Person:William Hall (286)

p147 – HALL Family, Pr. Edw. Co., Quarterly Ct., 16 Aug 1796: Samuel HALL and Thomas HALL against James HALL, Happy CHANDLER, Jemima HALL, George CHANDLER and Susanna his wife late Susanna HALL, and Polly MASSAY an infant under 21 by Elizabeth MASSAY her gdn. Specially appointed to defend her interest, upon a petition that the interest of the several parties aforesaid in the lands in the sd. Petition, should in place of a division to be preserved to them by an entire sale of the same... It appearing to the court that William HALL late of this co., father of the sd. Samuel HALL, Thomas HALL, James HALL, Happy CHANDLER, Jemima HALL, Susanna CHANDLER wife of George CHANDLER, and Polly MASSAY, departed this life intestate [entitled] at the time of his death to 120 ac. Of land lying in this co. subject to distribution among the parties aforesaid, that each distributor's share in sd. Lands will not exceed $100, and it further appearing that the sd. James HALL and Happy CHANDLER are not inhabitants of this state (VGGA, 1 Mar 97)

[VGGA = Virginia Gazette and General Advertiser]
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[Identifies him as the father of the children named and the county in which he owned land.]

... his grandfather [Robert Hall] was one of the first colonists of Flowerdieu Hundred, a settlement on James River. He married a Quakeress, Martha Pleasants. His son, William Hall, father of Dr. Robert Hall, married Susanna Poythress, and a daughter Patsy (or Martha) married Benjamin Waller of Williamsburg. ...

Eminent and Representative Men of Virginia and the District of Columbia, Personal Sketches--State of Virginia (1890), p 488

... DR. ROBERT HALL, a surgeon in the Revolutionary army, whose grandfather, coming from the island of Bermuda to the United States, was one of the colonists of Fleur de Hundred, a settlement on the lower James River. He married a Quakeress, MARTHA PLEASANTS, of Philadephia, a member of the family to which ex-Governor Pleasants of Virginia belonged. His son, WILLIAM HALL, married SUSANNA POYTHRESS, and through this marriage, become connected with Richard Bland of Revolutionary fame, whose daughter was the mother of John Randolph of Roanoke, A sister of WILLIAM HALL (PATSY) married Mr. Waller, an eminent lawyer of Williamsburg. ...

ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Hall, 3 Jan 1783

In the Name of God Amen

First I give to my three eldest children viz: ROBERT HALL all that I have
already possess him with to him & his heirs forever.

2 dly To my daughter ELIZABETH EATON all that I have possess her with to
her & her heirs forever.

3dly my Daughter ANN the wife of GEORGE MITCHELL I confirm to her & her
heirs forever all I have possess her with alllso I give to my grandson
GEORGE MITCHELL one negro boy named Joe to him & his heirs forever. As I
think I have down a good part for my three eldest named children I find it
don't lye in my power to do anything more for them I hope they will be
satisfied as this is all I shall give thm. of my estate.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son BENJam. HALL old Jack Cloe, Cato,
Randal, & Kitty also my Black mair with ball face as also the land and
plantation whereon I live all wich I bequeath. I give to my son BENJAMIN
to him & his heirs forever never the less he don't have possession of the
plantation till the death of my wife DOROTHY HALL and at that time he is
to pay to his four youngest brothers & sister fifteen pound viz: to each
as they come of age or married.

To my son SAMUEL HALL I give & bequeath the four following slaves Viz:
Will, Anthony, Nancy & Silver together with a horse or mair wich my couzen
EDWARD owes me for half a [ ink spill] wech I give him & his heirs
forever.

To my son Thomas I give the following slaves George, Phill, Amy & Salley
and a young Bay mair to him & his heirs for ever.

To my son JOHN HALL I give one negro boy Willow to him & his heirs for
ever.

To my son GEORGE WILLIAM HALL I give one negro boy Daniel to him & his
heirs forever.

To my daughter MARTHA HALL I give one negro girl Yankey to her & her heirs
for ever.

Item: I lend unto my Loving wife all the remainder of my estate let it be
in what place or what kind so ever together with the plantation whereon I
now live and during her life as also negroes not before given, stock,
household goods except my mair and colt at my cousin EDWARD HALLS which I
leave to be sold by my Exc's to pay my just debts and after the decease of
my wife I devise all wich I lend her may be equally divided between my
three youngest children JOHN, GEORGE WILLIAM & MARTHA HALL to them & their
heirs forever.

Item: If my son BENJAMIN die before he is of lawfull age it is my desire
his estate be equally divided between the surviving children to wit.
SAM.l, THOMAS, JOHN, GEORGE WILLIAM & MARTHA HALL the land to be sold at
my wifes death and the money div.d amongst the children and if THOMAS or
SAMUEL dies before they are of lawfull age their part to be divided in
like manner tho if BENJAMIN survive either SAM.l, or THOMAS he is to have
not any of there estate.

And if either of my three children die which I have had of my present wife
DOROTHY not any part of what I have given them is to go to BENJAMIN,
SAMUEL or THOMAS HALL but be divided between the survivours. Lastly I
appoint my worthy nephew EDWARD HALL my son BENJAMIN and my loving wife
DOROTHY Executors to this my last will. Revoking and making void all other
& former wills by me made and this only to be my last will in witness I
have set my hand and seal this third day of January 1783

WM. HALL

This will proved as to the hand writing in open court by the oath of
William Cray and Dorothy Hall the Extr.x & Benj.a Hall one of the
executors appeared & was quallifyed.

Onslow County, NC County Court, July Term 1787.
The will of WILLIAM HALL Dec.t as to the hand writing was proved in open
court by the oath of Wm. Cray and Mrs. Dorithy Hall the Extrix & Benjamin
Hall one of the Excutor appeard in open court & was duly Qualifyd by
taking the oaths of an Executrex. Ordered they have Letters Testamentra.