co., TN to Benjamin L. TIPPS 2) Samuel W. BROWN (1919-1921) children from 1st marriage (all surnamed TIPPS): Arthur Layfayette Ida Estella James Oscar Ada Louella David Elijah William Lucas Bettie Ophelia John Harold Mount Herman Riley Houston Charles Hubert Laura Lenora Adren Cecil Grace Truman can provide much more information on the above individuals-would love to have more info on their ancestors- Thanks, Bonnie

I've updated the pages at http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Quarter/5221 that include information on my Hall line of Georgia and Florida. Please take a look and let me know of any problems, or hopefully, connections. Thanks, Ron Hall

Doug & Lauva Currier wrote: > > Joyce, > I read your message with interest. I am interested in the ASA HALL that > you have listed in the message below. Can you give me any more details on > him? > My line has several generations of Asa Halls. The oldest Asa Hall that I > know of was married to 'Mary'. They had several children three of them are > known to be Zalmon, Asa, and Mary. I have much more details on the 3 known > siblings. I am having a difficult time connecting the Asa and Mary Hall to > their ancestors. It is also believed that Asa and Mary Hall had their > children in CT. > Thank you. > > Lauva Currier > (pronounced LaVay') > > At 07:49 PM18:02 03/17/1999 -0800, you wrote: > >Message-ID: <36F07611.417B@servtech.com> > >Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 19:42:09 -0800 > >From: Joyce Lorraine Wiedrich <wiedrich@servtech.com> > >Reply-To: wiedrich@servtech.com > >Organization: University of Rochester > >X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-KIT (Win95; I; 16bit) > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >To: "Buzgen@aol.com" <Buzgen@aol.com> > >Subject: Genealogy > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >Hi, > > > >I spoke to my nurse friend Cheryl Gallagher today. Her mother was a > >"Hall" from Ontario Co., NY. Her parents now live in Arizona. They are > >on vacation now, when they return to Arizona next week, she will call > >them. Cheryl says her Mom has done some work on her genealogy, so maybe > >she can help with the NY Halls. > > > >I am still looking for the New England Halls I am descended from > >(Plainfield Ct.) who later came to the Binghamton NY area. My earliest > >Hall ancestor was Samuel Hall born about 1697, from England, married to > >Abigal Fellows also from England. They had at least one child, a John > >Hall, born in Plainfield, Conneticuit, 5-27-1723. He married an Olive > >Spaulding. He died on 8-6-1777 in Castleton, Vermont. Their children > >included: Olive, John, Silas, Asa, Elias, Alpheus, Sylvine, Dolly, > >Ruena, Lucy, Daniel, and Bella. Silas Hall was born 5-19-1750 in > >Plainfield, Ct. and married Mary "Martha" Jay. They had children: > >James, Francis, Abdiah, Mary, Phoebe, Joshua, Catey, and my > >Great-great-great grandmother Martha Jay "Patty" Hall in 1798, born in > >Broome Co., NY., who married William Henry Hardy (1785-1871); William > >was born in ? Westerly, RI., and died in Greenwood, Illinois. William > >Henry Hardy and Martha Jay "Patty" Hall married 10-15-1814 in Broome > >Co., NY. They had 9 children: Philander F., George Washington, Sally, > >James Henry, Silas, Mary, Phebe, Charles, and Joshua H. Hardy. George > >Washington Hardy married my great-grandmother Amanda Russell, who was > >born in NYC. If you run upon anyone researching my clan, send them my > >way!! > > > >Cheryl and I are good friends, so it would be funny if we ever ended up > >being "shirt-tail" cousins. > > > >If you do not hear from me in a week or two, send me another e-mail to > >rattle my chain. Cheryl is quite reliable, so I imagine she will come > >through with whatever she can on the Halls. > > > >Joyce Wiedrich > > > > > > Hi, I think we might be cousins, although I have little information on Asa Hall, except his birthdate of April 20, 1752. The first five siblings were born in Plainfield, Ct., and Alpheus in Rutland, Vt., with the latter 5 or 6 in Windsor, Berkshire Co., Mass. So if this is the Asa who married Mary and had children in Conneticuit, he is the brother to my ancestor Silas Hall. Silas was a private in the Rhode Island Troops. He enlisted near Charlston, RI. He married Martha Jay in New Cornwall NY. in 1780. Their parents were John Hall born 5-27-1723 in Plainfield, Ct., married to Olive Spaulding on June 29, 1744, and died in Castleton, Vt., on August 6, 1777. John was a Patriot of the Revolutionary War and attained the rank of Captain. He was wounded at Hub-barton, and died one month later. Olive was born about 1727 in England, and died about August 30. 1748. Parents of John Hall were Samuel Hall and Abigal Fellows. Samuel was born about 1697 in England, and Abigal was born about 1701 in England. I don't know if that helps, but I would be happy to share information, or add any other that you have to mine. Thanks, Joyce Wiedrich

