Person:Samuel Hallett (2)

Excerpt from The Annals of Newtown in Queens County, New York, page 405: "Samuel Hallett, son of William, was, in his time, a person of consideration. He d. Dec. 27, 1724, a [sic: at] 73, having, a few days before his death, conveyed his entire estate to his only son, Samuel. He was interred on his own premises (the burying-ground beside the Methodist church, Astoria) where his grave, and those of many of his descendants, may still be seen. The family of his brother William set apart a burial-place upon their own land, which still remains on the Stevens property; and here, as tradition says, the family murdered in 1708, lie buried in one grave. Samuel Hallett had daughters Hannah, m. John Washburn; Elizabeth, m. Col. John Jackson; Grace, m. Lewis Hewlett; Mercy, m. Cornell, and Martha, who m. Jas. Hazard, Esq."

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Rootsweb chart of David Allen Wells: Wells Scott Genealogy. (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=daw744).
2. ↑ Riker, James. The annals of Newtown in Queens County, New-York: containing its history from its first settlement, together with many interesting facts concerning the adjacent towns : also, a particular account of numerous Long Island families now spread over this and various other states of the Union. (New York: D. Fanshaw, 1852)
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3.   Jackson, P. A. Jackson Ledger. (1887)
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