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CONTEN
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Pedigrees and Charts
Chapter 3 - Hall G2a DNA results
Chapter 4 - Halls of Middle Ages
Chapter 5 - Halls of England
Chapter 6 - Halls of British Colony
Chapter 7 - Halls of America
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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
This Hall family is traced to King Robert I, (actually Robert IV, but I will refer to him as Robert I as do most historians) (866-6/15/923) of Western Francia (later France), he was also Count of Poitiers and Paris and Marquis of Neustria and Orleans. His son was Prince Hugh the Great (c898-6/16/956), Duke of the Franks, Count of Paris, Orleans, and the Vexin and he was called the father of France. He was a 6th-generation descendant of Emperor Charlemagne by way of his mother Beatrice Vermandois, as well as a descendant of the Merovingian kings (descendants of Noah).
Ansfrid I, le Goz, his natural son, was the 1st vicomte of the Hièmois and Count of d'Exmes; he married Helloe, daughter of Godfrey de Beaulac, de Tillières, and Mathilda de Luxembourg. Through Godfrey and Mathilda, their descendants were related to Charles the Simple, Louis the Stammerer, Charles the Bald, Louis the Pious, Charlemagne and Pepin the Short. Ansfrid II, le Goz, Count of Hièmois, and Steward of Normandy, married Wymarche, daughter of Duke Richard I of Normandy and Gunnora de Crepon. The Hall surname was initially Halduc [duke Harold], sometimes written as Haldup, and its shortened version Halla, both originating from Wimund fitz-Ansfrid II, Halduc / Haldup, le Goz, Lord de la Haye Paynel, d'Avranches. His descendant Warin de Halla dropped most of these older titles.
Per Eupedia, “Haplogroup G formed approximately 50,000 years ago as a side lineage of haplogroup IJK, but seems to have had a slow start, evolving in isolation for tens of thousands of years, possibly in the Near East, cut off from the wave of colonisation of Eurasia.” The following on the Ancient Hall History is based on the journey of DNA Haplogroup G2a, which is considered a somewhat rare haplogroup.
CHAPTER 2 - PEDIGREES AND CHARTS
The following charts are provided to give you an overview of information contained in the Hall Family History.
“Gunnora's kindred were much favoured by open-hearted Richard II le-Bon. Richard's uncle, Herfastus, brother of Gunnora, was enriched with those ample possessions, which, through his son, established the renowned family of Fitz Osborne. Adelina [Avelina] and Gueva [Wevia aka Duvelina], Richard le-Bon's maternal aunts [sisters-in-law], respectively espoused Osmond [de Conteville], de Bolbec, [fitz-Ansfrid I, viscomte de Vernon] and Thorold the son of Torf, grandson of Bernard the Dane; but the lineage was not thoroughly Romanized. Thorold became Baron of Pont-Audemer.” The House of Goldsborough: Goldsborough: From 6th Century England to Colonial America, Vol. I, By Eleanora Goldsborough (Winter) Goldsborough, 1932, Edited By Paul Feist, Mary W. Feist, p. 204.
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Pedigrees and Charts
Chapter 3 - Hall G2a DNA results
Chapter 4 - Halls of Middle Ages
Chapter 5 - Halls of England
Chapter 6 - Halls of British Colony
Chapter 7 - Halls of America
To jump to any chapter, use CTRL F, enter the word chapter and the number and hit enter.
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
This Hall family is traced to King Robert I, (actually Robert IV, but I will refer to him as Robert I as do most historians) (866-6/15/923) of Western Francia (later France), he was also Count of Poitiers and Paris and Marquis of Neustria and Orleans. His son was Prince Hugh the Great (c898-6/16/956), Duke of the Franks, Count of Paris, Orleans, and the Vexin and he was called the father of France. He was a 6th-generation descendant of Emperor Charlemagne by way of his mother Beatrice Vermandois, as well as a descendant of the Merovingian kings (descendants of Noah).
Ansfrid I, le Goz, his natural son, was the 1st vicomte of the Hièmois and Count of d'Exmes; he married Helloe, daughter of Godfrey de Beaulac, de Tillières, and Mathilda de Luxembourg. Through Godfrey and Mathilda, their descendants were related to Charles the Simple, Louis the Stammerer, Charles the Bald, Louis the Pious, Charlemagne and Pepin the Short. Ansfrid II, le Goz, Count of Hièmois, and Steward of Normandy, married Wymarche, daughter of Duke Richard I of Normandy and Gunnora de Crepon. The Hall surname was initially Halduc [duke Harold], sometimes written as Haldup, and its shortened version Halla, both originating from Wimund fitz-Ansfrid II, Halduc / Haldup, le Goz, Lord de la Haye Paynel, d'Avranches. His descendant Warin de Halla dropped most of these older titles.
Per Eupedia, “Haplogroup G formed approximately 50,000 years ago as a side lineage of haplogroup IJK, but seems to have had a slow start, evolving in isolation for tens of thousands of years, possibly in the Near East, cut off from the wave of colonisation of Eurasia.” The following on the Ancient Hall History is based on the journey of DNA Haplogroup G2a, which is considered a somewhat rare haplogroup.
CHAPTER 2 - PEDIGREES AND CHARTS
The following charts are provided to give you an overview of information contained in the Hall Family History.
“Gunnora's kindred were much favoured by open-hearted Richard II le-Bon. Richard's uncle, Herfastus, brother of Gunnora, was enriched with those ample possessions, which, through his son, established the renowned family of Fitz Osborne. Adelina [Avelina] and Gueva [Wevia aka Duvelina], Richard le-Bon's maternal aunts [sisters-in-law], respectively espoused Osmond [de Conteville], de Bolbec, [fitz-Ansfrid I, viscomte de Vernon] and Thorold the son of Torf, grandson of Bernard the Dane; but the lineage was not thoroughly Romanized. Thorold became Baron of Pont-Audemer.” The House of Goldsborough: Goldsborough: From 6th Century England to Colonial America, Vol. I, By Eleanora Goldsborough (Winter) Goldsborough, 1932, Edited By Paul Feist, Mary W. Feist, p. 204.
Ellis, Biographical Notes, 219-20, proposed that William Paynel, (a direct Hall ancestor) was a Lord of some importance in the eleventh century, and Ralph Paynel, who held a considerable number of estates in the Domesday Book, were brothers, and that either their father or one of them was the "Paynel de Moutiers-Hubert" who, Wace says, was at the battle of Hastings.
Richard I, Duke of Normandy and his Danish wife Gunnora were the parents of all of their ten children. Many sources state several were born to a mistress, but they are actually referring to Gunnora as she and Richard married in 962 after the death of his first wife Emma who died in 960. Richard I was betrothed to Hugh the Great's daughter in an alliance when she was yet a child. "Gonnor, bridesmaid and first friend of Richard, Duke of Normandy, son of William Longsword, wed that duke after the death of Emma, his first wife, daughter of Hugh the Great, Count of Paris." Historia Varia, By Lodovico Domenichi, p. 796, 1565.
Dudo of St. Quentin tells us that the family name of de Crepon was of noble Danish blood. Herfast / Arfast / Arnfastr, an old Norse name and is inscribed in Runes stating it "commemorates Holmfastr and Arnfastr, father and son, who died by fire." Myths of the Pagan North: The Gods of the Norsemen, Christopher Abram, 2011, p. 35. The runic inscription honors Arnfastr and his father Holmfastr who likely died in a Scandinavia feud by the use of quickfire. Amfastr and his brother Vefastr share the common name element fastr, a common practice to show a close family connection. The inscription is classified as Urnes style and was signed by Frosten and Balle who were active in the area of Uppland during the tenth and eleventh century.
Richard I, Duke of Normandy and his Danish wife Gunnora were the parents of all of their ten children. Many sources state several were born to a mistress, but they are actually referring to Gunnora as she and Richard married in 962 after the death of his first wife Emma who died in 960. Richard I was betrothed to Hugh the Great's daughter in an alliance when she was yet a child. "Gonnor, bridesmaid and first friend of Richard, Duke of Normandy, son of William Longsword, wed that duke after the death of Emma, his first wife, daughter of Hugh the Great, Count of Paris." Historia Varia, By Lodovico Domenichi, p. 796, 1565.
Dudo of St. Quentin tells us that the family name of de Crepon was of noble Danish blood. Herfast / Arfast / Arnfastr, an old Norse name and is inscribed in Runes stating it "commemorates Holmfastr and Arnfastr, father and son, who died by fire." Myths of the Pagan North: The Gods of the Norsemen, Christopher Abram, 2011, p. 35. The runic inscription honors Arnfastr and his father Holmfastr who likely died in a Scandinavia feud by the use of quickfire. Amfastr and his brother Vefastr share the common name element fastr, a common practice to show a close family connection. The inscription is classified as Urnes style and was signed by Frosten and Balle who were active in the area of Uppland during the tenth and eleventh century.
CHAPTER 3 - HALL G2A DNA RESULTS
Of six men found in a high-status burial at Ergolding, (now Bavaria), southern Germany, two belonged to haplogroup G2a. The burials have been linked to the Merovingian dynasty. All were buried with swords, spears, shields, and spurs, like heavily armored mounted warriors. Historic value of the artifacts found makes this place one of the richest Bavarian burial sites from the late-Merowig period. The grave dates to the period about 670 AD. The Bavarian archaeological dig revealed numerous ancient graves and so far DNA analysis of six adult males, buried together in a wooden chamber, produced 24 markers. Of the six tested, four were found to be haplogroup R1b, and two were G2a. Kinship and Y-Chromosome Analysis of 7th Century Human Remains: Novel DNA Extraction and Typing Procedure for Ancient Material, Daniel Vanek, Lenka Saskova, and Hubert Koch, 2009.
My research has traced my Hall direct line male ancestor (G2a) to the same area as my Ware direct line male ancestor (R1b) in what is now Belgium and Bavaria. R1b and G2a likely joined forces much earlier as the Alans (R1b) and pre-Merovingians (G2a) came together in pre-Roman times. The Alamanni, Alans, Vandals and Suebi joined forces and the Alamanni first appear in Cassius Dio, but if one accepts that the Alamanni and the Suebi or Suevi were the same (as not all do) then their first mention comes in 98 CE in Tacitus' Germania. World History Encyclopedia - Alamanni.
A 2014 DNA study by V. V. Ilyinskyon of 10 Alanic burials on the Don River, 4 of them were Haplogroup G2 with mtDNA being I from 6 of them. With so many of them having the same female line, it appears they were all closely related. This provides a strong argument for direct Alan ancestry of Ossetians since the Ossetians are generally of the G2 haplogroup. In 2015 the Institute of Archaeology in Moscow conducted research on various Sarmato-Alan burials. The two Alan samples from the 4th to 6th century AD were G2a-P15 and R1a z94.
The detailed chart that follows called, Ancestors of Ralph de Gael, Earl of Hereford and Ancestors of Prince Hugh the Great, shows they frequently intermarried. Bertha of Tours married my direct Ware line ancestor and her sister Adelaide of Tours married my direct Hall line ancestor, both daughters of Hughs II of Tours and Bava "Ava" of Tours. Following the end of the Thuringian polity in 534, Merovingian kings established a Bavarian duchy centered on Regensburg and appointed members of this group (G2a and R1b, who were close family members) to govern.
DNA mutations can occur at any time, but generally they survive unchanged since the generation of the prior mutation for about 20 generations. If a mismatch occurs by one step on one marker, the mismatch markers are generally DYS 439, 385a, 385b, 389-1 or 389-2. There are a small number of fast mutating markers, a larger number that mutate slowly, and an even larger number that mutate at an average rate. Markers are able to move forward or reverse, typically increasing or decreasing by 1-step per mutation.
My research has traced my Hall direct line male ancestor (G2a) to the same area as my Ware direct line male ancestor (R1b) in what is now Belgium and Bavaria. R1b and G2a likely joined forces much earlier as the Alans (R1b) and pre-Merovingians (G2a) came together in pre-Roman times. The Alamanni, Alans, Vandals and Suebi joined forces and the Alamanni first appear in Cassius Dio, but if one accepts that the Alamanni and the Suebi or Suevi were the same (as not all do) then their first mention comes in 98 CE in Tacitus' Germania. World History Encyclopedia - Alamanni.
A 2014 DNA study by V. V. Ilyinskyon of 10 Alanic burials on the Don River, 4 of them were Haplogroup G2 with mtDNA being I from 6 of them. With so many of them having the same female line, it appears they were all closely related. This provides a strong argument for direct Alan ancestry of Ossetians since the Ossetians are generally of the G2 haplogroup. In 2015 the Institute of Archaeology in Moscow conducted research on various Sarmato-Alan burials. The two Alan samples from the 4th to 6th century AD were G2a-P15 and R1a z94.
The detailed chart that follows called, Ancestors of Ralph de Gael, Earl of Hereford and Ancestors of Prince Hugh the Great, shows they frequently intermarried. Bertha of Tours married my direct Ware line ancestor and her sister Adelaide of Tours married my direct Hall line ancestor, both daughters of Hughs II of Tours and Bava "Ava" of Tours. Following the end of the Thuringian polity in 534, Merovingian kings established a Bavarian duchy centered on Regensburg and appointed members of this group (G2a and R1b, who were close family members) to govern.
DNA mutations can occur at any time, but generally they survive unchanged since the generation of the prior mutation for about 20 generations. If a mismatch occurs by one step on one marker, the mismatch markers are generally DYS 439, 385a, 385b, 389-1 or 389-2. There are a small number of fast mutating markers, a larger number that mutate slowly, and an even larger number that mutate at an average rate. Markers are able to move forward or reverse, typically increasing or decreasing by 1-step per mutation.
Louis XVI and Henri IV’s DNA - See Table 1. Note: At DYS389b chart incorrectly has 18 instead of 30 (below is what they show): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3992573/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234042939_Genetic_comparison_of_the_head_of_Henri_IV_and_the_presumptive_blood_from_Louis_XVI_both_Kings_of_France - See page 40, table 1 (below is what they show):
The Y-DNA of Richard III - YouTube Video shows the following DNA Chart:
Below is a compilation on the Hall DNA information, note the resemblance between the Capetian kings (top row) and Edward III, King of England (first large photo shown) versus the lack of resemblance between the English kings (bottom row) and Edward III, King of England. The second large photo on the end is that of King Edward III's son, John of Gaunt.
KING RICHARD III OF ENGLAND RICHARD, 3RD DUKE OF YORK RICHARD 3RD EARL OF CAMBRIDGE EDMUND OF LANGLEY KING EDWARD III OF ENGLAND
KING EDWARD III OF ENGLAND KING ROBERT V OF FRANCE KING RICHARD I OF ENGLAND
Besides the fact that they are genetically from the same rare G2a haplogroup, the family resemblance between King Robert I [V] of France and King Edward III of England are strikingly apparent. Certain family features can perpetuate for generations. If you compare the photo of King Richard I 'The Lion Heart' of England and his grandfather King Edward III, one can see that this family resemblance continued to remain strong. Edward III, King of England, would have been the 12 times great grandson of the above King Robert I of West Francia (later France) through both his mother and his father.
More than 200 years ago, France's King Louis XVI (1754–1793) was killed (along with his wife, Marie Antoinette) via guillotine, and legend has it someone used a handkerchief to soak up the king's blood, then stored the handkerchief in a gourd. The only known example of the basal paragroup G (xG1,G2) (G-M210*) was blood found on a handkerchief, sealed in a gourd in France during the 18th Century. The handkerchief is reputed to have come from a man who underwent public execution by guillotine during the French Revolution. The gourd indeed holds the blood of decapitated King Louis XVI, By Tia Ghose, 2013.
The DNA of King Louis XVI of France was genetically tested at two laboratories with the same results. The sample is most consistent with G2a3b1a samples and contains unusually high, rare values for markers DYS385B and DYS458 in this haplogroup G subgroup. Subsequent testing in 2012 on a mummified head, removed from his tomb by revolutionaries who pillaged the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis in 1793, was purportedly of King Henry IV of France. Testing revealed that typing of a limited number of Y-STR's showed a Y-DNA Haplogroup G2a. Researchers reported that five STR loci [from the sample taken from the head] match the alleles found in Louis XVI, while another locus shows an allele that is just one mutation step apart. Taking into consideration that the partial Y-chromosome profile is extremely rare in modern human databases, we concluded both males could be paternally related despite being separated by seven generations.
Isabella, who married Edward II, King of England, was the daughter of King Philip IV of France. Unfortunately for Isabella, Edward II was the partner of Piers Gaveston, and Piers stayed at Edward II's side during the wedding celebration and openly wore Isabella's jewelry. This infuriated Isabella's Uncle Charles I, Count of Valois, brother of Philip IV. Charles I was in England to assist Edward at court due to his young age. Isabella and her first cousin Charles II of Alencon, son of Charles I, Count of Valois, were rumored to be the parents of King Edward III. There were no children born to Charles II and his first wife Jeanne of Joigny who married at 17. King Richard III of England was the great great grandson of Edward III, his remains tested G2a indicating Charles II of the House of Capet was indeed the father of Edward III.
More than 200 years ago, France's King Louis XVI (1754–1793) was killed (along with his wife, Marie Antoinette) via guillotine, and legend has it someone used a handkerchief to soak up the king's blood, then stored the handkerchief in a gourd. The only known example of the basal paragroup G (xG1,G2) (G-M210*) was blood found on a handkerchief, sealed in a gourd in France during the 18th Century. The handkerchief is reputed to have come from a man who underwent public execution by guillotine during the French Revolution. The gourd indeed holds the blood of decapitated King Louis XVI, By Tia Ghose, 2013.
The DNA of King Louis XVI of France was genetically tested at two laboratories with the same results. The sample is most consistent with G2a3b1a samples and contains unusually high, rare values for markers DYS385B and DYS458 in this haplogroup G subgroup. Subsequent testing in 2012 on a mummified head, removed from his tomb by revolutionaries who pillaged the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis in 1793, was purportedly of King Henry IV of France. Testing revealed that typing of a limited number of Y-STR's showed a Y-DNA Haplogroup G2a. Researchers reported that five STR loci [from the sample taken from the head] match the alleles found in Louis XVI, while another locus shows an allele that is just one mutation step apart. Taking into consideration that the partial Y-chromosome profile is extremely rare in modern human databases, we concluded both males could be paternally related despite being separated by seven generations.
Isabella, who married Edward II, King of England, was the daughter of King Philip IV of France. Unfortunately for Isabella, Edward II was the partner of Piers Gaveston, and Piers stayed at Edward II's side during the wedding celebration and openly wore Isabella's jewelry. This infuriated Isabella's Uncle Charles I, Count of Valois, brother of Philip IV. Charles I was in England to assist Edward at court due to his young age. Isabella and her first cousin Charles II of Alencon, son of Charles I, Count of Valois, were rumored to be the parents of King Edward III. There were no children born to Charles II and his first wife Jeanne of Joigny who married at 17. King Richard III of England was the great great grandson of Edward III, his remains tested G2a indicating Charles II of the House of Capet was indeed the father of Edward III.
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About King Edward III:
King Edward III was born to King Edward II and Queen Isabella of France on 13 Nov 1312 at Windsor Castle and was referred to as Edward of Windsor. At 12 days old, Edward III was bequeathed with the title Earl of Chester by his father, King Edward II to boost the prestige of the young prince. In 1325, young Edward III accompanied his mother to perform homage for the English Duchy of Aquitaine. It was during this trip that his mother befriended exiled Roger Mortimer. Together with Mortimer, she planned to depose King Edward II and instead crown her son. In France, Prince Edward was engaged to the twelve-year-old Philippa of Hainault. The association was merely done to build up diplomatic and military support. Following the invasion of England and dethronement of his father, he was crowned as King of England on Feb 1, 1327. Since Edward III was too young to rule as the King of England, Roger Mortimer served as the de-facto ruler of England. During the latter’s reign, England not just faced a humiliating defeat by the Scots at the Battle of Stanhope Park, but signed the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton which secured Scotland the status of an independent nation. Relations between Mortimer and Edward III were not good and worsened with time following Edward III’s marriage to Philippa and the birth of their son. Resenting Mortimer’s political position and interference with the government, Edward III premeditated Mortimer’s execution. After Mortimer's death, Edward III began to rule and reign in real. His foremost aim was to rebuild England into a powerful nation that it had once been under his grandfather Edward I. He repudiated the Treaty of Northampton and declared the War with Scotland. In the early 1330s, England’s relation with France turned hostile, primarily due to the ongoing dispute of the English rule of Gascony. Adding fuel to fire was the French king Philip VI’s support to the Scots, Edward III’s alliance with Flemish and the revival of Edward’s claim to the French crown as the maternal grandson of King Philip IV. According to the Salic law of succession, King of France, Philip VI received support of the nation, thus rejecting Edward III’s claim to the throne. It was this rejection that laid the foundation for the Hundred Years’ War against France. Between 1339 and 1340, King Edward III twice attempted to invade France from the north, but failed each time leading to bankruptcy. The only victory of this phase of war was the English naval victory at Sluys, which secured them control of the English Channel. |
CHAPTER 4 - HALLS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
HALLS OF NORMANDY AND FRANCE
In 1479, Henry Hall succeeded to his father’s estates and held land in Bradford, Lye (Leigh), Troll, Parva, Slade, Ford, Holt, Wraxall, Broughton, Okebourn Meysey and Marlborough in Wiltshire and at Freshford, Iford, Mitford, Frome, Fleete, Widcombe, Portishead and other places in Somerset. These estates passed to his brother John Hall when he died without a surviving heir and from John Hall to his son Sir Thomas Hall. The family of Lyttelton / Lyttleton was settled at Frankle, in com. Wigorn about 1235 as evidenced from a most accurate pedigree in the herald’s office whereby appears one Thomas de Lyttleton who married Emma de Frankley, sole heiress and Lady of the manor of Frankley. Thomas de Aula (1352-Bfr 1427) and Alice Atford (or sometimes Atworth) was born about 1365, and died holding lands in Bradford, Leigh and South Wraxall of the Abbess of Shaftesbury. Alice survived her husband, dying in 1427. Reginald, the eldest son, died prior to his mother without issue who survived him. Thomas the second son, aged 30 in 1427, became heir to her estate. Before her death, Reginald de Halle endowed a “chaplain to serve at the altar of St. Nicholas.”
A 1211 document shows Julian de Sandeburne possessed of the manor of Samborne. In 1250 William Russell held it, and by 1391, Nicholas Samborne held the manor. Nicholas Samborne was born c1268, St. Nicholas, Wilts. Another Nicholas Samborne, b. c1390, m. Elizabeth, d. and h. of Thomas Crekelade or Cricklade, lord of the manors of Leigh, Studley and Ford in Wilts and Langridge aka Landford in Somerset. John Cricklade, called the senior and the uncle, died without lawful issue on 20 Mar 1480/81, when the descendants of his sisters, Elizabeth Samborne (owners of Langridge / Landridge), Christine Walrond and Eleanor Hall, shared between them the fragments of his inheritance. The manors of Cadman and Studley remained in the possession of Edward Hungerford, often referred to as the intruder. Hungerford brought further action against John Cryklade of Pynnell by Calne. William Walrond, of Brynkworth, Thomas Hall, of Henton by Steple Ayssheton, Walter Sambourne of Southcote by Redying co., Berks and John Poculcherche, late of Calne, gentlemen, for raids upon Cadman and Studley and a cross action by Samborne against Hungerford, for a raid upon Southcote, it continued undecided in the King’s Bench for many years.
HALLS OF NORMANDY AND FRANCE
In 1479, Henry Hall succeeded to his father’s estates and held land in Bradford, Lye (Leigh), Troll, Parva, Slade, Ford, Holt, Wraxall, Broughton, Okebourn Meysey and Marlborough in Wiltshire and at Freshford, Iford, Mitford, Frome, Fleete, Widcombe, Portishead and other places in Somerset. These estates passed to his brother John Hall when he died without a surviving heir and from John Hall to his son Sir Thomas Hall. The family of Lyttelton / Lyttleton was settled at Frankle, in com. Wigorn about 1235 as evidenced from a most accurate pedigree in the herald’s office whereby appears one Thomas de Lyttleton who married Emma de Frankley, sole heiress and Lady of the manor of Frankley. Thomas de Aula (1352-Bfr 1427) and Alice Atford (or sometimes Atworth) was born about 1365, and died holding lands in Bradford, Leigh and South Wraxall of the Abbess of Shaftesbury. Alice survived her husband, dying in 1427. Reginald, the eldest son, died prior to his mother without issue who survived him. Thomas the second son, aged 30 in 1427, became heir to her estate. Before her death, Reginald de Halle endowed a “chaplain to serve at the altar of St. Nicholas.”
A 1211 document shows Julian de Sandeburne possessed of the manor of Samborne. In 1250 William Russell held it, and by 1391, Nicholas Samborne held the manor. Nicholas Samborne was born c1268, St. Nicholas, Wilts. Another Nicholas Samborne, b. c1390, m. Elizabeth, d. and h. of Thomas Crekelade or Cricklade, lord of the manors of Leigh, Studley and Ford in Wilts and Langridge aka Landford in Somerset. John Cricklade, called the senior and the uncle, died without lawful issue on 20 Mar 1480/81, when the descendants of his sisters, Elizabeth Samborne (owners of Langridge / Landridge), Christine Walrond and Eleanor Hall, shared between them the fragments of his inheritance. The manors of Cadman and Studley remained in the possession of Edward Hungerford, often referred to as the intruder. Hungerford brought further action against John Cryklade of Pynnell by Calne. William Walrond, of Brynkworth, Thomas Hall, of Henton by Steple Ayssheton, Walter Sambourne of Southcote by Redying co., Berks and John Poculcherche, late of Calne, gentlemen, for raids upon Cadman and Studley and a cross action by Samborne against Hungerford, for a raid upon Southcote, it continued undecided in the King’s Bench for many years.
VIKING LINEAGE: Rollo (c874-c932) married Poppa (c890-Aft 932) d/o Pepin de Senlis II (c856-902) Count of Senlis and Lord of Valois and Lady of Rennes d/o Gurvand of Rennes and Princess Lady (d/o King Erispoe, King of Brittany and Marmohec). “Pepin, the third son of Pepin of Peronne, became count of Senlis and Valois, leaving a [son] Bernard, The Bernard de Senlis [and another] whose name is unknown, was the Poppet, the Bonne-Amie of Rollo." History of Normandy and England, By Sir Thomas Palgrave, 1851, Vol. 1, p. 365. Orderic Vitalis names Poppe, daughter of the Count of Senlis. Rollon then found in Bayeux Poppe, daughter of Berender ... Its Censor claims this is entirely false, because Poppe is the daughter of the Count of Senlis, this is according to Saint-Etienne who wrote the Chronicle of Caen ... and because Dudon himself confessed that Richard, grandson of Rollon, was a nephew of Bernard Comte de Senlis. Dissertations On The Movement of Brittany in Relation to the Right that the Dukes of Normandy Claimed, and on some other Historical Subjects. Claude du Moulinet, 1711, pp. 37/38
William Longsword (c912-12/17/942), son of Rollo and Poppa, m. 1) Sprota (c912-949), with the blessing of her father Herbert II, Count of Vermandois (c883-2/23/943) in 932. They divorce in 934 and in 935 he m. 2) Luitgarde, Sprota's sister. Her brother Herbert III married Eadgifu, widow of King Charles the Simple who had been held captive until his death by Herbert II. After William's death, Herbert II gave Luitgarde to Theobald 'le Trickster', a man responsible for William assassination. After having to wait until after William's death to remarry, Sprota m. in 943 m. 2) Asperling d'Ivry, de Vaudreuil. They were parents of Rodulf d'Ivry, duke Richard I's half brother and at least 4 daughters who married into unknown noble families. Rodulf's daughter Emma d'Ivry married Osbern "The Steward", son of Herfast de Crepon and the brother of Gunnora. Osbern is credited with protecting and saving Richard I after he was abducted by King Louis IV. Richard I (8/28/933-11/20/996) son of William and Sprota, married Gunnora (946-5/1031). Robert of Torigni informs us that her father was a forester of Pays de Caux (an untrue tale of Richard meeting Gunnora while out hunting, while they actually met when she was the bridesmaid at his first wedding to Emma d/o Hugh the Great). They married after Emma's death not long after her wedding. Dudo of Saint Quentin states that she was of Danish origin and documents state her father was a Danish noble prince and warrior. Arnfastr (Arfast / Herfast) appears on a viking age runestone located in Altuna, Uppland, Sweden and commemorates Holmfast and Arnfast, father and son, who were killed by quickfire. The Vikings originated in an area that became modern-day Denmark, Sweden and Norway. |
The first Baldwin de Redvers, is mentioned by the continuator of William of Jumièges as grandson of Osmond, Vicomte de Vernon, nephew of Fulk d'Anet. Collectanea Archaeologica: Communications made to the British Archaeological Society, p. 283, 1862. Gislebert, count of Brionne, son of Godfrey, Count of d'Eu ... and a son of Richard I, possessed the Earldom of Eu ...William of Jumièges ... Ecclesiastical History By Orderic Vitalis, Vol. VII, p. 148.
1026-1028 Charter of Gonnor [relict of Duke Richard]. She delivers to Mont Saint Michel … Britavilla and Domjean which her husband count Richard, of blessed memory, had given her, with more, in dower; chiefly for the good of his soul, her own soul and of her sons count Richard, archbishop Robert, and others, who give their consent .... she bestows on the abbey, lands, cultivated or not, churches, mills, meadows, and all appurtenances, and with all the rents and dues ... to hold free of claim … [Signed] Robert archbishop; Manger; Robert; Hugh Bishop of Constance; Hugh Bishop of Bayeux; Hugh Sais bishops; Roger Bishop; Norgot Bishop; Heldebert Abbot; William the Abbot; Uspac Abbot; William Laci; [Seal] Robert count; Godfrey; William; Ralph; Tursten; Tescelin sheriff; Herluin; Anschetil sheriff; William, son of Tursten; Hugh Lay; Gerard; Osmund clerks; Geoffrey; Herfast; Neil; Wimund; Anschitill; Milo; Raynald; Odo; Ranulf.
Gunnora de Crepon's siblings were: 1) Herfast de Crepon, 2) Duvelina de Crepon, 3) Joscelina de Crepon, 4) Avelina de Crepon and 5) Sainfria de Crepon. In many books and documents, Herfast was written as Herfastus, Herbast, Herbastus, Arfast and Arfastus. Duvelina was written as Duveline and was sometimes referred by her nickname Wevia, Weva, Weria, Wiva, Guvia and Guva. Joscelina was written as Josceline, Jocellina, Jocelina and Joceline. Avelina was written as Aveline, Ameline, Adeline and Adelina. Sanfreda was written as Seinfreda, Sanfrie, Seinfrie, Seinfria and Sanfria.
1026-1028 Charter of Gonnor [relict of Duke Richard]. She delivers to Mont Saint Michel … Britavilla and Domjean which her husband count Richard, of blessed memory, had given her, with more, in dower; chiefly for the good of his soul, her own soul and of her sons count Richard, archbishop Robert, and others, who give their consent .... she bestows on the abbey, lands, cultivated or not, churches, mills, meadows, and all appurtenances, and with all the rents and dues ... to hold free of claim … [Signed] Robert archbishop; Manger; Robert; Hugh Bishop of Constance; Hugh Bishop of Bayeux; Hugh Sais bishops; Roger Bishop; Norgot Bishop; Heldebert Abbot; William the Abbot; Uspac Abbot; William Laci; [Seal] Robert count; Godfrey; William; Ralph; Tursten; Tescelin sheriff; Herluin; Anschetil sheriff; William, son of Tursten; Hugh Lay; Gerard; Osmund clerks; Geoffrey; Herfast; Neil; Wimund; Anschitill; Milo; Raynald; Odo; Ranulf.
Gunnora de Crepon's siblings were: 1) Herfast de Crepon, 2) Duvelina de Crepon, 3) Joscelina de Crepon, 4) Avelina de Crepon and 5) Sainfria de Crepon. In many books and documents, Herfast was written as Herfastus, Herbast, Herbastus, Arfast and Arfastus. Duvelina was written as Duveline and was sometimes referred by her nickname Wevia, Weva, Weria, Wiva, Guvia and Guva. Joscelina was written as Josceline, Jocellina, Jocelina and Joceline. Avelina was written as Aveline, Ameline, Adeline and Adelina. Sanfreda was written as Seinfreda, Sanfrie, Seinfrie, Seinfria and Sanfria.
Robert I, King of West Francia and Beatrice of Vermandois
During the reign of Louis the German in East Francia, the Robertian family wisely decided to relocate from East Francia to West Francia. King Charles the Bald acted quickly to make sure they stayed by assigning to Robert the lay abbacy of Marmoutier in 852. In 853 he granted the position of missus dominicus in the provinces of Maine, Anjou and Touraine to Robert, giving him de facto control of a large ancient duchy centered on Le Mans, as well as the ancient realm of Neustria. Robert’s rise came at the expense of the established family of the Rorigonida and was designed to curb their regional power and to defend Neustria from Viking and Breton raids.
The previous 'Pedigree of Vermendois' chart, shows King Robert I of West Francia married Beatrice of Vermandois (880 - 3/26/931) daughter of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, son of Pepin II of Vermandois, grandson of King Bernard of Italy, great grandson of Pepin-Carloman, King of Italy, and great great grandson of Charlemagne. King Robert I married first Aelis and had two daughters Princess Adela and Princess Emma; he married second Beatrice and had Princess Edelgarde and Prince Hugh the Great.
It was Herbert I's idea to arrange the marriage alliance to King Robert I by giving in marriage his daughter Beatrice as Robert's second wife. As a part of this pact Herbert I also agreed for his son Herbert II of Vermandois to marry Princess Adela, Robert's daughter by his first marriage.
King Robert I’s grandson, Hugh Capet, was asked by church council, called by Archbishop Adalbero of Rheims, to provide proof of his lineage to the last king of Neustria (later Normandy). Upon receipt of this proof, he was unanimously elected the new king of the Franks (later France). Neustria was at this time predominately Gallo-Roman and spoke a form of Latin, affected by Celtic and Germanic influences. As such, it was the ancestor of modern French.
Robert V, (8/15/866 Wormsgau, East Frankish duchy of Franconia (Germany)-6/15/923 Soissons, Picardie, France) was king of Western Francia and Count of Poitiers and Paris and Marquis of Neustria and Orleans. He was the son of Rupert IV "the Strong", of Worms, Margrave of Neustria and Count of Anjou and his wife Adelaide of Tours, daughter of Hugh of Tours and Bava "Ava" of Tours (daughter of Gerard I, count of Paris and Rotrude of Austrasia). His father used the older variation of the name Robert, which was Rupert, but he is referred to both ways.
Robert V married Beatrice de Vermandois, (880-3/26/931), daughter of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, son of Pepin of Vermandois and grandson of King Bernard of Italy. King Bernard was the grandson of Charlemagne. Robert V and Beatrice were the parents of Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris. King Robert I was the posthumous son of Robert the Strong and brother of Odo, King of the Western Franks in 888. Robert I succeeded King Charles the Simple, who had succeeded his brother Odo. Under Odo, West Francia evolved into France with the capital fixed on Paris. Robert and Odo's family were known as the Robertians. Robert V was at the Siege of Paris in 885. Odo appointed Robert I ruler of a number of counties, including Paris, and abbot in commendam of many abbeys. Robert also secured the office of Dux Francorum, a high military dignity. He did not claim the crown of West Francia when his brother died in 898; instead he recognized the supremacy of King Charles the Simple.
Charles confirmed Robert V in his offices and possessions, and he continued to defend northern Francia from the attacks of the Norsemen. Robert V defeated a large band of Norse in the Loire Valley in 921, and the defeated invaders converted to Christianity and settled near Nantes. The peace between the king and his powerful vassal was not seriously disturbed until 922. The rule of Charles, and especially his partiality for a certain Hagano, had aroused some irritation; and, supported by many of the clergy and by some of the most powerful of the Frankish nobles, Robert V took up arms, drove Charles into Lorraine, and was himself crowned king of the Franks at Rheims in 922. Robert V's rule was contested by the Viking leader Rollo, who had settled in Normandy in 911 with the permission of Charles the Simple. During Robert Vs reign, Rollo remained loyal to Charles, who continued to contest his deposition. Raising an army, Charles marched against the usurper and, on June 15, 923, Robert V was killed, but his army won the battle, and Charles was captured. Charles continued to be held as a captive until his death in 929.
The following is extracted from A history of the Middle ages, From the overthrow of the Western Empire, 1859, By Leonhard Schmitz, p. 205: Robert, Duke of Francia and brother of Odo of Paris, took aim at the crown in 922, inducing the Archbishop of Rheims to crown him king of France. Robert fell in battle in 923 in which his son Hugo [Hugh the Great] gained victory, his party invited Rudolph of Burgundy, a son-in-law of Robert, to take possession of the throne. When Rudolph died in 936, Louis, the son of Charles the Simple, was recognized as king and placed under the guidance of Hugo. Louis died in the same year leaving two sons, Lothaire and Charles.
Hugo supported the claims of Lothaire, on condition that his mother Gerberga, a sister of Otho of Germany, should cede to him the duchies of Aquitaine and Burgundy, in addition to that of Francia. Hugo died in 956 prior to acquiring Aquitaine. Gerberga, to secure the throne to Lothaire, entered into an arrangement with his sons, giving Hugo Capet the duchy of Francia and the counties of Paris and Orleans. Otho, the younger son, received the duchy of Burgundy. Upon Lothaire's death in 986, his son Louis V was crowned as his successor; but died after 14 months. Hugo Capet was now positioned to seek the crown for himself.
Adelaide "Adela" (daughter of Hughes II of Tours, son of Luitfried II, Count of Sundgau and Bava "Ava" de Paris, daughter of Gerald I, Count of Paris and Rotrude of Paris) married Conrad I, Count of Aargau Auxerre, he died in 863, two sons were born, Hugh the Abbot and Conrad II, Duke of Burgundy. Adela afterward married King Robert the Strong having Odo and Robert of France, (866-923), both later kings of West Francia.
The previous 'Pedigree of Vermendois' chart, shows King Robert I of West Francia married Beatrice of Vermandois (880 - 3/26/931) daughter of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, son of Pepin II of Vermandois, grandson of King Bernard of Italy, great grandson of Pepin-Carloman, King of Italy, and great great grandson of Charlemagne. King Robert I married first Aelis and had two daughters Princess Adela and Princess Emma; he married second Beatrice and had Princess Edelgarde and Prince Hugh the Great.
It was Herbert I's idea to arrange the marriage alliance to King Robert I by giving in marriage his daughter Beatrice as Robert's second wife. As a part of this pact Herbert I also agreed for his son Herbert II of Vermandois to marry Princess Adela, Robert's daughter by his first marriage.
King Robert I’s grandson, Hugh Capet, was asked by church council, called by Archbishop Adalbero of Rheims, to provide proof of his lineage to the last king of Neustria (later Normandy). Upon receipt of this proof, he was unanimously elected the new king of the Franks (later France). Neustria was at this time predominately Gallo-Roman and spoke a form of Latin, affected by Celtic and Germanic influences. As such, it was the ancestor of modern French.
Robert V, (8/15/866 Wormsgau, East Frankish duchy of Franconia (Germany)-6/15/923 Soissons, Picardie, France) was king of Western Francia and Count of Poitiers and Paris and Marquis of Neustria and Orleans. He was the son of Rupert IV "the Strong", of Worms, Margrave of Neustria and Count of Anjou and his wife Adelaide of Tours, daughter of Hugh of Tours and Bava "Ava" of Tours (daughter of Gerard I, count of Paris and Rotrude of Austrasia). His father used the older variation of the name Robert, which was Rupert, but he is referred to both ways.
Robert V married Beatrice de Vermandois, (880-3/26/931), daughter of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, son of Pepin of Vermandois and grandson of King Bernard of Italy. King Bernard was the grandson of Charlemagne. Robert V and Beatrice were the parents of Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris. King Robert I was the posthumous son of Robert the Strong and brother of Odo, King of the Western Franks in 888. Robert I succeeded King Charles the Simple, who had succeeded his brother Odo. Under Odo, West Francia evolved into France with the capital fixed on Paris. Robert and Odo's family were known as the Robertians. Robert V was at the Siege of Paris in 885. Odo appointed Robert I ruler of a number of counties, including Paris, and abbot in commendam of many abbeys. Robert also secured the office of Dux Francorum, a high military dignity. He did not claim the crown of West Francia when his brother died in 898; instead he recognized the supremacy of King Charles the Simple.
Charles confirmed Robert V in his offices and possessions, and he continued to defend northern Francia from the attacks of the Norsemen. Robert V defeated a large band of Norse in the Loire Valley in 921, and the defeated invaders converted to Christianity and settled near Nantes. The peace between the king and his powerful vassal was not seriously disturbed until 922. The rule of Charles, and especially his partiality for a certain Hagano, had aroused some irritation; and, supported by many of the clergy and by some of the most powerful of the Frankish nobles, Robert V took up arms, drove Charles into Lorraine, and was himself crowned king of the Franks at Rheims in 922. Robert V's rule was contested by the Viking leader Rollo, who had settled in Normandy in 911 with the permission of Charles the Simple. During Robert Vs reign, Rollo remained loyal to Charles, who continued to contest his deposition. Raising an army, Charles marched against the usurper and, on June 15, 923, Robert V was killed, but his army won the battle, and Charles was captured. Charles continued to be held as a captive until his death in 929.
The following is extracted from A history of the Middle ages, From the overthrow of the Western Empire, 1859, By Leonhard Schmitz, p. 205: Robert, Duke of Francia and brother of Odo of Paris, took aim at the crown in 922, inducing the Archbishop of Rheims to crown him king of France. Robert fell in battle in 923 in which his son Hugo [Hugh the Great] gained victory, his party invited Rudolph of Burgundy, a son-in-law of Robert, to take possession of the throne. When Rudolph died in 936, Louis, the son of Charles the Simple, was recognized as king and placed under the guidance of Hugo. Louis died in the same year leaving two sons, Lothaire and Charles.
Hugo supported the claims of Lothaire, on condition that his mother Gerberga, a sister of Otho of Germany, should cede to him the duchies of Aquitaine and Burgundy, in addition to that of Francia. Hugo died in 956 prior to acquiring Aquitaine. Gerberga, to secure the throne to Lothaire, entered into an arrangement with his sons, giving Hugo Capet the duchy of Francia and the counties of Paris and Orleans. Otho, the younger son, received the duchy of Burgundy. Upon Lothaire's death in 986, his son Louis V was crowned as his successor; but died after 14 months. Hugo Capet was now positioned to seek the crown for himself.
Adelaide "Adela" (daughter of Hughes II of Tours, son of Luitfried II, Count of Sundgau and Bava "Ava" de Paris, daughter of Gerald I, Count of Paris and Rotrude of Paris) married Conrad I, Count of Aargau Auxerre, he died in 863, two sons were born, Hugh the Abbot and Conrad II, Duke of Burgundy. Adela afterward married King Robert the Strong having Odo and Robert of France, (866-923), both later kings of West Francia.
HUGH THE GREAT ROBERT V OF FRANCE KING HUGH CAPET
PRINCE HUGH THE GREAT (898-6/16/956) was of Haplogroup G2a as determined by Y-DNA results of his descendants through his son King Hugh Capet. His picture was created using facial characteristics of portraits of his father King Robert I and his son King Hugh Capet. He was duke of the Franks and Burgundy and count of Paris, Orleans, and the Vexin and was called the father of France. He turned down the offer of becoming king of France (Francia) on three separate occasions and ruled France in between kings. He was clearly one of the most powerful men in the kingdom during the reign of Louis IV d'Outremer and the early years of King Lothair. As will be seen, Hugh’s marriages were masterfully selected to provide him with ultimate protection and connections.
Hugh's first married occurred in 922 to Judith, (c900-925) daughter of Roger du Maine and Rothilde. Rothilde was a daughter of the King of the Franks, Charles the Bald, [son of Louis I, "the Pious" and Judith of Bavaria]. Her mother was Charles’ second spouse, Queen Richilde of Provence and Ardennes, daughter of Bivin of Gorze and Richildis of Arles and sister of King Boso of Provence. Rothilde married Roger, Count of Maine. Their eldest child was Hugh I, Count of Maine and their second child was Judith. Hugh's marriage to Eadgifu protected the West Franks from falling into the hands of potential rivals for the Frankish throne. Judith she died childless in 925.
Hugh's second marriage occurred in 926 to Eadhild, (c902-937) daughter of Edward the Elder, king of the Anglo Saxons and his second wife Aelfflaed. Eadhild's full sister, Eadgifu, was the wife of the deposed king of the West Franks, Charles the Simple, after his death Eadgifu married Herbert Vermandois III, nephew of King Robert and his wife Beatrice Vermandois. Another sister Eadgyth married Otto, Holy Roman Emperor. In 926 Edward's son, king Æthelstan, received an embassy from his cousin, Adelolf, Count of Boulogne, on behalf of Hugh, and Æthelstan agreed to give his half-sister, Eadhild, in marriage in return for an enormous quantity of gifts and relics. According to William of Malmesbury, these included spices, jewels, many swift horses, an elaborate onyx vase, a crown of solid gold, the sword of Constantine the Great, Charlemagne's lance and a piece of the Crown of Thorns. When Ralph of Burgundy, king of the Franks, died in 936, Hugh the Great, who had married Eadgifu's sister, Eadhild, organized the return of Louis as king of the Franks and he was crowned on 19 June 936. In gratitude, he bestowed on Hugh the title "duke of the Franks'. "After some years we find Hugh and Aethelstan in hostile opposition to each other; Eadhild died or was divorced childless." A History of England Under the Anglo-Saxon Kings, Vol. 2, By Johann Martin Lappenberg, p. 108, 1845. Eadhild died childless in 937.
Hugh’s relationship with Gerlotte (914-937), daughter of Theobald de Blois and Richilde de Bourges, occurred between 932 and 937. At the time of their relationship, Gerlotte was married to Hrolf Robert Thurstan (c885-c945) and Hugh was still married to Eadgifu of England. Gerlotte’s marriage to Thurstan was undoubtedly arranged by Hugh the Great and Gerlottte's father for protection and connections as well. Her father Theobald de Blois was the vassal of Hugh the Great. After Brico's death in 945, the children of Gerlotte and Hugh inherited Hrolf Robert Thurstan vast holdings. There may have been a vast payout to Thurstan similar to the one paid to Edward the Elder. Thurstan was of haplogroup R1b as determined by Y-DNA results of his descendants. Rollo's descendants through his grandson Richard I, duke of Normandy are also haplogroup R1b. Gerlotte's mother, Richilde de Bourges, was the half-sister of Judith of Maine, the first wife of Hugh the Great. His children with Gerlotte were: 1) Anslech 'Lancelot' de Bricquebec b. c933 m. Gillette de Beaulac de Tillières; 2) Eremberge de Bricquebec b. c935 m. Torf Pont-Audemer; and 3) Ansfrid I "the Dane" de Bricquebec b. c937 m. Helloe de Beaulac de Tillières.
Hugh's third marriage occurred soon after Gerlotte's death. He married Hedwig, daughter of Henry the Fowler, king (c876-7/2/936) Duke of Saxony from 912 and the King of East Francia from 919, and his wife Matilda of Ringelheim. His children with Hedwig were: 1. Beatrice (c938-) m. Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine; 2. Hugh Capet (c940–996) m. Adelaide of Aquitaine; 3. Emma (c942–3/19/968) m. Richard I, duke of Normandy, (this marriage never consummated, as it was purely for the protection of Richard I), Emma died at age 26 childless; 4. Otto, Duke of Burgundy (c944-2/22/963); 5. Odo-Henry (Henry I, Duke of Burgundy) (946–1002). Hedwig's mother was Saint Matilda of Ringelheim and her brother was Otto, Holy Roman Emperor. Hugh and Hedwig married on or about 938 in Rhineland, Germany.
Hugh the Great's son, Hugh Capet (940-10/24/996) was the first King of the Franks of the House of Capet from his election in 987 until his death. He succeeded the Carolingian king, Louis V. His election to king came after having to provide proof to the church council of his claim to the Merovingian ancestry. King Robert V's grandson, Hugh Capet, was asked by church council, called by Archbishop Adalbero of Rheims, to provide proof of his lineage to the last king of Neustria (later Normandy). Upon receipt of this proof, he was unanimously elected the new king of the Franks (later France). His proof aside, he was a direct descendant of Clothair I, his father King Robert I of West Francia married Beatrice (880-3/26/931), daughter of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, son of Pepin II of Vermandois, grandson of King Bernard of Italy, great grandson of Pepin-Carloman, King of Italy, and great great grandson of Charlemagne.
Hugh's son was called Hugh Capet and he became King of France. Mysteries of the Great Cross of Hendaye: Alchemy and the End of Time By Jay Weidner Vincent Bridges, states, “A church council called by Archbishop Adalbero of Rheims and organized by Gerbert of Aurillac decided the issue. Gerbert was able to provide proof to the satisfaction of the church council of Hugh Capet's claim to the Merovingian ancestry. The council found that Hugh Capet's family were indeed descendants of the last king of Neustria, and therefore unanimously elected him the new king of France."
The following was written about Hugh the Great in 1877, "He had no scruple even against transferring his allegiance from one King to another, against becoming a vassal of the Eastern instead of the Western crown. But if he went thus far, he would go no further; he would always have a king over him, if only to show how much greater he was than any king; but a king he himself never would be. Three times at least he might easily have mounted the throne; but he always declined the glittering bauble that lay within his grasp." Source: The History of the Norman Conquest of England, By Edward Augustus Freeman, p. 195.
"Hugh's strength derives directly from his feudal lands; he is count of Paris, with large territories between the Seine and the Loire. He also acquired a title of romantic resonance, capable of inspiring a special kind of loyalty. Hugh is the lay abbot of at least four great monasteries, bringing him considerable wealth and a voice in the vast network of Benedictines. This amazing portfolio, as early as the 10th century, reveals the peculiar blend of secular and religious power in European feudalism." History of France: Feudal upstarts 9th-10th century, p. 4.
THURSTAN 'BIGOT' BRICO (ca. 890-945)
Hrolf Thurstan (c906->973) is said to be the son of Hrollagur 'Drogo', the half-brother of Rollo, who in the division of Normandy in fiefs among his followers, seems to have allotted the northern district of La Manche to Drogo. Drogo and his son Thurstan followed Duke Rollo, to Normandy (they are said to have descended from Rognvald Eysteinsson, Jarl of More). A Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, 1863, p. 12.
Thurstan married Gerlotte de Blois (914-937) daughter of count Theobald 'the Elder' de Bricquebec, count of Blois and count of Chartres, and Richilde de Borges. Gerlotte's parents had two children before her father's untimely death in 917. The arms of Blois are azure, a bend argent, coticed potence contre potence or – the arms of Turstain are or, a bend compony or and azure and their ancient war cry was Tons teincls de sang. In 960 this Hrolf Turstain deeded certain lands to the Abbey of St. Wandrille. The Lineage and History of the Family of Rossell, compiled and arranged from A.D. 760 to A.D. 1859, By Prof. Clifford S. Sims, p. 6.
Gerlotte's father, Theobald de Blois, was the vassal of Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks and count of Paris. Gerlotte's mother, Richilde de Bourges, was the half-sister of Judith of Maine, the first wife of Hugh the Great. Flodoard’s information show Theobald I and his son Theobald "The Trickster," both served as the vassal of Hugh the Great during different times. Gerlotte's brother was Theobald “The Trickster” of Blois (c911-977) who married Luitgarde de Vermandois (c914-991). The Annals of Flodoard of Reims; 919-966, Ed. & Trans. Steven Fanning & Bernard S. Bachrach (University of Toronto Press, 2011), pp. 41-2
Gerlotte died soon after the birth of her son and third child Ansfrid I in 937; soon thereafter Hugh married Hedwig of Saxony, daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany and Matilda of Ringelheim. This marriage was a happy one which lasted decades. With the rarity of the G2a haplogroup, and the fact that he arranged the marriages of Gerlotte's children, there is little doubt that her children, were fathered by Hugh the Great, he died in 956 at about age 60. The ancestors of Warin de Halla, a direct male descendant of Ansfrid I, are of this same rare haplogroup as are the descendants of Hugh Capet, king of Frances and son of Hugh the Great.
Children born to Gerlotte were: 1) Anslech 'Lancelot' de Bricquebec (c933-) m. Gillette de Beaulac de Tillières, Anslech is mentioned by Wace as one of the three Barons who alone remained faithful to the Duke, by rendering his military service at the siege of Rouen; 2) Eremberge de Bricquebec (c935-) m. c953 Torf 'the Rich' de Harcourt (c920-) 2nd Baron de Tourville (she is often placed as the daughter of Anslech), they were parents of William de Briquebec (often placed as the son of Anslech). William de Briquebec is mentioned as the brother of Touroude de Pont Audemer in an agreement between he and the abbott of Fecamp. Their other son was Turchetil m. Adeline de Montfort; and 3) Ansfrid I, (937-979) m. Helloe de Beaulac de Tillières (c937-966), he was the first Viscount of the Hiemois and father of Ansfrid II, le Goz, whose son Thurstan le Goz was a favorite of Robert, Duke of Normandy according to, The Conqueror and His Companions, By James Robinson Planche, 1874, Vol. 2, p. 18.
Hugh the Great and Richard I, duke of Normandy, were very close after William's death at the hands of Arnulf I of Flanders. Hugh became Richard I's protector and later Richard I became the protector of Hugh's son, the future king of France. Richard also married Emma in 960, she died in 968 without issue, she was the daughter of Hugh the Great and Hedwig of Saxony.
Descendants of Hugh the Great and Ansfrid are haplogroup G2a, establishing Thurstan 'Bigot' was not his biological father. The major haplogroup in lower Normandy, at 71%, is R1b. R1b is also the haplogroup of direct line descendants of Duke Richard of Normandy. Besides Hugh the Great being the son of Robert, King of the Franks, and grandson of Robert the Strong, he was a sixth-generation descendant of the Emperor Charlemagne by way of his mother Beatrice Vermandois.
Hugh's first married occurred in 922 to Judith, (c900-925) daughter of Roger du Maine and Rothilde. Rothilde was a daughter of the King of the Franks, Charles the Bald, [son of Louis I, "the Pious" and Judith of Bavaria]. Her mother was Charles’ second spouse, Queen Richilde of Provence and Ardennes, daughter of Bivin of Gorze and Richildis of Arles and sister of King Boso of Provence. Rothilde married Roger, Count of Maine. Their eldest child was Hugh I, Count of Maine and their second child was Judith. Hugh's marriage to Eadgifu protected the West Franks from falling into the hands of potential rivals for the Frankish throne. Judith she died childless in 925.
Hugh's second marriage occurred in 926 to Eadhild, (c902-937) daughter of Edward the Elder, king of the Anglo Saxons and his second wife Aelfflaed. Eadhild's full sister, Eadgifu, was the wife of the deposed king of the West Franks, Charles the Simple, after his death Eadgifu married Herbert Vermandois III, nephew of King Robert and his wife Beatrice Vermandois. Another sister Eadgyth married Otto, Holy Roman Emperor. In 926 Edward's son, king Æthelstan, received an embassy from his cousin, Adelolf, Count of Boulogne, on behalf of Hugh, and Æthelstan agreed to give his half-sister, Eadhild, in marriage in return for an enormous quantity of gifts and relics. According to William of Malmesbury, these included spices, jewels, many swift horses, an elaborate onyx vase, a crown of solid gold, the sword of Constantine the Great, Charlemagne's lance and a piece of the Crown of Thorns. When Ralph of Burgundy, king of the Franks, died in 936, Hugh the Great, who had married Eadgifu's sister, Eadhild, organized the return of Louis as king of the Franks and he was crowned on 19 June 936. In gratitude, he bestowed on Hugh the title "duke of the Franks'. "After some years we find Hugh and Aethelstan in hostile opposition to each other; Eadhild died or was divorced childless." A History of England Under the Anglo-Saxon Kings, Vol. 2, By Johann Martin Lappenberg, p. 108, 1845. Eadhild died childless in 937.
Hugh’s relationship with Gerlotte (914-937), daughter of Theobald de Blois and Richilde de Bourges, occurred between 932 and 937. At the time of their relationship, Gerlotte was married to Hrolf Robert Thurstan (c885-c945) and Hugh was still married to Eadgifu of England. Gerlotte’s marriage to Thurstan was undoubtedly arranged by Hugh the Great and Gerlottte's father for protection and connections as well. Her father Theobald de Blois was the vassal of Hugh the Great. After Brico's death in 945, the children of Gerlotte and Hugh inherited Hrolf Robert Thurstan vast holdings. There may have been a vast payout to Thurstan similar to the one paid to Edward the Elder. Thurstan was of haplogroup R1b as determined by Y-DNA results of his descendants. Rollo's descendants through his grandson Richard I, duke of Normandy are also haplogroup R1b. Gerlotte's mother, Richilde de Bourges, was the half-sister of Judith of Maine, the first wife of Hugh the Great. His children with Gerlotte were: 1) Anslech 'Lancelot' de Bricquebec b. c933 m. Gillette de Beaulac de Tillières; 2) Eremberge de Bricquebec b. c935 m. Torf Pont-Audemer; and 3) Ansfrid I "the Dane" de Bricquebec b. c937 m. Helloe de Beaulac de Tillières.
Hugh's third marriage occurred soon after Gerlotte's death. He married Hedwig, daughter of Henry the Fowler, king (c876-7/2/936) Duke of Saxony from 912 and the King of East Francia from 919, and his wife Matilda of Ringelheim. His children with Hedwig were: 1. Beatrice (c938-) m. Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine; 2. Hugh Capet (c940–996) m. Adelaide of Aquitaine; 3. Emma (c942–3/19/968) m. Richard I, duke of Normandy, (this marriage never consummated, as it was purely for the protection of Richard I), Emma died at age 26 childless; 4. Otto, Duke of Burgundy (c944-2/22/963); 5. Odo-Henry (Henry I, Duke of Burgundy) (946–1002). Hedwig's mother was Saint Matilda of Ringelheim and her brother was Otto, Holy Roman Emperor. Hugh and Hedwig married on or about 938 in Rhineland, Germany.
Hugh the Great's son, Hugh Capet (940-10/24/996) was the first King of the Franks of the House of Capet from his election in 987 until his death. He succeeded the Carolingian king, Louis V. His election to king came after having to provide proof to the church council of his claim to the Merovingian ancestry. King Robert V's grandson, Hugh Capet, was asked by church council, called by Archbishop Adalbero of Rheims, to provide proof of his lineage to the last king of Neustria (later Normandy). Upon receipt of this proof, he was unanimously elected the new king of the Franks (later France). His proof aside, he was a direct descendant of Clothair I, his father King Robert I of West Francia married Beatrice (880-3/26/931), daughter of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, son of Pepin II of Vermandois, grandson of King Bernard of Italy, great grandson of Pepin-Carloman, King of Italy, and great great grandson of Charlemagne.
Hugh's son was called Hugh Capet and he became King of France. Mysteries of the Great Cross of Hendaye: Alchemy and the End of Time By Jay Weidner Vincent Bridges, states, “A church council called by Archbishop Adalbero of Rheims and organized by Gerbert of Aurillac decided the issue. Gerbert was able to provide proof to the satisfaction of the church council of Hugh Capet's claim to the Merovingian ancestry. The council found that Hugh Capet's family were indeed descendants of the last king of Neustria, and therefore unanimously elected him the new king of France."
The following was written about Hugh the Great in 1877, "He had no scruple even against transferring his allegiance from one King to another, against becoming a vassal of the Eastern instead of the Western crown. But if he went thus far, he would go no further; he would always have a king over him, if only to show how much greater he was than any king; but a king he himself never would be. Three times at least he might easily have mounted the throne; but he always declined the glittering bauble that lay within his grasp." Source: The History of the Norman Conquest of England, By Edward Augustus Freeman, p. 195.
"Hugh's strength derives directly from his feudal lands; he is count of Paris, with large territories between the Seine and the Loire. He also acquired a title of romantic resonance, capable of inspiring a special kind of loyalty. Hugh is the lay abbot of at least four great monasteries, bringing him considerable wealth and a voice in the vast network of Benedictines. This amazing portfolio, as early as the 10th century, reveals the peculiar blend of secular and religious power in European feudalism." History of France: Feudal upstarts 9th-10th century, p. 4.
THURSTAN 'BIGOT' BRICO (ca. 890-945)
Hrolf Thurstan (c906->973) is said to be the son of Hrollagur 'Drogo', the half-brother of Rollo, who in the division of Normandy in fiefs among his followers, seems to have allotted the northern district of La Manche to Drogo. Drogo and his son Thurstan followed Duke Rollo, to Normandy (they are said to have descended from Rognvald Eysteinsson, Jarl of More). A Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, 1863, p. 12.
Thurstan married Gerlotte de Blois (914-937) daughter of count Theobald 'the Elder' de Bricquebec, count of Blois and count of Chartres, and Richilde de Borges. Gerlotte's parents had two children before her father's untimely death in 917. The arms of Blois are azure, a bend argent, coticed potence contre potence or – the arms of Turstain are or, a bend compony or and azure and their ancient war cry was Tons teincls de sang. In 960 this Hrolf Turstain deeded certain lands to the Abbey of St. Wandrille. The Lineage and History of the Family of Rossell, compiled and arranged from A.D. 760 to A.D. 1859, By Prof. Clifford S. Sims, p. 6.
Gerlotte's father, Theobald de Blois, was the vassal of Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks and count of Paris. Gerlotte's mother, Richilde de Bourges, was the half-sister of Judith of Maine, the first wife of Hugh the Great. Flodoard’s information show Theobald I and his son Theobald "The Trickster," both served as the vassal of Hugh the Great during different times. Gerlotte's brother was Theobald “The Trickster” of Blois (c911-977) who married Luitgarde de Vermandois (c914-991). The Annals of Flodoard of Reims; 919-966, Ed. & Trans. Steven Fanning & Bernard S. Bachrach (University of Toronto Press, 2011), pp. 41-2
Gerlotte died soon after the birth of her son and third child Ansfrid I in 937; soon thereafter Hugh married Hedwig of Saxony, daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany and Matilda of Ringelheim. This marriage was a happy one which lasted decades. With the rarity of the G2a haplogroup, and the fact that he arranged the marriages of Gerlotte's children, there is little doubt that her children, were fathered by Hugh the Great, he died in 956 at about age 60. The ancestors of Warin de Halla, a direct male descendant of Ansfrid I, are of this same rare haplogroup as are the descendants of Hugh Capet, king of Frances and son of Hugh the Great.
Children born to Gerlotte were: 1) Anslech 'Lancelot' de Bricquebec (c933-) m. Gillette de Beaulac de Tillières, Anslech is mentioned by Wace as one of the three Barons who alone remained faithful to the Duke, by rendering his military service at the siege of Rouen; 2) Eremberge de Bricquebec (c935-) m. c953 Torf 'the Rich' de Harcourt (c920-) 2nd Baron de Tourville (she is often placed as the daughter of Anslech), they were parents of William de Briquebec (often placed as the son of Anslech). William de Briquebec is mentioned as the brother of Touroude de Pont Audemer in an agreement between he and the abbott of Fecamp. Their other son was Turchetil m. Adeline de Montfort; and 3) Ansfrid I, (937-979) m. Helloe de Beaulac de Tillières (c937-966), he was the first Viscount of the Hiemois and father of Ansfrid II, le Goz, whose son Thurstan le Goz was a favorite of Robert, Duke of Normandy according to, The Conqueror and His Companions, By James Robinson Planche, 1874, Vol. 2, p. 18.
Hugh the Great and Richard I, duke of Normandy, were very close after William's death at the hands of Arnulf I of Flanders. Hugh became Richard I's protector and later Richard I became the protector of Hugh's son, the future king of France. Richard also married Emma in 960, she died in 968 without issue, she was the daughter of Hugh the Great and Hedwig of Saxony.
Descendants of Hugh the Great and Ansfrid are haplogroup G2a, establishing Thurstan 'Bigot' was not his biological father. The major haplogroup in lower Normandy, at 71%, is R1b. R1b is also the haplogroup of direct line descendants of Duke Richard of Normandy. Besides Hugh the Great being the son of Robert, King of the Franks, and grandson of Robert the Strong, he was a sixth-generation descendant of the Emperor Charlemagne by way of his mother Beatrice Vermandois.
CHILDREN BORN TO GERLOTTE DE BLOIS:
1. Anslech 'Lancelot' le Goz, de Bricquebec (c933-) m. Gillette de Beaulac de Tillières.
2. Eremberge de Bricquebec (c935-) m. c953 Torf 'the Rich' de Harcourt (c920-) 2nd Baron de Tourville
3. Ansfrid I, the Dane, le Goz de la Haye 1st Vicomte of Hiemois and Count of d'Exmes (937-c979) m. Helloe de Beaulac de Tillières (c937-966).
1. Anslech 'Lancelot' le Goz, de Bricquebec (c933-) m. Gillette de Beaulac de Tillières.
2. Eremberge de Bricquebec (c935-) m. c953 Torf 'the Rich' de Harcourt (c920-) 2nd Baron de Tourville
3. Ansfrid I, the Dane, le Goz de la Haye 1st Vicomte of Hiemois and Count of d'Exmes (937-c979) m. Helloe de Beaulac de Tillières (c937-966).
ANSFRID I, LE GOZ, DE LA HAYE FIRST COUNT OF HIEMOIS (EXMES) (c937-c979) - HAPLOGROUP G2a
Ansfrid I, le Goz, was the first vicomte of the Hiemois and Count of d'Exmes. He married about 965 in Tillières, to Helloe de Beaulac de Tillières (c940-966) daughter of count Godfrey de Beaulac de Tillières and Mathilda de Luxembourg. Source: Two Thousand Years One Hundred Generations Again, by Robert Page, p. 89. Helloe's sister was Gillette de Beaulac Tillières who married Anslech 'Lancelot' Bricquebec, (Ansfrid's brother). Through Godfrey and Mathilda, their descendants were related to Charles the Simple, Louis the Stammerer, Charles the Bald, Louis the Pious, Charlemagne and Pepin the Short, all father and son.
Matilda's brother, Frederick, Duke of Upper Lorraine, married Beatrice, daughter of Hugh the Great and Hedwig of Saxony, daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany and Matilda of Ringelheim. In 959, Hedwig's brother divided the duchy and Godfrey de Beaulac de Tillières became duke of Lower Lorraine and Matilda's brother Frederick became duke of Upper Lorraine. This marriage was arranged by Hugh the Great before his death in 956.
Godfrey de Beaulac de Tillières died in 964 after joining the Emperor Otto, his first cousin, against Adalbert in Rome. Ansfrid II was the father of Thurstan le Goz, a trusted aide to Duke Robert of Normandy who accompanied him to the Holy Land and was entrusted to bring back to the Abbey of Ciresi the relics the Duke had obtained from the Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Ansfrid I, le Goz, was the first vicomte of the Hiemois and Count of d'Exmes. He married about 965 in Tillières, to Helloe de Beaulac de Tillières (c940-966) daughter of count Godfrey de Beaulac de Tillières and Mathilda de Luxembourg. Source: Two Thousand Years One Hundred Generations Again, by Robert Page, p. 89. Helloe's sister was Gillette de Beaulac Tillières who married Anslech 'Lancelot' Bricquebec, (Ansfrid's brother). Through Godfrey and Mathilda, their descendants were related to Charles the Simple, Louis the Stammerer, Charles the Bald, Louis the Pious, Charlemagne and Pepin the Short, all father and son.
Matilda's brother, Frederick, Duke of Upper Lorraine, married Beatrice, daughter of Hugh the Great and Hedwig of Saxony, daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany and Matilda of Ringelheim. In 959, Hedwig's brother divided the duchy and Godfrey de Beaulac de Tillières became duke of Lower Lorraine and Matilda's brother Frederick became duke of Upper Lorraine. This marriage was arranged by Hugh the Great before his death in 956.
Godfrey de Beaulac de Tillières died in 964 after joining the Emperor Otto, his first cousin, against Adalbert in Rome. Ansfrid II was the father of Thurstan le Goz, a trusted aide to Duke Robert of Normandy who accompanied him to the Holy Land and was entrusted to bring back to the Abbey of Ciresi the relics the Duke had obtained from the Patriarch of Jerusalem.
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Cunigunda married Wigeric in 909 and had the following children, she married her second husband, Richwin de Verdun, in 923. Richwin was killed in 923 in his bed by Boso of Provence at the instigation of Adalberon, her son. Richwin had his first wife beheaded for her unchastity. Richwin’s only child was Otto, Count of Verdun and Duke of Lorraine by his first wife. Children of Wigeric and Cunigunda are:
1. Frederick I (910-) 1st Count of Bar, Duke of Upper Lorraine from 959 m. Beatrice, dau of Hugh the Great and Hedwig of Saxony, daughter of Henry the Fowler and Mathilda of Ringelheim. Frederick’s mother-in-law, Hedwig, has her brother Otto, Holy Roman Emperor, divide the duchy of Lorraine. Frederick received Upper Lorraine and his sister Mathilda and her husband Godfrey de Beaulac de Tillières received Lower Lorraine. 2. Adelberon (910-) Bishop of Metz in 929, Archbishop of Reims. 3. Gilbert (c912-) Count in the Ardennes. 4. Sigebert (c914-). 5. Luitgarde (c916-12/18/972-3) m. Eberhard IV, Count of Nordgau 6. Gozlin (c918-) Count of Bidgau m. Oda or Huoda of Metz and was father of Godfrey I, Count of Verdun nicknamed “The Prisoner”. 7. Mathilda (c920-) de Luxembourg m. Godfrey de Beaulac de Tillières. 8. Siegfried (c922-) 1st count of Luxembourg in 963 m. Hedwig of Nordgau. |
CHILDREN OF ANSFRID I LE GOZ AND HELLOE DE BEAULAC DE TILLIERES:
1. Ansfrid II, le Goz, Lord de la Haye, Vicomte of Hiemois, Count of d'Exmes and Count of Falaise (c966-c1035).
2. Osmond fitz-Ansfrid I, viscomte de Vernon, de Bolbec, de Conteville (c968-) m. Avelina (c968-) d/o Herfast de Crepon
1. Ansfrid II, le Goz, Lord de la Haye, Vicomte of Hiemois, Count of d'Exmes and Count of Falaise (c966-c1035).
2. Osmond fitz-Ansfrid I, viscomte de Vernon, de Bolbec, de Conteville (c968-) m. Avelina (c968-) d/o Herfast de Crepon
ANSFRID II, LE GOZ, LORD DE LA HAYE, VICOMTE OF HIEMOIS, COUNT OF D'EXMES AND COUNT OF FALAISE (c966-c1035)
Ansfrid II the Dane, le Goz, was Viscount of Hiemes and count, of d'Exmes. A Viscount is a British nobleman ranking above a baron and below an earl. Annuaire du Département de la Manche, by Julien Gilles Travers, 1849, Vol. 21 - p. 513, states, "Ansfroi-le-Dane I, the first viscount of Exmes and retained this title until 978, when it was given to Roger de Montgommery. He was the father of Ansfroi-le-Dane, said the Gotz, second of the name, which was restored in the viscount of Exmes, and which also received that of Falaise."
Ansfrid II le Goz was count of Hiemes and Steward of Normandy and married Wymarche de Normandy (c973-1040). Charters mention nun Wimardis as the widow of Ansfrid II and the mother of Robert fitz Wymarc. Wymarche was the sister of Queen Emma, who assisted Abbess Wymarche and their sister, Abbess Beatrix, both becoming nuns at Montivilliers. Emma's son Edward was elevated to Sainthood, and her son Aethelred was considered for Sainthood. Ansfrid and Wymarche were parents of Thurstan le Goz who married Judith Montrolier and Beatrice le Goz who married Fulk d'Anet.
Robert fitz Wimarc is pictured on the Bayeux Tapestry holding the dying Edward the Confessor in his arms. "Though the name of Robert fitz Wimarc's father never transpires, there can be no doubt that he was a Norman; nay, that he was allied by blood to the Ducal House, and so a relation of Queen Emma, results from a well-authenticated statement that Robert fitz Wimarc was a cousin (consanguineus) of Duke William. William of Poitiers, a Chaplain and Protege of the Duke, and withal a very accurate writer, expressly says so; and whereas it is clear that the noble Saxon lady Wimarca, mother of the said Robert, cannot have endowed him with any such consanguinity, it follows that his Norman father did. Of Wymarch, the mother of Robert fitz Wimarch, we know little more than what has been already hinted at, viz: that William of Poitiers, writing her name as Guimara, calls her a noble lady (Nobilis Mulier). Her son, Robert fitz Wimarc, "inherited many estates from his mother, and those which he himself acquired under the successive auspices of Edward the Confessor and King William." Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History, Vol. 2, p. 3.
Robert fitz Wimarc, it is said, helped to ease the transition from Saxon to Norman England with a fair degree of wisdom. This may be why he chose to use fitzWimarc, which appears to be Breton, rather than his father's Norman surname. He was later Sheriff of Essex and described as a Staller (high office holder) of the royal palace. He was father of Agnes fitz Wimarc (c1032-) m. Robert le Scrope and Swein de Essex (ca. 1036) Baron of Rayleigh. Robert was holder of Almesteda, property listed in the Domesday book. When the Norman favorites of Edward were ousted from political power in 1052, they fled to Clavering on their way to the sea and to exile. William the Conqueror left extensive estates in Essex to Robert's son, Suen, who built the famous Castellum at Rayleigh. "In September, 1051, K. Edward, having married Earl Godwin's daughter, Edith, and becoming therewith either much devoted to, or much afraid of, that Earl's interests and ascendancy, was holding his court at Gloucester. Suddenly the King was visited by Eustace, Comte of Boulogne,—his brother-in-law,—as being then the husband of the King's sister, Godiva, theretofore Countess of Mante." Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Vol. 2, p. 5. King Edward the Confessor's sister was Goda, or the Latinised version Godiva, married Drogo of Mantes, count of the Vexin.
Robert fitz Wimarc Domesday People: The Vita Edwardi Regis and William of Poitiers claim some importance for Robert, who according to the former was steward of the royal palace and a kinsman of King Edward, and to the latter was a rich and powerful man, of impeccable lineage, and a relative of Edward’s kinsman William the Conqueror. His lineage linked him to the Norman ducal house (hence his relationship to both Edward and William) and he was identified through his mother. His mother was surely therefore a high-born Norman. The point is underlined by William of Poitiers’s statement: Diues quidam … natione Normannus, Rodbertus filius Guimarae nobilis mulieris. It is not unlikely that Robert is identifiable from charters of the abbey of Montivilliers, near Le Havre, Seine-Maritimes, which had a strong connexion with Norman ducal women. One of them features the nun Vuimardis/ Wimardis widow of Ansfrid the steward, who gave Ectot to the house c1046-66, attested by a Robert. She was doubtless the mother at whose request her son Robert de Moyaux (Calvados, cant. Lisieux – 1) later gave to the house land that Ansfrid had held in the forest of Rouvray. Robert de Moyaux is otherwise known only as the father of a woman who became a nun of Saint-Leger de Preauz in the later part of the eleventh century. Domesday Book, by K.S.B. Keats-Roham, p. 19.
CHILDREN OF ANSFRID II AND WYMARCHE DE NORMANDY:
1. Thurstan (c992-1041) le Goz, Halduc, de la Haye, count of Heimos and Governor of Falaise m. Judith Montrolier.
2. Wimund I (c994-c1050) le Goz, Halduc, de la Haye-Paynel, d'Avranches m. Albreda, daughter of Osmund fitz-Ansfrid I, viscomte de Vernon. de Conteville, de Bolbec and Avelina de Crepon, (they were 1st cousins and Avelina was the sister of Countess Gunnora).
3. Beatrix le Goz (c998-) m. Fulk d'Anet, (c998-) son of Osmund fitz-Ansfrid I, viscomte de Vernon, de Conteville, de Bolbec and Aveline de Crepon, Beatrix and Fulk were 1st cousins.
4. Robert de Moyaux fitz-Wimarc (c1000 Calvados, Normandy, France-c1071 Essex, England) m. Beatrice.
Ansfrid II the Dane, le Goz, was Viscount of Hiemes and count, of d'Exmes. A Viscount is a British nobleman ranking above a baron and below an earl. Annuaire du Département de la Manche, by Julien Gilles Travers, 1849, Vol. 21 - p. 513, states, "Ansfroi-le-Dane I, the first viscount of Exmes and retained this title until 978, when it was given to Roger de Montgommery. He was the father of Ansfroi-le-Dane, said the Gotz, second of the name, which was restored in the viscount of Exmes, and which also received that of Falaise."