"HALL'S" in Maine -- would the following HALL'S be part of anyone's database? If so, I would love to hear from you. HALL/TAYLOR The following is from the Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine 1860 census: Bainbridge HALL M Age 34 Farmer; Caroline (TAYLOR) HALL F Age 33; Watson HALL M Age 14; Harriet HALL F Age 12; Caroline HALL F Age 7; Edith HALL F Age 5; Ronada HALL M Age 2; Eudora HALL F Age 3 months; Ward HALL M Age 28 Farm laborer; Sarah HALL F Age 19 Domestic. Did Bainbridge have a brother Bradbury Hall? Is Ward Hall another brother? Thanking you, Shirley Dubuque (ClassyD@aol.com)

this is taken from the book "new england families, genealogical and memorial, volume IV, this is not my line. i found this info in the library and am passing it along in case it might be of help to someone. (The Hall Line). (I) Francis Hall, immigrant ancestor. was the son of Gilbert Hall, who lived in Kent, England. He came to America from Milford. county of Surrey, with his brother William, in the ship with Rev. Henry Whitefield and the latter's company. William Hall settled in Guilford, Connecticut, and Francis in New Haven, where he arrived in time to participate in a meeting of colonists held June 4, 1639. The following year he joined in the enterprise of planting a new settlement at the bead of a small inlet on Long Island Sound, which they named Fairfield. At this time Mr. Hall was thirty-two years old. In 1654 he purchased land in Fairfield, and in 1659 more land in Stratford, Connecticut, where he settled several years later. Here he was an attorney-at-law, and continued his practice almost to the time of his death. In 1669 he held the office of constable in Stratford, and May 11, 1676, was a deputy to the general court held in Hartford. He married (first) in England, Elizabeth (???), who with two sons, Isaac and Samuel, came with him from England. She died, it is supposed in Fairfield. July 6, 1665. He married (second), October 30, 1665, Dorothy, widow of John Blakeman, and daughter of Rev. Henry Smith. Francis Hall died March 5, 1689-90. His will was dated May 6, 1686, and proved March 14, 1689-90. Children: Isaac, born in England, mentioned below; Samuel, about 1635; Mary, Elizabeth, Rebecca, died March 28, 1690; Hannah, married, July 14, 1675, Joseph Blakeman, of Stratford. (II) Dr. Isaac Hall, son of Francis Hall was born about 1629, in the county of Kent, England, and came to this country with his parents when a boy. He settled in Fairfield with his father, and became an eminent physician and surgeon. In the latter capacity he rendered service in the colonial militia during the Indian wars, for which he received a grant of land in Fairfield. Previously, in 1660, he had received from his father a large estate in the same town. He took the oath of fidelity to the colonial government in 1659. He is supposed to have been a proprietor of Wallingford, Connecticut, in 1670. He married, January 16, 1666, Lydia, daughter of Nicholas Knapp, of Fairfield, who survived him. He died in Fairfield, in 1714. Children: Isaac, born November 8, 1667, mentioned below; Sarah, May 3, 1668; Lydia, September 20, 1670; Elizabeth, November 11, 1672; Samuel, September 14, 1674; Francis, September 26, 1676; John, February 8, 1677, died young; John, January 3, 1679; Mary, August 7, 1681; Abigail, April 1, 1683; Jonathan, December 2, 1684. (III) Isaac (2), son of Dr. Isaac (1) Hall, was born November 8, 1667. He married (first) about 1685, Hannah (???), who died in 1694. He married (second) Sarah Ann (???), widow. He became a physician and a partner with his father in the practice of medicine in 1680. He died in Redding, Connecticut, in August, 1757-67. Children: Samuel, mentioned below; Isaac; Lydia, baptized September, 1698; Burges, baptized November, 1701, in Stratford; Jesse. baptized 1703, in Stratford; Asa, baptized February, 1705-06, in Stratford; Joshua, baptized November, 1708, in Stratford; Ann, baptized July, 1711, in Stratford; Jane, baptized December, 1712, in Stratford. (IV) Samuel, son of Isaac (2) Hall, died February 8, 1734. He married, July 29, 1714, Sarah Silliman. Children: David, born July 12, 1715, died February 15, 1725; Martha, April 9. 1717; Samuel, December 16. 