Captain John Hall

Captain John Hall

Male 1739 - 1822  (83 years)

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  • Name John Hall 
    Prefix Captain 
    Born 17 Jun 1739  Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
      Name:      John Hall
      Event Type:      Birth
      Birth Date:      17 Jul 1739
      Birth Place:      Hingham, Massachusetts
      Father Name:      John Hall
      Mother Name:      Jerusha

      Hubbard´s Journal, with Births, Marriages, and Deaths

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      John Son of John Hall and Jerusha    Born July 17, 1739
      Preserved Hall  Died August 5, 1740
    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 Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War 
    • Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
    FamilySearch ID K8X7-M51 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 147722483 
    Military From 1775 to 1783 
    Revolutionary War 
    • From Descendant's SAR Application:

      Captain of Capt. John Hall Jr's Company.
      Colonel Benjamin Lincoln's Regiment.
      Lexington Alarm Roll. - Marched from Braintree, North Parish on April 19, 1775 - Service 7 days
      Also Assembled April 29, 1775.
      Captain of Capt. John Hall Jr's Company, Colonel Palmer's Regiment
        Service in Rhode Island, March, 1776

      Services in Town of Braintree - Votes of Town Meetings
      Mar. 17, 1775  Member of Committee  to organize Minute Men.
      Feb. 17, 1777  Member of Committee to raise men for the Continental Army.
      Mar. 10, 1778  Member of Committee of Safety
      Mar. 20, 1778  Member of Committee to hire men for the Continental Army
      April 13, 1778  Member of Committee to report on State form of government
      Aug. 9, 1779   Member of Committee to fix price of commodities
      May 16, 1783  Member of Committee of Safety
    Died 27 Oct 1822  Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 27 Oct 1822  Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14602  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2022 

    Father Lt. John Hall,   b. 27 Mar 1698, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1780  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Jerusha King,   b. 1 Jun 1711, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1745, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 27 Apr 1732  Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Brackett,   b. Bef 14 Oct 1744, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1821, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 18 Feb 1764  Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Hall,   b. 16 Nov 1764, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1824, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     2. Lydia Ann Hall,   b. Bef 4 Jan 1767, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1846  (Age ~ 79 years)
     3. Edward Hall,   b. 21 Dec 1771, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1860, Braintree, Orange County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     4. James Hall,   b. 28 Aug 1774,   d. Unknown
     5. Charles Hall,   b. 11 May 1777,   d. 23 Feb 1851  (Age 73 years)
     6. Betsey Hall,   b. 30 Jan 1780,   d. Unknown
     7. Lemuel Hall,   b. 14 Aug 1785,   d. 19 Nov 1822, Milton, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     8. Nancy Hall,   b. Abt 1787,   d. Unknown
    Last Modified 19 May 2019 
    Family ID F6888  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jun 1739 - Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Feb 1764 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Oct 1822 - Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 27 Oct 1822 - Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Badges
    Halls of Rehoboth
    Halls of Rehoboth
    DNA Family 006
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier

  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      Captain John Hall was elected constable 1768, fenceviewer 1768, surveyor of highways 1769, fenceviewer in 1771,1777,1780, hogreave 1777, constable 1779, surveyor of highways for No. Precinct 1781 etc., selectman in 1787,1789,1790,1791. Lived on Adams St. near Robertson St.

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      His father was John Hall, Lieutenant. born March 27, 1698 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts and his mother was Jerusha King born about 1710.

      *****
      Title: Genealogies of the Families Of Braintree, Norfolk, Mass., 1640-1850
      Author: Waldo Chamberlain Sprague, AB

      Marriage 1 Jerusha King b: ABT 1710
      Married: 27 APR 1732 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

      Children - all born in Hingham

      1. John Hall b: 9 MAR 1736/37
      2, John Hall , Capt. b: 17 JUL 1739
      3. Lydia Hall b: 29 JUL 1742
      4. Preserved Hall b: 1 AUG 1745

      Marriage 2 Sarah Marsh b: 3 MAR 1703/04 in Braintree, (Quincy) Norfolk, Massachusetts
      Married: 15 JUN 1748 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts

      Marriage 3 Susanna Boylston b: 5 MAR 1708/09 in Brookline, Norfolk, Ma
      Married: 3 DEC 1766 in Braintree, Norfolk, Masschusetts