Ansfrid II le Goz was count of Hiemes and Steward of Normandy and married Wymarche de Normandy (c973-1040). Charters mention nun Wimardis as the widow of Ansfrid II and the mother of Robert fitz Wymarc. Wymarche was the sister of Queen Emma, who assisted Abbess Wymarche and their sister, Abbess Beatrix, both becoming nuns at Montivilliers. Emma's son Edward was elevated to Sainthood, and her son Aethelred was considered for Sainthood. Ansfrid and Wymarche were parents of Thurstan le Goz who married Judith Montrolier and Beatrice le Goz who married Fulk d'Anet.
Robert fitz Wimarc is pictured on the Bayeux Tapestry holding the dying Edward the Confessor in his arms. "Though the name of Robert fitz Wimarc's father never transpires, there can be no doubt that he was a Norman; nay, that he was allied by blood to the Ducal House, and so a relation of Queen Emma, results from a well-authenticated statement that Robert fitz Wimarc was a cousin (consanguineus) of Duke William. William of Poitiers, a Chaplain and Protege of the Duke, and withal a very accurate writer, expressly says so; and whereas it is clear that the noble Saxon lady Wimarca, mother of the said Robert, cannot have endowed him with any such consanguinity, it follows that his Norman father did. Of Wymarch, the mother of Robert fitz Wimarch, we know little more than what has been already hinted at, viz: that William of Poitiers, writing her name as Guimara, calls her a noble lady (Nobilis Mulier). Her son, Robert fitz Wimarc, "inherited many estates from his mother, and those which he himself acquired under the successive auspices of Edward the Confessor and King William." Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History, Vol. 2, p. 3.
Robert fitz Wimarc, it is said, helped to ease the transition from Saxon to Norman England with a fair degree of wisdom. This may be why he chose to use fitzWimarc, which appears to be Breton, rather than his father's Norman surname. He was later Sheriff of Essex and described as a Staller (high office holder) of the royal palace. He was father of Agnes fitz Wimarc (c1032-) m. Robert le Scrope and Swein de Essex (ca. 1036) Baron of Rayleigh. Robert was holder of Almesteda, property listed in the Domesday book. When the Norman favorites of Edward were ousted from political power in 1052, they fled to Clavering on their way to the sea and to exile. William the Conqueror left extensive estates in Essex to Robert's son, Suen, who built the famous Castellum at Rayleigh. "In September, 1051, K. Edward, having married Earl Godwin's daughter, Edith, and becoming therewith either much devoted to, or much afraid of, that Earl's interests and ascendancy, was holding his court at Gloucester. Suddenly the King was visited by Eustace, Comte of Boulogne,—his brother-in-law,—as being then the husband of the King's sister, Godiva, theretofore Countess of Mante." Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Vol. 2, p. 5. King Edward the Confessor's sister was Goda, or the Latinised version Godiva, married Drogo of Mantes, count of the Vexin.
Robert fitz Wimarc Domesday People: The Vita Edwardi Regis and William of Poitiers claim some importance for Robert, who according to the former was steward of the royal palace and a kinsman of King Edward, and to the latter was a rich and powerful man, of impeccable lineage, and a relative of Edward’s kinsman William the Conqueror. His lineage linked him to the Norman ducal house (hence his relationship to both Edward and William) and he was identified through his mother. His mother was surely therefore a high-born Norman. The point is underlined by William of Poitiers’s statement: Diues quidam … natione Normannus, Rodbertus filius Guimarae nobilis mulieris. It is not unlikely that Robert is identifiable from charters of the abbey of Montivilliers, near Le Havre, Seine-Maritimes, which had a strong connexion with Norman ducal women. One of them features the nun Vuimardis/ Wimardis widow of Ansfrid the steward, who gave Ectot to the house c1046-66, attested by a Robert. She was doubtless the mother at whose request her son Robert de Moyaux (Calvados, cant. Lisieux – 1) later gave to the house land that Ansfrid had held in the forest of Rouvray. Robert de Moyaux is otherwise known only as the father of a woman who became a nun of Saint-Leger de Preauz in the later part of the eleventh century. Domesday Book, by K.S.B. Keats-Roham, p. 19.
CHILDREN OF ANSFRID II AND WYMARCHE DE NORMANDY:
1. Thurstan (c992-1041) le Goz, Halduc, de la Haye, count of Heimos and Governor of Falaise m. Judith Montrolier.
2. Wimund I (c994-c1050) le Goz, Halduc, de la Haye-Paynel, d'Avranches m. Albreda, daughter of Osmund fitz-Ansfrid I, viscomte de Vernon. de Conteville, de Bolbec and Avelina de Crepon, (they were 1st cousins and Avelina was the sister of Countess Gunnora).
3. Beatrix le Goz (c998-) m. Fulk d'Anet, (c998-) son of Osmund fitz-Ansfrid I, viscomte de Vernon, de Conteville, de Bolbec and Aveline de Crepon, Beatrix and Fulk were 1st cousins.
4. Robert de Moyaux fitz-Wimarc (c1000 Calvados, Normandy, France-c1071 Essex, England) m. Beatrice.
THE FOLLOWING IS ROBERT, SON OF ANSFRID II AND WYMARCHE, HOLDING KING EDWARD ON HIS DEATHBED.
WIMUND FITZ ANSFRID II, HALDUC, LE GOZ, LORD OF DE LA HAYE-PAYNEL, EXON, LUOT, ETC. (c994-c1050)
Wimund Wymund Wymond Guimond Guimond Guitmond Guitmonde Guitmund Guitmunde (and more variations), was one of the country's barons, with holdings in Luot, Servon, Ponts, Sartilly, Saint-Michel de-Loups, Carolles, in the county of Mortain and Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin, in the diocese of Coutances. Wimund married Albreda, daughter of Osmond fitz-Ansfrid I, de Conteville, viscomte de Vernon, de Bolbec and Avelina, daughter of Herfast de Crepon. Albreda was also the niece of Countess Gunnora of Pays du Caux. In 1066, his son William, gave Mont-Saint-Michel the tithe of his property of Luot and Servon, and was later buried in the basilica of the Archangel.
A charter of Henry II to the abbey of Bec, certifies the grant of Emma, wife of Baldwin Fitz Gilbert, and of her sons Robert and Richard. It is the recital of the gift of the manor of Mesnil-Simon, with its church and all churches and manors pertaining to it, by Fulk d'Anet, and of the land of Groselers near Landan, etc., by Albreda sister of the same Fulk. Also of the manor of Conteville, its church, and all manors, etc., pertaining to it, by William Malet. Here is a distinct proof that Fulk d'Anet, one of whose sisters is said to have been mother of the first Baldwin de Reviers, had a sister named Albreda, whose mother was one of the nieces of Gunnora [Avelina], and consequently a cousin of the Conqueror. Collectanea Archæologica: Shropshire, p. 283. Torigny states that a niece [Avelina] married Osmund de Centumvillis (Centville) [Conteville], vicomte of Vernon, and had a son Fulk de Anou [d'Anet], and a daughter whose son was Baldwin de Reviers.
The grant Gunnor gave to Mont-Saint-Michel in 1015. which was attested by two vicecomites, Tesceline (de Montrveau) and Anschetil (de Harcourt), with six of the remaining witnesses having the same names as individuals associated with vicecomital office from c. 1020 onwards – Osmond [de Conteville], Geoffrey [de Brionne], Neil [of Saint Saviour], Wimund [le Goz], Odo [de Conteville] and Thurstan [le Goz]. On Aug 1027, he witnessed the charter under which Richard II, Duke of Normandy donated property to the abbey of Bernay.
Witmund, "Vuitmundus vicecomes", is identified as the brother of Toustain surnommé Goz, fils d'Ansfroi le Danois by Recherches sur la Domesday. Willielmus Gemeticensis, lib. 7, cap. 6, states: Thurstan, surnamed Goz, son of Ansfrid, governor of Oxima, kept the castle of Faloys in Normandy, against Duke William, being yet a child; but Rodulfus Waceiensis, who commanded the forces for the young duke, besieged him therein. Toustain, not able to hold out long, surrenders it on condition that he may depart quietly; and so he was banished from his country.
Wimund was the father of William d’Avranches. "Avranches, contemporary with the Conqueror we find a William d'Avranches who was, according to Ordericus Vitalis, the son of Guitmond, Witmund, or Wymond, and cousin (i.e. blood relation) to Richard, surnamed Goz, father of Hugh d'Avranches, the famous Earl of Chester." Planche, p. 260.
A grant by William fitz-Wimund (of Avranches) of the whole tithes of all his vavassores and himself at Le Luot (Manche, cant. La Haye-Pesnel), at the instance of Michael, bishop of Avranches, and of three canons of Avranches, friends of William, with the consent of the whole cathedral chapter; the grant is made for the salvation of his soul, his wife Matilda's, [d'Arques of Folkestone, his wife] and other relatives, on condition that he will be buried at the Mont, the monks undertaking to recover his body for burial from wheresoever he shall die in Normandy: 1066. The Cartulary of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, 2006, p. 151.
The Dictionary of National Biography, 1891, p. 161, states: Hugh [d. 1101], called of Avranches, Earl of Chester, son of Richard, called Goz, viscount of Avranches, is said to have been a nephew of William the Conqueror, his mother, ... Emma is given, being a daughter of Herleva. His father, Richard, was the son of Thurstan Goz, lord of Hiesmes, son of Ansfrid, a Dane. Thurstan was unfaithful to Duke William in 1040, and helped Henry, king of France, in his invasion of Normandy. Also the Domesday Book, Devon, Ch. 16:44 Exon, provides us with a clear picture of Wimund's connection to this family by stating, "Robert d'Avranches's father, William, son of Wimund had married a daughter of Baldwin de Meulles." It is further reinforced by, Devonshire: 6, p. 166, 1822, which states: “The manor then called Dueltone, [modern name Dolton or Dalton] was held in demesne, at the time of the Domesday survey, by Baldwin de Brioniis, who gave it in marriage with one of his daughters to William fitz Wimund.” Dueltone / Dolton / Dalton is known to have passed to the Courtenays, Earls of Devon, after the marriage of Matilda d'Avranches to Robert fitz Edith, son of King Henry I. Robert d'Avranches likely gave this in marriage to his daughter Matilda.
His brother was Thurstan fitz-Ansfrid II, le Goz, de la Haye (Thurstain, Toustien, Turstin, Toustain, Torstein, etc.) “Toustain surnommé Goz, fils d’Ansfroi le Danois” (ibid.), (c990-1041), Gov. of Falaise. Toustain le Goz, Count of Hiemes, was chamberlain of Duke Robert. the Liberal r. 1034 (Chronicle of Normandy by Mesaissier 3, vol. 34). Toustain le Goz, Lord of Hiemes and Viscount Argentan, Falaise master and governor during the minority of Duke William the Conqueror, was son of Ansfrid the Dane, per Recherches historiques sur Falaise, By Pierre-Gilles Langevin, p. 486. Toutainville in Eure was likely named after Thurstan Goz held land there and was still alive c1020 (Musset 1970b, 95). He married Judith Montrolier, (c994 Normandy, Orne, France - 4 Mar 1066 in Avanches, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France).
Thurstan became a trusted aide to Duke Robert and accompanied him to the Holy Land and was entrusted to bring back to the Abbey of Cerisi the relics the duke had obtained from the Patriarch of Jerusalem. This led to Thurstan revolting against the young Duke William in 1041, he was exiled and his lands confiscated and given by the duke to his mother, Herleve, wife of Herluin de Conteville. Richard le Goz, Vicomte d'Avranches, was one of the sons of the aforesaid Thurstan, by his wife Judith de Montrolier, and appears not only to have avoided being implicated in the rebellion of his father, but obtained his pardon and restoration to the Vicomté of the Hiemois.
"King Henry I of France availed himself of the opportunity of humiliating a vassal, whose very friendship and protection seemed dangerous to him, by demanding from the Norman prince the demolition of the castle of Tillieres. Gilbert Crespin, who had been invested with the castle by Duke Robert, resisted this demand, with which, nevertheless, the government at Rouen resolved to comply, and to join their forces with the king’s, for the purpose of delivering into his hand the key of their country. Gilbert Crespin was forced to submit, and the king ordered the castle to be demolished, after having given assurances on oath that it should not be reconstructed within four years. But he very soon found occasion for war, invaded the country of Hiesmes, and caused Tilliéres to be fortified anew. Falaise also seemed on the eve of being lost, when Thurstan, surnamed Goz, the son of Ansfrid the Dane, with aid of the royal forces, raised the standard of rebellion; but Ralf of Grassy, hastening to its relief with a body of valiant men, flight, and preserved the rock-built town to its youthful master". A History of England under the Norman Kings, By Johann Martin Lappenberg and Benjamin Troupe, p. 46.
On a later raid, in 1043, Henry stormed Argentan, again with support from one of the Norman factions. Thurstan Goz, Viscount of Exmes, supported Henry and established himself as lord of Falaise, from where he was ejected by Rodulph de Gace, acting in Duke William's name. Gace recaptured Falaise and cosigned Thurstan le Goz to exile. Source: 1066: the year of the three battles, by Frank McLynn, 1998, p. 33.
Ralph (Paganel) Paynel St. John, (c1039-1108/09) Lord of Kelleythrope, Yorkshire, son of Wimund le Goz (c994-Aft 1037), Lord de la Haie, Seigneure de Moutiers-Hubert and Albreda (Aubrey) d/o Osmond fitz-Ansfrid I, de Vernon, de Bolbec, de Conteville and Avelina de Crepon, sister of Gunnora, married 1) Matilda de Day daughter of Asceline de Day and 2) Matilda daughter of Richard De Sourdeval. Prior to May, 1108, Henry I., at York, and in the presence of the same Ralph Paynel, confirmed the gift of the church of "Leddes" and the other donations; and that confirmation was ratified by Archbishop Thomas. “Ascelin de Day temp. Hen. I, his unnamed dau. m. Ralph son of Wimund” The Cartulary of St Leonard's Hospital, York: Rawlinson, By David Carpenter, 2015, p. 312.
The brethren of the hospital were obliged to pay to the heirs of Ralph son of Wimund from the mill of Lead granted by Ascelin de Day, mentioned in the confirmation of Hugh and Ralph de Day, suggests that Ralph had married a daughter of Ascelin, and this is confirmed by the somewhat dubious deed of Leon, son of Ralph son of Wimund granting to the hospital the mill of Lead given by his grandfather Ascelin to Leon's father in marriage with Ascelin's unnamed daughter. There are a number of references to Wimund, a tenant of the Fossard fee, and Herbert and Ralph, sons of Wimund in the second quarter of the twelfth century and later. Wimund, dapifer, attested a deed of William Fossard in 1136 x 1150. Herbert son of Wimund of Etton, with the consent of his brother Ralph, gave 2 ct. in Flaxton which he held of Bertram son of Aschetil of Bulmer, to Abbot Geoffrey and the monks of St Marys, York, in 1129 x 1138. Herbert son of Wimund is named in the pipe roll of 1130, in which he rendered account for a hunter which he owed to the king for the grant of 2 carucates and 2 bovates of land and one house in York. He delivered the hunter to the king and was quit.
Ralph Paynell held at the time of Domesday Survey in Lincolnshire, lands previously held by the Lacys which in 1086 had formed part of the barony of Odo of Bayeux, forfeited in 1088; and fees which Richard Surdeval held of the honour of Robert, Count of Mortain. Both of these acquisitions probably came to Ralph by marriage. Colonial England, 1066-1215, By J. C. Holt, p. 89.
CHILDREN OF WIMUND FITZ ANSFRID II, D'AVRANCHES, LE GOZ, DE LA HAIE-PAINEL AND ALBREDA D/O OSMUND FITZ- ANSFRID I, DE VERNON, DE CREPON, DE CONTEVILLE:
1. Wimund II fitz Wimund, d'Avranches, (c1035-c1090)
2. William fitz Wimund, d'Avranches (c1037-1087)
3. Ralph fitz Wimund, d'Avranches (c1039-1108)
4. Albreda fitz Wimund, d'Avranches (c1041)
5. Gilbert fitz Wimund, d'Avranches (c1043-)
Witmund, "Vuitmundus vicecomes", is identified as the brother of Toustain surnommé Goz, fils d'Ansfroi le Danois by Recherches sur la Domesday. Willielmus Gemeticensis, lib. 7, cap. 6, states: Thurstan, surnamed Goz, son of Ansfrid, governor of Oxima, kept the castle of Faloys in Normandy, against Duke William, being yet a child; but Rodulfus Waceiensis, who commanded the forces for the young duke, besieged him therein. Toustain, not able to hold out long, surrenders it on condition that he may depart quietly; and so he was banished from his country.
Wimund was the father of William d’Avranches. "Avranches, contemporary with the Conqueror we find a William d'Avranches who was, according to Ordericus Vitalis, the son of Guitmond, Witmund, or Wymond, and cousin (i.e. blood relation) to Richard, surnamed Goz, father of Hugh d'Avranches, the famous Earl of Chester." Planche, p. 260.
A grant by William fitz-Wimund (of Avranches) of the whole tithes of all his vavassores and himself at Le Luot (Manche, cant. La Haye-Pesnel), at the instance of Michael, bishop of Avranches, and of three canons of Avranches, friends of William, with the consent of the whole cathedral chapter; the grant is made for the salvation of his soul, his wife Matilda's, [d'Arques of Folkestone, his wife] and other relatives, on condition that he will be buried at the Mont, the monks undertaking to recover his body for burial from wheresoever he shall die in Normandy: 1066. The Cartulary of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, 2006, p. 151.
The Dictionary of National Biography, 1891, p. 161, states: Hugh [d. 1101], called of Avranches, Earl of Chester, son of Richard, called Goz, viscount of Avranches, is said to have been a nephew of William the Conqueror, his mother, ... Emma is given, being a daughter of Herleva. His father, Richard, was the son of Thurstan Goz, lord of Hiesmes, son of Ansfrid, a Dane. Thurstan was unfaithful to Duke William in 1040, and helped Henry, king of France, in his invasion of Normandy. Also the Domesday Book, Devon, Ch. 16:44 Exon, provides us with a clear picture of Wimund's connection to this family by stating, "Robert d'Avranches's father, William, son of Wimund had married a daughter of Baldwin de Meulles." It is further reinforced by, Devonshire: 6, p. 166, 1822, which states: “The manor then called Dueltone, [modern name Dolton or Dalton] was held in demesne, at the time of the Domesday survey, by Baldwin de Brioniis, who gave it in marriage with one of his daughters to William fitz Wimund.” Dueltone / Dolton / Dalton is known to have passed to the Courtenays, Earls of Devon, after the marriage of Matilda d'Avranches to Robert fitz Edith, son of King Henry I. Robert d'Avranches likely gave this in marriage to his daughter Matilda.
His brother was Thurstan fitz-Ansfrid II, le Goz, de la Haye (Thurstain, Toustien, Turstin, Toustain, Torstein, etc.) “Toustain surnommé Goz, fils d’Ansfroi le Danois” (ibid.), (c990-1041), Gov. of Falaise. Toustain le Goz, Count of Hiemes, was chamberlain of Duke Robert. the Liberal r. 1034 (Chronicle of Normandy by Mesaissier 3, vol. 34). Toustain le Goz, Lord of Hiemes and Viscount Argentan, Falaise master and governor during the minority of Duke William the Conqueror, was son of Ansfrid the Dane, per Recherches historiques sur Falaise, By Pierre-Gilles Langevin, p. 486. Toutainville in Eure was likely named after Thurstan Goz held land there and was still alive c1020 (Musset 1970b, 95). He married Judith Montrolier, (c994 Normandy, Orne, France - 4 Mar 1066 in Avanches, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France).
Thurstan became a trusted aide to Duke Robert and accompanied him to the Holy Land and was entrusted to bring back to the Abbey of Cerisi the relics the duke had obtained from the Patriarch of Jerusalem. This led to Thurstan revolting against the young Duke William in 1041, he was exiled and his lands confiscated and given by the duke to his mother, Herleve, wife of Herluin de Conteville. Richard le Goz, Vicomte d'Avranches, was one of the sons of the aforesaid Thurstan, by his wife Judith de Montrolier, and appears not only to have avoided being implicated in the rebellion of his father, but obtained his pardon and restoration to the Vicomté of the Hiemois.
"King Henry I of France availed himself of the opportunity of humiliating a vassal, whose very friendship and protection seemed dangerous to him, by demanding from the Norman prince the demolition of the castle of Tillieres. Gilbert Crespin, who had been invested with the castle by Duke Robert, resisted this demand, with which, nevertheless, the government at Rouen resolved to comply, and to join their forces with the king’s, for the purpose of delivering into his hand the key of their country. Gilbert Crespin was forced to submit, and the king ordered the castle to be demolished, after having given assurances on oath that it should not be reconstructed within four years. But he very soon found occasion for war, invaded the country of Hiesmes, and caused Tilliéres to be fortified anew. Falaise also seemed on the eve of being lost, when Thurstan, surnamed Goz, the son of Ansfrid the Dane, with aid of the royal forces, raised the standard of rebellion; but Ralf of Grassy, hastening to its relief with a body of valiant men, flight, and preserved the rock-built town to its youthful master". A History of England under the Norman Kings, By Johann Martin Lappenberg and Benjamin Troupe, p. 46.
On a later raid, in 1043, Henry stormed Argentan, again with support from one of the Norman factions. Thurstan Goz, Viscount of Exmes, supported Henry and established himself as lord of Falaise, from where he was ejected by Rodulph de Gace, acting in Duke William's name. Gace recaptured Falaise and cosigned Thurstan le Goz to exile. Source: 1066: the year of the three battles, by Frank McLynn, 1998, p. 33.
Ralph (Paganel) Paynel St. John, (c1039-1108/09) Lord of Kelleythrope, Yorkshire, son of Wimund le Goz (c994-Aft 1037), Lord de la Haie, Seigneure de Moutiers-Hubert and Albreda (Aubrey) d/o Osmond fitz-Ansfrid I, de Vernon, de Bolbec, de Conteville and Avelina de Crepon, sister of Gunnora, married 1) Matilda de Day daughter of Asceline de Day and 2) Matilda daughter of Richard De Sourdeval. Prior to May, 1108, Henry I., at York, and in the presence of the same Ralph Paynel, confirmed the gift of the church of "Leddes" and the other donations; and that confirmation was ratified by Archbishop Thomas. “Ascelin de Day temp. Hen. I, his unnamed dau. m. Ralph son of Wimund” The Cartulary of St Leonard's Hospital, York: Rawlinson, By David Carpenter, 2015, p. 312.
The brethren of the hospital were obliged to pay to the heirs of Ralph son of Wimund from the mill of Lead granted by Ascelin de Day, mentioned in the confirmation of Hugh and Ralph de Day, suggests that Ralph had married a daughter of Ascelin, and this is confirmed by the somewhat dubious deed of Leon, son of Ralph son of Wimund granting to the hospital the mill of Lead given by his grandfather Ascelin to Leon's father in marriage with Ascelin's unnamed daughter. There are a number of references to Wimund, a tenant of the Fossard fee, and Herbert and Ralph, sons of Wimund in the second quarter of the twelfth century and later. Wimund, dapifer, attested a deed of William Fossard in 1136 x 1150. Herbert son of Wimund of Etton, with the consent of his brother Ralph, gave 2 ct. in Flaxton which he held of Bertram son of Aschetil of Bulmer, to Abbot Geoffrey and the monks of St Marys, York, in 1129 x 1138. Herbert son of Wimund is named in the pipe roll of 1130, in which he rendered account for a hunter which he owed to the king for the grant of 2 carucates and 2 bovates of land and one house in York. He delivered the hunter to the king and was quit.
Ralph Paynell held at the time of Domesday Survey in Lincolnshire, lands previously held by the Lacys which in 1086 had formed part of the barony of Odo of Bayeux, forfeited in 1088; and fees which Richard Surdeval held of the honour of Robert, Count of Mortain. Both of these acquisitions probably came to Ralph by marriage. Colonial England, 1066-1215, By J. C. Holt, p. 89.
CHILDREN OF WIMUND FITZ ANSFRID II, D'AVRANCHES, LE GOZ, DE LA HAIE-PAINEL AND ALBREDA D/O OSMUND FITZ- ANSFRID I, DE VERNON, DE CREPON, DE CONTEVILLE:
1. Wimund II fitz Wimund, d'Avranches, (c1035-c1090)
2. William fitz Wimund, d'Avranches (c1037-1087)
3. Ralph fitz Wimund, d'Avranches (c1039-1108)
4. Albreda fitz Wimund, d'Avranches (c1041)
5. Gilbert fitz Wimund, d'Avranches (c1043-)
MONT SAINT MICHEL
WILLIAM FITZ-WIMUND, PAYNEL, LORD OF MOUTIERS-HUBERT, HAMBYE, EXON, HAIE-PAINEL, LUOT, DALTON, BRICQUEVILLE, FOLKESTONE, D'AVRANCHES / ABRANCIS, AND OKEHAMPTON (c1037-1087)
William Paynel (c1037-1087) - Orderic Vitalis records the death of “Guillelmus de Abrincis filius Witmundi,” in 1087. Wace informs us that William Paynel was at the Battle of Hastings with William the Conqueror. He was son of Wimund fitz-Ansfrid II, lord of Haie-Painel, with holdings in Luot, Servon, Ponts, Sartilly, Saint-Michel de-Loups, Carolles, in the county of Mortain and Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin, in the diocese of Coutances, among others. He married Lesceline, daughter of William de Normandy, Lord of Eu and Hiemois and Lesceline, daughter of Turquetil de Harcourt. By Matilda, his 2nd wife, he was lord of Folkestone in Kent, [no issue from this marriage as Folkestone reverted to her sister after her death]. The ecclesiastical history of England and Normandy,Translated, with notes, By Ordericus Vitalis, 1854, p. 426. His 3rd wife was Emma, daughter of Baldwin de Meules, de Redvers, Lord of Okehampton and Sheriff of Devon (1015-1090) and granddaughter of Gilbert, lord of Sap and Meules, and sheriff of Devon. Emma's 1st husband was William Avenal and they had a son named Ralph. She brought William the estate of Okehampton and Dolton / Dalton or anciently called Dailtone.
The Battle Abbey Roll, Vol. II, by the Duchess of Cleveland, by Michael A. Linton states, "What part Ralph [Paynel] took in the conquest or subjugation of England is not known, nor in what year he came over, for he is met with in the Survey. 'Painal of Moustiers-Hubert', the father or brother, was according to the "Roman de Rou" of Master Wace (line 13,630), at the battle of Hastings, yet it was Ralph only who had any share in the territorial spoil. William, [Paynel / Paganel], it seems desiring to remain in Normandy, got as his reward those lands in the Cotentin: the Conqueror gave his wife as dowry the fief of Briqueville-sur-Mer (Cart. Mont. S. Michel)". The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal, 1877, p. 221-220. Orderici Vitalis [Hist. Eccl, III, 259] assumes that William Paynel had married the heiress of the land of Bricqueville-sur-mer. On page XXIV, the Pedigree provides her given name as Lesceline.
Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity states, "an agreement made at Bayeux before the Queen, between the Abbot of Mont St. Michel and William Paynell, relative to the tenure of the great fief of Bricqueville-sur-Mer, in the Département de la Manche, which had been given by William the Conqueror to the latter in marriage with his wife, and of which the Abbot was suzerain, as being within the limits of the honour of St . Pair." On the Laws and Customs of England: Essays in Honor of Samuel E. Thorne, edited by Arnold, Green, Scully and White, contents page. "William Paynel's charter does not identify the peers of his honor. It mentions only six individuals: Hugh de Bricqueville, his son, his nephew, Robert Chanteloup, William Becheth, and the holder of the honor of Scollant." "William Paganel or Paynel witnessed a charter of king William to the church of Bayeux in 1074, and was called a man of Robert De Belesme, he also appended a charter of Roger de Montgomery to the abbey of St. Stephen, Caen, in 1077". Early Yorkshire Charters: Vol. 6, The Paynel Fee, edited by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, p. 1.
"An agreement made at Bayeux in presence of Queen Matilda and the Barons of her court, between the Abbot of Mont St. Michel and William Paynell, setting forth the feudal obligations incident to the tenure of the great fief of Briqueville-les-Salines pres la Mer, of which the Abbot was suzerain, and Paynell mesne-tenant in the right of his wife [Lesceline], with whom it had been given to him in marriage by the Conqueror." The Gentleman's Magazine, Antiquarian Researches, June 1836 p. 648. Pedigree - "William Paynel of Bricqueville-sur-mer = Lesceline living 1070-81; d. c. 1087". … "In Normandy Le Haye-Pesnel, dept. Manche, became a member of the barony of Hambye; Fontenay-le-Pesnel, dept. Calvados, was a member of the honour of Les Moutiers-Hubert; and near Les Moutiers-Hubert." Early Yorkshire Charters: Vol. 6, The Paynel Fee edited by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, p. vii and p. xxxiv.
William de Normandy (c983-1057) rebelled against his brother Richard II, Duke of Normandy, and was captured by Ralph d’Ivry (son of Asperling d'Ivry and Sprota de Senlis) and imprisoned by Turquetil de Harcourt, the former governor of William the Conqueror. He escaped five years later and begged his brother Richard II for forgiveness, to which he agreed. William was allowed to marry Lesceline (c1003-) daughter of Turquetil de Harcourt. William de Normandy and Lesceline de Harcourt had four known children: Robert of Eu (c1025-1089/1093); William Busac, Count of Eu (c1029-); Hughes d'Eu (c1033-) and Lesceline de Normandy (c1037-).
"One of his [Baldwin's] daughters was married to William fitz-Wimund of Avranches (q.v.), who was his tenant in 1086." Domesday tenant of Baldwin of Exeter, whose daughter he married. Identified as William fitz-Wimund in Exon, he is well evidenced as William fitz-Wimund of Avranches. He and his son Robert were benefactors of Mont-Saint-Michel (Bibl. mun Avranches ms 210, fol. 83r-v). In one item, dated 1066 but which, on account of a reference to Bishop Michael of Avranches, must be dated 1069-84, William’s wife was named Matilda [Emma]. His son Robert, married in 1129, Hadvise daughter of Gelduin de Dol, and he appears on the Pipe Roll 31 Henry I, p. 155, on account of that marriage. Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, 1999, p. 490.
In 1066 William fitz-Wimund gave vavassories in Luot in the canon of Haie-Pesnel to Mont-Saint-Michel, it was confirmed in 1158 by Fulk Paynel. Juliana de Douai de Bampton, widow of William Paynel (son of Fulk and grandson of Ralph), married Warin de Aula (Wimund's great grandson) who became Lord Bampton until his death. If Juliana had died before Warin, Bampton would have immediately passed to her eldest son by her first husband William Paynel.
William Painel, the elder, towards the end of the 11th century, was lord of Moutiers-Hubert, while Ralph Painel, probably his brother, owned large estates in England. Guillaume seems to have had as his son, bearing his name, the founder, in the middle of the 12th century, the Abbey of Hambie and a cell or priory at Moutiers-Hubert; we find in England several Painel. Hugon, son of William II Painel, who died about 1150, received from Henry II, before he ascended the English throne, Moutiers-Hubert with all the barony of his father both in Normandy and England, at the exception of Bréhal. In 1156, Geoffroi Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, in his famous incursion in Normandy, put the siege in front of the castle of Moutiers-Hubert which Painel resisted for a whole year. Histoire de Lisieux: ville, diocèse, et arrondissement, Vol. 2, by Louis Du Bois, p. 585.
William's 2nd wife Matilda, daughter of William d'Arques and Beatrice Malet, was the co-heiress of Folkestone with her sister Emma. Matilda died soon after their marriage without issue, and Folkestone passed to her sister Emma, wife of Nigel Montville, later passing to their daughter Matilda. This Matilda married Rualon, son of William Abrincis [d'Avranches], by his 3rd wife Emma de Redvers. “Willielmus de Abrincis miles dominus de Folkestan,” confirmed donations to Folkestone priory, including the donations made by "domini Nigelli de Munevilla quondam domini de Folkestan antecessoris mei…cum uxore sua Emma" for the souls of "antecessorum suorum. … Willielmi de Archis et Beatricis uxoris illius" (charter undated), records that Nigel died without male heirs. Marriages - Raulon to Maud Monville (ibid., p. 45), Family and Royal Favor in Henry I's England, by Charlotta A. Newman, Vol. 14, Issue 3, 1982, pp. 292-306. Whereby Henry I King of England married "filiam eius…Matildam," to "Rualoni de Abrincis. William de Abrincis, came to England, and was Baron of Folkestone. His sons, Robert, Gilbert, Turgis, and Ruallo were living in 1130. Raolo d'Abrincis, s. and h. acquired the Lordship of Folkestone, in Kent, by marrying Matilda "Maud", daughter and heir of Nigel de Mandeville, Lord of that place, living 1139, ob. ante 1147. A Synopsis of the Peerage of England, 1825, p. 14.
William de Avranches was one of the knights who each held a portion of land for the defense of Dover Castle, being bound by their tenure to provide men-at-arms to keep watch and ward within it, at certain appointed times, and to defend each of them a certain tower in the castle; that defended by William, being styled Avranches Tower." Hasted's Kent. William held the barony of Folkestone, and built in 1068, a fort or castellated mansion on the site of the ancient castle, attributed to Eadbald. The barony and lordship of Folkestone subsequently became united in the d’Avranches' family by intermarriage with the Mandevilles, and continued with them until the reign of Henry 3rd, when they passed by marriage to the “great Baron of Kent,” Hamo de Crevequer. The Visitors' Guide-Book for Folkestone, Sandgate, and the Neighborhood, by Samuel Joseph Mackie, 1861, p. 14.
Fulk Paynel and his brothers Thomas and John went to Mont-Saint-Michel in 1158, and confirmed all the alms which his ancestors, William son of Wimund his grandfather, and Robert d'Avranches son of William his uncle, had given to the abbey. This shows that William Paynel’s first wife was a daughter of William, son of Wimund, and sister of Robert d’Avranches and half-sister of Ranulf [Ralph] Avenel the younger. Robert, son of Robert d’Avranches and grandson of William d’Avranches, lord of Folkestone, witnessed two charters at Montacute Abbey (many witnessed by his brother Warin de Aula as well) by signing his name, ‘Robert de Aula of Montacute’, indicating he was a Monk of Montacute. Among the witnesses signing with Warin was Robert de Mandeville, a relative of Nigel de Mandeville, lord of Folkestone, whose daughter Matilda married William d’Avranches. Two Cartularies of the Augustinian Priory of Bruton and the Cluniac Priory, by Bruton Abbey, p. 168.
Willelm de Aubeville, held 4-1/2 knights' fees of William d'Avranches, lord of Folkestone, 1166 (DD p. 268, cites Red Book of the Exchequer pp. 192/3. 'Turgis de Abrincis gave three hundred Marks of silver, with one Mark in gold, and a Courser, for the marriage of his widow and wardship of William his heir. Dugdale, p. 499 (cites Rot. Pip. 5 Steph. Kent) (Pipe Roll) Kent .... Turgis, [bishop of Avranches], renders account of 300 marks of silver and 1 mark of gold and a war-horse for the land and the widow of Hugh d'Auberville and to have wardship over his son until twenty years old. [Dugdale p. 268, (cites Rot. Pip. 5 Steph. Kent) (Pipe Roll).
“William Paynel married a sister of Robert d'Avranches, daughter of William d'Avranches son of Guimond, [Wimund] lord of La Haie-Painel (which William married Maud [Emma] daughter of Baldwin de Meules [de Redvers] and grand-daughter of count Gilbert of Brionne [fitz Godfrey], son of Richard I of Normandy.” Early Yorkshire Charters: Volume 6, The Paynel Fee edited by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, pp. 97-98.
FOLKESTONE BARONS BY TENURE A Synopsis of the Peerage of England: Exhibiting, 1825, p. 14.
King William I - William Abrincis ob. 1087, acquired the Lordship of Folkestone, by marrying Matilda, d. and h. of Wm "The Chamberlain" Arques. Matilda, dying without issue, passed Folkestone to her sister Emma, wife of Nigel de Mandeville.
King Henry I - Raulon Abrincis son and heir acquired the Lordship of Folkestone, in Kent, by marrying Matilda “Maud”, d. and h. of Nigel de Mandeville, Lord of that place, living 1139, ob. ante 1147. They had s. and h. William, and others.
King Stephen - William Abrincis, son and heir living 1170.
King Richard - Simon Abrincis, ob. circa 1203.
King John - William Abrincis, ob. 1230.
King Henry III - William Abrincis, son and heir ob. ante 1235, s.r. Maud, his sister and heir, married Hamon Crevequer.
WILLIAM "THE CHAMBERLAIN" Vicomte d'Arques de Tancarville, he was chamberlain of Duke Robert Courthose and his brother Henry Beauclerc, after his victory at the Battle of Tinchebray (1106). and a close adviser to King Henry I of England. He m. Beatrice d/o William Malet and Hesilia. Hesilia was the d/o Gilbert and Gunnora and Gunnora was the d/o Osmond fitz-Ansrid I, le Goz, de Conteville, de Vernon, de Bolbec. Gilbert was the son of Heloise de Guines and Godfrey, son of Duke Richard I of Normandy and Gunnora de Crepon, he died leaving two daughters and coheirs, (1) Matilda, who succeeded, him in his Norman possessions, and married William Abrincis d'Avranches and (2) Emma, who eventually brought the Barony of Folkestone to her husband, Nigel de Mandeville, Montville, Monville. His sister Lucia "Lucy" de Tancarville married William de Vernon, son of Richard de Redvers and Adeliza, daughter of William Peverel of Nottingham and Adeline of Lancaster. His brother was Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon.
Ralph's father, William Paynel of Briqueville-sur-Mer who died in about 1087, was also the father of Hugh Paynel who appears in the records for the years 1089 to 1091. Indeed, Hugh would have been Ralph's older brother. De Courcy: Anglo-Normans in Ireland, England and France, By Steve Flanders · 2008, p. 59. “In 1190 he issued a charter to Drax priory, confirming the churches of Drax and Garthorpe. As Fulk Paynel son of Fulk he confirmed to the abbey of Hambye the gifts of William his grandfather" ... “ ... Hugh Paynel, possibly eldest son of William Paynel. There is a record derived from independent sources of a gift made by Hugh Paynel to the abbey of St. Sephe, Caen, of two-thirds of the tithe of Fontenay [Fontenay-le-Pesnel, dept. Calvados] with an acre of land, with the consent of Lesceline his mother.” Early Yorkshire Charters: Vol. 6, The Paynel Fee, By William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, 2013, p. 2 and 21. Early Yorkshire Charters mention Lesceline Paynel until 1081; Wiliam Paynel married his 2nd wife by 1070, so this was likely Lesceline his daughter.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM FITZ-WIMUND, PAYNEL WITH LESCELINE DE NORMANDY, M: c1060
1. Hugh Paynel de Bricqueville (c1061-)
2. Lesceline Paynel de Bricqueville (c1063-)
3. Ralph Paynel de Bricqueville (c1065-)
4. Fulk Paynel de Bricqueville (c1067-)
CHILDREN WITH MATILDA D'ARQUES OF FOLKESTONE M: c1070 [after her death Folkestone passed to her sister]
No Issue
CHILDREN WITH EMMA FITZ BALDWIN, DE MEULES, DE REDVERS OF OKEHAMPTON M. c1074
5. Robert fitz-William, Abrincis, d'Avranches (c1075-1137).
6. Emma fitz-William, Abrincis, d'Avranches (c1077-1130) m. William Paynel.
7. Gilbert fitz-William, Abrincis, d'Avranches (c1079-).
8. Thurgis / Turgis fitz-William, Abrincis, d'Avranches (c1081-) bishop of Avranches.
9. Raulon fitz-William, Abrincis, d'Avranches (c1085-).
William Paynel (c1037-1087) - Orderic Vitalis records the death of “Guillelmus de Abrincis filius Witmundi,” in 1087. Wace informs us that William Paynel was at the Battle of Hastings with William the Conqueror. He was son of Wimund fitz-Ansfrid II, lord of Haie-Painel, with holdings in Luot, Servon, Ponts, Sartilly, Saint-Michel de-Loups, Carolles, in the county of Mortain and Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin, in the diocese of Coutances, among others. He married Lesceline, daughter of William de Normandy, Lord of Eu and Hiemois and Lesceline, daughter of Turquetil de Harcourt. By Matilda, his 2nd wife, he was lord of Folkestone in Kent, [no issue from this marriage as Folkestone reverted to her sister after her death]. The ecclesiastical history of England and Normandy,Translated, with notes, By Ordericus Vitalis, 1854, p. 426. His 3rd wife was Emma, daughter of Baldwin de Meules, de Redvers, Lord of Okehampton and Sheriff of Devon (1015-1090) and granddaughter of Gilbert, lord of Sap and Meules, and sheriff of Devon. Emma's 1st husband was William Avenal and they had a son named Ralph. She brought William the estate of Okehampton and Dolton / Dalton or anciently called Dailtone.
The Battle Abbey Roll, Vol. II, by the Duchess of Cleveland, by Michael A. Linton states, "What part Ralph [Paynel] took in the conquest or subjugation of England is not known, nor in what year he came over, for he is met with in the Survey. 'Painal of Moustiers-Hubert', the father or brother, was according to the "Roman de Rou" of Master Wace (line 13,630), at the battle of Hastings, yet it was Ralph only who had any share in the territorial spoil. William, [Paynel / Paganel], it seems desiring to remain in Normandy, got as his reward those lands in the Cotentin: the Conqueror gave his wife as dowry the fief of Briqueville-sur-Mer (Cart. Mont. S. Michel)". The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal, 1877, p. 221-220. Orderici Vitalis [Hist. Eccl, III, 259] assumes that William Paynel had married the heiress of the land of Bricqueville-sur-mer. On page XXIV, the Pedigree provides her given name as Lesceline.
Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity states, "an agreement made at Bayeux before the Queen, between the Abbot of Mont St. Michel and William Paynell, relative to the tenure of the great fief of Bricqueville-sur-Mer, in the Département de la Manche, which had been given by William the Conqueror to the latter in marriage with his wife, and of which the Abbot was suzerain, as being within the limits of the honour of St . Pair." On the Laws and Customs of England: Essays in Honor of Samuel E. Thorne, edited by Arnold, Green, Scully and White, contents page. "William Paynel's charter does not identify the peers of his honor. It mentions only six individuals: Hugh de Bricqueville, his son, his nephew, Robert Chanteloup, William Becheth, and the holder of the honor of Scollant." "William Paganel or Paynel witnessed a charter of king William to the church of Bayeux in 1074, and was called a man of Robert De Belesme, he also appended a charter of Roger de Montgomery to the abbey of St. Stephen, Caen, in 1077". Early Yorkshire Charters: Vol. 6, The Paynel Fee, edited by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, p. 1.
"An agreement made at Bayeux in presence of Queen Matilda and the Barons of her court, between the Abbot of Mont St. Michel and William Paynell, setting forth the feudal obligations incident to the tenure of the great fief of Briqueville-les-Salines pres la Mer, of which the Abbot was suzerain, and Paynell mesne-tenant in the right of his wife [Lesceline], with whom it had been given to him in marriage by the Conqueror." The Gentleman's Magazine, Antiquarian Researches, June 1836 p. 648. Pedigree - "William Paynel of Bricqueville-sur-mer = Lesceline living 1070-81; d. c. 1087". … "In Normandy Le Haye-Pesnel, dept. Manche, became a member of the barony of Hambye; Fontenay-le-Pesnel, dept. Calvados, was a member of the honour of Les Moutiers-Hubert; and near Les Moutiers-Hubert." Early Yorkshire Charters: Vol. 6, The Paynel Fee edited by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, p. vii and p. xxxiv.
William de Normandy (c983-1057) rebelled against his brother Richard II, Duke of Normandy, and was captured by Ralph d’Ivry (son of Asperling d'Ivry and Sprota de Senlis) and imprisoned by Turquetil de Harcourt, the former governor of William the Conqueror. He escaped five years later and begged his brother Richard II for forgiveness, to which he agreed. William was allowed to marry Lesceline (c1003-) daughter of Turquetil de Harcourt. William de Normandy and Lesceline de Harcourt had four known children: Robert of Eu (c1025-1089/1093); William Busac, Count of Eu (c1029-); Hughes d'Eu (c1033-) and Lesceline de Normandy (c1037-).
"One of his [Baldwin's] daughters was married to William fitz-Wimund of Avranches (q.v.), who was his tenant in 1086." Domesday tenant of Baldwin of Exeter, whose daughter he married. Identified as William fitz-Wimund in Exon, he is well evidenced as William fitz-Wimund of Avranches. He and his son Robert were benefactors of Mont-Saint-Michel (Bibl. mun Avranches ms 210, fol. 83r-v). In one item, dated 1066 but which, on account of a reference to Bishop Michael of Avranches, must be dated 1069-84, William’s wife was named Matilda [Emma]. His son Robert, married in 1129, Hadvise daughter of Gelduin de Dol, and he appears on the Pipe Roll 31 Henry I, p. 155, on account of that marriage. Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, 1999, p. 490.
In 1066 William fitz-Wimund gave vavassories in Luot in the canon of Haie-Pesnel to Mont-Saint-Michel, it was confirmed in 1158 by Fulk Paynel. Juliana de Douai de Bampton, widow of William Paynel (son of Fulk and grandson of Ralph), married Warin de Aula (Wimund's great grandson) who became Lord Bampton until his death. If Juliana had died before Warin, Bampton would have immediately passed to her eldest son by her first husband William Paynel.
William Painel, the elder, towards the end of the 11th century, was lord of Moutiers-Hubert, while Ralph Painel, probably his brother, owned large estates in England. Guillaume seems to have had as his son, bearing his name, the founder, in the middle of the 12th century, the Abbey of Hambie and a cell or priory at Moutiers-Hubert; we find in England several Painel. Hugon, son of William II Painel, who died about 1150, received from Henry II, before he ascended the English throne, Moutiers-Hubert with all the barony of his father both in Normandy and England, at the exception of Bréhal. In 1156, Geoffroi Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, in his famous incursion in Normandy, put the siege in front of the castle of Moutiers-Hubert which Painel resisted for a whole year. Histoire de Lisieux: ville, diocèse, et arrondissement, Vol. 2, by Louis Du Bois, p. 585.
William's 2nd wife Matilda, daughter of William d'Arques and Beatrice Malet, was the co-heiress of Folkestone with her sister Emma. Matilda died soon after their marriage without issue, and Folkestone passed to her sister Emma, wife of Nigel Montville, later passing to their daughter Matilda. This Matilda married Rualon, son of William Abrincis [d'Avranches], by his 3rd wife Emma de Redvers. “Willielmus de Abrincis miles dominus de Folkestan,” confirmed donations to Folkestone priory, including the donations made by "domini Nigelli de Munevilla quondam domini de Folkestan antecessoris mei…cum uxore sua Emma" for the souls of "antecessorum suorum. … Willielmi de Archis et Beatricis uxoris illius" (charter undated), records that Nigel died without male heirs. Marriages - Raulon to Maud Monville (ibid., p. 45), Family and Royal Favor in Henry I's England, by Charlotta A. Newman, Vol. 14, Issue 3, 1982, pp. 292-306. Whereby Henry I King of England married "filiam eius…Matildam," to "Rualoni de Abrincis. William de Abrincis, came to England, and was Baron of Folkestone. His sons, Robert, Gilbert, Turgis, and Ruallo were living in 1130. Raolo d'Abrincis, s. and h. acquired the Lordship of Folkestone, in Kent, by marrying Matilda "Maud", daughter and heir of Nigel de Mandeville, Lord of that place, living 1139, ob. ante 1147. A Synopsis of the Peerage of England, 1825, p. 14.
William de Avranches was one of the knights who each held a portion of land for the defense of Dover Castle, being bound by their tenure to provide men-at-arms to keep watch and ward within it, at certain appointed times, and to defend each of them a certain tower in the castle; that defended by William, being styled Avranches Tower." Hasted's Kent. William held the barony of Folkestone, and built in 1068, a fort or castellated mansion on the site of the ancient castle, attributed to Eadbald. The barony and lordship of Folkestone subsequently became united in the d’Avranches' family by intermarriage with the Mandevilles, and continued with them until the reign of Henry 3rd, when they passed by marriage to the “great Baron of Kent,” Hamo de Crevequer. The Visitors' Guide-Book for Folkestone, Sandgate, and the Neighborhood, by Samuel Joseph Mackie, 1861, p. 14.
Fulk Paynel and his brothers Thomas and John went to Mont-Saint-Michel in 1158, and confirmed all the alms which his ancestors, William son of Wimund his grandfather, and Robert d'Avranches son of William his uncle, had given to the abbey. This shows that William Paynel’s first wife was a daughter of William, son of Wimund, and sister of Robert d’Avranches and half-sister of Ranulf [Ralph] Avenel the younger. Robert, son of Robert d’Avranches and grandson of William d’Avranches, lord of Folkestone, witnessed two charters at Montacute Abbey (many witnessed by his brother Warin de Aula as well) by signing his name, ‘Robert de Aula of Montacute’, indicating he was a Monk of Montacute. Among the witnesses signing with Warin was Robert de Mandeville, a relative of Nigel de Mandeville, lord of Folkestone, whose daughter Matilda married William d’Avranches. Two Cartularies of the Augustinian Priory of Bruton and the Cluniac Priory, by Bruton Abbey, p. 168.
Willelm de Aubeville, held 4-1/2 knights' fees of William d'Avranches, lord of Folkestone, 1166 (DD p. 268, cites Red Book of the Exchequer pp. 192/3. 'Turgis de Abrincis gave three hundred Marks of silver, with one Mark in gold, and a Courser, for the marriage of his widow and wardship of William his heir. Dugdale, p. 499 (cites Rot. Pip. 5 Steph. Kent) (Pipe Roll) Kent .... Turgis, [bishop of Avranches], renders account of 300 marks of silver and 1 mark of gold and a war-horse for the land and the widow of Hugh d'Auberville and to have wardship over his son until twenty years old. [Dugdale p. 268, (cites Rot. Pip. 5 Steph. Kent) (Pipe Roll).
“William Paynel married a sister of Robert d'Avranches, daughter of William d'Avranches son of Guimond, [Wimund] lord of La Haie-Painel (which William married Maud [Emma] daughter of Baldwin de Meules [de Redvers] and grand-daughter of count Gilbert of Brionne [fitz Godfrey], son of Richard I of Normandy.” Early Yorkshire Charters: Volume 6, The Paynel Fee edited by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, pp. 97-98.
FOLKESTONE BARONS BY TENURE A Synopsis of the Peerage of England: Exhibiting, 1825, p. 14.
King William I - William Abrincis ob. 1087, acquired the Lordship of Folkestone, by marrying Matilda, d. and h. of Wm "The Chamberlain" Arques. Matilda, dying without issue, passed Folkestone to her sister Emma, wife of Nigel de Mandeville.
King Henry I - Raulon Abrincis son and heir acquired the Lordship of Folkestone, in Kent, by marrying Matilda “Maud”, d. and h. of Nigel de Mandeville, Lord of that place, living 1139, ob. ante 1147. They had s. and h. William, and others.
King Stephen - William Abrincis, son and heir living 1170.
King Richard - Simon Abrincis, ob. circa 1203.
King John - William Abrincis, ob. 1230.
King Henry III - William Abrincis, son and heir ob. ante 1235, s.r. Maud, his sister and heir, married Hamon Crevequer.
WILLIAM "THE CHAMBERLAIN" Vicomte d'Arques de Tancarville, he was chamberlain of Duke Robert Courthose and his brother Henry Beauclerc, after his victory at the Battle of Tinchebray (1106). and a close adviser to King Henry I of England. He m. Beatrice d/o William Malet and Hesilia. Hesilia was the d/o Gilbert and Gunnora and Gunnora was the d/o Osmond fitz-Ansrid I, le Goz, de Conteville, de Vernon, de Bolbec. Gilbert was the son of Heloise de Guines and Godfrey, son of Duke Richard I of Normandy and Gunnora de Crepon, he died leaving two daughters and coheirs, (1) Matilda, who succeeded, him in his Norman possessions, and married William Abrincis d'Avranches and (2) Emma, who eventually brought the Barony of Folkestone to her husband, Nigel de Mandeville, Montville, Monville. His sister Lucia "Lucy" de Tancarville married William de Vernon, son of Richard de Redvers and Adeliza, daughter of William Peverel of Nottingham and Adeline of Lancaster. His brother was Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon.
Ralph's father, William Paynel of Briqueville-sur-Mer who died in about 1087, was also the father of Hugh Paynel who appears in the records for the years 1089 to 1091. Indeed, Hugh would have been Ralph's older brother. De Courcy: Anglo-Normans in Ireland, England and France, By Steve Flanders · 2008, p. 59. “In 1190 he issued a charter to Drax priory, confirming the churches of Drax and Garthorpe. As Fulk Paynel son of Fulk he confirmed to the abbey of Hambye the gifts of William his grandfather" ... “ ... Hugh Paynel, possibly eldest son of William Paynel. There is a record derived from independent sources of a gift made by Hugh Paynel to the abbey of St. Sephe, Caen, of two-thirds of the tithe of Fontenay [Fontenay-le-Pesnel, dept. Calvados] with an acre of land, with the consent of Lesceline his mother.” Early Yorkshire Charters: Vol. 6, The Paynel Fee, By William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, 2013, p. 2 and 21. Early Yorkshire Charters mention Lesceline Paynel until 1081; Wiliam Paynel married his 2nd wife by 1070, so this was likely Lesceline his daughter.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM FITZ-WIMUND, PAYNEL WITH LESCELINE DE NORMANDY, M: c1060
1. Hugh Paynel de Bricqueville (c1061-)
2. Lesceline Paynel de Bricqueville (c1063-)
3. Ralph Paynel de Bricqueville (c1065-)
4. Fulk Paynel de Bricqueville (c1067-)
CHILDREN WITH MATILDA D'ARQUES OF FOLKESTONE M: c1070 [after her death Folkestone passed to her sister]
No Issue
CHILDREN WITH EMMA FITZ BALDWIN, DE MEULES, DE REDVERS OF OKEHAMPTON M. c1074
5. Robert fitz-William, Abrincis, d'Avranches (c1075-1137).
6. Emma fitz-William, Abrincis, d'Avranches (c1077-1130) m. William Paynel.
7. Gilbert fitz-William, Abrincis, d'Avranches (c1079-).
8. Thurgis / Turgis fitz-William, Abrincis, d'Avranches (c1081-) bishop of Avranches.
9. Raulon fitz-William, Abrincis, d'Avranches (c1085-).
ROBERT FITZ WILLIAM D'AVRANCHES (c1075-1137)
The history of the d'Avranches family as written by the Monks of Ford, show the mother of Robert d'Avranches as Matilda, daughter of Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon. Robert's mother was actually "Emma", daughter of Baldwin de Redvers, who was William's third wife. His second wife was Matilda de Arques of Folkestone who died without issue, this caused the confusion. The Monks also wrote that Matilda was the mother of Robert's daughter Matilda, but Matilda's mother was actually Hawise. “Hawise, daughter of Godwin de Dol (d. 1137) and Noga of Tinteniac, was the wife of Robert fitz-Wimund of Avranches." Corrections to KSB Keats-Rohan's, Domesday Descendants, p. 436.
According to the records kept by the Monks of Ford for the crown, often rewritten by King Henry I to assist him in separating uncooperative barons from their property, Richard de Redvers succeeded to the honors and possessions of his father and, before his death resigned the Barony of Okehampton, the sheriffalty of Devon, and the custody of the castle of Exeter, to his nephew, Robert d'Avranches. Richard was created Earl of Devon by King Henry I, with a grant of the Isle of Wight in fee. Warin fitz-Robert, de Aula's Devon charter showed he "held much from the ancient time of King Henry" and also held Briddlesford, Carisbrook and Yaverland in Isle of Wight.
Adeliza fitz-Baldwin, heir to her brother Richard II fitz-Baldwin, died without issue [this statement is not true as she had several children, and her heir was her sister Emma fitz-Baldwin, widow of William Avenel (c1045-1074) and they had a son Ralph Avenel]. After the death of William Avenel, Emma married in 1074 William d’Avranches fitz-Wimund and had son Robert d’Avranches (c1075-1137). Robert d’Avranches m. 1) in 1104, Matilda, d/o Randolph Avenel and Adeliza de Redvers and m. 2) (albeit against his will) in 1129 Hawise d/o Godwin de Dol and Noga Tinteniac and had Matilda d’Avranches (1130-1173). “Robert d'Avranches renders account of 170 silver marks that the king might pardon him his ill-will for the daughter of Geldewin de Dol. The Publications of the Pipe Roll Society, V. 95, p. 122.”, The Gentleman's Magazine, p. 464.
In 1104, Robert fitz-William of Avranches gave restoration of tithes at Le Luot and Servon [dept. Mache], which was likely the year of his first marriage to Matilda "Maud", daughter of Randolf Avenel and Adaliza de Redvers, this corresponds well to the birth year of his eldest son Warin. When he married his second wife in 1129, [by force via King Henry I] he again gave tithes of land in Ponts and its vicinity at Funecon and Cavine or Cauvigny, [tithes of Bridges, in the vavassories of Fumichon and Cavi] per, Mémoires, Vols 6-7 By Société académique du Cotentin, Coutances, p. 338. These tithes were given with the consent of his wife Hawise, and by the council of Bishop Turgis.
Robert d’Avranches, Abrincis, de Macey, held the fief of Macey, south of Avranche. In 1182, Robert, requested Sunderland in Dunham-Massey be assized upon the death of his brother Warin according to: Collections Towards A Description of the County of Devon, by Sir William Pole, 1791, p. 38. The fact that his son Warin, and upon his death Robert, received Sunderland (and it did not pass to their half-sister Matilda), provides confirmation that Robert's first wife brought him Sunderland in Dunham-Massey upon their marriage. Loyd, Origins pp. 11-12,
Annales civil, military and genealogical Pays d'Avranches, by Jean-Jacques Desroches states: "Robert d'Avranches married Mathilde [Maud] daughter of ... Randolf Avenel". Other documents show Randolf Avenel married Adeliza, daughter of Baldwin de Redvers. And, from 1142 to 1155 a deed exists by William Avenel mentioning land given by Ralph his father [son of Emma], and land was given by Adeliza his father's aunt on the Avenel side and that Adeliza was also the elder sister of Emma [she married William d'Avranches]. He there mentions certain land which had been given by "Ralph his father," and by "Adeliza" his father's aunt on the fathers side. The said Adeliza having been elder sister of Emma, and also sister of the said William fitz-Baldwin. The History of the Suburbs of Exeter, by Charles Worthy, p. 145.
From Macey, near Pontorson and Mont-St-Michel, Avranches, Normandy, Hugo de Maci held in Huntingsdonshire in 1086, and Hamo de Macy possessed nine lordships in Cheshire from Hugh Lupus [d'Avranches], having been one of the palatinate barons who built his castle at Dunham-Massey. In 1093, Hamo de Macey subscribed to the foundation charter of Chester Abbey to which he granted lands. If Those Trees Could Speak The Story of an Ascendancy Family in Ireland, by Frank Tracy, p. 12. Hugh Lupus was the grandson of Thurstan, and Robert d'Avranches was the grandson of Wimund, a brother of Thurstan.
In 1158, Fulk Paynel with his brothers went to "Mont-Saint-Michel and confirmed all that which his ancestors, namely William son of Wimund his grandfather and Robert d'Avranches his uncle gave to them." Fulk Paynel was the son of William Paynel and Emma, daughter of William fitz-Wimund d'Avranches. Emma was the sister of Robert fitz-William d'Avranches and the aunt of Warin fitz-Robert de Aula who married Juliana de Douai de Bampton, widow of William Paynel. William Paynel was the son of Fulk Paynel of Dudley who was the son of Ralph Paynel, sheriff of Yorkshire. This Ralph Paynel was the son of Wimund le Goz, Lord of Haie Painel. Early Yorkshire Charters: Vol. 6, The Paynel Fee, by William Farrer and Charles Travis Clay, 2013, p. 18. Ralph Painel (c1035-) was a Domesday tenant and the son of Wimund le Goz, Halduc, Lord de la Haie-Painel.
Thomas [de Ducey] allowed himself to be bent, and, converted by a sudden action of grace, he threw himself at the feet of the monks, and begged their pardon. From that day he was one of the most generous benefactors of the monastery. At his example, rich lords, Robert d'Avranches, Raoul Avenel, Robert de Ducey, son of Guillaume, and Robert de Saint-Denis, yielded to the Mont-Saint-Michel churches, domains or revenues. Saint Michel et le Mont-Saint-Michel, by Abel Anastase Germain, Pierre Marie Brin, Édouard Jules Corroyer, p. 178.
Robert fitz-William d'Avranches was close to his uncle Richard fitz Baldwin de Redvers, and his cousins Robert St. Mere Eglise, Baldwin de Redvers, William de Vernon and Hawise de Redvers. Later, Robert became Lord of Okehampton which passed to his daughter Matilda. “Geldwin de Dol died in a raid on Mont-Saint-Michel in 1137 (Ord. Vit. Vi. 492), when he was succeeded by his son John; had a stormy relationship with William l'Ismaélite of Tinteniac, whose daughter Noga he married.” … “Gelduin's daughter Hadvise married Robert fitz-William of Avranches." The Cartulary of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, p. 221, by K. S. B. Keats-Rohan.
In 1137, after the death of Robert d'Avranches, Reginald, Earl of Cornwall asked Ralph Avenel if they could make marriage arrangements between his son and Ralph’s daughter Adeliza. Ralph informed him marriage arrangements had already been made. Greatly angered, he filed an action of ejectment against Ralph, stating his daughter Adeliza was not the true heir of Oakhampton, instead the true heir was Matilda (1130-1173) d/o Robert d’Avranches (c1075-1137). Reginald defended this stance claiming, Richard II Baron of Okehampton, had caused tenants of the Barony to swear fealty to his nephew Robert, and therefore Robert's daughter Matilda was the true heir. The action of ejectment was successful because Reginald was King Henry I's son, and altered documentation from the Monk's of Ford backed his claim.
King Henry I and his son arranged most, if not all, marriages of their baron’s, and both barons and their widows always had to seek permission from the crown to marry. One other noteworthy fact was Robert was not only the father of Matilda, he was also the father of Warin and Robert. By 1137, Warin was Baron of Briddlesford, Carisbrook and Yaverland in Isle of Wight, given to him by his uncle Richard, Earl of Devon, and his brother Robert was a Benedictine Monk at Montacute in Somerset, England. Most of these arranged marriages were made for the benefit of the children and grandchildren of King Henry I, both legal and illegitimate, of which there were many. Henry I had children with many young ladies who were either in the crown's custody during their minority or were ladies in waiting from families of his barons. After a child was born to one of these young ladies, a worthy spouse was selected for them, and the king would provide an available barony to her that would eventually pass to his child.
In 1137, Matilda, at age 7, daughter of Robert d'Avranches became the ward of Earl Reginald, and she was promised in marriage to William de Courcy (1090-1162), 40 years her senior, who later became Lord of Okehampton. These marriages were always arranged with the blessing of the king. After William de Courcy’s death in 1162, Matilda was married to Robert fitz-Edith (1093-1172), the illegitimate son of King Henry I, who was 37 years her senior. Hawise, daughter by her first marriage to William de Courcy, received the Barony of Okehampton, who in turn brought the Barony to her husband Reginald de Courtenay. Matilda, daughter by her second marriage, received the Barony of du Sap, which she in turn brought to her marriage with William, the brother of Reginald Courtenay.
English historians portray his son Henry II's administration as burdening the baronage with taxes and extra-legal levies. Even Henry II's normally sympathetic biographer, W.L. Warren, could not escape perceiving “an element of financial extortion” in Henry's dealings with the barons. Warren finds in the pipe rolls a number of assessments to regain the king's good will or to put aside his anger. Included in this list are the fines levied against Hamo of Mascy, Gervase Paynel, Adam of Port (Kingston, co. Hereford), and Gilbert son of Fergus of Galloway; all played a role in the revolt of Henry's sons in 1173-1174, which led, in part, to their amercement. Adam of Port was exiled for treason, while Gilbert, a descendant of one of Henry I's many bastards, had caused the grotesque mutilation and death of his brother. All in all, these men were fortunate to have been left with their lives and most of their lands intact. Extract of King Henry II and the Earls: The Pipe Roll Evidence, by Thomas K. Keefe Vol. 13, Issue 3, 1981, pp. 191-222.
“Among the earl's numerous nephews were William earl of Gloucester, Roger bishop of Worcester, Henry II of Pomeray, William II of Tracy, Conan duke of Brittany and Earl Richard and Hugh, earl of Chester. Robert fitz-Edith lord of Okehampton was the earl's half-brother. But far more important, Earl Reginald, a bastard of King Henry I, was Henry II's maternal uncle and the senior ranking male member of the royal house. The Beaumonts and the Angevins naturally gravitated toward one another as the two most powerful families in the Anglo-Norman state.” Albion, Vol. 13 Front Cover Appalachian State University, 1981, p. 195.
CHILDREN OF ROBERT FITZ-WILLIAM D'AVRANCHES AND MATILDA AVENEL:
1. Warin fitz Robert, Halduc / Haldap, de Halla de Aula (c1110-1182).
2. Robert fitz Robert, de Halla, de Aula (c1112-Aft 1182), became a Monk of Montacute.
CHILDREN WITH HAWISE DE DOL:
3. Matilda d'Avranches, du Sap de Dol (1130-) she was a daughter with his 2nd wife Hawise de Dol. Matilda m. Robert fitz Edith (c1102-1172) son of King Henry I and Edith fitz Forne (1084-1152) and had Hawise (1158-8/1/1209) who m. Renaud de Courtenay II.
CHAPTER 5 - HALLS OF ENGLAND
The history of the d'Avranches family as written by the Monks of Ford, show the mother of Robert d'Avranches as Matilda, daughter of Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon. Robert's mother was actually "Emma", daughter of Baldwin de Redvers, who was William's third wife. His second wife was Matilda de Arques of Folkestone who died without issue, this caused the confusion. The Monks also wrote that Matilda was the mother of Robert's daughter Matilda, but Matilda's mother was actually Hawise. “Hawise, daughter of Godwin de Dol (d. 1137) and Noga of Tinteniac, was the wife of Robert fitz-Wimund of Avranches." Corrections to KSB Keats-Rohan's, Domesday Descendants, p. 436.
According to the records kept by the Monks of Ford for the crown, often rewritten by King Henry I to assist him in separating uncooperative barons from their property, Richard de Redvers succeeded to the honors and possessions of his father and, before his death resigned the Barony of Okehampton, the sheriffalty of Devon, and the custody of the castle of Exeter, to his nephew, Robert d'Avranches. Richard was created Earl of Devon by King Henry I, with a grant of the Isle of Wight in fee. Warin fitz-Robert, de Aula's Devon charter showed he "held much from the ancient time of King Henry" and also held Briddlesford, Carisbrook and Yaverland in Isle of Wight.
Adeliza fitz-Baldwin, heir to her brother Richard II fitz-Baldwin, died without issue [this statement is not true as she had several children, and her heir was her sister Emma fitz-Baldwin, widow of William Avenel (c1045-1074) and they had a son Ralph Avenel]. After the death of William Avenel, Emma married in 1074 William d’Avranches fitz-Wimund and had son Robert d’Avranches (c1075-1137). Robert d’Avranches m. 1) in 1104, Matilda, d/o Randolph Avenel and Adeliza de Redvers and m. 2) (albeit against his will) in 1129 Hawise d/o Godwin de Dol and Noga Tinteniac and had Matilda d’Avranches (1130-1173). “Robert d'Avranches renders account of 170 silver marks that the king might pardon him his ill-will for the daughter of Geldewin de Dol. The Publications of the Pipe Roll Society, V. 95, p. 122.”, The Gentleman's Magazine, p. 464.
In 1104, Robert fitz-William of Avranches gave restoration of tithes at Le Luot and Servon [dept. Mache], which was likely the year of his first marriage to Matilda "Maud", daughter of Randolf Avenel and Adaliza de Redvers, this corresponds well to the birth year of his eldest son Warin. When he married his second wife in 1129, [by force via King Henry I] he again gave tithes of land in Ponts and its vicinity at Funecon and Cavine or Cauvigny, [tithes of Bridges, in the vavassories of Fumichon and Cavi] per, Mémoires, Vols 6-7 By Société académique du Cotentin, Coutances, p. 338. These tithes were given with the consent of his wife Hawise, and by the council of Bishop Turgis.
Robert d’Avranches, Abrincis, de Macey, held the fief of Macey, south of Avranche. In 1182, Robert, requested Sunderland in Dunham-Massey be assized upon the death of his brother Warin according to: Collections Towards A Description of the County of Devon, by Sir William Pole, 1791, p. 38. The fact that his son Warin, and upon his death Robert, received Sunderland (and it did not pass to their half-sister Matilda), provides confirmation that Robert's first wife brought him Sunderland in Dunham-Massey upon their marriage. Loyd, Origins pp. 11-12,
Annales civil, military and genealogical Pays d'Avranches, by Jean-Jacques Desroches states: "Robert d'Avranches married Mathilde [Maud] daughter of ... Randolf Avenel". Other documents show Randolf Avenel married Adeliza, daughter of Baldwin de Redvers. And, from 1142 to 1155 a deed exists by William Avenel mentioning land given by Ralph his father [son of Emma], and land was given by Adeliza his father's aunt on the Avenel side and that Adeliza was also the elder sister of Emma [she married William d'Avranches]. He there mentions certain land which had been given by "Ralph his father," and by "Adeliza" his father's aunt on the fathers side. The said Adeliza having been elder sister of Emma, and also sister of the said William fitz-Baldwin. The History of the Suburbs of Exeter, by Charles Worthy, p. 145.
From Macey, near Pontorson and Mont-St-Michel, Avranches, Normandy, Hugo de Maci held in Huntingsdonshire in 1086, and Hamo de Macy possessed nine lordships in Cheshire from Hugh Lupus [d'Avranches], having been one of the palatinate barons who built his castle at Dunham-Massey. In 1093, Hamo de Macey subscribed to the foundation charter of Chester Abbey to which he granted lands. If Those Trees Could Speak The Story of an Ascendancy Family in Ireland, by Frank Tracy, p. 12. Hugh Lupus was the grandson of Thurstan, and Robert d'Avranches was the grandson of Wimund, a brother of Thurstan.
In 1158, Fulk Paynel with his brothers went to "Mont-Saint-Michel and confirmed all that which his ancestors, namely William son of Wimund his grandfather and Robert d'Avranches his uncle gave to them." Fulk Paynel was the son of William Paynel and Emma, daughter of William fitz-Wimund d'Avranches. Emma was the sister of Robert fitz-William d'Avranches and the aunt of Warin fitz-Robert de Aula who married Juliana de Douai de Bampton, widow of William Paynel. William Paynel was the son of Fulk Paynel of Dudley who was the son of Ralph Paynel, sheriff of Yorkshire. This Ralph Paynel was the son of Wimund le Goz, Lord of Haie Painel. Early Yorkshire Charters: Vol. 6, The Paynel Fee, by William Farrer and Charles Travis Clay, 2013, p. 18. Ralph Painel (c1035-) was a Domesday tenant and the son of Wimund le Goz, Halduc, Lord de la Haie-Painel.
Thomas [de Ducey] allowed himself to be bent, and, converted by a sudden action of grace, he threw himself at the feet of the monks, and begged their pardon. From that day he was one of the most generous benefactors of the monastery. At his example, rich lords, Robert d'Avranches, Raoul Avenel, Robert de Ducey, son of Guillaume, and Robert de Saint-Denis, yielded to the Mont-Saint-Michel churches, domains or revenues. Saint Michel et le Mont-Saint-Michel, by Abel Anastase Germain, Pierre Marie Brin, Édouard Jules Corroyer, p. 178.
Robert fitz-William d'Avranches was close to his uncle Richard fitz Baldwin de Redvers, and his cousins Robert St. Mere Eglise, Baldwin de Redvers, William de Vernon and Hawise de Redvers. Later, Robert became Lord of Okehampton which passed to his daughter Matilda. “Geldwin de Dol died in a raid on Mont-Saint-Michel in 1137 (Ord. Vit. Vi. 492), when he was succeeded by his son John; had a stormy relationship with William l'Ismaélite of Tinteniac, whose daughter Noga he married.” … “Gelduin's daughter Hadvise married Robert fitz-William of Avranches." The Cartulary of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, p. 221, by K. S. B. Keats-Rohan.
In 1137, after the death of Robert d'Avranches, Reginald, Earl of Cornwall asked Ralph Avenel if they could make marriage arrangements between his son and Ralph’s daughter Adeliza. Ralph informed him marriage arrangements had already been made. Greatly angered, he filed an action of ejectment against Ralph, stating his daughter Adeliza was not the true heir of Oakhampton, instead the true heir was Matilda (1130-1173) d/o Robert d’Avranches (c1075-1137). Reginald defended this stance claiming, Richard II Baron of Okehampton, had caused tenants of the Barony to swear fealty to his nephew Robert, and therefore Robert's daughter Matilda was the true heir. The action of ejectment was successful because Reginald was King Henry I's son, and altered documentation from the Monk's of Ford backed his claim.
King Henry I and his son arranged most, if not all, marriages of their baron’s, and both barons and their widows always had to seek permission from the crown to marry. One other noteworthy fact was Robert was not only the father of Matilda, he was also the father of Warin and Robert. By 1137, Warin was Baron of Briddlesford, Carisbrook and Yaverland in Isle of Wight, given to him by his uncle Richard, Earl of Devon, and his brother Robert was a Benedictine Monk at Montacute in Somerset, England. Most of these arranged marriages were made for the benefit of the children and grandchildren of King Henry I, both legal and illegitimate, of which there were many. Henry I had children with many young ladies who were either in the crown's custody during their minority or were ladies in waiting from families of his barons. After a child was born to one of these young ladies, a worthy spouse was selected for them, and the king would provide an available barony to her that would eventually pass to his child.
In 1137, Matilda, at age 7, daughter of Robert d'Avranches became the ward of Earl Reginald, and she was promised in marriage to William de Courcy (1090-1162), 40 years her senior, who later became Lord of Okehampton. These marriages were always arranged with the blessing of the king. After William de Courcy’s death in 1162, Matilda was married to Robert fitz-Edith (1093-1172), the illegitimate son of King Henry I, who was 37 years her senior. Hawise, daughter by her first marriage to William de Courcy, received the Barony of Okehampton, who in turn brought the Barony to her husband Reginald de Courtenay. Matilda, daughter by her second marriage, received the Barony of du Sap, which she in turn brought to her marriage with William, the brother of Reginald Courtenay.
English historians portray his son Henry II's administration as burdening the baronage with taxes and extra-legal levies. Even Henry II's normally sympathetic biographer, W.L. Warren, could not escape perceiving “an element of financial extortion” in Henry's dealings with the barons. Warren finds in the pipe rolls a number of assessments to regain the king's good will or to put aside his anger. Included in this list are the fines levied against Hamo of Mascy, Gervase Paynel, Adam of Port (Kingston, co. Hereford), and Gilbert son of Fergus of Galloway; all played a role in the revolt of Henry's sons in 1173-1174, which led, in part, to their amercement. Adam of Port was exiled for treason, while Gilbert, a descendant of one of Henry I's many bastards, had caused the grotesque mutilation and death of his brother. All in all, these men were fortunate to have been left with their lives and most of their lands intact. Extract of King Henry II and the Earls: The Pipe Roll Evidence, by Thomas K. Keefe Vol. 13, Issue 3, 1981, pp. 191-222.
“Among the earl's numerous nephews were William earl of Gloucester, Roger bishop of Worcester, Henry II of Pomeray, William II of Tracy, Conan duke of Brittany and Earl Richard and Hugh, earl of Chester. Robert fitz-Edith lord of Okehampton was the earl's half-brother. But far more important, Earl Reginald, a bastard of King Henry I, was Henry II's maternal uncle and the senior ranking male member of the royal house. The Beaumonts and the Angevins naturally gravitated toward one another as the two most powerful families in the Anglo-Norman state.” Albion, Vol. 13 Front Cover Appalachian State University, 1981, p. 195.
CHILDREN OF ROBERT FITZ-WILLIAM D'AVRANCHES AND MATILDA AVENEL:
1. Warin fitz Robert, Halduc / Haldap, de Halla de Aula (c1110-1182).
2. Robert fitz Robert, de Halla, de Aula (c1112-Aft 1182), became a Monk of Montacute.
CHILDREN WITH HAWISE DE DOL:
3. Matilda d'Avranches, du Sap de Dol (1130-) she was a daughter with his 2nd wife Hawise de Dol. Matilda m. Robert fitz Edith (c1102-1172) son of King Henry I and Edith fitz Forne (1084-1152) and had Hawise (1158-8/1/1209) who m. Renaud de Courtenay II.
