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- (1) From "History....Town of Isle La Motte, Vermont", by Allen L. Stratton....(Quote) -
"Three pioneer settlers of Isle La Motte, were Enoch Hall Jr., and his two sons, Elihu Hall and Nathaniel Hall. They came from Maidstone/Guildhall, Vt. ca 1788.
Enoch Hall Jr., was a son of Enoch & Martha (Wright) Hall. His father, Enoch Hall Sr., was wounded by the Indians at Northfield, Mass., Oct. 11, 1723; he was in Winchester, N.H., 1739; Hinsdale, N.H., 1747-64; Haverhill, N.H., 1765; Newbury, Vt. 1770. He had charge of a band of scouts, an interesting and strenuous record of hardship and valor.
Martha Wright, the mother of Enoch Hall Jr., was a daughter of Benjamin Jr. & Hannah (Stebbins) Wright of Northfield, Mass.("Hist. of Northfield, Mass." by Temple & Sheldon, pub. 1875, pgs. 455, 568-569.)
Per Vt. Rev. War Rolls, by John E. Goodrich, pub. 1904, pgs. 164, 781, Enoch Hall Jr. served in the Rev. War (1780) with a rank of Lieutenant. The record reads: - "Lieut. Enoch Hall's Corps of Rangers raised by State of Vermont for the defense of the Northern Frontiers, March 17 to Nov. 30, 1780." His son, Nathaniel Hall, only twelve years old, served in his father's company as a Drummer Boy.
Enoch Hall Jr., settled in the northeast part of Isle La Motte Island on Lot No. 31, which later became known as "Cooper's Point." The Town of Isle La Motte was organized in 1791 and Enoch Hall Jr. was chosen as one of the Selectmen, an office he served in through 1797. In 1792, he was chosen Town Treasurer; Lister, 1791-1795 and 1797. A Town Meeting (2nd) (Aug 16, 1791) was held at Enoch Hall Jr.'s house and he was chosen Moderator. In 1793, he was on a committee "to pitch a place for a school house." In 1796, he was on a committee "to build a Scow." Evidently, the "Scow" materialized, since on Nov. 5, 1796, he was granted a Ferry Right. (See chapter titled "Ferries" herein this book.)
From Isle La Motte Land Records, Book No. 1, pg. 155, we learn that Enoch Hall Jr., "of Edenborough in Upper Canada" on Feb. 14, 1804, sells to Enoch Cooper of Isle La Motte, for $40, his Lot No. 31.
A family record tells that Enoch Hall Jr., "died 1805, AE 70 Yrs." and that he and his Wife were buried in the "Burying Yard Point" cemetery, located next Lot north of Enoch Hall Jr.'s Lot No. 31. We have found no positive records death dates or burial. His being in Upper Canada in 1804 creates some questions. (No Halls listed in 1800 Is. L.M. Census)
Both Enoch Hall Jr. and his wife Sarah Merrill are "of Haverhill, N.H." at the date of their marriage. Per the 1790/91 U.S. Census it appears they had two sons and two daughters. We can account for the two sons, Nathaniel and Elihu Hall, but have found no record of the daughters except a mention of a Grace Hall, supposed daughter.
NOTE: There is considerable confusion as to places of residence for Enoch Hall Sr. Aldrich's "Hist. of Franklin-Grand Isle Cos., Vt.", 1891, p. 805, states that his son, Enoch Hall Jr. was born in Conn. We have found no confimation of this. Enoch Hall Sr. was granted a Lot in Winchester, N.H. ("Hist. of Northfield, Mass.", 1875, pg. 176.)
Family records state that his son, Nathaniel Hall was "born at Guildhall, Vt." (1768) but his father seems to have been either in Haverhill, N.H. or just across the Conn. River in Newbury, Vt. (1765-1770). Enoch Hall Jr. was a Grantee of Haverhill, N.H. (1763). By 1776 he has left Haverhill, N.H./Newbury, Vt. and gone up the Conn River to Guildhall/Maidstone, Vt. ("Hist. of Guildhall, Vt." by Everett C. Benton, pub. 1886, pg. 69.)
