Person:John Hall (386)

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John Hall, of St. George's Parish, Baltimore
b.1701 Baltimore (county), Maryland, United States
d.Bef 11 May 1774 Harford, Maryland, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Jul 1693
  1. John Hall1694/95 - 1701
  2. Edward Hall, Esq., of Cranbury Hall1697 - Bef 1742
  3. Aquilla Hall, of Cranberry Hall1699 - Bef 1728
  4. John Hall, of St. George's Parish, Baltimore1701 - Bef 1774
  5. Parker Hall, Esq.1707 - 1756
  6. Sophia Hall1709/10 - Bef 1747
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John Hall, of St. George's Parish, Baltimore1701 - Bef 1774
  • W.  Hannah Matthews1711 - 1782
m. Bef 27 Oct 1735
  1. Martha Hall1721 - 1801
  2. Martha Hall1735 -
  3. John Hall1737 - 1770
  4. Josiah Hall1739 - 1739
  5. Mary Hall1740 -
  6. Blanche HallAbt 1740 -
  7. Aquila Hall1742 - 1743
  8. Benedict Edward Hall, of Shandy HallAbt 1744 - Bef 1822
  9. Lt. Col. Josias Carvil Hall, M.D.1746 - 1814
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Facts and Events
Name John Hall, of St. George's Parish, Baltimore
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1701 Baltimore (county), Maryland, United StatesSt. George's Parish
Other? 4 Jan 1728/29 Baltimore County, Marylandnamed in Will of John Hall, father
Marriage Bef 27 Oct 1735 Maryland, United States[she is the widow Johns]
to Hannah Matthews
Death[1] Bef 11 May 1774 Harford, Maryland, United States[probate]
Probate[1] 11 May 1774 Harford, Maryland, United States
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Research Notes

  • cos1776 Note: see marriage records - is wife Hannah both a d/o Roger Matthews and widow of Asahel Matthews??? More research needed.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Family Recorded, in Papenfuse, Edward C; Alan F Day; David W Jordan; and Gregory A Stiverson. A Biographical dictionary of the Maryland legislature, 1635-1789. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Johns Hopkins University Press, c1979-1985)
    426:380, 385, 386.

    p 385 -
    - John Hall (1701-1774), who married in 1734 Hannah Johns; ...

    p 386 -
    HALL, JOHN (1701-1774).
    BORN: in 1701 in St. George's Parish, Baltimore County; third surviving son. NATIVE: third generation.
    RESIDED: in St. George's Parish, Baltimore County (later became Harford County). FAMILY BACKGROUND.
    FATHER: John Hall (ca. 1658-1737).
    MOTHER: Martha.
    ...
    MARRIED in 1734 Hannah (1711-1782), widow of Abraham Johns (?-1731), chirugeon, of Baltimore County; daughter of Roger Matthews (ca. 1686-1741) and wife Mary Candi (?-1718); stepdaughter of Elizabeth Garrett; niece of John Carvile (ca. 1670-1709). ...
    CHILDREN.
    SONS
    - John Hall, Jr. (1737-1770);
    - Josiah (1739-1739);
    - Aquila (1742-1743);
    - Benedict Edward Hall (ca. 1744-1822); and
    - Josias Carvil Hall (1746-1814).
    DAUGHTERS:
    - Martha (1735-?), who married first, (first name unknown) Giles, and second, John Ramsey (ca.1742-1828);
    - Mary (1740-?), who married Benjamin Ramsey (1734-1808).
    WARDS:
    - the sons of his brother Aquila, John (1722-1768), who married Cordelia Holland, and Aquila Hall (1727-1779).

    PRIVATE CAREER.
    EDUCATION: literate.
    RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican, St. George's Parish, Baltimore County.
    SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Gent.
    OCCUPATIONAL PROFLE: planter.
    PUBLIC CAREER.
    LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Baltimore County, 1745, 1745/46-1748.
    LOCAL OFFICES: justice, Baltimore County, in office 1728-1730; 1734-1735; 1746(quorum) and 1747; sheriff, Baltimore County, 1730-1733, January-November 1735; St. George's Parish Vestry,Baltimore County, in office 1730-1733, 1741-1744, 1749-1752, 1754-1757; justice, Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, Baltimore
    County, commissioned 1759, 1760, 1761, and 1763.
    MILITARY SERVICE: major, by 1737; colonel, by 1743.

    WEALTH DURING LIFETIME.
    LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 5,265 acres in Baltimore County (1,740 acres inherited from his father, 1737; 260 acres by marriage).

    SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: purchased several small pieces of land in Baltimore County in the 1750s and 1760s and leased out lots in Joppa, Baltimore County, owned by his wife before their marriage; assessed for 5,516 acres in Baltimore County in 1768; inherited 142 acres in Baltimore County from his son John Hall, Jr. (1737-1770) in 1770; gave at least 923 acres in Baltimore County to his two daughters and their husbands in 1770 and 1771.

    WEALTH AT DEATH.
    DIED, will probated on May 11, 1774, in Harford County.
    LAND: at least 4,462 acres in Baltimore County (some of which had become part of Harford County).

  2.   Marriage Recorded, in Msa.maryland.gov - Maryland Indexes, Marriage References MSA S 1527
    H [1].

    Hall, John, m. by 27 Oct 1735, Hannah, extx. of Abraham Johns (BAAD 2:214).
    Hall, John, m. by 7 May 1741, Hannah, widow of Asael Maxwell (BAAD 4:75).
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    [cos1776 Note: is this the same marriage?]

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