CHAPTER 5 - HALLS OF ENGLAND
The Visitation of Wiltshire 1565, By William Harvey and George William Marshall pages 22-23, "Hall of Bradford - Arms: Quarterly of 6. 1. and 6. Sable, three battle-axes Argent. 2. Argent, three ropemaker's winches Sable (see Handle Holme, p. 272). 3. Argent, three lion's heads erased Gules over all on a bend Sable as many mullets. 4. Argent, a pelican preying upon a fish proper. 5. Argent, three torteaux (Besyll). Impaling Quarterly 1 and 4, Argent, a demi-lion rampant Sable (Marvyn). 2 and 3, Ermine, a squirrel sejant devouring a nut Or (Squire). Crest: An Arm embowed in armour proper garnished or holding a pole-axe Argent.
WARIN DE HALDUC / HALDUP / AULA / HALLA / HALL (c1110-1182)
Warin de Aula (c1110-1182) was the son of Robert fitz William d'Avranches and Matilda (d/o Randolph Avenel and Adeliza de Redvers), and m. c1145 Juliana de Douai de Bampton (c1110-Aft 1182), the widow of William Paynel. It appears they had one surviving child, Roger de Aula b. c1146. Juliana's 1st husband was Willliam Paynel who died c1144, having 2 surviving sons Fulk, son and heir, and William, (documented as the brother of Fulk). William Paynel is last mentioned as a witness to a charter of the empress Maud and her son Henry at Devizes in 1144 along with Ralph Paynel (Facsimiles of Charters in B.M no 22).
The following two sources show Warin as "Warin fitz-Robert". "Eudo de Fontibus had this year [1171] in the area of Carleton in an operation of the castle of Peck under the supervision of Robert fitz Huge, Baldwin de Ripariss [Redvers] and Eudo de Fontibus, [who] established a charity by a royal writ under the supervision of Robert de Hoppa, Warin fitz-Robert, William Avenell, Gervais Avenell and Robert de Herthil for Durand while he was ill." The Publications of the Pipe Roll Society, Vol. 18; Vol. 25, p. 90. 17 Henry II. I William de Perci, preserve the present charter ... the monks of Malewater' and Piscarium … for the safety and health of the souls of my family. Witnesses: Nicholas, dean of Tatacastre, Hugh chaplain, Roger also chaplain and Nicholas chaplain of William de Percy, Baldwin, knight, Ralph son of Baldwin, Robert de Hallai and two of their children, namely, Ralph and Jocelan, Gilbert son, Mabel Orm’, daughter of Godfrey and William his brother William Burdon, Hugh Mareschald and William his brother, Ernald and Vspac's his brother and Warin son of Robert de Hall[?ei]. Early Yorkshire Charters: Volume 11, The Percy Fee, Volume 11 edited by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, p. 35.
The Hall surname became Halla after originating from Halduc, a surname originating from Wimund Halduc, le Goz, lord de la Haye Paynel, Warin's great grandfather. In, Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, by Sir William Pole, p. 23, Pole shows Warin's surname as Hallap. The Ancient de Aula family - "Arms; sable 3 goats heads erased, argent ... I find no writer who gives any account of the members of this family, although they appear to have been originally of baronial dignity." Historical memoirs of the house of Russell, Volume 1, p. 123, 1833, By Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen.
WARIN DE HALDUC / HALDUP / AULA / HALLA / HALL (c1110-1182)
Warin de Aula (c1110-1182) was the son of Robert fitz William d'Avranches and Matilda (d/o Randolph Avenel and Adeliza de Redvers), and m. c1145 Juliana de Douai de Bampton (c1110-Aft 1182), the widow of William Paynel. It appears they had one surviving child, Roger de Aula b. c1146. Juliana's 1st husband was Willliam Paynel who died c1144, having 2 surviving sons Fulk, son and heir, and William, (documented as the brother of Fulk). William Paynel is last mentioned as a witness to a charter of the empress Maud and her son Henry at Devizes in 1144 along with Ralph Paynel (Facsimiles of Charters in B.M no 22).
The following two sources show Warin as "Warin fitz-Robert". "Eudo de Fontibus had this year [1171] in the area of Carleton in an operation of the castle of Peck under the supervision of Robert fitz Huge, Baldwin de Ripariss [Redvers] and Eudo de Fontibus, [who] established a charity by a royal writ under the supervision of Robert de Hoppa, Warin fitz-Robert, William Avenell, Gervais Avenell and Robert de Herthil for Durand while he was ill." The Publications of the Pipe Roll Society, Vol. 18; Vol. 25, p. 90. 17 Henry II. I William de Perci, preserve the present charter ... the monks of Malewater' and Piscarium … for the safety and health of the souls of my family. Witnesses: Nicholas, dean of Tatacastre, Hugh chaplain, Roger also chaplain and Nicholas chaplain of William de Percy, Baldwin, knight, Ralph son of Baldwin, Robert de Hallai and two of their children, namely, Ralph and Jocelan, Gilbert son, Mabel Orm’, daughter of Godfrey and William his brother William Burdon, Hugh Mareschald and William his brother, Ernald and Vspac's his brother and Warin son of Robert de Hall[?ei]. Early Yorkshire Charters: Volume 11, The Percy Fee, Volume 11 edited by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, p. 35.
The Hall surname became Halla after originating from Halduc, a surname originating from Wimund Halduc, le Goz, lord de la Haye Paynel, Warin's great grandfather. In, Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, by Sir William Pole, p. 23, Pole shows Warin's surname as Hallap. The Ancient de Aula family - "Arms; sable 3 goats heads erased, argent ... I find no writer who gives any account of the members of this family, although they appear to have been originally of baronial dignity." Historical memoirs of the house of Russell, Volume 1, p. 123, 1833, By Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen.
A book entitled, "Abstract of Latin and England Deeds Relating Chiefly to Lands of Hall and Rogers, Found Under A Garrett Floor, In Repairing Kingston House", dated 1851, states, "Amongst some loose seals also found [in "The Hall" aka Kingston House], were a goat's head erased ..." The Encyclopaedia Heraldica Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry, Vol. 2, By William Berry, states" Hawles, [Isle of Wight], sa. three goats' heads, erased, or. It also shows the Crest of Kingsley: "a goat's head ar." In the "Pedigree of Warin de Aula, Earl Ranulf III was styled 'de Kingsley' and was the son of Maud d'Avranches, niece of Wimund.
An Isle of Wight charter of Walter de Perci names among his witnesses: William fitz Estur, Roger de Haula, William Avenel, Roger de Insula and Walter de Porta and was confirmed by Walter de Perci and Henry III in 1236. This charter names Roger de Haula, son of Warin; William Avenel, grandson of Ralph Avenel; the de Insula family who generations later intermarried with the Rogers family; and the de Porta family who are named in these deeds dated to 1308 and found in 1851 under the flooring during the extensive repairs. The Hall Arms; sable, three poleaxes, argent; Crest; An arm embowed in armour Proper, garnished Or, holding a poleaxe argent; Motto; "Deo et pauperibut," meaning, "To God and the Poor."
This document names "Warin fitz Robert, William Avenel and Gervase Avenel". "In 1175 a chamber was constructed in the castle of the Peak at a cost of £4 17s., under the superintendence of Robert Avenel and Serlo de Pleasley. The Pipe Roll for the next year, 22 Henry II. (1176), brings us to an entry which records the building of the keep, or Tower, as it is called. Et In Operatione Turris in Castello de Pech c. et xxxv.ri per breve Regis et per visum Roberti de Hoppa et Warini filii Roberti et Willelmi Avenelli et Gervasii Avenelli et Roberti de Herthil." The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist: A Quarterly Journal, Vol. 2, p. 35.
From, Isle of Wight, by William Henry Davenport Adams, p. 268: “St. Lawrence Church, dedicated to the saint of that name, .... probably founded by one of the De Aulas, lords of the manor, about the reign of Henry I., and appears to have been called "The Church of the Wath" (or Cliff). There has been a fortress at Carisbrooke since at least Saxon times, but the present castle was begun in about 1100, when the Isle of Wight was granted to the de Redvers family.”
Charters of the Redvers family and the Earldom of Devon: 1090 - 1217, p. 70, Warin de Aula, Hugh Gernon and Brian de Insula were joint donors of St. Nicholas' Chapel at Carisbrooke to Quarr Abbey to Montacute Priory (June 1141 x 1148). Calendar of the Charter Rolls preserved in the public office: Roll 29, by Great Britain. Public Records Office, p. 229. A charter of Baldwin de Redvers in favour of Hilary the Dean, wit(s), Hubert de Waus, Stephen de Mandeville, Geoffrey de Fornellis, Jordan de Estre, Ralph de Cadamo, Giralmus de Vernon. William de Gemegis, Richard Angerville, William de Morville, Robert de Saucei, William Helio, Hugh Peverel, Geoffrey de Spinto, Hugh de Windeleshores.
The Fair Island, By Edmund Peel - "The vale of Morton, and the ridge beyond, And hollow way, let Oglander maintain! De Wode and Milton, Yar and Yaverland, The knight of Woolverton will hold amain, With serried spears, and arrows thick as rain. I charge the lords of Aula and De Lisle, From steep Saint Lawrence down to Borwood-plain, To keep each craggy gorge and deep defile: Go; and thine errand done, pray for our native Isle."
The above poem indicates the lords of Aula and Lisle were early protectors of Isle of Wight. Based on the following, we find they also intermarried and continued to remain close. John de Lisle had acquired the manor of Briddlesford, which he held from William Russell, lord of Yaverland, in the right of his wife, the daughter and heiress of Thomas de Aula. In 1543, Lancelot Lisle retained the manorial rights of the manor of Holt called Wiltshire Farm, which passed to his widow Anne who afterwards married Anthony Rogers (d. 1583). Lancelot Lisle was first married to Catherine Fenwick, and Thomas Hall married her sister Jane Fenwick. Thomas Hall was the son and heir of John Hall and Dorothy Rogers, and he was succeeded by his brother John Hall who married Elizabeth Brune.
Security & Defense in Southwest England Before 1800, By Robert Higham, p. 38, states: “The other notable arrival was Richard de Redvers, whose Norman family were given extensive lands in Devon as well as the Isle of Wight. ... since both castles built were on major estuaries, and in the Isle of Wight Richard de Redvers inherited a castle (Carisbrooke).”
"By 1156, to Warin de Aula one of the Redvers' principal tenants on the Isle of Wight and probably related to a Cotentin family of that name who occur in the Montebourg cartulary." Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1995, edited by Christopher Harper-Bill, p. 44. The survey of England in 1086 shows Yaverland Manor in county Hampshire, Isle of Wight. The history, topography, and antiquities of the Isle of Wight, By William Henry Davenport Adams, p. 97, states: "Yaverland ... remained until the direct line terminated in Eleanor, the only daughter and heiress of a Sir Thomas de Aula, who wedded Sir William Russell, in the reign of Edward the First." Besides King William I, there were two other great landowners in Isle of Wight, William fitz Stur, William and Goselin fitz Azor. After a falling out with these landowners, the property was returned to King William before being passed on to Richard de Redvers by King Henry I.
In 1107 Richard de Redvers was succeeded by his son Baldwin, who remained loyal to King Henry I, and the promise he made to him to support succession of his daughter Matilda. Upon hearing news of his death in April 1136, Baldwin seized the royal castle of Exeter. He sustained a long siege by the King and was eventually allowed to withdraw his forces on giving up the castle. The King then proceeded to the Isle of Wight, where he took possession of the island, and drove Baldwin, his wife and children, into exile. They took refuge at the Court of the Count of Anjou, and not long after, Baldwin conducted a successful raid into Normandy, where in 1138 he was captured and taken prisoner by Enguerrand de Say, a partisan of King Stephen. He returned to England in the fall of 1139, just before the arrival of the Empress Maud, and upon landing at Wareham, he seized the castle of Corfe, which he successfully defended against the King, forcing him eventually to raise the siege. He was created Earl of Devon by the Empress, probably in 1141. He was buried at Quarr Abbey, which he had founded in 1132.
Known as 'the Anarchy', this time period is referred to as a civil war in England and Normandy from 1135 to 1153. This power struggle resulted in a breakdown in law and order and Stephen's reign was marked by fierce fighting with English barons, rebellious Welsh leaders and Scottish invaders.
Upon returning to England, sons of Richard de Redvers dropped the de Redver's surname. Robert was styled St. Marie Eglise, William was styled de Vernon and Baldwin was styled, Earl of Cornwall and often referred to as 'kinsman' by King Henry II, according to Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd edition, By Douglas Richardson, p. 8.
Winchester College Muniments, 17213, shows a charter dated about 1141 from Carisbrooke to Tiron Abbey, France which confirms the foundation of the church of St. Cross, Newport, by one Robert Colaws, with the consent of his brethren, Cowerio (Warin) de Aula, Hugone Gernyn and Brieno (Brian) de Insula (Lisle), the same knights who were donors of the chapel of Saint Nicholas at Carisbrooke Castle.
A charter of earl Richard de Redvers, c1161, recites a gift made to the church of St. Nicholas in Castro, in Carisbrooke to Quarr Abbey, in memory of earl Baldwin, by four island landowners who had been his chief barons: "Hugo Gernon [Hugh Gernon] et Guarinus de Halla [Warin de Aula] et Brienus de Insula [Brian de Insula] et Galfredus Jordani filius” Hugh Gernon was the nephew of Baldwin de Reviers. Wiffen writes that in 1086 Roger de Aula succeeded his father Guarinus (Warin) de Aula as his son and heir.
Charter No. 393. Confirmation by William de Moyon, addressed to all his men, French and English, to his canons of Bruton, for the safety of his soul and of all his parents and friends, of the gifts which William de Moyon, his father, made to them of the church of Lion and of the lands, which Master Warin and Hubert Dapifer gave to them in Lyon. His testibus: Gaufrido de Moyon, Henrico Corbet, Henrico de Aule &c. From: Publications, Volume 8, By Somerset Record Society. [c1146]
Charter 878. Letter of Adeliza de Reviers to Goscelin bishop of Salisbury, notifying her gift to the abbey of Montebourg of the manor of Ouelaium, which is in his diocese, free and quit, by consent of her sons and grandsons, her father William Peverel of Nottingham having given that manor with her to Richard de Revers, and she having held it in her own demesne till the time of this gift. She implores him therefore to confirm this gift of his mercy, and to protect the monks there dwelling, etc. [1142-1155]. Charter No. 880. Charter of Baldwin earl of Exeter. He gives to St. Mary of Montebourg, with the permission of his sons Richard, Henry, and his brothers William de Vernon and Robert de Ste. Marie Eglesia, for the weal of his soul, and for the souls of his father and mother, his predecessors and successors, a certain manor in Berkshire, Ouelay, by name, with all its appurtenances. [1142–1155.]. Charter No. 904. Charter of William de Vernon, earl of Devon, notifying that for the weal of his soul, and those of his wife Mabel his predecessors and successors, he approves the gift made by his grandmother Adeliza de Revers to the abbey of St. Mary of Montebourg and its monks of the manor of Wolvel in Berkesyr with all its appurtenances. [c1196]. The previous three charters were from: 'La Manche: Part 3', Calendar of Documents Preserved in France: 918-1206 (1899), pp. 309-326.
In Collections Toward a Description of the County of Devon, By Sir William Pole, we find on p. 23 a list of landholders in Devon during the time of King Henry II: Baldwin de Redvers, Richard de Redvers, Robert de Saint Mari Church, Warin de Hall (his name shown as Hallap), and William Peverel. Warin de Metz b. c1075, m. Melette Peverel. Melette was the daughter of William Peverel and the sister of Adeliza Peverel who married Richard de Redvers.
Adeliza married Richard de Redvers and in her charter to the abbey of Monteburgh in Normandy, she states she's the daughter of William Peverel of Nottingham and Adelina of Lancaster. She names her sons as Earl Baldwin de Redvers, William de Vernon and Robert de Sainte Mere of Eglise. In another charter to the same abbey, her daughter, Hawise, states she’s the wife of William Romare and gives the land she received from her dear brother Baldwin.
Baldwin fitz Gilbert married twice (Albreda and Emma) and had three sons, Richard fitz Baldwin, William and Robert. On Richard’s death his sister Adeliza inherited his title and became Sheriff of Devon, causing many researchers to believe this line died out with her. During this time the crown had the final say on who would receive estates. Instead, this line continued with Richard de Redvers who received 180 Devon manors and virtually all of the Isle of Wight from the crown making him among the richest magnates. He was also the owner of all the estates later in the possession of Warin de Aula.
From the Black Book of the Exchequer: Charter of 'Warine de Aula' to his Lord Henry, king of England. "I hold so much from the ancient time of king Henry". In addition to his Devon holdings, he held Carisbrooke and Yaverland in Isle of Wight. "If more I find by inquiry I will cause to be made known to you". This charter was requested by King Henry II of property held in Devon during the time of Henry I, ca. 1135 and compiled ca. 1175. His Mesne Tenants were: Robert de Ewyas 1, William d'Oisi 1, Robert fitz-Baldwin 1, Walter de Leigh 1/2, Reimer de Berry 1/2, Ralph de Nimet 1/2, Robert de Harding 1, Geoffrey de Marisco (later de Lisle) 1/2, Nicholas de Tueuerton 1/2, William fitz Baldwin 1/4, Archibald fitz Stephen 1/4, Tubere 1/4, Gocelin de Rainham 1/5, William fitz Ansculf 1-1/2, Richard fitz Ansculf 1-1/5. In Warin de Aula's charter, are the Gov. of Brionne (or Brion) b. c1060 and the brother of Richard fitz Baldwin de Redvers b. c1062, making Robert fitz Baldwin the under-tenant of his brother during the time of Henry I.
Robert de Ewyas, also shown above, was the half-brother of Geoffrey le Meschin, and son of Harold de Ewyas de Sudeley, Lord Ewyas and Maud le Goz d'Avranches, he was born about 1085. Maud was the sister of Hugh Lupus, le Goz, d'Avranches, a nobleman who held the position similar to the ruler of a duchy palatinate, but is ruled over by a duke of higher status than an earl of count. Hugh had to swear allegiance to the king, yet had the power to rule the county largely independently of the king.
Geoffrey de Marisco Lord de Montmorency was the 2nd son of Herve Grand-Butler of France and passed into England with his father. He held the manor of Tornai and was also styled de Torney. He was appointed Lord Chamberlain to King Henry and Queen Matilda. In the county of Somerset under Lord William de Moion or de Moyon, he held the manor of Mene.
Robert de Harding (Robert the Devout), Feudal Baron Berkely. He was born in 1095 and married Estamond and Godiva's daughter, Eva. Robert died 5 Feb 1170.
Gocelin de Rainham was the brother of Walter de Douai de Bampton. Rainham formed part of the Domesday barony of Walter de Douai, to whose Domesday fief Robert de Douai, de Baentona de Bampton had succeeded. Rainham Manor was part of the holdings of the Halls of Bradford on Avon.
King Henry II demanded financial aid from Warin, and other lords, to assist him after his marriage to Princess Maud. It was at this time that Warin certified his dues in Devonshire to be of the old feoffment under King Henry I.
Warin's only wife and mother of his children was Juliana de Douai de Bampton, widow of William Paynel. Juliana, d. and h. of Robert de Bampton, was the mother of Fulk and William de Paynell. The manor and honor of Bampton, descended from Walter of Douai who died in 1107. Source: The Victoria history of the county of Devon, Vol. 1, p. 564. Previously it was believed Warin and Juliana married after 1164 based on the following: "In 1164 his father, William Painell had rendered an account to the Treasury of 15/. y. 4c/., of which he paid 10/.y. 3. and Fulk Painell was excused payment of the remaining." Source: The note-book of Tristram Risdon, 1608-1628, p 7. The following is correct: "At Michaelmas 1163 the sheriff of Yorkshire paid 2 marks on behalf of Fulk Paynel. Two years later Fulk Paynel rendered account of 10li. in Yorkshire, presumably in respect of scutage, paying in 33s. 4d. and owing 8”. 6s. 8d.5. At Michaelmas 1167 he rendered an account of the latter sum, being pardoned 4li. by the king's writ." Early Yorkshire Charters: Vol. 6, The Paynel Fee, p. 19, by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, 1939.
In 1160, Warin de Aula and Juliana his wife, granted Quarr Abbey to the Knights Templar, and granted to the poor of the Hospital of Jerusalem 2-1/2 hides of land, according to, A history of the diocese of Exeter, p. 102. The Knights Templar, founded in 1119, were also known as Solomon's Temple, remained active until approximately 1312. There is another grant and confirmation to Buckland after 1165 by Warin de Aula and Juliana, his wife, 'for the health of their souls and that of Robert de Bantona. This was witnessed by their son Roger de Aula. Barony of Baunton [Bampton]. ARMS: Two lions passant. A gift to Walter de Doway of Baunton from William the Conqueror, from which descended to his son Robert, whose daughter Juliana endowed William Pannell. He is said to hold, amongst many others, the manor of Bampton, Baentona, Exon (Domesday).
Hugh Gernon, referred to as the nephew of Baldwin de Redvers, and the “brethren” of Warin de Aula and Brian de Lisle, appeared with Baldwin de Redvers, Brian de Lisle and Warin de Aula on the Foundation Charter of Quarr Abbey in honor of Richard de Redvers who had recently died. This de Lisle family descended from Geoffrey de Marisco who married Richilde de Douai, Juliana’s aunt.
Thomas de Aula, Henry’s brother, executed a charter to Quarr abbey, in the reign of Henry III, witnessed by Walerau, warden of the Isle of Wight. During this time, a private chapel was built next to their manor house at Yaverland to serve their tenants and themselves. This avoided the journey across to Brading church. Eventually this chapel became the parish church.
Warin was one of the founders of St. Nicholas Chapel in Carisbrooke Castle. He also restored to the Abbey of Quarr all the land of Shaldefleet, which his brother Robert confirmed to the Abbey when he became a monk there. This was the land, known as Shalfleet Wood and now Firestone Copse, which although on the east side of Wootton Creek anciently called Shaldefleet, was in the parish of Arreton and Atte Halle and undoubtedly part of the manor of Briddlesford.
The sheriff redd. COMP. the .xvj. /. the signing of Renham [Rainham] who was the Folqueio Painel, [Fulk Paynel] and Warini de Halla [Warin de Halla] In the Treasury liberated. The Publication of the Pipe Roll Society, Essex and Herefordshire, p. 33.
Hugh Gernon, nephew of Baldwin de Redvers, and the "brethern" of Warine de Aula and Brian de Lisle, appeared with Baldwin de Reviers, Brian de Lisle and Warin de Aula on the Foundation Charter of Quarr Abbey in honor of Richard de Redvers who had died. Thomas de Aula executed a charter to Quarr abbey, in the reign of Henry III, witnessed by Walerau, warden of the Isle of Wight.
The following from Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. 1, By Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters, 1885, Britain, p. 91, provide the following on the de Insula or de Lisle family.
1. Jordan de Insula married Hawise and lived in the time of King Henry I and Stephen.
2. Geoffrey de Insula gave land in frank almoine for the soul of earl Baldwin of Devonshire.
3. Walter de Insula, lord of Wodeton, married Margaret.
4. Baldwin de Insula, lord of Wodeton and Plympton in the Isle of Wight.
5. John de Insula, a baron in the time of Edward I and Governor of Carisbrook Castle, ob. 32 Edw I.
6. Walter de Insula, lord of Wodeton married Margaret.
7. Walter de Insula, lord of Wodeton married Florence.
8. William de Insula, lord of Wodeton.
9. William de Insula, 44th Edw III
10. Sir John de Insula or Lisle, Knt, Lord of Wodeton married Margaret, daughter of John Bremshot of Bremshot in co. Southampton (his son John de Insula m. Anne de Botreaux, parents of Margaret de Insula de Lisle of Wodeton, Isle of Wight, m. John Rogers).
11. George de Insula married Anna Montgomery of Calais.
12. Lancelot Lisle married Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Wroughton, Kent.
Anthony Rogers payeth by the year of the hereditaments ..... Lancelot Lisle and ..... Thomas Hall, esq. holdeth hi fee half a hide of ground and 2 mills in Bradford and payeth 75s .... rental of Bradford Manor. Wilts.
Robert [fitz-Robert, brother of Warin] had Sunderland assized after Warin de Aula’s death. Sunderland is part of Dunham-Massey, part of the many holdings of the Maci or Massey family. 30 Henry II, p. 145, 1182, Robertus de Halla requests an assize upon the death of his brother Warin that he ought to have 50 marks for the soldiers, of the fee of 2 and a half in Sunderland. The Publications of the Selden Society, Vol. 77, p. 96. 31 Henry II, p. 210, 1185, Robertus de Halla red. COMP. the .xxxij. I. and .iiij. s. and .viij. d. requests an assize upon the death of his brother Warin de Halla of fees and half of the soldiers in Sunderland in the Treasury. Robert de Halla gives account of four of the eight and has also affirmed the death of his brother Warin owner of the fee of Sunderland. The great roll of the pipe for the thirty-first year of the reign of King Henry the Second : A.D. 1184-1185."
CHILDREN OF WARIN DE AULA AND JULIANA DE DOUAI DE BAMPTON:
1. Roger de Aula (c1146-<1190).
ROGER DE AULA (c1146-<1190)
Roger de Aula, in the reign of Henry III. witnessed the gift to Quarr abbey of 200 acres of land at Wellow by William de Vernon, earl of Devon; and in that of Edward I. the charter of Matilda de Lestre, lady of Gatcumbe, settling on the same monks six shillings rent from that her manor. He also attested a second charter of William de Vernon, confirming to Montbourg priory, in Normandy, the gifts of Aaliz [Adeliza] de Rivers [de Redvers], his grandmother, and granting of his own accord the manor of Wolver in Berkshire. His sons were, Thomas, the father of the Lady Eleanor, and Robert, whose name occurs in a charter of William de Oglander, lord of Nunwell, to the brethren of St. Mary de Quarr. Historical Memoirs of the House of Russell, Vol. 1, by Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen, p. 124.
William de Vernon’s grandparents were: Richard de Redvers, between 1086-1094, and Adeliza, a daughter of William Peveral of Nottingham and his wife Adelina of Lancaster.
Kern Manor was held before the Conquest by Earl Harold, and in 1086 by the king. It eventually passed to Warin de Aula. Later this manor was in the possession of Roger de Aula, who gave part of it to the Knights Templar. His gift was confirmed by Ralph Mackerell and augmented by Robert Russell.
Roger de Aula, Lord of Yaverland, held the manor of Briddlesford which passed to his son and heir Thomas de Aula b. c1167 upon his death. He had one other known son named Robert de Aula b. c1171.
CHILDREN OF ROGER DE AULA AND UNKNOWN SPOUSE:
1. Thomas de Aula (c1167-<1228).
2. Robert de Aula (c1171-).
THOMAS DE AULA (c1167-<1228)
THOMAS de Aula figures also as a witness in the cartularies both of Montbourg and of Quarr. For the former abbey he attested a charter of William de Morville, relative to the tithes of Bradpole; and a grant of Isabel de Fortibus, countess of Albemarle, dated at Carisbrook, in August, 53 Henry 111, confirming lands at Lodres, Axmuth, Wolveley, and Wiche, with five pounds rent from her manor of Wroxall, and all the grants that had been made by her predecessors. For the latter abbey, he witnessed the donation made by Matilda de Lestre, in her widowhood, of a tenement at Godeshall; and, in 1228, other grants of Aaliz [Adeliza] and Walter Motte, which are exhibited at length in the pages of Sir Richard Worsley. Historical Memoirs of the House of Russell, Vol. 1, by Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen, p. 124.
In 1204 Briddlesford manor lapsed to the overlord, Thomas de Aula, lord of Yaverland, son of Roger de Aula, on account of the felony of William de Briddlesford, the tenant. Thomas de Aula then granted the manor to the family of Parco, who took their name from Park Place, near Carisbrooke, according to the Wootton Bridge Historical Society.
Thomas de Aula, son of Thomas de Aula, Lord of Yaverland, is mentioned in a deed of 1228, and in 1254 his son Roger de Aula obtained Yaverland in Isle of Wight. Before the end of the century the manor of Yaverland was in the hands of William Russell by way of his marriage to Katherine, daughter and heiress of Thomas de Aula. Thomas de Aula b. c1198, was his son and heir and Lord of Yaverland.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS DE AULA AND UNKNOWN SPOUSE:
1. Reginald de Aula (c1205-Bfr 1252 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire).
REGINALD DE AULA (c1205-Bfr 1252 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire)
As owner of Halus Manor, an estate known to be held by the Abbess of Shaftesbury as part of her manor of Bradford, Reginald de Aula had attained a status of quality and wealth.
Release by Reginald de Aula, when his wife Agnes is referred to as the relict of Reginald de Aula in 1252, to Hugh Peverel, son of William Peverel, of 10 lbs. yearly quit rent in Edelmeton of the fee of William de Say. Witnesses: Hugh Iris, John Blund, of Edelmeton, and others.
Mary, Abbess of Shaftesbury from 1247-1252, exacted her rights, as Lady of the Manor, of wardship and marriage over the minor children from the representatives of Reginald upon his death. In feudal law, the right of wardship allowed the abbess to take control of a minor heir until the heir came of age. The right of marriage allowed them to have some say as to whom the daughter or widow of a vassal would marry and both rights brought increased revenue. A deed exists showing Agnes, as relict of Reginald de Aula, paid Mary the Abbess twenty-five marks for her rights of wardship and marriages over the children.
In the font in Bradford Church is a drawing exhibited with displays of recent discoveries in the Church of Bradford, and it is thought that the drawing is of the sculptured sepulchral figure on the tomb on the north side of the Chancel of Agnes de Aula, relict of Reginald de Aula, thirteenth century. At Holy Trinity, Bradford-on-Avon, at least three chantries were founded in the north aisle, the one at the west-end was founded by Reginald de Aula in 1420.
WILLIAM DE AULA HALL (c1240->1295)
According to Charters and Custumals of Shaftesbury Abbey 1089-1216, William Hall was the Coronator Regis in 1295. In Bradford-on-Avon, A History and Description, p. 238, it states, "In a Charter of Thomas Devedaunz confirming to William de Aula and Katherine his wife and Thomas his son, an acre of arable land in the South Field of Bradford for the rent of one farthing." He has a second son Reginald de Aula b. c1296.
THOMAS DE AULA HALL I (c1290-Wiltshire-Aft 1324 Wiltshire)
Thomas was Rector of Portishead in Somerset. Reginald de Aula (Hall) was granted land by a charter in 1324 in which he referred to his brother, Thomas, as Rector of Portishead (Somerset). From: 'Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon', A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7.
THOMAS HALL II (c1320->1364)
Thomas at Forde at Bradford, and of Edith his wife, daughter and heir of Roger .... and Alice his wife, daughter of Nicholas Langridge, "of Blandford", which Roger, was son to Roger .... and Joan his wife, daughter of Thomas Lyttleton, next Blandford, son and heir of Peter in which we have the various family connections related narratively, it would seem that some share of the property originally belonging to Peter Lyttleton described as living "next Blandford," and whose date must be certainly before the commencement of the thirteenth century, must have come to Alice Atford, and augmented the goodly portion which she brought to the "Hall" family of Bradford-on-Avon. Source: An Extract from Jones' History of Bradford-on-Avon.
THOMAS HALL III (1364-<1427)
Thomas, the first-named in the ordinary pedigrees, is said to have descended from Reginald de Aula, and married, about the year 1390, Alice, daughter and, by the death of her brother Peter, sole heir of 'Thomas Atte-Forde. Documents dated 1408 state, "Alice, relict of Thomas Halle, who died 1427, was holding land in Bradford Leigh and South Wraxall of the Abbess of Bradford Leigh and South Wraxall of the Abbess of Shaftesbury." Alice Atford Hall survived her husband, dying in the year 1427. Reginald, the eldest son, died before 1427 without surviving issue, therefore her second son Thomas, aged thirty at the time of her death, became heir of her estate. Before his death, Reginald de Halle, the eldest son, endowed a "chaplain to serve at the altar at St. Nicholas" in the Parish Church. From Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon, A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7. In the Harl. MS. No. 888 we have this recount of the earliest alliances of the Hall family. "Thomas Halle, of Bradford the County of Wiltes, Esquire, married Alice, sister and heir of Peter Atford, and heirs to Thomas at forde at Bradford, and of Edith his wife, daughter and heire of Roger ... and Ales his wife, daughter of Nicholas Langridge, of Blandford, which Roger, was son to Roger ... and Joan his wife, daughter to Thomas Lyttleton, next Blandford, sonn and heire of Peter) in which we have the various family connections related narratively, it would seem that some share of the property originally belonging to Peter Lyttleton (described as living "next Blandford," and augmented the goodly portion which she brought to the 'Hall' family. Source: An extract of Jones' History of Bradford on Avon.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS HALL III AND ALICE ATTE FORDE:
1. Reginald Hall (c1386 Wiltshire-Bfr 1427) died prior to his mother as she named Thomas her heir. He endowed a chaplain to serve at the altar.
2. Edith Hall, b. c1388 Wiltshire.
3. Isabel Hall, b. c1390 Wiltshire.
4. Thomas Hall IV, b. 1397 Wiltshire, d. 1457 IPM, deed shows he was living in 1450. In 1427, his mother named him son and heir, age 30.
5. John Hall, b. c1398 Wiltshire d. c1417 Wiltshire.
6. Richard Hall, b. c1400 Wiltshire, his descendants are named in the pedigree of Gore of Aldrington.
THOMAS HALL IV (c1397-c1457)
The Hall's had their country residence at Freshford, lower down the Avon valley, on the Somerset side. Both Thomas Hall who died in 1457, and his grandson Thomas who died in 1515 and described himself as "gentleman," were living at Freshford when they made their wills and left instructions for their burial in Freshford Church. Later members of the family, however, were buried at Bradford in what came to be known as the Kingston aisle in Holy Trinity Church.
Will of Thomas Hall of Freshford, Som. dat. 11 July, pr. 9 Nov 1457. He leaves the residue of his estate to his son Nicholas Hall, and makes him sole exor. In July 1428 money was owed to Thomas Hall by James Loty of Dunster; pledge for various freemen of Wells in 1435. History of Parliament, p. 408, By Josiah Clement Wedgwood and Anne Holt.
NICHOLAS HALL (c1425-c1479)
Nicholas Hall substantially increased the wealth of the family by marrying Margaret, co-heiress of William Besill II of Bradford; Cecilia, the other co-heiress, married Anthony Rogers, b. c1438, of Bradford on Avon. In a commission dated 4 Apr 1403, Margaret’s grandfather, William Besill I, was notified by Westminster, after the deaths of Sir William Asthorpe and King Richard II, with Humphrey de Stafford, knight, William Stourton, Thomas Bonham, and the sheriff of co. Wilts. to, “inquire concerning the information that much waste, ruin, dilapidation and destruction has many times been committed as well in the castle and barton or manor of Marlborough. The Inquisition was held before Thomas Bonham and William Besiles, Salisbury, Thursday before St. Thomas the apostle, 1403: The said castle has been injured and wasted in many ways in the time of Robert Power, William Asthorp and William Scrop, late constables, to what amount the jurors do not know.”
Nicholas died leaving to his son and heir, Henry, lands, houses, and mills in Bradford held of the Abbess of Shaftesbury. Henry died soon after his father, without heirs, being omitted from the 1565 pedigree in the Herald's Visitation. From Parishes: Bradford-on-Visitation. From Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon, A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7. The estates passed to Thomas, his brother, who died 1515 seized of Hall's Manor of Bradford. At the end of the 15th century a deed dated 21st Edward IV, states Henry Hall of this family had lands in Bradford, Lye, Troll Parva, Slade, Ford, Wraxall, Holt, Broughton, Marlborough, Okebourn Meysey, Wiltshire, Freshford, Iford, Mitford, Frome, Fleete, Widcombe, Portishead and other placed in Somerset.
CHILDREN OF NICHOLAS HALL AND MARGARET BESILL:
1. Henry Hall, b. c1446 Wiltshire, s. and h., died soon after his father in 1479, for he is omitted from the pedigree recorded in the Herald's Visitation in 1565. Per Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon, A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7.
2. Thomas Hall, b. c1448 Wiltshire d. 1515 Wiltshire, m. Alice Bowyer dau. of William of Wilton.
THOMAS HALL (c1448-c1515)
Hall, Thomas of Trowbridge, Wilts, gent., millowner, M.P. Wilton (? 1484), (1485-6). One of the great woolmen and pretty certain m. Alice Bower of Wilton. History of Parliament, p. 408, By Josiah Clement Wedgwood, Anne Holt.
Thomas Hall, spouse of Alice Bower, daughter of William Norton of Wilton alias Bowyer, was summoned before the king's justices with reference to a debt of 100 pounds owning to Sir John Turberville, knight. He failed to make his appearance and was charged with something similar to "contempt of court." The penalty of "outlawry" soon followed. Thomas surrendered himself to justice, and for a time was an inmate of Fleet prison.
An outlawed man was outside the pale of society; anyone might slay him at pleasure; in the grim phrase of the day, he bore “a wolf’s head” and might be hunted like a noxious beast. A reward of two marks was offered for each outlaw’s head brought to Westminster. Two barons showed their knowledge of John’s suspicions by withdrawing secretly from his Court and taking to flight. The King caused them to be outlawed in their absence, and thereafter seized their estates and demolished their castles. Thomas soon surrendered himself to justice, and for a time was an inmate of Fleet prison.
Among the deeds and other documents found at the Hall during the process of repairs was one dated 18 Henry VII (1504), and contained a "Royal Pardon and Revocation of Outlawry for Thomas Hall, lately of Bradford, Co. Wilts, Gentleman, now in the Fleet Prison." It does not appear from the document that the debt was paid at the time of his release; the condition of his release being that he should appear in Court "if the said John should desire to speak with him touching the debt above mentioned.”
Thomas Hall, spouse of Alice Bower, was summoned before the King’s Justices with reference to a debt of £100 owned to Sir John Turberville, Knight. He failed to make his appearance and was charged with something similar to "contempt of Court." The penalty of 'outlawry' soon followed. He soon surrendered himself to justice, and for a time was an inmate of Fleet prison. Among the deeds and other documents found at the Hall during the process of repairs was one dated 18 Henry VII, and contained a "Royal Pardon and Revocation of Outlawry for Thomas Hall, lately of Bradford, co. Wilts, Gentleman, now in the Fleet Prison." It does not appear from the document that the debt was paid at the time of his release; the condition of his release being that he should appear in Court "if the said John should desire to speak with him touching the debt above mentioned.” The outlawed man was outside the pale of society; anyone might slay him at pleasure; in the grim phrase of the day, he bore “a wolf’s head” and might be hunted like a noxious beast. A reward of two marks was offered for each outlaw’s head brought to Westminster. Two barons showed their knowledge of John’s suspicions by withdrawing secretly from his court and taking to flight. The King caused them to be outlawed in their absence, and thereafter seized their estates and demolished their castles.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS HALL AND ALICE BOWER:
1. William Hall, b. c1475 d. 1550 m. Elizabeth, d/o Christopher Tropenell of Chaldfield.
2. Arthur Hall, b. c1477 Wiltshire.
3. Osmond Hall, b. c1479 Wiltshire.
4. Alice Hall, b. c1481 Wiltshire m. John Torney of Wolverton co. Somerset.
5. Edith Hall, b. c1483 Wiltshire m. Edmond Chatterton.
6. Thomas Hall, b. c1485 Wiltshire.
WILLIAM HALL (c1475-c1550)
In 1553-55, "Elizabeth, late the wife of William Hall of Bradford, esquire and George, Nicholas, Paul, and William Hall his sons v. Thomas Hall gentleman, his eldest son: Execution of the will of the deceased including annuities payable out of messuages and land in West Lavington and Trowle (in Trowbridge or Bradford-on-Avon) Wilts.
William married Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Tropenell, and granddaughter of Thomas Tropenell and Agnes Ludlow. Agnes was the fourth daughter of William Ludlow, Lord of Hill Deverel.
In 1542, Leland, wrote that William Hall lived 'in a pretty stone house at the east end of the town' and that he was “a man of £100 lands by the year.” From Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon, A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7.
Christopher Tropenell was the spouse of Anne Carew, co-heir of her brother's estate and daughter of Nicholas Carew IV, of Beddington, Nutfield and Carshalton, co. Surrey, Sulham, Berkshire and Dalamars, Hertfordshire. She was born 1436, or "aged 22" at the death of her father in 1466. The estate of Nicholas Carew passed to his daughter Anne, “wife of Christopher Tropenell.” Anne was succeeded by Thomas Tropenell, her son, who died at Sulham in 1548, leaving all his goods to his wife Eleanor for the education of their children. The property eventually passed to Thomas Tropnell's great-granddaughter Ann who married John Eyre in 1550.
Christopher’s father, Thomas Tropenell, (1402-1488), was responsible for the recovery of Great Chalfield. After much litigation, he was able to effectively convince the courts that he was heir to the Percy’s through a female, the male line having become extinct. The estate was recorded in the Domesday Book as the property of Ernulf de Hesding, Comte de Perche.
The arms of Tropenell impaling Ludow are displayed in the roof of the hall and also on their tomb. The manor, now owned by the National Trust, is surrounded by a moat and gatehouse and has beautiful oriel windows and a great hall.
The Lady Chapel in the Parish Church of St. Bartholomew, Corsham, Wiltshire, was re-built between 1465 and 1480 by Thomas Tropenell, of Neston and Great Chalfield, and is dominated by the Tropenell's magnificent altar tomb, built to receive the remains of himself and his wife. He endowed the chapel with a charge of ten marks on his estate, two oxen, and two cows. These charges were willed on 19 Dec 1514 by Anne, widow of Christopher Tropenell, son of Thomas, to be maintained by her executors. A smaller tomb in the chapel is that of her son, Christopher Tropnell.
Another Thomas Tropnell, of Wiltshire, an unknown member of this family, denied the doctrine of transubstantiation, the fact that the bread and wine taken at the eucharist literally were the body and blood of Christ, and was burned to death in the market place at the bottom of Market Street.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM HALL AND ELIZABETH TROPENELL:
1. Thomas Hall, son and heir b. c1510 Wiltshire - d. Bfr 1575 m. Elizabeth Mervyn d/o John of Fonthill.
2. Paul Hall, Wiltshire, England.
3. William Hall, Wiltshire, England.
4. Margaret Hall, Wiltshire, England m. Freeman Jarvis.
5. Joan Hall, Wiltshire, England m. John Gunter of Hullavington.
6. Nicholas Hall, Wiltshire, England.
7. George Hall, Wiltshire, England.
THOMAS HALL (c1510-<1575)
Thomas Hall married Elizabeth Mervyn, daughter of John Mervyn of Fonthill. Of the various families of this name mentioned in the "Visitations of Wilts," Somerset, and others, among the most prominent was that of Sir John Marvin, of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, grandson of Richard Marvyn, who died in the 17th year of the reign of Henry VI. The Marvin family held the fine estate of Fonthill Abbey, in the parish of Hindon, for more than two centuries. The ancestors of Reinold Marvin were all "Yeomen," owning the lands they occupied or inherited. Many derived incomes from the tenants who held under them, but none of them appear to have used armorial device but intermarried with "armorial families."
John Mervyn was of Pertwood and Fonthill Abbey, he married Joan, daughter of Lord Hungerford. William Fletcher, owner of Pertwood Manor, in right of his wife Joan, daughter of John Brother of Pertwood, died early in the 16th century, leaving as his heirs Agnes, wife of John Maton, and Margaret, wife of John Ingram. Margaret married, as a second husband, William Mervyn and her share of the manor passed to her son John Mervyn. The moiety belonging to Agnes Maton subsequently passed to George Ludlow, who sold it in 1553 to John Mervyn, thus possessing the both portions of the property.
Thomas acquired his father's estates and he is said to be the builder of a small Chantry Chapel twelve and a half feet in width and sixteen in length at the southeast angle of the Nave. It was previously thought William Hall, who married Elizabeth Tropenell, of Chalfield, was the builder of the Chantry Chapel, also called, “The Kingston Aisle" or sometimes referred to as “The Dukes House.” It was renamed Kingston Aisle after eventually passing from the Hall family to the Dukes of Kingston.
The Dukes of Kingston acquired the property after the estates devolved onto Rachel Baynton in 1708. She was from the neighboring Little Chalfield Manor. Rachel married after her inheritance the 1st Duke of Kingston, William Pierrepont. Unfortunately, the marriage was short-lived when William died of smallpox leaving Rachel a widow with two small children. Her descendant, Evelyn Pierrepont eventually succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Kingston and his daughter, Frances, married into the Medows family who were eventually ennobled as Earl Manvers. After Evelyn died leaving no male heirs, the Hall and Pierrepont fortunes fell to Frances's son and the future Earl Manvers. In consequence the name changed to the "Kingston Aisle,” but has since reverted to being called, "The Hall."
A 1575 lawsuit states, “Thomas Hall Esq. deceased is, and his ancestors have for a long time, been seized of water mills and other lands' in the manor of Bradford, held by the abbey of Shaftesbury.”
John Mervyn was the elder son of Walter Mervyn and Mary Mompesson, he m. Elizabeth, dau. and co-heiress of John Green, of Stotfold, co. Bedfordshire, England, by Edith Latimer. From, A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Vol. 1, p. 681, By John Burke, the following is written: "William, Lord Latimer, summoned to parliament from 1299 to 1305, m. Alice, daughter and co-heir of Walter Ledet, by which alliance he acquired a moiety of the barony of Warden, and a moiety of the whole hundred of Corby, both in the county of Northampton, and had, with William, his successor and second lord, a younger son, Sir John Latimer, who wedded Joane, daughter and eventually heir of Sir William de Gouis, and by her acquired, amongst other estates, the manor of Duntish, in the county of Dorset. He was s. at his decease (10th Ed. III.) by his son, Sir Robert Latimer, of Duntwish, who m. Catherine Hall, and dying 35th Edward III. left a son and successor, Sir Robert Latimer, of Duntwich, who wedded Margaret Peche, and had a son, John Latimer, esq. of East Pulham, whose son, by his wife Margaret Pipard, was Sir Nicholas Latimer, of Duntwich. This gentleman was attainted in the reign of Edward IV., but the attainder was subsequently reversed. He m. Joan Hody. His daughter and heir, Edith Latimer, m. first John Green, esq. of Stotfould, in the county of Bedford. She wedded secondly, Sir John Mordaunt, and by him was the mother of John, first Lord Mordaunt, ancestor of the extinct Earls of Peterborough. Her ladyship espoused, thirdly Sir John Carew, but had no further issue. Her daughter, by Green, and one of the co-heirs of that gentleman, Elizabeth Green, m. John Mervyn, esq. of Fonthill, in the Beckford of Fonthill."
The Greene family grew from a branch of the ancient de la Zouche family after they assumed the surname of their chief estate. They were among the largest landowners in England, and said to have the most royal blood in their veins in all of Europe. Their line descends from Charlemagne, Alfred the Great and Wittekind, Bohemian Kings, ancient Parthian Emperors, Russian rulers; French Kings; Constantine the Great; and Basil the Great, the Byzantine Emperor.
The 1st Lord de Greene was Sir Alexander de Greene de Boketon, (c1181 Harrington, co. Northamptonshire, England-1236 England). He was given the estate of Boughton [Boketon] as a reward for his performance in halting an uprising by Count de la March in 1201. In 1202 King John bestowed upon him his power and titles. Due to circumstances, the order to put down the uprising was refused by many of his Nobles. This resulted in their properties being confiscated and given to the knights who followed his orders. Boughton was over 6,000 acres, exceeding the requirement for the ranking of Baronage.
The 2nd Sir, Lord Baron de Boketon and was Walter de Greene de Boketon (ca 1202-1275). He served during the seventh Crusade and the oppression of the Catholic Church.
The 3rd Baron de Boketon was John Grene de Boketon (1234-ca 1275), he was a Roman Catholic and a knight and accompanied Prince Edward on the last crusade of the Holy War in 1270.
The 4th Lord of Boketon was Thomas Greene de Boketon (1260- 1319). He married Alice Bottisham. A 1296 tax listing shows his properties in co. Rutland were Langham, Little Casterton, Manton and Ridlington. He fought with Edward I against the Scots.
The 5th Lord of Boketon was Thomas de Greene. On 23 Oct 1297 he m. his 18 year old cousin Lucy La Zouche d/o Lord Eudo La Zouche and Lady Millicent De Cantilupe. She was also of Royal descent. Lady Lucy de la Zouche was a direct descendant of Henry I of France. His titles included Sir, Lord of Broughton, 5th Baron Lord de Greene and High Sheriff of Northampton (1330-1332) in the early part of the reign of Edward III. From 1336-1343 he was a Member of Parliament at Northamptonshire.
The 6th Lord of Boketon was Sir Henry de Greene (1310 Boughton-). He m. Katherine d/o Sir John of Drayton and sister of Sir Simon of Drayton. He was sergeant-at-Law and Justice of the King's Bench. He was excommunicated by the Pope for pronouncing judgment against the bishop of Ely. He was appointed Chief Justice by King Edward III and was Speaker of the House of Lords in two Parliaments. King Edward III called him his most trusted advisor. He died possessed of the manor of Greene's Norton, Buckton, East Neaston, Heydmon Court, Heybourn, Ashby Mares, and Dodington, with lands in Whittlebury, Paulsbury, and Northampton; the lordships of Drayton, Luffwich, Pesford, Islip, Shipton, Wolston, Wamingdon, Chalton, Houghton, Boteahaseall, with lands in Harringsworth, Harrowden, Hardwich, Raunds, Ringstead, Titchmarsh, Warrington, etc.
Henry "Sir Lord of Drayton" de Greene was born c1347 at Greene's Norton and married 10 year old Mathilda de Mauduit in 1364. He was Sir, Lord of Greene Norton, Lord of Drayton, and a Knight of the Garter and Lord Chancellor of England. He inherited Drayton House from his father in 1370. He was beheaded on 24 July 1399 by Henry Bolinbroke.
Thomas "Lord of Isham" Greene was born c1373 and m. Mathilda Talbot ca 1397. He m. Ela Malorie as his 2nd wife ca 1407. His titles were Sir, Lord of Isham and Chaplain. He was placed in the Tower of London on order of King Henry VII where he died on 14 Dec 1417.
John "Lord of Drayton" Greene born ca 1408. He fled England for Europe after his father’s death where he remained until the king died. He m. Mary Margaret ca. 1421 and secondly Edith Latimer ca. 1475. He died 1486 at Drayton, co. Dorset, England.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS HALL AND ELIZABETH MERVYN:
1. John Hall I, son and heir b. c1540 d. 9/1/1620, of Forde, m. Dorothy Rogers d. and heiress of Anthony of Bradford.
2. Robert Hall, Wiltshire, England.
3. Joan Hall, Wiltshire, England.
4. Dorothy Hall, Wiltshire, England.
5. Ann Hall, Wiltshire, England.
6. Thomas Hall, Wiltshire, England.
JOHN HALL I
John Hall I (c1540-9/1/1620) was born in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England and died in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. He married Dorothy, daughter of Anthony Rogers and Anne Wroughton of Broughton.
In the course of a lawsuit in 1575 between John Hall and John Stevens of Bradford, butcher, Stevens stated that, "John Hall, son of Thomas Hall esq. deceased is, and his ancestors have for a long time been seised of certain water mills and other lands' in the manor of Bradford, which had been held of the abbey of Shaftesbury and after the Dissolution of the grantees of the abbey's lands in Bradford by a rent of 75s. a year and suit at the court of the manor." From Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon, A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7.
After succeeding male heirs of the Hall family of Bradford on Avon intermarried with the families of Bowyer of Wilton, Tropenell of Chalfield and Mervyn of Fonthill, we find John Hall, the next heir of this family, described as 'of Forde' married to Dorothy, daughter and sole heiress of Anthony Rogers who died in 1583. Anthony Rogers was the last male representative of this branch of the Rogers family in Bradford on Avon. By this pairing, the Besill estate was once again under one roof. She also brought into the marriage her own patrimony, part of which was located at Holt. Her mother was Anne, daughter of Thomas Wroughton.
"Anthony Rogers of Bradford, Esq., son and heir of Anthony, mar. Ann, da. of Thomas Wroughton of Broughton, co. [Hants.] South'ton, Esq., and by her had issue, Dorathe, his only dau.; which mar. to John Hall, son a heir of Thomas Hall, and by her hath issue, Thomas Hall and John Hall, living," per, The visitation of Wiltshire 1565, By William Harvey, p. 39. Anne Wroughton of Moores Court, Isle of Wight, daughter of Sir Thomas Wroughton, married Lancelot Lisle and they had son Thomas Lisle. Lancelot Lisle died and his manorial rights passed to his widow Anne who then married Anthony Rogers, son of Anthony Rogers and Dorothy Ernely, grandson of William Rogers and Joan Horton and great grandson of Thomas Rogers and Cecilia Besill. Cecilia's sister Margaret married Nicholas Hall. Anthony Rogers and his wife Anne held courts at Holt from 1544 to 1556; grandson Anthony Lisle, son of Thomas Lisle, succeeded her. Dorothy Rogers b. c1540, dau. and heir of Anthony Rogers of Bradford and Anne Wroughton, married John Hall, son of Thomas Hall and Elizabeth Mervyn.
The Lisle's were from Wooton, Isle of Wight, and the Wroughton’s were from Moores Court, Isle of Wight. Eleanor de Gorges, heiress of Wraxall, was born c1307 in Knighton, Isle of Wight and died c1376 in Wraxall, Long Ashton, Somerset. She married Sir Theobald Russell of Kingston, son of Sir William Russell and Katherine de Aula.
CHILDREN OF JOHN HALL I AND DOROTHY ROGERS:
1. Thomas Hall, b. c1566 Wiltshire d. c1600, eldest son.
2. John Hall II, b. c1570 Wiltshire d. 3/19/1631 m. Elizabeth Brune, daughter of Henry of Athelhampton, Dorset.
The arms of the Hall’s of Bradford on Avon can be seen at Holy Trinity Church in Bradford on Avon on a wooden screen on the north wall of the chancel. This screen was once used to separate the south aisle from the body of the church. A description of the Hall arms and crest, found on the 1565 Hall Pedigree of the Herald's Visitation, is carried back to Thomas Hall living at the close of the 14th century. The Hall motto is described in an article in The Wiltshire Society’s Magazine, issue 268.
The pole-axe symbolizes readiness for the ordeal of battle and the defense of purpose through allegiance to the sovereign; loyalty, conviction, and unconquerable will, a staff weapon used by Knights, betoken on one of dignity and repute. The blade was an axe-head, usually balanced by a hammer-type head, and surmounted by a steel spike. It was used from the 15th century for foot combat. The shaft was of ash or other hardwood, mounted by an axe blade that had a forward point for thrusting and a thin projection on the back for piercing armor or pulling a horseman off balance. The pole-axe and halberd were specialized weapons for fighting armored men-at-arms and penetrating knightly armor.
Based on the following information, the Hall's of Bradford on Avon descended from the Isle of Wight Halls who were often referred to as Normans. An early deed shows that Henry Hall, b. c1440, son and heir of Nicholas Hall and Margaret Besill who died early and passed them on to his brother Thomas, held lands in Bradford, Lye, Troll Parva, Slade, Ford, Wraxall, Holt, Broughton, Marlborough, Okebourne Meysey, Wilts, Freshford, Iford, Mitford, Frome, Widcombe, Portishead, Fleete, as well as other places in Somerset.
As previously mentioned, a charter of earl Richard de Redvers, cir. 1161, recites a gift made to the church of St. Nicholas in Castro, in Carisbrooke, in memory of earl Baldwin, by four island landowners who had been his chief barons: "Hugo Gernon [Hugh Gernon] et Guarinus de Halla [Warin de Aula] et Brienus de Insula [Brian de Insula] et Galfredus Jordani filius” The Lisle's intermarried with the Rogers family and many other families of Bradford-on-Avon over the years.
HALL OF BRADFORD, Thomas Hall of Bradford, co. Wilts, Esq., married Alys, sister and heir to Peter Atford, son and heir of
Thomas Atte Forde or Atford, next Bradford, m. Edith, Thomas was the son of Roger Atte Forde m. Alice d. of Nicholas Langridge of Bradford.
VISITATION OF WILTSHIRE 1565, of Nicholas Langridge of Blandford, which Roger was son of Roger ... and of Jane, his wife, da. of Thomas Littelton, next Blandford, son and heir of Peter Littleton; which Thomas Hall and Alys, his wife, had issue, - Reginald, son and heir, died sans issue; Thomas, second son; John, third son; Richard, fourth son; Edith and Isabel. Thomas Hall of Bradford, second son of Thomas and brother and heir of Reginald, mar and had issue, - Nicholas. Nicholas Hall of Bradford, son and heir of Thomas, mar. Margarett, da. and one of the heirs of William Besyll, and had issue, - Thomas, son and heir. Thomas Hall of Bradford, son and heir of Nicholas, mar. Alys, da. and heir of William Bowyer of Wilton, co. Wilts, and by her had issue, - William, son and heir; Thomas second son; Arthur, third son; Osmond, fourth son; Edith, mar. to Edmond Chatterton; Alys, mar. to John Torney of Wolverton, in co. Somerset. William Hall of Bradford, son and heir of Thomas mar. Elizabeth, da. of Christopher Tropnell of Cawvyle (Chalfield), co. Wilts. Esq., and by her had issue, - Thomas, son and heir, George, second son; Powle, third son; William, fourth son; Margaret, mar. to Freeman Ireys of ... co. Wilts - Joan, mar. to John Gtenter of Holluton (Hullavington), co. Wilts, Gent. Thomas Hall of Bradford, Esq. son and heir of William, mar. Elizabeth, da. of John Marvyn of Fawn Tell Gyfford, co. Wilts, and by her had issue: John, son and heir; Thomas, second son; Robert, third son; Dorothy; Anne; and Jane. Thomas Hall of Bradford, Gent, son and heir of Thomas, mar. Dorothy, da. and heir of Anthony Rogers of Bradford, Esq., and by her hath issue, Thomas, son and heir; John, second son."
TOTHILL MANOR: The manor of Tothill was taken from Richard de Says in late 1265. Thomas de Aula is mentioned as lord of Tothill in 1267. By Nov 1274 King Edward I, granted it to John Ferre. Eleanor Ferre, heiress of Tothill was alive in 1330 when she was referred to as "Dame de Georges wife of Sir John Peche" and William Russell, Eleanor's grandson, described her as a "grasping, avaricious, tyrannical woman." Ralph de Gorges m. Eleanor in 1301 and died 1323. His widow was granted as dower the manor of Wraxall and one-third of the manor of Braunton, she then married before 1326 John Peche (1st Lord Peche), and was still living by 1334.
HOLT MANOR: Walter de Aula is mentioned in a very early deed as owner of Ford Farm in Holt, his father Reginald de Aula is described as his predecessor in a charter of Abbess Mary according to, Chartus and Custumals of Shaftesbury Abbey 1089-1216, by N. E. Stacy.
BRIDDLESFORD: Domesday shows it being held by Nigel, son of William, son of Azor, and Yaverland, passing to the de Aula Family. By 1204 -Briddlesford was returned to the overlord, Thomas de Aula, Lord of Yaverland. He was the son of Roger de aula, and grandson of Warin de aula who was one of the founders of St. Nicholas Chapel in Carisbrooke Castle. The tenant, William de Bridlesford, had forfeited the land due to a felony. By the end of the 13th century, it was in the hands of the Lisle family of Wootton. The manor of Briddlesford eventually passed to Thomas Lisle, stepson of Anthony Rogers, of Bradford on Avon, in the right of Thomas' mother Anne Wroughton Lisle Rogers, dau. of Sir Thomas Wroughton of Broughton and mother of Dorothy Rogers who m. John Hall I.
RAINHAM MANOR: Rainham manor, which formed part of the honor of Bampton, descended from Walter of Douai who died 1107 to his son Robert of Bampton and to Robert's daughter Juliana who married 1) William Paynel and 2) Warin de Aula (d. 1176).
MORTON MANOR: Morton manor, Brading, Isle of Wight, formed part of the estate of the family of Aula, being held of Thomas de Aula's manor of Tothill in 1267/8, and passed to his descendants, the Russell’s of Yaverland. Morton Manor, believed to be built in 1249, is situated on the original site of residence of the Norman de Aula family.
YAVERLAND MANOR: Thomas de Aula is mentioned in a deed dated 1228, and in 1254 his son Roger de Aula obtained a grant at Yaverland, Isle of Wight. Before the end of the century the manor passed to William Russell by his marriage with the daughter of Thomas de Aula.
KERN MANOR: was held before the Conquest by Earl Harold, and in 1086 by the king. It seems afterwards to have passed to the Aula family, and Roger de Aula gave part to the Knights Templar. His gift was confirmed by Ralph Mackerell and augmented by Robert Russell.
SPAN MANOR: Span manor originally belonged to the de Aula family, but was held near the end of the 13th century by William Russell, Lord of Yaverland.
STENBURY MANOR: According to Worley's "Isle of Wight" (1781) p. 220, "the manor of Stenbury was held by the family of de Aula from after the Norman conquest, from whom it descended to that of Heyno who enjoyed it for more than two centuries, and lived at the manor house which was surrounded by a moat."
In 1700, John Hall, builder of the Alms-House in Bradford on Avon, ordered the Hall coat of arms, crest and inscription "Deo et Pauperibus," be cut in stone and placed on the front of the building, which can still be seen. In Heraldry, the poleaxe, a staff weapon used by knights, was conferred to those of dignity, good reputation, conviction, loyalty, and readiness for action.
Before the invasion in 1066, William the Conqueror imported soldiers from surrounding provinces to improve the fighting abilities of his army. These knights were quickly assimilated into the Norman aristocracy and many stood by William’s side at Hastings, and subsequently became prominent among Anglo-Norman baronial families in England. It is known that William asked men from Poitou, Burgundy, Brittany, Flanders, Germany, Denmark and Italy to join his army. In exchange for their services, William promised them a share of the land and wealth of England.
Most of the early documents used various versions of "de Aula" the French, or Norman, version of the Hall surname. The various spelling of this family name include Hall, Halle, Haule, Haul, Hal, Hale, De Aule, De la Sale, De la Salle, De Sale, De Salle, De la S’aula and others, the Latin version of the name being Aula, and the French version being Salle.
The Domesday book of 1086 was a survey similar to those done today. It was ordered by William the Conqueror and contained records for 13,418 English settlements. The main purpose of the survey was to find out who owned what so they could be taxed on it, and the judgment of the assessors was final, whatever the book said about who owned the property, or what it was worth, was the law, with no appeal. It recorded the manor of Bradford as consisting of about 5,000 acres, and as being held by the Abbey of Shaftesbury. Following the Norman Conquest, records indicate there was very little change in this area, except for the construction of a large Norman church and renovation of the town bridge. This Norman church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is located near the town center by the river, and is believed built over the remains of an older church.
During Saxon times the town bridge was wooden, but during Norman times it was replaced with high quality stone. The original slim design, built without parapets, was so dangerous people kept falling into the river, which led to the construction of another bridge alongside it, effectively doubling the width. Two ribbed and pointed arches of the original Norman construction can still be seen on the eastern side, and if you look under the bridge you can clearly see the joint. On the bridge is a small building, originally a chapel, and the fish on the weather vane is a Gudgeon, an early Christian symbol. In later years, the chapel was used as a small prison where local drunks and troublemakers were sometimes confined overnight.
Records of Holy Trinity Parish, built by the Norman's in Bradford on Avon Following the conquest, show the de Aula family as members from an early date. These records indicate they were a family of wealth and power as lords of the manor.
In 1206 the Pipe Roll of 6 John, shows Thomas de Aula, “paid 40 marks and a palfrey to get what he ought to have had for nothing, namely the lands escheated to him through his tenant’s felony.” The legal rights of the Crown were already extended beyond their legal limits, but King John decided to extend them even further. Once he obtained a firm footing in the felon’s land, he then refused to surrender it to the rightful lord after the year and day had expired, causing great anger among the barons. The Magna Carta, an English charter issued in 1215, was written to end such abuses. Records show Gilbert de Aula signed his name as a witness to the signing of the Magna Carta, which later influenced the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, and is considered one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy.
In 1273 William de Aula de Bradford is mentioned among Wiltshire gentlemen witnessing documents during the reign of King Edward (1273-1307). In the Hundred Rolls, (7 Edw. I, 1279), Reginald de Aula and Adam de Mokesham appear as Jurors for the Hundred of Melksham. William de Aula was a minor at the time of his father’s death, and in 1295 he was appointed to the high office of Coroner. In a deed of that time, he is referred to as, “Coronator Domini Regis,” suggesting both wealth and worldly station. Other documents from 1284-1330 mention William de Aula, his wife Katherine, and son Thomas. It is thought the recessed tomb located on the south side of the Chancel of Holy Trinity Church was William de Aula.
The position of county Coroner was instituted in 1194 assuming duties, which had been previously assigned to the sheriff. This was a position appointed by freeholders who assembled in the county court. Along with other minor functions, his main duties were to guard royal interests, and keep the royal pleas. He received formal accusations, took sureties, and made preliminary investigations to examine the size and nature of the victim’s wounds in a charge of mayhem; and to keep an eye on royal windfalls. He also appraised the value of chattels forfeited to the King. When felons took refuge in sanctuary, it was the coroner who arranged for their leaving the country on forfeiting all that they had. They kept a record of those who had been outlawed, and received “appeals” of criminal charges.
From the visitation of 1565, we can establish that the Hall’s of Bradford-on-Avon intermarried with others of wealth and status, while maintaining continuous ownership of Hall Manor, also known as “The Hall.” In 1851, a series of deeds were found in the flooring during extensive repairs containing a vast amount of information on this family and other families throughout the area. These deeds gave a description of property held by the Hall family in this and the neighboring hundreds, and extending from a very early period to the 13th year of Henry VII. All of the deeds were written by the same hand, which indicates they were copied from the originals. It is thought they were likely deposited under the flooring for safe keeping during those most unsettling times. An elaborate Spanish steel court sword was also found hidden among the deeds.
Wiltshire Community History states, "At the end of the 16th century The Hall, the finest building in the town, was built by the Hall family, who had been prominent local landowners from at least the mid 13th century. The new building replaced a medieval house which Leland had noted as 'a pretty stone house at the east end of the town." Pevsner described The Hall as, "the one nationally major mansion in Bradford, not a town house but a country house in character." In 1320, Thomas at Halle, of Bradford, witnessed a deed, now at Lacock Abbey. In 1324, Reynold de le Sale of Bradford, was granted land by charter, referred to a brother Thomas, Rector of Portishead, Somerset, he married Isabella. In 1350, John Hall's son, William, was presented to the chapel of Barley in Bradford parish, and between 1357 and 1361 Thomas at Halle of Bradford is mentioned in numerous deeds.
The Littleton and Langridge surnames enter into the Hall family with the marriage of Alice Atte Ford / Atford to Thomas Hall b. 1352. Following property deeds for Ford Farm, we learn that Alice became sole heir, and received the Ford Farm property, upon the death of her brother Peter Atford. The father of Peter and Alice was Thomas Atte Ford who married Edith. Edith was the d/o Roger, last name unknown, and Alice Langridge of Bradford who was the d/o Nicholas. Alice Langridge m. another Roger, last name unknown, and we know his mother was Joan Littleton, d/o Thomas, son of Peter Lyttleton of "next Blandford." It is with the Lyttleton family where the trail of ownership of Ford Farm ends.
Lying just within the western edge of Wiltshire, about eight miles southeast of the city of Bath in Somerset, is the historical town of Bradford-on-Avon, home of architectural buildings from Saxon, Roman and Norman times. Bradford-on-Avon is a small picturesque English town among the rolling hills on the banks of the river Avon. The town bridge, dating from Norman times, crosses what’s referred to as the ‘broad ford’ on the Avon, and is thought to be the origin of the town’s name. Bradford-on-Avon is close to some of the oldest man-made stone structures known, older than the Great Pyramid of Egypt, and 25 miles away from one of the wonders of the world, Stonehenge. The earliest trace of ancient Britons in the town was over 2,500 years ago with a small settlement just above the area known as Troy.
King Aethered II gave the estate of Bradford to Shaftesbury Abbey in 1001, and suggested relocating the bones of King Edward, nicknamed the Martyr, to Bradford-on-Avon, for safety reasons during the early part of the 11th century due to increasingly frequent Viking raids. The relocation never happened, but it is believed the present Saxon church was built to accommodate the relics. St. Olave’s Street, now Woolley Street, runs parallel with the river Avon along its northern bank. The name St. Olave indicates there was a church or chapel dedicated to St. Olave, a king of Norway, and the possibility of an early Viking settlement at this site.
Bradford-on-Avon witnessed the barbaric spectacle of a public burning at the stake of one of its own. Thomas Tropnell, of Wiltshire, denied the doctrine of transubstantiation, the fact that the bread and wine taken at the eucharist literally were the body and blood of Christ, and was burned to death in the marketplace at the bottom of Market Street. The Halls of Bradford were connected to the Tropnell family by way of William Hall, son of Thomas Hall, after his marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Tropnell of Chalfield. Christopher Tropnell was the spouse of Anne Carew, co-heir of her brother's estate and daughter of Nicholas Carew IV, of Beddington, Nutfield and Carshalton, county Surrey, Sulham, Berkshire, and Delamars, Herefordshire. She was born 1426, or "aged 22" at the death of her father in 1466.
By the 14th century, Wiltshire had become a county of importance and great wealth through the exclusive manufacturing of white undyed broadcloth. Gloucester, Somerset, and Oxford soon followed Wiltshire in the manufacturing of white undyed broadcloth. In 1540, John Leland, upon visiting the town, wrote 'All the town of Bradford standith by clothmaking'. These English "clothiers" soon became a close-knit group. Pedigrees show these families intermarried and were linked by the Clothier Guild. These clothiers became a very wealthy and powerful guild because the weaving and distribution of cloth was so vastly important to the English economy. Most of these family businesses were closely held and passed down through either bloodlines or by marriage, with few outsiders. It stands to reason then that the influence of this Guild would extend from all areas and well into London with close family connections.
For more than six centuries Bradford-on-Avon was a center of cloth weaving. During this time, most of the buildings along the hillside to the river were spinners and weavers cottages with the woolen mills lining the bank of the river Avon. By the mid sixteenth century the clothiers of Wiltshire, and the Hall’s in particular, became an important family in the cloth trade. This prosperity continued until a devastating outbreak of plague in 1609. This outbreak coupled with Wiltshire’s unwillingness to change from the old white undyed broadcloth to the new lighter colored broadcloths, resulted in a sharp and immediate decline in the manufacturing of broadcloth in Wiltshire. This decline, and the rise of religious unrest led many Wiltshire’s residents down a path leading to America.
JOHN HALL II
John Hall II (c1570-3/19/1631) was born in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England and died in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Brune and Elizabeth Martyn. A Memorial Brass dated 1595 is dedicated to Nicholas Martyn and is located at St Mary's Church in Puddletown, Dorset. This 16th Century brass depicts Nicholas Martyn, bareheaded, in armor, kneeling before an altar on which is an open book. Behind him are his three sons, who all predeceased him.
A Wiltshire genealogist discovered eleven children of John and Elizabeth (Brune) Hall in the Holy Trinity Church records. From these records we learn the names of four additional sons who died at a young age, Brune, Edward, Henry and Nicholas. Nicholas is suspected to be the name of the eldest son of Elizabeth Hall and John Cottrell of Bradford on Avon, and the Rhode Island Nicholas Cottrell was closely associated with the Hall family of early Rhode Island.
Sir William Martyn was a wealthy merchant and Lord Mayor of London in 1492. He built his estate of Athelhampton after 1485. Sir Nicholas Martyn was the last male heir of the Martyne line. He was buried in 1595 in Athelhampton Aisle. Nicholas Martyn's four daughters were given equal shares to the estate; his eldest daughter married Henry Brune. To his right is his wife, Margaret, daughter of John Wadham, whose brother Nicholas Wadham, in 1613, founded Wadham College, Oxford. Behind her are their seven daughters. Above them are the arms of Martyn, Arg. two bars gules, impaling Wadham, Gules a chevron between three roses arg.,: above is the Martyn crest, a Martyn (ape) proper, chained to a stump of a tree or, sejant, holding in his paw a mirror azure. Nicholas was the last of the Martyns and died without male issue in 1595. His estate was divided amongst his four surviving daughters, of whom Elizabeth, the eldest, married Henry Brune; and their son, as heir to his mother, lived at Athelhampton Hall. A tablet in memory of a member of the Martyn family with the same crest is on the East Wall of the South transept at Crewkerne.
It is through the Brune lineage that one of several connections is made to the royal family. Philip and Nicholas were given the office of Rector between 1292 and 1306. Sir John Brune, grandfather of Elizabeth Brune, died 1559 and left his estates, including Grange farm, to his son Henry. As a minor he had to wait for his inheritance to be bought back for him from the Ward of Courts when he attained his majority.
In 1571 Henry Brune married Elizabeth Martyn. His son John was baptized in 1577 in St. Mary Magdalene, Piddleton, together with his six sisters. Henry died in 1594 leaving Grange farm in trust to provide for his five surviving daughters. The rare solid limestone sepulcher tomb in the Chantry is to Sir John Brune, Lord Chancellor of England, who died in 1559, and is one of two Brune family has a long history, the Manor of Rowner was granted by a grateful King Edward I to Sir William le Brun in 1277, a record of this is kept in the Hampshire County Archives at Winchester with the family papers. Two Brune sons, such structures in the country. Its escutcheons reveal the careful marrying that went on to secure the family’s mighty wealth, linking with de la Rokele, Bamfilde, Tichborne and Knowles. Sir John had left money in his will for the tomb’s construction, and provided for his wife to live at The Grange as a dower house. That house still stands today, and is part of Gosport Borough Council’s Grange Farm complex.
Henry III and Edmund Crouchback married women with European royal descent. In addition to the Norman English kings, royal ancestors include the Capetian kings of France, Charlemagne, Frederick III Barbarossa of Germany, Saxons such as Alfred the Great of England, Kings of Scotland and Spain, and monarchs, princesses and dukes from central and eastern Europe.
1620 Apr 29 Groom John Cotterell aged 27 occupation gent. residing at Long Ashton, Somerset, Bride Elizabeth HALL aged 22 residing at Bradford, Wilts, dau of John Esq Bondsmen; Source: Wiltshire Wills and Administration. John Cotterell from Long Ashton, Somerset, April 29, 1620 Salisbury, Wilts, Marriage License, Gent, AGE 27; & Elizabeth d/o John Hall of Bradford, Age 22 Reference Salisbury Mar. Lic.
The Cottrell family first settled in Flanders after arriving with William the Conqueror and was referred to as "Cottrell the Norman" and his son was John Cottrell, the grandfather of Ralph. John Cottrell in 1357 was Comptroller of the King's works. Thomas Coterell represented the Southrepps, co. Norfolk branch of the family in 1540 and married Mary, daughter and heiress of Sir John Inglos. Their son Robert married Anne, dau. of Nicholas Bohun, son of Francis Bohun of Westhall and Elizabeth Knyvett, and Audrey (Ethelreda) Coke, and had Sir Clement, Margaret, and Nicholas. Sir Clement (1585-1631) was of Wylsford co. Linc. married Anne Alleyen (Allen). William Coggeshall, son of William Coggishall, was Chr. on 24 Dec 1620 in Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, England.
1622 Jun 14 Groom Christopher Bayly aged 23 occupation Gent residing at Wingfield, WIL Bride Mary Haulle aged 18 residing at Bradford, status spouse, dau. of John, Bradford Bondsmen to be married at Bradford. Christopher Bayly and Mary Haulle obtained marriage license 17 May 1622 Bradford On Avon. Wiltshire Wills and Administration. Mary was the daughter of John Hall (c1570 Wiltshire-1631 Wiltshire). One of the witnesses for John Hall’s will was Christopher Bayly (Bailey).
In the early 16th century Thomas Bayley of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, married Agnes Cleveland, and they were the parents of William, who left two sons, William, the eldest, died without issue, and Christopher. Christopher married into the Filioll family and was the father by her of William, John, Christopher, and Robert. Only Robert Bayley “of Wingfield”, Wiltshire, left issue. He married Christian Arnold of Hertfordshire, daughter of Richard, and was the father of Christopher Bayly, son and heir. Source: Descendants of William Bailey of Newport, RI, Bailey Family Genealogy, p. 255.
John Bailey of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, married Eleanor, daughter of William Knight and Jane Langburne, born about 1612 in Chippenham Co. Wiltshire. Their son John Bailey, Jr. was born 1613 in England, and died 1691 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA.
