Samuel Hall3, Samuel2, John1: b. in Middletown, Feb. 3, 1664; d. at East Middletown, March 6, 1740, æ. 76 years; m., 1st, Jan. 8, 1691, Sarah, dau. of Barnabas and Sarah (White) Hinsdale, of Hatfield, Mass. She died about 1720; m., 2d, Elizabeth, widow of George Stocking, of East Middletown, May 16, 1722. She died Sept. 2, 1737. He was a farmer and settled first on the farm given him by his father at the Upper Houses, Middletown, now Cornwall [error for Cromwell], where he was chosen deacon of the church Feb. 10, 1716, soon after its organization. He removed to the other side of the river, East Middletown (now Portland), where he had a large tract of land and was elected deacon of the church Nov. 9, 1721, and held the office during life.