George Hall of Tauton MA - ABT 1600 to 1669
Hello,
I have several questions if anyone could provide sources I would appreciate it:
A. What was wife Mary's last name: Williams, Childs, Noyes or Matthews (most people say it's Williams)
B. Saw some sources that say George & Mary were married before they came to US in Devonshire, England other's say they were married in Taunton in 1640.
C. What is George's date year of birth? 7 OCT 1600, ABT1603 or ABT1604
D. I found this posting on a website - Is this true? I found George Hall 1600-1669 in Taunton Mass. along with his wife Mary. They were on a list of indentured persons. Hope this helps someone. John C. Hall, Petaluma, California
E. What is Matinicus Isle?
George Hall was aged about 69 at his death in 1669.
He and his wife Mary came from Devonshire, England in 1636. There were six children. Others were not named in this source: "Matinicus Isle" by Charles A.E. Long, LA Public Library, R974.12, M43Lo
F. On what ship did he come over?I saw one person who said "Ann" another said "Ann & Elizabeth" - I found a passenger list for one of them but it had only a Samual Hall but the year was about right.I did find a George Hall, age 13 on a ship called "Supply" but it arrived in VA in 1620 (but I also saw something that Plymouth Colony was then called the northern part of Virginia).
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Elizabeth and Ann Robert Cooper May 1635 London, England 1635 Massachusetts Bay
G. Who are George's parents and where was George and Mary from originally? Possibilities:
1 - John Hall 10/12/1568 & Sisley (someplaces spelled Cicley) Manfield (someplaces spelled Manfilde)married 9/23/1594 in Woodbury, Devonshire, England
Grandfather John Hall b: 23 JUL 1540 in Barnstable,Devonshire,Eng.
Grandmother: Christen Harding b: ABT 1542 married 5/13/1566 Credition, Devon, England
Great Grandfather: William Hall b: ABT 1510 in Durham,,Eng. also have seen "before 1525"
Great Grandmother: Eleanor Hebborne b: ABT 1510 in Durham,,Eng.
2 - Edward Hall & Elizabeth Wasborow (or Courtenay) born around 1584 or 1575 - I did see one site that listed Edward's children, there was no George however there was an Edward jr who was a carpenter from England who went to Duxbury and later moved to Taunton.Another site thought he was George's brother as George also moved from England to Duxbury to Taunton (one site also put him in Dorchester for a time).
Grandfather Francis Hall, spouse unknown Henborough County (or Henbury), Gloucester (or Gloucestershire), England (have also seen that this is George's father versus grandfather - see #4 below)
3. Samuel Hall (DOB unknown) only saw one place that listed this info.....
4. HALL, GEORGE (1) and his wife Mary said to have emigrated from Co. Devon, Eng. 1636/7 to Duxbury, Mass.Richard Henry Hall of Taunton says he thinks they came from Gloucester, Eng.(May have been a brother of Edward Hall 1638 who was permitted to build in Duxbury 1637 10 acres at C.H. Path, 1638 sold his house to Wm. Witherell 1641.He appears in Taunton 1642 and 1645 Prop. Bridgewater.He was a son of Francis Hall of Henborough Co. Gloucester, Eng.)
Research by Darrell E. Larocque has revealed that the George and Mary Hall were closely related to the Williams family in Gloucestershire, England. Traditionally, it was thought they were from Devonshire, England. He refers to a letter received from Conway Dighton, of Cheltenham, St. Julia's Gloucestershire, in which Mr. Dighton, (a recognized authority in such investigations) stated, "Some people named Hall are cousins of the Williamses."
Darryl stated that this was previously known from the will of Jane and Benjamin (Williams) in which it was mentioned that one John Hall was his sister's eldest son, and it included three other children of his sister and "brother-in-law" John Hall: Samuel, Daniel and Susanna. The letter also referred to cousins, Susanna Hall, John, Samuel, and Daniel Hall, of Whetenhurst, Gloucester County, which left no doubt that the Halls were related to the Williams in the Gloucestershire, and that some of came to New England together.