William Bailey of Newport, RI purchased land from Gabriel Hicks on 14 Jun 1655, “land bounded partly by the sea.” On 5 Mar 1656, William Bailey, Sr. with Gabriel Hicks sold Joshua Coggeshall of Portsmouth 21 acres in Newport, RI. Family tradition states he was a weaver of silk. He married Grace Parsons, daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Parson, after arriving in Rhode Island and died before 20 Jul 1670. Hugh Parsons (1613-1684) and wife Elizabeth, widow of William England, sold 18 acres to William Wood on 3 Jul 1662. After the death of Hugh about the year 1677, Elizabeth married Thomas Lawson. On 20 Apr 1677, Hugh Parsons, Jr. leased a dwelling house, land and orchard from his stepfather Thomas Lawton of Portsmouth and agreed to pay 3 pounds a year to Elizabeth Sherman, daughter of Thomas Lawton. From: Records of the Bailey Family Descendants of William Bailey of Newport, RI.
CHILDREN OF JOHN HALL II ELIZABETH BRUNE:
1. Brune Hall, (Chr. 1593 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-1593 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire).
2. Elizabeth Hall, (Chr. 1594 Holy Trinity Church-) m. 1620 John Cottrell s/o John Cottrell of Wingfield.
3. Edward Hall, (Chr. 1598 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-1601 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire).
4. Thomas Hall, son/heir, (Chr. 1600 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-) m. c1621 Catherine d/o Sir Edward Seymour.
5. Jane Hall (Chr. 1601 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-) was unmarried in 1631 per father’s will.
6. Mary Hall (Chr. 1604 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-3/24/1641 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire) m. Christopher Bailey 6/14/1622 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire.
7. John Hall III (Chr. 1605 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-Abt 1670 Monmouth, NJ) m. Elizabeth Greene.
8. Dorothy Hall (Chr. 1608 Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire-) unmarried in 1631 per father’s will.
9. Nicholas Hall (Chr. 1609 Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire-1610).
10. Anne Hall (Chr. Holy Trinity Church 1612-) was unmarried in 1631 per father’s will.
11. Henry Hall (Chr. Holy Trinity Church 1614-1614 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire).
12. William Hall (1613 England-will 11/20/1673 Portsmouth, RI) he was not listed on the Holy Trinity christening records, but was named on John Hall II’s 1631 will as his son. DNA proves he was adopted as an infant after the death of Nicholas and Henry. William likely married c1647 Mary Fish (Bap. 4/24/1625 England-AFT 12/12/1684) d/o Robert, s/o Thomas Fish of Leicestershire, England. William's wife was definitely not Mary Thomas.
CONDENSED WILL OF JOHN HALL
10 Oct 1630, I John Hall of Bradford in the countie of Wilks and diocese of Sarum, Esquire, do make this my last will and testament. Item - Elizabeth Hall my wife lands at the Abbey house countie of Somerset, with furniture. Daughter Elizabeth Cottrell the some of one hundred pounds, daughter Mary one hundred pounds paid to Christopher Baylie gentleman her husband, grandson John Baylie tenne pounds, unmarried daughters Jane, Dorothie and Anne nine hundred pounds. My two sons John and William the yearly some of fifteen pounds a piece, to double after wife's death. Executor Thomas Hall, my son and heir. Overseers - John Brewin (Brune), Knight, William Eyre (Ayer), Esquire, my kinsman, and John Andry, Theophilus Clarke. Witnesses: John Andry, Sr., Christopher Bayly (Bailey) and Charles Taylor. 1630 Will of John Hall Bradford on Avon. Thomas Hall succeeded his father, and his son John Hall built the almshouse in Bradford on Avon in 1700, which still accommodates four elderly men. The arms of the Halls are carved over the door. John Hall was the last of the Halls in Bradford on Avon, and by his will dated 10 Sep 1708, he devised all his lands in Wilts, Somerset and elsewhere to Denzill Onslow, Esq., Edward Lisle, Esq., Frances Goddard, Esq., and Robert Eyre, Esq., trustees; upon trust after the marriage of Rachel, daughter of Thomas Baynton of Bradford, Wilts, for the said Rachel Baynton during her life. The letters K and M with coronets above them are carved on the almshouse chimneys and refer to the Dukes of Kingston and Earls Manvers.
An Isle of Wight charter of Walter de Perci names among his witnesses: William fitz Estur, Roger de Haula, William Avenel, Roger de Insula and Walter de Porta and was confirmed by Walter de Perci and Henry III in 1236. This charter names Roger de Haula, son of Warin; William Avenel, grandson of Ralph Avenel; the de Insula family who generations later intermarried with the Rogers family; and the de Porta family who are named in these deeds dated to 1308 and found in 1851 under the flooring during the extensive repairs. The Hall Arms; sable, three poleaxes, argent; Crest; An arm embowed in armour Proper, garnished Or, holding a poleaxe argent; Motto; "Deo et pauperibut," meaning, "To God and the Poor."
This document names "Warin fitz Robert, William Avenel and Gervase Avenel". "In 1175 a chamber was constructed in the castle of the Peak at a cost of £4 17s., under the superintendence of Robert Avenel and Serlo de Pleasley. The Pipe Roll for the next year, 22 Henry II. (1176), brings us to an entry which records the building of the keep, or Tower, as it is called. Et In Operatione Turris in Castello de Pech c. et xxxv.ri per breve Regis et per visum Roberti de Hoppa et Warini filii Roberti et Willelmi Avenelli et Gervasii Avenelli et Roberti de Herthil." The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist: A Quarterly Journal, Vol. 2, p. 35.
From, Isle of Wight, by William Henry Davenport Adams, p. 268: “St. Lawrence Church, dedicated to the saint of that name, .... probably founded by one of the De Aulas, lords of the manor, about the reign of Henry I., and appears to have been called "The Church of the Wath" (or Cliff). There has been a fortress at Carisbrooke since at least Saxon times, but the present castle was begun in about 1100, when the Isle of Wight was granted to the de Redvers family.”
Charters of the Redvers family and the Earldom of Devon: 1090 - 1217, p. 70, Warin de Aula, Hugh Gernon and Brian de Insula were joint donors of St. Nicholas' Chapel at Carisbrooke to Quarr Abbey to Montacute Priory (June 1141 x 1148). Calendar of the Charter Rolls preserved in the public office: Roll 29, by Great Britain. Public Records Office, p. 229. A charter of Baldwin de Redvers in favour of Hilary the Dean, wit(s), Hubert de Waus, Stephen de Mandeville, Geoffrey de Fornellis, Jordan de Estre, Ralph de Cadamo, Giralmus de Vernon. William de Gemegis, Richard Angerville, William de Morville, Robert de Saucei, William Helio, Hugh Peverel, Geoffrey de Spinto, Hugh de Windeleshores.
The Fair Island, By Edmund Peel - "The vale of Morton, and the ridge beyond, And hollow way, let Oglander maintain! De Wode and Milton, Yar and Yaverland, The knight of Woolverton will hold amain, With serried spears, and arrows thick as rain. I charge the lords of Aula and De Lisle, From steep Saint Lawrence down to Borwood-plain, To keep each craggy gorge and deep defile: Go; and thine errand done, pray for our native Isle."
The above poem indicates the lords of Aula and Lisle were early protectors of Isle of Wight. Based on the following, we find they also intermarried and continued to remain close. John de Lisle had acquired the manor of Briddlesford, which he held from William Russell, lord of Yaverland, in the right of his wife, the daughter and heiress of Thomas de Aula. In 1543, Lancelot Lisle retained the manorial rights of the manor of Holt called Wiltshire Farm, which passed to his widow Anne who afterwards married Anthony Rogers (d. 1583). Lancelot Lisle was first married to Catherine Fenwick, and Thomas Hall married her sister Jane Fenwick. Thomas Hall was the son and heir of John Hall and Dorothy Rogers, and he was succeeded by his brother John Hall who married Elizabeth Brune.
Security & Defense in Southwest England Before 1800, By Robert Higham, p. 38, states: “The other notable arrival was Richard de Redvers, whose Norman family were given extensive lands in Devon as well as the Isle of Wight. ... since both castles built were on major estuaries, and in the Isle of Wight Richard de Redvers inherited a castle (Carisbrooke).”
"By 1156, to Warin de Aula one of the Redvers' principal tenants on the Isle of Wight and probably related to a Cotentin family of that name who occur in the Montebourg cartulary." Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1995, edited by Christopher Harper-Bill, p. 44. The survey of England in 1086 shows Yaverland Manor in county Hampshire, Isle of Wight. The history, topography, and antiquities of the Isle of Wight, By William Henry Davenport Adams, p. 97, states: "Yaverland ... remained until the direct line terminated in Eleanor, the only daughter and heiress of a Sir Thomas de Aula, who wedded Sir William Russell, in the reign of Edward the First." Besides King William I, there were two other great landowners in Isle of Wight, William fitz Stur, William and Goselin fitz Azor. After a falling out with these landowners, the property was returned to King William before being passed on to Richard de Redvers by King Henry I.
In 1107 Richard de Redvers was succeeded by his son Baldwin, who remained loyal to King Henry I, and the promise he made to him to support succession of his daughter Matilda. Upon hearing news of his death in April 1136, Baldwin seized the royal castle of Exeter. He sustained a long siege by the King and was eventually allowed to withdraw his forces on giving up the castle. The King then proceeded to the Isle of Wight, where he took possession of the island, and drove Baldwin, his wife and children, into exile. They took refuge at the Court of the Count of Anjou, and not long after, Baldwin conducted a successful raid into Normandy, where in 1138 he was captured and taken prisoner by Enguerrand de Say, a partisan of King Stephen. He returned to England in the fall of 1139, just before the arrival of the Empress Maud, and upon landing at Wareham, he seized the castle of Corfe, which he successfully defended against the King, forcing him eventually to raise the siege. He was created Earl of Devon by the Empress, probably in 1141. He was buried at Quarr Abbey, which he had founded in 1132.
Known as 'the Anarchy', this time period is referred to as a civil war in England and Normandy from 1135 to 1153. This power struggle resulted in a breakdown in law and order and Stephen's reign was marked by fierce fighting with English barons, rebellious Welsh leaders and Scottish invaders.
Upon returning to England, sons of Richard de Redvers dropped the de Redver's surname. Robert was styled St. Marie Eglise, William was styled de Vernon and Baldwin was styled, Earl of Cornwall and often referred to as 'kinsman' by King Henry II, according to Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd edition, By Douglas Richardson, p. 8.
Winchester College Muniments, 17213, shows a charter dated about 1141 from Carisbrooke to Tiron Abbey, France which confirms the foundation of the church of St. Cross, Newport, by one Robert Colaws, with the consent of his brethren, Cowerio (Warin) de Aula, Hugone Gernyn and Brieno (Brian) de Insula (Lisle), the same knights who were donors of the chapel of Saint Nicholas at Carisbrooke Castle.
A charter of earl Richard de Redvers, c1161, recites a gift made to the church of St. Nicholas in Castro, in Carisbrooke to Quarr Abbey, in memory of earl Baldwin, by four island landowners who had been his chief barons: "Hugo Gernon [Hugh Gernon] et Guarinus de Halla [Warin de Aula] et Brienus de Insula [Brian de Insula] et Galfredus Jordani filius” Hugh Gernon was the nephew of Baldwin de Reviers. Wiffen writes that in 1086 Roger de Aula succeeded his father Guarinus (Warin) de Aula as his son and heir.
Charter No. 393. Confirmation by William de Moyon, addressed to all his men, French and English, to his canons of Bruton, for the safety of his soul and of all his parents and friends, of the gifts which William de Moyon, his father, made to them of the church of Lion and of the lands, which Master Warin and Hubert Dapifer gave to them in Lyon. His testibus: Gaufrido de Moyon, Henrico Corbet, Henrico de Aule &c. From: Publications, Volume 8, By Somerset Record Society. [c1146]
Charter 878. Letter of Adeliza de Reviers to Goscelin bishop of Salisbury, notifying her gift to the abbey of Montebourg of the manor of Ouelaium, which is in his diocese, free and quit, by consent of her sons and grandsons, her father William Peverel of Nottingham having given that manor with her to Richard de Revers, and she having held it in her own demesne till the time of this gift. She implores him therefore to confirm this gift of his mercy, and to protect the monks there dwelling, etc. [1142-1155]. Charter No. 880. Charter of Baldwin earl of Exeter. He gives to St. Mary of Montebourg, with the permission of his sons Richard, Henry, and his brothers William de Vernon and Robert de Ste. Marie Eglesia, for the weal of his soul, and for the souls of his father and mother, his predecessors and successors, a certain manor in Berkshire, Ouelay, by name, with all its appurtenances. [1142–1155.]. Charter No. 904. Charter of William de Vernon, earl of Devon, notifying that for the weal of his soul, and those of his wife Mabel his predecessors and successors, he approves the gift made by his grandmother Adeliza de Revers to the abbey of St. Mary of Montebourg and its monks of the manor of Wolvel in Berkesyr with all its appurtenances. [c1196]. The previous three charters were from: 'La Manche: Part 3', Calendar of Documents Preserved in France: 918-1206 (1899), pp. 309-326.
In Collections Toward a Description of the County of Devon, By Sir William Pole, we find on p. 23 a list of landholders in Devon during the time of King Henry II: Baldwin de Redvers, Richard de Redvers, Robert de Saint Mari Church, Warin de Hall (his name shown as Hallap), and William Peverel. Warin de Metz b. c1075, m. Melette Peverel. Melette was the daughter of William Peverel and the sister of Adeliza Peverel who married Richard de Redvers.
Adeliza married Richard de Redvers and in her charter to the abbey of Monteburgh in Normandy, she states she's the daughter of William Peverel of Nottingham and Adelina of Lancaster. She names her sons as Earl Baldwin de Redvers, William de Vernon and Robert de Sainte Mere of Eglise. In another charter to the same abbey, her daughter, Hawise, states she’s the wife of William Romare and gives the land she received from her dear brother Baldwin.
Baldwin fitz Gilbert married twice (Albreda and Emma) and had three sons, Richard fitz Baldwin, William and Robert. On Richard’s death his sister Adeliza inherited his title and became Sheriff of Devon, causing many researchers to believe this line died out with her. During this time the crown had the final say on who would receive estates. Instead, this line continued with Richard de Redvers who received 180 Devon manors and virtually all of the Isle of Wight from the crown making him among the richest magnates. He was also the owner of all the estates later in the possession of Warin de Aula.
From the Black Book of the Exchequer: Charter of 'Warine de Aula' to his Lord Henry, king of England. "I hold so much from the ancient time of king Henry". In addition to his Devon holdings, he held Carisbrooke and Yaverland in Isle of Wight. "If more I find by inquiry I will cause to be made known to you". This charter was requested by King Henry II of property held in Devon during the time of Henry I, ca. 1135 and compiled ca. 1175. His Mesne Tenants were: Robert de Ewyas 1, William d'Oisi 1, Robert fitz-Baldwin 1, Walter de Leigh 1/2, Reimer de Berry 1/2, Ralph de Nimet 1/2, Robert de Harding 1, Geoffrey de Marisco (later de Lisle) 1/2, Nicholas de Tueuerton 1/2, William fitz Baldwin 1/4, Archibald fitz Stephen 1/4, Tubere 1/4, Gocelin de Rainham 1/5, William fitz Ansculf 1-1/2, Richard fitz Ansculf 1-1/5. In Warin de Aula's charter, are the Gov. of Brionne (or Brion) b. c1060 and the brother of Richard fitz Baldwin de Redvers b. c1062, making Robert fitz Baldwin the under-tenant of his brother during the time of Henry I.
Robert de Ewyas, also shown above, was the half-brother of Geoffrey le Meschin, and son of Harold de Ewyas de Sudeley, Lord Ewyas and Maud le Goz d'Avranches, he was born about 1085. Maud was the sister of Hugh Lupus, le Goz, d'Avranches, a nobleman who held the position similar to the ruler of a duchy palatinate, but is ruled over by a duke of higher status than an earl of count. Hugh had to swear allegiance to the king, yet had the power to rule the county largely independently of the king.
Geoffrey de Marisco Lord de Montmorency was the 2nd son of Herve Grand-Butler of France and passed into England with his father. He held the manor of Tornai and was also styled de Torney. He was appointed Lord Chamberlain to King Henry and Queen Matilda. In the county of Somerset under Lord William de Moion or de Moyon, he held the manor of Mene.
Robert de Harding (Robert the Devout), Feudal Baron Berkely. He was born in 1095 and married Estamond and Godiva's daughter, Eva. Robert died 5 Feb 1170.
Gocelin de Rainham was the brother of Walter de Douai de Bampton. Rainham formed part of the Domesday barony of Walter de Douai, to whose Domesday fief Robert de Douai, de Baentona de Bampton had succeeded. Rainham Manor was part of the holdings of the Halls of Bradford on Avon.
King Henry II demanded financial aid from Warin, and other lords, to assist him after his marriage to Princess Maud. It was at this time that Warin certified his dues in Devonshire to be of the old feoffment under King Henry I.
Warin's only wife and mother of his children was Juliana de Douai de Bampton, widow of William Paynel. Juliana, d. and h. of Robert de Bampton, was the mother of Fulk and William de Paynell. The manor and honor of Bampton, descended from Walter of Douai who died in 1107. Source: The Victoria history of the county of Devon, Vol. 1, p. 564. Previously it was believed Warin and Juliana married after 1164 based on the following: "In 1164 his father, William Painell had rendered an account to the Treasury of 15/. y. 4c/., of which he paid 10/.y. 3. and Fulk Painell was excused payment of the remaining." Source: The note-book of Tristram Risdon, 1608-1628, p 7. The following is correct: "At Michaelmas 1163 the sheriff of Yorkshire paid 2 marks on behalf of Fulk Paynel. Two years later Fulk Paynel rendered account of 10li. in Yorkshire, presumably in respect of scutage, paying in 33s. 4d. and owing 8”. 6s. 8d.5. At Michaelmas 1167 he rendered an account of the latter sum, being pardoned 4li. by the king's writ." Early Yorkshire Charters: Vol. 6, The Paynel Fee, p. 19, by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, 1939.
In 1160, Warin de Aula and Juliana his wife, granted Quarr Abbey to the Knights Templar, and granted to the poor of the Hospital of Jerusalem 2-1/2 hides of land, according to, A history of the diocese of Exeter, p. 102. The Knights Templar, founded in 1119, were also known as Solomon's Temple, remained active until approximately 1312. There is another grant and confirmation to Buckland after 1165 by Warin de Aula and Juliana, his wife, 'for the health of their souls and that of Robert de Bantona. This was witnessed by their son Roger de Aula. Barony of Baunton [Bampton]. ARMS: Two lions passant. A gift to Walter de Doway of Baunton from William the Conqueror, from which descended to his son Robert, whose daughter Juliana endowed William Pannell. He is said to hold, amongst many others, the manor of Bampton, Baentona, Exon (Domesday).
Hugh Gernon, referred to as the nephew of Baldwin de Redvers, and the “brethren” of Warin de Aula and Brian de Lisle, appeared with Baldwin de Redvers, Brian de Lisle and Warin de Aula on the Foundation Charter of Quarr Abbey in honor of Richard de Redvers who had recently died. This de Lisle family descended from Geoffrey de Marisco who married Richilde de Douai, Juliana’s aunt.
Thomas de Aula, Henry’s brother, executed a charter to Quarr abbey, in the reign of Henry III, witnessed by Walerau, warden of the Isle of Wight. During this time, a private chapel was built next to their manor house at Yaverland to serve their tenants and themselves. This avoided the journey across to Brading church. Eventually this chapel became the parish church.
Warin was one of the founders of St. Nicholas Chapel in Carisbrooke Castle. He also restored to the Abbey of Quarr all the land of Shaldefleet, which his brother Robert confirmed to the Abbey when he became a monk there. This was the land, known as Shalfleet Wood and now Firestone Copse, which although on the east side of Wootton Creek anciently called Shaldefleet, was in the parish of Arreton and Atte Halle and undoubtedly part of the manor of Briddlesford.
The sheriff redd. COMP. the .xvj. /. the signing of Renham [Rainham] who was the Folqueio Painel, [Fulk Paynel] and Warini de Halla [Warin de Halla] In the Treasury liberated. The Publication of the Pipe Roll Society, Essex and Herefordshire, p. 33.
Hugh Gernon, nephew of Baldwin de Redvers, and the "brethern" of Warine de Aula and Brian de Lisle, appeared with Baldwin de Reviers, Brian de Lisle and Warin de Aula on the Foundation Charter of Quarr Abbey in honor of Richard de Redvers who had died. Thomas de Aula executed a charter to Quarr abbey, in the reign of Henry III, witnessed by Walerau, warden of the Isle of Wight.
The following from Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. 1, By Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters, 1885, Britain, p. 91, provide the following on the de Insula or de Lisle family.
1. Jordan de Insula married Hawise and lived in the time of King Henry I and Stephen.
2. Geoffrey de Insula gave land in frank almoine for the soul of earl Baldwin of Devonshire.
3. Walter de Insula, lord of Wodeton, married Margaret.
4. Baldwin de Insula, lord of Wodeton and Plympton in the Isle of Wight.
5. John de Insula, a baron in the time of Edward I and Governor of Carisbrook Castle, ob. 32 Edw I.
6. Walter de Insula, lord of Wodeton married Margaret.
7. Walter de Insula, lord of Wodeton married Florence.
8. William de Insula, lord of Wodeton.
9. William de Insula, 44th Edw III
10. Sir John de Insula or Lisle, Knt, Lord of Wodeton married Margaret, daughter of John Bremshot of Bremshot in co. Southampton (his son John de Insula m. Anne de Botreaux, parents of Margaret de Insula de Lisle of Wodeton, Isle of Wight, m. John Rogers).
11. George de Insula married Anna Montgomery of Calais.
12. Lancelot Lisle married Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Wroughton, Kent.
Anthony Rogers payeth by the year of the hereditaments ..... Lancelot Lisle and ..... Thomas Hall, esq. holdeth hi fee half a hide of ground and 2 mills in Bradford and payeth 75s .... rental of Bradford Manor. Wilts.
Robert [fitz-Robert, brother of Warin] had Sunderland assized after Warin de Aula’s death. Sunderland is part of Dunham-Massey, part of the many holdings of the Maci or Massey family. 30 Henry II, p. 145, 1182, Robertus de Halla requests an assize upon the death of his brother Warin that he ought to have 50 marks for the soldiers, of the fee of 2 and a half in Sunderland. The Publications of the Selden Society, Vol. 77, p. 96. 31 Henry II, p. 210, 1185, Robertus de Halla red. COMP. the .xxxij. I. and .iiij. s. and .viij. d. requests an assize upon the death of his brother Warin de Halla of fees and half of the soldiers in Sunderland in the Treasury. Robert de Halla gives account of four of the eight and has also affirmed the death of his brother Warin owner of the fee of Sunderland. The great roll of the pipe for the thirty-first year of the reign of King Henry the Second : A.D. 1184-1185."
CHILDREN OF WARIN DE AULA AND JULIANA DE DOUAI DE BAMPTON:
1. Roger de Aula (c1146-<1190).
ROGER DE AULA (c1146-<1190)
Roger de Aula, in the reign of Henry III. witnessed the gift to Quarr abbey of 200 acres of land at Wellow by William de Vernon, earl of Devon; and in that of Edward I. the charter of Matilda de Lestre, lady of Gatcumbe, settling on the same monks six shillings rent from that her manor. He also attested a second charter of William de Vernon, confirming to Montbourg priory, in Normandy, the gifts of Aaliz [Adeliza] de Rivers [de Redvers], his grandmother, and granting of his own accord the manor of Wolver in Berkshire. His sons were, Thomas, the father of the Lady Eleanor, and Robert, whose name occurs in a charter of William de Oglander, lord of Nunwell, to the brethren of St. Mary de Quarr. Historical Memoirs of the House of Russell, Vol. 1, by Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen, p. 124.
William de Vernon’s grandparents were: Richard de Redvers, between 1086-1094, and Adeliza, a daughter of William Peveral of Nottingham and his wife Adelina of Lancaster.
Kern Manor was held before the Conquest by Earl Harold, and in 1086 by the king. It eventually passed to Warin de Aula. Later this manor was in the possession of Roger de Aula, who gave part of it to the Knights Templar. His gift was confirmed by Ralph Mackerell and augmented by Robert Russell.
Roger de Aula, Lord of Yaverland, held the manor of Briddlesford which passed to his son and heir Thomas de Aula b. c1167 upon his death. He had one other known son named Robert de Aula b. c1171.
CHILDREN OF ROGER DE AULA AND UNKNOWN SPOUSE:
1. Thomas de Aula (c1167-<1228).
2. Robert de Aula (c1171-).
THOMAS DE AULA (c1167-<1228)
THOMAS de Aula figures also as a witness in the cartularies both of Montbourg and of Quarr. For the former abbey he attested a charter of William de Morville, relative to the tithes of Bradpole; and a grant of Isabel de Fortibus, countess of Albemarle, dated at Carisbrook, in August, 53 Henry 111, confirming lands at Lodres, Axmuth, Wolveley, and Wiche, with five pounds rent from her manor of Wroxall, and all the grants that had been made by her predecessors. For the latter abbey, he witnessed the donation made by Matilda de Lestre, in her widowhood, of a tenement at Godeshall; and, in 1228, other grants of Aaliz [Adeliza] and Walter Motte, which are exhibited at length in the pages of Sir Richard Worsley. Historical Memoirs of the House of Russell, Vol. 1, by Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen, p. 124.
In 1204 Briddlesford manor lapsed to the overlord, Thomas de Aula, lord of Yaverland, son of Roger de Aula, on account of the felony of William de Briddlesford, the tenant. Thomas de Aula then granted the manor to the family of Parco, who took their name from Park Place, near Carisbrooke, according to the Wootton Bridge Historical Society.
Thomas de Aula, son of Thomas de Aula, Lord of Yaverland, is mentioned in a deed of 1228, and in 1254 his son Roger de Aula obtained Yaverland in Isle of Wight. Before the end of the century the manor of Yaverland was in the hands of William Russell by way of his marriage to Katherine, daughter and heiress of Thomas de Aula. Thomas de Aula b. c1198, was his son and heir and Lord of Yaverland.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS DE AULA AND UNKNOWN SPOUSE:
1. Reginald de Aula (c1205-Bfr 1252 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire).
REGINALD DE AULA (c1205-Bfr 1252 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire)
As owner of Halus Manor, an estate known to be held by the Abbess of Shaftesbury as part of her manor of Bradford, Reginald de Aula had attained a status of quality and wealth.
Release by Reginald de Aula, when his wife Agnes is referred to as the relict of Reginald de Aula in 1252, to Hugh Peverel, son of William Peverel, of 10 lbs. yearly quit rent in Edelmeton of the fee of William de Say. Witnesses: Hugh Iris, John Blund, of Edelmeton, and others.
Mary, Abbess of Shaftesbury from 1247-1252, exacted her rights, as Lady of the Manor, of wardship and marriage over the minor children from the representatives of Reginald upon his death. In feudal law, the right of wardship allowed the abbess to take control of a minor heir until the heir came of age. The right of marriage allowed them to have some say as to whom the daughter or widow of a vassal would marry and both rights brought increased revenue. A deed exists showing Agnes, as relict of Reginald de Aula, paid Mary the Abbess twenty-five marks for her rights of wardship and marriages over the children.
In the font in Bradford Church is a drawing exhibited with displays of recent discoveries in the Church of Bradford, and it is thought that the drawing is of the sculptured sepulchral figure on the tomb on the north side of the Chancel of Agnes de Aula, relict of Reginald de Aula, thirteenth century. At Holy Trinity, Bradford-on-Avon, at least three chantries were founded in the north aisle, the one at the west-end was founded by Reginald de Aula in 1420.
WILLIAM DE AULA HALL (c1240->1295)
According to Charters and Custumals of Shaftesbury Abbey 1089-1216, William Hall was the Coronator Regis in 1295. In Bradford-on-Avon, A History and Description, p. 238, it states, "In a Charter of Thomas Devedaunz confirming to William de Aula and Katherine his wife and Thomas his son, an acre of arable land in the South Field of Bradford for the rent of one farthing." He has a second son Reginald de Aula b. c1296.
THOMAS DE AULA HALL I (c1290-Wiltshire-Aft 1324 Wiltshire)
Thomas was Rector of Portishead in Somerset. Reginald de Aula (Hall) was granted land by a charter in 1324 in which he referred to his brother, Thomas, as Rector of Portishead (Somerset). From: 'Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon', A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7.
THOMAS HALL II (c1320->1364)
Thomas at Forde at Bradford, and of Edith his wife, daughter and heir of Roger .... and Alice his wife, daughter of Nicholas Langridge, "of Blandford", which Roger, was son to Roger .... and Joan his wife, daughter of Thomas Lyttleton, next Blandford, son and heir of Peter in which we have the various family connections related narratively, it would seem that some share of the property originally belonging to Peter Lyttleton described as living "next Blandford," and whose date must be certainly before the commencement of the thirteenth century, must have come to Alice Atford, and augmented the goodly portion which she brought to the "Hall" family of Bradford-on-Avon. Source: An Extract from Jones' History of Bradford-on-Avon.
THOMAS HALL III (1364-<1427)
Thomas, the first-named in the ordinary pedigrees, is said to have descended from Reginald de Aula, and married, about the year 1390, Alice, daughter and, by the death of her brother Peter, sole heir of 'Thomas Atte-Forde. Documents dated 1408 state, "Alice, relict of Thomas Halle, who died 1427, was holding land in Bradford Leigh and South Wraxall of the Abbess of Bradford Leigh and South Wraxall of the Abbess of Shaftesbury." Alice Atford Hall survived her husband, dying in the year 1427. Reginald, the eldest son, died before 1427 without surviving issue, therefore her second son Thomas, aged thirty at the time of her death, became heir of her estate. Before his death, Reginald de Halle, the eldest son, endowed a "chaplain to serve at the altar at St. Nicholas" in the Parish Church. From Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon, A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7. In the Harl. MS. No. 888 we have this recount of the earliest alliances of the Hall family. "Thomas Halle, of Bradford the County of Wiltes, Esquire, married Alice, sister and heir of Peter Atford, and heirs to Thomas at forde at Bradford, and of Edith his wife, daughter and heire of Roger ... and Ales his wife, daughter of Nicholas Langridge, of Blandford, which Roger, was son to Roger ... and Joan his wife, daughter to Thomas Lyttleton, next Blandford, sonn and heire of Peter) in which we have the various family connections related narratively, it would seem that some share of the property originally belonging to Peter Lyttleton (described as living "next Blandford," and augmented the goodly portion which she brought to the 'Hall' family. Source: An extract of Jones' History of Bradford on Avon.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS HALL III AND ALICE ATTE FORDE:
1. Reginald Hall (c1386 Wiltshire-Bfr 1427) died prior to his mother as she named Thomas her heir. He endowed a chaplain to serve at the altar.
2. Edith Hall, b. c1388 Wiltshire.
3. Isabel Hall, b. c1390 Wiltshire.
4. Thomas Hall IV, b. 1397 Wiltshire, d. 1457 IPM, deed shows he was living in 1450. In 1427, his mother named him son and heir, age 30.
5. John Hall, b. c1398 Wiltshire d. c1417 Wiltshire.
6. Richard Hall, b. c1400 Wiltshire, his descendants are named in the pedigree of Gore of Aldrington.
THOMAS HALL IV (c1397-c1457)
The Hall's had their country residence at Freshford, lower down the Avon valley, on the Somerset side. Both Thomas Hall who died in 1457, and his grandson Thomas who died in 1515 and described himself as "gentleman," were living at Freshford when they made their wills and left instructions for their burial in Freshford Church. Later members of the family, however, were buried at Bradford in what came to be known as the Kingston aisle in Holy Trinity Church.
Will of Thomas Hall of Freshford, Som. dat. 11 July, pr. 9 Nov 1457. He leaves the residue of his estate to his son Nicholas Hall, and makes him sole exor. In July 1428 money was owed to Thomas Hall by James Loty of Dunster; pledge for various freemen of Wells in 1435. History of Parliament, p. 408, By Josiah Clement Wedgwood and Anne Holt.
NICHOLAS HALL (c1425-c1479)
Nicholas Hall substantially increased the wealth of the family by marrying Margaret, co-heiress of William Besill II of Bradford; Cecilia, the other co-heiress, married Anthony Rogers, b. c1438, of Bradford on Avon. In a commission dated 4 Apr 1403, Margaret’s grandfather, William Besill I, was notified by Westminster, after the deaths of Sir William Asthorpe and King Richard II, with Humphrey de Stafford, knight, William Stourton, Thomas Bonham, and the sheriff of co. Wilts. to, “inquire concerning the information that much waste, ruin, dilapidation and destruction has many times been committed as well in the castle and barton or manor of Marlborough. The Inquisition was held before Thomas Bonham and William Besiles, Salisbury, Thursday before St. Thomas the apostle, 1403: The said castle has been injured and wasted in many ways in the time of Robert Power, William Asthorp and William Scrop, late constables, to what amount the jurors do not know.”
Nicholas died leaving to his son and heir, Henry, lands, houses, and mills in Bradford held of the Abbess of Shaftesbury. Henry died soon after his father, without heirs, being omitted from the 1565 pedigree in the Herald's Visitation. From Parishes: Bradford-on-Visitation. From Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon, A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7. The estates passed to Thomas, his brother, who died 1515 seized of Hall's Manor of Bradford. At the end of the 15th century a deed dated 21st Edward IV, states Henry Hall of this family had lands in Bradford, Lye, Troll Parva, Slade, Ford, Wraxall, Holt, Broughton, Marlborough, Okebourn Meysey, Wiltshire, Freshford, Iford, Mitford, Frome, Fleete, Widcombe, Portishead and other placed in Somerset.
CHILDREN OF NICHOLAS HALL AND MARGARET BESILL:
1. Henry Hall, b. c1446 Wiltshire, s. and h., died soon after his father in 1479, for he is omitted from the pedigree recorded in the Herald's Visitation in 1565. Per Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon, A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7.
2. Thomas Hall, b. c1448 Wiltshire d. 1515 Wiltshire, m. Alice Bowyer dau. of William of Wilton.
THOMAS HALL (c1448-c1515)
Hall, Thomas of Trowbridge, Wilts, gent., millowner, M.P. Wilton (? 1484), (1485-6). One of the great woolmen and pretty certain m. Alice Bower of Wilton. History of Parliament, p. 408, By Josiah Clement Wedgwood, Anne Holt.
Thomas Hall, spouse of Alice Bower, daughter of William Norton of Wilton alias Bowyer, was summoned before the king's justices with reference to a debt of 100 pounds owning to Sir John Turberville, knight. He failed to make his appearance and was charged with something similar to "contempt of court." The penalty of "outlawry" soon followed. Thomas surrendered himself to justice, and for a time was an inmate of Fleet prison.
An outlawed man was outside the pale of society; anyone might slay him at pleasure; in the grim phrase of the day, he bore “a wolf’s head” and might be hunted like a noxious beast. A reward of two marks was offered for each outlaw’s head brought to Westminster. Two barons showed their knowledge of John’s suspicions by withdrawing secretly from his Court and taking to flight. The King caused them to be outlawed in their absence, and thereafter seized their estates and demolished their castles. Thomas soon surrendered himself to justice, and for a time was an inmate of Fleet prison.
Among the deeds and other documents found at the Hall during the process of repairs was one dated 18 Henry VII (1504), and contained a "Royal Pardon and Revocation of Outlawry for Thomas Hall, lately of Bradford, Co. Wilts, Gentleman, now in the Fleet Prison." It does not appear from the document that the debt was paid at the time of his release; the condition of his release being that he should appear in Court "if the said John should desire to speak with him touching the debt above mentioned.”
Thomas Hall, spouse of Alice Bower, was summoned before the King’s Justices with reference to a debt of £100 owned to Sir John Turberville, Knight. He failed to make his appearance and was charged with something similar to "contempt of Court." The penalty of 'outlawry' soon followed. He soon surrendered himself to justice, and for a time was an inmate of Fleet prison. Among the deeds and other documents found at the Hall during the process of repairs was one dated 18 Henry VII, and contained a "Royal Pardon and Revocation of Outlawry for Thomas Hall, lately of Bradford, co. Wilts, Gentleman, now in the Fleet Prison." It does not appear from the document that the debt was paid at the time of his release; the condition of his release being that he should appear in Court "if the said John should desire to speak with him touching the debt above mentioned.” The outlawed man was outside the pale of society; anyone might slay him at pleasure; in the grim phrase of the day, he bore “a wolf’s head” and might be hunted like a noxious beast. A reward of two marks was offered for each outlaw’s head brought to Westminster. Two barons showed their knowledge of John’s suspicions by withdrawing secretly from his court and taking to flight. The King caused them to be outlawed in their absence, and thereafter seized their estates and demolished their castles.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS HALL AND ALICE BOWER:
1. William Hall, b. c1475 d. 1550 m. Elizabeth, d/o Christopher Tropenell of Chaldfield.
2. Arthur Hall, b. c1477 Wiltshire.
3. Osmond Hall, b. c1479 Wiltshire.
4. Alice Hall, b. c1481 Wiltshire m. John Torney of Wolverton co. Somerset.
5. Edith Hall, b. c1483 Wiltshire m. Edmond Chatterton.
6. Thomas Hall, b. c1485 Wiltshire.
WILLIAM HALL (c1475-c1550)
In 1553-55, "Elizabeth, late the wife of William Hall of Bradford, esquire and George, Nicholas, Paul, and William Hall his sons v. Thomas Hall gentleman, his eldest son: Execution of the will of the deceased including annuities payable out of messuages and land in West Lavington and Trowle (in Trowbridge or Bradford-on-Avon) Wilts.
William married Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Tropenell, and granddaughter of Thomas Tropenell and Agnes Ludlow. Agnes was the fourth daughter of William Ludlow, Lord of Hill Deverel.
In 1542, Leland, wrote that William Hall lived 'in a pretty stone house at the east end of the town' and that he was “a man of £100 lands by the year.” From Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon, A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7.
Christopher Tropenell was the spouse of Anne Carew, co-heir of her brother's estate and daughter of Nicholas Carew IV, of Beddington, Nutfield and Carshalton, co. Surrey, Sulham, Berkshire and Dalamars, Hertfordshire. She was born 1436, or "aged 22" at the death of her father in 1466. The estate of Nicholas Carew passed to his daughter Anne, “wife of Christopher Tropenell.” Anne was succeeded by Thomas Tropenell, her son, who died at Sulham in 1548, leaving all his goods to his wife Eleanor for the education of their children. The property eventually passed to Thomas Tropnell's great-granddaughter Ann who married John Eyre in 1550.
Christopher’s father, Thomas Tropenell, (1402-1488), was responsible for the recovery of Great Chalfield. After much litigation, he was able to effectively convince the courts that he was heir to the Percy’s through a female, the male line having become extinct. The estate was recorded in the Domesday Book as the property of Ernulf de Hesding, Comte de Perche.
The arms of Tropenell impaling Ludow are displayed in the roof of the hall and also on their tomb. The manor, now owned by the National Trust, is surrounded by a moat and gatehouse and has beautiful oriel windows and a great hall.
The Lady Chapel in the Parish Church of St. Bartholomew, Corsham, Wiltshire, was re-built between 1465 and 1480 by Thomas Tropenell, of Neston and Great Chalfield, and is dominated by the Tropenell's magnificent altar tomb, built to receive the remains of himself and his wife. He endowed the chapel with a charge of ten marks on his estate, two oxen, and two cows. These charges were willed on 19 Dec 1514 by Anne, widow of Christopher Tropenell, son of Thomas, to be maintained by her executors. A smaller tomb in the chapel is that of her son, Christopher Tropnell.
Another Thomas Tropnell, of Wiltshire, an unknown member of this family, denied the doctrine of transubstantiation, the fact that the bread and wine taken at the eucharist literally were the body and blood of Christ, and was burned to death in the market place at the bottom of Market Street.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM HALL AND ELIZABETH TROPENELL:
1. Thomas Hall, son and heir b. c1510 Wiltshire - d. Bfr 1575 m. Elizabeth Mervyn d/o John of Fonthill.
2. Paul Hall, Wiltshire, England.
3. William Hall, Wiltshire, England.
4. Margaret Hall, Wiltshire, England m. Freeman Jarvis.
5. Joan Hall, Wiltshire, England m. John Gunter of Hullavington.
6. Nicholas Hall, Wiltshire, England.
7. George Hall, Wiltshire, England.
THOMAS HALL (c1510-<1575)
Thomas Hall married Elizabeth Mervyn, daughter of John Mervyn of Fonthill. Of the various families of this name mentioned in the "Visitations of Wilts," Somerset, and others, among the most prominent was that of Sir John Marvin, of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, grandson of Richard Marvyn, who died in the 17th year of the reign of Henry VI. The Marvin family held the fine estate of Fonthill Abbey, in the parish of Hindon, for more than two centuries. The ancestors of Reinold Marvin were all "Yeomen," owning the lands they occupied or inherited. Many derived incomes from the tenants who held under them, but none of them appear to have used armorial device but intermarried with "armorial families."
John Mervyn was of Pertwood and Fonthill Abbey, he married Joan, daughter of Lord Hungerford. William Fletcher, owner of Pertwood Manor, in right of his wife Joan, daughter of John Brother of Pertwood, died early in the 16th century, leaving as his heirs Agnes, wife of John Maton, and Margaret, wife of John Ingram. Margaret married, as a second husband, William Mervyn and her share of the manor passed to her son John Mervyn. The moiety belonging to Agnes Maton subsequently passed to George Ludlow, who sold it in 1553 to John Mervyn, thus possessing the both portions of the property.
Thomas acquired his father's estates and he is said to be the builder of a small Chantry Chapel twelve and a half feet in width and sixteen in length at the southeast angle of the Nave. It was previously thought William Hall, who married Elizabeth Tropenell, of Chalfield, was the builder of the Chantry Chapel, also called, “The Kingston Aisle" or sometimes referred to as “The Dukes House.” It was renamed Kingston Aisle after eventually passing from the Hall family to the Dukes of Kingston.
The Dukes of Kingston acquired the property after the estates devolved onto Rachel Baynton in 1708. She was from the neighboring Little Chalfield Manor. Rachel married after her inheritance the 1st Duke of Kingston, William Pierrepont. Unfortunately, the marriage was short-lived when William died of smallpox leaving Rachel a widow with two small children. Her descendant, Evelyn Pierrepont eventually succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Kingston and his daughter, Frances, married into the Medows family who were eventually ennobled as Earl Manvers. After Evelyn died leaving no male heirs, the Hall and Pierrepont fortunes fell to Frances's son and the future Earl Manvers. In consequence the name changed to the "Kingston Aisle,” but has since reverted to being called, "The Hall."
A 1575 lawsuit states, “Thomas Hall Esq. deceased is, and his ancestors have for a long time, been seized of water mills and other lands' in the manor of Bradford, held by the abbey of Shaftesbury.”
John Mervyn was the elder son of Walter Mervyn and Mary Mompesson, he m. Elizabeth, dau. and co-heiress of John Green, of Stotfold, co. Bedfordshire, England, by Edith Latimer. From, A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Vol. 1, p. 681, By John Burke, the following is written: "William, Lord Latimer, summoned to parliament from 1299 to 1305, m. Alice, daughter and co-heir of Walter Ledet, by which alliance he acquired a moiety of the barony of Warden, and a moiety of the whole hundred of Corby, both in the county of Northampton, and had, with William, his successor and second lord, a younger son, Sir John Latimer, who wedded Joane, daughter and eventually heir of Sir William de Gouis, and by her acquired, amongst other estates, the manor of Duntish, in the county of Dorset. He was s. at his decease (10th Ed. III.) by his son, Sir Robert Latimer, of Duntwish, who m. Catherine Hall, and dying 35th Edward III. left a son and successor, Sir Robert Latimer, of Duntwich, who wedded Margaret Peche, and had a son, John Latimer, esq. of East Pulham, whose son, by his wife Margaret Pipard, was Sir Nicholas Latimer, of Duntwich. This gentleman was attainted in the reign of Edward IV., but the attainder was subsequently reversed. He m. Joan Hody. His daughter and heir, Edith Latimer, m. first John Green, esq. of Stotfould, in the county of Bedford. She wedded secondly, Sir John Mordaunt, and by him was the mother of John, first Lord Mordaunt, ancestor of the extinct Earls of Peterborough. Her ladyship espoused, thirdly Sir John Carew, but had no further issue. Her daughter, by Green, and one of the co-heirs of that gentleman, Elizabeth Green, m. John Mervyn, esq. of Fonthill, in the Beckford of Fonthill."
The Greene family grew from a branch of the ancient de la Zouche family after they assumed the surname of their chief estate. They were among the largest landowners in England, and said to have the most royal blood in their veins in all of Europe. Their line descends from Charlemagne, Alfred the Great and Wittekind, Bohemian Kings, ancient Parthian Emperors, Russian rulers; French Kings; Constantine the Great; and Basil the Great, the Byzantine Emperor.
The 1st Lord de Greene was Sir Alexander de Greene de Boketon, (c1181 Harrington, co. Northamptonshire, England-1236 England). He was given the estate of Boughton [Boketon] as a reward for his performance in halting an uprising by Count de la March in 1201. In 1202 King John bestowed upon him his power and titles. Due to circumstances, the order to put down the uprising was refused by many of his Nobles. This resulted in their properties being confiscated and given to the knights who followed his orders. Boughton was over 6,000 acres, exceeding the requirement for the ranking of Baronage.
The 2nd Sir, Lord Baron de Boketon and was Walter de Greene de Boketon (ca 1202-1275). He served during the seventh Crusade and the oppression of the Catholic Church.
The 3rd Baron de Boketon was John Grene de Boketon (1234-ca 1275), he was a Roman Catholic and a knight and accompanied Prince Edward on the last crusade of the Holy War in 1270.
The 4th Lord of Boketon was Thomas Greene de Boketon (1260- 1319). He married Alice Bottisham. A 1296 tax listing shows his properties in co. Rutland were Langham, Little Casterton, Manton and Ridlington. He fought with Edward I against the Scots.
The 5th Lord of Boketon was Thomas de Greene. On 23 Oct 1297 he m. his 18 year old cousin Lucy La Zouche d/o Lord Eudo La Zouche and Lady Millicent De Cantilupe. She was also of Royal descent. Lady Lucy de la Zouche was a direct descendant of Henry I of France. His titles included Sir, Lord of Broughton, 5th Baron Lord de Greene and High Sheriff of Northampton (1330-1332) in the early part of the reign of Edward III. From 1336-1343 he was a Member of Parliament at Northamptonshire.
The 6th Lord of Boketon was Sir Henry de Greene (1310 Boughton-). He m. Katherine d/o Sir John of Drayton and sister of Sir Simon of Drayton. He was sergeant-at-Law and Justice of the King's Bench. He was excommunicated by the Pope for pronouncing judgment against the bishop of Ely. He was appointed Chief Justice by King Edward III and was Speaker of the House of Lords in two Parliaments. King Edward III called him his most trusted advisor. He died possessed of the manor of Greene's Norton, Buckton, East Neaston, Heydmon Court, Heybourn, Ashby Mares, and Dodington, with lands in Whittlebury, Paulsbury, and Northampton; the lordships of Drayton, Luffwich, Pesford, Islip, Shipton, Wolston, Wamingdon, Chalton, Houghton, Boteahaseall, with lands in Harringsworth, Harrowden, Hardwich, Raunds, Ringstead, Titchmarsh, Warrington, etc.
Henry "Sir Lord of Drayton" de Greene was born c1347 at Greene's Norton and married 10 year old Mathilda de Mauduit in 1364. He was Sir, Lord of Greene Norton, Lord of Drayton, and a Knight of the Garter and Lord Chancellor of England. He inherited Drayton House from his father in 1370. He was beheaded on 24 July 1399 by Henry Bolinbroke.
Thomas "Lord of Isham" Greene was born c1373 and m. Mathilda Talbot ca 1397. He m. Ela Malorie as his 2nd wife ca 1407. His titles were Sir, Lord of Isham and Chaplain. He was placed in the Tower of London on order of King Henry VII where he died on 14 Dec 1417.
John "Lord of Drayton" Greene born ca 1408. He fled England for Europe after his father’s death where he remained until the king died. He m. Mary Margaret ca. 1421 and secondly Edith Latimer ca. 1475. He died 1486 at Drayton, co. Dorset, England.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS HALL AND ELIZABETH MERVYN:
1. John Hall I, son and heir b. c1540 d. 9/1/1620, of Forde, m. Dorothy Rogers d. and heiress of Anthony of Bradford.
2. Robert Hall, Wiltshire, England.
3. Joan Hall, Wiltshire, England.
4. Dorothy Hall, Wiltshire, England.
5. Ann Hall, Wiltshire, England.
6. Thomas Hall, Wiltshire, England.
JOHN HALL I
John Hall I (c1540-9/1/1620) was born in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England and died in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. He married Dorothy, daughter of Anthony Rogers and Anne Wroughton of Broughton.
In the course of a lawsuit in 1575 between John Hall and John Stevens of Bradford, butcher, Stevens stated that, "John Hall, son of Thomas Hall esq. deceased is, and his ancestors have for a long time been seised of certain water mills and other lands' in the manor of Bradford, which had been held of the abbey of Shaftesbury and after the Dissolution of the grantees of the abbey's lands in Bradford by a rent of 75s. a year and suit at the court of the manor." From Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon, A History of the County of Wiltshire: Vol. 7.
After succeeding male heirs of the Hall family of Bradford on Avon intermarried with the families of Bowyer of Wilton, Tropenell of Chalfield and Mervyn of Fonthill, we find John Hall, the next heir of this family, described as 'of Forde' married to Dorothy, daughter and sole heiress of Anthony Rogers who died in 1583. Anthony Rogers was the last male representative of this branch of the Rogers family in Bradford on Avon. By this pairing, the Besill estate was once again under one roof. She also brought into the marriage her own patrimony, part of which was located at Holt. Her mother was Anne, daughter of Thomas Wroughton.
"Anthony Rogers of Bradford, Esq., son and heir of Anthony, mar. Ann, da. of Thomas Wroughton of Broughton, co. [Hants.] South'ton, Esq., and by her had issue, Dorathe, his only dau.; which mar. to John Hall, son a heir of Thomas Hall, and by her hath issue, Thomas Hall and John Hall, living," per, The visitation of Wiltshire 1565, By William Harvey, p. 39. Anne Wroughton of Moores Court, Isle of Wight, daughter of Sir Thomas Wroughton, married Lancelot Lisle and they had son Thomas Lisle. Lancelot Lisle died and his manorial rights passed to his widow Anne who then married Anthony Rogers, son of Anthony Rogers and Dorothy Ernely, grandson of William Rogers and Joan Horton and great grandson of Thomas Rogers and Cecilia Besill. Cecilia's sister Margaret married Nicholas Hall. Anthony Rogers and his wife Anne held courts at Holt from 1544 to 1556; grandson Anthony Lisle, son of Thomas Lisle, succeeded her. Dorothy Rogers b. c1540, dau. and heir of Anthony Rogers of Bradford and Anne Wroughton, married John Hall, son of Thomas Hall and Elizabeth Mervyn.
The Lisle's were from Wooton, Isle of Wight, and the Wroughton’s were from Moores Court, Isle of Wight. Eleanor de Gorges, heiress of Wraxall, was born c1307 in Knighton, Isle of Wight and died c1376 in Wraxall, Long Ashton, Somerset. She married Sir Theobald Russell of Kingston, son of Sir William Russell and Katherine de Aula.
CHILDREN OF JOHN HALL I AND DOROTHY ROGERS:
1. Thomas Hall, b. c1566 Wiltshire d. c1600, eldest son.
2. John Hall II, b. c1570 Wiltshire d. 3/19/1631 m. Elizabeth Brune, daughter of Henry of Athelhampton, Dorset.
The arms of the Hall’s of Bradford on Avon can be seen at Holy Trinity Church in Bradford on Avon on a wooden screen on the north wall of the chancel. This screen was once used to separate the south aisle from the body of the church. A description of the Hall arms and crest, found on the 1565 Hall Pedigree of the Herald's Visitation, is carried back to Thomas Hall living at the close of the 14th century. The Hall motto is described in an article in The Wiltshire Society’s Magazine, issue 268.
The pole-axe symbolizes readiness for the ordeal of battle and the defense of purpose through allegiance to the sovereign; loyalty, conviction, and unconquerable will, a staff weapon used by Knights, betoken on one of dignity and repute. The blade was an axe-head, usually balanced by a hammer-type head, and surmounted by a steel spike. It was used from the 15th century for foot combat. The shaft was of ash or other hardwood, mounted by an axe blade that had a forward point for thrusting and a thin projection on the back for piercing armor or pulling a horseman off balance. The pole-axe and halberd were specialized weapons for fighting armored men-at-arms and penetrating knightly armor.
Based on the following information, the Hall's of Bradford on Avon descended from the Isle of Wight Halls who were often referred to as Normans. An early deed shows that Henry Hall, b. c1440, son and heir of Nicholas Hall and Margaret Besill who died early and passed them on to his brother Thomas, held lands in Bradford, Lye, Troll Parva, Slade, Ford, Wraxall, Holt, Broughton, Marlborough, Okebourne Meysey, Wilts, Freshford, Iford, Mitford, Frome, Widcombe, Portishead, Fleete, as well as other places in Somerset.
As previously mentioned, a charter of earl Richard de Redvers, cir. 1161, recites a gift made to the church of St. Nicholas in Castro, in Carisbrooke, in memory of earl Baldwin, by four island landowners who had been his chief barons: "Hugo Gernon [Hugh Gernon] et Guarinus de Halla [Warin de Aula] et Brienus de Insula [Brian de Insula] et Galfredus Jordani filius” The Lisle's intermarried with the Rogers family and many other families of Bradford-on-Avon over the years.
HALL OF BRADFORD, Thomas Hall of Bradford, co. Wilts, Esq., married Alys, sister and heir to Peter Atford, son and heir of
Thomas Atte Forde or Atford, next Bradford, m. Edith, Thomas was the son of Roger Atte Forde m. Alice d. of Nicholas Langridge of Bradford.
VISITATION OF WILTSHIRE 1565, of Nicholas Langridge of Blandford, which Roger was son of Roger ... and of Jane, his wife, da. of Thomas Littelton, next Blandford, son and heir of Peter Littleton; which Thomas Hall and Alys, his wife, had issue, - Reginald, son and heir, died sans issue; Thomas, second son; John, third son; Richard, fourth son; Edith and Isabel. Thomas Hall of Bradford, second son of Thomas and brother and heir of Reginald, mar and had issue, - Nicholas. Nicholas Hall of Bradford, son and heir of Thomas, mar. Margarett, da. and one of the heirs of William Besyll, and had issue, - Thomas, son and heir. Thomas Hall of Bradford, son and heir of Nicholas, mar. Alys, da. and heir of William Bowyer of Wilton, co. Wilts, and by her had issue, - William, son and heir; Thomas second son; Arthur, third son; Osmond, fourth son; Edith, mar. to Edmond Chatterton; Alys, mar. to John Torney of Wolverton, in co. Somerset. William Hall of Bradford, son and heir of Thomas mar. Elizabeth, da. of Christopher Tropnell of Cawvyle (Chalfield), co. Wilts. Esq., and by her had issue, - Thomas, son and heir, George, second son; Powle, third son; William, fourth son; Margaret, mar. to Freeman Ireys of ... co. Wilts - Joan, mar. to John Gtenter of Holluton (Hullavington), co. Wilts, Gent. Thomas Hall of Bradford, Esq. son and heir of William, mar. Elizabeth, da. of John Marvyn of Fawn Tell Gyfford, co. Wilts, and by her had issue: John, son and heir; Thomas, second son; Robert, third son; Dorothy; Anne; and Jane. Thomas Hall of Bradford, Gent, son and heir of Thomas, mar. Dorothy, da. and heir of Anthony Rogers of Bradford, Esq., and by her hath issue, Thomas, son and heir; John, second son."
TOTHILL MANOR: The manor of Tothill was taken from Richard de Says in late 1265. Thomas de Aula is mentioned as lord of Tothill in 1267. By Nov 1274 King Edward I, granted it to John Ferre. Eleanor Ferre, heiress of Tothill was alive in 1330 when she was referred to as "Dame de Georges wife of Sir John Peche" and William Russell, Eleanor's grandson, described her as a "grasping, avaricious, tyrannical woman." Ralph de Gorges m. Eleanor in 1301 and died 1323. His widow was granted as dower the manor of Wraxall and one-third of the manor of Braunton, she then married before 1326 John Peche (1st Lord Peche), and was still living by 1334.
HOLT MANOR: Walter de Aula is mentioned in a very early deed as owner of Ford Farm in Holt, his father Reginald de Aula is described as his predecessor in a charter of Abbess Mary according to, Chartus and Custumals of Shaftesbury Abbey 1089-1216, by N. E. Stacy.
BRIDDLESFORD: Domesday shows it being held by Nigel, son of William, son of Azor, and Yaverland, passing to the de Aula Family. By 1204 -Briddlesford was returned to the overlord, Thomas de Aula, Lord of Yaverland. He was the son of Roger de aula, and grandson of Warin de aula who was one of the founders of St. Nicholas Chapel in Carisbrooke Castle. The tenant, William de Bridlesford, had forfeited the land due to a felony. By the end of the 13th century, it was in the hands of the Lisle family of Wootton. The manor of Briddlesford eventually passed to Thomas Lisle, stepson of Anthony Rogers, of Bradford on Avon, in the right of Thomas' mother Anne Wroughton Lisle Rogers, dau. of Sir Thomas Wroughton of Broughton and mother of Dorothy Rogers who m. John Hall I.
RAINHAM MANOR: Rainham manor, which formed part of the honor of Bampton, descended from Walter of Douai who died 1107 to his son Robert of Bampton and to Robert's daughter Juliana who married 1) William Paynel and 2) Warin de Aula (d. 1176).
MORTON MANOR: Morton manor, Brading, Isle of Wight, formed part of the estate of the family of Aula, being held of Thomas de Aula's manor of Tothill in 1267/8, and passed to his descendants, the Russell’s of Yaverland. Morton Manor, believed to be built in 1249, is situated on the original site of residence of the Norman de Aula family.
YAVERLAND MANOR: Thomas de Aula is mentioned in a deed dated 1228, and in 1254 his son Roger de Aula obtained a grant at Yaverland, Isle of Wight. Before the end of the century the manor passed to William Russell by his marriage with the daughter of Thomas de Aula.
KERN MANOR: was held before the Conquest by Earl Harold, and in 1086 by the king. It seems afterwards to have passed to the Aula family, and Roger de Aula gave part to the Knights Templar. His gift was confirmed by Ralph Mackerell and augmented by Robert Russell.
SPAN MANOR: Span manor originally belonged to the de Aula family, but was held near the end of the 13th century by William Russell, Lord of Yaverland.
STENBURY MANOR: According to Worley's "Isle of Wight" (1781) p. 220, "the manor of Stenbury was held by the family of de Aula from after the Norman conquest, from whom it descended to that of Heyno who enjoyed it for more than two centuries, and lived at the manor house which was surrounded by a moat."
In 1700, John Hall, builder of the Alms-House in Bradford on Avon, ordered the Hall coat of arms, crest and inscription "Deo et Pauperibus," be cut in stone and placed on the front of the building, which can still be seen. In Heraldry, the poleaxe, a staff weapon used by knights, was conferred to those of dignity, good reputation, conviction, loyalty, and readiness for action.
Before the invasion in 1066, William the Conqueror imported soldiers from surrounding provinces to improve the fighting abilities of his army. These knights were quickly assimilated into the Norman aristocracy and many stood by William’s side at Hastings, and subsequently became prominent among Anglo-Norman baronial families in England. It is known that William asked men from Poitou, Burgundy, Brittany, Flanders, Germany, Denmark and Italy to join his army. In exchange for their services, William promised them a share of the land and wealth of England.
Most of the early documents used various versions of "de Aula" the French, or Norman, version of the Hall surname. The various spelling of this family name include Hall, Halle, Haule, Haul, Hal, Hale, De Aule, De la Sale, De la Salle, De Sale, De Salle, De la S’aula and others, the Latin version of the name being Aula, and the French version being Salle.
The Domesday book of 1086 was a survey similar to those done today. It was ordered by William the Conqueror and contained records for 13,418 English settlements. The main purpose of the survey was to find out who owned what so they could be taxed on it, and the judgment of the assessors was final, whatever the book said about who owned the property, or what it was worth, was the law, with no appeal. It recorded the manor of Bradford as consisting of about 5,000 acres, and as being held by the Abbey of Shaftesbury. Following the Norman Conquest, records indicate there was very little change in this area, except for the construction of a large Norman church and renovation of the town bridge. This Norman church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is located near the town center by the river, and is believed built over the remains of an older church.
During Saxon times the town bridge was wooden, but during Norman times it was replaced with high quality stone. The original slim design, built without parapets, was so dangerous people kept falling into the river, which led to the construction of another bridge alongside it, effectively doubling the width. Two ribbed and pointed arches of the original Norman construction can still be seen on the eastern side, and if you look under the bridge you can clearly see the joint. On the bridge is a small building, originally a chapel, and the fish on the weather vane is a Gudgeon, an early Christian symbol. In later years, the chapel was used as a small prison where local drunks and troublemakers were sometimes confined overnight.
Records of Holy Trinity Parish, built by the Norman's in Bradford on Avon Following the conquest, show the de Aula family as members from an early date. These records indicate they were a family of wealth and power as lords of the manor.
In 1206 the Pipe Roll of 6 John, shows Thomas de Aula, “paid 40 marks and a palfrey to get what he ought to have had for nothing, namely the lands escheated to him through his tenant’s felony.” The legal rights of the Crown were already extended beyond their legal limits, but King John decided to extend them even further. Once he obtained a firm footing in the felon’s land, he then refused to surrender it to the rightful lord after the year and day had expired, causing great anger among the barons. The Magna Carta, an English charter issued in 1215, was written to end such abuses. Records show Gilbert de Aula signed his name as a witness to the signing of the Magna Carta, which later influenced the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, and is considered one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy.
In 1273 William de Aula de Bradford is mentioned among Wiltshire gentlemen witnessing documents during the reign of King Edward (1273-1307). In the Hundred Rolls, (7 Edw. I, 1279), Reginald de Aula and Adam de Mokesham appear as Jurors for the Hundred of Melksham. William de Aula was a minor at the time of his father’s death, and in 1295 he was appointed to the high office of Coroner. In a deed of that time, he is referred to as, “Coronator Domini Regis,” suggesting both wealth and worldly station. Other documents from 1284-1330 mention William de Aula, his wife Katherine, and son Thomas. It is thought the recessed tomb located on the south side of the Chancel of Holy Trinity Church was William de Aula.
The position of county Coroner was instituted in 1194 assuming duties, which had been previously assigned to the sheriff. This was a position appointed by freeholders who assembled in the county court. Along with other minor functions, his main duties were to guard royal interests, and keep the royal pleas. He received formal accusations, took sureties, and made preliminary investigations to examine the size and nature of the victim’s wounds in a charge of mayhem; and to keep an eye on royal windfalls. He also appraised the value of chattels forfeited to the King. When felons took refuge in sanctuary, it was the coroner who arranged for their leaving the country on forfeiting all that they had. They kept a record of those who had been outlawed, and received “appeals” of criminal charges.
From the visitation of 1565, we can establish that the Hall’s of Bradford-on-Avon intermarried with others of wealth and status, while maintaining continuous ownership of Hall Manor, also known as “The Hall.” In 1851, a series of deeds were found in the flooring during extensive repairs containing a vast amount of information on this family and other families throughout the area. These deeds gave a description of property held by the Hall family in this and the neighboring hundreds, and extending from a very early period to the 13th year of Henry VII. All of the deeds were written by the same hand, which indicates they were copied from the originals. It is thought they were likely deposited under the flooring for safe keeping during those most unsettling times. An elaborate Spanish steel court sword was also found hidden among the deeds.
Wiltshire Community History states, "At the end of the 16th century The Hall, the finest building in the town, was built by the Hall family, who had been prominent local landowners from at least the mid 13th century. The new building replaced a medieval house which Leland had noted as 'a pretty stone house at the east end of the town." Pevsner described The Hall as, "the one nationally major mansion in Bradford, not a town house but a country house in character." In 1320, Thomas at Halle, of Bradford, witnessed a deed, now at Lacock Abbey. In 1324, Reynold de le Sale of Bradford, was granted land by charter, referred to a brother Thomas, Rector of Portishead, Somerset, he married Isabella. In 1350, John Hall's son, William, was presented to the chapel of Barley in Bradford parish, and between 1357 and 1361 Thomas at Halle of Bradford is mentioned in numerous deeds.
The Littleton and Langridge surnames enter into the Hall family with the marriage of Alice Atte Ford / Atford to Thomas Hall b. 1352. Following property deeds for Ford Farm, we learn that Alice became sole heir, and received the Ford Farm property, upon the death of her brother Peter Atford. The father of Peter and Alice was Thomas Atte Ford who married Edith. Edith was the d/o Roger, last name unknown, and Alice Langridge of Bradford who was the d/o Nicholas. Alice Langridge m. another Roger, last name unknown, and we know his mother was Joan Littleton, d/o Thomas, son of Peter Lyttleton of "next Blandford." It is with the Lyttleton family where the trail of ownership of Ford Farm ends.
Lying just within the western edge of Wiltshire, about eight miles southeast of the city of Bath in Somerset, is the historical town of Bradford-on-Avon, home of architectural buildings from Saxon, Roman and Norman times. Bradford-on-Avon is a small picturesque English town among the rolling hills on the banks of the river Avon. The town bridge, dating from Norman times, crosses what’s referred to as the ‘broad ford’ on the Avon, and is thought to be the origin of the town’s name. Bradford-on-Avon is close to some of the oldest man-made stone structures known, older than the Great Pyramid of Egypt, and 25 miles away from one of the wonders of the world, Stonehenge. The earliest trace of ancient Britons in the town was over 2,500 years ago with a small settlement just above the area known as Troy.
King Aethered II gave the estate of Bradford to Shaftesbury Abbey in 1001, and suggested relocating the bones of King Edward, nicknamed the Martyr, to Bradford-on-Avon, for safety reasons during the early part of the 11th century due to increasingly frequent Viking raids. The relocation never happened, but it is believed the present Saxon church was built to accommodate the relics. St. Olave’s Street, now Woolley Street, runs parallel with the river Avon along its northern bank. The name St. Olave indicates there was a church or chapel dedicated to St. Olave, a king of Norway, and the possibility of an early Viking settlement at this site.
Bradford-on-Avon witnessed the barbaric spectacle of a public burning at the stake of one of its own. Thomas Tropnell, of Wiltshire, denied the doctrine of transubstantiation, the fact that the bread and wine taken at the eucharist literally were the body and blood of Christ, and was burned to death in the marketplace at the bottom of Market Street. The Halls of Bradford were connected to the Tropnell family by way of William Hall, son of Thomas Hall, after his marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Tropnell of Chalfield. Christopher Tropnell was the spouse of Anne Carew, co-heir of her brother's estate and daughter of Nicholas Carew IV, of Beddington, Nutfield and Carshalton, county Surrey, Sulham, Berkshire, and Delamars, Herefordshire. She was born 1426, or "aged 22" at the death of her father in 1466.
By the 14th century, Wiltshire had become a county of importance and great wealth through the exclusive manufacturing of white undyed broadcloth. Gloucester, Somerset, and Oxford soon followed Wiltshire in the manufacturing of white undyed broadcloth. In 1540, John Leland, upon visiting the town, wrote 'All the town of Bradford standith by clothmaking'. These English "clothiers" soon became a close-knit group. Pedigrees show these families intermarried and were linked by the Clothier Guild. These clothiers became a very wealthy and powerful guild because the weaving and distribution of cloth was so vastly important to the English economy. Most of these family businesses were closely held and passed down through either bloodlines or by marriage, with few outsiders. It stands to reason then that the influence of this Guild would extend from all areas and well into London with close family connections.
For more than six centuries Bradford-on-Avon was a center of cloth weaving. During this time, most of the buildings along the hillside to the river were spinners and weavers cottages with the woolen mills lining the bank of the river Avon. By the mid sixteenth century the clothiers of Wiltshire, and the Hall’s in particular, became an important family in the cloth trade. This prosperity continued until a devastating outbreak of plague in 1609. This outbreak coupled with Wiltshire’s unwillingness to change from the old white undyed broadcloth to the new lighter colored broadcloths, resulted in a sharp and immediate decline in the manufacturing of broadcloth in Wiltshire. This decline, and the rise of religious unrest led many Wiltshire’s residents down a path leading to America.
JOHN HALL II
John Hall II (c1570-3/19/1631) was born in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England and died in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Brune and Elizabeth Martyn. A Memorial Brass dated 1595 is dedicated to Nicholas Martyn and is located at St Mary's Church in Puddletown, Dorset. This 16th Century brass depicts Nicholas Martyn, bareheaded, in armor, kneeling before an altar on which is an open book. Behind him are his three sons, who all predeceased him.
A Wiltshire genealogist discovered eleven children of John and Elizabeth (Brune) Hall in the Holy Trinity Church records. From these records we learn the names of four additional sons who died at a young age, Brune, Edward, Henry and Nicholas. Nicholas is suspected to be the name of the eldest son of Elizabeth Hall and John Cottrell of Bradford on Avon, and the Rhode Island Nicholas Cottrell was closely associated with the Hall family of early Rhode Island.
Sir William Martyn was a wealthy merchant and Lord Mayor of London in 1492. He built his estate of Athelhampton after 1485. Sir Nicholas Martyn was the last male heir of the Martyne line. He was buried in 1595 in Athelhampton Aisle. Nicholas Martyn's four daughters were given equal shares to the estate; his eldest daughter married Henry Brune. To his right is his wife, Margaret, daughter of John Wadham, whose brother Nicholas Wadham, in 1613, founded Wadham College, Oxford. Behind her are their seven daughters. Above them are the arms of Martyn, Arg. two bars gules, impaling Wadham, Gules a chevron between three roses arg.,: above is the Martyn crest, a Martyn (ape) proper, chained to a stump of a tree or, sejant, holding in his paw a mirror azure. Nicholas was the last of the Martyns and died without male issue in 1595. His estate was divided amongst his four surviving daughters, of whom Elizabeth, the eldest, married Henry Brune; and their son, as heir to his mother, lived at Athelhampton Hall. A tablet in memory of a member of the Martyn family with the same crest is on the East Wall of the South transept at Crewkerne.
It is through the Brune lineage that one of several connections is made to the royal family. Philip and Nicholas were given the office of Rector between 1292 and 1306. Sir John Brune, grandfather of Elizabeth Brune, died 1559 and left his estates, including Grange farm, to his son Henry. As a minor he had to wait for his inheritance to be bought back for him from the Ward of Courts when he attained his majority.
In 1571 Henry Brune married Elizabeth Martyn. His son John was baptized in 1577 in St. Mary Magdalene, Piddleton, together with his six sisters. Henry died in 1594 leaving Grange farm in trust to provide for his five surviving daughters. The rare solid limestone sepulcher tomb in the Chantry is to Sir John Brune, Lord Chancellor of England, who died in 1559, and is one of two Brune family has a long history, the Manor of Rowner was granted by a grateful King Edward I to Sir William le Brun in 1277, a record of this is kept in the Hampshire County Archives at Winchester with the family papers. Two Brune sons, such structures in the country. Its escutcheons reveal the careful marrying that went on to secure the family’s mighty wealth, linking with de la Rokele, Bamfilde, Tichborne and Knowles. Sir John had left money in his will for the tomb’s construction, and provided for his wife to live at The Grange as a dower house. That house still stands today, and is part of Gosport Borough Council’s Grange Farm complex.
Henry III and Edmund Crouchback married women with European royal descent. In addition to the Norman English kings, royal ancestors include the Capetian kings of France, Charlemagne, Frederick III Barbarossa of Germany, Saxons such as Alfred the Great of England, Kings of Scotland and Spain, and monarchs, princesses and dukes from central and eastern Europe.
1620 Apr 29 Groom John Cotterell aged 27 occupation gent. residing at Long Ashton, Somerset, Bride Elizabeth HALL aged 22 residing at Bradford, Wilts, dau of John Esq Bondsmen; Source: Wiltshire Wills and Administration. John Cotterell from Long Ashton, Somerset, April 29, 1620 Salisbury, Wilts, Marriage License, Gent, AGE 27; & Elizabeth d/o John Hall of Bradford, Age 22 Reference Salisbury Mar. Lic.
The Cottrell family first settled in Flanders after arriving with William the Conqueror and was referred to as "Cottrell the Norman" and his son was John Cottrell, the grandfather of Ralph. John Cottrell in 1357 was Comptroller of the King's works. Thomas Coterell represented the Southrepps, co. Norfolk branch of the family in 1540 and married Mary, daughter and heiress of Sir John Inglos. Their son Robert married Anne, dau. of Nicholas Bohun, son of Francis Bohun of Westhall and Elizabeth Knyvett, and Audrey (Ethelreda) Coke, and had Sir Clement, Margaret, and Nicholas. Sir Clement (1585-1631) was of Wylsford co. Linc. married Anne Alleyen (Allen). William Coggeshall, son of William Coggishall, was Chr. on 24 Dec 1620 in Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, England.
1622 Jun 14 Groom Christopher Bayly aged 23 occupation Gent residing at Wingfield, WIL Bride Mary Haulle aged 18 residing at Bradford, status spouse, dau. of John, Bradford Bondsmen to be married at Bradford. Christopher Bayly and Mary Haulle obtained marriage license 17 May 1622 Bradford On Avon. Wiltshire Wills and Administration. Mary was the daughter of John Hall (c1570 Wiltshire-1631 Wiltshire). One of the witnesses for John Hall’s will was Christopher Bayly (Bailey).
In the early 16th century Thomas Bayley of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, married Agnes Cleveland, and they were the parents of William, who left two sons, William, the eldest, died without issue, and Christopher. Christopher married into the Filioll family and was the father by her of William, John, Christopher, and Robert. Only Robert Bayley “of Wingfield”, Wiltshire, left issue. He married Christian Arnold of Hertfordshire, daughter of Richard, and was the father of Christopher Bayly, son and heir. Source: Descendants of William Bailey of Newport, RI, Bailey Family Genealogy, p. 255.
John Bailey of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, married Eleanor, daughter of William Knight and Jane Langburne, born about 1612 in Chippenham Co. Wiltshire. Their son John Bailey, Jr. was born 1613 in England, and died 1691 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA.
William Bailey of Newport, RI purchased land from Gabriel Hicks on 14 Jun 1655, “land bounded partly by the sea.” On 5 Mar 1656, William Bailey, Sr. with Gabriel Hicks sold Joshua Coggeshall of Portsmouth 21 acres in Newport, RI. Family tradition states he was a weaver of silk. He married Grace Parsons, daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Parson, after arriving in Rhode Island and died before 20 Jul 1670. Hugh Parsons (1613-1684) and wife Elizabeth, widow of William England, sold 18 acres to William Wood on 3 Jul 1662. After the death of Hugh about the year 1677, Elizabeth married Thomas Lawson. On 20 Apr 1677, Hugh Parsons, Jr. leased a dwelling house, land and orchard from his stepfather Thomas Lawton of Portsmouth and agreed to pay 3 pounds a year to Elizabeth Sherman, daughter of Thomas Lawton. From: Records of the Bailey Family Descendants of William Bailey of Newport, RI.
CHILDREN OF JOHN HALL II ELIZABETH BRUNE:
1. Brune Hall, (Chr. 1593 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-1593 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire).
2. Elizabeth Hall, (Chr. 1594 Holy Trinity Church-) m. 1620 John Cottrell s/o John Cottrell of Wingfield.
3. Edward Hall, (Chr. 1598 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-1601 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire).
4. Thomas Hall, son/heir, (Chr. 1600 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-) m. c1621 Catherine d/o Sir Edward Seymour.
5. Jane Hall (Chr. 1601 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-) was unmarried in 1631 per father’s will.
6. Mary Hall (Chr. 1604 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-3/24/1641 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire) m. Christopher Bailey 6/14/1622 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire.
7. John Hall III (Chr. 1605 Holy Trinity Church, Wiltshire-Abt 1670 Monmouth, NJ) m. Elizabeth Greene.
8. Dorothy Hall (Chr. 1608 Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire-) unmarried in 1631 per father’s will.
9. Nicholas Hall (Chr. 1609 Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire-1610).
10. Anne Hall (Chr. Holy Trinity Church 1612-) was unmarried in 1631 per father’s will.
11. Henry Hall (Chr. Holy Trinity Church 1614-1614 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire).
12. William Hall (1613 England-will 11/20/1673 Portsmouth, RI) he was not listed on the Holy Trinity christening records, but was named on John Hall II’s 1631 will as his son. DNA proves he was adopted as an infant after the death of Nicholas and Henry. William likely married c1647 Mary Fish (Bap. 4/24/1625 England-AFT 12/12/1684) d/o Robert, s/o Thomas Fish of Leicestershire, England. William's wife was definitely not Mary Thomas.
