George HALL

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George Hall resided in that section of Taunton, North Purchase, which became Norton in 1711, and Easton in 1725. He owned land and portion of a sawmill which he sold in 1724, and also sold other land in 1828; after the death of his wie in 1826, he was appointed guardian of his children, who were minors, having inherited large tracts of land (being a portion of the Taunton North purchase), lying in Norton, then Easton, from their grandmother, katharine Dean, and aunt, Hannah Dean. records show the sale of that inheritance from time to time, after the heirs became of age. In 1738, Isaac Hall, then in Dedham, Mass., with his sister Lydia, wife of Thomas Morey, of Norton, sold their shares for L150. The same year George, Jr. late of Groton, then resident of Taunton, sold his interest to his brother-in-law, Seth Leonard, for L130. In 1741, Deborah, dau. of George, and her husband, Seth Leonard, sold their interest, with dwelling house, etc., in Easton, for L400---"reserving the right only of our honored father, George Hall, the improvement during his life." They removed to Lyme, Conn., with their brothers where Seth died, as Deborah was a widow in 1751. In 1743, Abial, "refiner" then of Walpole, Mass., sold his share for L50. In 1744, Thomas, of Lyme, Conn., sold his share for L60. Abijah, then resident of Middletown, sold, in 1751, a small share to his brothers and sister for L15. There are indications that George, senior, may have resided several years with his sons in Lyme. Records state that in 1760 (at the age of 79), he acknowledged his deed of sale in 1724, before a magistrate in Norton. In a deed of his first sale of land, in 1702 (inherited from his father), for L60, he is recorded as "a carpenter."

Family/Spouse: Lydia DEAN. Lydia was born in 1679 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died on 22 Aug 1726 in Easton, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. George HALL was born on 23 Oct 1710 in Norton, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jun 1754; was buried in Layville Graveyard.
2. Isaac HALL was born on 12 Jan 1714 in Norton, Massachusetts; died on 26 Jul 1778.

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Samuel made his will Jan. 25, 1690, and died soon afterwards, it was probated May 19, 1690, his widow Elizabeth and son John were executors; he m. Elizabeth, dau. of Nicholas White, she d. 1707. Mr. White was one of the early settlers of Taunton. Samuel hall's homestead was about a mile east of his father's and near the bloomery which he as largely interested in supplying; he was a large land holder, sharing in the "Taunton North and South Purchases" also inheriting and purchasing in the original tract; he held minor offices in town and was a member of the original church, and contributed four acres towards improving the parsonage for Rev. Samuel Danforth.

Samuel married Elizabeth WHITE. Elizabeth (daughter of Nicholas WHITE and Susanna HUMPHREY) died in abt. 1707. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Nicholas White

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George Hall and his wife Mary were the ancestors of the Halls of Taunton. they emigrated, it is dais, from Devonshire County, England, in 1636-7. George Hall is recorded as proprietor of land in Duxbury, Mass., in 1637, about the date of his settlement in "Cohannet,"---Taunton; he was one of the forty-six original proprietors of the first territorial "purchase" of the Indian Sachem Massasoit, including a tract of eight miles, (an oblong, square, being the present territory of Taunton, Berkley, Raynham, extending to Mansfield); he had a twelve acre share, in connection with Richard Williams, John and Walter Dean and others, who had similar shares, spanning Taunton river, on the banks of which they erected their first humble dwellings and were neighbors and friends for lifetime. The selection of their homestead included the most eligible land of the purchase, on what is now Dean street; the land skirting the banks of the river had been cultivated by the Indians for years; and these homestead have been successively transmitted from ancestors to descendants nearly two hundred years, of whom the sixth, seventh and eight generations are now owners and residents. George Hall was one of the founders of the town of Taunton in 1639, was propounded as a freeman in 1643; and enrolled to bear arms that year; admitted as a freeman in 1645, and was constable of the town the same year; he was a member of the board of the supervising council, of which William Pole was chairman, in 1657, and was chairman of the board of selectmen (established by the colonial court in 1662), from 1666 to 1669, the time of his decease; he was one of the founders of the Pilgrim Congregational church and society of Taunton, and contributed liberally to its support; also one of the stock proprietors of the first iron "bloomery" established in this region by the Leonards and other citizens of Taunton, upon the site of the present "old forge" now in Raynham; he was its first clerk in 1656, continuing several years in that capacity, and was succeeded after his death by his son John. In October, 1669, he was taken seriously ill; he called his friends, Deacons Richard Williams and Walter Dean, and made his will on the 16th, witnessed by them, and died on the 30th of that month, aged about 69 years; his widow Mary was appointed executrix; the will was probated in March 1670. After his death, his widow and sons Joh, Joseph and Samuel were shareholders in the iron works; these works have been continued until recently, over two hundred years. Soon after they were started, bar iron manufactured there from native ore dug in the vicinity, was made a "circulating medium" in business transactions and on account of the scarcity of specie; orders to that effect drawn by Rev Samuel Danforth, the fourth minister of Taunton, for a portion of his salary, a few years later, and by others for business purposes, are now in careful preservation. George hall was one of the largest landholders in Taunton, and divided it among his sons. They were also among the proprietors of the large tract, called "Taunton North Purchase," which included the territory of the present towns of Norton, Easton and portions of Mansfield and Raynham, upon which, many of their descendants settled as farmers and businessmen; more than a thousand descendants now bear the ancestral name.

George married Mary ?. Mary was born in England; died after Mar 1670. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nicholas married Susanna HUMPHREY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]