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- From Halls of New England, pp. 152ff
HALLS OF DOVER, N.H.
[Compiled mostly from newspaper articles furnished by Rev. Dr. Quint]
The emigrant ancestor was
(Family 1.) JOHN HALL1: b. in England, 1617. Tradition says he was brother to Ralph Hall, of Exeter, and that another brother lived near Boston. John Hall and his wife, Elizabeth, appear first on the church records of Charlestown, Mass., at the baptism of their son John in 1645, and he and his family have been mistaken for that John Hall and his family who removed from Charlestown to Barnstable in 1640.
This John Hall removed from Charlestown to Dover, N. H., in 1648 or 9, as his name appears on the tax list of Dover, dated March 18, 1648-9, and his name continued until 1677, after which the lists were destroyed. His name appears on the records often as buying or receiving grants of land.
In 1677 Deacon Hall received a lot of 20 acres on the west side of Back river, the same which was laid out to George Webb in 1642, as his success, John Hall, was the earliest deacon of the the first church of Dover, as early as 1655. He was a deacon, perhaps, in the days of good Parson Maud. Certainly through the ministries of Reyner and into that of Parson Pike.
He was a lot layer as early as 1657 and as late as 1674. He was occasionally "commissioner to end small causes," and was selectman in 1660. He was grand juror in 1663, 6, and 8. He was one of a committee of three to call selectmen to account, 1657 and 1666. In 1658,9 he was one of three to lay oout the town bounds between Lamprey and Newichawannock Rivers, and to run the northern boundary. In 1663 he and Lieut. Ralph Hall were to Lay out a highway from Lamprey River to the water side.
He was for a series of years "clerk of ye writs" for the court. His signatures as such is found in 1663, 68, 69, and 71. He was chosen town clerk 1670. His signature appears as such in 1675 and 1679. He had the town records in custody in 1665, 6.
The date of his birth or death is not given. A deposition makes him born about 1617. In Feb. 1, 1685, 6 being in perfect health but aged, he gives his son Ralph half of his house and lad, &c., the half also to go to Ralph after his death. This paper was proved May 4, 1692, and recorded Feb. 1694, 5. It would appear that he died before these dates, this is before May 4, 1692, or at least before Feb. 16, 1694,5.
John Hall lived on Dover Neck in 1652, next to the meeting house lot on the south-westerly side. This lot appears to have reached the river and embraced a large spring, still flowing, called "Hall's spring," and on the higher land near it was found, in 1852, the relics of an ancuent cellar.
He may have been called John Hall, Jr., as there were two others living in the town by the sam name.
Children were:
1. John, bapt., 1645, in Charlestown, Mass. (Family 2).
2. Elizabeth, bapt. 1647, Charlestown; d. in infancy.
3. Elizabeth, bapt. 1648, Charlestown; d. in infancy.
4. Nathaniel, taxed 1680 (Family 3).
5. Ralph (Family 4).
6. Grace, b. May 16, 1663,4; this is all we know of her.
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Abt 1617 - Bef 1692 (~ 75 years)