CONDENSED WILL OF JOHN HALL
10 Oct 1630, I John Hall of Bradford in the countie of Wilks and diocese of Sarum, Esquire, do make this my last will and testament. Item - Elizabeth Hall my wife lands at the Abbey house countie of Somerset, with furniture. Daughter Elizabeth Cottrell the some of one hundred pounds, daughter Mary one hundred pounds paid to Christopher Baylie gentleman her husband, grandson John Baylie tenne pounds, unmarried daughters Jane, Dorothie and Anne nine hundred pounds. My two sons John and William the yearly some of fifteen pounds a piece, to double after wife's death. Executor Thomas Hall, my son and heir. Overseers - John Brewin (Brune), Knight, William Eyre (Ayer), Esquire, my kinsman, and John Andry, Theophilus Clarke. Witnesses: John Andry, Sr., Christopher Bayly (Bailey) and Charles Taylor. 1630 Will of John Hall Bradford on Avon. Thomas Hall succeeded his father, and his son John Hall built the almshouse in Bradford on Avon in 1700, which still accommodates four elderly men. The arms of the Halls are carved over the door. John Hall was the last of the Halls in Bradford on Avon, and by his will dated 10 Sep 1708, he devised all his lands in Wilts, Somerset and elsewhere to Denzill Onslow, Esq., Edward Lisle, Esq., Frances Goddard, Esq., and Robert Eyre, Esq., trustees; upon trust after the marriage of Rachel, daughter of Thomas Baynton of Bradford, Wilts, for the said Rachel Baynton during her life. The letters K and M with coronets above them are carved on the almshouse chimneys and refer to the Dukes of Kingston and Earls Manvers.
SIR THOMAS HALL'S ALLOWANCE TO HIS BROTHERS JOHN AND WILLIAM HALL
CONNECTIONS TO JOHN HALL OF RHODE ISLAND
The following are additional connections between the Halls of Rhode Island and the Halls of Bradford on Avon:
1. William and John Hall are shown as sons of John and Elizabeth (Brune) Hall on the Bradford on Avon Hall pedigree, and both are named as sons in his will. William and John Hall disappeared from Bradford on Avon records following the death of their father in 1631. In 1637, William and John Hall reappeared in early records during the early formation of Newport, RI.
2. William Hall was the only child named in his father's will who was not listed in the baptism records of Holy Trinity Church. In 1663, William Hall of Newport, Rhode Island stated in court he is "50 years or thereabouts," or born in 1613. William Hall of Bradford on Avon was born after 1614, as he would not "fit" into the family otherwise.
3. Sons Brune, Edward, Henry, and Nicholas were baptized 1593, 1598, 1609 and 1614 and all died young. The overwhelming grief resulting from the loss of four young sons may have been the driving force behind the adoption of William.
4. Elizabeth Brune, born 1572, was the first child born after the marriage of her parents who married in 1571. She married John Hall in 1592 and their first child, Brune Hall, was baptized in 1593; their last child was baptized in 1614. The birth of her children covered 21 years, therefore Elizabeth would have been age 42 when Henry was born; well beyond the average for most women.
5. It appears extremely unlikely William Hall was the natural son of John and Elizabeth (Brune) Hall, therefore, unlikely his DNA would match that of John Hall, their natural child. Results from descendants recent DNA tests have proven this to be true.
6. The Pedigree of the Hall's of Bradford on Avon show the marriage of John Hall to Dorothy Rogers and Elizabeth Hall to John Cottrell. Rhode Island records show the Hall's, Cottrell's and Rogers were closely associated in early Rhode Island.
7. Henry Hall is shown as a weaver in several early Rhode Island documents and the Hall's of Bradford, manufactured undyed broadcloth for many generations.
8. Mary Hall, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Brune) Hall, married Christopher Bailey. Robert Bayley, of Wingfield, Wiltshire, married Christian Arnold of Hertfordshire, they were the parents of Christopher Bayley. John Bailey of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, married Eleanor Knight, daughter of William Knight and Jane Langburne, she was born 1612 in Wiltshire. Their son John Bailey, Jr. married Eleanor Emery who was born in Romsey, Hampshire, England. Richard Knight, chr. 14 Jan 1602 in Romsey, Hampshire, England married Sarah Rogers of Newport, Rhode Island.
9. On Jan 19, 1663/4, Richard Knight made, in partnership with Henry, son of John Hall, the great purchase of lands at Chippachog, in Westerly and Kingston afterwards known as the Hall and Knight Purchase. Nicholas Cottrell was also a signer of the Misquamicut (Westerly) Purchase with Henry and Richard.
10. John Dyer of Bratton, Somerset, England married Jane Ernley, daughter of John Erneley of Bishops Cannings and Lucie Cooke, daughter of Thomas Cooke of Salisbury. They were the parents of William Dyerd, born 1580 in London, England, father of William Dyer (9 Sep 1609 London, England-18 Apr 1672 Newport, Newport Co. RI) who married Mary, also known as Mary Dyer in, “Biography of a Rebel Quaker”, by Ruth Plimpton. Dorothea Erneley married Anthony Rogers of Bradford on Avon, she was the sister of John Erneley who married Lucie Cooke.
The following are additional connections between the Halls of Rhode Island and the Halls of Bradford on Avon:
1. William and John Hall are shown as sons of John and Elizabeth (Brune) Hall on the Bradford on Avon Hall pedigree, and both are named as sons in his will. William and John Hall disappeared from Bradford on Avon records following the death of their father in 1631. In 1637, William and John Hall reappeared in early records during the early formation of Newport, RI.
2. William Hall was the only child named in his father's will who was not listed in the baptism records of Holy Trinity Church. In 1663, William Hall of Newport, Rhode Island stated in court he is "50 years or thereabouts," or born in 1613. William Hall of Bradford on Avon was born after 1614, as he would not "fit" into the family otherwise.
3. Sons Brune, Edward, Henry, and Nicholas were baptized 1593, 1598, 1609 and 1614 and all died young. The overwhelming grief resulting from the loss of four young sons may have been the driving force behind the adoption of William.
4. Elizabeth Brune, born 1572, was the first child born after the marriage of her parents who married in 1571. She married John Hall in 1592 and their first child, Brune Hall, was baptized in 1593; their last child was baptized in 1614. The birth of her children covered 21 years, therefore Elizabeth would have been age 42 when Henry was born; well beyond the average for most women.
5. It appears extremely unlikely William Hall was the natural son of John and Elizabeth (Brune) Hall, therefore, unlikely his DNA would match that of John Hall, their natural child. Results from descendants recent DNA tests have proven this to be true.
6. The Pedigree of the Hall's of Bradford on Avon show the marriage of John Hall to Dorothy Rogers and Elizabeth Hall to John Cottrell. Rhode Island records show the Hall's, Cottrell's and Rogers were closely associated in early Rhode Island.
7. Henry Hall is shown as a weaver in several early Rhode Island documents and the Hall's of Bradford, manufactured undyed broadcloth for many generations.
8. Mary Hall, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Brune) Hall, married Christopher Bailey. Robert Bayley, of Wingfield, Wiltshire, married Christian Arnold of Hertfordshire, they were the parents of Christopher Bayley. John Bailey of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, married Eleanor Knight, daughter of William Knight and Jane Langburne, she was born 1612 in Wiltshire. Their son John Bailey, Jr. married Eleanor Emery who was born in Romsey, Hampshire, England. Richard Knight, chr. 14 Jan 1602 in Romsey, Hampshire, England married Sarah Rogers of Newport, Rhode Island.
9. On Jan 19, 1663/4, Richard Knight made, in partnership with Henry, son of John Hall, the great purchase of lands at Chippachog, in Westerly and Kingston afterwards known as the Hall and Knight Purchase. Nicholas Cottrell was also a signer of the Misquamicut (Westerly) Purchase with Henry and Richard.
10. John Dyer of Bratton, Somerset, England married Jane Ernley, daughter of John Erneley of Bishops Cannings and Lucie Cooke, daughter of Thomas Cooke of Salisbury. They were the parents of William Dyerd, born 1580 in London, England, father of William Dyer (9 Sep 1609 London, England-18 Apr 1672 Newport, Newport Co. RI) who married Mary, also known as Mary Dyer in, “Biography of a Rebel Quaker”, by Ruth Plimpton. Dorothea Erneley married Anthony Rogers of Bradford on Avon, she was the sister of John Erneley who married Lucie Cooke.
HALL ARMS, MANOR AND FIREPLACE, BRADFORD ON AVON
John Hall was admitted as an inhabitant of the Town of Nieu-port [Newport} since the 20th of the 3: 1638" (20 May 1638). On 10 Oct 1630, I John Hall of Bradford [father of John Hall of Rhode Island] in the countie of Wilks and diocese of Sarum, Esquire, do make this my last will and testament. Item - Elizabeth Hall my wife lands at the Abbey house countie of Somerset, with furniture. Daughter Elizabeth Cottrell the some of one hundred pounds. His will also mentions sons John and William Hall. On Jan 19, 1663/4, Henry Hall, Sr. made in partnership with Richard Knight the great purchase of lands at Chippachog, later called Westerly. Nicholas Cottrell [son of John Cottrell and Elizabeth Hall] signed the Misquamicut Purchase with Henry Hall and Richard Knight.
EARLY RHODE ISLAND MAP
CHAPTER 6 - HALLS OF THE BRITISH COLONY
JOHN HALL III
John Hall III (c1605 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England-Abt 1670 Shrewsbury Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ), he obtained land in Portsmouth 23 Dec 1644 and 25 Jan 1648/9, and was a Freemen at Newport in 1655. John m. Elizabeth Greene Chr. 18 May 1612 at St. Thomas Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, d/o Henrie [Henry] Greene, [LDS, England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975]. Family lore from two separate Hall lines, names Elizabeth's parents as Henry Greene and Elizabeth Vaughan, and state that John Hall arrived in Boston, MA on the ship "Frederick" in 1632.
The American Genealogist, By Donald Line Jacobus, 1942 Vols. 19-20, p. 223. "Henry Hall (John 1) … estate amounted to £204/4/2." Settlers of the Beckman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, Frank J. Doherty, 2003. "James and Henry [Hall] of Newport and Westerly ... were sons of John Hall of Portsmouth in 1641." Collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society, 1918, Collections, Vols. 11-14, p. 62.
Original Grants of Land to the Early Settlers of Newport, R. I. [undated] A deed from, R. I. Colonial Records, Extracts from Rhode Island Colonial Records, Vol. 1, p. 49, states, “Whereas according to certain orders, &c. Be it known, therefore, that John Hall, of Portsmouth, having exhibited his bill under the treasurer’s hand, wherein appears full satisfaction to be given for the number of sixty-seven acres of land, lying within such bounds as the committee, by order appointed, did bound it with all, viz: The number of sixty acres for a great lot, lying eight score rods in length and three score rods in breadth, bounded one end next the town due north, and butts upon the head of the two mills swamp, and the southerly side upon, the east lies along by the new wayside that goes to Newport, and the other side thereof is bounded by a brook, which is the westerly side upon the north, adjoining to the land of George Barber; which parcel of land, so butted and bounded, containing the aforesaid number of sixty acres, more or less, with seven acres adjoining to his house. Both which parcels of land, containing the full proportion of sixty-seven acres of land, more or less, is hereby appropriated to the said John Hall, his heirs, assigns forever."
In 1644 John Hall sued William England of Portsmouth for the return of "14 score of railes" he had carried off. Doc. Hist. RI, II, p. 151 and that same year, the Town of Portsmouth at a publicke Towne meeting of freemen on the 23d of December, 1644, states: "It is further ordered by a mutual consent, that no more landes shall be layed out within the boundes of the commons; as namely, the commons soe called; and from John Briggs to the further brooke on the southeast side; so from the brooke to the great swamp; that is to say, the willow swamp footpath; so to John Tripp's; and from Robert Ballow's to John Hall's; and all the common about the Towne undisposed of at this day, so to remaine to the Town forever."
John Hall, a widower with two young boys, James and Henry, would have been under great pressure to remarry due to social pressures. It appears his wife Elizabeth and their child died during child birth in 1642. It also appears John and Dorcas married in 1646 and separated almost immediately. Court records show Dorcas petitioned for a divorce on 15 May 1646. On 14 May 1654, in answer to the petition of Dorcas Hall, desiring a divorce from her husband, John Hall, who is gone from her, the court, finding it fully proved that John Hall hath voluntarily withdrawn himself from Dorcas, his wife, and continues in his obstinate refusal to cohabit with her as his wife, and hath broken the bonds of wedlock, as by his own confession, attested by ye William Coddington and William Jefferies, with the oath of Lawrence Turner, the Court judgeth that the said Dorcas shall be and hereby declares that she is legally divorced from the said John Hall and is at her liberty to marry with any other man. In General Court Dorcas Hall, Petitioner, on grounds of desertion and adultery who is seeking a divorce from John Hall, was granted 15 May 1654. Reformation Roots of American Marriage and Divorce, p. 89.
Their separation, and ultimate divorce, meant John and Dorcas Hall would be unable to remarry until their divorce was final in 1654. It also meant John would not be allowed to have a relationship with any potential future wife. Under colonial capital punishment laws, effective from 1636-1647, both men and women could be executed for adultery. John refusing to return to Dorcas had far reaching consequences. In the final decree, we learn that John Hall was now charged with adultery, a charge not mentioned in Dorcas' initial 1646 petition charging him with desertion. Without a doubt, William Coddington, an early magistrate of RI who served as judge of both Portsmouth and Newport, decided to put ultimate pressure on John to return as they allowed the petition to stall in the court system for 8 years.
John Briggs, "came to Boston, and was driven from there with Anne Hutchinson’s party," and later settled in Newport, RI. On 24 Aug 1646, John Briggs bought a house and lot of John Hall of Portsmouth, "being at the head of the Mil Swamp and bordered in part by the Newport path, all his house and lot, etc. without molestation, only if I (John Hall) abide upon this land, I do have the use of the dwelling house for the use of me or mine, for the space of one year."
Records of Mass. (Part I) p. 190. On 15 Oct 1654, Henry Breeser mortgaged his house, lot and garden, on Manhattan Isle, as collateral security, to Thomas Spicer and John Hall, for a bond signed by them. Thomas Spicer lived two houses from John Hall in Portsmouth, RI. In 1655, a roll of the freemen of the colony of every town named John Hall as a resident of Newport.
John died in Navesink, Monmouth Co., NJ shortly after 1670, the date he is last mentioned in NJ documents. A History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties By Edwin Salter states, Christopher Allmey [Almy] demands for his rights, Imp'd for himself and wife and three servants in the year 1665, at 120 acres a head, which is in part in fence, 600 acres; in right of John Hall, who came same year, 120 acres; in right of Henry Bull, one of the first purchasers, 120 acres; in right of Henry Persie and wife from the year 1666, 180 acres; man servant, 60 acres — 1080 acres. In 1668 John Hall took the Oath of Allegiance taken by the Inhabitants of Navesink, and in the last entry dated 1670, he was awarded a share of land. Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, edited by Francis Bazley Lee p. xiii, the following is written:
"Acting under the authority conferred upon them, the patentees and their associates began the establishment of settlements at Middletown and Shrewsbury. Later the same year (1665) many settlers came from Long Island and Rhode Island, and during the following years the number of families in the present territory of the county of Monmouth had increased to more than one hundred, reaching the limit which had been set by the settlers at their general assembly in 1668. The landowners comprised in the settlements, who were for the greater number actual residents and heads of families, were named as follows:
From Rhode Island.—John Allen, Christopher Allmy, Job Allmy, Stephen Arnold, James Ashton, Benjamin Borden, Richard Borden, Francis Brindley, Nicholas Brown, Abraham Brown, Henry Bull, Robert Carr, George Chutte, Walter Clarke, Thomas Clifton, William Coddington, Joshua Coggeshall, Edward Cole, Jacob Cole, Joseph Coleman, John Cook, Nicholas Davis, Richard Davis, William Deuell, Benjamin Deuell, Thomas Dungan, Roger Ellis and son, Peter Easton, Gideon Freeborn, Annias Gauntt, Zachary Gauntt, Daniel Gould, John Havens, Robert Hazard, Samuel Holliman, Obadiah Holmes, Jonathan Holmes, George Hulett, Richard James, William James, William Layton, James Leonard, Henry Lippett, Mark Lucar (or Luker), Lewis Mattux, Edward Pattison, Thomas Potter, William Reape, Richard Richardson, William Shaberly, Samuel Shaddock, Thomas Shaddock, William Shaddock, William Shearman, John Slocum, Edward Smith, John Smith, Edward Tartt, Robert Taylor, John Throckmorton, Job Throckmorton, Edward Thurston, Eliakim Wardell, George Webb, Bartholomew West, Robert West, Robert West, Jr., Thomas Winterton, Emanuel Woolley."
"Previous residence unknown except where mentioned:—John Bird, Joseph Boyer, William Cheeseman, Edward Crome, Daniel Estell, Ralph Gouldsmith, John Hall, John Hance (Westchester, New York), John Haundell,Thomas Hart, John Hawes, James Heard, Richard Hartshorn (England), Tobias Haudson, John Horabin, Joseph Hutt, Randall Huet, Jr., John Jobs, Robert Jones (New York), Gabriel Kirk, Edmund Lafetra, Francis Masters, George Mount, William Newman, Anthony Page, Joseph Parker, Peter Parker, Henry Percy, Bartholomew Shamgungoe, Richard Sissell, Robert Story, John Tomson, Marmaduke Ward, John Wilson, John Wood, Thomas Wright."
Elizabeth Greene was Christened 18 May 1612 at St. Thomas Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, d/o Henrie [Henry] Greene, [LDS, England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975]. Family lore from two separate Hall lines, names Elizabeth's parents as Henry Greene and Elizabeth Vaughan, and states that John Hall arrived in Boston, MA on the ship "Frederick" in 1632. This would have him leaving England soon after the death of his mother on 12 Jan 1632/33. His father left him an annuity of 15 pounds payable per year, to increase to 30 pounds after the death of his mother. He is likely the same John Hall who was made a Freeman of Massachusetts Bay at the General court on 14 May 1634, and was listed close to Mr. William Brenton, another early settler of RI. John Hall descends from Thomas Hall and Elizabeth Mervyn, d/o John Mervyn of Fonthill and Elizabeth Greene of Green's Norton, the same lineage as John Green of Warwick, RI.
GREENE FAMILY OF WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND
John Greene, Sr. b. 1597, a surgeon of Warwick, RI, m. Joan Tattersall on 4 Nov 1619 at St. Thomas Church in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Joan was the mother of his six children christened at St. Thomas Church. They were: John Greene, Jr., 15 Aug 1620, m. Ann d/o William Almy of Portsmouth. [John Hall purchased land in 1665 from William Almy after Almy purchased land from the Indians in New Jersey]; Peter, 10 Mar 1622; James, 21 Jun 1626; Thomas, 4 June 1628; Joan, 3 Oct 1630; Mary, 19 May 1633. John Green, Sr. arrived in Boston c1634 and secured a place for his family to live in Salem, MA before returning to England. John Hall also moved to Salem, MA after leaving Boston on 28 Aug 1637. While in Salem, MA, John Greene associated himself with Roger Williams until William’s flight from there to RI in 1636. John Greene and his family returned on the “James,” leaving London 6 Apr 1635 and arriving in Boston on 3 Jun 1635. Elizabeth, wife of John Hall, likely made the return voyage with this family. A large portion of the passengers on this ship were from Wiltshire, England.
Richard Knight, future husband of Sarah Rogers, d/o James Rogers, also arrived in Boston in 1635 on the “James." Richard Knight and Henry Hall made a large land purchase from the Indians which was later known as Westerly, RI. John Greene and his family settled in their new home in Salem, MA, and on 1 Aug 1637, he was fined 100 marks for having spoken contemptuously of the magistrates. Soon thereafter he joined Roger Williams, and was one of twelve original purchasers of Warwick, RI. He was one of eleven men baptized by Roger Williams, and one of the twelve original members of the first Baptist Church. On 12 Mar 1638, he sent a letter to the General Court of MA charging them "with usurping the power of Christ over the churches and men's consciences", and for this he was ordered not to come into MA, "under pain of imprisonment and further censure."
Elizabeth, d/o Thomas Cornell and Rebecca Briggs, m. Christopher Almy in 1661, Rebecca is the sister of John Briggs who purchased John Hall's Portsmouth home on 24 Aug 1643. On 24 Aug 1646, John Briggs bought the house and lot of John Hall of Portsmouth. On 21 Apr 1701, John Green, Jr., son of John Greene of Warwick, wrote a letter to Henry Hall, son of John, asking for his assistance with a problem concerning a land purchase, this letter can be found in The Barrington Papers in the manuscript section of the Rhode Island Historical Society. Henry Greene of Shrewsbury, NJ, made his will 6 Sep 1769 and left to his son Henry Greene, a plantation on the west side of Whale Pond, also land near Bartholomew West (he married Catherine Almy). West West and his wife were caretakers of John Hall during his old age and in exchange, they became heirs of his entire estate in NJ.
CHILDREN OF JOHN HALL III AND ELIZABETH GREENE:
1. Michael Hall (c1636, Newport, RI-died in infancy).
2. James Hall b. (c1638 Newport, RI-) m. Margaret (divorced early in RI according to Newport court documents).
3. Henry Hall, Sr. (c1640 Newport, RI-11/5/1705 Westerly, Washington Co., RI) m. Honor, d/o James Rogers and Mary (Mary later married a Peabody).
JOHN HALL III
John Hall III (c1605 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England-Abt 1670 Shrewsbury Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ), he obtained land in Portsmouth 23 Dec 1644 and 25 Jan 1648/9, and was a Freemen at Newport in 1655. John m. Elizabeth Greene Chr. 18 May 1612 at St. Thomas Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, d/o Henrie [Henry] Greene, [LDS, England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975]. Family lore from two separate Hall lines, names Elizabeth's parents as Henry Greene and Elizabeth Vaughan, and state that John Hall arrived in Boston, MA on the ship "Frederick" in 1632.
The American Genealogist, By Donald Line Jacobus, 1942 Vols. 19-20, p. 223. "Henry Hall (John 1) … estate amounted to £204/4/2." Settlers of the Beckman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, Frank J. Doherty, 2003. "James and Henry [Hall] of Newport and Westerly ... were sons of John Hall of Portsmouth in 1641." Collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society, 1918, Collections, Vols. 11-14, p. 62.
Original Grants of Land to the Early Settlers of Newport, R. I. [undated] A deed from, R. I. Colonial Records, Extracts from Rhode Island Colonial Records, Vol. 1, p. 49, states, “Whereas according to certain orders, &c. Be it known, therefore, that John Hall, of Portsmouth, having exhibited his bill under the treasurer’s hand, wherein appears full satisfaction to be given for the number of sixty-seven acres of land, lying within such bounds as the committee, by order appointed, did bound it with all, viz: The number of sixty acres for a great lot, lying eight score rods in length and three score rods in breadth, bounded one end next the town due north, and butts upon the head of the two mills swamp, and the southerly side upon, the east lies along by the new wayside that goes to Newport, and the other side thereof is bounded by a brook, which is the westerly side upon the north, adjoining to the land of George Barber; which parcel of land, so butted and bounded, containing the aforesaid number of sixty acres, more or less, with seven acres adjoining to his house. Both which parcels of land, containing the full proportion of sixty-seven acres of land, more or less, is hereby appropriated to the said John Hall, his heirs, assigns forever."
In 1644 John Hall sued William England of Portsmouth for the return of "14 score of railes" he had carried off. Doc. Hist. RI, II, p. 151 and that same year, the Town of Portsmouth at a publicke Towne meeting of freemen on the 23d of December, 1644, states: "It is further ordered by a mutual consent, that no more landes shall be layed out within the boundes of the commons; as namely, the commons soe called; and from John Briggs to the further brooke on the southeast side; so from the brooke to the great swamp; that is to say, the willow swamp footpath; so to John Tripp's; and from Robert Ballow's to John Hall's; and all the common about the Towne undisposed of at this day, so to remaine to the Town forever."
John Hall, a widower with two young boys, James and Henry, would have been under great pressure to remarry due to social pressures. It appears his wife Elizabeth and their child died during child birth in 1642. It also appears John and Dorcas married in 1646 and separated almost immediately. Court records show Dorcas petitioned for a divorce on 15 May 1646. On 14 May 1654, in answer to the petition of Dorcas Hall, desiring a divorce from her husband, John Hall, who is gone from her, the court, finding it fully proved that John Hall hath voluntarily withdrawn himself from Dorcas, his wife, and continues in his obstinate refusal to cohabit with her as his wife, and hath broken the bonds of wedlock, as by his own confession, attested by ye William Coddington and William Jefferies, with the oath of Lawrence Turner, the Court judgeth that the said Dorcas shall be and hereby declares that she is legally divorced from the said John Hall and is at her liberty to marry with any other man. In General Court Dorcas Hall, Petitioner, on grounds of desertion and adultery who is seeking a divorce from John Hall, was granted 15 May 1654. Reformation Roots of American Marriage and Divorce, p. 89.
Their separation, and ultimate divorce, meant John and Dorcas Hall would be unable to remarry until their divorce was final in 1654. It also meant John would not be allowed to have a relationship with any potential future wife. Under colonial capital punishment laws, effective from 1636-1647, both men and women could be executed for adultery. John refusing to return to Dorcas had far reaching consequences. In the final decree, we learn that John Hall was now charged with adultery, a charge not mentioned in Dorcas' initial 1646 petition charging him with desertion. Without a doubt, William Coddington, an early magistrate of RI who served as judge of both Portsmouth and Newport, decided to put ultimate pressure on John to return as they allowed the petition to stall in the court system for 8 years.
John Briggs, "came to Boston, and was driven from there with Anne Hutchinson’s party," and later settled in Newport, RI. On 24 Aug 1646, John Briggs bought a house and lot of John Hall of Portsmouth, "being at the head of the Mil Swamp and bordered in part by the Newport path, all his house and lot, etc. without molestation, only if I (John Hall) abide upon this land, I do have the use of the dwelling house for the use of me or mine, for the space of one year."
Records of Mass. (Part I) p. 190. On 15 Oct 1654, Henry Breeser mortgaged his house, lot and garden, on Manhattan Isle, as collateral security, to Thomas Spicer and John Hall, for a bond signed by them. Thomas Spicer lived two houses from John Hall in Portsmouth, RI. In 1655, a roll of the freemen of the colony of every town named John Hall as a resident of Newport.
John died in Navesink, Monmouth Co., NJ shortly after 1670, the date he is last mentioned in NJ documents. A History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties By Edwin Salter states, Christopher Allmey [Almy] demands for his rights, Imp'd for himself and wife and three servants in the year 1665, at 120 acres a head, which is in part in fence, 600 acres; in right of John Hall, who came same year, 120 acres; in right of Henry Bull, one of the first purchasers, 120 acres; in right of Henry Persie and wife from the year 1666, 180 acres; man servant, 60 acres — 1080 acres. In 1668 John Hall took the Oath of Allegiance taken by the Inhabitants of Navesink, and in the last entry dated 1670, he was awarded a share of land. Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, edited by Francis Bazley Lee p. xiii, the following is written:
"Acting under the authority conferred upon them, the patentees and their associates began the establishment of settlements at Middletown and Shrewsbury. Later the same year (1665) many settlers came from Long Island and Rhode Island, and during the following years the number of families in the present territory of the county of Monmouth had increased to more than one hundred, reaching the limit which had been set by the settlers at their general assembly in 1668. The landowners comprised in the settlements, who were for the greater number actual residents and heads of families, were named as follows:
From Rhode Island.—John Allen, Christopher Allmy, Job Allmy, Stephen Arnold, James Ashton, Benjamin Borden, Richard Borden, Francis Brindley, Nicholas Brown, Abraham Brown, Henry Bull, Robert Carr, George Chutte, Walter Clarke, Thomas Clifton, William Coddington, Joshua Coggeshall, Edward Cole, Jacob Cole, Joseph Coleman, John Cook, Nicholas Davis, Richard Davis, William Deuell, Benjamin Deuell, Thomas Dungan, Roger Ellis and son, Peter Easton, Gideon Freeborn, Annias Gauntt, Zachary Gauntt, Daniel Gould, John Havens, Robert Hazard, Samuel Holliman, Obadiah Holmes, Jonathan Holmes, George Hulett, Richard James, William James, William Layton, James Leonard, Henry Lippett, Mark Lucar (or Luker), Lewis Mattux, Edward Pattison, Thomas Potter, William Reape, Richard Richardson, William Shaberly, Samuel Shaddock, Thomas Shaddock, William Shaddock, William Shearman, John Slocum, Edward Smith, John Smith, Edward Tartt, Robert Taylor, John Throckmorton, Job Throckmorton, Edward Thurston, Eliakim Wardell, George Webb, Bartholomew West, Robert West, Robert West, Jr., Thomas Winterton, Emanuel Woolley."
"Previous residence unknown except where mentioned:—John Bird, Joseph Boyer, William Cheeseman, Edward Crome, Daniel Estell, Ralph Gouldsmith, John Hall, John Hance (Westchester, New York), John Haundell,Thomas Hart, John Hawes, James Heard, Richard Hartshorn (England), Tobias Haudson, John Horabin, Joseph Hutt, Randall Huet, Jr., John Jobs, Robert Jones (New York), Gabriel Kirk, Edmund Lafetra, Francis Masters, George Mount, William Newman, Anthony Page, Joseph Parker, Peter Parker, Henry Percy, Bartholomew Shamgungoe, Richard Sissell, Robert Story, John Tomson, Marmaduke Ward, John Wilson, John Wood, Thomas Wright."
Elizabeth Greene was Christened 18 May 1612 at St. Thomas Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, d/o Henrie [Henry] Greene, [LDS, England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975]. Family lore from two separate Hall lines, names Elizabeth's parents as Henry Greene and Elizabeth Vaughan, and states that John Hall arrived in Boston, MA on the ship "Frederick" in 1632. This would have him leaving England soon after the death of his mother on 12 Jan 1632/33. His father left him an annuity of 15 pounds payable per year, to increase to 30 pounds after the death of his mother. He is likely the same John Hall who was made a Freeman of Massachusetts Bay at the General court on 14 May 1634, and was listed close to Mr. William Brenton, another early settler of RI. John Hall descends from Thomas Hall and Elizabeth Mervyn, d/o John Mervyn of Fonthill and Elizabeth Greene of Green's Norton, the same lineage as John Green of Warwick, RI.
GREENE FAMILY OF WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND
John Greene, Sr. b. 1597, a surgeon of Warwick, RI, m. Joan Tattersall on 4 Nov 1619 at St. Thomas Church in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Joan was the mother of his six children christened at St. Thomas Church. They were: John Greene, Jr., 15 Aug 1620, m. Ann d/o William Almy of Portsmouth. [John Hall purchased land in 1665 from William Almy after Almy purchased land from the Indians in New Jersey]; Peter, 10 Mar 1622; James, 21 Jun 1626; Thomas, 4 June 1628; Joan, 3 Oct 1630; Mary, 19 May 1633. John Green, Sr. arrived in Boston c1634 and secured a place for his family to live in Salem, MA before returning to England. John Hall also moved to Salem, MA after leaving Boston on 28 Aug 1637. While in Salem, MA, John Greene associated himself with Roger Williams until William’s flight from there to RI in 1636. John Greene and his family returned on the “James,” leaving London 6 Apr 1635 and arriving in Boston on 3 Jun 1635. Elizabeth, wife of John Hall, likely made the return voyage with this family. A large portion of the passengers on this ship were from Wiltshire, England.
Richard Knight, future husband of Sarah Rogers, d/o James Rogers, also arrived in Boston in 1635 on the “James." Richard Knight and Henry Hall made a large land purchase from the Indians which was later known as Westerly, RI. John Greene and his family settled in their new home in Salem, MA, and on 1 Aug 1637, he was fined 100 marks for having spoken contemptuously of the magistrates. Soon thereafter he joined Roger Williams, and was one of twelve original purchasers of Warwick, RI. He was one of eleven men baptized by Roger Williams, and one of the twelve original members of the first Baptist Church. On 12 Mar 1638, he sent a letter to the General Court of MA charging them "with usurping the power of Christ over the churches and men's consciences", and for this he was ordered not to come into MA, "under pain of imprisonment and further censure."
Elizabeth, d/o Thomas Cornell and Rebecca Briggs, m. Christopher Almy in 1661, Rebecca is the sister of John Briggs who purchased John Hall's Portsmouth home on 24 Aug 1643. On 24 Aug 1646, John Briggs bought the house and lot of John Hall of Portsmouth. On 21 Apr 1701, John Green, Jr., son of John Greene of Warwick, wrote a letter to Henry Hall, son of John, asking for his assistance with a problem concerning a land purchase, this letter can be found in The Barrington Papers in the manuscript section of the Rhode Island Historical Society. Henry Greene of Shrewsbury, NJ, made his will 6 Sep 1769 and left to his son Henry Greene, a plantation on the west side of Whale Pond, also land near Bartholomew West (he married Catherine Almy). West West and his wife were caretakers of John Hall during his old age and in exchange, they became heirs of his entire estate in NJ.
CHILDREN OF JOHN HALL III AND ELIZABETH GREENE:
1. Michael Hall (c1636, Newport, RI-died in infancy).
2. James Hall b. (c1638 Newport, RI-) m. Margaret (divorced early in RI according to Newport court documents).
3. Henry Hall, Sr. (c1640 Newport, RI-11/5/1705 Westerly, Washington Co., RI) m. Honor, d/o James Rogers and Mary (Mary later married a Peabody).
MAP OF LAND OF JOHN HALL OF PORTSMOUTH AND NEWPORT, RI (BELOW LOWER RIGHT)
JOHN HALL OF NEWPORT, RI MEMORIAL STONE AT OLD FIRST CHURCH, MIDDLETOWN, NJ
JOHN HALL AND BARTHOLOMEW WEST SHARE AGREEMENT (ORIGINAL FOLLOWS)
It is agreed among between Bartholomew West of this town of Shrewsbury on Narumsunk Neck to John Hall of the same town on the other lot this the 20th of November 1668.
The aforesaid John Hall doth hereby covenant promise and agree with the aforesaid Bartholomew his heirs or assigns forthwith to deliver over unto him the said Bartholomew possession of my right title and interest whatsoever to me belonging or appertain in or unto my share of land lying and being within the limits of the aforesaid town of Shrewsbury on Narumsunk neck with all the accommodating privileges appertaining whatsoever there onto belonging both of upland and meadow for him the said Bartholomew to have hold enjoy and possess as his own proper right and interest from the day of the date hereof to him his heirs successors administrators or assigns forever together likewise with all my house as in all presently in my possession of my own proper estate and interest viz: one horse, one heffer, one mare, one colt of a year old and its nantage, one colt suckling, all of which likewise I do hereby promise and engage for to deliver unto the hands of him the aforesaid Bartholomew as his own proper right and interest for him his heirs apparent and administrators or assigns to have and to hold enjoy possess and make as his very own without any molestation together with all the increase or other benefit arising thereby.
In consideration whereof the aforesaid Bartholomew West his heirs or assigns do hereby promise to sincerely engage by those promises to him the aforesaid John Hall into my house to habitat to provide him with sufficient meat drink lodging washing and diet during the entire term of his whole life and to give to the said John Hall sufficient maintenance for diet and clothing as well in the time of sickness as in health as long time as he shall live as aforesaid unto the which for parties above said have hereunto entered haugably? set to this hands and seals the day and year above written.
These words are to be added left out in the hereby eighth line at the foregoing word molestation therein expressed is thus viz: without any hindrance or molestation by him the said John Hall his heirs or assigns or any heirs or others appearing with ye originals.
Witnessed by Richard Richards Janet Bowne and _________ _________ unto by John Hall
It is agreed among between Bartholomew West of this town of Shrewsbury on Narumsunk Neck to John Hall of the same town on the other lot this the 20th of November 1668.
The aforesaid John Hall doth hereby covenant promise and agree with the aforesaid Bartholomew his heirs or assigns forthwith to deliver over unto him the said Bartholomew possession of my right title and interest whatsoever to me belonging or appertain in or unto my share of land lying and being within the limits of the aforesaid town of Shrewsbury on Narumsunk neck with all the accommodating privileges appertaining whatsoever there onto belonging both of upland and meadow for him the said Bartholomew to have hold enjoy and possess as his own proper right and interest from the day of the date hereof to him his heirs successors administrators or assigns forever together likewise with all my house as in all presently in my possession of my own proper estate and interest viz: one horse, one heffer, one mare, one colt of a year old and its nantage, one colt suckling, all of which likewise I do hereby promise and engage for to deliver unto the hands of him the aforesaid Bartholomew as his own proper right and interest for him his heirs apparent and administrators or assigns to have and to hold enjoy possess and make as his very own without any molestation together with all the increase or other benefit arising thereby.
In consideration whereof the aforesaid Bartholomew West his heirs or assigns do hereby promise to sincerely engage by those promises to him the aforesaid John Hall into my house to habitat to provide him with sufficient meat drink lodging washing and diet during the entire term of his whole life and to give to the said John Hall sufficient maintenance for diet and clothing as well in the time of sickness as in health as long time as he shall live as aforesaid unto the which for parties above said have hereunto entered haugably? set to this hands and seals the day and year above written.
These words are to be added left out in the hereby eighth line at the foregoing word molestation therein expressed is thus viz: without any hindrance or molestation by him the said John Hall his heirs or assigns or any heirs or others appearing with ye originals.
Witnessed by Richard Richards Janet Bowne and _________ _________ unto by John Hall
BELOW IS THE SHREWSBURY LAND DIVISION, JOHN HALL IS ON THE LOWER RIGHT
CHAPTER 7 - HALLS OF AMERICA
HENRY HALL I
Henry Hall I (c1640 Newport, RI-11/5/1705 Westerly, Washington Co., RI) m. Honor Rogers (c1640 Newport, RI-Aft. 1705 Westerly, RI), daughter of James Rogers and Mary. “Henry [son of John Hall], b. ca. 1637; m. Honor Rogers.” Settlers of the Beckman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, Frank J. Doherty, 2003.
Family of Honor Rogers:
John Rogers was admitted freeman at Newport on 9/7/1640 and elected sergeant of the General Assembly on 3/15/1643. In 1643, his widow Mary (then Mary Peabody) petitioned to settled his accounts, their son James was baptized by Rev. John Crandall of Westerly, RI (his daughter Jane married Job Babcock, and their daughter Sarah, married James Hall, son of Henry Hall, I). This may be the same James Rogers who arrived on the ship, 'The Increase' in 1635, at age 20. Rhode Island documents indicate Henry Hall was a weaver by trade, but he was also the founder of Westerly, RI after purchasing a large tract of land from the Indians along with Richard Knight who m. Sarah Rogers (likely a sister of Honor). James Rogers lived in Newport, RI and was admitted an inhabitant prior to 5/20/1640 and was called a miller in various documents. Colonial Records show that on 7/20/1669, he was ordered "to apprehend the Indian Sachem, Nine-craft, and bring him before the Governor and Council to answer the charge of a plot among the Indians to cut the English. He was empowered to take assistance of a boat and two men for transportation, and also two men and three horses in the King's Province." The Records also show that on 8/24/1676, he "attended at the trial of certain Indian before a Court martial held at Newport. The Indians were charged with being engaged in King Philip's designs and several were executed." In "Halls of New England", by David Brainard Hall, Henry Hall is mentioned as the son of John Hall of Newport, RI. He states, “Henry Hall, Sr., weaver, and Henry Hall, Jr., took the oath of fidelity Sept. 17, 1679, and also James Hall was a free inhabitant of Westerly, 1680.”
Seventh Day Baptist Church:
Early records show that Henry Hall was a member of the early Seventh Day Baptist Church in America, as were his descendants. In 1664, Mr. Stephen Mumford, a member of the Bell Lane Seventh-Day Baptist Church in London, came to Rhode Island and, finding no church of his faith, he affiliated with the Baptist church in Newport. During the next purfew years, a number of the members of that church embraced his views on the Sabbath and the perpetuity of the Ten Commandments. It was not their intention to sever their connection with the Baptist Church, for they thought surely a people who had suffered as the Baptists had done for Bible baptism would fellowship those who observed and defended the Bible Sabbath. They soon discovered, however, that even in the church of Roger Williams, liberty of conscience meant liberty to believe and practice according to established dogmas and decrees. Elder John Clark, Mark Luker, and Obadiah Holmes, leaders in the church, began to preach against the practice of the Sabbath-keepers and to denounce them as heretics and schismatic. They were eventually brought to an open trial. They were cited to appear before the church and show cause why they had denied Christ not only in going to Moses for the law, but denying him by refusing the emblems of his body and blood. They also discovered that the purpose of the meeting was to point out to them their “error” and to compel them to abandon it. When they proposed that William Hiscox speak for the company, which they all agreed, the church persistently refused to hear him. After a long controversy in which feelings, on both sides, grew more intense, the accused came to consider themselves the same way as that in which they, together with those who are now opposing them, had defended the cause of the Baptists in the Puritan controversy. They also bore grateful testimony to the joy they found in keeping God’s Holy Sabbath.
Failing to obtain any relief from the strain of the situation, and becoming convinced that they could not keep the Sabbath and walk in fellowship with the church, the faithful five formally withdrew December 7, 1671, and the group entered into solemn covenant with each other as the First Seventh-Day Baptist Church of Newport. Names known as being members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, and associated with the Hall family were: Crandall, Babcock, Hiscox, Hubbard, Langworthy, Burdick, Cottrell, Lamphear, Ross, Worden, Maxson, Wilbur, Mumford, Brown, Wilcox, Tanner, Reynolds, Fuller, Thornton, Rogers, Beebe, Jewell, Larkin, Adams, Shelley and Foster, among others. Many of their children intermarried as a result of their solemn covenant with each other, and due to their forced separation from the Baptist Church. It was during this time that the New World became a lively scene, with the execution of Quakers in the MA Bay Colony, the exile of Roger Williams, and such lesser-known proceedings as the trial and imprisonment of John Rogers in Connecticut because "he reviled tenets, clergymen, and sacraments of the prevailing religion." In 1695, he "was taken from prison, tied to a cannon, and flogged seventy-six times with a whip that had knots at its end as large as walnuts. He was then thrown in his cell without bed or bedding, not even straw, and chained to the wall." Altogether, Rogers spent eighteen years locked up. The Rogerene's lasted until World War I.
Hall and Knight Purchase in Masquamicut and Kingston:
On Jan. 19, 1664, Richard Knight made in partnership with Henry Hall (most likely with the assistance of Job Babcock who was an Indian interpreter), the great purchase from the Indians, of lands at Chippachog, in Westerly, which they called Westerly Manor. This area was known as Misquamicut, and Kingston, which was afterwards known as the Hall and Knight Purchase. Job was the new son-in-law, as of 1662, of the Elder John Crandall and Mary Opp, and would be thirty years later the father-in-law of Henry's son, James. The abstracts from vol. 1 of, Rhode Island Land Evidences, in the State Archives, pg 3, “Narragansetts in the Collony of Rhod-Island ... have for. Tenn pownds in peage Eight the peny in hand by me the aforesaid Cogamaquoant Received from Richard Knight & Henry Hall both of the Towne of Newport wherwith I the sayd Cogamaqucant doe discharg the said Richard Knight and Henry Halls of all debts. I doe. . .sell. . unto the said Richard Knight & Henry Halls their heires.... a certain percell of Land Scittuate and lyinge in the aforesaid Narraganse-tts Cuntry neere or adjoininge unto the Land Formerly Sould by me unto Mr. John Porter and Mr Samll Wilbore &c at pettacomscutt and is by Esteemation two Miles Square be it more or less being butted and bounded as Followeth Vizt. on the Eastside from a place called in Indian Qumatumpick, southward to a place called chippachuat and soe westerly to a place called Quowachauck and from thence northward to place called Winatompick and so to extand from thence upon a straight line unto the first boundery to be Houlden of our Royall Soverraigne lord Charles the Second not in Capett nor by Knights service but in comon Soccage after the manner of East Greenwich in the County of Kent. Further I the said Cogamoquant doe bind myself in the sum or Bond of Five hundred pounds Starl of good and lawfnl mony of England or to the vallew therofthat the land mentioned in this deed is a good Reall and firme Estate unto the said Richard Knight and Henry Halls and that the said land is ceere and free from all intailments deeds of sale leases mortgages and all other alienation of what nature or kinds whatsoever.and to deere and remove or cause to be removed at or before the first of march next after the date hereof Every Indian or Indians Inhabiting there on and not to suffer or the future any Indian to dwell or plant upon the aforesaid Tract. . .this 19th day of January and in the yeare of our Iord god one Thousand Six hundred Sixty and fower... in pressence of John Archer, The marke of Alse Archer, Richard Bulgar, the marke of Cogamagooant, the marke of Wotomer, an Indian Cobsounk, his mark, an Indian.” Roger Williams and his diplomatic skill kept the powerful Narragansett Indians on friendly terms with the settlers; they were even persuaded to assist the colonists during their fight against the Connecticut warlike Pequots Indians. For 50 years while Massasoit was chief, peace prevailed, but his sons did not trust the English. Massasoit was so fond of the English, he ask the General Court in Plymouth to give his sons English names. His son Wamsutta was named Alexander, and son Metacom was named Philip, after ancient kings of Greece. After Massasoit's death, things soon got out of hand. Troops captured the new chief, Wamsutta - Alexander, and forced him to Plymouth, threatened him in a show of superiority, and upon his return home he became ill and died. Matacom Philip, the new chief, blamed the white man and wanted revenge for the death of his brother. The Colonial Land Evidence shows that on 4 July 1693, Henry Hall of Westerly, RI deeded Peter Wells of Kingstown, planter, "One hundred acres west from John Sheldon's dwelling, bounded on Pettiscomscot line NW and SE 12 score poles and in breadth 70 poles on Job Babcock's line."
King Philip's War:
From 1675 to 1676 King Philip's War was fought, and during the Great Swamp Fight, over 700 Indian men, women and children perished. The following spring, Providence was burned to the ground, while Rogers Williams watched in disbelief. Both sides were incredibly brutal, 600 colonist died and over 3,000 Indians. Metacom was finally captured and beheaded, which effectively ended the war. His head was displayed on a fort at Plymouth for 25 years. In 1676, Henry Hall and John Knight rendered service to the Colony in King Philip's War, and on Oct 31, 1677, they were granted land in East Greenwich for service in that war. Each grantee received 100 acres. Henry was about 38 during King Philip's War and John Knight was most likely about age 58, which is based on the fact that he had been married prior to his arrival in MA about 1637.
Will of Henry Hall, Sr.
On 28 Sep 1705, Henry Hall's will, proved 5 Nov 1705, executor not named, so the Town Council appointed his son Edward to that office. To wife, a third of all estate real and personal, at her disposal, and son Edward to take care of her. To son Edward, a third of all land and movables. To all children, a third of estate divided equally. To eldest son Henry, 5 shillings. The children all to take care of my wife, their aged mother. Codicil gives to son Henry, half of certain tract of land. Inventory 204 pounds, 4 shillings, viz. 15 sheep 10 lambs, 2 oxen, 10 pigs, 7 swine, 2 mares, 35 loads of hay, 1 loom, 2 guns, a cutlass, 5 cows, 2 calves, 6 horses, 4 mares, also 12 mares and horses, 4 colts, a pair of oxen, a bull, 13 steers, 2 heifers, warming pan, &c. The appointment of his son Edward as executor was asked for by following brothers and brothers-in-law, viz.: Henry, James and John Hall, Thomas Stevens, and James Adams. In 1706, in this and following year receipts were given to executor by brothers and brothers-in-law as follows, viz.: Henry, John, and James Hall, Thomas Stevens, James Adams, and Edward Larkin. Oath was also made by John Hall and William Wilkinson, that widow had received her portion.
CHILDREN OF HENRY HALL AND HONOR (AH NOR) ROGERS:
1. Henry Hall II (Henry HALL, I, John HALL) (c1661 Newport, RI-will 11/1/1716 proved 7/22/1717 Westerly, Washington Co., RI), he m. c1684 Constant MAXSON (c1664-Aft 1716), d/o John MAXSON and Mary _____. For more on Henry Hall, Jr. and Constant MAXSON: www.werelate.org/wiki/Henry_Hall_II_and_Constant_Maxson_of_Portsmouth%2C_RI . According to, Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, By Frank J. Doherty, p. 75. "Henry [Hall] m. Constant Maxson". On 8/4/1719 [Roger Larkin] was bondsman for Henry Hall, administrator of the estate of Constant Hall, widow of Henry Hall, Sr." Sabbatarian Church (Seventh Day Baptist) Members, Newport, RI, 1671 to 1830: " Hall Henry 1695 Hall Constant, wife of Henry 1695. " Henry Hall and four others, purchased on 2 May 1710, 3200 acres of land north of Pawtucket River and west of Wood River. Among the grantees of land near the last purchased in 1709-11, were John Hall, Edward Hall, Henry Hall and Joseph Hall. Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Hall and granddaughter of John Hall, married Edward Larkin. After her death, Edward married Mary, dau. of Nicholas Cottrell. Nicholas Cottrell was the son of John Cottrell and Elizabeth Hall of Wiltshire, Bradford on Avon, England. On 4 August 1719 Roger Larkin was bondsman for Henry Hall III who was administrator of the estate of his mother the widow Constant Hall. Will of Henry Hall, Jr., dated 11/1/1716 proved 7/22/1717 Westerly, RI, I Henry Hall .. of westerly .... yeoman,... Give ... Constant Hall my Beloved wife all my movable Estate and the whole profit of my Homestede farm untill my Two youngest daughters mary & martha Shall Come to the age of eighteen yeares .. and after ... Sons William and Elisha Hall shall have my aforesd farm .. Excepting the best Rume in my house ....I give and bequeath to my three sons James Hall, John Hall and Edward Hall all the remainder of my Land that I Bought of Capt William Clarke ... I give ... to my five daughters Susannah halls Elizabeth Button Lydia Hall Mary and Martha Halls 325 acres ... bounded.. Daniel Browne ... Israel Lewis .. ..John Lewis ... . I give my son Henery Hall and .... daughter Mercy Cotterall, five shillings ... remainder ... divided amongst ....Henery, James, John, Edward, William, Elisha, Susannah, Elizabeth Button, Lydia, Mary and Martha .... friends John Maxson Junr& Joseph Maxson my executors ... signed In presence.. of Samuel Lewis, Henry Hall... Johannah Lewis and Daniel Brown. Att ...John Hills .. Twenty second day of Jully 1717: Mr Daniell Browne Mr Samuel Lewis and Mrs Johannah Lewis ....declared .. they saw Henry Hall .. Signed .. his... will...before the Councell. Executors: Friends John Maxson, Jr. and Joseph Maxson, wife Constant and sons William, Elisha, Henry, James, John, Edward. Daughters: Susannah, Lydia, Elizabeth Button, Mercy Cottrell and Mary and Martha. The New England Historical. Genealogy Register, vol. 15, states. "Henry Hall, Jr. made his will on Nov. 1, 1716, in which he mentioned his sons William, Elisha, Henry [III], James, John, Edward, and daughters Susannah, Lydia, Elizabeth Button and Mercy Cottrell and stated that Mary and Martha were not of age."
2. John HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (1663-Will 1754 proved 5/1764) m. c1689 Elizabeth BALL (c1663 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-Aft 5/1764). She was the d/o Edward BALL and Mary GEORGE of Block Island. John Hall has no children given in Austin, but will at Charlestown made in 1754, proved in 1764, shows he had Peter, John, George, Nathan, Thomas, Mary married to Mr. Harvey, Jenny, Patience married Mr. Adams, Margaret, Freelove, Diana, Elizabeth and Sarah married Mr. Tucker. The Westerly and Charlestown records also show that Edward and Mary (Ball) left issue." Source: Rhode Island Historical Society collections, Vol. 11, By Rhode Island Historical Society, p. 27. John was a Constable of Westerly 12 July 1703 and his ear mark was recorded 20 Oct. 1703. On 1 Jan 1703/4 he owned lot 15 at Westerly, RI. The will of his father Henry Hall, Sr. was made in 1705, and Town Council appointed his son Edward as executor, on petition of Henry, John and James Hall, Thomas Stevens and James Adams. On 28 Sept 1709 he bought 127 acres in Westerly (Deeds Vol. 2, p. 37). On 27 Feb 1710/11 he bought land of his brother Edward Hall. The 16 Aug 1714 will of his father-in-law, Edward Ball of New Shoreham, mentions daughters Elizabeth Hall and Mary Hall. By reference to Austin p. 90, family of Henry Hall, it will be seen that Mary was the wife of Edward Hall of Westerly, while his brother John Hall of Westerly married Elizabeth Ball. On 27 Feb. 1735/6 he deeded land, 80 acres, to his son John Hall, Jr. On 17 Jan 1738/9 he, of Charlestown, deeded 100 acres to his son Peter. On 23 Apr. 1750 John Hall of Charlestown and his wife Elizabeth conveyed 2 acres in Great Neck, Charlestown. RI (Deeds, Vol, 1, p. 287). His will of 25 March 1754, proved 4 Jul 1764, gave land to son Peter and his homestead farm to son John. Land in Charlestown to sons George, Nathan and Thomas. Goods to daughters Mary Harvey, Jennie Adams, Patience Adams, Margaret Hall, Freelove Hall, Dinah Hall, Elizabeth Hall and Sarah Tucker (N. E. Hist & Gen. Reg., Vol. 87, pp. 352-358). Edward Ball was born circa 1640. He married Mary George, daughter of Peter George and Mary Rowning, circa 1665. Edward Ball died on 16 August 1714 at New Shoreham, Block Island, Newport Co., RI. He was buried at Old Cemetery, Block Island, Newport Co., RI.2 "Edward Ball, the first settler of that surname who appears at Block Island." "The island had been purchased in 1660 for £400 by sixteen persons, many of whom became permanent settlers in 1661. Among these first settlers was Peter George, the future father-in-law of Edward Ball; and Mr. George received lots 8 and 9 with Simon Ray, in a division of lands in west part of the island, also lot 16 in north part of the island for his sole use. These grants may have decided Edward Ball as to his own location later. There was, perhaps, a white population of fifty persons when Edward Ball first came to the island, with an Indian population several times greater. The records are but meagre that relate to the early history of Block Island, but we find Edward Ball was a freeman there in 1678, and in 1689, when the French privateers made a descent upon the island, it is probable that he suffered from their plundering, as did his neighbors. In 1696 he and Simon Ray were chosen trustees for funds for a harbor. In 1700 the Rev. Samuel Niles was invited to the pastorate of the church at Block Island, and Edward Ball was appointed with Joshua Raymond and Simon Ray to lay out and appraise lands which were to be given Mr. Niles for a house lot. In 1702, June 8th, he was Deputy Warden, and held the office of 'Crowner' (i.e., Coroner). In 1704 he was sheriff." Edward Ball was on a "Freeman" list in the town records in 1684 at New Shoreham, Block Island, Newport Co., RI.5. He left a will on 16 August 1714, Proved August 1714, "He mentioned his wife Mary, sons Peter, John and Edward, daughters Mary Hall, Elizabeth Hall, and Jane Dickens, and grand-daughter Patience Hall. His inventory showed a bull, 4 cows, 4 heifers, 3 steers, 2 calves, 20 sheep, 16 lambs, mare, colt, 8 hogs, etc." "Edward Ball appears to have been a fishing captain, and there can be little doubt that he is identical with the Edward Ball, aged about 30 years, who was fishing at the Isles of Shoales for Stephen Ford in 1660. In July 1661 he was before the Court at York, Maine, for living away from his wife, and he promised to bring her to Maine. He last occurs in the York records in 1667, when he was a creditor of William Scadlock (Libby's Gen. Dic. of Me. & N.H.). If the two men are identical, Mary George must have been a second wife. The Maine man undoubtedly was a fisherman from one of the coast towns of Devonshire or Cornwall."
3. Mary HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (c1665 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-Aft 1728) m. 5/26/1702 Thomas STEPHENS (c1765-Will 5/14/1736 Stonington, CT, Probate 6/4/1736), after Mary's death, Thomas Stevens m. Mary (Ball) Hall, the widow of Edward Hall. On 13 Aug 1703, Henry Hall conveyed land in Westerly to his son James Hall and to his son-in-law Thomas Stephens (Westerly Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 96). On 28 Sep. 1705, Henry Hall's will, proved 5 Nov 1705, executor not named, so the Town Council appointed his son Edward to that office. To wife, a third of all estate real and personal, at her disposal, and son Edward to take care of her. To son Edward, a third of all land and movables. To all children, a third of estate divided equally. To eldest son Henry, 5 shillings. The children all to take care of my wife, their aged mother. Codicil gives to son Henry, half of certain tract of land. Inventory 204 pounds, &c. The appointment of his son Edward as executor was asked for by following brothers and brothers-in-law, viz.: Henry, James and John Hall, Thomas Stevens, and James Adams. In 1706, in this and following year receipts were given to executor by brothers and brothers-in-law as follows, viz.: Henry Hall, John Hall, and James Hall, Thomas Stevens, James Adams, and Edward Larkin. Oath was also made by John Hall and William Wilkinson, that widow had received her portion. Will of Thomas Stevens dated 3/30/1728, Wife Mary, Brother-in-law James Adams, Sister-in-law Honor Adams, Son-in-law Samuel Hall, Daughter-in-law Mary Hall, Cosen Jane Hall, Cosen Thomas Hall, Son-in-law Edward Hall, Servant Edward Counts, Exors: friends Matthew Randall, Jeremiah Burtch of Stonington. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999. In Stephens - Stevens genealogy and family history: some lineage from Anthony Stephens c1560-c1625 of Wiltshire, England p. 272 states: "Thomas Stevens whose name appears on the list of free inhabitants of Westerly, R. I. He -m- Mary, dau. of Henry Hall, Sr. "On 13 Aug 1703, Henry Hall, Sr. conveyed land in Westerly to his son James Hall and to his son-in-law Thomas Stephens," ib., vol. 1, p. 96). After Mary's death, Westerly, Rhode Island Deeds, Vol. 6, p. 513, Edward Hall and Joanna his wife of Stonington to George Babcock 207 A bounded: John Mackcoon, Joseph Mackcoon; Mary Stephens, widow & Relict of Thomas Stephens Late of Stonington decd & former widow & Relict of Edward Hall late of Westerly decd, Nov. 10, 1742. Witnesses: Joshua Hall and W. Babcock. Westerly, RI, Book 1, 15 /24: The name of Thomas Stephens, Jr. appears on the list of free inhabitants of Newport, RI in 1723. They were living in that part of Westerly, RI that became Stonington, CT where he died 14 May 1736 and his will was probated 4 Jun 1736. No children were mentioned in the will, nor are any found recorded at Westerly, RI or Stonington, CT.
4. Elizabeth HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (c1667 Westerly, RI-AFT 1741) m. c1697 to Edward LARKIN (c1668-WILL: Dated 17 Nov 1737, proved 30 Mar 1741), son of Edward LARKIN, in 1706, in this and following year receipts were given to executor by brothers and brothers-in-law as follows, viz.: Henry Hall, John Hall, and James Hall, Thomas Stevens, James Adams, and Edward Larkin. On 9 August 1706, "then received of my brother-in-law Edward Hall of Westerly the full and just sum of ten pounds seventeen shillings money In full of my part of my legacy due to me out of my deceased father-in-law Henery Hall estate it being what of right did belong to me. I say received by me. Signed and delivered in presence of, and Elizabeth the wife of Edward Larkin signed the above written deed in the presents of, signed by mark, before witnesses Joseph and Bethia Clark. Elizabeth was living 5 December 1712 when as "wife of Edward, " her name appears on the membership list of the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Westerly. On 31 Dec 1701 Edward Larkin and his wife Elizabeth, sold 100 acres to Samuel Lewis. On 15 Jul 1705 Edward Larkin was appointed deputy. On 25 Jan 1715/16 Edward and Mary Larkin deeded land to Rebecca Larkin showing that Edward had remarried by that date.
5. James HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (c1669 Newport, RI-Will 4/17/1734 Proved 4/29/1745 Westerly, RI) m. c1692 Sarah BABCOCK (c1670-) d/o Job BABCOCK and Jane CRANDALL. Sabbatarian Church (Seventh Day Baptist) Members, Newport, RI, 1671 to 1830 - Hall, Sarah, wife of James 1704 Hall. The Halls of New England: genealogical and biographical, By David Brainerd Hall, states: James Hall m. Sarah, dau. of Job Babcock [and Sarah Crandall], and had Sarah, b. Dec. 15, 1693; Jane, b. Aug 29, 1695; Honor, b. Aug 14, 1697; Elijah, b. Aug 23, 1699; James, b. Sept. 17, 1701; Joseph b. Feb. 8, 1703; Mary b. Nov 10, 1705; Benjamin b. Nov. 19, 1707; Anne b. Sept. 29, 1709; Jonathan b. Nov. 18, 1711. James Hall of Westerly, RI Will 17 Apr 1734, Proved 29 Apr 1745, Ex. Son Benjamin. To wife Sarah, a third of all estate real and personal for life, use of best room in the house; and two milk cows and a riding beast forever. To grandson Benjamin Hall, son of James, deceased, 5s. To son Joseph, eastward part of homestead, 80 acres. To son Benjamin, rest of homestead, house &c., 120 acres, he paying my daughter Mary Hall, 10 lbs. To daughters Sarah Hall, Honour Hall, Elizabeth Mackson and Mary Hall, all personal equally. Inventory 394 lbs., 18 s., viz : apparel, 24 lbs, 15s., pair of compasses, 3 linen wheels, pair of cards, pewter, a yoke of oxen, pair of steers, 3 cows, 2 heifers, 2 yearlings, mare, 18 sheep, 6 lams, breeding sow, 6 pigs, &c. Source: The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690: By John Osborne Austin, George Andrews Moriarty.
6. Edward HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (1671 Westerly, RI-Will 8/16/1714 Proved 11/4/1719 Westerly, RI) m. Mary (c1662-Aft 5/14/1736), d/o Edward Ball and Mary George of Block Island, deed dated 10 Nov 1742, On 29 Jun 1702, Edward Hall is listed as a freeman at Westerly. The will of Henry Hall, Sr. was made in 1705, and Town Council appointed his son Edward as executor, on petition of Henry, John and James Hall, Thomas Stephens or Stevens and James Adams. Edward Hall sold land to his brother John Hall on 27 Feb 1710/11. On 4 Nov. 1719, administration of the estate of Edward Hall was given to his widow Mary Hall: Inventory, land 300 lbs. 4 oxen, 5 cows, 2 two year, a yearling, 5 calves, 2 mares, 3 beds, gun, loom, 3 swine, books, 12 shilling, wheels and cards, &c. James Hall, b. c1660, d. 1745. On 7 Sep 1719, Joseph Maxson, James Cove, Hubbard Burdick and Jonathan Maxson appraised the estate of Edward Hall, decd. Westerly Town Council, Vol. 2/3, 1719-1731, p. 7. Edward Ball, father of Mary, was b. c1640 and m. Mary George, d/o Peter George and Mary Rowning. Edward Ball died 16 Aug 1714 at New Shoreham, Block Island, Newport Co., RI and was buried at Old Cemetery on Block Island. "Edward Ball, the first settler of that surname who appears at Block Island." "The island had been purchased in 1660 for £400 by sixteen persons, many of whom became permanent settlers in 1661. Among these first settlers was Peter George, the future father-in-law of Edward Ball; and Mr. George received lots 8 and 9 with Simon Ray, in a division of lands in west part of the island, also lot 16 in north part of the island for his sole use. These grants may have decided Edward Ball as to his own location later. There was, perhaps, a white population of fifty persons when Edward Ball first came to the island, with an Indian population several times greater. The records are but meagre that relate to the early history of Block Island, but we find Edward Ball was a freeman there in 1678, and in 1689, when the French privateers made a descent upon the island, it is probable that he suffered from their plundering, as did his neighbors. In 1696 he and Simon Ray were chosen trustees for funds for a harbor. In 1700 the Rev. Samuel Niles was invited to the pastorate of the church at Block Island, and Edward Ball was appointed with Joshua Raymond and Simon Ray to lay out and appraise lands which were to be given Mr. Niles for a house lot. In 1702, June 8th, he was Deputy Warden, and held the office of 'Crowner' (i.e., Coroner). In 1704 he was sheriff." Edward Ball was on a "Freeman" list in the town records in 1684 at New Shoreham, Block Island, Newport Co., RI. He left a will on 16 August 1714. Proved August 1714. "He mentioned his wife Mary, sons Peter, John and Edward, daughters Mary Hall, Elizabeth Hall, and Jane Dickens, and grand-daughter Patience Hall. His inventory showed a bull, 4 cows, 4 heifers, 3 steers, 2 calves, 20 sheep, 16 lambs, mare, colt, 8 hogs, etc." "Edward Ball appears to have been a fishing Captain, and there can be little doubt that he is identical with the Edward Ball, aged about 30 years, who was fishing at the Isles of Shoales for Stephen Ford in 1660. In July 1661 he was before the Court at York, Maine, for living away from his wife, and he promised to bring her to Maine. He last occurs in the York records in 1667, when he was a creditor of William Scadlock (Libby's Gen. Dic. of Me. & N.H.). If the two men are identical, Mary George must have been a second wife. The Maine man undoubtedly was a fisherman from one of the coast towns of Devonshire or Cornwall." Westerly, Rhode Island Deeds, Vol. 6, states on p. 513: Edward Hall [Jr.] and Joanna his wife of Stonington to George Babcock 207 A bounded: John Mackcoon, Joseph Mackcoon; Mary Stephens, widow & Relict of Thomas Stephens late of Stonington dec'd & former widow & relict of Edward Hall late of Westerly dec'd, Nov. 10, 1742. Wits: Joshua Hall and William Babcock. [Westerly Land Evidence 6:513]. In the Rhode Island Historical Society collections: Vol. 11, p. 27: Westerly, RI: Ball - Hall - Will of Edward Ball: 16 Aug. 1714 mentions daughters, Mary Hall and Elizabeth Hall. By reference to Austin p. 90, family of Henry Hall, it will be seen that Mary was the wife of Edward Hall of Westerly, while his brother John Hall of Westerly married Elizabeth Ball. John Hall has no children given by Austin, but his 1754 will at Charlestown, proved 1764, shows he had Peter, John, George, Nathan, Thomas, Mary married to __ Harvey, Jenny, Patience m. Adams, Margaret, Freelove, Diana, Elizabeth, and Sarah married to __ Tucker. The Westerly and Charlestown records also show that Edward Hall and Mary (Ball) left issue. Documents name the following children of Edward Hall and Mary Ball: John, Sarah, Joshua, Mary, Jacob, Hannah, Edward and Henry.
7. Honor HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (c1673 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-) m. c1697 to James ADAMS 4/8/1671-1741), son of John Adams and his second wife Elizabeth. Their first child was born in 1698, so their marriage year would have been in 1697. James was called brother-in-law in the will of Thomas Stephens. The Barrington Papers in the Manuscript Section of the Rhode Island Historical Society contains a letter from John Greene to "freind Henry Hall" dated 21 April 1701, which is relative to timber and land and mentions "your son-in-law James Adams." 18 February 1705/6, from Henry Hall, John Hall, James Hall and Edward Hall, his brothers-in-law, sons of Henry Hall "lately deceased" came land on the Wood River. In 1706, in this and following year receipts were given to executor by brothers and brothers-in-law as follows, viz.: Henry Hall, John Hall, and James Hall, Thomas Stevens, James Adams, and Edward Larkin. According to the, "History of Scituate, Massachusetts From Its First Settlement to 1831," By Samuel Deane, the following is written: James Adams was the son of John Adams, who came to Plymouth in the Fortune in 1621, and whose widow Eleanor married Kenelm Winslow. James married Frances, the daughter of Mr. William Vassall of Scituate, 1646. He was a member of the second religious Society in Scituate, though his farm was on the Marshfield side of the river, probably near the place of the late Capt. George Little. His children were: William, born 1647; Anna, 1649; Richard, 1661; Mary, 1663; Margaret, 1664; all baptized in the second Church in Scituate." John Adams, Jr. of Marshfield left a family as shown below: The dates are day, month and year with the month starting in March as 1, April is 2 and so on. James, born 4, 8, 1671 married Honor Hall. Children of John Adams and his first wife Joane: Mary, born 3, 5, 1656., Martha, born 4, 1, 1658., Rebecca, born 13, 12 1661; married Henry Clifford, of Flushing, 29, 3, 1686. Children of John Adams and his second wife Elizabeth: John, born 17, 6 , 1664; died 4, 8, 1665, Elizabeth, born 9, 1, 1665 [married 23, 1, 1692, William Hollingshead], Sarah, born 28, 2, 1668, James, born 4, 8, 1671, Susanna, born 6, 9,1674, Hannah, born 15, 12, 1675, Deborah, born 7, 3, 1678, John, born 10, 7, 1680; died 30, 10, 1688, Abigail, born 2, 11, 1682, Thomas, born 12, 11, 1684, Marsey, born 13, 10, 1686, Phebe, born 9, 12, 1690. In Westerly, Rhode Island Deeds, Vol. 7, we find on pages 222-23: James Hall & Honore his wife to Andrew Brown of Westerly, Mariner, Feb. 13, 1750/1. Witnesses: Silas Greenman and Benjamin Randal.
JAMES HALL
James Hall (c1670 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-4/17/1734 Westerly, Washington Co., RI) m. Sarah Babcock (c1674-Aft 4/17/1734) he was most likely a weaver as his estate showed he owned 3 linen wheels. Also, by the sizable amount shown inventoried in his estate, one can assume he was quite successful in this venture.
Sarah's father was Job Babcock, born c1646; he was an Indian Interpreter, as well as a blacksmith and was also called a miller. Job assisted William Hall who was on a committee to treat with the Indians about drunkenness; "Seriously to consult and agree of some way to prevent the extreme excess of the Indians' drunkenness." Job was also a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church.
Sarah's mother was Jane Crandall, daughter of Elder John Crandall (c1609-1676) and Mary Opp. John Crandall was persecuted for his religious opinions and after his imprisonment in Boston, he sought safety in Newport. He is one of the six purchasers of Westerly, RI in 1661, and builds his homestead there on Pound Road c1665. He was perhaps the first Baptist Elder in America, later converting to the Seventh Day Baptist faith, holding meetings at his home in Westerly, RI. He returned to Newport because of the dangers of the King Philip Wars in 1676, and, while there, he died. He is buried in the family burial ground on the Homestead (Historical Cemetery #15).
Will dated 17 Apr 1734, proved 29 Apr 1745, executor son Benjamin. To wife Sarah, a third of all estate real and personal for life, use of best room in the house; and two milk cows and a riding beast forever. To grandson Benjamin Hall, son of James, deceased, 5 shillings. To son Joseph, eastward part of homestead, 80 acres. To son Benjamin, rest of homestead, house, &c., 120 acres, he paying my daughter Mary Hall 10 pounds. To daughters Sarah Hall, Honore Hall, Elizabeth Mackson (Maxson) and Mary Hall, all personal equally. Inventory 394 pounds, 18 shillings, viz: apparel, 24 pounds, 15 shillings, pair of compasses, 3 linen wheels, pair of cards, pewter, a yoke of oxen, pair of steers, 3 cows, 2 heifers, 2 yearlings, mare, 18 sheep, 6 lambs, breeding sow, 6 pigs, &c.
CHILDREN OF JAMES HALL AND SARAH BABCOCK:
1. Sarah Hall (12/25/1693, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
2. Jane Hall (8/29/1695, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
3. Honore Hall (8/14/1697, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
4. Elizabeth Hall (8/23/1699, Westerly, RI-) m. Daniel Maccoon (2/18/1696-) c1720 in Westerly, RI.
5. James Hall (9/17/1701, Westerly, RI-) m. Rachel d/o John Maccoon & Anne Larkin m. 4/17/1721 in Westerly, RI.
6. Joseph Hall (2/8/1703, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-) m. Susannah Shelley d/o Ebenezer Shelley.
7. Mary Hall (11/10/1705, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
8. Benjamin Hall (11/19/1707, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-) m. Abigail Babcock on 4/29/1731 Newport, RI.
9. Amey Hall (9/26/1709, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
10. Jonathan Hall (11/18/1711, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
JOSEPH HALL
Joseph Hall (2/8/1703 Westerly, RI-12/5/1755 Westerly, RI) He was willed the eastward part of his father's homestead, plus 80 acres in Westerly and continued to live there until his death in 1755 at the age of 52. Joseph Hall married Susannah Shelley, (c1703-), daughter of Ebenezer Shelley.
According to the 2003 book, Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, by Frank J. Doherty, p. 71, he states Joseph Hall born 8 July 1703 at Westerly, RI, married Susannah, daughter of Benjamin and Jane (_) Shelley. Susannah Shelley was the daughter of Ebenezer Shelley b. c1665 and this Benjamin Shelley was born c1705 and m. Jane Wilcox, therefore, this could not be possible.
In the will of his widow Jane ( ) Shelley Burdick dated 10/28/1748 and proved 11/28/1748, it shows her executor to be her son-in-law Joseph Hall. It also mentions daughter Sarah Worden, 5s, heirs of daughter Jane Tanner, 5s, heirs of son Benjamin Shelley, deceased, 5s, daughter Mary Warren 5s, heirs of son Samuel Shelley, 5s. daughter Susannah Hall, wife of Joseph, rest of estate. Inventory 107 lbs, 5s, 6d. Source: Genealogy Dictionary of Rhode Island by John Osborne Austin, p. 31.
Ebenezer Shelley b. c1665, was living in Tiverton in 1709 when he bought part of Lot No. 13 in the "six score acre division between Punkatest Out Let and Dartmouth line." From 1717-1727 six deeds were recorded in Bristol Co., MA (then included the town of Tiverton) whereby six of the children of Ebenezer Shelley sold their interest in the 13th lot, each deed naming the grantor as a son or daughter of Ebenezer Shelley, deceased. From these six deeds, Ebenezer's known children are listed below. Deeds belonging to the remaining children have not yet been found.
Children of Ebenezer Shelley:
1. Joseph Shelley (1695-) eldest son, Blacksmith of Tiverton, wife Elizabeth (per deed).
2. Ebenezer Shelley, Jr. (1697-) Ship Carpenter of Portsmouth, RI (per deed).
3. Sarah Shelley (1699-8/12/1757) sold property to Benjamin Chase, (per deed) m. William Worden.
4. Robert Shelley (1701-) (cordwainer [shoe maker] of Newport, RI), (per deed).
5. Susannah Shelley (1703-aft 12/27/1755) m. Joseph Hall (2/8/1703-12/5/1755) (deed missing).
6. Benjamin Shelley (1705-bfr 11/28/1748) (laborer of Westerly, RI), m. Jane Wilcox (per deed).
7. Mary Shelley (1707-Aft 11/28/1748) m. Mr. Warren (no deed).
8. Samuel Shelley (1709-Bfr 11/28/1748) (no deed).
9. Jane Shelley (1711-Bfr 11/28/1748) m. John Tanner of Westerly, RI, (per deed) The Mayflower Society shows William Tanner, his wife Mary (Babcock), and their son John Tanner with his two wives Susannah (West) and Jane (Shelley) buried in South Kingstown RI Historical Cemetery #129 (also known as the William Tanner Lot). John Tanner was the grandson of Job Babcock and Jane Crandall.
Children of Deacon William Worden (1698-1791) and Sarah Shelley (1698-8/12/1757) of Stonington, CT:
1. Ebenezer Worden (1/14/1719-1791) m. Boridell Button, they were parents of Sabra Worden (10/25/1752 Stonington Co., CT-) m. ____ Hall.
2. Capt. Isaac Worden (7/26/1721-1781/2) m. Sarah Worden.
3. Benjamin Worden (2/12/1723-) m. Thankful Edwards and 2) Mary Davidson.
4. William Worden, Jr. (11/2/1724-) m. Amy Wilcox 12/15/1743.
5. Sabra Worden (c1726-1726) Sabra did not m. Benajah Hall, Sr. (12/1734) as postulated by Frank J. Doherty in Settlers of the Beekman Patent based on "Bottskill Baptist Church of Greenwich, NY Early Settlers" which shows Sylvester Hall, Benajah Hall 1782, Sabra Hall 1782 having joined the church that year. The Sabra Hall who joined the church was the Sabra, d/o Ebenezer Worden and Boridell Button shown below.
6. Nathaniel Worden (2/4/1728-12/1/1813) m. Anna Palmeter.
7. Walter Worden (4/11/1730-1816) m. Anna Edwards.
Children with Mary Byrnes m. 10/4/1764 in Hopkinton, RI by Rev. Jo. Davis.