Actual birth records/places of birth, for Enoch Hall Sr.'s children have not been found." (End Quote)
(2) From "History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont" by Lewis Cass Aldrich, pub. 1891, pg. 805 (Quote) -
"Hall, Enoch, was born in Connecticut and in 1788 came to Isle La Motte, Vt., where he lived until his death in 1806, at the age of seventy. He was one of six families that settled in Isle La Motte from Guildhall, Vt., was one of the first three selectmen of the town in 1791, was a very active man in the interests of the community, and held many offices of public trust. He married Sarah Merrill, and his children were Nathaniel, Grace, and Elihu. The latter married Roxanna Holcomb, and their children were James, Enoch, Hiram, Simeon, Ira, Laura, Carmi, Charlotte, Diana, Jeremiah, Mariah, and Lovisa." (End Quote)
(3) From "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Fanklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vt. by Hamilton Child, pub. 1883, pg. 229 (Quote) -
Enoch Hall, one of the first selectmen of the town, came here in 1788, and remained until his death, in 1807, aged seventy-two years. Elihu, his son succeeded him on the old homestead, and reared a family of twelve children. Carmi, his fifth son, came into possession of the farm after his father, and it is now owned by his sons, Ira A., and Jared P. Carmi took an active part in town affairs, and held most of the offices. He died in 1874, aged seventy years. His son, Ransom, occupies a farm adjoining the old place, and is the present town clerk and notary." (End Quote)
(4) From "Genealogy and History of the Hall Family" by Fillmore N. Pike (1930) (Quote) -
"In 1761 a charter for the township of Guildhall, which at that time was included in the New Hampshire Land Grants, was granted by the Governor of New Hampshire to Elihu Hall, Rev. Samuel Hall, Enoch Hall, and 63 others, and while the proprietors held frequent meetings and passed sundry votes preparatory to occupying their lands, it does not appear that they did so until some men from Massechusetts occupied portions of the same.
In the year of 1775, Enoch Hall, together with Micah Amy, James Rosebrook, and one or two others, set out in canoes from their homes in Conn. and advanced up the Connecticut River as far as Colebrook, N.H., where, hearing of the breaking out of the Revolution, and being uncertain of the action of the Indians and Tories, they decided to return to their homes. Upon reaching the settlement of Guildhall, however, they were prevailed upon by the few settlers there to remain and cast their lot with them. In due course they helped organize the townships of both Guildhall and Maidstone, which adjoins it. Later in recognition of their services, 100 acres of land were granted each of the first twelve men who had settled in the township and begun improvements. Enoch Hall, Micah Amy, and James Rosebrook were included in the number. Enoch's portion was in the township of Maidstone.
Sometime between 1786 and 1788, as near as I have been able to figure out, he removed to Isle La Motte with his two sons, Nathaniel and Elihu, and was among the first three or four men to settle there. In 1791 the town having sufficient population to warrant it's organization, the inhabitants met at the home of Nathaniel Wales on March 24th and elected officers for the ensuing year. Ebenezer Hyde, Enoch Hall, and Nathaniel Wales were elected Selectmen.
The population of the town in that year was 47. Nine years later it was 135 and in 1860 it was 564. Of the principle subject of this sketch, Enoch Hall, it can be truthfully said that he was a man of great purity of character, deep piety, and uncommon public spirit and held many offices of trust. He also represented the town in the State Legislature. In 1796 he was granted a charter for keeping a ferry between Alburg and Isle La Motte, which means of communication were destined to continue for nearly a hundred years, when it was superceded by a toll bridge, built by the State and Isle La Motte. He appears to have been born in 1735 and died in 1807. He married Sarah Merrill in Haverhill, N.H.
Following is the genealogy of his family as far as I have been able to trace it. His children: Nathaniel and Elihu. Elihu married Roxanna Holcomb and their children were: Simeon, James, Ira, Hiram, Carmi, Enoch, Jeremiah, Lovisa, Laura, Charlotte, and Diana." (End Quote)
(5) From "The Halls of New England", by David B. Hall, publ. 1883, pages 653-654, (Quote) -
Enoch Hall Sr. was in Enfield, Mass., and was on the muster roll of Capt. Joseph Kellogg's company, from Nov. 20, 1723, to May 30, 1724; he was wounded by the Indians in the assault on Northfield, Oct. 11, 1723; he was taxed in Northfield in 1729; he lived in Winchester in 1739, and in Hinsdale from 1747 to 1764, and in Haverhill, N.H., June 22, 1765; he married Martha, daughter of Benjamin Wright, Jr., and had children: 1. Richard, b. Feb. 15, 1732. 2. ENOCH. 3. Simeon. 4. Jacob. 5. Elijah. 6 Timothy, and perhaps Jeremiah, the surgeon........." (End Quote).
(6) 1790 Isle-Mott, Chittenden, Vt. Federal Census listing for Enoch Hall has one male in the "16 years and upwards, including heads of families", and 3 females in the "free white females including heads of families" categories, respectively. (One source says this census was taken in 1791)
(7) 1790 Champlain, Clinton, N.Y. Federal Census listing for Enoch Hall has three(?) white males in the "16 years and upwards, including heads of families", and 3 females in the "free white females including heads of families" categories, respectively.
