ALLEN HALL was born May 10, 1767, in Delaware, and his father dying when he was but five years of age, he, with six other children, was left to the kind protecting care of his mother. When about fifteen years old, his mother brought the family to the West. Here he was married to Nancy Thrapp, June 20, 1793, and to them were born five boys and five girls, all of whom grew up, but one daughter. After marrying, he settled on a farm near Morgantown, Virginia (now West Virginia), and improved it until 1806, when he sold out, and, in 1811, moved to Licking county, Ohio, where he died, April 2, 1845, at the age of 78 years. His wife was born March 30, 1770, in Maryland. She died February 12, 1857, aged 87 years. They lived to see all their family married and settled in life. He bought a part of the property of his brother Jordan, at Morgantown, and received by will, a part of his brother Rynear's estate. He settled near where Newark now stands.
