Other Events:

• Group: Immigrant Ancestors

Notes:

Group:
Immigrant Ancestors of New England Halls

Richard married Mary Winche on 29 Jun 1643 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1619; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Cornelius Fisher on 24 Jul 1665. Cornelius (son of Anthony Fisher and Alice [--?--]) was born about 1630 in England; died on 2 Jan 1699/00 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Matthias Puffer. Matthias died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: LTWT-QYY

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTWT-QYY

Sarah married Benjamin Hall on 9 Jan 1691/92 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Edward Hall, of Rehoboth, Y-DNA Family 006 and Hester [--?--]) was born on 7 Aug 1668 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Aug 1726 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried after 25 Aug 1726 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006

Notes:

Born in Rehoboth in what is now Attleboro, MA.

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

Josiah married Mary Farrington on 7 Dec 1726 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Daniel Farrington and Abigail Fisher) was born on 22 Sep 1706 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006
• Group: Proven DNA Family 006

Notes:

There had earlier been the possibility that Jeremiah was the twin of Benjamin Hall. This has been disproven by ancestors of Benjamin's Hall (their father).

Jeremiah Hall was one of the original proprietors of Upper Ashuelot and drew lot No. 2 on the east side, south end of Main Street where he built his house and lived while there. He was one of the leaders in settling the township and one of the first party of eight persons that went to Keene in 1734 and began the settlement. He was also one of the party that went to Keene in 1735 and was chosen moderator of the proprietors' meeting in the absence of Capt. Sady; and again in May, 1736, he was the leader of the party that went to Keene and spent the summer in building cabins and preparing for the next year's settlement. Again in the spring of 1737, he led the party that went to Keene for permanent settlement, was the standing moderator of the proprietors at the general court.

His name is first on the list of members at the original organization of the church in 1738.  He was designated in the records in 1738 as "Capt.," and he was also a physician, the first in town, and was called Dr. Hall of Keene in the account of the scouting party, as given in the Annals, that caused the capture of Pierre Raimbault, near Northfield, in 1747.

In 1744, he buried his daughter Kezia in Keene at the age of 16 years of age and ina son, Benjamin, three years old. He buried his wife, Dorothy, in Keene in January 1753 and soon afterwards removed to Pembroke, MA. 

He was a Physician there in 1756, as appointed Surgeon's Mate, afterward Surgeon (Chirurgeon) of Col. Joseph Thatcher's regiment in the expedition to Crown Point in 1757.  In 1758, from March to November, he was surgeon of Col. Thomas Doty's regiment for the reduction of Canada.  In 1759, March 31 to December 31, Surgeon of Col. John Thomas' regiment in Halifax.

Birth:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-WQCB?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-16D%3A353350501%2C353606501%2C353612601 : 13 July 2016), Norfolk > Wrentham > Births, marriages, deaths 1681-1807 > image 28 of 506; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.

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Jeremiah Hall, the son of Benjamin Hall and Sarah his wife, was born May 23, 1697.

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

Group:
Proven as a descendant of DNA Family 006 by YDNA test of a direct descendant

Jeremiah married Dorothy Hill on 31 Jan 1720/21 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Dorothy (daughter of Samuel Hill and Hannah Twitchell) was born on 13 Jul 1698; died before Jan 1753 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; was buried in Jan 1753 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006
• Group: Halls of Taunton - DNA Family 024
• Alt. Birth: Abt 1693, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
• Will: 18 Jun 1756, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Alt. Death: Between Nov 1764 and 1765, Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
• Land Sale: 15 Nov 1764, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts; 50 acres
• Probate: 22 Apr 1765, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Edward was a proprietor in the Town of Wrentham, MA in 1734 and 1742.  He was a Sergeant, Ensign and Lieutenant, in the Colonial Service.

He removed to Uxbridge in 1749 and bought 200 acres for 2000 pounds.
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Although all of the historical research on the ancestry of Ensign Edward Hall suggests that he was a son of Benjamin Hall as a descendant of the Halls of Rehoboth, no birth record has been found to confirm this, and, as of October 2022, no DNA evidence exists to verify it either.

Dean Crawford Smith in his book, "The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton: 1878-1908, Part IV" (by Dean Crawford Smith and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Boston, NEHGS, 2000) documents that Edward was a son of John Hall (1666-c.1737) and Esther Bell who are descendants of the Halls of Taunton.

Until evidence can verify this one way ot the other, I am leaving both possible pedigrees available with a preference for Edward being a son of Benjamin.

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

Group:
Descendants of George Hall of Taunton, Massachusetts.

Land Sale:
Edward Hall of Uxbridge, yeoman, sold for £33.6.8 to Elnathan Whitney of Watertown, fifty acres in Exbridge. He acknowledged this deed on 19 March 1765, the last time he appears in records before his death.