1720; Nathaniel, November 3, 1721; Ebenezer, March 12, 1723, mentioned below; Sarah, February 20, 1724; Mary, September 18, 1726: David, June 20, 1728: Abel, July 12, 1730. (V) Ebenezer, son of Samuel Hall, was born March 12, 1723. He married and had a son Daniel, mentioned below. (VI) Daniel, son of Ebenezer Hall, was born November 9, 1758. He married Jemima Turney, born May 28, 1762. Children: Tabitha, Mabel, Turney, Alanson, see forward, Zalmon, Alban, Benjamin. (VII) Alanson, son of Daniel Hall, was born in Trumbull, Connecticut, September 25, 1790, died June 18, 1863. He married Sophia Shelton Edwards, born October 2, 1795, at Long Hill, died January 7, 1862. Children: 1. Shelton Lynson, born April 11, 1813; married, in 1845, Elizabeth P. Appleton; children: i. Mary Appleton, married (???) Amos, child, Mary, died 1885; ii. James Appleton, drowned: iii. Elizabeth Shelton Appleton; iv. Samuel Edward Appleton, graduated at the University of Wisconsin; married Helen S. Durant, of Racine, July, 1886; v. Sarah Fuller Appleton, deceased. 2. Samuel Baldwin, born May 5. 1816, died December 23, 1870; married, December 25. 1845, Sarah Walker; children: i. Louise Sterling Hall, born September 22, 1846. died in 1887; ii. Frank Sylvanus Hall, born May 15, 1850, died in 1888 of heart disease. 3. Harriet, born November 9, 1817, died April 13. 1845; married, June, 1838, James D. Brinsmade: children: i. Franklyn P. Brinsmade, born June 6. 1840, married Julia Pardee; children: Hattie and Cora Brinsmade: ii. Hattie S. Brinsmade, died aged eighteen months. 4. Charles Hobart, born March 2, 1819; married, February 12, 1850, Delia Piumb: daughter, Ella Elizabeth Hall, born February 24, 1871, married, June 27, 1900. Edward O. Mara. 5. Claudius Bamford, born December 6, 1821; married, July 1, 1847, Anna V. Perry; children: i. Austin P. Hall, born October 9. 1850: ii. Clifford P. Hall. January 11. 1857; iii. Frank P. Hall, 1859: iv. Carlton Hall. 6. Edward Turney, born August 28, 1823; married, May, 1856, Sarah Jennings; (second) Mary Buckley: child of first wife: Minnie, died June, 1899; children of second wife: Eugene, Marietta, Edward. Clinton, died 1902. 7. Ormel Alanson, born April 1, 1825: married, July, 1848, Rebecca Nichols Hatch; children: i. Anna Marie Hall, died aged four years, eight months: ii. Ormel Howard Hall, married Lucinda G. Clark. deceased: one child. deceased; married (second) Carrie Lockwood; children: Ormel Howard, Jr. and Raymond Hall; iii. Anna Belle Hatch Hall, married Elliott P. Curtiss, and had a son and three daughters (see Curtiss IX): iv. Melville Edwards Hall. married Mary Hammond; children: May and Gladys Hall; v. Frederick Willey Hall, married Stella Nichols; children: Pauline and Ruth Hall; vi. Daniel Clifford Hall, married Grace Boughton; children: Grace Boughton and Helen Hall. 8. Eliza Jane, born March 3, 1827; married, March 22, 1866, James D. Brinsmade, whom her sister Harriet had formerly married; died August 6, 1904; child, Charles Edwards Brinsmade, married Ada Fairchild; children: Dora, Mittie and Arthur Dwight Brinsmade. 9. Francis Leander, born June 15, 1828; married Esther Andrews, and died June 27, 1867. 10. Theodore Sturges, born September 3, 1829, died February 22, 1867, aged thirtysix years. 11. Rufus Warren, born December 13, 1830; married Emily Smith; children: Adna, Emma, Mary Sophia, Rufus Warren; the father died June 4, 1880, aged fifty. 12. Susan Ann. born January 23, 1832, died February 12, 1895; married Charles E. Plumb; children: i. Willard Plumb, married Ida Summers; ii. Eddie Plumb. died October 28, 1863, aged four years; iii. Frank Plumb, married, November 27, 1890, Lizzie Tait; iv. Arthur Plumb, now deputy sheriff in Bridgeport, Connecticut; married, November 27, 1890, Lottie Bennett, deceased. 13. George Augustus, born January 8, 1835, died June 30, 1839. 14. Julia Gorham, October 2, 1836; married, December 25, 1861, Stephen M. Nichols, died July 29, 1870 (see Nichols IX). 15. George Augustus, born March 14, 1838; married Lottie Loper; children: i. Clarence Loper, died aged three years; ii. Frank Loper, died in infancy: iii. George A. Loper, married, in 1887, Emily Garlick; they reside in California; have one daughter, Irene; iv. Lottie Loper, died December 3, 1885.  

