John HALLAM

1662 - 1700  (38 years)

• Name	John HALLAM  [1, 2]
  	Mr. John Hallam, who was born in Barbadoes, West Indies, in the year 1662, came with his mother and younger brother, Nicholas Hallam, and his stepfather, Mr. John Liveen, of New London, Conn., in the year 1676, where he continued to reside, until he came to Stonington, soon after 1680, when and where he became acquainted with the family of Mr. Amos Richardson, one of the most prominent families in the town, whose daughter, Miss Prudence Richardson, he m. March 15, 1683. Mr. Hallam a once engaged in the mercantile business, which was the employment of his stepfather, in the West Indies, and at New London, after they had taken up their residence there. Mr. Hallam enlarged his business here and opened commercial relations with merchants at Barbardoes, which he very successfully prosecuted for several years. His mother, Mrs. Alice Hallam, when she m. John Liveen had an estate of about one thousand dollars, which she placed in her husband's hands, with the assurance from him that he would give the same, with its accumulations, to her two sons, the said John and Nicholas, after his death, which assurance he did not fulfill, but gave the same to the ministry of New London. This disposition of the property by Mr. Liveen was so at variance with his repeated promises, made to their mother before her marriage to him, and to her sons afterward, that they would receive their mother's property after his death, that they refused to abide by his will and appealed therefrom, which appeal after an extended controversy both here and in England, was disallowed, and the validity of Mr. Liveen's will was contested and finally confirmed by all the Courts having jurisdiction of the same. Mr. Hallam, in prosecuting his commercial relations with Barbadoes and the West Indies, acted as super-cargo of the vessels conveying his goods to these islands, and in person superintended the sale thereof, and exchange of the same for goods of the islands, which he brought home and sold to the merchants in this region round about. During the year 1700 Mr. Hallam purchased and fitted out one of his vessels with the products of neighboring farms and went with the same to the West Indies as super-cargo. Somewhere on his return he caught the smallpox, with which he d. Nov. 20, 1700. Mr. Hallam, after his marriage with Miss Prudence Richardson, purchased a large and valuable tract of land of her brother, the Rev. John Richardson, whose father, Mr. Amos Richardson, had given him as a wedding present, on his marriage. The protracted lawsuit concerning Mr. Liveen's will, was not concluded until after Mr. Hallam's death. His brother Mr. Nicholas Hallam continued the litigation to its close, incurring a large amount of additional expense, which he charged to his brother's estate, which claim was considered exorbitant, and payment thereof refused. He then instituted legal proceedings which resulted in a recovery by him of a moiety of the entire expense of the litigation, concerning said will, which was so heavy that it required the sale of a large part of said purchase to liquidate the same, as related before. [1]
  Birth	1662	Barbadoes, West Indies   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Sea captain and merchant  [2]
  Death	20 Nov 1700	Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I26979	Main Tree
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2018

  
  

  Family	Prudence RICHARDSON,   b. 31 Jan 1661, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 6 Aug 1716 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1683	Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Pastor	Thomas Minor, Comr.   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Amos HALLAM,   b. 1696, Stonington, New London Co. Connecticut d. 11 Dec 1728, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut (Age 32 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F06678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2018

  
  

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• Sources

  [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut. [S01670] Amos Richardson of Boston and Stonington by Rosell L. Richardson. [S03430] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Stonington.