Probate:
Worcester Probate 8:521-523

Edward married Hannah Fisher on 7 Feb 1721/22 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Eleazer Fisher and Hannah Leonard) was born on 15 Oct 1695 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died after 22 Apr 1765. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006

Notes:

Birth:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-WQCB?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-16D%3A353350501%2C353606501%2C353612601 : 13 July 2016), Norfolk > Wrentham > Births, marriages, deaths 1681-1807 > image 31 of 506; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.

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Hall
Dorothy Hall, the daughter of Benjamin Hall and Sarah his wife, was born May 20, 1700.

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

Died:
1790    ELLIS    Dorothy, wid. Samuel, May 13, 1790, in 901)1 y. [Dorithy, G.R.1.]        more    Death    Medway

Dorothy married Samuel Ellis on 14 Sep 1720 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of John Ellis and Mary Herring) was born on 14 Jul 1699 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Aug 1769 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006

Notes:

Birth:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-WQCB?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-16D%3A353350501%2C353606501%2C353612601 : 13 July 2016), Norfolk > Wrentham > Births, marriages, deaths 1681-1807 > image 32 of 506; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.

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Hall
Benjamin Hall, the son of Benjamin Hall and Sarah his wife, was born May 8, 1703.

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

Benjamin married Betty Blake on 15 Nov 1727 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Betty (daughter of Robert Blake and Sarah Guild Fisher) was born on 21 Jul 1703 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Feb 1772 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: KD7G-FY1
• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006
• Will: 20 Jul 1780, Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine
• Probate: 30 Aug 1780

Notes:

From Cheryl Hall, Sept. 2017:

"Preserved Hall, 1706-1780, son of Benjamin and Sarah (Fisher), Grandson of Edward Hall of Rehoboth (Family 006)

"Preserved and his wife, Abigail Whitney have nagged at me for a while as I've never been able to find a definite death date for them. Apparently, his Will has become available on Ancestry only recently as none of the trees on Ancestry have that information.

"Preserved wrote his will on 20 July 1780 stating that he was very sick and weak but of perfect mind and memory. He names his beloved wife Abigail so if this is the same first wife, Abigail Whitney, she did not die until sometime after 20 July 1780.

"Preserved's Will was presented for Probate on 30 August 1780 so he died sometime between writing his Will on 20 July and when it was presented on 30 August in 1780. He names his wife, Abigail, sons Timothy, Jonathan, Jeremiah and Josiah; the heirs of his deceased son, Nathan, and his daughter, Abigail Stanley (I've found that she married Nathaniel Stanley). He does not name heirs of his son Abijah so I am assuming he, Abijah, died without issue and his daughter, Esther, never married.

"For his wife, Abigail Whitney, I've also found some differing information. According to birth records, Abigail was born on 22 May 1708 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts to Josiah Whitney and his wife, Mary. Mary's surname has not been discovered, but there are a couple of spotty marriage records for Josiah Whitney and Mary. One record not giving a marriage date but a date of 1666 for her birth; the other giving a marriage date of 1686. It was after Mary died (and I believe I've found what could be her death record) that Josiah married second to Abigail Marten, so I think it is correct that Mary is Abigail's mother, not Abigail Marten. If the death record is her's, Mary Whitney died in Wrentham on 18 July 1710. Josiah married Abigail Marten on 3 Nov 1713 in Wrentham, so that would have been too late for Abigail Marten to have been Abigail Whitney's mother.

"Unfortunately, a death date for Abigail (Whitney) Hall has not been found nor the burial location for her and Preserved. I presume that they are both buried in Hallowell, Maine."

Birth:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-WQJM?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-16D%3A353350501%2C353606501%2C353612601 : 13 July 2016), Norfolk > Wrentham > Births, marriages, deaths 1681-1807 > image 34 of 506; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.

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Hall
Preserved Hall, the son of Benjamin Hall and Sarah his wife, was born Nov. 28, 1706.

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KD7G-FY1

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

Will:
He names his wife, Abigail, sons Timothy, Jonathan, Jeremiah and Josiah; the heirs of his deceased son, Nathan, and his daughter, Abigail Stanley (Abigail Hall married Nathaniel Stanley).

He does not name heirs of his son Abijah so I am assuming he, Abijah, died without issue and his daughter, Esther, never married.

Preserved married Abigail Whitney on 10 Sep 1729 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Josiah Whitney and Mary Bemis) was born on 22 May 1708 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died after 20 Jul 1780. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006

Notes:

Birth:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-WQ86?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-16D%3A353350501%2C353606501%2C353612601 : 13 July 2016), Norfolk > Wrentham > Births, marriages, deaths 1681-1807 > image 35 of 506; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.

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Hall
Sarah Hall, the daughter of Benjamin Halll and Sarah his wife, was born March 15, 1708-9.

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

Sarah married Peter Lyon, of Walpole, MA on 22 Aug 1734 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Peter died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]