Hello all. I am still seeking information on James Noyle HALL. He was born on 1 April ca 1890. He was the brother to Clara, Maude, Tom, Henry, and Clay. I am looking for the parents of these listed above. I was told that all of the siblings were in OK. My ggrandfather, James, (sometimes called Jim) came to Camp Co, TX, He resided in Marlow OK, where my great aunt was born. He was in a hopsital in Stephens County ca 1925. \ His death was never known to his children. I do know that some of the other children were in this area at times in my grandmothers adult life. Any help on this family would be appreciated. Thanks, Misti Moss mdmoss@pnx.com

Help! if any of this looks familiar please reply directly to goldwelt@juno.com thanks, kim. MY family of THOMAS HALL (sr.) born about 1810 n.c./s.c. he married MARY?? they had son's JOSEPH & THOMAS JOHN HALL. t.j. born about 1835 n.c. family moved to ill by 1844. found in 1850 census saline co. than THOMAS JOHN & JOSEPH HALL found 1860 census gallatin co. ill. but cannot find THOMAS HALL (sr.).. found also 1850 census saline co ill but don't know how they fit in... MARTHA HALL widow age 44 va. WILLIAM HALL age 60 n.c. WILLIS HALL age 47 n.c. JONATHAN HALL age 63 n.c. ANDERSON HALL age 23 n.c. is any one researching this family and does any one have an idea how they might tie in to my two THOMAS HALL'S I know that THOMAS JOHN HALL died about 1873 but not sure what co. and can't find cemetery. also have no death date for his father, THOMAS HALL (sr.) and help is greatly appreciated. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hi list, The name "HALL" has been associated with the Melungeons. Some of you might be interested in the below workshop. If you have any questions, please write me personally and not on this list. Thanks! Lisa Recent books and documentaries on Appalachia's mysterious Melungeons have led many people to search for their Melungeon roots. A genealogy workshop at Berea College may provide help for those who are seeking information about their families and possible Melungeon connections. "Melungeon Roots: A Family Heritage Workshop" will be held on the Berea College campus on Saturday, June 26. This event will feature sessions on beginning, intermediate, and Internet genealogy, as well as specific sessions to explore Native American and African-American connections. There will also be chat sessions for various family groups, a showing of a documentary film about the Melungeons, and a panel discussion featuring Brent Kennedy, Manuel Mira, and others.. The Melungeons are a multi-racial and multi-ethnic people who were first documented in the Appalachian mountains at the end of the 18th century. Since that time, they have become a part of Appalachian folklore - "sons and daughters of the legend." Prior to the Civil War, some were classified as "free persons of color." More recently, they have been identified by anthropologists and sociologists as "tri-racial isolates" - an amalgam of European, Native American, and African-American ancestry. They faced discrimination, both legal and social, and tended to settle in isolated communities such as Newman's Ridge in Hancock County, Tennessee, or Stone Mountain, Virginia. Over the years, Melungeons kept to themselves -- or moved to other areas where their heritage was not suspect. Oral history among Melungeon families was often not shared with succeeding generations. "Melungeon" had become an epithet, even if no one knew where the word originated. Jean Patterson Bible wrote in 1975 that generations of intermarriage has resulted in near racial dissolution: "They'll be gone in a generation or two, except for an occasional dark-complected [sic] child as a reminder of the past." Instead, many Melungeon descendants are coming to recognize and embrace the diverse heritage that is theirs. They've been encouraged and inspired by Dr. N. Brent Kennedy, author of the 1994 book The Melungeons: The Resurrection of A Proud People; An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. Kennedy, in researching his own family background, concludes that the Melungeons were descended from groups of Spaniards, Portuguese, Turks, Berbers, Moors, Jews, and others who arrived on these shores between the arrival of Columbus and the establishment of Jamestown. Generations of intermarriage with Europeans, Native Americans, and African-Americans resulted in the people now known as Melungeons. Participants may