8. Mary Worden 5/20/1766 m. Lebbeus Coon.
9. Sarah Worden 9/10/1767, m. Benjamin Kenyon 8/9/1789.
10. Ann Worden 8/19/1769 m. Gardner Worden.
Children of Ebenezer Worden (1/14/1719-1791) and Boridell Button, Boridell, m, Ebenezer Worden, b of Stonington, Jan 12, 1738, by Rev Joseph Fish. Witnesses: Benjamin Worden & John Button:
1. Abial Worden (5/20/1740, Stonington Twp, New London Co., CT-4/12/1819 Seneca, NY).
2. Ebenezer Worden (2/2/1745 Stonington Co., CT-).
3. Borrodell Worden (8/26/1747 Stonington Co., CT-).
4. Desire Worden (10/26/1751 Stonington Co, CT-).
5. Sabra Worden (10/25/1752 Stonington Co., CT-) m. Ezekiel HALL, Jr. (c1752-) The "Bottskill Baptist Church of Greenwich, NY Early Settlers" shows Sylvester Hall 1782, Benajah Hall 1782 and Sabra Hall 1782 as members on the year next to their names. This Sabra was the sister of Delight Worden m. Benjamin Worden, both named in the church records during that time. Ezekiel Hall, Jr. was the nephew of Benajah Hall.
6. Elizabeth Worden (8/3/1755, Stonington Co., CT-).
7. Delight Worden (10/26/1757 Stonington, New London Co., CT-) m. Benjamin Worden, (11/5/1758 Stonington, New London, CT-) son of Walter Worden and Anna Edwards. May ye 12th 1782 at a meeting of worshiping meeting at the house of William Stewards a number of candidates was baptized by Rev. Lemuel Powers. Administrators: Benajah Hall, Benjamin Worden, Sabra Hall, Mary Ross, Delight Worden, Deborah Fuller, Elizabeth Thornton, Anna Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Rebecca Burdick, Susannah Hall, and Mary Whaley joined Covenant.
In Westerly, RI deeds, Vol. 7 the following deeds are found: On p. 76-77, Joseph Hall and wife Susanna to John Brown, Taylor, May 26, 1748. On p. 90-91, Joseph Babcock and Susanna his wife to John Crandall, son to Peter, Oct. 6, 1747. Wit: Elias Thompson, W. Babcock, Stephen Babcock and Anna Babcock. On p. 280, John Richmond and Mary his wife to Joseph Hall, 32 acres in Westerly bounded by Thomas Mumford, Joseph Odel, Joseph Maxson and Josiah Hill, 2/26/1739/40. Witnesses: Stephen Wilbour and Stephen Babcock.
Samuel Crandall, son of Eber Crandall and Patience Lanphere, and grandson of Elder John Crandall and Hannah Gaylord. He m. Sarah Worden 10/14/1731 Stonington, CT and died during the French and Indian War in the 1st Regiment, 3rd Company, CT.
Children of Samuel Crandall and Sarah Worden:
1. Sarah Crandall (6/10/1733 Stonington, CT->1810 Dutchess Co., NY) m. 1753 Benajah Hall (12/1734 Westerly, Ri->1810 Dutchess Co., NY).
2. Eunice Crandall (1/24/1737 Stonington, New London, CT-1759, Norwich, New London, CT.
3. Azariah Crandall Sr. (5/18/1739, Stonington, New London, CT-2/10/1808 Dutchess Co., NY) m. Rebecca Reynolds.
4. Nathaniel Crandall (9/25/1741 Stonington, New London, CT-1742).
5. Desire Crandall (1/28/1743, Stonington, New London, CT-3/11/1810, Wyoming Valley, Luzerne, PA).
6. Thomas Crandall 2/12/1746, Stonington, New London, CT-1780 Tengah, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia).
7. Samuel Crandall (3/27/1749 Stonington, New London, CT-1750).
8. Gurdon Crandall (3 Oct 1751, Stonington, New London, CT-1804).
Descendants of Samuel Crandall and Sarah Worden, share royal descent from Peter Worden, the Immigrant. According to Worden Genealogy, Sarah Worden was the daughter of Thomas, son of Samuel, son of Peter Worden, the younger. The Peter Worden line goes back to William the Lion of Scotland whose ancestry goes to earlier, famous royals (including the earliest French and English Kings).
From Vol. 12 Abstracts of Westerly Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman), p. 138. Joseph Hall of Westerly, yeoman. Will dated 10/14/1755, proved 12/29/1755, pp. 469-470. Wife Susannah. Sons: Ezekiel who has had, Joseph, Ebenezer, Hezekiah and Benajah [all], under 21. Daughter: Susannah Hall under 18. Witnesses: Ephraim Hall, Jonathan Hall, Daniel McCoon.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH HALL AND SUSANNAH SHELLEY:
1. Ezekiel HALL I (c1732 Westerly, RI) (over 21 on 10/14/1755) m. 10/1/1751 Westerly, RI to Mary Crandall (6/5/1733 Westerly, RI- ) d/o John Crandall ii (1705-1795) m. 11/19/1730 Westerly, RI Mary Crandall (1710-1739) (d/o Eber Crandall and Mary Cottrell). Ezekiel is mentioned in his father's will as having already received his share of his father's estate prior to 10/14/1755, possibly at the time of his marriage. Joseph Hall to son Ezekiel Hall, 10/1/1751. Wits: Joseph Crandall and Elizabeth Crandall, Westerly, Rhode Island Deeds, p. 329. His son Ezekiel Hall II (c1752-) m. Sabra Worden (10/25/1752 Stonington Co., CT-) d/o Ebenezer Worden (1/14/1719-1791) and Borridel Button.
2. Benajah HALL, Sr. (12/1734 Westerly, RI-Aft 1810 Dutchess Co., NY) m. 1753 Sarah Crandall (6/10/1733 Stonington, New London, CT-Aft 1810 Dutchess Co., NY), d/o Samuel Crandall and Sarah Worden, they married at age 19.
3. Ebenezer HALL (1736 Westerly, RI-) m. Elizabeth Warren on 4/21/1754 Newport Trinity Church Newport, RI, married at age 18.
4. Joseph HALL (1738 Westerly, RI-Jamestown, Newport Co., RI) m. Tamzon Wilcox on 12/18/1758, married at age 20
5. Hezekiah HALL (1740 Westerly RI-8/22/1789 Stephentown, Rensselaer, NY) m. Dorcas Peckman on 10/11/1759, married at age 19.
6. Susannah HALL (1742 Westerly Washington, RI-) (age 13 when her father died on 10/14/1755) NFI.
BENAJAH HALL, SR.
Benajah Hall, Sr. (Be-naw-jah) (12/1734 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-Aft 1810 Dutchess Co., NY) m. 1753 in Westerly, RI to Sarah Crandall (6/10/1733-Aft 1810 Dutchess Co., NY), daughter of Samuel Crandall and Sarah Worden, and the brother of Azariah Crandall, Sr. Benajah Hall was a corporal during the RW which lasted from 4/19/1775 to 9/3/1783 with Willet / Fonda. He was age 37 at the start of the RW and likely enlisted at the start on 4/19/1775.
Abstracts of Richmond, RI, Land Evidences by Nellie M. C. Beaman: pp. 231-232 "Joseph Kinyon, Jr. of Rhode Island yeoman, and Catharine Kinyon his wife, and Joseph Kinyon the father of the aforementioned, Joseph Kinyon to Jonathan Potter of Rhode Island yeoman, dated 3/27/1764 ack. 9/27/1764. Wit: Benajah Hall, and John Webster," shows Benajah Hall, Sr. was living in Richmond, Washington Co., RI as of 1764. His military documents and pension records show Benajah Hall, Benajah Hall, Jr., Asa Hall, Isaac Hall and Jesse Hall all enlisted in Dutchess Co., NY. Documents state their hometown was Richmond, RI. Documents Relating to The Colonial History of the State of NY Vol. XV. State Archives, Vol. I Albany NY. Name/Rank, Regiment/Company: Hall, Isaac, private Willet Livingston; Hall, Asa, private Graham Vail; Hall, Benajah, corporal Willet Fonda; Hall, Benajah, private Field Dyckman; Hall, Jesse, private Field Dyckman; Hall, Jesse, private Graham Vail.
Benajah Hall, Sr. moved to Dutchess Co., NY with Azariah Crandall, Sr., (5/18/1739 Stonington, CT-2/10/1808 Duchess Co., NY) m. Rebecca Reynolds, (10/27/1738 Stonington-1782/1783) d/o James Reynolds and Rebecca Burdick. (Rebecca was the d/o Robert Burdick and Rebecca Foster, and Robert Burdick's parents were Robert Burdick and Ruth Hubbard). Robert next m. the widow Mrs. Jane (Wilcox) Shelley whose daughter Susannah Shelley m. Joseph Hall, Benajah's parents. Azariah, an original settler of the Beekman Patent, came to Beekman and Poughquay, Dutchess Co., NY, and in 1774 he signed the Articles of the Association of Dutchess Co. He was a private in the militia, 3rd Reg under Col. John Fields. Frank J. Doherty of Settlers of the Beekman Patent, tells us "Azariah Crandall [Jr.] (c1769-) and a number of Pawling men went to Virginia" ... "Nathan Crandall, [son of Azariah of Beekman] went to Montgomery Co., VA with friends from Beekman. Family lore states Benajah Hall was a great scout and traveled on foot from Dutchess Co., NY to Montgomery Co. to visit his sons, Asa and Jesse. Another descendant writes, “My Asa's father walked all the way from New York to pay Asa and his brother, Jesse a visit, he stayed through the winter and walked back in the spring.” Glenn Hall says he wore a hunting coat and coon skin cap 'made of great stoof' (she was Irish).
"The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, shows Azariah located in Pawling by June 1766 (the date he was 1st taxed), he was assessed in the Beekman and Pawling Precincts from June 1767 - June 1779. He was in the 3rd Regiment of the DC militia in the Revolution, and was granted Land Bounty Rights for his service. Azariah was a Deacon of the Baptist Church in Pawling from 1785 until his death on 11 Feb. 1808, and was buried in the Beekman Cemetery in Poughquaq, NY. Simeon Crandall (1/15/1724-) s/o Joseph Crandall and Ann Langworthy, and grandson of Rev. Joseph Crandall and Deborah Hubbard Burdick) named sons Jesse, Asa, and Isaac, as did Benajah Sr, indicating these were Crandall family names.
The "Bottskill Baptist Church of Greenwich, NY Early Settlers, states, to attend a counsel at Saratoga on the first Tuesday in June next to be held at Robert Kinyons house. At a worshiping meeting held May ye 11th 1782 at the Dwelling house of Capt. Forster Entred as Members with us Rebecca Burdick and Susannah Hall. May ye 12th 1782 at a meeting of worshiping at the house of William Stewards a number of candidates was baptized by Rev. Lemuel Powers. Administrators Benajah Hall, Benjamin Worden, Sabra Hall, Mary Ross, Delight Worden, Deborah Fuller, Elizabeth Thornton, Anna Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Rebecca Burdick, Susannah Hall, and Mary Whaley joined Covenant. April 27th 1782 at a meeting of worship held at Elisha Coons entered Covenant with us Benajah Hall, Sabra Hall and Mary Ross.
May ye 12th 1782 at a worshiping meeting at the house of William Stewards a number of candidates was baptized by Rev. Lemuel Powers administrators Benajah Hall, Benjamin Worden, Sabra Hall, Mary Ross, Delight Worden, Deborah Fuller, Elizabeth Thornton, Anna Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Rebecca Burdick, Susannah Hall, and Mary Whaley joined Covenant.” The principal ministers of the church were Peter Worden, Wm. Wait, Lemuel Powers and Joseph Crandall. Delight Worden (10/26/1757-) m. Benjamin Worden and Sabra Worden (10/25/1752-) m. Ezekiel Hall, Jr, she was the d/o Ebenezer Worden and Boridell Button. Their brother Darius Worden m. Charlotte Thornton, a cousin of Elizabeth Thornton. Hall members and year joined were Sylvester Hall 1782, Benajah Hall 1782, Sabra Hall 1782, Ruth Hall 1790, Susannah Hall 1802, Elias Hall 1802, Ebenezer Hall 1803, Hannah Hall 1803. Sabra Hall mentioned was the wife of Ezekiel Hall II (c1752-), nephew of Benajah Hall, Jr. Sabra Worden Hall (10/25/1752 Stonington Co., CT-Aft 1782) was the d/o Ebenezer Worden and Boridell Button.
Additional Church records state, 1/15/1783 at a conference held at the home of David Petteys: .... brought forward a matter of complaint of Silvester Hall against brother Benajah Hall first of promising him to give him security. The said Silvester Hall for signing a note with him as security to John Millar and afterward denying of it. And this article appears to be true by brother Whaley's evidence. Second article that brother Hall said that he wished said Millar was dead and that he was to salt him up in the kettle he hired of said Millar. To which brother Hall saith he did say that he would not care if Millar was dead and salted in it. Article the third said Silvester chargeth him of swearing profanity. And brother Benajah Hall acknowledgeth he did profanely swear. The Brethren is of the mind that he is guilty in each article of the above complaint and for these things and the other matters before against him.
To act on matters of difficulty existing between Joseph Reynolds and Benajah Hall December ye 21st 1782. At meeting of Conference held at the dwelling house of brother Elisha Coon. Opened the meeting by singing & prayer to God. Brother Joseph Reynolds proceeded to open his matter of difficulty with brother Benajah Hall wherein he accused said Hall of being guilty of the Heinous Sin of Lying in the first article of complaint. 2nd said Reynolds charges him ye said Hall of speaking slanderously of him. These matters being diligently searched into by the Church this body in General finds Brother Hall guilty of the Charges Laid against him. Brother Robert Kinyon & Brother Theophilus Whaley are appointed as messengers to request Sarah Robins & Mary Whaley to attend our next Conference to be three weeks from the Date here of at this house.
ASA HALL (6/1758 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-2/13/1841 Montgomery Co., VA) m. in 1779 Sarah ADAMS (c1761-c1801) d/o James ADAMS (2/6/1732 Groton, New London, CT-4/1/1807 Stephentown, Rensselaer, NY) and Mary RANDALL (4/11/1739 Groton, New London, CT-2/19/1820 Stephentown, Rensselaer, NY) who were m. in 8/3/1756 in Groton, New London Co., CT, After Sarah's death in 1800/1801 Asa m. 2) Mary VANOVER (1775 Montgomery Co., VA-Aft 1841) on 7/31/1802 in Botetourt Co., VA. Asa was the son of Benajah HALL, Jr. and Sarah CRANDALL, and at a young age, fought in the Revolutionary War, as did his brother Jesse Hall. According to his pension application, he enlisted in the army in Dutchess Co., NY 3/3/1776, enlisted again 7/1/1777 and served until 12/15/1777. He married Sarah Adams in New York and had ten children. He came to Montgomery County, VA about 1795, preceded by his brother Jesse. Sarah died in Virginia about 1800. Asa then married Mary Vanover, daughter of Henry Vanover. They had three daughters, Martha, Mary and Christina. Asa and his brother Jesse acquired land of North Fork of Roanoke by purchase and by grant. Two land grants found for Asa for service in the Revolutionary War were: 10/17/1803, 150 acres in Montgomery Co., VA; and 4/1/1815, 25 acres Montgomery Co., VA. Asa Hall sold to Thomas Jewell 89 acres of land on 10/7/1800 as recorded in the Montgomery Co., VA deed book. The land was located on the heads of Keeneys Run, a branch of North Fork of Roanoke River for $600.00. On 1/3/1831 Asa Hall applied for his Revolutionary War pension. Asa was 72 years old. The following is taken from a declaration by Asa Hall, Sr. in Montgomery Co. on that date: Asa Hall enlisted on the 3/3/1776 in the county of Dutchess and the state of New York and was commanded by Captain Nathan Pearce, who having shortly retired from service, he was put under the command of Captain Palding in the regiment commanded by Colonel Richmord….I served but nine months and five days up to the 8th of December…On the 7/1/1777 enlisted under Captain Salisbury (sic) for three months in the regiment commanded by Colonel Forass (he thinks) When after the taking of Burgoyne he was discharged from a service of five rather than three months. that his discharge is lost and that he has a living brother Jesse Hall the only witness in his knowledge to corroborate his statement….Nor have I any income at all, but that is derived by my labor on a poor bit land on and amid steep mountains, which at sale, but for improvements of houses, fences…of my own labor as affording shelter, and inferior grassland enclosed, and would scarcely command more than fifty or seventy dollars, that my age and property is such that my services me to the provisions of the aforesaid Acts of Congress I shall add the following schedule of my personal property and throw myself on the justice of my country for my future support at this time altogether insufficient for my comfortable subsistence. Schedule of the personal estate of Asa Hall is as follows to wit: one mare and colt $55, 3 cows and 2 calfs $24, seven head of sheep $5, seven head of hogs $5, in the aggregate is $89." Certified…said Asa Hall. It is the opinion of the court … amount of personal property is $89. After many affidavits, Asa Hall was awarded on 6/17/1833 a pension of $40.55 a year. Mary Hamlin writes in the Roanoke Times on 9/2/1989 that "present day members of Hall's Church describe Asa Hall as a kind and generous man and say those traits were why the church was named for him." Asa Hall died 3/6/1841, at age 83, and is buried in the cemetery of the church that bears his name.
BENAJAH HALL, JR. - Benajah joined the Scott Seventh Day Baptist Church in Cortland Co., NY 7/26/1832. He was a RW soldier from Dutchess Co., NY, and returned there before moving to Windsor, Hartford, CT where he married Sarah Brown. They had 12 children, 9 of whom survived to adulthood. He m. 2) Hepsibah LNU (176-12/2/1832 Sempronius, Cayuga Co., NY). Benajah Hall, Jr.'s military documents show the following: Col Peter Van Ness Regiment - Albany (6/24/1780). Benajah was 5'-9" inches, light complexion, 17 yrs of age. He is slim and straight built and was born in "Ridgeman Town", RI. Last place of residence was New Concord, Albany Co., NY. Benajah Hall, a fifer Muster Roll from 7/25/1780 to 25 Oct 1780. Col Graham's NY Levies (Pawling), 3rd Regiment, Capt John Heermanse's Co.. The Levies (Pawling) New York in the Revolution as Colony and State - Hall, Benijah, Jr. an enlisted man, Michael Dyckman is shown on this as a Capt. under Col. Albert Pawling. A return and pay for Benaijah Hall, from 1780 Fields, Dutchess Co. Regiment, NY Militia, Capt. Joshua Dykman's Co. (West Point 8 days) paid 16'-8. Benajah Hall, Jr. joined the Scott Seventh Day Baptist Church in Cortland Co., NY on 7/26/1832.
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Early Connecticut marriages as found on ancient church records prior to 1800 Edited By Frederic W. Bailey. Ezra Brown of Poquonock & Chloe Hoskins, Oct. 13, 1757
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The descendants (by the female branches) of Joseph Loomis: who came from Braintree, England, in the year 1638, and settled in Windsor, Connecticut in 1639
Children of Ezra Brown, Vermont.
1. Sarah, bap., April 12, 1758, d. young.
2. Chloe, bap., March 4, 1759.
3. Sarah, bap., March 29, 1761.
4. Ezra, bap., May 29, 1763, York, Medina Co., OH.
5. Rhoda, bap., June 23, 1765.
6. Isaac, bap., May 31, 1767.
7. Loanna, bap., July 16, 1769.
8. Hannah, bap., Oct. 25, 1772 On 16 Oct. 1846, Hannah Brown, of Oneida Co., N. Y., age 75, knew well Benajah Hall in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn., who came from Dutchess Co., and later located in Cayuga Co., N. Y. Hansford, William (S36004, Va. service, Ky. Agcy. This was Hannah Brown, sister of Sarah Brown, d/o Ezra Brown and Chloe Hoskins.
Benajah of Pawling, Dutchess Co., NY moved to Marlborough, Ulster Co., NY in 1790 and the census shows Benajah Hall, Jr. (1 male over 16) - 2 Males under 16 were Jesse age 5 (b. 7/1785) and Benajah, III age 3 (b. 1/21/1787). The 3 Females were: Sarah his wife, Sarah age 7 (b. 1783) and 1 unknown female age 1 (b. 1789). His brother Asa Hall was in the same area in 1790. His pension file shows he moved to Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, then Mayfield, Montgomery, NY about 1800. He is also listed in the Federal Census here. His final migration was to Sempronius, Cayuga, NY where he is listed in the 1820 and 1830 Federal Census. Four of his children applied for his RW pension in 1846. Hunting Hall, Vols 1-11 Heritage Post Scripts, 1990, p. 25.
On 12/5/1806 in Sempronius, Cayuga, NY, Amaziah and Catherine Rust sold to Benajah and Sarah "Sary" Hall, Lot 11 Cayuga Co. per Cayuga Co., Deed book H, p. 233, a ferry lot on both side of the lake. The western part was in Niles, while the eastern part was in Spafford, Onondago Co., NY. In May 1808, Benajah and Sarah Hall signed a mortgage deed to Amaziah Rust for the lot. The Sheriff sold this same land on 11/14/1811 to Daniel Kellogg for $88 in unpaid taxes. It was a ferry lot on both sides of the lake. The western part was in Niles, while the eastern part was in Spafford, Onondaga, Co., NY according to Cayuga Co., Deed Book I, p 233. On 7/17/1819, Benajah Hall deeded land to wife Sary, 147 acres of Land on Lot 7, and upon her death land reverted 1/4 to Benager, 1/4 Jesse, 1/4 to Asa, and 1/4 to Isaac. This was probably deeded to Sary in order for him to be able to file for his pension under the 3/18/1818 Pension Act, documents show he filed, but was turned down as he "was not entitled to a Pension unless by reason of his reduced circumstances in life." An undated Hall Deed made after 7/17/1819 shows a payment of $22 for 7 acres, 78 rods, land adj. Sary Hall and Silas Cogswell on north, Benajah Hall on east, Joel Mudge on south, and Highway on west. This deed is contained in the papers of Charles H. Abbott.
The Great Nine Partners Patent, was a land grant in Dutchess County, New York. Among the names of the subscribers was Mr. Amaziah Rust. His son Amaziah Rust, Jr. 4/7/1754 married Catherine Quackenbush, and was the grantor of this deed. This also indicates a relationship between Amaziah Rust, Sr. and Benajah Hall, Sr. in Dutchess County. Amaziah Rust, Sr. was an attorney defending a Mr. Stoner, and stated in court his client received, "a horrific battlefield injury way back in 1777 that deprived him of hearing in one ear and may have driven fragments of another's skull into his own, leading to emotional instability and fits of temper." A writ ordering Stoner to desist from destroying his tavern was drawn up and his lawyer Amaziah Rust told him Stoner was "apt to be deranged with changes of the moon" but not to worry because the altercation would soon be forgotten and Mr Stoner would undoubtedly pay for any damages he caused.
Extracts from Pension Claim of Children of Benajah Hall, Jr. furnished by the National Archives, Washington, D.C. from the Records of the U.S. Vet. Admin. RW S-22814 Benajah Hall: On the 9/23/1846 … Chloe Powers of Spafford in the County of Onondaga NY aged 52 years, … a daughter of the late Benajah Hall late a fifer in the War of the Revolution and who resided at the time of his performing the Service in Dutchess Co., NY; that the said Benajah Hall died on the 11/4/1840 leaving no widow and that at his death he left the following children him surviving and that each of them is of the age of 21 years and upwards, to wit: Isaac B. Hall of Crawford Co., Pa., Phebe Gurnee of Wayne Co., NY, Chloe Powers of Onondaga Co., NY, and Nancy Williams of Cayuga Co., NY. ... for the purpose of obtaining for the surviving children of the said Benajah Hall the pension due … and that before the passage of Act of 6/7/1832 he became insane and fancied himself very wealthy and still retained the impression that he was not entitled to a Pension unless by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he should be in need of assistance from his Country for support and that the said Benajah Hall continued in that insane state of mind until he died and for that reason he could not be prevailed upon by his friends to make application for a pension. Chloe Powers Subscribed and sworn to before the Court of Common Pleas in open Court the day and date last within written before J. L Richardson First Judge of Cayuga. The Court certify that the within named Chloe Powers is a respectable person and her statement entitled to full credit. J. L. Richardson First Judge of Cayuga. The affidavit of William F. Cooper of Niles, Cayuga Co., NY. aged 45 years, sworn to 10/8/1846 allows that he was a practicing physician in 1840, and that he attended Benajah Hall during his last illness, his last visit being made 11/3/1840, and that said Benajah Hall died 11/4/1840.
Benajah Hall, Jr. was named as a minister of the Bottskll Baptist church as was Rev. Lemuel Powers, a relative of Isaac Powers of Moravia, NY, who m. Chloe Hall, daughter of Benajah Hall, Jr. "Rev. Lemuel's eldest son, Cyrus was born at Stillwater, Saratoga Co., NY, and married Lydia Stow, before removing to Sempronius, Cayuga Co., NY in 1800. Abigail, his daughter, was raised in Sempronius, and became the wife of President Millard Fillmore, and was the First Lady of the US from 1850 to 1853. Mortuary records with genealogical notes of the town of Spafford, Onondaga County, New York Nondaga Historical Association, p. 206.
Luther WAITE, 82 years old in 1936, said Benajah Hall, Sr. came home from the army without his pay and two years later he went to Washington to collect it. He returned after a long period "but his mind was affected by this, so that he could not give any coherent account of his journey, or whether he collected his money or not." Some descendants have speculated that he was robbed and a blow to the head resulted in his inability to remember what happened. Phoebe J. Blythe, of Orleans, New York, great grand daughter of Benajah, said the same about Benajah's trip to Washington, except that, "he got the money in gold pieces and strewed them on the way behind him and when he returned home he didn't know his family.” She also said Benajah was, "feeble in mind at least 10 years before he died." He died in 1840 according to a statement made by his physician, which is contained in his pension application.
CHILDREN OF BENAJAH HALL, SR. AND SARAH CRANDALL:
1. Sarah HALL (1754 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-) Named after both Benajah and Sarah's mother, the names of their daughters did not survive, but can be surmised based on typical naming patterns.
2. Eunice HALL (1756 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-) Named after Sarah's younger sister (she only had 2 sisters), the names of their daughters did not survive, but can be surmised based on typical naming patterns.
3. Asa HALL (1758 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-3/6/1841 Montgomery Co., VA) m. 1) Sarah ADAMS and 2) Mary VANOVER d/o Henry VANOVER, he was a private in Graham / Vail, he was age 18 when he enlisted in RW on 3/3/1776. Asa and his wife Sarah came to Montgomery Co., VA about 1795.
4. Jesse HALL (R.W.) (3/22/1760 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-10/2/1848 Montgomery Co., VA) m. c1778 Dutchess Co., NY Phebe WILBUR (7/13/1761 Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI-AFT 1810 Montgomery Co., VA) d/o Christopher Wilbur and Sarah Vaughn, he was a private in Graham / Vail and was age 16 when he enlisted in the RW on 2/1776. Jesse and Phebe moved to Montgomery Co., Va in 1789 according to Jesse's pension application. The Montgomery Co. Deed Book D, p. 486, dated 10/3/1807, shows Jesse HALL and wife Phebe of Montgomery Co., VA sold land to Charles G. Lewis, consisting of 194 acres both sides of South Fork Roanoke adjacent to William Stapleton and Luke Muncy. In the 1810 Montgomery Co., VA census Jesse HALL was enumerated with a female over age 45, showing Phebe was still living in 1810.
5. Benajah HALL, Jr. (1762 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-11/4/1840 Niles, Cayuga, NY) m. 1782 1) Sarah BROWN (3/29/1761 Windsor, Hardford, CT-c1825 Sempronius, Cayuga Co., NY) d/o Ezra BROWN of Poquonock and Chloe HOSKINS. He m. 2) Mrs. Hepsibah Hall died Dec 2, 1832 age 67 yrs (b. 1765) . Benajah and Sarah had 12 children. ““Benajah Hall m. Sarah Brown.” … “Benajah Hall joined the Scott Seventh Day Baptist Church in Cortland Co., NY 26 July 1832 and was excommunicated 12 March 1837. Benajah Hall died 4 Nov. 1840 in Niles, Cayuga Co NY leaving no widow, per Settlers of the Beekman Patent, New York, 2003, Frank J. Doherty, p. 74. “Benajah was a Revolutionary War soldier who enlisted from Dutchess Co., NY. … There he married Sarah Brown.”, per Hunting Hall, Vol. 1-11, p. 25, 1990. "Benajah was a Revolutionary War soldier who enlisted from Dutchess Co., NY. ... he returned to Dutchess Co. following his enlistment and then moved to Windsor, Hartford, CT. There he married Sarah Brown, purchased and sold land, and had his first children, including Jesse, Benajah, Jr., Isaac B., and Sally".
6. Isaac HALL (1764 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-Aft 1826) was a private in Willet / Livingston, he was likely age 16 when he enlisted in RW probably 6/24/1780. Isaac Hall is found on the 1800 Dutchess Co. Beekman Census 0-1-1-1-0/ 1-0-0-1-0, he is shown as 26/44 (age 36).
7. Hosea "Hose" HALL (1766 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-Aft 1810-) he is shown as 26/44 (age 44) in Dutchess Co., NY in 1810 is shown as 0-0-0-1-0 / 2-2-0-1-0 between Thomas Connor and Benajah Hall. His father Benajah Hall in 1810 is shown as 0-0-0-0-1 / 0-0-0-0-1.
8. Susannah HALL (1768 Richmond, Washington Co., Ri-) Named after Benajah's only sister, the names of their daughters did not survive, but can be surmised based on typical naming patterns.
9. Desire HALL (1770 Richmond, Washington Co., Ri-) Named after Sarah's youngest sister (she only had 2 sisters), the names of their daughters did not survive, but can be surmised based on typical naming patterns.
JESSE HALL
Jesse Hall (3/22/1760-10/2/1848) was born in Westerly, Washington Co., (later Richmond) RI and died 2 Oct 1848 in Montgomery Co., VA. He married Phebe Wilbur about 1780 in Dutchess Co., NY, she was born b. 13 Jul 1761 and died between 1810 and 1828. Jesse Hall moved to Dutchess County, NY with his family as young child. Information on his early childhood and education is unknown, but one can determine from his inability to sign his name that a formal education was lacking. Jesse's date of death is shown as 28 Aug 1848 on his headstone, but that is actually the date of his will. His will is recorded in Montgomery Co., VA Court Order Book 31, p. 183, dated 5 Mar 1849: "Jessee Hall, pensioner, died 2 Oct 1848, leaving children Freeburn Hall, David Hall, John Hall, Charles Hall, Susanna McNeeley, Lydia Martin and Polly Rumburg."
The story of Jesse picks up at the time of the Revolutionary War. During the summer of 1777, a band of Tories from the lower part of the country, to the number of nearly four hundred, came to the neighborhood and made their headquarters at the Presbyterian Church in the Crom Elbow Precinct in Dutchess Co., New York. Throughout the border settlements such parties were sent out to intimidate the patriots and obtain supplies for the British army. Then too, such invasions would naturally frighten the patriot families, and lead them to throw themselves upon the Government for protection, and have a tendency to draw out the volunteers. The patriots sent a messenger to Sharon, CT where lay a small company, which immediately marched to the relief of their patriotic brethren, receiving additions to their numbers as they passed along the route. When the force arrived at Washington Hollow, the Tories were upon the interval to the south of the church “on parade,” and did not observe the patriots until they were before them with cocked guns and “glistening bagonets.” A demand to surrender put them in an excitement, which led them to charge upon the hill, with “quickened tread.” The Yankees fearful of losing their company, gave them a broadside and killed several which changed the resolution of quite a number of their companions, who saw they could not escape, and ended the affair by giving themselves up as prisoners of war.
Jesse Hall and Phebe Wilber are said to have married in Dudley, MA according to several NY Hall researchers, to date no documentation has been located to prove or disprove this marriage. Due to the recent discovery of their son Asa on the Montgomery Co., VA Personal Property Tax list, they would have married in 1778, at age 18. The tax list shows: 1798 Asa Hall - 3003. The 1799 list has: (3 Apr) Asa Hall - 0003; (2 July) Asa Hall - 3003. From 1800 -1809, there's only one Asa on tax lists. The 1810 list has Essey Hall and Essey Hall Jr.; 1812 has Esey Hall and Asa Hall.
Moses "Mosey" Asa Hall, son of James R. Hall, and a descendant of Jesse Hall and Phebe Wilbur, passed down the following story about Jesse and Phebe: Jesse went to New York City after he was discharged from the Continental Army and found employment as a coachman for a well-to-do merchant. Part of Jesse's job was to drive the merchant's young daughter, Miss Phebe Wilber, to various social affairs in the city. It was during these drives that Jesse and Phebe fell deeply in love and wanted to get married, but when Jesse asked Mr. Wilber for her hand in marriage Mr. Wilber became very angry and sacked Jesse on the spot. Jesse and Phebe eloped soon thereafter. Jesse enlisted in the regular army at age 16 serving from Feb 1776-Nov 1776, then from Mar 1777-Oct 1777 he served in the Dutchess Co. Militia, and from Mar 1778-Dec 1778 he once again joined the regular army for nine months. It's possible Jesse and Phebe met after Oct 1777 and married before Mar 1778, with their son Asa born in 1779.
Phebe was the daughter of Christopher Wilbur and Sarah Vaughan. Christopher was the son of Benjamin Wilbur and Deborah Gifford, and brother of Judith Wilbur who married David Hall, son of James Hall and Rachel Maccoon, and grandson of James Hall and Sarah Babcock. Christopher Wilbur was the brother of Joseph Wilbur who married Sarah Hall, daughter of James Hall and Rachel Maccoon. Phebe's parents had 14 children: Dinah, 3 Aug 1747; Deborah, 2 Jul 1749; Mary, 6 May 1751; Elizabeth, 26 Mar 1753; Sarah 8 Feb 1754; Sarah, 22 Jan 1756; Benjamin, 16 Dec 1757; Lydia, 6 May 1760; Phebe 13 Jul 1761; Mary, 30 May 1763; Joseph, 29 Mar 1765; John, 10 Mar 1766; David, 12 Nov 1771; and Martha c1773. All were born in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI, with the exception of David and Martha who were born in Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY. Jesse and Phebe had four daughters, Susannah, Phebe, Lydia and Mary. Susannah was named after Jesse's grandmother (or possibly a sister), Phebe after his wife, and it is my guess Lydia and Mary were named after her sisters. Jesse and Phebe moved to Montgomery County, Virginia in 1789 according to Jesse's Pension Application.
Previously, it was believed Jesse married his second wife Ann Watterson prior to the birth of his son Charles in 1799, but the following deed proves he was still married to Phebe as of 1807: Montgomery Co. Deed Book D, p. 486, 3 Oct 1807, Jesse Hall and his wife Phebe of Montgomery Co. to Charles G. Lewis, 194 acres both sides south fork Roanoke adj. William Stapleton & Luke Muncy. Also, Jesse was enumerated with a female over age 45 in the 1810 census, which means Phebe was most likely still living in 1810.
JESSE HALL, RWPA #S8666. He was born in Rhode Island on March 22, 1760. He first enlisted as a private in Captain Nathan Pearce's Company of Dutchess County Militiamen and fought in the Battle of White Plains. In May of 1777, he enlisted as a private in Captain William Pierce's Company [sic] of the Pawling Precinct Regiment of Dutchess County Militia [Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Morehouse's Regiment]. In March of 1778, he enlisted as a private for nine months in the company of Cornelius T. Johnston (or as he is also known Cornelius T. Jansen) of the regiment commanded by Colonel Gansay (the name is spelt to give the sound) [the Third New York Regiment] and he states that he was stationed within Fort Plank or Blan on the Mohawk River. Colo. Gansay during the time had his station some twenty miles higher up the river at Fort Stannock. There was but a captain command at Fort Plank, and that command, as the applicant understood was part of Gansay's regiment. The soldiers all, at Fort Plank, believed the name of the Colonel to whose regiment they belonged, to be Gansay or Ganzee. He states that on November 11, 1778, he and his company were attached to a militia regiment commanded by one Colonel Clock. He again returned to fort Plank and his nine months tour being expired he was discharged in December 1778. In August of 1779, he enlisted in Captain Isaiah Veal's Company of the South End Regiment of Dutchess County Militia and was stationed at West Point for the term of three months. His file contains a deposition by Asa Hall. On-line - The Bloodied Mohawk: Additional Partisans H-M.
In Jesse Hall's Revolutionary War Pension Declaration (Source: Montgomery Co. VA Court Order Book 26 pp. 9-10), Jesse mentions serving at Fort Plain. Colonel Dayton of the Continental Army built Fort Plain in 1776 on the site of today’s Fort Plain Museum. Like other forts in the Mohawk Valley at the time, it was a refuge for neighbors during the savage raids by British forces composed of Tories and Indians. In one such raid, in August of 1780, women helped to “man” Fort Plain. After seeking refuge in the fort, the women donned men’s hats and carried poles. Showing themselves sufficiently above the stockade, the Indians and Tories retreated after seeing the large garrison at the fort. Later in 1780, General Robert Van Rensselaer made Fort Plain his headquarters, renaming Fort Plain after himself, Fort Rensselaer, however the name change did not stick. In June 1781, Colonel Marinus Willett was given command of the forces in the Mohawk Valley and took up headquarters at Fort Plain. Willett, whose home was the British-occupied New York City, was well respected in the valley and was eventually promoted to general. Later, he became mayor of New York City. On July 31, 1783, General George Washington inspected the garrison of Fort Plain and was given a military salute on his tour of the Mohawk Valley near the end of the war.
Pension Application (1) - On this 7th day of January 1833 personally appeared before the justices of the county court of Montgomery County in open court, Jesse Hall a resident of said county and state aged 72 years last March, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, that he enlisted in the army of the United States in February 1776 for nine months under Capt. Nathan Pierce in Dutchess County state of New York and was attached to and served in the regiment (no. forgotten) commanded by Colonel Richmore, which regiment belonged to the brigade of General McDougal. He was in the battle of the White Plains, he was discharged near Fort Montgomery in the state of New York sometime in the month of December following his enlistment. Again in the month of March 1778 (having in the interval served about seven months in the militia) in the same county and state, he enlisted again under a Capt. Johnston to serve another nine months term in the regular army, and joined the regiment commanded by Colonel Gonzie (don't know that the name is rightly spelled). He was stationed for the greater part of his tour of service at Fort Plank or Blank [Plain] on the Mohawk river; there was no officer at the place above the grade of Colonel, at this latter place he was discharged, his discharges are lost. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Jesse Hall - On this day and year above written Asa Hall a resident of the said county made oath in open court that he was a soldier in the first tour spoken of in the above declaration of Jesse Hall and in the same company and regiment and knows that the time and also the services are correctly stated, and was actually performed, he has resided near the applicant ever since the revolution and knows him well, as also Charles Willis, a resident of said county who declares on oath that the applicant is thought and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that he concurs in that opinion, and both declare that he applicant is a man of respectability and entitled to credit. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written. Signed by: Asa Hall and Charles Willis.
The said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Asa Hall and Charles Willis who signed the preceding certificate are residents in the county aforesaid and are persons of respectability and that their statement is entitled to credit.
State of Virginia, Montgomery County - Colonel Gonzie (various spellings) mentioned in both declarations is probably a reference to Colonel Peter Gonsevoort (1749-1812). There was some dispute over this part of Jesse's declaration because no one in the pension department had ever heard of a Colonel "Gonzie" or any similar name. Colonel Gonsevoort was commander of the 3rd NY reg't which was detached at various locations along the Mohawk and Hudson rivers in 1778, which is where Jesse said he was stationed.
Letter to the Hon. R. Craig, Christiansburg, from J. L. Edwards, War Department Pension Office, 21 Sep 1833: Sir, In reply to yours respecting the claim of Jesse Hall, I have the honor to state, that upon examination of his papers there is no objection to the 1st term of nine months which is fully detailed and established by a witness. With respect to the other term of nine months the name of the Col: must be a mistake. There is no knowledge in this office of any New York Col: bearing the name of ''Gonzie'' or even resembling it. The militia service which is asserted in the affidavit, and a part of it which he alleges he could prove by a witness whose testimony is not produced, should be verified by a Court of Record. No claim or a part of a claim can be admitted which has not been asserted before a Court of Record, or in cases of disability only, before a Judge or Magistrate. It will therefore be necessary to make his declaration de novo, embody the answers to the interrogatories, and accompany it with the original papers herewith forwarded.
Pension Application (2) - On this 30th day of September 1833 personally appeared before the Judge of the circuit superior court of law and chancery for the county aforesaid, the same being a court of record Jesse Hall a resident of said county and state, age 73 years last March, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - that he enlisted in the army of the United States in February 1776 for nine months, under Capt. Nathan Pierce in Dutchess County State of N. York and was attached to and served in the regiment commanded by Colonel Richmore which regiment belonged to the brigade of General McDougal. He was in the battle of the White Plains, and was discharged near Fort Montgomery in the State of New York sometime in the month of December following his enlistment. Afterwards in the said county of Dutchess and State of N. York on the 1st day of May 1777, being drafted, he again entered as a militia man into the service of the U. States under Colonel Morehouse, in the company of Capt. William Pierce. He was marched to a point about fifteen miles above the city of N. York on the Hudson; at this time the British were in possession of the city of N. York. At this station he remained three months in the regiment commanded by the said Colonel Morehouse and company of Capt. William Pierce. Afterwards, early in August (there being no interruption of his service) he was connected to a division of the army under command of General Putnam, (Morehouse being his Colonel and Pierce his Capt.) and marched near to Fort Montgomery with a view to its relief but the forces to which he belonged was unable to give any assistance and the Fort was taken. He then fell back to the place from which he had started - the point fifteen miles above the city of N. York having been absent one month according to his best recollection. He continued at this latter point after his said return, in the service, three months until the first of December or the early part of that month, where and when he was discharged. He was at the time of his discharge in the regiment of Colonel Morehouse and company of Capt. William Pierce. Afterwards, in the month of March 1778, in the same state and county, he enlisted under a Capt. Johnston, as a regular, for the term of nine months, and joined the regiment commanded by Colonel Gonsay (the name is spelt to give the sound) this applicant was stationed for the greater part of this term of service at Fort Plank or Blank [Plain] on the Mohawk river. Colonel Gonsay during this time had his station some twenty miles higher up the river at Fort Stennock [Stanwix]. There was but a Captain's command at Fort Plank [Plain], and that command was part of Gonsey's regiment. The soldiers all at Fort Plank believed the name of the Colonel to whose regiment they belonged to be Gonsay or Ganzie. The applicant had no personal acquaintance with him. A part of this tour of service was spent in an expedition to a place called Cherry Valley for the purpose of suppressing some Tories and Indians who had done considerable mischief to that neighborhood. While on this expedition he and his company were attached to a militia regiment commanded by one Colonel Clock [Jacob Klock]. He returned again to Fort Plank [Plain] and his nine month tour being expired he was discharged in December 1778. Afterwards in the month of August 1779 in the same county and state he went as a draft in the service of the U. States under the command of Colonel Burcham in the company of Capt. Israel Veal [Vail] and was stationed during the three months for which he was drafted at West Point on the Hudson, where he was discharged in the month of November 1779 having served three months from some period in the preceding August. His discharge having long since been lost. This applicant was born in the State of Rhode Island on the 22nd of March 1760. He has a record of his age at his own house where he resides. He came an infant from Rhode Island to Dutchess County in the State of New York which latter place was his residence where called into service. His residence for the last 44 years has been in the county of Montgomery State of Virginia. He received discharges but whether he received one at the end of each tour of service he cannot now recollect. He cannot now recollect whether his discharges were signed by a Captain, Colonel or officer of some other grade. He well remembers, however, to have received several of them which he thought would be of no value in future and permitted them to be lost or were cast away. He has no other evidence of his said service, but that accompanying this declaration. Applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above. Jesse Hall (his mark).
On the 30th day of September 1833 personally appeared in said court Asa Hall and being first duly sworn saith that he was a soldier in the first tour of service described in the foregoing declaration of Jesse Hall and in the same company and regiment with him said Jesse and knows that his statement as to these services is correct. He states farther that in the year 1779 he saw the applicant in the militia service on the Hudson river, in the State of New York. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Asa Hall (his mark)
We Asa Hall and Bartlett Martin, a clergyman residing in the county of Montgomery, State of Virginia, certify that we are well acquainted with Jesse Hall who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Asa Hall (his mark) Bartlett Martin.
According to the DAR manuscript, Jesse enlisted at the beginning of the Revolutionary War in the NY Militia at age 16, on Feb 1776 under Capt. Nathan Pierce in Dutchess Co, NY, and his brother, Asa, enlisted on 2 Mar 1776. He was in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, and at the capture of the British General Burgoyne at Ticonderoga. (See Over the Mountain Men, page 64, by Anne Lowry Worrell). (DAR page 4).
In 1789 Jesse obtained a land grant for his service and moved to Montgomery County, Virginia, and his brother Asa soon followed. Frederick Bittle Kegley in Kegley’s Virginia Frontier has this to say about Asa and Jesse: Asa Hall and Jesse, his brother, came from New York to Roanoke Valley in Virginia about 1790. They acquired land on the North Fork of Roanoke by purchase and by grant, Asa Hall 253 acres from James Bryan and Mary, 250 acres from Robert Foster and Hannah, 70, 250 and 45 acres on Keeney’s Run by entry; Jesse 253 acres from Thomas Wilson. Jesse Hall moved to South Fork and lived near Allegheny Springs.
On August 6, 1792, Hugh Crockett sold to Jesse Hall 45 acres on both sides of South Folk of the Roanoke River. On 20 Aug 1800 he was granted 210 acres in Montgomery Co. on the waters of Stoney Creek, a branch of Roanoke River, adjacent to the land of Picklesimer and Morris grant 57, page 97. On Feb. 24, 1795 Thomas and Elizabeth Wilson sold to Jesse Hall, 253 acres of North Fork of the Roanoke River. On 3 Dec. 1796 Jesse Hall and Phebe his wife sold to James Bryan, 253 acres on the south branch of North Fork of Roanoke River. On January 1, 1827 Jesse Hall and Asa Hall paid $100.00 for 100 acres on the south waters of the North Folk of Roanoke and adjoining Thomas Jewell's land.
The Hall’s, Watterman’s and Vanover’s appear to have been the moving force behind the establishment of Hall’s Methodist Church, which is still in existence near Ironto as Hall’s United Methodist Church.
From the journal and letters of Francis Asbury, one of the earliest Methodist preachers, we learn that on 15 Sep 1801 he shared the pulpit with his appointed traveling companion, Nicholas Snethen, whom Asbury called his "Silver Trumpet" to a very attentive people, which included the Wattersons, Halls, and Vanovers. Knowing the length of sermons of the day we could talk of the patience of the listeners but feel it wiser to say they enjoyed the "blast" of two trumpets of the Lord - a spiritual feast on a rare occasion.
The Deed of Hall's Church says Ewen Thomas Watterson gave land in 1817, along with a log cabin. The Watterson home was influential in spreading Methodism in the area, and in creating a unifying center in the church. The Watterson’s, Jesse Hall’s in-laws, no doubt had the church in their hearts and their home before giving land. Henry Vanover, Asa Hall’s father-in-law, was admitted on trial into the Methodist ministry in 1786, and was licensed in Bedford County to perform marriages while their preacher. Jesse Hall married Ann Watterson on 12 Jan 1798, c1830, daughter of Thomas (son of Henry and Agnes Watterson) in Botetourt Co., and Henry Vanover undoubtedly performed the marriage ceremony.
A Brief of Wills & Marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia 1733-1833, by Anne Lowry Worrell, has 12 Jan 1798 as date of marriage between Jesse Hall and Ann Watterson. A Montgomery Co. deed dated 3 Oct 1807 mentions Jesse Hall and his wife Phebe of Montgomery Co., VA. In the 1810 census Jesse was enumerated with a female over age 45, who was most likely his wife Phebe. On 31 Aug 1829 Samuel Poff and Sally Huff, daughter of Samuel Huff, dec'd, and Catherine Hall. Peter Huff and Jesse Hall, Surety. This 1829 deed seems to indicate a marriage occurring prior to 1829 between Catherine Zoll Huff and Jesse Hall. It is difficult to say with certainty that this was Jesse Hall b. 1760.
The Bedford Circuit was created in 1784, from 1786-87 Henry Vanover was one of three preachers, and his home was a preaching place on the Botetourt Circuit in 1829. The Circuit extended from just east of Appomattox, Virginia to the Greenbrier country near present Union, West Virginia to well north of Covington, Virginia. Prior to that date no circuit preacher at that time served this area - between the Blue Ridge and in the area of Roanoke Valley.
People of Virginia are prone to brag and proud to point out with pride to spots dear to their hearts. One such brag of many places is "George Washington slept here" and "George Washington ate here." Methodists of Montgomery Co., with equal pride and joy can say, "Francis Asbury rode by here." Yes, he preached here and slept near by and we have been blessed by the churches founded under his inspiration and ministry.
Congress granted pensions to Jesse at age 72, and his brother Asa, at age 74 on June 17, 1833. Jesse died at age 88 in Montgomery Co., Virginia, his will dated 28 Aug 1848, is recorded in Will Book 8, pg 7 in the Montgomery County, Virginia, County Clerks Office, and he names his children as follows: Freeburn, David, John, Charles, heirs of daughter Phebe Morris, deceased; Susannah McNeely, Lydia Martin and Polly Rumburg. Presented at court 6 Nov 1848. Source: "The Family Jewells", by Lois A. Henson.
Directions to Jesse Hall's grave: Rt. 11 South/460 West out of Salem, and turn left at the Alleghany Springs Nursing Home on Alleghany Springs Road in Montgomery Co. (this will be the next turn after the Citco Station and Methodist Church, you'll see the First National Bank across from the nursing home). Go 5 miles after turning, the cemetery is on the left next to a dairy farm, a small dirt road goes up beside the dairy farm, and leads to a chain link fenced cemetery. There's a dumpster and then a house on the right before reaching the dairy farm, if you reach Camp Alta Mons, you've gone too far.
It was previously believed that Jesse Hall married Catherine Zoll Huff, daughter of Jacob Zoll, on 12/15/1828, but no proof has been found to verify that this was Jesse Hall born 1760, age 68 in 1828. Catherine was the widow of Samuel Huff, and his will was dated 1825 Montgomery Co., VA and probated Feb 1826.
CHILDREN OF JESSE HALL AND PHEBE WILBUR:
1. Asa Hall (c1779, Dutchess Co., NY-) Asa Hall, brother of Jesse, is the only Asa Hall on the 1798 tax list, but two Asa Hall's appear on the 1799 Montgomery Co, VA Personal Property Tax List, one of whom is believed to Asa Hall, age 20, son of Jesse and Phebe Hall with 3 horses being taxed. Asa Hall, Jr. does not appear on the tax list until 1810 at age 18. By 1800, Asa Hall, Sr. is once again the only Asa Hall on the tax list, which might indicate the year Jesse's eldest son died.
2. Freeburn Hall (c1781, Dutchess Co., NY-) m. Catherine Pate (c1789-) on 27 Apr 1807; (he is shown as age 69 on the Montgomery Co., VA 1850 census, Catherine is shown as age 61). Freeburn d. 5/22/1876 (Montgomery Co., VA Death Reg. 1853-1896). Age 95, birthplace NY. cod: pneumonia.
3. David Hall (c1783, Dutchess Co., NY-) (year of birth determined from Jesse's will, mentioned as his second son, indicating he was alive in 1848, no further information)
4. Sarah Hall (c1785 Dutchess Co., NY-) died young.
5. Susannah Hall (c1787, Dutchess Co., NY-) m. William McNeely and the marriage bond was dated 12/25/1811; (year of birth determined from the age of her last child (1828-) she would have been 41/42; she was the first daughter named in her father's will).
6. Phebe Hall (c1789 Montgomery Co., VA-<1848), died before her father's 1848 will, m. Clayburn Morris 10/5/1808; (year of birth determined from the date of her marriage; she was the second daughter named in her father's will.
7. Jesse Hall, Jr. (c1791, Montgomery Co., VA-) died as a young man, never married.
8. John Hall (c1793, Montgomery Co., VA-) m. on 10 Sep 1811 in Fincastle, Botetourt, VA to Sarah "Sally" Pate (3 Jun 1794-30 May 1874 in Allegheny Twp., Montgomery Co., VA); (John was age 56/57 on 1850 MCV census, and m. to his second wife Susan).
9. Lydia Hall (c1795, Montgomery Co., VA-) m. Bartlett Martin, bond dated 8 Sep 1828; (year of birth year from 1850 MCV census, age 55/56, was the third of four daughters named in her father's will).
10. Mary "Polly" Hall (c1797 Montgomery Co., VA-) m. Eli Rumburgh marriage bond 28 Feb 1815, m. 12 May 1815 (year of birth determined from the date of her marriage, and the fact that she was the last of four daughters named in her father's will).
11. Charles Hall (c1799 Montgomery Co., VA-) m. Elizabeth Iddings, d/o William on 3 Jul 1820; (birth yr. from the 1850 MCV census, age 50).
HENRY HALL I
Henry Hall I (c1640 Newport, RI-11/5/1705 Westerly, Washington Co., RI) m. Honor Rogers (c1640 Newport, RI-Aft. 1705 Westerly, RI), daughter of James Rogers and Mary. “Henry [son of John Hall], b. ca. 1637; m. Honor Rogers.” Settlers of the Beckman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, Frank J. Doherty, 2003.
Family of Honor Rogers:
John Rogers was admitted freeman at Newport on 9/7/1640 and elected sergeant of the General Assembly on 3/15/1643. In 1643, his widow Mary (then Mary Peabody) petitioned to settled his accounts, their son James was baptized by Rev. John Crandall of Westerly, RI (his daughter Jane married Job Babcock, and their daughter Sarah, married James Hall, son of Henry Hall, I). This may be the same James Rogers who arrived on the ship, 'The Increase' in 1635, at age 20. Rhode Island documents indicate Henry Hall was a weaver by trade, but he was also the founder of Westerly, RI after purchasing a large tract of land from the Indians along with Richard Knight who m. Sarah Rogers (likely a sister of Honor). James Rogers lived in Newport, RI and was admitted an inhabitant prior to 5/20/1640 and was called a miller in various documents. Colonial Records show that on 7/20/1669, he was ordered "to apprehend the Indian Sachem, Nine-craft, and bring him before the Governor and Council to answer the charge of a plot among the Indians to cut the English. He was empowered to take assistance of a boat and two men for transportation, and also two men and three horses in the King's Province." The Records also show that on 8/24/1676, he "attended at the trial of certain Indian before a Court martial held at Newport. The Indians were charged with being engaged in King Philip's designs and several were executed." In "Halls of New England", by David Brainard Hall, Henry Hall is mentioned as the son of John Hall of Newport, RI. He states, “Henry Hall, Sr., weaver, and Henry Hall, Jr., took the oath of fidelity Sept. 17, 1679, and also James Hall was a free inhabitant of Westerly, 1680.”
Seventh Day Baptist Church:
Early records show that Henry Hall was a member of the early Seventh Day Baptist Church in America, as were his descendants. In 1664, Mr. Stephen Mumford, a member of the Bell Lane Seventh-Day Baptist Church in London, came to Rhode Island and, finding no church of his faith, he affiliated with the Baptist church in Newport. During the next purfew years, a number of the members of that church embraced his views on the Sabbath and the perpetuity of the Ten Commandments. It was not their intention to sever their connection with the Baptist Church, for they thought surely a people who had suffered as the Baptists had done for Bible baptism would fellowship those who observed and defended the Bible Sabbath. They soon discovered, however, that even in the church of Roger Williams, liberty of conscience meant liberty to believe and practice according to established dogmas and decrees. Elder John Clark, Mark Luker, and Obadiah Holmes, leaders in the church, began to preach against the practice of the Sabbath-keepers and to denounce them as heretics and schismatic. They were eventually brought to an open trial. They were cited to appear before the church and show cause why they had denied Christ not only in going to Moses for the law, but denying him by refusing the emblems of his body and blood. They also discovered that the purpose of the meeting was to point out to them their “error” and to compel them to abandon it. When they proposed that William Hiscox speak for the company, which they all agreed, the church persistently refused to hear him. After a long controversy in which feelings, on both sides, grew more intense, the accused came to consider themselves the same way as that in which they, together with those who are now opposing them, had defended the cause of the Baptists in the Puritan controversy. They also bore grateful testimony to the joy they found in keeping God’s Holy Sabbath.
Failing to obtain any relief from the strain of the situation, and becoming convinced that they could not keep the Sabbath and walk in fellowship with the church, the faithful five formally withdrew December 7, 1671, and the group entered into solemn covenant with each other as the First Seventh-Day Baptist Church of Newport. Names known as being members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, and associated with the Hall family were: Crandall, Babcock, Hiscox, Hubbard, Langworthy, Burdick, Cottrell, Lamphear, Ross, Worden, Maxson, Wilbur, Mumford, Brown, Wilcox, Tanner, Reynolds, Fuller, Thornton, Rogers, Beebe, Jewell, Larkin, Adams, Shelley and Foster, among others. Many of their children intermarried as a result of their solemn covenant with each other, and due to their forced separation from the Baptist Church. It was during this time that the New World became a lively scene, with the execution of Quakers in the MA Bay Colony, the exile of Roger Williams, and such lesser-known proceedings as the trial and imprisonment of John Rogers in Connecticut because "he reviled tenets, clergymen, and sacraments of the prevailing religion." In 1695, he "was taken from prison, tied to a cannon, and flogged seventy-six times with a whip that had knots at its end as large as walnuts. He was then thrown in his cell without bed or bedding, not even straw, and chained to the wall." Altogether, Rogers spent eighteen years locked up. The Rogerene's lasted until World War I.
Hall and Knight Purchase in Masquamicut and Kingston:
On Jan. 19, 1664, Richard Knight made in partnership with Henry Hall (most likely with the assistance of Job Babcock who was an Indian interpreter), the great purchase from the Indians, of lands at Chippachog, in Westerly, which they called Westerly Manor. This area was known as Misquamicut, and Kingston, which was afterwards known as the Hall and Knight Purchase. Job was the new son-in-law, as of 1662, of the Elder John Crandall and Mary Opp, and would be thirty years later the father-in-law of Henry's son, James. The abstracts from vol. 1 of, Rhode Island Land Evidences, in the State Archives, pg 3, “Narragansetts in the Collony of Rhod-Island ... have for. Tenn pownds in peage Eight the peny in hand by me the aforesaid Cogamaquoant Received from Richard Knight & Henry Hall both of the Towne of Newport wherwith I the sayd Cogamaqucant doe discharg the said Richard Knight and Henry Halls of all debts. I doe. . .sell. . unto the said Richard Knight & Henry Halls their heires.... a certain percell of Land Scittuate and lyinge in the aforesaid Narraganse-tts Cuntry neere or adjoininge unto the Land Formerly Sould by me unto Mr. John Porter and Mr Samll Wilbore &c at pettacomscutt and is by Esteemation two Miles Square be it more or less being butted and bounded as Followeth Vizt. on the Eastside from a place called in Indian Qumatumpick, southward to a place called chippachuat and soe westerly to a place called Quowachauck and from thence northward to place called Winatompick and so to extand from thence upon a straight line unto the first boundery to be Houlden of our Royall Soverraigne lord Charles the Second not in Capett nor by Knights service but in comon Soccage after the manner of East Greenwich in the County of Kent. Further I the said Cogamoquant doe bind myself in the sum or Bond of Five hundred pounds Starl of good and lawfnl mony of England or to the vallew therofthat the land mentioned in this deed is a good Reall and firme Estate unto the said Richard Knight and Henry Halls and that the said land is ceere and free from all intailments deeds of sale leases mortgages and all other alienation of what nature or kinds whatsoever.and to deere and remove or cause to be removed at or before the first of march next after the date hereof Every Indian or Indians Inhabiting there on and not to suffer or the future any Indian to dwell or plant upon the aforesaid Tract. . .this 19th day of January and in the yeare of our Iord god one Thousand Six hundred Sixty and fower... in pressence of John Archer, The marke of Alse Archer, Richard Bulgar, the marke of Cogamagooant, the marke of Wotomer, an Indian Cobsounk, his mark, an Indian.” Roger Williams and his diplomatic skill kept the powerful Narragansett Indians on friendly terms with the settlers; they were even persuaded to assist the colonists during their fight against the Connecticut warlike Pequots Indians. For 50 years while Massasoit was chief, peace prevailed, but his sons did not trust the English. Massasoit was so fond of the English, he ask the General Court in Plymouth to give his sons English names. His son Wamsutta was named Alexander, and son Metacom was named Philip, after ancient kings of Greece. After Massasoit's death, things soon got out of hand. Troops captured the new chief, Wamsutta - Alexander, and forced him to Plymouth, threatened him in a show of superiority, and upon his return home he became ill and died. Matacom Philip, the new chief, blamed the white man and wanted revenge for the death of his brother. The Colonial Land Evidence shows that on 4 July 1693, Henry Hall of Westerly, RI deeded Peter Wells of Kingstown, planter, "One hundred acres west from John Sheldon's dwelling, bounded on Pettiscomscot line NW and SE 12 score poles and in breadth 70 poles on Job Babcock's line."
King Philip's War:
From 1675 to 1676 King Philip's War was fought, and during the Great Swamp Fight, over 700 Indian men, women and children perished. The following spring, Providence was burned to the ground, while Rogers Williams watched in disbelief. Both sides were incredibly brutal, 600 colonist died and over 3,000 Indians. Metacom was finally captured and beheaded, which effectively ended the war. His head was displayed on a fort at Plymouth for 25 years. In 1676, Henry Hall and John Knight rendered service to the Colony in King Philip's War, and on Oct 31, 1677, they were granted land in East Greenwich for service in that war. Each grantee received 100 acres. Henry was about 38 during King Philip's War and John Knight was most likely about age 58, which is based on the fact that he had been married prior to his arrival in MA about 1637.
Will of Henry Hall, Sr.
On 28 Sep 1705, Henry Hall's will, proved 5 Nov 1705, executor not named, so the Town Council appointed his son Edward to that office. To wife, a third of all estate real and personal, at her disposal, and son Edward to take care of her. To son Edward, a third of all land and movables. To all children, a third of estate divided equally. To eldest son Henry, 5 shillings. The children all to take care of my wife, their aged mother. Codicil gives to son Henry, half of certain tract of land. Inventory 204 pounds, 4 shillings, viz. 15 sheep 10 lambs, 2 oxen, 10 pigs, 7 swine, 2 mares, 35 loads of hay, 1 loom, 2 guns, a cutlass, 5 cows, 2 calves, 6 horses, 4 mares, also 12 mares and horses, 4 colts, a pair of oxen, a bull, 13 steers, 2 heifers, warming pan, &c. The appointment of his son Edward as executor was asked for by following brothers and brothers-in-law, viz.: Henry, James and John Hall, Thomas Stevens, and James Adams. In 1706, in this and following year receipts were given to executor by brothers and brothers-in-law as follows, viz.: Henry, John, and James Hall, Thomas Stevens, James Adams, and Edward Larkin. Oath was also made by John Hall and William Wilkinson, that widow had received her portion.
CHILDREN OF HENRY HALL AND HONOR (AH NOR) ROGERS:
1. Henry Hall II (Henry HALL, I, John HALL) (c1661 Newport, RI-will 11/1/1716 proved 7/22/1717 Westerly, Washington Co., RI), he m. c1684 Constant MAXSON (c1664-Aft 1716), d/o John MAXSON and Mary _____. For more on Henry Hall, Jr. and Constant MAXSON: www.werelate.org/wiki/Henry_Hall_II_and_Constant_Maxson_of_Portsmouth%2C_RI . According to, Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, By Frank J. Doherty, p. 75. "Henry [Hall] m. Constant Maxson". On 8/4/1719 [Roger Larkin] was bondsman for Henry Hall, administrator of the estate of Constant Hall, widow of Henry Hall, Sr." Sabbatarian Church (Seventh Day Baptist) Members, Newport, RI, 1671 to 1830: " Hall Henry 1695 Hall Constant, wife of Henry 1695. " Henry Hall and four others, purchased on 2 May 1710, 3200 acres of land north of Pawtucket River and west of Wood River. Among the grantees of land near the last purchased in 1709-11, were John Hall, Edward Hall, Henry Hall and Joseph Hall. Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Hall and granddaughter of John Hall, married Edward Larkin. After her death, Edward married Mary, dau. of Nicholas Cottrell. Nicholas Cottrell was the son of John Cottrell and Elizabeth Hall of Wiltshire, Bradford on Avon, England. On 4 August 1719 Roger Larkin was bondsman for Henry Hall III who was administrator of the estate of his mother the widow Constant Hall. Will of Henry Hall, Jr., dated 11/1/1716 proved 7/22/1717 Westerly, RI, I Henry Hall .. of westerly .... yeoman,... Give ... Constant Hall my Beloved wife all my movable Estate and the whole profit of my Homestede farm untill my Two youngest daughters mary & martha Shall Come to the age of eighteen yeares .. and after ... Sons William and Elisha Hall shall have my aforesd farm .. Excepting the best Rume in my house ....I give and bequeath to my three sons James Hall, John Hall and Edward Hall all the remainder of my Land that I Bought of Capt William Clarke ... I give ... to my five daughters Susannah halls Elizabeth Button Lydia Hall Mary and Martha Halls 325 acres ... bounded.. Daniel Browne ... Israel Lewis .. ..John Lewis ... . I give my son Henery Hall and .... daughter Mercy Cotterall, five shillings ... remainder ... divided amongst ....Henery, James, John, Edward, William, Elisha, Susannah, Elizabeth Button, Lydia, Mary and Martha .... friends John Maxson Junr& Joseph Maxson my executors ... signed In presence.. of Samuel Lewis, Henry Hall... Johannah Lewis and Daniel Brown. Att ...John Hills .. Twenty second day of Jully 1717: Mr Daniell Browne Mr Samuel Lewis and Mrs Johannah Lewis ....declared .. they saw Henry Hall .. Signed .. his... will...before the Councell. Executors: Friends John Maxson, Jr. and Joseph Maxson, wife Constant and sons William, Elisha, Henry, James, John, Edward. Daughters: Susannah, Lydia, Elizabeth Button, Mercy Cottrell and Mary and Martha. The New England Historical. Genealogy Register, vol. 15, states. "Henry Hall, Jr. made his will on Nov. 1, 1716, in which he mentioned his sons William, Elisha, Henry [III], James, John, Edward, and daughters Susannah, Lydia, Elizabeth Button and Mercy Cottrell and stated that Mary and Martha were not of age."
2. John HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (1663-Will 1754 proved 5/1764) m. c1689 Elizabeth BALL (c1663 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-Aft 5/1764). She was the d/o Edward BALL and Mary GEORGE of Block Island. John Hall has no children given in Austin, but will at Charlestown made in 1754, proved in 1764, shows he had Peter, John, George, Nathan, Thomas, Mary married to Mr. Harvey, Jenny, Patience married Mr. Adams, Margaret, Freelove, Diana, Elizabeth and Sarah married Mr. Tucker. The Westerly and Charlestown records also show that Edward and Mary (Ball) left issue." Source: Rhode Island Historical Society collections, Vol. 11, By Rhode Island Historical Society, p. 27. John was a Constable of Westerly 12 July 1703 and his ear mark was recorded 20 Oct. 1703. On 1 Jan 1703/4 he owned lot 15 at Westerly, RI. The will of his father Henry Hall, Sr. was made in 1705, and Town Council appointed his son Edward as executor, on petition of Henry, John and James Hall, Thomas Stevens and James Adams. On 28 Sept 1709 he bought 127 acres in Westerly (Deeds Vol. 2, p. 37). On 27 Feb 1710/11 he bought land of his brother Edward Hall. The 16 Aug 1714 will of his father-in-law, Edward Ball of New Shoreham, mentions daughters Elizabeth Hall and Mary Hall. By reference to Austin p. 90, family of Henry Hall, it will be seen that Mary was the wife of Edward Hall of Westerly, while his brother John Hall of Westerly married Elizabeth Ball. On 27 Feb. 1735/6 he deeded land, 80 acres, to his son John Hall, Jr. On 17 Jan 1738/9 he, of Charlestown, deeded 100 acres to his son Peter. On 23 Apr. 1750 John Hall of Charlestown and his wife Elizabeth conveyed 2 acres in Great Neck, Charlestown. RI (Deeds, Vol, 1, p. 287). His will of 25 March 1754, proved 4 Jul 1764, gave land to son Peter and his homestead farm to son John. Land in Charlestown to sons George, Nathan and Thomas. Goods to daughters Mary Harvey, Jennie Adams, Patience Adams, Margaret Hall, Freelove Hall, Dinah Hall, Elizabeth Hall and Sarah Tucker (N. E. Hist & Gen. Reg., Vol. 87, pp. 352-358). Edward Ball was born circa 1640. He married Mary George, daughter of Peter George and Mary Rowning, circa 1665. Edward Ball died on 16 August 1714 at New Shoreham, Block Island, Newport Co., RI. He was buried at Old Cemetery, Block Island, Newport Co., RI.2 "Edward Ball, the first settler of that surname who appears at Block Island." "The island had been purchased in 1660 for £400 by sixteen persons, many of whom became permanent settlers in 1661. Among these first settlers was Peter George, the future father-in-law of Edward Ball; and Mr. George received lots 8 and 9 with Simon Ray, in a division of lands in west part of the island, also lot 16 in north part of the island for his sole use. These grants may have decided Edward Ball as to his own location later. There was, perhaps, a white population of fifty persons when Edward Ball first came to the island, with an Indian population several times greater. The records are but meagre that relate to the early history of Block Island, but we find Edward Ball was a freeman there in 1678, and in 1689, when the French privateers made a descent upon the island, it is probable that he suffered from their plundering, as did his neighbors. In 1696 he and Simon Ray were chosen trustees for funds for a harbor. In 1700 the Rev. Samuel Niles was invited to the pastorate of the church at Block Island, and Edward Ball was appointed with Joshua Raymond and Simon Ray to lay out and appraise lands which were to be given Mr. Niles for a house lot. In 1702, June 8th, he was Deputy Warden, and held the office of 'Crowner' (i.e., Coroner). In 1704 he was sheriff." Edward Ball was on a "Freeman" list in the town records in 1684 at New Shoreham, Block Island, Newport Co., RI.5. He left a will on 16 August 1714, Proved August 1714, "He mentioned his wife Mary, sons Peter, John and Edward, daughters Mary Hall, Elizabeth Hall, and Jane Dickens, and grand-daughter Patience Hall. His inventory showed a bull, 4 cows, 4 heifers, 3 steers, 2 calves, 20 sheep, 16 lambs, mare, colt, 8 hogs, etc." "Edward Ball appears to have been a fishing captain, and there can be little doubt that he is identical with the Edward Ball, aged about 30 years, who was fishing at the Isles of Shoales for Stephen Ford in 1660. In July 1661 he was before the Court at York, Maine, for living away from his wife, and he promised to bring her to Maine. He last occurs in the York records in 1667, when he was a creditor of William Scadlock (Libby's Gen. Dic. of Me. & N.H.). If the two men are identical, Mary George must have been a second wife. The Maine man undoubtedly was a fisherman from one of the coast towns of Devonshire or Cornwall."
3. Mary HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (c1665 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-Aft 1728) m. 5/26/1702 Thomas STEPHENS (c1765-Will 5/14/1736 Stonington, CT, Probate 6/4/1736), after Mary's death, Thomas Stevens m. Mary (Ball) Hall, the widow of Edward Hall. On 13 Aug 1703, Henry Hall conveyed land in Westerly to his son James Hall and to his son-in-law Thomas Stephens (Westerly Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 96). On 28 Sep. 1705, Henry Hall's will, proved 5 Nov 1705, executor not named, so the Town Council appointed his son Edward to that office. To wife, a third of all estate real and personal, at her disposal, and son Edward to take care of her. To son Edward, a third of all land and movables. To all children, a third of estate divided equally. To eldest son Henry, 5 shillings. The children all to take care of my wife, their aged mother. Codicil gives to son Henry, half of certain tract of land. Inventory 204 pounds, &c. The appointment of his son Edward as executor was asked for by following brothers and brothers-in-law, viz.: Henry, James and John Hall, Thomas Stevens, and James Adams. In 1706, in this and following year receipts were given to executor by brothers and brothers-in-law as follows, viz.: Henry Hall, John Hall, and James Hall, Thomas Stevens, James Adams, and Edward Larkin. Oath was also made by John Hall and William Wilkinson, that widow had received her portion. Will of Thomas Stevens dated 3/30/1728, Wife Mary, Brother-in-law James Adams, Sister-in-law Honor Adams, Son-in-law Samuel Hall, Daughter-in-law Mary Hall, Cosen Jane Hall, Cosen Thomas Hall, Son-in-law Edward Hall, Servant Edward Counts, Exors: friends Matthew Randall, Jeremiah Burtch of Stonington. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999. In Stephens - Stevens genealogy and family history: some lineage from Anthony Stephens c1560-c1625 of Wiltshire, England p. 272 states: "Thomas Stevens whose name appears on the list of free inhabitants of Westerly, R. I. He -m- Mary, dau. of Henry Hall, Sr. "On 13 Aug 1703, Henry Hall, Sr. conveyed land in Westerly to his son James Hall and to his son-in-law Thomas Stephens," ib., vol. 1, p. 96). After Mary's death, Westerly, Rhode Island Deeds, Vol. 6, p. 513, Edward Hall and Joanna his wife of Stonington to George Babcock 207 A bounded: John Mackcoon, Joseph Mackcoon; Mary Stephens, widow & Relict of Thomas Stephens Late of Stonington decd & former widow & Relict of Edward Hall late of Westerly decd, Nov. 10, 1742. Witnesses: Joshua Hall and W. Babcock. Westerly, RI, Book 1, 15 /24: The name of Thomas Stephens, Jr. appears on the list of free inhabitants of Newport, RI in 1723. They were living in that part of Westerly, RI that became Stonington, CT where he died 14 May 1736 and his will was probated 4 Jun 1736. No children were mentioned in the will, nor are any found recorded at Westerly, RI or Stonington, CT.
4. Elizabeth HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (c1667 Westerly, RI-AFT 1741) m. c1697 to Edward LARKIN (c1668-WILL: Dated 17 Nov 1737, proved 30 Mar 1741), son of Edward LARKIN, in 1706, in this and following year receipts were given to executor by brothers and brothers-in-law as follows, viz.: Henry Hall, John Hall, and James Hall, Thomas Stevens, James Adams, and Edward Larkin. On 9 August 1706, "then received of my brother-in-law Edward Hall of Westerly the full and just sum of ten pounds seventeen shillings money In full of my part of my legacy due to me out of my deceased father-in-law Henery Hall estate it being what of right did belong to me. I say received by me. Signed and delivered in presence of, and Elizabeth the wife of Edward Larkin signed the above written deed in the presents of, signed by mark, before witnesses Joseph and Bethia Clark. Elizabeth was living 5 December 1712 when as "wife of Edward, " her name appears on the membership list of the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Westerly. On 31 Dec 1701 Edward Larkin and his wife Elizabeth, sold 100 acres to Samuel Lewis. On 15 Jul 1705 Edward Larkin was appointed deputy. On 25 Jan 1715/16 Edward and Mary Larkin deeded land to Rebecca Larkin showing that Edward had remarried by that date.
5. James HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (c1669 Newport, RI-Will 4/17/1734 Proved 4/29/1745 Westerly, RI) m. c1692 Sarah BABCOCK (c1670-) d/o Job BABCOCK and Jane CRANDALL. Sabbatarian Church (Seventh Day Baptist) Members, Newport, RI, 1671 to 1830 - Hall, Sarah, wife of James 1704 Hall. The Halls of New England: genealogical and biographical, By David Brainerd Hall, states: James Hall m. Sarah, dau. of Job Babcock [and Sarah Crandall], and had Sarah, b. Dec. 15, 1693; Jane, b. Aug 29, 1695; Honor, b. Aug 14, 1697; Elijah, b. Aug 23, 1699; James, b. Sept. 17, 1701; Joseph b. Feb. 8, 1703; Mary b. Nov 10, 1705; Benjamin b. Nov. 19, 1707; Anne b. Sept. 29, 1709; Jonathan b. Nov. 18, 1711. James Hall of Westerly, RI Will 17 Apr 1734, Proved 29 Apr 1745, Ex. Son Benjamin. To wife Sarah, a third of all estate real and personal for life, use of best room in the house; and two milk cows and a riding beast forever. To grandson Benjamin Hall, son of James, deceased, 5s. To son Joseph, eastward part of homestead, 80 acres. To son Benjamin, rest of homestead, house &c., 120 acres, he paying my daughter Mary Hall, 10 lbs. To daughters Sarah Hall, Honour Hall, Elizabeth Mackson and Mary Hall, all personal equally. Inventory 394 lbs., 18 s., viz : apparel, 24 lbs, 15s., pair of compasses, 3 linen wheels, pair of cards, pewter, a yoke of oxen, pair of steers, 3 cows, 2 heifers, 2 yearlings, mare, 18 sheep, 6 lams, breeding sow, 6 pigs, &c. Source: The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690: By John Osborne Austin, George Andrews Moriarty.
