Person:Joseph Hall (75)

Land Records

See sources below for a listing of land records in Harrison and Lewis counties, VA. They are included for reference. At this time, I am not sure which belong to this Joseph. --Cos1776 20:30, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} McWhorter, Lucullus Virgil. The Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia from 1768 to 1795: Embracing the Life of Jesse Hughes and Other Noted Scouts of the Great Woods of the Trans-Allegheny. (Hamilton, Ohio: Republican Publishing Co., 1915)
   pp 184-185.

   p 184 -
   In 1781, a certificate was issued to "Joseph Hall, 400 acres on the east side of the West Branch of the Monongalia River, in the right of residence, to include his improvements made thereon in 1771, with a preemption right of 1000 acres adjoining.
   
   Joseph did not settle on the West Fork of the Monongahela until several years after his "improvement" of 1771. He was born in England in the year 1745. His father, Jonathan Hall, was a land owner, or tenant proprietor, and like his ancestors, a farmer. Joseph was a younger son, and under the English laws could not inherit any of the ancestral acres, so he was educated for the mercantile business and entered the employment of an uncle [pos David Hall?].
   
   In 1764, this uncle closed up business, and accompanied by Joseph, came to Alexandria, Virginia, and became one of the leading merchants of that place. In 1774, Joseph volunteered in Governor Dunmore's expedition against the Indians, and was made a corporal in Dunmore's division."
   
   After the return of this wing of the army, the feeling against the Governor and the British Government became intense, and caused an estrangement between the merchant and his nephew. The former was favorable to opposing British interferences in colonial affairs, while Joseph advocated passive measures. As the Revolutionary storm thickened, patriot and loyalist parted company and Joseph rented a farm of Lord Fairfax on Patterson Creek, in now Mineral County, West Virginia, where with a partner he carried on farming for ten years. In the meantime, his views changed regarding governmental affairs, and he rejoiced in the downfall of the British rule.
   
   In 1784, in company with Jacob Forenash and James Morrison, old comrades in Dunmore's War and who had worked for him, he came to Harrison County and purchased two hundred acres on Peor's [Peck's] Run, in now Upshur County, West Virginia. He employed Fecknash and Morrison to build a house and clear and cultivate this land under his supervision. For many years, Hall spent the most of his time at Clarksburg, assisting the Surveyor and the County Clerk. He entered numerous tracts of land, which involved him in lawsuits with but little compensation.
   
   Among his early acquaintances at Clarksburg were three Englishmen, whose names were Hall, but they could trace no family relationship. One of these settled in now Marion County, one on Hughes River and the other on Elk Creek. Some of the descendants of the latter intermarried with the Reger family.
   
   Joseph Hall was educated in advance of those around him, and was useful in imparting knowledge to his neighbors. He died in 1825.
   
   In January 1796, Joseph Hall married Ann Strange, nee Hitt. Tragedy had twice widowed this woman. Her first husband, Joel Martin, a soldier of the Revolution, died at the siege of Yorktown, 1781. Her second husband, William Strange, was lost on a surveying expedition in the mountains and his skeleton only found a great many years afterward. ... [account follows]

2.   McWhorter, Lucullus Virgil. The Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia from 1768 to 1795: Embracing the Life of Jesse Hughes and Other Noted Scouts of the Great Woods of the Trans-Allegheny. (Hamilton, Ohio: Republican Publishing Co., 1915)
   p 189.

   Mrs. Hall, nee Hitt, was an estimable woman, and her married life with Mr. Joseph Hall was ideal. She died in 1810 leaving two children by her last husband; Jonathan, born November 8, 1797, and David, born March 4, 1800. They inherited their father's estate on Skin Creek.
   
   A unique feature of Joseph Hall's residence was the stairway, which was carved in one piece from a large poplar tree.

3.   Land grant 23 Oct 1792.

   Author Hall, Joseph. grantee.
   Title Land grant 23 October 1792.
   Summary Location: Harrison County.
   Description: 300 acres on the north west fork of Polk Creek known by the name of the Dry Fork adjoining above land of John P. Duvall.
   Source: Land Office Grants No. 27, 1792-1793, p. 216 (Reel 93).
   Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
   Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
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   [cos1776 note: is this him??? Does not match what Source:McWhorter, 1915 says.]

4.   Land grant 23 Oct 1792.

   Author Hall, Joseph. grantee.
   Title Land grant 23 October 1792.
   Summary Location: Harrison County.
   Description: 400 acres on the right hand fork of Skin Creek.
   Source: Land Office Grants No. 27, 1792-1793, p. 217 (Reel 93).
   Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
   Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
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   [cos1776 note: is this him??? Does not match what Source:McWhorter, 1915 says.]

5.   Land grant 23 Oct 1792.

   Author Hall, Joseph. grantee.
   Title Land grant 23 October 1792.
   Summary Location: Harrison County.
   Description: 400 acres on a drain of the right hand fork of Skin Creek.
   Source: Land Office Grants No. 27, 1792-1793, p. 218 (Reel 93).
   Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
   Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
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   [cos1776 note: is this him??? Does not match what Source:McWhorter, 1915 says.]

6.   Land grant 9 May 1793.

   Author Hall, Joseph. grantee.
   Title Land grant 9 May 1793.
   Summary Location: Harrison County.
   Description: 600 acres on the second drain of the right hand fork of Skin Creek.
   Source: Land Office Grants No. 29, 1793, p. 42 (Reel 95).
   Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
   Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
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7.   Land grant 10 Apr 1815.

   Author Hall, Joseph. grantee.
   Title Land grant 10 April 1815.
   Summary Location: Harrison County.
   Description: 500 acres on waters of Peck’s Run and Brushy Run drains of Buchannan River.
   Source: Land Office Grants No. 65, 1815-1816, p. 14 (Reel 131).
   Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
   Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
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8.   Land grant 1 Aug 1818.

   Author Hall, Joseph. grantee.
   Title Land grant 1 August 1818.
   Summary Location: Lewis County.
   Description: 500 acres on the right hand fork of Skin Creek adjoining above a survey of 400 acres made for said Hall.
   Source: Land Office Grants No. 67, 1817-1818, p. 393 (Reel 133).
   Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
   Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
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9.   Land grant 4 Oct 1820.

   Author Hall, Joseph. grantee.
   Title Land grant 4 October 1820.
   Summary Location: Lewis County.
   Description: 400 acres on Halls Run waters of Big Skin Creek.
   Source: Land Office Grants No. 69, 1819-1820, p. 359 (Reel 135).
   Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
   Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
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10.   Land grant 22 Jul 1824.

    Author Hall, Joseph. grantee.
    Title Land grant 22 July 1824.
    Summary Location: Lewis County.
    Description: 300 acres on the Dry Fork of Polk creek, water of the West Fork River.
    Source: Land Office Grants No. 73, 1823-1825, p. 279 (Reel 139).
    Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
    Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
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