pre-register before June 1, for "Melungeon Roots: A Family Heritage Workshop" by sending a check or money order to: Melungeon Roots, P.O. Box 4042, Wise, VA 24293. Admission to the event is $5 for each pre-registered participant (before June 1), and $10 for those who register after June 1 and for on-site registrants. On-site registration begins Friday, June 25, at 7:00 pm at the Alumni Building on the Berea campus. The Melungeon Heritage Association, Inc. will hold a mixer on Friday night at the Alumni Building from 7 to 9 pm. Workshops will begin on Saturday morning at 9:00 am at Phelps-Stokes Hall, with welcoming remarks by Audie Kennedy, president of the Melungeon Heritage Association, Inc., and Gordon McKinney of the Berea College Appalachian Center. Workshops will be held in the Frost Building and Phelps Stokes chapel. Chat groups will be running all day at various locations on campus. Throughout the day, "Melungeon Roots" will feature "how-to" genealogy sessions as well as sessions on Native American, African-American, and Portuguese-American genealogy. A panel discussion with a question-and-answer session will close the workshop. "Melungeon Roots: A Family Heritage Workshop" is sponsored by the Appalachian Center at Berea College, continuing the college's long tradition of commitment to Appalachia and to diversity. The event is organized by the Melungeon Heritage Association, Inc. (MHA), a non-profit organization formed in 1998. MHA was an outgrowth of the highly successful First Union: A Melungeon Gathering held in Wise in 1997. In 1998, MHA sponsored Second Union, an even larger gathering which featured sessions and lectures on history, social issues, and medical issues, as well as genealogy. The gatherings are only a part of the work of MHA. The organization is also dedicated to several other tasks, including continued research and writing, telling the story of the Melungeon people, and contributing to the mosaic of a past that has been hidden too long. At the same time, MHA plans to collect and preserve the research and artifacts of the past, forming the basis of a Melungeon Research Center to give these materials a permanent home. MHA�s mission is to document and preserve the heritage and cultural legacy of mixed- ancestry people of the Southern Appalachians. While the focus will be on those of Melungeon heritage, they do not restrict themselves to honoring only this group, but believe in the dignity of all such mixed ancestry groups. MHA is committed to preserving this rich heritage of racial diversity and harmony. MHA plans to hold Third Union in the summer of 2000. In the meantime, "Melungeon Roots" is the first of several planned smaller events which will focus on individual aspects of Melungeon heritage.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------BD1D58D3FF05AE43317141F6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I accidently put the request Hall address in my address book without realizing it, and sent the message to wrong address. So I am now forwarding it. I meant to put Hall-L@rootsweb.com and I guess I typed it without full concentration. --------------BD1D58D3FF05AE43317141F6 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-ID: <36EC9023.C8CCD1B9@home.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 23:44:19 -0500 From: Richard Bullock <reb1@home.com> Organization: @Home Network X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en]C-AtHome0404 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: - <HALL-L-request@rootsweb.com> Subject: Geeorgia Hall, Fl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am new to this list but I am on others, and I wanted to make sure the covered the region of my Halls. At this point I am looking for information the family of my ggrandmother David Martin, her name was Georgia Ann Hall b.1860 of the area of Sumter and Marion Counties in Florida. Her father was Joseph G. Hall and mother Celia Caruthers. I know Joseph had 8 children. There are several Halls in my Martin family, mostly descendants of James Edward Beaumont Hall who married the a Martin aunt of David Augustus Martin, of Oxford, Florida. That aunt was Elizabeth Jane Martin who was born 1849 in Marion County. I have no knowledge if Georgia Ann Hall was related to James Beautmonth Hall. How long has this list been in existence, I could not find a general Hall list a couple of months ago. Rick Bullock --------------BD1D58D3FF05AE43317141F6--