6. Edward HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (1671 Westerly, RI-Will 8/16/1714 Proved 11/4/1719 Westerly, RI) m. Mary (c1662-Aft 5/14/1736), d/o Edward Ball and Mary George of Block Island, deed dated 10 Nov 1742, On 29 Jun 1702, Edward Hall is listed as a freeman at Westerly. The will of Henry Hall, Sr. was made in 1705, and Town Council appointed his son Edward as executor, on petition of Henry, John and James Hall, Thomas Stephens or Stevens and James Adams. Edward Hall sold land to his brother John Hall on 27 Feb 1710/11. On 4 Nov. 1719, administration of the estate of Edward Hall was given to his widow Mary Hall: Inventory, land 300 lbs. 4 oxen, 5 cows, 2 two year, a yearling, 5 calves, 2 mares, 3 beds, gun, loom, 3 swine, books, 12 shilling, wheels and cards, &c. James Hall, b. c1660, d. 1745. On 7 Sep 1719, Joseph Maxson, James Cove, Hubbard Burdick and Jonathan Maxson appraised the estate of Edward Hall, decd. Westerly Town Council, Vol. 2/3, 1719-1731, p. 7. Edward Ball, father of Mary, was b. c1640 and m. Mary George, d/o Peter George and Mary Rowning. Edward Ball died 16 Aug 1714 at New Shoreham, Block Island, Newport Co., RI and was buried at Old Cemetery on Block Island. "Edward Ball, the first settler of that surname who appears at Block Island." "The island had been purchased in 1660 for £400 by sixteen persons, many of whom became permanent settlers in 1661. Among these first settlers was Peter George, the future father-in-law of Edward Ball; and Mr. George received lots 8 and 9 with Simon Ray, in a division of lands in west part of the island, also lot 16 in north part of the island for his sole use. These grants may have decided Edward Ball as to his own location later. There was, perhaps, a white population of fifty persons when Edward Ball first came to the island, with an Indian population several times greater. The records are but meagre that relate to the early history of Block Island, but we find Edward Ball was a freeman there in 1678, and in 1689, when the French privateers made a descent upon the island, it is probable that he suffered from their plundering, as did his neighbors. In 1696 he and Simon Ray were chosen trustees for funds for a harbor. In 1700 the Rev. Samuel Niles was invited to the pastorate of the church at Block Island, and Edward Ball was appointed with Joshua Raymond and Simon Ray to lay out and appraise lands which were to be given Mr. Niles for a house lot. In 1702, June 8th, he was Deputy Warden, and held the office of 'Crowner' (i.e., Coroner). In 1704 he was sheriff." Edward Ball was on a "Freeman" list in the town records in 1684 at New Shoreham, Block Island, Newport Co., RI. He left a will on 16 August 1714. Proved August 1714. "He mentioned his wife Mary, sons Peter, John and Edward, daughters Mary Hall, Elizabeth Hall, and Jane Dickens, and grand-daughter Patience Hall. His inventory showed a bull, 4 cows, 4 heifers, 3 steers, 2 calves, 20 sheep, 16 lambs, mare, colt, 8 hogs, etc." "Edward Ball appears to have been a fishing Captain, and there can be little doubt that he is identical with the Edward Ball, aged about 30 years, who was fishing at the Isles of Shoales for Stephen Ford in 1660. In July 1661 he was before the Court at York, Maine, for living away from his wife, and he promised to bring her to Maine. He last occurs in the York records in 1667, when he was a creditor of William Scadlock (Libby's Gen. Dic. of Me. & N.H.). If the two men are identical, Mary George must have been a second wife. The Maine man undoubtedly was a fisherman from one of the coast towns of Devonshire or Cornwall." Westerly, Rhode Island Deeds, Vol. 6, states on p. 513: Edward Hall [Jr.] and Joanna his wife of Stonington to George Babcock 207 A bounded: John Mackcoon, Joseph Mackcoon; Mary Stephens, widow & Relict of Thomas Stephens late of Stonington dec'd & former widow & relict of Edward Hall late of Westerly dec'd, Nov. 10, 1742. Wits: Joshua Hall and William Babcock. [Westerly Land Evidence 6:513]. In the Rhode Island Historical Society collections: Vol. 11, p. 27: Westerly, RI: Ball - Hall - Will of Edward Ball: 16 Aug. 1714 mentions daughters, Mary Hall and Elizabeth Hall. By reference to Austin p. 90, family of Henry Hall, it will be seen that Mary was the wife of Edward Hall of Westerly, while his brother John Hall of Westerly married Elizabeth Ball. John Hall has no children given by Austin, but his 1754 will at Charlestown, proved 1764, shows he had Peter, John, George, Nathan, Thomas, Mary married to __ Harvey, Jenny, Patience m. Adams, Margaret, Freelove, Diana, Elizabeth, and Sarah married to __ Tucker. The Westerly and Charlestown records also show that Edward Hall and Mary (Ball) left issue. Documents name the following children of Edward Hall and Mary Ball: John, Sarah, Joshua, Mary, Jacob, Hannah, Edward and Henry.
7. Honor HALL (Henry HALL, Sr., John HALL) (c1673 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-) m. c1697 to James ADAMS 4/8/1671-1741), son of John Adams and his second wife Elizabeth. Their first child was born in 1698, so their marriage year would have been in 1697. James was called brother-in-law in the will of Thomas Stephens. The Barrington Papers in the Manuscript Section of the Rhode Island Historical Society contains a letter from John Greene to "freind Henry Hall" dated 21 April 1701, which is relative to timber and land and mentions "your son-in-law James Adams." 18 February 1705/6, from Henry Hall, John Hall, James Hall and Edward Hall, his brothers-in-law, sons of Henry Hall "lately deceased" came land on the Wood River. In 1706, in this and following year receipts were given to executor by brothers and brothers-in-law as follows, viz.: Henry Hall, John Hall, and James Hall, Thomas Stevens, James Adams, and Edward Larkin. According to the, "History of Scituate, Massachusetts From Its First Settlement to 1831," By Samuel Deane, the following is written: James Adams was the son of John Adams, who came to Plymouth in the Fortune in 1621, and whose widow Eleanor married Kenelm Winslow. James married Frances, the daughter of Mr. William Vassall of Scituate, 1646. He was a member of the second religious Society in Scituate, though his farm was on the Marshfield side of the river, probably near the place of the late Capt. George Little. His children were: William, born 1647; Anna, 1649; Richard, 1661; Mary, 1663; Margaret, 1664; all baptized in the second Church in Scituate." John Adams, Jr. of Marshfield left a family as shown below: The dates are day, month and year with the month starting in March as 1, April is 2 and so on. James, born 4, 8, 1671 married Honor Hall. Children of John Adams and his first wife Joane: Mary, born 3, 5, 1656., Martha, born 4, 1, 1658., Rebecca, born 13, 12 1661; married Henry Clifford, of Flushing, 29, 3, 1686. Children of John Adams and his second wife Elizabeth: John, born 17, 6 , 1664; died 4, 8, 1665, Elizabeth, born 9, 1, 1665 [married 23, 1, 1692, William Hollingshead], Sarah, born 28, 2, 1668, James, born 4, 8, 1671, Susanna, born 6, 9,1674, Hannah, born 15, 12, 1675, Deborah, born 7, 3, 1678, John, born 10, 7, 1680; died 30, 10, 1688, Abigail, born 2, 11, 1682, Thomas, born 12, 11, 1684, Marsey, born 13, 10, 1686, Phebe, born 9, 12, 1690. In Westerly, Rhode Island Deeds, Vol. 7, we find on pages 222-23: James Hall & Honore his wife to Andrew Brown of Westerly, Mariner, Feb. 13, 1750/1. Witnesses: Silas Greenman and Benjamin Randal.
JAMES HALL
James Hall (c1670 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-4/17/1734 Westerly, Washington Co., RI) m. Sarah Babcock (c1674-Aft 4/17/1734) he was most likely a weaver as his estate showed he owned 3 linen wheels. Also, by the sizable amount shown inventoried in his estate, one can assume he was quite successful in this venture.
Sarah's father was Job Babcock, born c1646; he was an Indian Interpreter, as well as a blacksmith and was also called a miller. Job assisted William Hall who was on a committee to treat with the Indians about drunkenness; "Seriously to consult and agree of some way to prevent the extreme excess of the Indians' drunkenness." Job was also a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church.
Sarah's mother was Jane Crandall, daughter of Elder John Crandall (c1609-1676) and Mary Opp. John Crandall was persecuted for his religious opinions and after his imprisonment in Boston, he sought safety in Newport. He is one of the six purchasers of Westerly, RI in 1661, and builds his homestead there on Pound Road c1665. He was perhaps the first Baptist Elder in America, later converting to the Seventh Day Baptist faith, holding meetings at his home in Westerly, RI. He returned to Newport because of the dangers of the King Philip Wars in 1676, and, while there, he died. He is buried in the family burial ground on the Homestead (Historical Cemetery #15).
Will dated 17 Apr 1734, proved 29 Apr 1745, executor son Benjamin. To wife Sarah, a third of all estate real and personal for life, use of best room in the house; and two milk cows and a riding beast forever. To grandson Benjamin Hall, son of James, deceased, 5 shillings. To son Joseph, eastward part of homestead, 80 acres. To son Benjamin, rest of homestead, house, &c., 120 acres, he paying my daughter Mary Hall 10 pounds. To daughters Sarah Hall, Honore Hall, Elizabeth Mackson (Maxson) and Mary Hall, all personal equally. Inventory 394 pounds, 18 shillings, viz: apparel, 24 pounds, 15 shillings, pair of compasses, 3 linen wheels, pair of cards, pewter, a yoke of oxen, pair of steers, 3 cows, 2 heifers, 2 yearlings, mare, 18 sheep, 6 lambs, breeding sow, 6 pigs, &c.
CHILDREN OF JAMES HALL AND SARAH BABCOCK:
1. Sarah Hall (12/25/1693, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
2. Jane Hall (8/29/1695, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
3. Honore Hall (8/14/1697, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
4. Elizabeth Hall (8/23/1699, Westerly, RI-) m. Daniel Maccoon (2/18/1696-) c1720 in Westerly, RI.
5. James Hall (9/17/1701, Westerly, RI-) m. Rachel d/o John Maccoon & Anne Larkin m. 4/17/1721 in Westerly, RI.
6. Joseph Hall (2/8/1703, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-) m. Susannah Shelley d/o Ebenezer Shelley.
7. Mary Hall (11/10/1705, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
8. Benjamin Hall (11/19/1707, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-) m. Abigail Babcock on 4/29/1731 Newport, RI.
9. Amey Hall (9/26/1709, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
10. Jonathan Hall (11/18/1711, Westerly, Washington Co., RI-).
JOSEPH HALL
Joseph Hall (2/8/1703 Westerly, RI-12/5/1755 Westerly, RI) He was willed the eastward part of his father's homestead, plus 80 acres in Westerly and continued to live there until his death in 1755 at the age of 52. Joseph Hall married Susannah Shelley, (c1703-), daughter of Ebenezer Shelley.
According to the 2003 book, Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, by Frank J. Doherty, p. 71, he states Joseph Hall born 8 July 1703 at Westerly, RI, married Susannah, daughter of Benjamin and Jane (_) Shelley. Susannah Shelley was the daughter of Ebenezer Shelley b. c1665 and this Benjamin Shelley was born c1705 and m. Jane Wilcox, therefore, this could not be possible.
In the will of his widow Jane ( ) Shelley Burdick dated 10/28/1748 and proved 11/28/1748, it shows her executor to be her son-in-law Joseph Hall. It also mentions daughter Sarah Worden, 5s, heirs of daughter Jane Tanner, 5s, heirs of son Benjamin Shelley, deceased, 5s, daughter Mary Warren 5s, heirs of son Samuel Shelley, 5s. daughter Susannah Hall, wife of Joseph, rest of estate. Inventory 107 lbs, 5s, 6d. Source: Genealogy Dictionary of Rhode Island by John Osborne Austin, p. 31.
Ebenezer Shelley b. c1665, was living in Tiverton in 1709 when he bought part of Lot No. 13 in the "six score acre division between Punkatest Out Let and Dartmouth line." From 1717-1727 six deeds were recorded in Bristol Co., MA (then included the town of Tiverton) whereby six of the children of Ebenezer Shelley sold their interest in the 13th lot, each deed naming the grantor as a son or daughter of Ebenezer Shelley, deceased. From these six deeds, Ebenezer's known children are listed below. Deeds belonging to the remaining children have not yet been found.
Children of Ebenezer Shelley:
1. Joseph Shelley (1695-) eldest son, Blacksmith of Tiverton, wife Elizabeth (per deed).
2. Ebenezer Shelley, Jr. (1697-) Ship Carpenter of Portsmouth, RI (per deed).
3. Sarah Shelley (1699-8/12/1757) sold property to Benjamin Chase, (per deed) m. William Worden.
4. Robert Shelley (1701-) (cordwainer [shoe maker] of Newport, RI), (per deed).
5. Susannah Shelley (1703-aft 12/27/1755) m. Joseph Hall (2/8/1703-12/5/1755) (deed missing).
6. Benjamin Shelley (1705-bfr 11/28/1748) (laborer of Westerly, RI), m. Jane Wilcox (per deed).
7. Mary Shelley (1707-Aft 11/28/1748) m. Mr. Warren (no deed).
8. Samuel Shelley (1709-Bfr 11/28/1748) (no deed).
9. Jane Shelley (1711-Bfr 11/28/1748) m. John Tanner of Westerly, RI, (per deed) The Mayflower Society shows William Tanner, his wife Mary (Babcock), and their son John Tanner with his two wives Susannah (West) and Jane (Shelley) buried in South Kingstown RI Historical Cemetery #129 (also known as the William Tanner Lot). John Tanner was the grandson of Job Babcock and Jane Crandall.
Children of Deacon William Worden (1698-1791) and Sarah Shelley (1698-8/12/1757) of Stonington, CT:
1. Ebenezer Worden (1/14/1719-1791) m. Boridell Button, they were parents of Sabra Worden (10/25/1752 Stonington Co., CT-) m. ____ Hall.
2. Capt. Isaac Worden (7/26/1721-1781/2) m. Sarah Worden.
3. Benjamin Worden (2/12/1723-) m. Thankful Edwards and 2) Mary Davidson.
4. William Worden, Jr. (11/2/1724-) m. Amy Wilcox 12/15/1743.
5. Sabra Worden (c1726-1726) Sabra did not m. Benajah Hall, Sr. (12/1734) as postulated by Frank J. Doherty in Settlers of the Beekman Patent based on "Bottskill Baptist Church of Greenwich, NY Early Settlers" which shows Sylvester Hall, Benajah Hall 1782, Sabra Hall 1782 having joined the church that year. The Sabra Hall who joined the church was the Sabra, d/o Ebenezer Worden and Boridell Button shown below.
6. Nathaniel Worden (2/4/1728-12/1/1813) m. Anna Palmeter.
7. Walter Worden (4/11/1730-1816) m. Anna Edwards.
Children with Mary Byrnes m. 10/4/1764 in Hopkinton, RI by Rev. Jo. Davis.
8. Mary Worden 5/20/1766 m. Lebbeus Coon.
9. Sarah Worden 9/10/1767, m. Benjamin Kenyon 8/9/1789.
10. Ann Worden 8/19/1769 m. Gardner Worden.
Children of Ebenezer Worden (1/14/1719-1791) and Boridell Button, Boridell, m, Ebenezer Worden, b of Stonington, Jan 12, 1738, by Rev Joseph Fish. Witnesses: Benjamin Worden & John Button:
1. Abial Worden (5/20/1740, Stonington Twp, New London Co., CT-4/12/1819 Seneca, NY).
2. Ebenezer Worden (2/2/1745 Stonington Co., CT-).
3. Borrodell Worden (8/26/1747 Stonington Co., CT-).
4. Desire Worden (10/26/1751 Stonington Co, CT-).
5. Sabra Worden (10/25/1752 Stonington Co., CT-) m. Ezekiel HALL, Jr. (c1752-) The "Bottskill Baptist Church of Greenwich, NY Early Settlers" shows Sylvester Hall 1782, Benajah Hall 1782 and Sabra Hall 1782 as members on the year next to their names. This Sabra was the sister of Delight Worden m. Benjamin Worden, both named in the church records during that time. Ezekiel Hall, Jr. was the nephew of Benajah Hall.
6. Elizabeth Worden (8/3/1755, Stonington Co., CT-).
7. Delight Worden (10/26/1757 Stonington, New London Co., CT-) m. Benjamin Worden, (11/5/1758 Stonington, New London, CT-) son of Walter Worden and Anna Edwards. May ye 12th 1782 at a meeting of worshiping meeting at the house of William Stewards a number of candidates was baptized by Rev. Lemuel Powers. Administrators: Benajah Hall, Benjamin Worden, Sabra Hall, Mary Ross, Delight Worden, Deborah Fuller, Elizabeth Thornton, Anna Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Rebecca Burdick, Susannah Hall, and Mary Whaley joined Covenant.
In Westerly, RI deeds, Vol. 7 the following deeds are found: On p. 76-77, Joseph Hall and wife Susanna to John Brown, Taylor, May 26, 1748. On p. 90-91, Joseph Babcock and Susanna his wife to John Crandall, son to Peter, Oct. 6, 1747. Wit: Elias Thompson, W. Babcock, Stephen Babcock and Anna Babcock. On p. 280, John Richmond and Mary his wife to Joseph Hall, 32 acres in Westerly bounded by Thomas Mumford, Joseph Odel, Joseph Maxson and Josiah Hill, 2/26/1739/40. Witnesses: Stephen Wilbour and Stephen Babcock.
Samuel Crandall, son of Eber Crandall and Patience Lanphere, and grandson of Elder John Crandall and Hannah Gaylord. He m. Sarah Worden 10/14/1731 Stonington, CT and died during the French and Indian War in the 1st Regiment, 3rd Company, CT.
Children of Samuel Crandall and Sarah Worden:
1. Sarah Crandall (6/10/1733 Stonington, CT->1810 Dutchess Co., NY) m. 1753 Benajah Hall (12/1734 Westerly, Ri->1810 Dutchess Co., NY).
2. Eunice Crandall (1/24/1737 Stonington, New London, CT-1759, Norwich, New London, CT.
3. Azariah Crandall Sr. (5/18/1739, Stonington, New London, CT-2/10/1808 Dutchess Co., NY) m. Rebecca Reynolds.
4. Nathaniel Crandall (9/25/1741 Stonington, New London, CT-1742).
5. Desire Crandall (1/28/1743, Stonington, New London, CT-3/11/1810, Wyoming Valley, Luzerne, PA).
6. Thomas Crandall 2/12/1746, Stonington, New London, CT-1780 Tengah, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia).
7. Samuel Crandall (3/27/1749 Stonington, New London, CT-1750).
8. Gurdon Crandall (3 Oct 1751, Stonington, New London, CT-1804).
Descendants of Samuel Crandall and Sarah Worden, share royal descent from Peter Worden, the Immigrant. According to Worden Genealogy, Sarah Worden was the daughter of Thomas, son of Samuel, son of Peter Worden, the younger. The Peter Worden line goes back to William the Lion of Scotland whose ancestry goes to earlier, famous royals (including the earliest French and English Kings).
From Vol. 12 Abstracts of Westerly Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman), p. 138. Joseph Hall of Westerly, yeoman. Will dated 10/14/1755, proved 12/29/1755, pp. 469-470. Wife Susannah. Sons: Ezekiel who has had, Joseph, Ebenezer, Hezekiah and Benajah [all], under 21. Daughter: Susannah Hall under 18. Witnesses: Ephraim Hall, Jonathan Hall, Daniel McCoon.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH HALL AND SUSANNAH SHELLEY:
1. Ezekiel HALL I (c1732 Westerly, RI) (over 21 on 10/14/1755) m. 10/1/1751 Westerly, RI to Mary Crandall (6/5/1733 Westerly, RI- ) d/o John Crandall ii (1705-1795) m. 11/19/1730 Westerly, RI Mary Crandall (1710-1739) (d/o Eber Crandall and Mary Cottrell). Ezekiel is mentioned in his father's will as having already received his share of his father's estate prior to 10/14/1755, possibly at the time of his marriage. Joseph Hall to son Ezekiel Hall, 10/1/1751. Wits: Joseph Crandall and Elizabeth Crandall, Westerly, Rhode Island Deeds, p. 329. His son Ezekiel Hall II (c1752-) m. Sabra Worden (10/25/1752 Stonington Co., CT-) d/o Ebenezer Worden (1/14/1719-1791) and Borridel Button.
2. Benajah HALL, Sr. (12/1734 Westerly, RI-Aft 1810 Dutchess Co., NY) m. 1753 Sarah Crandall (6/10/1733 Stonington, New London, CT-Aft 1810 Dutchess Co., NY), d/o Samuel Crandall and Sarah Worden, they married at age 19.
3. Ebenezer HALL (1736 Westerly, RI-) m. Elizabeth Warren on 4/21/1754 Newport Trinity Church Newport, RI, married at age 18.
4. Joseph HALL (1738 Westerly, RI-Jamestown, Newport Co., RI) m. Tamzon Wilcox on 12/18/1758, married at age 20
5. Hezekiah HALL (1740 Westerly RI-8/22/1789 Stephentown, Rensselaer, NY) m. Dorcas Peckman on 10/11/1759, married at age 19.
6. Susannah HALL (1742 Westerly Washington, RI-) (age 13 when her father died on 10/14/1755) NFI.
BENAJAH HALL, SR.
Benajah Hall, Sr. (Be-naw-jah) (12/1734 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-Aft 1810 Dutchess Co., NY) m. 1753 in Westerly, RI to Sarah Crandall (6/10/1733-Aft 1810 Dutchess Co., NY), daughter of Samuel Crandall and Sarah Worden, and the brother of Azariah Crandall, Sr. Benajah Hall was a corporal during the RW which lasted from 4/19/1775 to 9/3/1783 with Willet / Fonda. He was age 37 at the start of the RW and likely enlisted at the start on 4/19/1775.
Abstracts of Richmond, RI, Land Evidences by Nellie M. C. Beaman: pp. 231-232 "Joseph Kinyon, Jr. of Rhode Island yeoman, and Catharine Kinyon his wife, and Joseph Kinyon the father of the aforementioned, Joseph Kinyon to Jonathan Potter of Rhode Island yeoman, dated 3/27/1764 ack. 9/27/1764. Wit: Benajah Hall, and John Webster," shows Benajah Hall, Sr. was living in Richmond, Washington Co., RI as of 1764. His military documents and pension records show Benajah Hall, Benajah Hall, Jr., Asa Hall, Isaac Hall and Jesse Hall all enlisted in Dutchess Co., NY. Documents state their hometown was Richmond, RI. Documents Relating to The Colonial History of the State of NY Vol. XV. State Archives, Vol. I Albany NY. Name/Rank, Regiment/Company: Hall, Isaac, private Willet Livingston; Hall, Asa, private Graham Vail; Hall, Benajah, corporal Willet Fonda; Hall, Benajah, private Field Dyckman; Hall, Jesse, private Field Dyckman; Hall, Jesse, private Graham Vail.
Benajah Hall, Sr. moved to Dutchess Co., NY with Azariah Crandall, Sr., (5/18/1739 Stonington, CT-2/10/1808 Duchess Co., NY) m. Rebecca Reynolds, (10/27/1738 Stonington-1782/1783) d/o James Reynolds and Rebecca Burdick. (Rebecca was the d/o Robert Burdick and Rebecca Foster, and Robert Burdick's parents were Robert Burdick and Ruth Hubbard). Robert next m. the widow Mrs. Jane (Wilcox) Shelley whose daughter Susannah Shelley m. Joseph Hall, Benajah's parents. Azariah, an original settler of the Beekman Patent, came to Beekman and Poughquay, Dutchess Co., NY, and in 1774 he signed the Articles of the Association of Dutchess Co. He was a private in the militia, 3rd Reg under Col. John Fields. Frank J. Doherty of Settlers of the Beekman Patent, tells us "Azariah Crandall [Jr.] (c1769-) and a number of Pawling men went to Virginia" ... "Nathan Crandall, [son of Azariah of Beekman] went to Montgomery Co., VA with friends from Beekman. Family lore states Benajah Hall was a great scout and traveled on foot from Dutchess Co., NY to Montgomery Co. to visit his sons, Asa and Jesse. Another descendant writes, “My Asa's father walked all the way from New York to pay Asa and his brother, Jesse a visit, he stayed through the winter and walked back in the spring.” Glenn Hall says he wore a hunting coat and coon skin cap 'made of great stoof' (she was Irish).
"The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, shows Azariah located in Pawling by June 1766 (the date he was 1st taxed), he was assessed in the Beekman and Pawling Precincts from June 1767 - June 1779. He was in the 3rd Regiment of the DC militia in the Revolution, and was granted Land Bounty Rights for his service. Azariah was a Deacon of the Baptist Church in Pawling from 1785 until his death on 11 Feb. 1808, and was buried in the Beekman Cemetery in Poughquaq, NY. Simeon Crandall (1/15/1724-) s/o Joseph Crandall and Ann Langworthy, and grandson of Rev. Joseph Crandall and Deborah Hubbard Burdick) named sons Jesse, Asa, and Isaac, as did Benajah Sr, indicating these were Crandall family names.
The "Bottskill Baptist Church of Greenwich, NY Early Settlers, states, to attend a counsel at Saratoga on the first Tuesday in June next to be held at Robert Kinyons house. At a worshiping meeting held May ye 11th 1782 at the Dwelling house of Capt. Forster Entred as Members with us Rebecca Burdick and Susannah Hall. May ye 12th 1782 at a meeting of worshiping at the house of William Stewards a number of candidates was baptized by Rev. Lemuel Powers. Administrators Benajah Hall, Benjamin Worden, Sabra Hall, Mary Ross, Delight Worden, Deborah Fuller, Elizabeth Thornton, Anna Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Rebecca Burdick, Susannah Hall, and Mary Whaley joined Covenant. April 27th 1782 at a meeting of worship held at Elisha Coons entered Covenant with us Benajah Hall, Sabra Hall and Mary Ross.
May ye 12th 1782 at a worshiping meeting at the house of William Stewards a number of candidates was baptized by Rev. Lemuel Powers administrators Benajah Hall, Benjamin Worden, Sabra Hall, Mary Ross, Delight Worden, Deborah Fuller, Elizabeth Thornton, Anna Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Rebecca Burdick, Susannah Hall, and Mary Whaley joined Covenant.” The principal ministers of the church were Peter Worden, Wm. Wait, Lemuel Powers and Joseph Crandall. Delight Worden (10/26/1757-) m. Benjamin Worden and Sabra Worden (10/25/1752-) m. Ezekiel Hall, Jr, she was the d/o Ebenezer Worden and Boridell Button. Their brother Darius Worden m. Charlotte Thornton, a cousin of Elizabeth Thornton. Hall members and year joined were Sylvester Hall 1782, Benajah Hall 1782, Sabra Hall 1782, Ruth Hall 1790, Susannah Hall 1802, Elias Hall 1802, Ebenezer Hall 1803, Hannah Hall 1803. Sabra Hall mentioned was the wife of Ezekiel Hall II (c1752-), nephew of Benajah Hall, Jr. Sabra Worden Hall (10/25/1752 Stonington Co., CT-Aft 1782) was the d/o Ebenezer Worden and Boridell Button.
Additional Church records state, 1/15/1783 at a conference held at the home of David Petteys: .... brought forward a matter of complaint of Silvester Hall against brother Benajah Hall first of promising him to give him security. The said Silvester Hall for signing a note with him as security to John Millar and afterward denying of it. And this article appears to be true by brother Whaley's evidence. Second article that brother Hall said that he wished said Millar was dead and that he was to salt him up in the kettle he hired of said Millar. To which brother Hall saith he did say that he would not care if Millar was dead and salted in it. Article the third said Silvester chargeth him of swearing profanity. And brother Benajah Hall acknowledgeth he did profanely swear. The Brethren is of the mind that he is guilty in each article of the above complaint and for these things and the other matters before against him.
To act on matters of difficulty existing between Joseph Reynolds and Benajah Hall December ye 21st 1782. At meeting of Conference held at the dwelling house of brother Elisha Coon. Opened the meeting by singing & prayer to God. Brother Joseph Reynolds proceeded to open his matter of difficulty with brother Benajah Hall wherein he accused said Hall of being guilty of the Heinous Sin of Lying in the first article of complaint. 2nd said Reynolds charges him ye said Hall of speaking slanderously of him. These matters being diligently searched into by the Church this body in General finds Brother Hall guilty of the Charges Laid against him. Brother Robert Kinyon & Brother Theophilus Whaley are appointed as messengers to request Sarah Robins & Mary Whaley to attend our next Conference to be three weeks from the Date here of at this house.
ASA HALL (6/1758 Westerly, Washington Co., RI-2/13/1841 Montgomery Co., VA) m. in 1779 Sarah ADAMS (c1761-c1801) d/o James ADAMS (2/6/1732 Groton, New London, CT-4/1/1807 Stephentown, Rensselaer, NY) and Mary RANDALL (4/11/1739 Groton, New London, CT-2/19/1820 Stephentown, Rensselaer, NY) who were m. in 8/3/1756 in Groton, New London Co., CT, After Sarah's death in 1800/1801 Asa m. 2) Mary VANOVER (1775 Montgomery Co., VA-Aft 1841) on 7/31/1802 in Botetourt Co., VA. Asa was the son of Benajah HALL, Jr. and Sarah CRANDALL, and at a young age, fought in the Revolutionary War, as did his brother Jesse Hall. According to his pension application, he enlisted in the army in Dutchess Co., NY 3/3/1776, enlisted again 7/1/1777 and served until 12/15/1777. He married Sarah Adams in New York and had ten children. He came to Montgomery County, VA about 1795, preceded by his brother Jesse. Sarah died in Virginia about 1800. Asa then married Mary Vanover, daughter of Henry Vanover. They had three daughters, Martha, Mary and Christina. Asa and his brother Jesse acquired land of North Fork of Roanoke by purchase and by grant. Two land grants found for Asa for service in the Revolutionary War were: 10/17/1803, 150 acres in Montgomery Co., VA; and 4/1/1815, 25 acres Montgomery Co., VA. Asa Hall sold to Thomas Jewell 89 acres of land on 10/7/1800 as recorded in the Montgomery Co., VA deed book. The land was located on the heads of Keeneys Run, a branch of North Fork of Roanoke River for $600.00. On 1/3/1831 Asa Hall applied for his Revolutionary War pension. Asa was 72 years old. The following is taken from a declaration by Asa Hall, Sr. in Montgomery Co. on that date: Asa Hall enlisted on the 3/3/1776 in the county of Dutchess and the state of New York and was commanded by Captain Nathan Pearce, who having shortly retired from service, he was put under the command of Captain Palding in the regiment commanded by Colonel Richmord….I served but nine months and five days up to the 8th of December…On the 7/1/1777 enlisted under Captain Salisbury (sic) for three months in the regiment commanded by Colonel Forass (he thinks) When after the taking of Burgoyne he was discharged from a service of five rather than three months. that his discharge is lost and that he has a living brother Jesse Hall the only witness in his knowledge to corroborate his statement….Nor have I any income at all, but that is derived by my labor on a poor bit land on and amid steep mountains, which at sale, but for improvements of houses, fences…of my own labor as affording shelter, and inferior grassland enclosed, and would scarcely command more than fifty or seventy dollars, that my age and property is such that my services me to the provisions of the aforesaid Acts of Congress I shall add the following schedule of my personal property and throw myself on the justice of my country for my future support at this time altogether insufficient for my comfortable subsistence. Schedule of the personal estate of Asa Hall is as follows to wit: one mare and colt $55, 3 cows and 2 calfs $24, seven head of sheep $5, seven head of hogs $5, in the aggregate is $89." Certified…said Asa Hall. It is the opinion of the court … amount of personal property is $89. After many affidavits, Asa Hall was awarded on 6/17/1833 a pension of $40.55 a year. Mary Hamlin writes in the Roanoke Times on 9/2/1989 that "present day members of Hall's Church describe Asa Hall as a kind and generous man and say those traits were why the church was named for him." Asa Hall died 3/6/1841, at age 83, and is buried in the cemetery of the church that bears his name.
BENAJAH HALL, JR. - Benajah joined the Scott Seventh Day Baptist Church in Cortland Co., NY 7/26/1832. He was a RW soldier from Dutchess Co., NY, and returned there before moving to Windsor, Hartford, CT where he married Sarah Brown. They had 12 children, 9 of whom survived to adulthood. He m. 2) Hepsibah LNU (176-12/2/1832 Sempronius, Cayuga Co., NY). Benajah Hall, Jr.'s military documents show the following: Col Peter Van Ness Regiment - Albany (6/24/1780). Benajah was 5'-9" inches, light complexion, 17 yrs of age. He is slim and straight built and was born in "Ridgeman Town", RI. Last place of residence was New Concord, Albany Co., NY. Benajah Hall, a fifer Muster Roll from 7/25/1780 to 25 Oct 1780. Col Graham's NY Levies (Pawling), 3rd Regiment, Capt John Heermanse's Co.. The Levies (Pawling) New York in the Revolution as Colony and State - Hall, Benijah, Jr. an enlisted man, Michael Dyckman is shown on this as a Capt. under Col. Albert Pawling. A return and pay for Benaijah Hall, from 1780 Fields, Dutchess Co. Regiment, NY Militia, Capt. Joshua Dykman's Co. (West Point 8 days) paid 16'-8. Benajah Hall, Jr. joined the Scott Seventh Day Baptist Church in Cortland Co., NY on 7/26/1832.
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Early Connecticut marriages as found on ancient church records prior to 1800 Edited By Frederic W. Bailey. Ezra Brown of Poquonock & Chloe Hoskins, Oct. 13, 1757
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The descendants (by the female branches) of Joseph Loomis: who came from Braintree, England, in the year 1638, and settled in Windsor, Connecticut in 1639
Children of Ezra Brown, Vermont.
1. Sarah, bap., April 12, 1758, d. young.
2. Chloe, bap., March 4, 1759.
3. Sarah, bap., March 29, 1761.
4. Ezra, bap., May 29, 1763, York, Medina Co., OH.
5. Rhoda, bap., June 23, 1765.
6. Isaac, bap., May 31, 1767.
7. Loanna, bap., July 16, 1769.
8. Hannah, bap., Oct. 25, 1772 On 16 Oct. 1846, Hannah Brown, of Oneida Co., N. Y., age 75, knew well Benajah Hall in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn., who came from Dutchess Co., and later located in Cayuga Co., N. Y. Hansford, William (S36004, Va. service, Ky. Agcy. This was Hannah Brown, sister of Sarah Brown, d/o Ezra Brown and Chloe Hoskins.
Benajah of Pawling, Dutchess Co., NY moved to Marlborough, Ulster Co., NY in 1790 and the census shows Benajah Hall, Jr. (1 male over 16) - 2 Males under 16 were Jesse age 5 (b. 7/1785) and Benajah, III age 3 (b. 1/21/1787). The 3 Females were: Sarah his wife, Sarah age 7 (b. 1783) and 1 unknown female age 1 (b. 1789). His brother Asa Hall was in the same area in 1790. His pension file shows he moved to Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, then Mayfield, Montgomery, NY about 1800. He is also listed in the Federal Census here. His final migration was to Sempronius, Cayuga, NY where he is listed in the 1820 and 1830 Federal Census. Four of his children applied for his RW pension in 1846. Hunting Hall, Vols 1-11 Heritage Post Scripts, 1990, p. 25.
On 12/5/1806 in Sempronius, Cayuga, NY, Amaziah and Catherine Rust sold to Benajah and Sarah "Sary" Hall, Lot 11 Cayuga Co. per Cayuga Co., Deed book H, p. 233, a ferry lot on both side of the lake. The western part was in Niles, while the eastern part was in Spafford, Onondago Co., NY. In May 1808, Benajah and Sarah Hall signed a mortgage deed to Amaziah Rust for the lot. The Sheriff sold this same land on 11/14/1811 to Daniel Kellogg for $88 in unpaid taxes. It was a ferry lot on both sides of the lake. The western part was in Niles, while the eastern part was in Spafford, Onondaga, Co., NY according to Cayuga Co., Deed Book I, p 233. On 7/17/1819, Benajah Hall deeded land to wife Sary, 147 acres of Land on Lot 7, and upon her death land reverted 1/4 to Benager, 1/4 Jesse, 1/4 to Asa, and 1/4 to Isaac. This was probably deeded to Sary in order for him to be able to file for his pension under the 3/18/1818 Pension Act, documents show he filed, but was turned down as he "was not entitled to a Pension unless by reason of his reduced circumstances in life." An undated Hall Deed made after 7/17/1819 shows a payment of $22 for 7 acres, 78 rods, land adj. Sary Hall and Silas Cogswell on north, Benajah Hall on east, Joel Mudge on south, and Highway on west. This deed is contained in the papers of Charles H. Abbott.
The Great Nine Partners Patent, was a land grant in Dutchess County, New York. Among the names of the subscribers was Mr. Amaziah Rust. His son Amaziah Rust, Jr. 4/7/1754 married Catherine Quackenbush, and was the grantor of this deed. This also indicates a relationship between Amaziah Rust, Sr. and Benajah Hall, Sr. in Dutchess County. Amaziah Rust, Sr. was an attorney defending a Mr. Stoner, and stated in court his client received, "a horrific battlefield injury way back in 1777 that deprived him of hearing in one ear and may have driven fragments of another's skull into his own, leading to emotional instability and fits of temper." A writ ordering Stoner to desist from destroying his tavern was drawn up and his lawyer Amaziah Rust told him Stoner was "apt to be deranged with changes of the moon" but not to worry because the altercation would soon be forgotten and Mr Stoner would undoubtedly pay for any damages he caused.
Extracts from Pension Claim of Children of Benajah Hall, Jr. furnished by the National Archives, Washington, D.C. from the Records of the U.S. Vet. Admin. RW S-22814 Benajah Hall: On the 9/23/1846 … Chloe Powers of Spafford in the County of Onondaga NY aged 52 years, … a daughter of the late Benajah Hall late a fifer in the War of the Revolution and who resided at the time of his performing the Service in Dutchess Co., NY; that the said Benajah Hall died on the 11/4/1840 leaving no widow and that at his death he left the following children him surviving and that each of them is of the age of 21 years and upwards, to wit: Isaac B. Hall of Crawford Co., Pa., Phebe Gurnee of Wayne Co., NY, Chloe Powers of Onondaga Co., NY, and Nancy Williams of Cayuga Co., NY. ... for the purpose of obtaining for the surviving children of the said Benajah Hall the pension due … and that before the passage of Act of 6/7/1832 he became insane and fancied himself very wealthy and still retained the impression that he was not entitled to a Pension unless by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he should be in need of assistance from his Country for support and that the said Benajah Hall continued in that insane state of mind until he died and for that reason he could not be prevailed upon by his friends to make application for a pension. Chloe Powers Subscribed and sworn to before the Court of Common Pleas in open Court the day and date last within written before J. L Richardson First Judge of Cayuga. The Court certify that the within named Chloe Powers is a respectable person and her statement entitled to full credit. J. L. Richardson First Judge of Cayuga. The affidavit of William F. Cooper of Niles, Cayuga Co., NY. aged 45 years, sworn to 10/8/1846 allows that he was a practicing physician in 1840, and that he attended Benajah Hall during his last illness, his last visit being made 11/3/1840, and that said Benajah Hall died 11/4/1840.
Benajah Hall, Jr. was named as a minister of the Bottskll Baptist church as was Rev. Lemuel Powers, a relative of Isaac Powers of Moravia, NY, who m. Chloe Hall, daughter of Benajah Hall, Jr. "Rev. Lemuel's eldest son, Cyrus was born at Stillwater, Saratoga Co., NY, and married Lydia Stow, before removing to Sempronius, Cayuga Co., NY in 1800. Abigail, his daughter, was raised in Sempronius, and became the wife of President Millard Fillmore, and was the First Lady of the US from 1850 to 1853. Mortuary records with genealogical notes of the town of Spafford, Onondaga County, New York Nondaga Historical Association, p. 206.
Luther WAITE, 82 years old in 1936, said Benajah Hall, Sr. came home from the army without his pay and two years later he went to Washington to collect it. He returned after a long period "but his mind was affected by this, so that he could not give any coherent account of his journey, or whether he collected his money or not." Some descendants have speculated that he was robbed and a blow to the head resulted in his inability to remember what happened. Phoebe J. Blythe, of Orleans, New York, great grand daughter of Benajah, said the same about Benajah's trip to Washington, except that, "he got the money in gold pieces and strewed them on the way behind him and when he returned home he didn't know his family.” She also said Benajah was, "feeble in mind at least 10 years before he died." He died in 1840 according to a statement made by his physician, which is contained in his pension application.
CHILDREN OF BENAJAH HALL, SR. AND SARAH CRANDALL:
1. Sarah HALL (1754 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-) Named after both Benajah and Sarah's mother, the names of their daughters did not survive, but can be surmised based on typical naming patterns.
2. Eunice HALL (1756 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-) Named after Sarah's younger sister (she only had 2 sisters), the names of their daughters did not survive, but can be surmised based on typical naming patterns.
3. Asa HALL (1758 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-3/6/1841 Montgomery Co., VA) m. 1) Sarah ADAMS and 2) Mary VANOVER d/o Henry VANOVER, he was a private in Graham / Vail, he was age 18 when he enlisted in RW on 3/3/1776. Asa and his wife Sarah came to Montgomery Co., VA about 1795.
4. Jesse HALL (R.W.) (3/22/1760 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-10/2/1848 Montgomery Co., VA) m. c1778 Dutchess Co., NY Phebe WILBUR (7/13/1761 Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI-AFT 1810 Montgomery Co., VA) d/o Christopher Wilbur and Sarah Vaughn, he was a private in Graham / Vail and was age 16 when he enlisted in the RW on 2/1776. Jesse and Phebe moved to Montgomery Co., Va in 1789 according to Jesse's pension application. The Montgomery Co. Deed Book D, p. 486, dated 10/3/1807, shows Jesse HALL and wife Phebe of Montgomery Co., VA sold land to Charles G. Lewis, consisting of 194 acres both sides of South Fork Roanoke adjacent to William Stapleton and Luke Muncy. In the 1810 Montgomery Co., VA census Jesse HALL was enumerated with a female over age 45, showing Phebe was still living in 1810.
5. Benajah HALL, Jr. (1762 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-11/4/1840 Niles, Cayuga, NY) m. 1782 1) Sarah BROWN (3/29/1761 Windsor, Hardford, CT-c1825 Sempronius, Cayuga Co., NY) d/o Ezra BROWN of Poquonock and Chloe HOSKINS. He m. 2) Mrs. Hepsibah Hall died Dec 2, 1832 age 67 yrs (b. 1765) . Benajah and Sarah had 12 children. ““Benajah Hall m. Sarah Brown.” … “Benajah Hall joined the Scott Seventh Day Baptist Church in Cortland Co., NY 26 July 1832 and was excommunicated 12 March 1837. Benajah Hall died 4 Nov. 1840 in Niles, Cayuga Co NY leaving no widow, per Settlers of the Beekman Patent, New York, 2003, Frank J. Doherty, p. 74. “Benajah was a Revolutionary War soldier who enlisted from Dutchess Co., NY. … There he married Sarah Brown.”, per Hunting Hall, Vol. 1-11, p. 25, 1990. "Benajah was a Revolutionary War soldier who enlisted from Dutchess Co., NY. ... he returned to Dutchess Co. following his enlistment and then moved to Windsor, Hartford, CT. There he married Sarah Brown, purchased and sold land, and had his first children, including Jesse, Benajah, Jr., Isaac B., and Sally".
6. Isaac HALL (1764 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-Aft 1826) was a private in Willet / Livingston, he was likely age 16 when he enlisted in RW probably 6/24/1780. Isaac Hall is found on the 1800 Dutchess Co. Beekman Census 0-1-1-1-0/ 1-0-0-1-0, he is shown as 26/44 (age 36).
7. Hosea "Hose" HALL (1766 Richmond, Washington Co., RI-Aft 1810-) he is shown as 26/44 (age 44) in Dutchess Co., NY in 1810 is shown as 0-0-0-1-0 / 2-2-0-1-0 between Thomas Connor and Benajah Hall. His father Benajah Hall in 1810 is shown as 0-0-0-0-1 / 0-0-0-0-1.
8. Susannah HALL (1768 Richmond, Washington Co., Ri-) Named after Benajah's only sister, the names of their daughters did not survive, but can be surmised based on typical naming patterns.
9. Desire HALL (1770 Richmond, Washington Co., Ri-) Named after Sarah's youngest sister (she only had 2 sisters), the names of their daughters did not survive, but can be surmised based on typical naming patterns.
JESSE HALL
Jesse Hall (3/22/1760-10/2/1848) was born in Westerly, Washington Co., (later Richmond) RI and died 2 Oct 1848 in Montgomery Co., VA. He married Phebe Wilbur about 1780 in Dutchess Co., NY, she was born b. 13 Jul 1761 and died between 1810 and 1828. Jesse Hall moved to Dutchess County, NY with his family as young child. Information on his early childhood and education is unknown, but one can determine from his inability to sign his name that a formal education was lacking. Jesse's date of death is shown as 28 Aug 1848 on his headstone, but that is actually the date of his will. His will is recorded in Montgomery Co., VA Court Order Book 31, p. 183, dated 5 Mar 1849: "Jessee Hall, pensioner, died 2 Oct 1848, leaving children Freeburn Hall, David Hall, John Hall, Charles Hall, Susanna McNeeley, Lydia Martin and Polly Rumburg."
The story of Jesse picks up at the time of the Revolutionary War. During the summer of 1777, a band of Tories from the lower part of the country, to the number of nearly four hundred, came to the neighborhood and made their headquarters at the Presbyterian Church in the Crom Elbow Precinct in Dutchess Co., New York. Throughout the border settlements such parties were sent out to intimidate the patriots and obtain supplies for the British army. Then too, such invasions would naturally frighten the patriot families, and lead them to throw themselves upon the Government for protection, and have a tendency to draw out the volunteers. The patriots sent a messenger to Sharon, CT where lay a small company, which immediately marched to the relief of their patriotic brethren, receiving additions to their numbers as they passed along the route. When the force arrived at Washington Hollow, the Tories were upon the interval to the south of the church “on parade,” and did not observe the patriots until they were before them with cocked guns and “glistening bagonets.” A demand to surrender put them in an excitement, which led them to charge upon the hill, with “quickened tread.” The Yankees fearful of losing their company, gave them a broadside and killed several which changed the resolution of quite a number of their companions, who saw they could not escape, and ended the affair by giving themselves up as prisoners of war.
Jesse Hall and Phebe Wilber are said to have married in Dudley, MA according to several NY Hall researchers, to date no documentation has been located to prove or disprove this marriage. Due to the recent discovery of their son Asa on the Montgomery Co., VA Personal Property Tax list, they would have married in 1778, at age 18. The tax list shows: 1798 Asa Hall - 3003. The 1799 list has: (3 Apr) Asa Hall - 0003; (2 July) Asa Hall - 3003. From 1800 -1809, there's only one Asa on tax lists. The 1810 list has Essey Hall and Essey Hall Jr.; 1812 has Esey Hall and Asa Hall.
Moses "Mosey" Asa Hall, son of James R. Hall, and a descendant of Jesse Hall and Phebe Wilbur, passed down the following story about Jesse and Phebe: Jesse went to New York City after he was discharged from the Continental Army and found employment as a coachman for a well-to-do merchant. Part of Jesse's job was to drive the merchant's young daughter, Miss Phebe Wilber, to various social affairs in the city. It was during these drives that Jesse and Phebe fell deeply in love and wanted to get married, but when Jesse asked Mr. Wilber for her hand in marriage Mr. Wilber became very angry and sacked Jesse on the spot. Jesse and Phebe eloped soon thereafter. Jesse enlisted in the regular army at age 16 serving from Feb 1776-Nov 1776, then from Mar 1777-Oct 1777 he served in the Dutchess Co. Militia, and from Mar 1778-Dec 1778 he once again joined the regular army for nine months. It's possible Jesse and Phebe met after Oct 1777 and married before Mar 1778, with their son Asa born in 1779.
Phebe was the daughter of Christopher Wilbur and Sarah Vaughan. Christopher was the son of Benjamin Wilbur and Deborah Gifford, and brother of Judith Wilbur who married David Hall, son of James Hall and Rachel Maccoon, and grandson of James Hall and Sarah Babcock. Christopher Wilbur was the brother of Joseph Wilbur who married Sarah Hall, daughter of James Hall and Rachel Maccoon. Phebe's parents had 14 children: Dinah, 3 Aug 1747; Deborah, 2 Jul 1749; Mary, 6 May 1751; Elizabeth, 26 Mar 1753; Sarah 8 Feb 1754; Sarah, 22 Jan 1756; Benjamin, 16 Dec 1757; Lydia, 6 May 1760; Phebe 13 Jul 1761; Mary, 30 May 1763; Joseph, 29 Mar 1765; John, 10 Mar 1766; David, 12 Nov 1771; and Martha c1773. All were born in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI, with the exception of David and Martha who were born in Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY. Jesse and Phebe had four daughters, Susannah, Phebe, Lydia and Mary. Susannah was named after Jesse's grandmother (or possibly a sister), Phebe after his wife, and it is my guess Lydia and Mary were named after her sisters. Jesse and Phebe moved to Montgomery County, Virginia in 1789 according to Jesse's Pension Application.
Previously, it was believed Jesse married his second wife Ann Watterson prior to the birth of his son Charles in 1799, but the following deed proves he was still married to Phebe as of 1807: Montgomery Co. Deed Book D, p. 486, 3 Oct 1807, Jesse Hall and his wife Phebe of Montgomery Co. to Charles G. Lewis, 194 acres both sides south fork Roanoke adj. William Stapleton & Luke Muncy. Also, Jesse was enumerated with a female over age 45 in the 1810 census, which means Phebe was most likely still living in 1810.
JESSE HALL, RWPA #S8666. He was born in Rhode Island on March 22, 1760. He first enlisted as a private in Captain Nathan Pearce's Company of Dutchess County Militiamen and fought in the Battle of White Plains. In May of 1777, he enlisted as a private in Captain William Pierce's Company [sic] of the Pawling Precinct Regiment of Dutchess County Militia [Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Morehouse's Regiment]. In March of 1778, he enlisted as a private for nine months in the company of Cornelius T. Johnston (or as he is also known Cornelius T. Jansen) of the regiment commanded by Colonel Gansay (the name is spelt to give the sound) [the Third New York Regiment] and he states that he was stationed within Fort Plank or Blan on the Mohawk River. Colo. Gansay during the time had his station some twenty miles higher up the river at Fort Stannock. There was but a captain command at Fort Plank, and that command, as the applicant understood was part of Gansay's regiment. The soldiers all, at Fort Plank, believed the name of the Colonel to whose regiment they belonged, to be Gansay or Ganzee. He states that on November 11, 1778, he and his company were attached to a militia regiment commanded by one Colonel Clock. He again returned to fort Plank and his nine months tour being expired he was discharged in December 1778. In August of 1779, he enlisted in Captain Isaiah Veal's Company of the South End Regiment of Dutchess County Militia and was stationed at West Point for the term of three months. His file contains a deposition by Asa Hall. On-line - The Bloodied Mohawk: Additional Partisans H-M.
In Jesse Hall's Revolutionary War Pension Declaration (Source: Montgomery Co. VA Court Order Book 26 pp. 9-10), Jesse mentions serving at Fort Plain. Colonel Dayton of the Continental Army built Fort Plain in 1776 on the site of today’s Fort Plain Museum. Like other forts in the Mohawk Valley at the time, it was a refuge for neighbors during the savage raids by British forces composed of Tories and Indians. In one such raid, in August of 1780, women helped to “man” Fort Plain. After seeking refuge in the fort, the women donned men’s hats and carried poles. Showing themselves sufficiently above the stockade, the Indians and Tories retreated after seeing the large garrison at the fort. Later in 1780, General Robert Van Rensselaer made Fort Plain his headquarters, renaming Fort Plain after himself, Fort Rensselaer, however the name change did not stick. In June 1781, Colonel Marinus Willett was given command of the forces in the Mohawk Valley and took up headquarters at Fort Plain. Willett, whose home was the British-occupied New York City, was well respected in the valley and was eventually promoted to general. Later, he became mayor of New York City. On July 31, 1783, General George Washington inspected the garrison of Fort Plain and was given a military salute on his tour of the Mohawk Valley near the end of the war.
Pension Application (1) - On this 7th day of January 1833 personally appeared before the justices of the county court of Montgomery County in open court, Jesse Hall a resident of said county and state aged 72 years last March, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, that he enlisted in the army of the United States in February 1776 for nine months under Capt. Nathan Pierce in Dutchess County state of New York and was attached to and served in the regiment (no. forgotten) commanded by Colonel Richmore, which regiment belonged to the brigade of General McDougal. He was in the battle of the White Plains, he was discharged near Fort Montgomery in the state of New York sometime in the month of December following his enlistment. Again in the month of March 1778 (having in the interval served about seven months in the militia) in the same county and state, he enlisted again under a Capt. Johnston to serve another nine months term in the regular army, and joined the regiment commanded by Colonel Gonzie (don't know that the name is rightly spelled). He was stationed for the greater part of his tour of service at Fort Plank or Blank [Plain] on the Mohawk river; there was no officer at the place above the grade of Colonel, at this latter place he was discharged, his discharges are lost. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Jesse Hall - On this day and year above written Asa Hall a resident of the said county made oath in open court that he was a soldier in the first tour spoken of in the above declaration of Jesse Hall and in the same company and regiment and knows that the time and also the services are correctly stated, and was actually performed, he has resided near the applicant ever since the revolution and knows him well, as also Charles Willis, a resident of said county who declares on oath that the applicant is thought and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that he concurs in that opinion, and both declare that he applicant is a man of respectability and entitled to credit. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written. Signed by: Asa Hall and Charles Willis.
The said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Asa Hall and Charles Willis who signed the preceding certificate are residents in the county aforesaid and are persons of respectability and that their statement is entitled to credit.
State of Virginia, Montgomery County - Colonel Gonzie (various spellings) mentioned in both declarations is probably a reference to Colonel Peter Gonsevoort (1749-1812). There was some dispute over this part of Jesse's declaration because no one in the pension department had ever heard of a Colonel "Gonzie" or any similar name. Colonel Gonsevoort was commander of the 3rd NY reg't which was detached at various locations along the Mohawk and Hudson rivers in 1778, which is where Jesse said he was stationed.
Letter to the Hon. R. Craig, Christiansburg, from J. L. Edwards, War Department Pension Office, 21 Sep 1833: Sir, In reply to yours respecting the claim of Jesse Hall, I have the honor to state, that upon examination of his papers there is no objection to the 1st term of nine months which is fully detailed and established by a witness. With respect to the other term of nine months the name of the Col: must be a mistake. There is no knowledge in this office of any New York Col: bearing the name of ''Gonzie'' or even resembling it. The militia service which is asserted in the affidavit, and a part of it which he alleges he could prove by a witness whose testimony is not produced, should be verified by a Court of Record. No claim or a part of a claim can be admitted which has not been asserted before a Court of Record, or in cases of disability only, before a Judge or Magistrate. It will therefore be necessary to make his declaration de novo, embody the answers to the interrogatories, and accompany it with the original papers herewith forwarded.
Pension Application (2) - On this 30th day of September 1833 personally appeared before the Judge of the circuit superior court of law and chancery for the county aforesaid, the same being a court of record Jesse Hall a resident of said county and state, age 73 years last March, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - that he enlisted in the army of the United States in February 1776 for nine months, under Capt. Nathan Pierce in Dutchess County State of N. York and was attached to and served in the regiment commanded by Colonel Richmore which regiment belonged to the brigade of General McDougal. He was in the battle of the White Plains, and was discharged near Fort Montgomery in the State of New York sometime in the month of December following his enlistment. Afterwards in the said county of Dutchess and State of N. York on the 1st day of May 1777, being drafted, he again entered as a militia man into the service of the U. States under Colonel Morehouse, in the company of Capt. William Pierce. He was marched to a point about fifteen miles above the city of N. York on the Hudson; at this time the British were in possession of the city of N. York. At this station he remained three months in the regiment commanded by the said Colonel Morehouse and company of Capt. William Pierce. Afterwards, early in August (there being no interruption of his service) he was connected to a division of the army under command of General Putnam, (Morehouse being his Colonel and Pierce his Capt.) and marched near to Fort Montgomery with a view to its relief but the forces to which he belonged was unable to give any assistance and the Fort was taken. He then fell back to the place from which he had started - the point fifteen miles above the city of N. York having been absent one month according to his best recollection. He continued at this latter point after his said return, in the service, three months until the first of December or the early part of that month, where and when he was discharged. He was at the time of his discharge in the regiment of Colonel Morehouse and company of Capt. William Pierce. Afterwards, in the month of March 1778, in the same state and county, he enlisted under a Capt. Johnston, as a regular, for the term of nine months, and joined the regiment commanded by Colonel Gonsay (the name is spelt to give the sound) this applicant was stationed for the greater part of this term of service at Fort Plank or Blank [Plain] on the Mohawk river. Colonel Gonsay during this time had his station some twenty miles higher up the river at Fort Stennock [Stanwix]. There was but a Captain's command at Fort Plank [Plain], and that command was part of Gonsey's regiment. The soldiers all at Fort Plank believed the name of the Colonel to whose regiment they belonged to be Gonsay or Ganzie. The applicant had no personal acquaintance with him. A part of this tour of service was spent in an expedition to a place called Cherry Valley for the purpose of suppressing some Tories and Indians who had done considerable mischief to that neighborhood. While on this expedition he and his company were attached to a militia regiment commanded by one Colonel Clock [Jacob Klock]. He returned again to Fort Plank [Plain] and his nine month tour being expired he was discharged in December 1778. Afterwards in the month of August 1779 in the same county and state he went as a draft in the service of the U. States under the command of Colonel Burcham in the company of Capt. Israel Veal [Vail] and was stationed during the three months for which he was drafted at West Point on the Hudson, where he was discharged in the month of November 1779 having served three months from some period in the preceding August. His discharge having long since been lost. This applicant was born in the State of Rhode Island on the 22nd of March 1760. He has a record of his age at his own house where he resides. He came an infant from Rhode Island to Dutchess County in the State of New York which latter place was his residence where called into service. His residence for the last 44 years has been in the county of Montgomery State of Virginia. He received discharges but whether he received one at the end of each tour of service he cannot now recollect. He cannot now recollect whether his discharges were signed by a Captain, Colonel or officer of some other grade. He well remembers, however, to have received several of them which he thought would be of no value in future and permitted them to be lost or were cast away. He has no other evidence of his said service, but that accompanying this declaration. Applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above. Jesse Hall (his mark).
On the 30th day of September 1833 personally appeared in said court Asa Hall and being first duly sworn saith that he was a soldier in the first tour of service described in the foregoing declaration of Jesse Hall and in the same company and regiment with him said Jesse and knows that his statement as to these services is correct. He states farther that in the year 1779 he saw the applicant in the militia service on the Hudson river, in the State of New York. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Asa Hall (his mark)
We Asa Hall and Bartlett Martin, a clergyman residing in the county of Montgomery, State of Virginia, certify that we are well acquainted with Jesse Hall who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Asa Hall (his mark) Bartlett Martin.
According to the DAR manuscript, Jesse enlisted at the beginning of the Revolutionary War in the NY Militia at age 16, on Feb 1776 under Capt. Nathan Pierce in Dutchess Co, NY, and his brother, Asa, enlisted on 2 Mar 1776. He was in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, and at the capture of the British General Burgoyne at Ticonderoga. (See Over the Mountain Men, page 64, by Anne Lowry Worrell). (DAR page 4).
In 1789 Jesse obtained a land grant for his service and moved to Montgomery County, Virginia, and his brother Asa soon followed. Frederick Bittle Kegley in Kegley’s Virginia Frontier has this to say about Asa and Jesse: Asa Hall and Jesse, his brother, came from New York to Roanoke Valley in Virginia about 1790. They acquired land on the North Fork of Roanoke by purchase and by grant, Asa Hall 253 acres from James Bryan and Mary, 250 acres from Robert Foster and Hannah, 70, 250 and 45 acres on Keeney’s Run by entry; Jesse 253 acres from Thomas Wilson. Jesse Hall moved to South Fork and lived near Allegheny Springs.
On August 6, 1792, Hugh Crockett sold to Jesse Hall 45 acres on both sides of South Folk of the Roanoke River. On 20 Aug 1800 he was granted 210 acres in Montgomery Co. on the waters of Stoney Creek, a branch of Roanoke River, adjacent to the land of Picklesimer and Morris grant 57, page 97. On Feb. 24, 1795 Thomas and Elizabeth Wilson sold to Jesse Hall, 253 acres of North Fork of the Roanoke River. On 3 Dec. 1796 Jesse Hall and Phebe his wife sold to James Bryan, 253 acres on the south branch of North Fork of Roanoke River. On January 1, 1827 Jesse Hall and Asa Hall paid $100.00 for 100 acres on the south waters of the North Folk of Roanoke and adjoining Thomas Jewell's land.
The Hall’s, Watterman’s and Vanover’s appear to have been the moving force behind the establishment of Hall’s Methodist Church, which is still in existence near Ironto as Hall’s United Methodist Church.
From the journal and letters of Francis Asbury, one of the earliest Methodist preachers, we learn that on 15 Sep 1801 he shared the pulpit with his appointed traveling companion, Nicholas Snethen, whom Asbury called his "Silver Trumpet" to a very attentive people, which included the Wattersons, Halls, and Vanovers. Knowing the length of sermons of the day we could talk of the patience of the listeners but feel it wiser to say they enjoyed the "blast" of two trumpets of the Lord - a spiritual feast on a rare occasion.
The Deed of Hall's Church says Ewen Thomas Watterson gave land in 1817, along with a log cabin. The Watterson home was influential in spreading Methodism in the area, and in creating a unifying center in the church. The Watterson’s, Jesse Hall’s in-laws, no doubt had the church in their hearts and their home before giving land. Henry Vanover, Asa Hall’s father-in-law, was admitted on trial into the Methodist ministry in 1786, and was licensed in Bedford County to perform marriages while their preacher. Jesse Hall married Ann Watterson on 12 Jan 1798, c1830, daughter of Thomas (son of Henry and Agnes Watterson) in Botetourt Co., and Henry Vanover undoubtedly performed the marriage ceremony.
A Brief of Wills & Marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia 1733-1833, by Anne Lowry Worrell, has 12 Jan 1798 as date of marriage between Jesse Hall and Ann Watterson. A Montgomery Co. deed dated 3 Oct 1807 mentions Jesse Hall and his wife Phebe of Montgomery Co., VA. In the 1810 census Jesse was enumerated with a female over age 45, who was most likely his wife Phebe. On 31 Aug 1829 Samuel Poff and Sally Huff, daughter of Samuel Huff, dec'd, and Catherine Hall. Peter Huff and Jesse Hall, Surety. This 1829 deed seems to indicate a marriage occurring prior to 1829 between Catherine Zoll Huff and Jesse Hall. It is difficult to say with certainty that this was Jesse Hall b. 1760.
The Bedford Circuit was created in 1784, from 1786-87 Henry Vanover was one of three preachers, and his home was a preaching place on the Botetourt Circuit in 1829. The Circuit extended from just east of Appomattox, Virginia to the Greenbrier country near present Union, West Virginia to well north of Covington, Virginia. Prior to that date no circuit preacher at that time served this area - between the Blue Ridge and in the area of Roanoke Valley.
People of Virginia are prone to brag and proud to point out with pride to spots dear to their hearts. One such brag of many places is "George Washington slept here" and "George Washington ate here." Methodists of Montgomery Co., with equal pride and joy can say, "Francis Asbury rode by here." Yes, he preached here and slept near by and we have been blessed by the churches founded under his inspiration and ministry.
Congress granted pensions to Jesse at age 72, and his brother Asa, at age 74 on June 17, 1833. Jesse died at age 88 in Montgomery Co., Virginia, his will dated 28 Aug 1848, is recorded in Will Book 8, pg 7 in the Montgomery County, Virginia, County Clerks Office, and he names his children as follows: Freeburn, David, John, Charles, heirs of daughter Phebe Morris, deceased; Susannah McNeely, Lydia Martin and Polly Rumburg. Presented at court 6 Nov 1848. Source: "The Family Jewells", by Lois A. Henson.
Directions to Jesse Hall's grave: Rt. 11 South/460 West out of Salem, and turn left at the Alleghany Springs Nursing Home on Alleghany Springs Road in Montgomery Co. (this will be the next turn after the Citco Station and Methodist Church, you'll see the First National Bank across from the nursing home). Go 5 miles after turning, the cemetery is on the left next to a dairy farm, a small dirt road goes up beside the dairy farm, and leads to a chain link fenced cemetery. There's a dumpster and then a house on the right before reaching the dairy farm, if you reach Camp Alta Mons, you've gone too far.
It was previously believed that Jesse Hall married Catherine Zoll Huff, daughter of Jacob Zoll, on 12/15/1828, but no proof has been found to verify that this was Jesse Hall born 1760, age 68 in 1828. Catherine was the widow of Samuel Huff, and his will was dated 1825 Montgomery Co., VA and probated Feb 1826.
CHILDREN OF JESSE HALL AND PHEBE WILBUR:
1. Asa Hall (c1779, Dutchess Co., NY-) Asa Hall, brother of Jesse, is the only Asa Hall on the 1798 tax list, but two Asa Hall's appear on the 1799 Montgomery Co, VA Personal Property Tax List, one of whom is believed to Asa Hall, age 20, son of Jesse and Phebe Hall with 3 horses being taxed. Asa Hall, Jr. does not appear on the tax list until 1810 at age 18. By 1800, Asa Hall, Sr. is once again the only Asa Hall on the tax list, which might indicate the year Jesse's eldest son died.
2. Freeburn Hall (c1781, Dutchess Co., NY-) m. Catherine Pate (c1789-) on 27 Apr 1807; (he is shown as age 69 on the Montgomery Co., VA 1850 census, Catherine is shown as age 61). Freeburn d. 5/22/1876 (Montgomery Co., VA Death Reg. 1853-1896). Age 95, birthplace NY. cod: pneumonia.
3. David Hall (c1783, Dutchess Co., NY-) (year of birth determined from Jesse's will, mentioned as his second son, indicating he was alive in 1848, no further information)
4. Sarah Hall (c1785 Dutchess Co., NY-) died young.
5. Susannah Hall (c1787, Dutchess Co., NY-) m. William McNeely and the marriage bond was dated 12/25/1811; (year of birth determined from the age of her last child (1828-) she would have been 41/42; she was the first daughter named in her father's will).
6. Phebe Hall (c1789 Montgomery Co., VA-<1848), died before her father's 1848 will, m. Clayburn Morris 10/5/1808; (year of birth determined from the date of her marriage; she was the second daughter named in her father's will.
7. Jesse Hall, Jr. (c1791, Montgomery Co., VA-) died as a young man, never married.
8. John Hall (c1793, Montgomery Co., VA-) m. on 10 Sep 1811 in Fincastle, Botetourt, VA to Sarah "Sally" Pate (3 Jun 1794-30 May 1874 in Allegheny Twp., Montgomery Co., VA); (John was age 56/57 on 1850 MCV census, and m. to his second wife Susan).
9. Lydia Hall (c1795, Montgomery Co., VA-) m. Bartlett Martin, bond dated 8 Sep 1828; (year of birth year from 1850 MCV census, age 55/56, was the third of four daughters named in her father's will).
10. Mary "Polly" Hall (c1797 Montgomery Co., VA-) m. Eli Rumburgh marriage bond 28 Feb 1815, m. 12 May 1815 (year of birth determined from the date of her marriage, and the fact that she was the last of four daughters named in her father's will).
11. Charles Hall (c1799 Montgomery Co., VA-) m. Elizabeth Iddings, d/o William on 3 Jul 1820; (birth yr. from the 1850 MCV census, age 50).
JOHN HALL
John Hall (c1793 Montgomery Co., VA-8/7/1866 Montgomery Co., VA) married in 9/10/1811 Fincastle, Botetourt, VA Sarah "Sally" Pate (6/3/1794 Montgomery Co., VA-5/30/1874 Allegheny Twp., Montgomery Co., VA), she was the daughter of Jeremiah Pate and Catherine Fry. Jeremiah was the son of Jeremiah Pate and Christina Harmon, and Christina was the daughter of Heinrick Adam Harmon, a German emigrant. Freeburn Hall, John's brother, m. Catherine Pate, her sister. John and Sally are buried in Piedmont Cemetery, Otey, Shawsville, VA.
The Pate Family: Edward Pate, b. c1500; John Pate, b. c1530 m. Ellen Saltmarch; Edward Pate, b. c1560 m. Anne Blount; Thomas Pate b. c1594; Thomas Pate II, b. c1620; Thomas Pate III, b. c1645 m. Elizabeth, John Pate, b. c1675; Anthony Pate, b. c1702 VA m. Sarah; Jeremiah Pate, b. c1732 m. Christina Harmon, Jeremiah Pate, Jr., b. c1754 m. Catherine Fry, parents of Sarah "Sally" Pate who m. John Hall.
The Harmon Family: Heinrich Adam Harmon's father fled Moravia in present Czechoslovakia because of religion. He went to Germany where son Heinrich was b. c1700 in Rhine d. 1767 New River, VA. He m. 10/8/1723 in Germany to Louisa Katrina Heinrich, b. c1700 in Rhine d. 3/18/1749 New River, VA during childbirth. They had eleven children: Adam, b. 1724 Germany; Heinrich (Henry), Sr. b. c1726 Isle of Man; George b. c1727 d. 7/1749; Daniel, b. 1729 PA m. Anna Bughsen; Mathias, b. 1736 Strasberg, VA m. Lydia Skaggs d. Dry Fork, Tazewell Co., VA 4/2/1832; Christina m. Jeremiah Pate, Sr., and lived in Little River, Montgomery Co., VA; Catherine, who m. Ulrich Richards of NC; Philipina d. 11/14/1751; Valentine b. 1771 on Clinch River, VA d. c1773 KY; Jacob lived in Tazewell, VA in 1771 and later moved away. Family tradition has them in PA in 1726.
CHILDREN OF JOHN HALL AND SARAH "SALLY" PATE:
1. David Hall (7/1/1812 Montgomery Co., VA-4/8/1880 Floyd Co., VA) m. 7/21/1831 Abigail d/o Henry Iddings.
2. Lydia Hall (c1814 Montgomery Co., VA-) m. 6/2/1833 Costly Connor.
3. William M. Hall (c1816-) m. 5/7/1835 Elizabeth Morton.
4. Jesse Hall (c1818-) m. 6/25/1836 Lydia Thrash.
5. Sarah Hall (c1820-) m. c1840 H. L. Smith.
6. Gordon Fletcher Hall (c1825-) m. 4/22/1845 Bethany Conner.
7. Charles M. Hall (c1828-) m. 7/12/1852 Eliza Cole.
8. Eliza J. Hall (c1831-) m. 5/17/1854 Anthony Showalter.
John Hall (c1793 Montgomery Co., VA-8/7/1866 Montgomery Co., VA) married in 9/10/1811 Fincastle, Botetourt, VA Sarah "Sally" Pate (6/3/1794 Montgomery Co., VA-5/30/1874 Allegheny Twp., Montgomery Co., VA), she was the daughter of Jeremiah Pate and Catherine Fry. Jeremiah was the son of Jeremiah Pate and Christina Harmon, and Christina was the daughter of Heinrick Adam Harmon, a German emigrant. Freeburn Hall, John's brother, m. Catherine Pate, her sister. John and Sally are buried in Piedmont Cemetery, Otey, Shawsville, VA.
The Pate Family: Edward Pate, b. c1500; John Pate, b. c1530 m. Ellen Saltmarch; Edward Pate, b. c1560 m. Anne Blount; Thomas Pate b. c1594; Thomas Pate II, b. c1620; Thomas Pate III, b. c1645 m. Elizabeth, John Pate, b. c1675; Anthony Pate, b. c1702 VA m. Sarah; Jeremiah Pate, b. c1732 m. Christina Harmon, Jeremiah Pate, Jr., b. c1754 m. Catherine Fry, parents of Sarah "Sally" Pate who m. John Hall.
The Harmon Family: Heinrich Adam Harmon's father fled Moravia in present Czechoslovakia because of religion. He went to Germany where son Heinrich was b. c1700 in Rhine d. 1767 New River, VA. He m. 10/8/1723 in Germany to Louisa Katrina Heinrich, b. c1700 in Rhine d. 3/18/1749 New River, VA during childbirth. They had eleven children: Adam, b. 1724 Germany; Heinrich (Henry), Sr. b. c1726 Isle of Man; George b. c1727 d. 7/1749; Daniel, b. 1729 PA m. Anna Bughsen; Mathias, b. 1736 Strasberg, VA m. Lydia Skaggs d. Dry Fork, Tazewell Co., VA 4/2/1832; Christina m. Jeremiah Pate, Sr., and lived in Little River, Montgomery Co., VA; Catherine, who m. Ulrich Richards of NC; Philipina d. 11/14/1751; Valentine b. 1771 on Clinch River, VA d. c1773 KY; Jacob lived in Tazewell, VA in 1771 and later moved away. Family tradition has them in PA in 1726.
CHILDREN OF JOHN HALL AND SARAH "SALLY" PATE:
1. David Hall (7/1/1812 Montgomery Co., VA-4/8/1880 Floyd Co., VA) m. 7/21/1831 Abigail d/o Henry Iddings.
2. Lydia Hall (c1814 Montgomery Co., VA-) m. 6/2/1833 Costly Connor.
3. William M. Hall (c1816-) m. 5/7/1835 Elizabeth Morton.
4. Jesse Hall (c1818-) m. 6/25/1836 Lydia Thrash.
5. Sarah Hall (c1820-) m. c1840 H. L. Smith.
6. Gordon Fletcher Hall (c1825-) m. 4/22/1845 Bethany Conner.
7. Charles M. Hall (c1828-) m. 7/12/1852 Eliza Cole.
8. Eliza J. Hall (c1831-) m. 5/17/1854 Anthony Showalter.
Byrd Hall's date of birth is actually 9/14/1844, which came from the bible of Abigail Iddings Hall now in possession of Gladys Vest Eanes, her great granddaughter, and in the Descendants of Henry Iddings and Abigail Richardson, By Erma C. Sowers.
DAVID HALL
David Hall (7/1/1812 Montgomery Co., VA-4/8/1880 Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA), at age 68, m. 7/28/1831 in Floyd Co., VA to Abigail Iddings (3/21/1811 Franklin Co., VA-4/1/1904 Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA) at 93. Abigail was the daughter of Henry B. Iddings and Abigail Olive Richardson.
The Iddings Family: The Iddings family can be traced back to a Saxon King Ida of Bernicia, 547 AD. Several books have been written about this family, one called, “The Iddings and their Forebears, Volume I and II.” Wilt (Idwin) Iddings was b. c1590 in Buford, Shropshire, Wales, he had William (Dwyns) Iddings b. c1613 in Buford and d. 2/15/1675 in Buford. He m. c1634 to Ursula b. c1614 in Buford and d. 7/11/1676 in Buford. They had Richard Iddings b. 2/7/1635 in Buford, and d. 1726 in Nantmeal, Chester Co., PA. He m. Margaret Charles 6/23/1662 in Morville Parish, England. She d. 1682 in Buford. They had William Iddings, Sr., b. 1/22/1675 in Buford, and d. 6/27/1739 in Nantmeal. He m. Mary Moore in 1707 and they had Henry B. Iddings b. 1727 and d. 1819 PA, and lived in Northum, PA. He m. Mary Wynne and they lived in Northum, PA. Mary b. 11/11/1732 d. c1776.
Henry B. Iddings, II (12/25/1761 Chester Co., PA-6/24/1854 Head of River, Floyd Co., VA). He m. Abigail Olive Richardson 12/11/1789 in Newberry Twp, Miami Co., OH. Abigail was the daughter of James Richardson and Martha Iddings, (daughter of William Iddings and Mary Moore), she was b. c1761 in Miami Co., OH, and d. 1845 in Ludlow Falls, Miami Co., OH.
