Transcript:Miller, Richard S. Hall Records/p013

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family to a place on west side of Monongahela river, a few mile above Morgantown, in Monongalia county. I have often seen the farm where they lived - pointed out by my father and others. Here she lived and reared the family, and I think she died there.

Jordan, the eldest, married a Miss Neal, and settled on the farm near Palatine, Marion county, on which he lived till his death; the same farm on which Isaac Courtney lived just prior to his decease.

Asa, the next eldest, married a Miss White, and settled a on the farm at Barnesville, Marion county, as it now is, and lived here till his death.

Rynear, the third son, married and settled on what is known as the Guseman farm, near Houlttown, Marion county, and died there - leaving no children.

Nathan, fourth son, married and settled in what was called the Swamp settlement, in what is now Taylor county.

Rebecca married John Courtney, and lived and died on Scott's run, below Morgantown, Monongalia county.

All these left numerous children, except said Rynear. So you see, the Asa Hall (your mother's grandfather) of whom you speak, as the forefather of the Hall family in this country, was only one of the five children of the family that came from Delaware.

A. G. Hall's wife was a granddaughter of said Nathan Hall, of the Swamp settlement, and he can put you on the line of that family. I am a grandson of said Jordan Hall; but two of his sons still live, and can give you more of the family ancestry perhaps than any one else to whom you can now app1y. They are William N. Hall and James Hall, both of whom live at Brown's Mill, Harrison county: so write them; they may give you dates and other items that I have been unable to give you. I have amongst my papers somewhere all the old title papers, patents, &c., of said Rebecca Hall, the mother of your great grandfather, which came into the hands of my grand father, Jordan Hall, her eldest son ; and from him to my father, his oldest son, and from him to me. If I can lay my hand on them I will be able to give you dates, localities, &C., with absolute correctness. I send you copy of family record made up in 1816, prepared by your great grandmother, Sophia Hall, and her sons, of whom your grandfather was the eldest; also family record of mother Jones' family.

My grandfather, Jordan Hall, oldest brother of your great grandfather, Asa Hall, had sons - Rynear (my father), Asa, Jordan, William N. and James, all of whom left or have families, except Asa; also daughters Rebecca, who married Joseph