Looking for CHARLES HALL b. 1825 Missouri, d. 1900 San Francisco m. ELIZABETH ROSS b. 1835 London d. 1881 San Francisco. (One of) their sons was GEORGE WILLIAM HALL b. 1863 San Francisco. (Also, re E. Ross, want to prove a direct link to Betsy Ross, US flag seamstress, but not through John Ross...) Thanks.

Hello to all my fellow Hall researchers! I have hit a brick walls on my Hall lines, so I thought I would pose a question that may provide a break through, and at least give us something to chuckle about. Do any of you have and Hall ancestors that were hung as horse thieves in England? At one point in time my grandfather Elmon Hall had the ancestry compiled on his family. The story passed down to me was that his wife's line was related to Stephen "Grover" Cleveland (the late president) and John Hancock (of Declaration of Independence fame), but his most notable ancestors on the Hall line were horse thieves that were hung in England. One evening as the family was perusing the information, family members began teasing him about the contrast in his family background and his wife's. He apparently did not have too good a sense of humor about the teasing and gathered all the papers and threw them into the fireplace, where they quickly were turned to ashes. Needless to say, no one in the family ever mentioned it to him again, but the story has been passed down ever since. In my research, I did find a direct connection to Cleveland and a connection by marriage to John Hancock, so I believe the story is more fact than fiction, especially given the very formal nature of this grandfather. I have traced this Hall line back to Dr. John A. HALL who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio about 1825, became a medial doctor in Tennessee, married Hanna Elizabeth BEMIS(S) in Tippecanoe, Indiana in 1848, moving to Danville, Illinois in about 1875 where he remained till his death in 1896. I have yet to find any further information on him regarding his parents or possible siblings, though I am following up on a Lawrence Hall naturalized in Tippecanoe, Indiana about the time of John's marriage to Hanna, as the given name of Lawrence has been used several times in successive generations. I do know that John's father was the original immigrant from England. My husband is also descended from a Hall line which we have traced back to a Will or William Hall in Arkansas. We know he died sometime after about 1970, but haven't located his exact location or birth or death dates as yet. This William had at least one son named Eulis Hall born Sept 3, 1909, and died Nov, 1981 in Salem, Arkansas. Eulis's wife was Velma Lane born Oct. 14, 1910 and died May 29, 1997 in Franklin, Arkansas. Please contact me if anyone has any possible connections to either of these Hall lines, or if you have any rumors of ancestors that were hung as horse thieves in England. Looking forward to some interesting replies on this post! LOL Maggie Hall

Hi all, Looking for the parents of John Hall who married Nancy Stamper in Wilkes Co, NC in 1834. Had several children. Jefferson, Franklin, Jesse, Nancy, Nathaniel, Mary, Ruebin and William. They disappear from the census records except for my line Ruebin by 1870. Any help appreciated. Lisa

