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- From Halls of New England, pp. 153-154
(Family 2.) John Hall2, John1 : b. Charlestown, 1645.
Received bounty money with his father and thirteen others for killing a wolf in 1663. John Hall, Jr., was a witness, Feb. 8, 1664,5, to a deed from Thomas Beard to Parson John Reyner. In 1675 he bought land of the town committee. He was on the tax list of the Province in 1680. He lived on Dover Neck, Dec. 6, 1693; he gave bonds as tavern keeper; his sureties being Job Clements and Kingsley Hall. He probably had land from his father, and received several other grants of land from the town, and from his wife's father.
John Hall was Representative of Dover in the New Hampshire Legislature, and was sworn in Nov. 1, 1694, May 15, 1695, and Sept. 16, 1696. He died while a member.
Parson Pike's Journal says, April 28, 1697, "John Hall, Sen., was drowned coming up the river in a little float, near Green-point." His estate was returned by Ralph Hall and John Tuttle at £104 18s, 0d, Feb. 1, 1700. His sons Thomas and Joseph were appointed administrators Dec. 3, 1700; their mother, Abigail Downs, having declined the trust. The administrators, with their mother Abigail, conveyed to Samuel Emerson, Dec. 18, 1700, for £25, the thrity acres granted their father by the town in 1693,4, west of Back river.
John Hall married, Nov. 8, 1671, Abigail, dau. of John and Abigail (Nutter) Roberts. John Roberts was son of the emigrant Thomas Roberts, and Abigail was daughter of Elder Hatevil Nutter.
John Hall's widow m.. Oct. 24, 1698, Thomas Downs, of Cocheco, who was kiled by Indians in 1711.
Children of John and Abigail Hall were:
1. John, b. June 37, 1673 (Family 5).
2. Thomas, b. June 19, 1675 (Family 6).
3. Joseph, b. Feb. 24, 1679,80.
4. Hatevil, (Family 7).
5. Sarah, she conveyed land Jan 9, 1718,19, (which had been conveyed to her father in 1693,4) to Richard Rook, or Rookes, of Dover, for £100; she m. Richard Goodwin and had children baptised in Dover as follows:
i. Elizabeth, bapt. Oct. 15, 1721;
ii. Richard, bapt. April 19, 1724;
iii. Hannah, bapt. Aug. 7, 1726.
6 Mary, m. --- Sanders of the island of Nantucket.
It is barely possible that the above named Mary and Sarah were daughters of John Hall3, the tavern keeper, They both made quit claim to land in Dover in 1730.
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1645 - 1697 (51 years)