(?) Several questions have come up concerning this "double listing", for it also appears that many if not all of the Isle La Motte residents have been enumerated also for Champlain Co., N.Y. Another question is concerning the three white males listed. Is this Elihu & Nathaniel, also?
(8) Copied from an e-mail received from Janet Noble Smith, describing her findings at Salt Lake FHC...
"Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of the Revolutionary War Vermont by Carleton E. Fisher and Sue G. Fisher compilers 1992 FHL call #974.3 m2f:
P228 Hall, Enoch, Jr. Lt, VT; b 1736; r Isle La Motte; Corps of rangers 1780; d 1806 ; m Sarah ; 41, p. 164 ; CL-8, 1:295, I-2, p. 44.
P228 Hall, Daniel, Lt, NH, VT; b c 1751; r Haverhill, NH; Newbury;
Barnet 1770; Capt Hall's VT co 1781; r St. Johnsbury 1792;
Lyndon 1793; d Burke 1829; m (1)--- (2) Sally; 1(W23199); 41, p. 556; CL-41; OS-23, pp.138-9.
P229 Hall, Jacob, Capt, VT; b a 1750; r Barnet 1770; Capt 1781; d c 1820;41, p556; CL-8, 1-295; OS-23, p138.
P229 Hall, Levi, VT ; b Northampton, MA 1759 ; r Barnet 1781 ; Capt Lovewell's co. 1781 ; m. at Isle La Motte 1784 ; r Waterford 1809 ; Peacham
1832 ; d Barnet 1841 ; m Grace ; 1(W19743); 41, p527 ; P-3, p55.
P229 Hall, Moses, VT; b Newbury 1764; r Barnet; Capt Lovewell's co 1781; m at St. Johnsbury; r Shifton, Lower Canada 1834; d 1853; m Lucy; 1(R4479);
41, p527; CL-8, 1:296; CL-8b, 118:553.
P230 Hall, Nathaniel, VT ; b1768 ; r Maidstone ; Lt Hall's co 1780 ; r Isle La Motte 1784 ; Mooers, NY 1838 ; d 1851 ; but Isle La Motte ; m Belinda ;
she r Dickinson, NY 1851 ; 1(W2105) ; 41, p164 ; CL-5, p26 ; CL-8, 1 :296 ;
I-2, p44 ; cl-41.
First, the number of coded references is reduced to four, namely:
1. Continental, National, Colony, and State, coded as 1,2,3 etc.
2. 2. Town Histories and Records, coded A-1 (Addison); A-2 (Abburgh); E-1
(E Montpelier), etc.
3. Compiled Lists, coded as CL-1, CL-2, CL-3, etc.
4. Other Sources, coded as OS-1, OS-2, OS3, etc.
Wherever identified, the specific military unit of patriotic service, with
the year of service, is given.
Reference Code 1 is for the Revolutionary War Pension Applications. The
number in parentheses after the 1 is the pension number.
Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1775-1783 compiled and edited
by John E. Goodrich 1904 FHL call #974.3M2g:
P164 [70] [Lieut. Enoch Hall's Corps of Rangers] Pay Roll of Lieut. Enoch
Hall's Corps of Rangers raised by order of the State of Vermont for the
defense of the Northern Frontiers.
Names Commencement of pay Time of service Pay per monthTotal
Enoch Hall Lieut 17 Mar 1780 8 Mos 15 Days 18 2/3 Dolls 47.12.0
Timothy Nash, Sergt 27 Mar 1780 8Mos 5 Days 8 Dolls 19.12.
Nathan Caswell, Corpl 27 Mar 1780 8 Mos 5 Days 7 1/3 17.19.8
Delive Sawyer, Private 27 Mar 1780 " 6 2/3 16.6.8
John Hough 27 Mar 1780 " 6 2/3 16.6.8
John Hough, Jr. 27 Mar 1780 " "
William Amey 27 Mar 1780 " "
Timothy Day 27 Mar 1780 "
John Lincey 27 Mar 1780 "
Abner Osgood 27 Mar 1780 "
Silas Sargeant 27 Mar 1780 ±
Benj. Byram 27 Mar 1780 "
Orasmus Bayley 27 Mar 1780 "
Nathaniel Hall 27 Mar 1780 "
$882 60/72=Lawful money 264.17.0
Examined. T. Tolman, Pay Master.