haven't been able to access the land patent area of information....any clues? thanks, christy ---------- > From: Micheal Husij <husij@home.com> > To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Bureau of Land Management > Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 5:16 PM > > Hi to all, > I didn't know about this site until I read about it in > an article in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, so I'll > take the chance that some of you haven't seen it either. > It's the Bureau of Land Management's site of "Official Land > Patent Records." > > http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ > > It's definitely worth checking out. If you're lucky some of > your HALL ancestors purchased land from the government > during the great westward expansion of the 19th century. > It's easy to search, and if you're willing to download a > TIFF reader, you can print out actual copies of the patents > from your home computer, or you can order certified copies > for $1.50 each. > > Hope you don't mind my posting a "general information" item > to a surname site, but I'm sitting here with a dozen copies > of land patents on my desk that I didn't know existed until > today! It's really great for determining when your ancestor > moved into an area. > > Have fun! > Susan Hill Husij > husij@home.com > Phoenix, AZ

There is an article on this subject that appeared in Salt Lake City Tribune newspaper last week. Due to the interest in the topic expressed on this mail list over the last couple of weeks, I thought you might want to read the article. If you have web access, go to this web site: http://www.sltrib.com/1999/mar/03061999/utah/88438.htm

Howard, forgot to tell you that some of the Halls did leave NY and went to Michigan. Christy ---------- > From: saver <saver@hal-pc.org> > To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Michigan & New York Halls > Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 3:01 AM > > Christy, > Pat, > Regina > > After reading your past messages they seemed close enough for me to > inquire if any of you have a potential connection with my New York to > Michigan Hall line: > > My first identifyable ancester was ABNER C. HALL who had moved into what > later became Yates Co., N.Y., in time for the 1800 Federal Census, with > his wife PHEBE LANE, b. 1 Jan 1772 in N.Y. I have no information on > Abner’s parents, place of birth, or date of birth except that the census > puts him between 26 and 44 (which would put his birth between 1756 and > 1774). > > Abner and Phebe stayed in Yates Co. into the 1830’s raising two boys > and six girls. Abner and Phebe left for Wood Co., Ohio but the children > (including my ggg grandfather JOHN, his wife WATY BRIGGS and their first > child, HARRY) all moved to the Macomb Co., Michigan area and settled > there, with Abner joining them soon after they arrived (I assume Phebe > died in Ohio). > > If any of this is familiar to you all, or anyone else, I need help in > finding out where Abner and Phebe came from before 1800!!! > > Howard Hall > Saver@hal-pc.org

Howard & others, I did find an Abner Hall b: sept 9, 1817 in Pennsdale, Lycoming, PA married to Catherine Zimmerman b may5, 1821 in Pennsdale also. Don't see any earlier Abner's in the family. But my Halls started in England>Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey>Muncy, Lycoming, PA (lots of other towns in Lycoming co.)>Yates Co./Benton Co., New York> Delaware Co., Ohio>Concordia, Cloud, Kansas> Washington state. Christy ---------- > From: saver <saver@hal-pc.org> > To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Michigan & New York Halls > Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 3:01 AM > > Christy, > Pat, > Regina > > After reading your past messages they seemed close enough for me to > inquire if any of you have a potential connection with my New York to > Michigan Hall line: > > My first identifyable ancester was ABNER C. HALL who had moved into what > later became Yates Co., N.Y., in time for the 1800 Federal Census, with > his wife PHEBE LANE, b. 1 Jan 1772 in N.Y. I have no information on > Abner’s parents, place of birth, or date of birth except that the census > puts him between 26 and 44 (which would put his birth between 1756 and > 1774). > > Abner and Phebe stayed in Yates Co. into the 1830’s raising two boys > and six girls. Abner and Phebe left for Wood Co., Ohio but the children > (including my ggg grandfather JOHN, his wife WATY BRIGGS and their first > child, HARRY) all moved to the Macomb Co., Michigan area and settled > there, with Abner joining them soon after they arrived (I assume Phebe > died in Ohio). > > If any of this is familiar to you all, or anyone else, I need help in > finding out where Abner and Phebe came from before 1800!!! > > Howard Hall > Saver@hal-pc.org

Hi Group, Would SKS please give my the address for taking a look at the list of news groups for places & surnames, I seem to have lost mine somehow. TIA. >From Ian W Anderson NSW Aust < ander@midcoast.com.au > See my Genealogical Homepage at < http://www.midcoast.com.au/users/ander/ander.html > and click on "entire family tree".