Capt. Amasa Hall

1789 - 1869  (80 years)

• Name	Amasa Hall
  Prefix	Capt.
  Alt. Birth	7 Feb 1789	Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire   [1]
  Born	17 Feb 1789	Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Group	Hall Direct Descendant
  	A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
  Group	Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006
  	Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.
  Group	Halls of Taunton - DNA Family 024
  	Descendants of George Hall of Taunton, Massachusetts.
  1830 Census	1830	Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
  	p. 302 Hall, Carlton     010 001 000 1000 - 110 001 001 1000 Hall, Amasa     001 100 100 0000 - 001 001 000 0000
  1840 Census	1840	Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
  	p. 104 Hall, Darius        000 001 001 0000 - 011 001 001 0000 ... Hill, Ransom     110 001 000 0000 - 000 001 000 0000 Hall, Amasa       000 010 010 0000 - 000 010 100 1000
  1850 Census	5 Aug 1850	Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
  	p. 119 Amasa Hall          61 M   Farmer   $6500    NH Rebecca L.  "       54 F                                    NH Arubah? Fisher   89 F                                    Mass Adolphus Hall     38 M    Farmer                  NH Sally            "         39 F                                      " Rufus         "           6 M                                       "                 school Elvira          "           2 F                                        " Heman Clark      20 M   Farmer                      "                       "
  Died	22 Aug 1869	Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
  Person ID	I1052	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Capt. Abijah Hall,   b. 7 Jun 1754, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 19 Aug 1812, Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Sarah Read,   b. 4 Feb 1758, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 8 Aug 1791, Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire  (Age 33 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1781	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Lamson Melendy,   b. 18 Jan 1796, Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ,   d. 30 Jan 1876, Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire  (Age 80 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1811	Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
  Children	1. Adolphus Hall,   b. 7 Dec 1811, Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ,   d. 12 Oct 1876  (Age 64 years)   2. Rufus Hall,   b. 3 Oct 1813, Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ,   d. 13 Jan 1821  (Age 7 years)   3. Sally Read Hall,   b. 1 Jul 1816, Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ,   d. Unknown
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Alt. Birth - 7 Feb 1789 - Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Born - 17 Feb 1789 - Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Married - 26 Feb 1811 - Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire 1830 Census - 1830 - Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire 1840 Census - 1840 - Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire 1850 Census - 5 Aug 1850 - Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Died - 22 Aug 1869 - Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges

  Halls of Rehoboth DNA Family 006

  
  

• Notes

  Amasa Hall removed to Grantham, NH after his marriage. He served in the War of 1812, represented Croydon in the Legislature in 1824, 1825, and represented Grantham in 1832, 1834, 1835, and 1836. He was selectman of Grantham for eight years and was road commissioner for Sullivan County, NH in 1841. _____________________ From Croydon Centenniel Celebration Book (1866): "Capt. Amasa Hall, son of Abijah Hall, was born Feb. 7, 1789; married Rebecca L. Melendy in 1811. He was an active business man and one of our most successful farmers. He was distinguished for energy and decision of character, a clear head and ready judgement. He belonged to that portion of Croydon which was substantially set off to Grantham. He was a Captain in the War of 1812; was Selectman from Croydon in 1824 and 1825, and from Grantham in 1832, "34, '35, and '36; Road Commissioner in 1841, and a Director in Sugar River Bank from its first organization until 1861. He was an influential member of the Congregational Church. In 1858 he retired from active business." [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Croydon, NH, Proceedings at the Centenniel Celebration, Wheeler, Edmund, (Claremont, N.H. : Claremont Mfg. Co., 1867.), REF 974.21 C88., p. 106 (Reliability: 3). [S76] New Hampshire - Index to births, New Hampshire Registrar of Vital Statistics, (IGI: FHL Film # 1001001), Batch Number: 7540042. (Reliability: 3). Amasa Hall, b. 17 February 1789, Croydon Twp., Sullivan, New Hampshire [S77] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS Online, NEHGS (Reliability: 3). 1781    HALL    Abijah of Croiden and Sarah Read, Jan. 18, 1781.      Marriage    Rutland   1781    READ    Sarah and Abijah Hall of Croiden, Jan. 18, 1781.      Marriage    Rutland