N.B. The above officers and soldiers were discharged on the 30th day of Nov.
and consequently made up in the above roll to that date inclusive.--The
above roll is just and true, without fraud to this state or any individual,
according to my best knowledge. (Errors excepted) Per me, Enoch Hall,
Lieut.
P556 Captain Jacob Hall's Pay Roll for 1781, for Scouting.
[Including only the Hall names]
Capt. Jacob Hall 6 days 36 miles 2.12.0.
Lt. Daniel Hall 12 days 116 miles 3.18.8.
Levi Hall 9 days 68 miles 1.14.8.
Moses Hall 7 days 48 miles 1.5.8.
P179
A Pay Roll of Capt. Nehemiah Lovewell's Company in Col. Benj. Wait's
Battalion in the service of the State of Vermont, commencing the 1st day of
July, 1781, and ending the Nov. 1781, inclusive.
[Halls only]
Moses Hall
Levi Hall
Pay commenced for both Moses and Levi on 11 July 1781 and ended 24 Nov 1781,
serving 147 days at 1.4 per day for a total of 9.16.0 each."
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From FindaGrave:
Enoch was one of at least six sons born of Enoch Hall and his wife Martha Wright. Enoch's brothers were: Richard (b. 1732), Simeon, Jacob, Elijah, Timothy, and probably Jeremiah. Enoch, Sr. resided in Enfield, Hampshire County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now in Connecticut), 1722-1724; Northfield, Franklin County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, 1729-1736; Arlington (Winchester), Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, 1736; Hinsdale, Cheshire County, Province of New Hampshire, 1747-1764; Haverhill (Lower Coos), Grafton County, Province of New Hampshire, 1765; and Maidstone (Upper Coos), the New Hampshire Grants (now Essex County, Vermont), in or after 1772 and prior to December 1774.
Enoch married, January 8, 1767 in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire, Sarah Merrill (b. 1746) by whom he had at least three children (2 sons and 1 daughter): Nathaniel (1768-1851), Elihu (1771-1837), and Grace.
On February 27, 1776, Enoch engaged as a Sergeant in Captain Samuel Young's Company, Colonel Timothy Bedel's New Hampshire Regiment raised by order of the Continental Congress for sevice with the Northern Continental Army then on Campaign in Canada. Enoch along with two other Maidstone residents, Benjamin Whitcomb, the Company's 2nd Lieutenant, and Jeremiah Merrill, a Private, each received one penny per mile for travel to the Regiment's Orford, New Hampshire Head Quaters. Enoch remained in this service at least through June 24, 1776.
In March 1780, the Vermont General Assembly appointed Lieutenant Enoch Hall to raise by enlistment 12 men every way equiped for the campaign to serve as Rangers for the defence of Guildhall and the adjoining towns. On July 14, 1780, the Board of War found the said number of men not sufficient to answer that purpose and directed Lieutenant Hall to raise by enlistment six more able bodied men to continue in service until the men's times are out or the whole discharged. Enoch entered into this service on March 17, 1780 and served until his Corps of Rangers was discharged on November 30th having 8 months and 15 days time in service.
Enoch moved, with his family, from Maidstone (Upper Coos) to Isle La Motte, Chittenden (now Grand Isle) County, Vermont in 1788.
In 1791, Isle La Motte had a population of forty-seven. On March 24th of that year the town's freemen met for the purpose of organizing the town. Enoch was elected one of three Selectmen and one of three Listers. He was successively elected Selectman each year thereafter through 1797 and Lister through 1795 and again in 1797. On August 16, 1791, the 2nd town meeting was held at his house and he was chosen the meeting Moderator. He was elected town Treasurer in 1792.
References:
(1) "History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, for 150 Years," by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, 1875, pages 176, 183, 191-192, 196-197, 210, 218, 221, 278-280, 455 and 569
(2) "The Vermont Historical Gazetteer:" Vol. I, by A. M. Hemenway, 1867, pages 1027 and 1045
(3) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 17754, to May, 1777:" Volume I - Of War Rolls, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1885, pages 285-287
(4) US Federal Military Pension File No. W.2105
(5) "Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont" Vol. II, by E. P. Walton, 1874, page 36
(6) "The State of Vermont - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutioary War 1775 to 1783" by John E. Goodrich, 1904, pages 164-165
(7) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, VT., for 1882-83" by Hamilton Child, 1883, pages 227 and 229
(8) "The Vermont Historical Gazetteer:" Vol. II., by Abby Maria Hemenway, 1871, page 554
(9) "History Town of Isle La Motte Vermont" by Allen L. Stratton, 1984, pages 44 and 288-292
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