CHILDREN OF HENRY B. IDDINGS AND ABIGAIL OLIVE RICHARDSON (ALL BORN IN FRANKLIN CO. VA):
1. Henry B. Iddings, III (1792-) m. 1842 Lydia Wilson.
2. Nancy Iddings (1796-) m. Joseph Weimer.
3. William Iddings (1798-) m. 1818 Montgomery Co., VA Sarah Conner.
4. Mary Iddings (1800-) on the 1860 census as age 60 (idiotic).
5. Martha A. Iddings (1800-1858) m. 1831 Charles Vest.
6. Elizabeth Iddings (1802-) m. 7/3/1820 Charles Hall b. c1799.
7. Hannah Iddings (1804-) m. 1) Jacob Walters and 2) John Duncan.
8. Thomas Iddings (1808-) m. 10/19/1830 MCV Jane Sterling.
9. Abigail Iddings (3/21/1811 Franklin Co., VA-4/1/1904 Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA) m. 7/28/1831 in Floyd Co., VA David Hall (7/1/1812 Montgomery Co., VA-4/8/1880 Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA).
10. Lydia Iddings (3/23/1814 VA-) m. 9/13/1832 FCV Bird Smith.
11. Sarah “Sallie” Iddings (11/1/1817-) m. Samuel Vest (6/8/1813-).
David Hall and Abigail Idding m. at the young ages of 17 and their fathers gave them permission to marry. The handwritten note stated, “this is to certify that you are hereby directed to grant David Hall liens to marry my daughter Abigail, given under my hand this the 16th of July 1831 signed Henry Iddings.” David’s stated, "To the clerk of the court, you are hereby directed to grant David Hall liens under my hand to be married to Abigail Iddings. Signed by John Hall, Witness by Charles Hall”. This Charles Hall is believed to be David’s uncle who married Elizabeth Iddings. A marriage bond was obtained on 7/21/1831, by which David Hall and Charles Hall agreed to be bound to the sum of $150.00 to the Commonwealth of Virginia to obtain a marriage license. Michael Howry, Minister of the Gospel, performed the ceremony in Floyd Co., VA on 7/28/1831.
On 9/1/1858, David was granted 67 acres on the waters of the Roanoke River in Floyd Co., VA and he and Abigail farmed this land until their death. On Abigail Iddings headstone, placed on her grave by her children, reads, “As a star that is lost when the daylight is given, she has faded away to shine brightly in heaven.”
Direction to David and Abigail’s tombstone, 221 out of Roanoke to 610, turn right, between 1-3 miles on SR 654. Turn left, there is a building on the corner and behind it are the graves. Go slow, it’s hard to find State Route 654.
CHILDREN OF DAVID HALL AND ABIGAIL IDDINGS:
1. Henry Hall (4/23/1832-10/23/1886) m. Alley Iddings, d/o Thomas and Jane, on 3/25/1854 in Franklin Co., VA and 2) Samuel W. Sweptson.
2. Sarah E. Hall (1/14/1834 Montgomery Co., VA-c1900 Floyd Co., VA) m. 1) 12/22/1853 Edward F. Harrison and 2) 12/20/1892 Peter Smith.
3. Mary Hall (3/4/1836-) m. 2/3/853 Sparrell Stewart.
4. John Hall (4/29/1838-) m. 1862 Nancy Maggie Woolwine.
5. Gordon Hall (5/29/1840-) m. 8/5/1869 Mary Delaware "Dellie" King.
6. Jesse W. Hall (10/1/1842-) m. 1) 4/29/1867 Emma V. Showalter and 2) Mattie Graham.
7. Byrd Hall (9/14/1844-) m. 1) Susan Elizabeth Muncy on 7/29/1863 Stokes Co., NC; 2) Isabella Catherine Kate Buchanan on 9/25/1879 Wyoming Co., WV and 3) Alminy "Min" Evaline Wood (1877-) on 4/2/1897 in Raleigh Co., WV.
8. Elmira Hall (4/27/1848-) m. William Richards.
9. Juana Hall (1850-1928) m. John E. Vest.
10. Callohill W. Hall (11/26/1853-9/28/1928) m. Sarah F. Montgomery 9/27/1874 Floyd Co., VA.
11. Ira D. Hall (12/27/1856-c1911) m. 1) Mary E. Vest 10/7/1875 and 2) Sarah Amanda Iddings.
David Hall (7/1/1812 Montgomery Co., VA-4/8/1880 Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA), at age 68, m. 7/28/1831 in Floyd Co., VA to Abigail Iddings (3/21/1811 Franklin Co., VA-4/1/1904 Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA) at 93. Abigail was the daughter of Henry B. Iddings and Abigail Olive Richardson.
The Iddings Family: The Iddings family can be traced back to a Saxon King Ida of Bernicia, 547 AD. Several books have been written about this family, one called, “The Iddings and their Forebears, Volume I and II.” Wilt (Idwin) Iddings was b. c1590 in Buford, Shropshire, Wales, he had William (Dwyns) Iddings b. c1613 in Buford and d. 2/15/1675 in Buford. He m. c1634 to Ursula b. c1614 in Buford and d. 7/11/1676 in Buford. They had Richard Iddings b. 2/7/1635 in Buford, and d. 1726 in Nantmeal, Chester Co., PA. He m. Margaret Charles 6/23/1662 in Morville Parish, England. She d. 1682 in Buford. They had William Iddings, Sr., b. 1/22/1675 in Buford, and d. 6/27/1739 in Nantmeal. He m. Mary Moore in 1707 and they had Henry B. Iddings b. 1727 and d. 1819 PA, and lived in Northum, PA. He m. Mary Wynne and they lived in Northum, PA. Mary b. 11/11/1732 d. c1776.
Henry B. Iddings, II (12/25/1761 Chester Co., PA-6/24/1854 Head of River, Floyd Co., VA). He m. Abigail Olive Richardson 12/11/1789 in Newberry Twp, Miami Co., OH. Abigail was the daughter of James Richardson and Martha Iddings, (daughter of William Iddings and Mary Moore), she was b. c1761 in Miami Co., OH, and d. 1845 in Ludlow Falls, Miami Co., OH.
CHILDREN OF HENRY B. IDDINGS AND ABIGAIL OLIVE RICHARDSON (ALL BORN IN FRANKLIN CO. VA):
1. Henry B. Iddings, III (1792-) m. 1842 Lydia Wilson.
2. Nancy Iddings (1796-) m. Joseph Weimer.
3. William Iddings (1798-) m. 1818 Montgomery Co., VA Sarah Conner.
4. Mary Iddings (1800-) on the 1860 census as age 60 (idiotic).
5. Martha A. Iddings (1800-1858) m. 1831 Charles Vest.
6. Elizabeth Iddings (1802-) m. 7/3/1820 Charles Hall b. c1799.
7. Hannah Iddings (1804-) m. 1) Jacob Walters and 2) John Duncan.
8. Thomas Iddings (1808-) m. 10/19/1830 MCV Jane Sterling.
9. Abigail Iddings (3/21/1811 Franklin Co., VA-4/1/1904 Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA) m. 7/28/1831 in Floyd Co., VA David Hall (7/1/1812 Montgomery Co., VA-4/8/1880 Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA).
10. Lydia Iddings (3/23/1814 VA-) m. 9/13/1832 FCV Bird Smith.
11. Sarah “Sallie” Iddings (11/1/1817-) m. Samuel Vest (6/8/1813-).
David Hall and Abigail Idding m. at the young ages of 17 and their fathers gave them permission to marry. The handwritten note stated, “this is to certify that you are hereby directed to grant David Hall liens to marry my daughter Abigail, given under my hand this the 16th of July 1831 signed Henry Iddings.” David’s stated, "To the clerk of the court, you are hereby directed to grant David Hall liens under my hand to be married to Abigail Iddings. Signed by John Hall, Witness by Charles Hall”. This Charles Hall is believed to be David’s uncle who married Elizabeth Iddings. A marriage bond was obtained on 7/21/1831, by which David Hall and Charles Hall agreed to be bound to the sum of $150.00 to the Commonwealth of Virginia to obtain a marriage license. Michael Howry, Minister of the Gospel, performed the ceremony in Floyd Co., VA on 7/28/1831.
On 9/1/1858, David was granted 67 acres on the waters of the Roanoke River in Floyd Co., VA and he and Abigail farmed this land until their death. On Abigail Iddings headstone, placed on her grave by her children, reads, “As a star that is lost when the daylight is given, she has faded away to shine brightly in heaven.”
Direction to David and Abigail’s tombstone, 221 out of Roanoke to 610, turn right, between 1-3 miles on SR 654. Turn left, there is a building on the corner and behind it are the graves. Go slow, it’s hard to find State Route 654.
CHILDREN OF DAVID HALL AND ABIGAIL IDDINGS:
1. Henry Hall (4/23/1832-10/23/1886) m. Alley Iddings, d/o Thomas and Jane, on 3/25/1854 in Franklin Co., VA and 2) Samuel W. Sweptson.
2. Sarah E. Hall (1/14/1834 Montgomery Co., VA-c1900 Floyd Co., VA) m. 1) 12/22/1853 Edward F. Harrison and 2) 12/20/1892 Peter Smith.
3. Mary Hall (3/4/1836-) m. 2/3/853 Sparrell Stewart.
4. John Hall (4/29/1838-) m. 1862 Nancy Maggie Woolwine.
5. Gordon Hall (5/29/1840-) m. 8/5/1869 Mary Delaware "Dellie" King.
6. Jesse W. Hall (10/1/1842-) m. 1) 4/29/1867 Emma V. Showalter and 2) Mattie Graham.
7. Byrd Hall (9/14/1844-) m. 1) Susan Elizabeth Muncy on 7/29/1863 Stokes Co., NC; 2) Isabella Catherine Kate Buchanan on 9/25/1879 Wyoming Co., WV and 3) Alminy "Min" Evaline Wood (1877-) on 4/2/1897 in Raleigh Co., WV.
8. Elmira Hall (4/27/1848-) m. William Richards.
9. Juana Hall (1850-1928) m. John E. Vest.
10. Callohill W. Hall (11/26/1853-9/28/1928) m. Sarah F. Montgomery 9/27/1874 Floyd Co., VA.
11. Ira D. Hall (12/27/1856-c1911) m. 1) Mary E. Vest 10/7/1875 and 2) Sarah Amanda Iddings.
BYRD HALL
BYRD HALL (9/14/1844 Montgomery Co., VA-8/10/1918 Odd, Raleigh Co., WV) His grave marker has an incorrect birth date.
NOTES FOR BYRD HALL:
1844 - Byrd Hall was born to David and Abigail (Iddings) Hall in Montgomery Co., VA.
1850 - Montgomery Co., VA census, shows him as age 5.
1858 - Byrd moved to Floyd Co., VA after his father was granted 67 acres on the Roanoke River.
1860 - Floyd Co., VA census shows him as age 15.
1863 - Byrd Hall m. Susan Elizabeth "Bettie" Muncy on 7/29/1863 in Stokes Co., NC.
1863 - Byrd Hall enlisted in the Civil War on 7/10/1863 with the 21st Virginia Cavalry.
1875 - Byrd Hall and Susan Elizabeth Muncy divorced after 12 years of marriage.
1879 - Marriage Wyoming Co., WV - Byrd Hall m. Isabell C. Buchanan, 22, on 9/25/1879.
1880 – Census of Wyoming Co, WV, Ctr Twp, Byrd Hall, 33, farmer, Isabel C., 23, Charles E., 1, stepson.
1889 - Byrd and Kate left Wyoming Co., WV and moved to Oklahoma during the great Land Rush, acquiring a 160 acres grant.
1892 - Byrd Hall and Isabell Catherine “Kate” Buchanan divorced after 13 years of marriage, Byrd returned to WV, but Kate’s residence is unknown.
1897 - Marriage license Raleigh Co., WV - Hall, Byrd, 46, b. Montgomery Co., VA m. Alminy (Min) Evaline Wood, 20, 4/2/1897.
1900 - Census, McDowell WV, Browns Crk, p. 96A 218, Bird Hall, 52 /1848, Min Woods Hall, 22, m. 3 yrs, [he was b. 1844 / 55 from bible records.
1906 - Byrd Hall and wife to J. E. Richmond, real estate, Slab Fork district, $200. Raleigh Herald Newspaper 7/5/1906, p. 8.
1909 - The Raleigh Herald (a Republican Newspaper) dated 8/19/1909 writes, "At a regular session of the board of education of Slab Fork district of Raleigh County, West Virginia, held at the Tommies Cr'k School House on the second Tuesday in August, 1909. Present: Byrd Hall, President of said board of education, and Lewis Graham and P. S. Gross, commissioners."
1910 - Byrd's son, Burch, m. 4/14/1910 in Franklin Co., VA, his marriage license shows his residence as Oklahoma, indicating his mother was still living there, he names his parents Bird and Kate Hall.
1910 – Slab Fork, Raleigh, WV census shows Byrd age 68 and Ella M. age 32 with son Lawrence age 8, Lura V. age 7 and Ivory M. age 3 months, it shows Ella was married once and had 3 children, 3 living.
1914 - Allowance for Road Work Slab Fork District Byrd Hall $ 753.03. Sep 11, 1914 The Raleigh Herald from Beckley, WV.
1918 - Byrd Hall Died: 8/10/1918 Raleigh Co., WV, Aleminta Hall "Minnie" Lilly B: 4/26/1876 D: 8/16/1954 Raleigh Co., WV, Lawrence David Hall B: 8/13/1901 D: 4/14/1929 WV, and Ott Hall. All Buried in Odd Community Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV.
1920 – Pinch Creek, Raleigh, WV census shows Alaminy, 39, Pleasant Lilly, 61, Lawrence Hall, 17, Ivory Hall 10, stepchildren.
The Buchanan Family: The Buchanan’s can be traced back to Tyrone, Ireland immigrating to Charles Co., Maryland about 1730; a brother who emigrated from Ireland was the ancestor of President James Buchanan, Jr. The Buchanan’s left Maryland and lived in Fairfax Co., VA and were neighbors of George Washington before moving on to the Toe River Valley (Yancey Co., NC and Rutherford Co., NC). George Buchanan b/a 1650 Deroran Co., Tyrone, Ireland m. unknown spouse about 1675. Thomas Buchanan b. 1680 Tyrone Co., Ireland m. Jean Buchanan, James Buchanan b/a 1709 Donegal Co., Ire.-1751 Charles Co., MD m. Isabella Games d/o James & Mary, Arthur Buchanan b 1/24/1742 Charles Co, MD-1820 Bakersville NC m Mary Boswell d/o George & Mary, William Buchanan b. 8/23/1765 Charles Co., MD d. 1/5/1856 Yancey Co., NC m. Elizabeth Jones b. 4/8/1793 in Rutherford Co. NC d/o John Jones and Elizabeth Poole. Arthur Buchanan b. 11/16/1804 Rutherford Co., NC d. 1890 Wyoming Co. WV m. in 1822 Isabel O. “Abbi” Wright b. 1807 in NC d. 7/20/1888 Wyoming Co. WV. George Buchanan b. 1832 Yancey Co. NC m. on 5/14/1855 Annie Caroline Sizemore b. 1838 Ashe Co. NC d/o John Sizemore and Jane Arms, Isabel Catherine “Kate” Buchanan b. 1857 Wyoming Co. WV m. Byrd Hall b. 1847 Floyd Co., VA.
The Sizemore Family: The Sizemore family arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in between 1607-1619 from England, they were later found at Henrico, Hanover and Martin's One Hundred, Virginia. William Sizemore was part of the first colony town of Jamestown, and was one of only two men to survive the Indian massacre. He owned quite a bit of land in Virginia, which he sold and removed to Kentucky.
William Sizemore born 1671 Henrico Co., Virginia married about 1705 Mary Owen, their son William Sizemore b/a 1706 married Hart Jackson, a member of the eastern tribe of Cherokee Indians, in Hanover, Virginia. Their son Edward (Ned) Sizemore b/a 1726 Hanover, Virginia married Elizabeth Jackson, daughter of William Jackson and Dorcus Green, both parents being part Cherokee Indian. Their son George Sizemore b/a 1750 Lunenburg, VA died c1820 NC married 1770 Ashe Co., NC Anna Hart, who was also part Cherokee. Their son Edward B. Sizemore b. 1788 Logan, VA died 1866 Wyoming Co., WV married about 1804 Ashe, NC Annie B. Baldwin born 1786 Logan, VA died about 1850 Wyoming Co., WV daughter of John Baldwin and Virginia (Jenny) born about 1740 Logan, VA, she was also part Cherokee. Their son John Sizemore born 1810 Ashe, NC d. 2/27/1853 Wyoming Co., WV married Jane (Jennie) Arms b. 1807 Ashe, NC died Wyoming Co., WV, they married on 4 Dec. 4, 1831, Jennie is believed to be part Cherokee as well.
John Sizemore and Jennie had Anna (Annie) Caroline Sizemore b. 1837 Wyoming Co., WV married George Buchanan May 14, 1855 Wyoming Co., WV. Children: Isabell Katherine, Arthur, Henriette Elizabeth, John, Greenberry, Edward, William Henry, May Louise, George Hargrave, Boyd Sizemore. Isabell Katherine Buchanan b. 1857 Wyoming Co., WV married Bird Hall b. 1847 Floyd Co., VA married September 25, 1879 Wyoming Co., WV Children: Charles Edward, Burch, Cora, Stella, Pinkard/ Pinckney and Anna (Annie).
George Sizemore who married Elizabeth Hart was a first cousin to George “Of All” Sizemore who married Agnes (Aggie) Sheppard. Their marriage originated from a raid of Indians on the white mans camp where they captured a white girl. In retaliation, the white men followed and rescued the girl and captured an Indian girl who was later given to a white family to raise (Cornett’s), Aggie is thought to have been a Creek Indian. George “Of All” undoubtedly lived in both the white man’s world, and the with the Whitetop Cherokee tribe throughout his life, which only naturally led to his marriage to Aggie.
Their son George “Goldenhawk” Sizemore fathered close to 50 children, census records show Goldenhawk at one time supporting four different families with 7 to 10 children in each of them. In 1860, he was indicted for bigamy in Floyd Co., Kentucky, and according to minutes from the hearing, the judge said, “Mr. Sizemore, I understand you have about 50 children, to which Goldenhawk replied, “I guess you’re right. But, judge, if I’d been half as pretty a man as you are, I’d had more than that.” There are no known portraits of Goldenhawk, but he was said to be one of the ugliest men that ever was, puzzling his descendants, leading them to believe he had more attractive qualities than good looks.
Sister to George “of All” Sizemore, Rhoda Sizemore had two sons by Chief Red Bird of the Whitetop Laurel Band of Cherokee Indians, he was murdered by trapper’s shortly after fathering their last son. Both son’s were given the Sizemore name. The fact that Rhoda married into the Whitetop Laurel Band leads me to believe that Hart Jackson was also a member of this same band. It is said that Edward Sizemore who married Elizabeth Jackson was for a short time prior to his death, Chief of this same band.
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina and their descendants are eligible for enrollment with the Cherokee Band; contact the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Eastern Band of the Cherokee live on the Qualla Boundary, a land area comprised of 56,572 acres directly adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The more than 10,000 members of the Eastern Band are descendants of those Cherokee who, in the late 1830s, remained in the mountains of North Carolina rather than be forced to march along the infamous "Trail of Tears" to Oklahoma.
Today, the Eastern Band of the Cherokee is the only tribe of North Carolina’s six recognized tribes which possesses both state and federal recognition, lives on a reservation and is served by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the US Department of the Interior, the Indian Health Service and the federal departments of Labor, Commerce, and Health and Human Services. The North Caroline Commission of Indian Affairs subcontracts Community Action Partnership Program (CAPP) funding to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee each year.
Byrd and Kate removed from Wyoming Co. WV in 1889 to Oklahoma during the great Oklahoma Land Rush and acquired a 160 acre parcel granted to all those who were able to stake a claim during the land rush. In 1880 there were, according to official figures, no white settlers at all in OK territory (then part of Indian Territory). By the end of the decade some 259,000 people were living there. One of the main reasons for this spectacular growth was the Federal purchase of 3 million acres of Indian land for white settlement in 1889.
By nine o’clock the rushers were massing along the line, and a great buzz went up from them of excited talk, song and argument. The sound, said one observer, “wasn’t human at all, but like thousands of wild animals penned up. At last the moment came. Along the boundary at Arkansas City, young Lieutenant Henry Waite sat his horse calmly in front of the line of troopers holding back the milling mob. In his hand the officer held his watch while the eager throng of rushers watched their own timepieces, most of which had earlier been set to agree with the Lieutenant’s. Homesteaders gathered on Cherokee Strip at noon on 22 April. As the hands of the officer’s watch closed on noon, he signaled to his buglers, and the clear notes of, of all things, “mess call,” echoed over the green prairie. The rush was on, a gun was fired and they galloped off to stake their claims. By nightfall almost two million acres had been claimed. Byrd lived in Oklahoma until he and Kate divorced in 1892.
The 21st VA Cavalry, shows Byrd Hall enlisted on 10 Jul 1863 in Co. B, was on detached service 31 Dec 1863 to 31 Aug 1864, and absent sick with leave on furlough on from 1 Jul 1864 to 31 Oct 1864 and absent on sick furlough 30 Nov 1864 to 31 Dec 1864 according to company muster rolls. The 1860 Floyd Co. census shows Bird as age 13, and the 1880 Wyoming Co. census shows him as age 33. The census record’s most likely occurred prior to his birthday, assuming he was born on or about 10 Jul 1846. Bird would have been age 17 at the time of his enlistment, most likely with the consent of his parents.
Organized on 27 Aug 1863, the 21st Virginia Cavalry comprised of companies of the VA State Line and men from counties in southwest Virginia, and was led by Col. William Peters and Lt. Col. David Edmundson. The Virginia State Line was created in 1862 to raise a volunteer force to defend the western part of Virginia especially the salt mines in the region, and provided the foundation for the formation of the 21st Cavalry.
Col. William Elisha Peters in April 1863 requested Gen. Samuel Jones, commander of the Dept. of Western Virginia, permission to organize a regiment of cavalry. Jones authorized Peters to raise a regiment from the State Line together with recruits from localities where the Conscript Act was not enforceable. Company B was formed 1 Apr 1863, for the duration of the war. Co. B Captains were David Edmundson, Charles Burks and Jackson Moore.
The men of the 21st Cavalry were primarily Virginians, with about 70 percent of the regiment hailing from the southwest counties of Washington, Montgomery, Floyd, Smyth and Russell counties. Virtually every county in southwestern Virginia was represented. North Carolina, especially Ashe County provided 17 percent of the regiment, and Tennessee 4 percent. The remainder came from other Southern and Border states.
As the regiment was being formed, Assistant Surgeon Philip Hanover reported that skin disease was more prevalent in the camp of the 21st Cavalry than in any other he had seen. This was a forewarning of hardships that were still to come.
General Williams supervised the election of the regimental officers of the 21st Cavalry and 457 men effective present for duty and 942 in aggregate. David Edmond wrote to his mother from Camp Laurel that it was situated on the river near Saltville, “…a beautiful and pleasant encampment.”
Within days after enlisting, Bird Hall saw his first action in July 1863, while the 21st Cavalry was still being organized. Yankee raiders comprised of the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry and the 34th Ohio Mounted Infantry moved to attack Wytheville. On July 17th, they captured a Confederate company at Abb’s Valley; however, one prisoner escaped and was able to warn General Williams late that night of the enemy’s location. Williams ordered Peters to move from Camp Laurel in the direction of Liberty Hill. He later became concerned that the Yankees might attempt to attack the salt works, so Peters was ordered to return the 21st Cavalry to Camp Laurel.
They began their odyssey in the East Tennessee Campaign of 1863, marching by night and fighting by day. They enjoyed its greatest successes of the war under the command of General William E. “Grumble” Jones.
In the summer of 1864, Peters’ regiment fought the advance of Hunter’s Yankees, which culminated in the battle of Lynchburg, Virginia The 21st Cavalry then joined in Jubal Early’s raid on Washington. Later, during the raid on Chambersburg, the 21st Cavalry gained notoriety for Peters’ refusal of McCausland’s orders to completely burn the town. Eight days later at Moorefield, disaster stuck. In a gallant defense against Averell’s Union cavalry, Peters was shot and 20 percent of the regiment was wounded or captured.
Prior to the raid on Washington, the men struck an ice cream maker with wagons loaded with his product ready to leave for Baltimore. George W. Booth, later wrote, “It was a most ludicrous sight to see the ice cream dished out into all conceivable receptacles, and the whole brigade engaged in feasting on this. A number of the men from southwest VA were not familiar with this delicious food, but were not slow in becoming acquainted with its enticing properties and expressing themselves as being very much satisfied with the “frozen vittles,” as they termed it.”
Brig. General Bradley T. Johnson, assigned to command Grumble Jones’ old brigade, wrote of the 21st Cavalry: ”.had about eight hundred half-armed and badly disciplined mountaineers from Southwest VA, who would fight like veterans when they pleased, but had no idea of permitting their own sweet wills to be controlled by any orders, no matter from whom emanating.”
On 24 Apr 1864, Lt. Col. Archer Anderson reported: “Company and battalion drills are rare, and their clothing not good; pantaloons particularly needed. Fifty-nine men entirely without shoes, 64 entirely without blanket, 197 dismounted men, he also noted that a few companies were armed only with sabers. Guns were rusty and at least three hundred replacements were needed. In general, Anderson concluded that the bearing of the brigade was “unmilitary.”
The 21st Cavalry fought in numerous battles against Sheridan’s forces in the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864, including Winchester and Fisher’s Hill. As the fortunes of the Confederacy plummeted, the 21st Cavalry continued the struggle until General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. Cora Hall married the Rev. Clingenpeel of Franklin Co. He was of German descent and a Methodist Minister, they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio after their marriage. During a shut down in the coalmines, Burch and Nannie Hall lived in Ohio with his sister and brother-in-law for a brief period.
BYRD HALL (9/14/1844 Montgomery Co., VA-8/10/1918 Odd, Raleigh Co., WV) His grave marker has an incorrect birth date.
NOTES FOR BYRD HALL:
1844 - Byrd Hall was born to David and Abigail (Iddings) Hall in Montgomery Co., VA.
1850 - Montgomery Co., VA census, shows him as age 5.
1858 - Byrd moved to Floyd Co., VA after his father was granted 67 acres on the Roanoke River.
1860 - Floyd Co., VA census shows him as age 15.
1863 - Byrd Hall m. Susan Elizabeth "Bettie" Muncy on 7/29/1863 in Stokes Co., NC.
1863 - Byrd Hall enlisted in the Civil War on 7/10/1863 with the 21st Virginia Cavalry.
1875 - Byrd Hall and Susan Elizabeth Muncy divorced after 12 years of marriage.
1879 - Marriage Wyoming Co., WV - Byrd Hall m. Isabell C. Buchanan, 22, on 9/25/1879.
1880 – Census of Wyoming Co, WV, Ctr Twp, Byrd Hall, 33, farmer, Isabel C., 23, Charles E., 1, stepson.
1889 - Byrd and Kate left Wyoming Co., WV and moved to Oklahoma during the great Land Rush, acquiring a 160 acres grant.
1892 - Byrd Hall and Isabell Catherine “Kate” Buchanan divorced after 13 years of marriage, Byrd returned to WV, but Kate’s residence is unknown.
1897 - Marriage license Raleigh Co., WV - Hall, Byrd, 46, b. Montgomery Co., VA m. Alminy (Min) Evaline Wood, 20, 4/2/1897.
1900 - Census, McDowell WV, Browns Crk, p. 96A 218, Bird Hall, 52 /1848, Min Woods Hall, 22, m. 3 yrs, [he was b. 1844 / 55 from bible records.
1906 - Byrd Hall and wife to J. E. Richmond, real estate, Slab Fork district, $200. Raleigh Herald Newspaper 7/5/1906, p. 8.
1909 - The Raleigh Herald (a Republican Newspaper) dated 8/19/1909 writes, "At a regular session of the board of education of Slab Fork district of Raleigh County, West Virginia, held at the Tommies Cr'k School House on the second Tuesday in August, 1909. Present: Byrd Hall, President of said board of education, and Lewis Graham and P. S. Gross, commissioners."
1910 - Byrd's son, Burch, m. 4/14/1910 in Franklin Co., VA, his marriage license shows his residence as Oklahoma, indicating his mother was still living there, he names his parents Bird and Kate Hall.
1910 – Slab Fork, Raleigh, WV census shows Byrd age 68 and Ella M. age 32 with son Lawrence age 8, Lura V. age 7 and Ivory M. age 3 months, it shows Ella was married once and had 3 children, 3 living.
1914 - Allowance for Road Work Slab Fork District Byrd Hall $ 753.03. Sep 11, 1914 The Raleigh Herald from Beckley, WV.
1918 - Byrd Hall Died: 8/10/1918 Raleigh Co., WV, Aleminta Hall "Minnie" Lilly B: 4/26/1876 D: 8/16/1954 Raleigh Co., WV, Lawrence David Hall B: 8/13/1901 D: 4/14/1929 WV, and Ott Hall. All Buried in Odd Community Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV.
1920 – Pinch Creek, Raleigh, WV census shows Alaminy, 39, Pleasant Lilly, 61, Lawrence Hall, 17, Ivory Hall 10, stepchildren.
The Buchanan Family: The Buchanan’s can be traced back to Tyrone, Ireland immigrating to Charles Co., Maryland about 1730; a brother who emigrated from Ireland was the ancestor of President James Buchanan, Jr. The Buchanan’s left Maryland and lived in Fairfax Co., VA and were neighbors of George Washington before moving on to the Toe River Valley (Yancey Co., NC and Rutherford Co., NC). George Buchanan b/a 1650 Deroran Co., Tyrone, Ireland m. unknown spouse about 1675. Thomas Buchanan b. 1680 Tyrone Co., Ireland m. Jean Buchanan, James Buchanan b/a 1709 Donegal Co., Ire.-1751 Charles Co., MD m. Isabella Games d/o James & Mary, Arthur Buchanan b 1/24/1742 Charles Co, MD-1820 Bakersville NC m Mary Boswell d/o George & Mary, William Buchanan b. 8/23/1765 Charles Co., MD d. 1/5/1856 Yancey Co., NC m. Elizabeth Jones b. 4/8/1793 in Rutherford Co. NC d/o John Jones and Elizabeth Poole. Arthur Buchanan b. 11/16/1804 Rutherford Co., NC d. 1890 Wyoming Co. WV m. in 1822 Isabel O. “Abbi” Wright b. 1807 in NC d. 7/20/1888 Wyoming Co. WV. George Buchanan b. 1832 Yancey Co. NC m. on 5/14/1855 Annie Caroline Sizemore b. 1838 Ashe Co. NC d/o John Sizemore and Jane Arms, Isabel Catherine “Kate” Buchanan b. 1857 Wyoming Co. WV m. Byrd Hall b. 1847 Floyd Co., VA.
The Sizemore Family: The Sizemore family arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in between 1607-1619 from England, they were later found at Henrico, Hanover and Martin's One Hundred, Virginia. William Sizemore was part of the first colony town of Jamestown, and was one of only two men to survive the Indian massacre. He owned quite a bit of land in Virginia, which he sold and removed to Kentucky.
William Sizemore born 1671 Henrico Co., Virginia married about 1705 Mary Owen, their son William Sizemore b/a 1706 married Hart Jackson, a member of the eastern tribe of Cherokee Indians, in Hanover, Virginia. Their son Edward (Ned) Sizemore b/a 1726 Hanover, Virginia married Elizabeth Jackson, daughter of William Jackson and Dorcus Green, both parents being part Cherokee Indian. Their son George Sizemore b/a 1750 Lunenburg, VA died c1820 NC married 1770 Ashe Co., NC Anna Hart, who was also part Cherokee. Their son Edward B. Sizemore b. 1788 Logan, VA died 1866 Wyoming Co., WV married about 1804 Ashe, NC Annie B. Baldwin born 1786 Logan, VA died about 1850 Wyoming Co., WV daughter of John Baldwin and Virginia (Jenny) born about 1740 Logan, VA, she was also part Cherokee. Their son John Sizemore born 1810 Ashe, NC d. 2/27/1853 Wyoming Co., WV married Jane (Jennie) Arms b. 1807 Ashe, NC died Wyoming Co., WV, they married on 4 Dec. 4, 1831, Jennie is believed to be part Cherokee as well.
John Sizemore and Jennie had Anna (Annie) Caroline Sizemore b. 1837 Wyoming Co., WV married George Buchanan May 14, 1855 Wyoming Co., WV. Children: Isabell Katherine, Arthur, Henriette Elizabeth, John, Greenberry, Edward, William Henry, May Louise, George Hargrave, Boyd Sizemore. Isabell Katherine Buchanan b. 1857 Wyoming Co., WV married Bird Hall b. 1847 Floyd Co., VA married September 25, 1879 Wyoming Co., WV Children: Charles Edward, Burch, Cora, Stella, Pinkard/ Pinckney and Anna (Annie).
George Sizemore who married Elizabeth Hart was a first cousin to George “Of All” Sizemore who married Agnes (Aggie) Sheppard. Their marriage originated from a raid of Indians on the white mans camp where they captured a white girl. In retaliation, the white men followed and rescued the girl and captured an Indian girl who was later given to a white family to raise (Cornett’s), Aggie is thought to have been a Creek Indian. George “Of All” undoubtedly lived in both the white man’s world, and the with the Whitetop Cherokee tribe throughout his life, which only naturally led to his marriage to Aggie.
Their son George “Goldenhawk” Sizemore fathered close to 50 children, census records show Goldenhawk at one time supporting four different families with 7 to 10 children in each of them. In 1860, he was indicted for bigamy in Floyd Co., Kentucky, and according to minutes from the hearing, the judge said, “Mr. Sizemore, I understand you have about 50 children, to which Goldenhawk replied, “I guess you’re right. But, judge, if I’d been half as pretty a man as you are, I’d had more than that.” There are no known portraits of Goldenhawk, but he was said to be one of the ugliest men that ever was, puzzling his descendants, leading them to believe he had more attractive qualities than good looks.
Sister to George “of All” Sizemore, Rhoda Sizemore had two sons by Chief Red Bird of the Whitetop Laurel Band of Cherokee Indians, he was murdered by trapper’s shortly after fathering their last son. Both son’s were given the Sizemore name. The fact that Rhoda married into the Whitetop Laurel Band leads me to believe that Hart Jackson was also a member of this same band. It is said that Edward Sizemore who married Elizabeth Jackson was for a short time prior to his death, Chief of this same band.
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina and their descendants are eligible for enrollment with the Cherokee Band; contact the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Eastern Band of the Cherokee live on the Qualla Boundary, a land area comprised of 56,572 acres directly adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The more than 10,000 members of the Eastern Band are descendants of those Cherokee who, in the late 1830s, remained in the mountains of North Carolina rather than be forced to march along the infamous "Trail of Tears" to Oklahoma.
Today, the Eastern Band of the Cherokee is the only tribe of North Carolina’s six recognized tribes which possesses both state and federal recognition, lives on a reservation and is served by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the US Department of the Interior, the Indian Health Service and the federal departments of Labor, Commerce, and Health and Human Services. The North Caroline Commission of Indian Affairs subcontracts Community Action Partnership Program (CAPP) funding to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee each year.
Byrd and Kate removed from Wyoming Co. WV in 1889 to Oklahoma during the great Oklahoma Land Rush and acquired a 160 acre parcel granted to all those who were able to stake a claim during the land rush. In 1880 there were, according to official figures, no white settlers at all in OK territory (then part of Indian Territory). By the end of the decade some 259,000 people were living there. One of the main reasons for this spectacular growth was the Federal purchase of 3 million acres of Indian land for white settlement in 1889.
By nine o’clock the rushers were massing along the line, and a great buzz went up from them of excited talk, song and argument. The sound, said one observer, “wasn’t human at all, but like thousands of wild animals penned up. At last the moment came. Along the boundary at Arkansas City, young Lieutenant Henry Waite sat his horse calmly in front of the line of troopers holding back the milling mob. In his hand the officer held his watch while the eager throng of rushers watched their own timepieces, most of which had earlier been set to agree with the Lieutenant’s. Homesteaders gathered on Cherokee Strip at noon on 22 April. As the hands of the officer’s watch closed on noon, he signaled to his buglers, and the clear notes of, of all things, “mess call,” echoed over the green prairie. The rush was on, a gun was fired and they galloped off to stake their claims. By nightfall almost two million acres had been claimed. Byrd lived in Oklahoma until he and Kate divorced in 1892.
The 21st VA Cavalry, shows Byrd Hall enlisted on 10 Jul 1863 in Co. B, was on detached service 31 Dec 1863 to 31 Aug 1864, and absent sick with leave on furlough on from 1 Jul 1864 to 31 Oct 1864 and absent on sick furlough 30 Nov 1864 to 31 Dec 1864 according to company muster rolls. The 1860 Floyd Co. census shows Bird as age 13, and the 1880 Wyoming Co. census shows him as age 33. The census record’s most likely occurred prior to his birthday, assuming he was born on or about 10 Jul 1846. Bird would have been age 17 at the time of his enlistment, most likely with the consent of his parents.
Organized on 27 Aug 1863, the 21st Virginia Cavalry comprised of companies of the VA State Line and men from counties in southwest Virginia, and was led by Col. William Peters and Lt. Col. David Edmundson. The Virginia State Line was created in 1862 to raise a volunteer force to defend the western part of Virginia especially the salt mines in the region, and provided the foundation for the formation of the 21st Cavalry.
Col. William Elisha Peters in April 1863 requested Gen. Samuel Jones, commander of the Dept. of Western Virginia, permission to organize a regiment of cavalry. Jones authorized Peters to raise a regiment from the State Line together with recruits from localities where the Conscript Act was not enforceable. Company B was formed 1 Apr 1863, for the duration of the war. Co. B Captains were David Edmundson, Charles Burks and Jackson Moore.
The men of the 21st Cavalry were primarily Virginians, with about 70 percent of the regiment hailing from the southwest counties of Washington, Montgomery, Floyd, Smyth and Russell counties. Virtually every county in southwestern Virginia was represented. North Carolina, especially Ashe County provided 17 percent of the regiment, and Tennessee 4 percent. The remainder came from other Southern and Border states.
As the regiment was being formed, Assistant Surgeon Philip Hanover reported that skin disease was more prevalent in the camp of the 21st Cavalry than in any other he had seen. This was a forewarning of hardships that were still to come.
General Williams supervised the election of the regimental officers of the 21st Cavalry and 457 men effective present for duty and 942 in aggregate. David Edmond wrote to his mother from Camp Laurel that it was situated on the river near Saltville, “…a beautiful and pleasant encampment.”
Within days after enlisting, Bird Hall saw his first action in July 1863, while the 21st Cavalry was still being organized. Yankee raiders comprised of the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry and the 34th Ohio Mounted Infantry moved to attack Wytheville. On July 17th, they captured a Confederate company at Abb’s Valley; however, one prisoner escaped and was able to warn General Williams late that night of the enemy’s location. Williams ordered Peters to move from Camp Laurel in the direction of Liberty Hill. He later became concerned that the Yankees might attempt to attack the salt works, so Peters was ordered to return the 21st Cavalry to Camp Laurel.
They began their odyssey in the East Tennessee Campaign of 1863, marching by night and fighting by day. They enjoyed its greatest successes of the war under the command of General William E. “Grumble” Jones.
In the summer of 1864, Peters’ regiment fought the advance of Hunter’s Yankees, which culminated in the battle of Lynchburg, Virginia The 21st Cavalry then joined in Jubal Early’s raid on Washington. Later, during the raid on Chambersburg, the 21st Cavalry gained notoriety for Peters’ refusal of McCausland’s orders to completely burn the town. Eight days later at Moorefield, disaster stuck. In a gallant defense against Averell’s Union cavalry, Peters was shot and 20 percent of the regiment was wounded or captured.
Prior to the raid on Washington, the men struck an ice cream maker with wagons loaded with his product ready to leave for Baltimore. George W. Booth, later wrote, “It was a most ludicrous sight to see the ice cream dished out into all conceivable receptacles, and the whole brigade engaged in feasting on this. A number of the men from southwest VA were not familiar with this delicious food, but were not slow in becoming acquainted with its enticing properties and expressing themselves as being very much satisfied with the “frozen vittles,” as they termed it.”
Brig. General Bradley T. Johnson, assigned to command Grumble Jones’ old brigade, wrote of the 21st Cavalry: ”.had about eight hundred half-armed and badly disciplined mountaineers from Southwest VA, who would fight like veterans when they pleased, but had no idea of permitting their own sweet wills to be controlled by any orders, no matter from whom emanating.”
On 24 Apr 1864, Lt. Col. Archer Anderson reported: “Company and battalion drills are rare, and their clothing not good; pantaloons particularly needed. Fifty-nine men entirely without shoes, 64 entirely without blanket, 197 dismounted men, he also noted that a few companies were armed only with sabers. Guns were rusty and at least three hundred replacements were needed. In general, Anderson concluded that the bearing of the brigade was “unmilitary.”
The 21st Cavalry fought in numerous battles against Sheridan’s forces in the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864, including Winchester and Fisher’s Hill. As the fortunes of the Confederacy plummeted, the 21st Cavalry continued the struggle until General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. Cora Hall married the Rev. Clingenpeel of Franklin Co. He was of German descent and a Methodist Minister, they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio after their marriage. During a shut down in the coalmines, Burch and Nannie Hall lived in Ohio with his sister and brother-in-law for a brief period.
The Buchanan Family: The Buchanan’s can be traced back to Tyrone, Ireland immigrating to Charles Co., Maryland about 1730; a brother who emigrated from Ireland was the ancestor of President James Buchanan, Jr. The Buchanan’s left Maryland and lived in Fairfax Co., VA and were neighbors of George Washington before moving on to the Toe River Valley (Yancey Co., NC and Rutherford Co., NC). George Buchanan b/a 1650 Deroran Co., Tyrone, Ireland m. unknown spouse about 1675. Thomas Buchanan b. 1680 Tyrone Co., Ireland m. Jean Buchanan, James Buchanan b/a 1709 Donegal Co., Ire.-1751 Charles Co., MD m. Isabella Games d/o James & Mary, Arthur Buchanan b 1/24/1742 Charles Co, MD-1820 Bakersville NC m Mary Boswell d/o George & Mary, William Buchanan b. 8/23/1765 Charles Co., MD d. 1/5/1856 Yancey Co., NC m. Elizabeth Jones b. 4/8/1793 in Rutherford Co. NC d/o John Jones and Elizabeth Poole. Arthur Buchanan b. 11/16/1804 Rutherford Co., NC d. 1890 Wyoming Co. WV m. in 1822 Isabel O. “Abbi” Wright b. 1807 in NC d. 7/20/1888 Wyoming Co. WV. George Buchanan b. 1832 Yancey Co. NC m. on 5/14/1855 Annie Caroline Sizemore b. 1838 Ashe Co. NC d/o John Sizemore and Jane Arms, Isabel Catherine “Kate” Buchanan b. 1857 Wyoming Co. WV m. Byrd Hall b. 1847 Floyd Co., VA.
Link to Sizemore Family History:
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William Sizemore came to Jamestown bet. 1607-1619 and lived at Martin's One Hundred. He was referred to as an 'ancient planter' and was a survivor of the Indian massacre. On 7/18/1620 Martha, his wife, stated in court that she paid for her passage and wanted to be reimbursed. They both lived at Rev. Alexander Whitaker's home prior to Whitaker's death in 1616, as Martha stated this in court. This means they were also living there at the same time as Pocahontas. On 2/16/1624 they were living on West and Shirley Hundred Island. In 1625 he was granted 100 acres on the north side of the Appomattox. Their son William Sizemore m. Mary Owen and their grandson William Sizemore m. Hart Jackson, a Cherokee Indian. His son Edward (Ned) Sizemore of Hanover, VA m. Elizabeth Jackson, d/o William Jackson and Dorcus Green, both being part Cherokee Indian. Their son George Sizemore b. Lunenburg, VA and d. in Ashe Co., NC m. Anna Hart, also part Cherokee. Their son Edward B. Sizemore b. Logan, VA d. Wyoming Co., WV m. Ashe, NC, Annie B. Baldwin b. Logan, VA d. Wyoming Co., WV d/o John Baldwin and Virginia (Jenny) b. Logan, VA, also part Cherokee. Their son John Sizemore b. 1810 Ashe, NC d. 2/27/1853 Wyoming Co., WV m. Jane (Jennie) Arms b. 1807 Ashe, NC d. Wyoming Co., WV, they m. 12/4/1831. John Sizemore and Jennie had Anna (Annie) Caroline Sizemore b. 1837 Wyoming Co., WV m. 5/14/1885 George Buchanan in Wyoming Co., WV. Children: Isabell Katherine, Arthur, Henriette Elizabeth, John, Greenberry, Edward, William Henry, May Louise, George Hargrave, Boyd Sizemore. Isabell Katherine Buchanan b. 1857 Wyoming Co., WV m. Bird Hall b. 1847 Floyd Co., VA m. 9/25/1879 Wyoming Co., WV.
Byrd and Kate removed from Wyoming Co. WV in 1889 to Oklahoma during the great Oklahoma Land Rush and acquired a 160 acre parcel granted to all those who were able to stake a claim during the land rush. In 1880 there were, according to official figures, no white settlers at all in OK territory (then part of Indian Territory). By the end of the decade some 259,000 people were living there. One of the main reasons for this spectacular growth was the Federal purchase of 3 million acres of Indian land for white settlement in 1889.
By nine o’clock the rushers were massing along the line, and a great buzz went up from them of excited talk, song and argument. The sound, said one observer, “wasn’t human at all, but like thousands of wild animals penned up. At last the moment came. Along the boundary at Arkansas City, young Lieutenant Henry Waite sat his horse calmly in front of the line of troopers holding back the milling mob. In his hand the officer held his watch while the eager throng of rushers watched their own timepieces, most of which had earlier been set to agree with the Lieutenant’s. Homesteaders gathered on Cherokee Strip at noon on 22 April. As the hands of the officer’s watch closed on noon, he signaled to his buglers, and the clear notes of, of all things, “mess call,” echoed over the green prairie. The rush was on, a gun was fired and they galloped off to stake their claims. By nightfall almost two million acres had been claimed. Byrd lived in Oklahoma until he and Kate divorced in 1892.
The Floyd Co., VA 1860 census shows him as Bird, the Wyoming Co., VA 1880 census shows him as Byrd. The Virginia State Library Archives, Confederate Rosters card no. 42 shows him as Bird Hall, Troop B, 21st Reg. Vol. 11, page 449. The 21st Virginia Cavalry of The Virginia Regimental Histories Series, by John E. Olson, shows him as Byrd Hall. His grandparents were John Hall and Sally Pate, and Sally’s brother was named C. Bird Pate, also the Iddings family had many with the name Byrd.
The 21st VA Cavalry, shows Byrd Hall enlisted on 10 Jul 1863 in Co. B, was on detached service 31 Dec 1863 to 31 Aug 1864, and absent sick with leave on furlough on from 1 Jul 1864 to 31 Oct 1864 and absent on sick furlough 30 Nov 1864 to 31 Dec 1864 according to company muster rolls. The 1860 Floyd Co. census shows Bird as age 13, and the 1880 Wyoming Co. census shows him as age 33. The census most likely occurred prior to his birthday, assuming he was born on or about 10 Jul 1846. Bird would have been age 17 at the time of his enlistment, most likely with the consent of his parents.
Organized on 27 Aug 1863, the 21st Virginia Cavalry comprised of companies of the VA State Line and men from counties in southwest Virginia, and was led by Col. William Peters and Lt. Col. David Edmundson. The Virginia State Line was created in 1862 to raise a volunteer force to defend the western part of Virginia especially the salt mines in the region, and provided the foundation for the formation of the 21st Cavalry.
Col. William Elisha Peters in April 1863 requested Gen. Samuel Jones, commander of the Dept. of Western Virginia, permission to organize a regiment of cavalry. Jones authorized Peters to raise a regiment from the State Line together with recruits from localities where the Conscript Act was not enforceable. Company B was formed 1 Apr 1863, for the duration of the war. Co. B Captains were David Edmundson, Charles Burks and Jackson Moore.
The men of the 21st Cavalry were primarily Virginians, with about 70 percent of the regiment hailing from the southwest counties of Washington, Montgomery, Floyd, Smyth and Russell counties. Virtually every county in southwestern Virginia was represented. North Carolina, especially Ashe County provided 17 percent of the regiment, and Tennessee 4 percent. The remainder came from other Southern and Border states.
As the regiment was being formed, Assistant Surgeon Philip Hanover reported that skin disease was more prevalent in the camp of the 21st Cavalry than in any other he had seen. This was a forewarning of hardships that were still to come.
General Williams supervised the election of the regimental officers of the 21st Cavalry and 457 men effective present for duty and 942 in aggregate. David Edmond wrote to his mother from Camp Laurel that it was situated on the river near Saltville, “…a beautiful and pleasant encampment.”
Within days after enlisting, Bird Hall saw his first action in July 1863, while the 21st Cavalry was still being organized. Yankee raiders comprised of the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry and the 34th Ohio Mounted Infantry moved to attack Wytheville. On July 17th, they captured a Confederate company at Abb’s Valley; however, one prisoner escaped and was able to warn General Williams late that night of the enemy’s location. Williams ordered Peters to move from Camp Laurel in the direction of Liberty Hill. He later became concerned that the Yankees might attempt to attack the salt works, so Peters was ordered to return the 21st Cavalry to Camp Laurel.
They began their odyssey in the East Tennessee Campaign of 1863, marching by night and fighting by day. They enjoyed its greatest successes of the war under the command of General William E. “Grumble” Jones.
In the summer of 1864, Peters’ regiment fought the advance of Hunter’s Yankees, which culminated in the battle of Lynchburg, Virginia The 21st Cavalry then joined in Jubal Early’s raid on Washington. Later, during the raid on Chambersburg, the 21st Cavalry gained notoriety for Peters’ refusal of McCausland’s orders to completely burn the town. Eight days later at Moorefield, disaster struck. In a gallant defense against Averell’s Union cavalry, Peters was shot and 20 percent of the regiment was wounded or captured.
Prior to the raid on Washington, the men struck an ice cream maker with wagons loaded with his product ready to leave for Baltimore. George W. Booth, later wrote, “It was a most ludicrous sight to see the ice cream dished out into all conceivable receptacles, and the whole brigade engaged in feasting on this. A number of the men from southwest VA were not familiar with this delicious food, but were not slow in becoming acquainted with its enticing properties and expressing themselves as being very much satisfied with the “frozen vittles,” as they termed it.”
Brig. General Bradley T. Johnson, assigned to command Grumble Jones’ old brigade, wrote of the 21st Cavalry: ”.had about eight hundred half-armed and badly disciplined mountaineers from Southwest VA, who would fight like veterans when they pleased, but had no idea of permitting their own sweet wills to be controlled by any orders, no matter from whom emanating.”
On 24 Apr 1864, Lt. Col. Archer Anderson reported: “Company and battalion drills are rare, and their clothing not good; pantaloons particularly needed. Fifty-nine men entirely without shoes, 64 entirely without blanket, 197 dismounted men, he also noted that a few companies were armed only with sabers. Guns were rusty and at least three hundred replacements were needed. In general, Anderson concluded that the bearing of the brigade was “unmilitary.”
The 21st Cavalry fought in numerous battles against Sheridan’s forces in the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864, including Winchester and Fisher’s Hill. As the fortunes of the Confederacy plummeted, the 21st Cavalry continued the struggle until General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox.
Cora L. Hall b. 1885 /1886 m. the Rev. Joseph P. Clingenpeel b. 1878 / 1879 of Franklin Co., VA, they are shown on the 1910 Maggodee, Franklin Co., VA census with son Roy L., age 3, and daughter Pauline R., age 1. He was of German descent and a Methodist Minister, they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio after their marriage. During a shut down in the coal mines, Burch and Nannie Hall lived in Ohio with his sister and brother-in-law for a brief time.
CHILDREN OF BYRD HALL AND SUSAN ELIZABETH "BETTIE" MUNCY:
They married 7/29/1863 Floyd Co., VA and divorced in 1875:
1. Ardellia Elzoria Hall (4/30/1863 Locust Grove Twp., Floyd Co., VA- 4/7/1943 Princeton, Mercer Co., WV) m. Henry T. Morris.
2. Elmira Jane Hall (8/6/1866 Floyd Co., VA-2/22/1911 Montgomery Co., VA) m. 1885 Floyd Co., VA to Jacob Abraham Woolwine (4/8/1863 VA-4/14/1946) son of Abram Woolwine.
3. Viola Hall (9/21/1868 Floyd Co., VA-1/26/1962 Floyd Co., VA) m. 1) Henry Epperly on 8/13/1886 in Floyd Co., VA; 2) David Vest 4/17/1930 Floyd Co., VA and 3) David Link 9/29/1938 Floyd Co., VA.
4. Alma J. Hall (1870 Floyd Co., VA-Bfr 1880 Floyd Co., VA).
5. Henry Olway Hall (1/1872 Floyd Co., VA-).
6. Arrie Elizabeth Hall (7/26/1875 Floyd Co., VA-7/8/1943 Christiansburg, VA) m. c1890 Lee Myers (c1875 Floyd Co., VA-).
CHILDREN OF BYRD HALL AND ISABEL CATHERINE BUCHANAN:
Isabel Catherine Buchanan (11/9/1856 Wyoming Co., WV-) m. 9/25/1879 Wyoming Co., WV, divorced c1892: (stepson Charles Edward was born in 1879, the 1880 census shows him as age 1):
7. Stella May Hall (11/4/1882, Wyoming Co., WV-Aft 1954).
8. Cora L. Hall, (1884 / 1885, Wyoming Co., WV-Aft 1954 Cincinnati, OH) m. Rev. Joseph P. Clingenpeel b. 1878 / 1879 Franklin Co., VA. They are shown on the 1910 Maggodee, Franklin Co., VA census with son Roy L. Clingenpeel, age 3, and daughter Pauline R. Clingenpeel, age 1.
9. Burch Hall, (8/17/1887, Wyoming Co., WV-1/28/1954 Henry, VA) m. Nannie Beulah Stone (4/3/1889, Franklin Co., VA-12/4/1982 Martinsville, Henry Co., VA).
10. Anna Elizabeth Hall (2/4/1889 Wyoming Co., WV-Aft 1954) NFI.
11. Pinkney Hall (c1891 Wyoming Co., WV-Bfr. 1954) NFI.
CHILDREN OF BYRD HALL AND ALAMINTA EVELYN WOOD
Alaminta, d/o William Claiborne Wood and Nancy Ann Hylton (4/26/1878-Aft 2/4/1910) m. 4/2/1897 in Raleigh Co., WV. Alamimta m. 2) Pleasant Lilly b. 1859 in Raleigh, WV.
12. Lawrence D. Hall (8/13/1901 Slab Fork, Odd, Raleigh, WV-4/14/1929 Raleigh, WV) m. Winnie Bolen, buried in Odd, Raleigh, WV.
13. Loura Vivian Hall (4/271903 Slab Fork, Odd, Raleigh, WV-) m. 1918 to 1) David William Nichols, divorced before 1920 m. 2) Joe Groah, she died after 2/13/1953, (date she applied for a social security number).
14. Ivory Myrtle Hall (2/4/1910 Slab Fork, Odd, Raleigh, WV-Aft 4/12/1965) (date she applied for a social security number).
Link to Sizemore Family History:
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/SIZEMORE_FAMILY_HISTORY
William Sizemore came to Jamestown bet. 1607-1619 and lived at Martin's One Hundred. He was referred to as an 'ancient planter' and was a survivor of the Indian massacre. On 7/18/1620 Martha, his wife, stated in court that she paid for her passage and wanted to be reimbursed. They both lived at Rev. Alexander Whitaker's home prior to Whitaker's death in 1616, as Martha stated this in court. This means they were also living there at the same time as Pocahontas. On 2/16/1624 they were living on West and Shirley Hundred Island. In 1625 he was granted 100 acres on the north side of the Appomattox. Their son William Sizemore m. Mary Owen and their grandson William Sizemore m. Hart Jackson, a Cherokee Indian. His son Edward (Ned) Sizemore of Hanover, VA m. Elizabeth Jackson, d/o William Jackson and Dorcus Green, both being part Cherokee Indian. Their son George Sizemore b. Lunenburg, VA and d. in Ashe Co., NC m. Anna Hart, also part Cherokee. Their son Edward B. Sizemore b. Logan, VA d. Wyoming Co., WV m. Ashe, NC, Annie B. Baldwin b. Logan, VA d. Wyoming Co., WV d/o John Baldwin and Virginia (Jenny) b. Logan, VA, also part Cherokee. Their son John Sizemore b. 1810 Ashe, NC d. 2/27/1853 Wyoming Co., WV m. Jane (Jennie) Arms b. 1807 Ashe, NC d. Wyoming Co., WV, they m. 12/4/1831. John Sizemore and Jennie had Anna (Annie) Caroline Sizemore b. 1837 Wyoming Co., WV m. 5/14/1885 George Buchanan in Wyoming Co., WV. Children: Isabell Katherine, Arthur, Henriette Elizabeth, John, Greenberry, Edward, William Henry, May Louise, George Hargrave, Boyd Sizemore. Isabell Katherine Buchanan b. 1857 Wyoming Co., WV m. Bird Hall b. 1847 Floyd Co., VA m. 9/25/1879 Wyoming Co., WV.
Byrd and Kate removed from Wyoming Co. WV in 1889 to Oklahoma during the great Oklahoma Land Rush and acquired a 160 acre parcel granted to all those who were able to stake a claim during the land rush. In 1880 there were, according to official figures, no white settlers at all in OK territory (then part of Indian Territory). By the end of the decade some 259,000 people were living there. One of the main reasons for this spectacular growth was the Federal purchase of 3 million acres of Indian land for white settlement in 1889.
By nine o’clock the rushers were massing along the line, and a great buzz went up from them of excited talk, song and argument. The sound, said one observer, “wasn’t human at all, but like thousands of wild animals penned up. At last the moment came. Along the boundary at Arkansas City, young Lieutenant Henry Waite sat his horse calmly in front of the line of troopers holding back the milling mob. In his hand the officer held his watch while the eager throng of rushers watched their own timepieces, most of which had earlier been set to agree with the Lieutenant’s. Homesteaders gathered on Cherokee Strip at noon on 22 April. As the hands of the officer’s watch closed on noon, he signaled to his buglers, and the clear notes of, of all things, “mess call,” echoed over the green prairie. The rush was on, a gun was fired and they galloped off to stake their claims. By nightfall almost two million acres had been claimed. Byrd lived in Oklahoma until he and Kate divorced in 1892.
The Floyd Co., VA 1860 census shows him as Bird, the Wyoming Co., VA 1880 census shows him as Byrd. The Virginia State Library Archives, Confederate Rosters card no. 42 shows him as Bird Hall, Troop B, 21st Reg. Vol. 11, page 449. The 21st Virginia Cavalry of The Virginia Regimental Histories Series, by John E. Olson, shows him as Byrd Hall. His grandparents were John Hall and Sally Pate, and Sally’s brother was named C. Bird Pate, also the Iddings family had many with the name Byrd.
The 21st VA Cavalry, shows Byrd Hall enlisted on 10 Jul 1863 in Co. B, was on detached service 31 Dec 1863 to 31 Aug 1864, and absent sick with leave on furlough on from 1 Jul 1864 to 31 Oct 1864 and absent on sick furlough 30 Nov 1864 to 31 Dec 1864 according to company muster rolls. The 1860 Floyd Co. census shows Bird as age 13, and the 1880 Wyoming Co. census shows him as age 33. The census most likely occurred prior to his birthday, assuming he was born on or about 10 Jul 1846. Bird would have been age 17 at the time of his enlistment, most likely with the consent of his parents.
Organized on 27 Aug 1863, the 21st Virginia Cavalry comprised of companies of the VA State Line and men from counties in southwest Virginia, and was led by Col. William Peters and Lt. Col. David Edmundson. The Virginia State Line was created in 1862 to raise a volunteer force to defend the western part of Virginia especially the salt mines in the region, and provided the foundation for the formation of the 21st Cavalry.
Col. William Elisha Peters in April 1863 requested Gen. Samuel Jones, commander of the Dept. of Western Virginia, permission to organize a regiment of cavalry. Jones authorized Peters to raise a regiment from the State Line together with recruits from localities where the Conscript Act was not enforceable. Company B was formed 1 Apr 1863, for the duration of the war. Co. B Captains were David Edmundson, Charles Burks and Jackson Moore.
The men of the 21st Cavalry were primarily Virginians, with about 70 percent of the regiment hailing from the southwest counties of Washington, Montgomery, Floyd, Smyth and Russell counties. Virtually every county in southwestern Virginia was represented. North Carolina, especially Ashe County provided 17 percent of the regiment, and Tennessee 4 percent. The remainder came from other Southern and Border states.
As the regiment was being formed, Assistant Surgeon Philip Hanover reported that skin disease was more prevalent in the camp of the 21st Cavalry than in any other he had seen. This was a forewarning of hardships that were still to come.
General Williams supervised the election of the regimental officers of the 21st Cavalry and 457 men effective present for duty and 942 in aggregate. David Edmond wrote to his mother from Camp Laurel that it was situated on the river near Saltville, “…a beautiful and pleasant encampment.”
Within days after enlisting, Bird Hall saw his first action in July 1863, while the 21st Cavalry was still being organized. Yankee raiders comprised of the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry and the 34th Ohio Mounted Infantry moved to attack Wytheville. On July 17th, they captured a Confederate company at Abb’s Valley; however, one prisoner escaped and was able to warn General Williams late that night of the enemy’s location. Williams ordered Peters to move from Camp Laurel in the direction of Liberty Hill. He later became concerned that the Yankees might attempt to attack the salt works, so Peters was ordered to return the 21st Cavalry to Camp Laurel.
They began their odyssey in the East Tennessee Campaign of 1863, marching by night and fighting by day. They enjoyed its greatest successes of the war under the command of General William E. “Grumble” Jones.
In the summer of 1864, Peters’ regiment fought the advance of Hunter’s Yankees, which culminated in the battle of Lynchburg, Virginia The 21st Cavalry then joined in Jubal Early’s raid on Washington. Later, during the raid on Chambersburg, the 21st Cavalry gained notoriety for Peters’ refusal of McCausland’s orders to completely burn the town. Eight days later at Moorefield, disaster struck. In a gallant defense against Averell’s Union cavalry, Peters was shot and 20 percent of the regiment was wounded or captured.
Prior to the raid on Washington, the men struck an ice cream maker with wagons loaded with his product ready to leave for Baltimore. George W. Booth, later wrote, “It was a most ludicrous sight to see the ice cream dished out into all conceivable receptacles, and the whole brigade engaged in feasting on this. A number of the men from southwest VA were not familiar with this delicious food, but were not slow in becoming acquainted with its enticing properties and expressing themselves as being very much satisfied with the “frozen vittles,” as they termed it.”
Brig. General Bradley T. Johnson, assigned to command Grumble Jones’ old brigade, wrote of the 21st Cavalry: ”.had about eight hundred half-armed and badly disciplined mountaineers from Southwest VA, who would fight like veterans when they pleased, but had no idea of permitting their own sweet wills to be controlled by any orders, no matter from whom emanating.”
On 24 Apr 1864, Lt. Col. Archer Anderson reported: “Company and battalion drills are rare, and their clothing not good; pantaloons particularly needed. Fifty-nine men entirely without shoes, 64 entirely without blanket, 197 dismounted men, he also noted that a few companies were armed only with sabers. Guns were rusty and at least three hundred replacements were needed. In general, Anderson concluded that the bearing of the brigade was “unmilitary.”
The 21st Cavalry fought in numerous battles against Sheridan’s forces in the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864, including Winchester and Fisher’s Hill. As the fortunes of the Confederacy plummeted, the 21st Cavalry continued the struggle until General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox.
Cora L. Hall b. 1885 /1886 m. the Rev. Joseph P. Clingenpeel b. 1878 / 1879 of Franklin Co., VA, they are shown on the 1910 Maggodee, Franklin Co., VA census with son Roy L., age 3, and daughter Pauline R., age 1. He was of German descent and a Methodist Minister, they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio after their marriage. During a shut down in the coal mines, Burch and Nannie Hall lived in Ohio with his sister and brother-in-law for a brief time.
CHILDREN OF BYRD HALL AND SUSAN ELIZABETH "BETTIE" MUNCY:
They married 7/29/1863 Floyd Co., VA and divorced in 1875:
1. Ardellia Elzoria Hall (4/30/1863 Locust Grove Twp., Floyd Co., VA- 4/7/1943 Princeton, Mercer Co., WV) m. Henry T. Morris.
2. Elmira Jane Hall (8/6/1866 Floyd Co., VA-2/22/1911 Montgomery Co., VA) m. 1885 Floyd Co., VA to Jacob Abraham Woolwine (4/8/1863 VA-4/14/1946) son of Abram Woolwine.
3. Viola Hall (9/21/1868 Floyd Co., VA-1/26/1962 Floyd Co., VA) m. 1) Henry Epperly on 8/13/1886 in Floyd Co., VA; 2) David Vest 4/17/1930 Floyd Co., VA and 3) David Link 9/29/1938 Floyd Co., VA.
4. Alma J. Hall (1870 Floyd Co., VA-Bfr 1880 Floyd Co., VA).
5. Henry Olway Hall (1/1872 Floyd Co., VA-).
6. Arrie Elizabeth Hall (7/26/1875 Floyd Co., VA-7/8/1943 Christiansburg, VA) m. c1890 Lee Myers (c1875 Floyd Co., VA-).
CHILDREN OF BYRD HALL AND ISABEL CATHERINE BUCHANAN:
Isabel Catherine Buchanan (11/9/1856 Wyoming Co., WV-) m. 9/25/1879 Wyoming Co., WV, divorced c1892: (stepson Charles Edward was born in 1879, the 1880 census shows him as age 1):
7. Stella May Hall (11/4/1882, Wyoming Co., WV-Aft 1954).
8. Cora L. Hall, (1884 / 1885, Wyoming Co., WV-Aft 1954 Cincinnati, OH) m. Rev. Joseph P. Clingenpeel b. 1878 / 1879 Franklin Co., VA. They are shown on the 1910 Maggodee, Franklin Co., VA census with son Roy L. Clingenpeel, age 3, and daughter Pauline R. Clingenpeel, age 1.
9. Burch Hall, (8/17/1887, Wyoming Co., WV-1/28/1954 Henry, VA) m. Nannie Beulah Stone (4/3/1889, Franklin Co., VA-12/4/1982 Martinsville, Henry Co., VA).
10. Anna Elizabeth Hall (2/4/1889 Wyoming Co., WV-Aft 1954) NFI.
11. Pinkney Hall (c1891 Wyoming Co., WV-Bfr. 1954) NFI.
CHILDREN OF BYRD HALL AND ALAMINTA EVELYN WOOD
Alaminta, d/o William Claiborne Wood and Nancy Ann Hylton (4/26/1878-Aft 2/4/1910) m. 4/2/1897 in Raleigh Co., WV. Alamimta m. 2) Pleasant Lilly b. 1859 in Raleigh, WV.
12. Lawrence D. Hall (8/13/1901 Slab Fork, Odd, Raleigh, WV-4/14/1929 Raleigh, WV) m. Winnie Bolen, buried in Odd, Raleigh, WV.
13. Loura Vivian Hall (4/271903 Slab Fork, Odd, Raleigh, WV-) m. 1918 to 1) David William Nichols, divorced before 1920 m. 2) Joe Groah, she died after 2/13/1953, (date she applied for a social security number).
14. Ivory Myrtle Hall (2/4/1910 Slab Fork, Odd, Raleigh, WV-Aft 4/12/1965) (date she applied for a social security number).
BURCH HALL
Burch Hall I (8/17/1887 Wyoming Co., WV-1/24/1954 Henry Co., VA) m. Nannie Beulah Stone (4/3/1889 Franklin Co., VA- 12/4/1982 Martinsville, VA) At age two, he and his family moved to the Oklahoma Territory to acquire land during the great Oklahoma Land Rush. As a young child, his parents divorced, and he remained in Oklahoma with his mother until he reached age 14. He left Oklahoma to live with his father who had returned to WV and to find work. He started working in the WV coal mines with his father at age 14.
At 22, in 1909, Burch met a young man from Franklin Co., VA who worked with him in the coal mines and they started sharing a “batch house.” They soon started traveling together during the holidays to visit their families in Virginia, as Burch's grandparents David and Abigail and numerous cousins still lived in Floyd. His roommate was Benjamin Stone, brother of Nannie Beulah Stone. On 4/14/1910 Burch Hall and Nannie Stone were married in Franklin Co., VA. Not long after they married, Benjamin Stone was injured in a coal mining accident when a large piece of slate fell on him breaking both legs, this left him permanently disabled. While in the hospital he met a young nurse named Mary Franklin, and they fell in love and were married the following year. Burch continued to work in the coal mines until he retired at age 64.
The Stone Family: Richard Stone b. c1637, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, m.: Dorothy Belcher b. 31 Aug 1637 Honeybourne, Worcester, England, they had John b/a 1664, Rugeley, Staffordshire England who m. Mary O'Brissell d/o Thomas and Mary on 10 Nov 1687 Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co, VA. Children were Eusebius, John, Stephen, Sarah, William, and Nicholas. Their son William b. 1700, Accomack Co., VA d. 1775, Stafford Co., VA m. 1) Unknown 2) Elizabeth Ann, and had Elizabeth, Eucebius, William, Jeremiah, Micajah, Noah (Manoah), and Stephen. Their son Micajah b. 1745, Lunenburg Co., VA d. 24 Jun 1799, Bedford Co., VA m. Apphia Hurt b/a 1750 Bedford Co., VA m/a 1771 Bedford Co., VA, they had Bathsheba, Admire, William, John, Micajah, Moses, James, Noah (Manoah), Stephen, Mary and Molly. Their son Noah H. (Manoah) b/a 1782 Bedford Co. VA d. 1868 Henry Co., VA, m.: Charlotte Foley b/a 1783 VA, d.1857 Henry Co. m. 5 Jan 1805 Henry Co. VA. They had Mary and Charles. Charles b/a 1810 Henry Co., VA had Stephen, and Stephen b/a 1828 m. Cassie Spencer b/a 1830 d/a 1922 (at age 92). They had Charles Fountain Stone b. 25 Dec 1849, Henry Co., VA. d. 18 Oct 1916 m. Joyce Emery Shelton b. 26 Dec 1853, d. 21 Jan 1937 Franklin Co., VA, they had Walter m. Allie Jarrett, Grover, Nannie Beulah, Benjamin m. Mary Franklin, Rufus Franklin m. Nannie Cahill, and Callie m. Homer Bryant. Nannie Beulah Stone m. Burch Hall.
The Shelton Family: Sir John William Shelton b. c1480 Shelton, Norfolk, Eng. m. Anne Boleyn, d/o William Boleyn and Margaret Boteler. Anne was the aunt of Anne Boleyn who m. King Henry VIII. Their son Sir John Shelton b. c1500 m. Margaret Parker and had Sir Ralph Shelton b. 1 Nov 1530 Brome, England who m. Mary Wodehouse, d/o William Wodehouse and Elizabeth Calthorpe. Sir Ralph Shelton b. 1 Nov 1560 d. 22 Jul 1628 at the Battle of the Isle of Rhea, was Minister to Spain, Secretary to the Prince of Wales, Member of Parliament and Member of the Second and 3rd Virginia Companies. He was knighted at Theobald’s in 1607 and was of Shelton Hall, Norfolk, England he m. Jane West. Their son Capt. James Shelton b. 1588 m. Anne Hebert, he was a gentleman who came with Lord Delaware (Thomas West) in 1610 to VA, and was a member of the court in 1624. James and Anne had Thomas Shelton b. 1606 who m. Hannah Wood, and they had James Shelton b. 1627 Barbados and d. 1690 Cecil Co., MD, who m. Mary Bathurst. Their son Peter Shelton b. 1664 York Co., VA m. Susannah Jackson and had Ralph Shelton b. 12/1685 who m. Mary Jane Crispin of Middlesex Co., VA. Ralph and Mary's son Thomas Shelton b. 9 Nov 1707 m. Mary Probert and their son Josiah Shelton, Sr. b. 1735 m. Elizabeth Spencer. Josiah Shelton, Jr. b. 1775 m. Frances "Futhey" Ford and had Gerald "Giles" Shelton b. 19 Jan 1818 who m. Nancy Spencer, and their daughter Joyce Emery Shelton b. 26 Dec 1853 m. Charles Fountain Stone who were parents of Nannie Beulah Stone b. 3 Apr 1889.
The Spencer Family: The term "Ancient Planter" is applied to those persons, who arrived in Virginia before 1616, remained for a period of three years, paid their passage, and survived the massacre of 1622. They received the first patents of land in the new world as authorized by Sir Thomas Dale in 1618; a William Spencer is listed as an Ancient Planter. Thomas Spencer b/a 1670 Charles City Co., New Kent Co., and King William Co., VA m. Anne Woodward, they had Abraham b/a 1700. William I b/a 1750 Hanover Co., VA, son of Abraham, married Elizabeth and they had William II b/a 1772 who m. Jane Proctor. They were the parents of William III b/a 1793, Patrick Co., VA who married Mary “Polly” Adams. They had Nancy Spencer who married Gerald "Giles" Shelton and Cassie Spencer who m. Stephen Stone, both daughters being direct ancestors after the marriage of their children, Joyce Emery Shelton and Charles Fountain Stone, who had Nannie Beulah Stone.
Burch Hall and Nannie Beulah Stone Hall are buried at the Shelton Cemetery in Henry County, VA. Directions: Take Rt. 220 to Rt. 605 in Henry, the cemetery is 7.3 miles from Rt. 220 on the right. You can park on the side of the road or drive up to the cemetery using the small dirt road. Drive slowly as this road needs some repair.
Burch Hall I (8/17/1887 Wyoming Co., WV-1/24/1954 Henry Co., VA) m. Nannie Beulah Stone (4/3/1889 Franklin Co., VA- 12/4/1982 Martinsville, VA) At age two, he and his family moved to the Oklahoma Territory to acquire land during the great Oklahoma Land Rush. As a young child, his parents divorced, and he remained in Oklahoma with his mother until he reached age 14. He left Oklahoma to live with his father who had returned to WV and to find work. He started working in the WV coal mines with his father at age 14.
At 22, in 1909, Burch met a young man from Franklin Co., VA who worked with him in the coal mines and they started sharing a “batch house.” They soon started traveling together during the holidays to visit their families in Virginia, as Burch's grandparents David and Abigail and numerous cousins still lived in Floyd. His roommate was Benjamin Stone, brother of Nannie Beulah Stone. On 4/14/1910 Burch Hall and Nannie Stone were married in Franklin Co., VA. Not long after they married, Benjamin Stone was injured in a coal mining accident when a large piece of slate fell on him breaking both legs, this left him permanently disabled. While in the hospital he met a young nurse named Mary Franklin, and they fell in love and were married the following year. Burch continued to work in the coal mines until he retired at age 64.
The Stone Family: Richard Stone b. c1637, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, m.: Dorothy Belcher b. 31 Aug 1637 Honeybourne, Worcester, England, they had John b/a 1664, Rugeley, Staffordshire England who m. Mary O'Brissell d/o Thomas and Mary on 10 Nov 1687 Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co, VA. Children were Eusebius, John, Stephen, Sarah, William, and Nicholas. Their son William b. 1700, Accomack Co., VA d. 1775, Stafford Co., VA m. 1) Unknown 2) Elizabeth Ann, and had Elizabeth, Eucebius, William, Jeremiah, Micajah, Noah (Manoah), and Stephen. Their son Micajah b. 1745, Lunenburg Co., VA d. 24 Jun 1799, Bedford Co., VA m. Apphia Hurt b/a 1750 Bedford Co., VA m/a 1771 Bedford Co., VA, they had Bathsheba, Admire, William, John, Micajah, Moses, James, Noah (Manoah), Stephen, Mary and Molly. Their son Noah H. (Manoah) b/a 1782 Bedford Co. VA d. 1868 Henry Co., VA, m.: Charlotte Foley b/a 1783 VA, d.1857 Henry Co. m. 5 Jan 1805 Henry Co. VA. They had Mary and Charles. Charles b/a 1810 Henry Co., VA had Stephen, and Stephen b/a 1828 m. Cassie Spencer b/a 1830 d/a 1922 (at age 92). They had Charles Fountain Stone b. 25 Dec 1849, Henry Co., VA. d. 18 Oct 1916 m. Joyce Emery Shelton b. 26 Dec 1853, d. 21 Jan 1937 Franklin Co., VA, they had Walter m. Allie Jarrett, Grover, Nannie Beulah, Benjamin m. Mary Franklin, Rufus Franklin m. Nannie Cahill, and Callie m. Homer Bryant. Nannie Beulah Stone m. Burch Hall.
The Shelton Family: Sir John William Shelton b. c1480 Shelton, Norfolk, Eng. m. Anne Boleyn, d/o William Boleyn and Margaret Boteler. Anne was the aunt of Anne Boleyn who m. King Henry VIII. Their son Sir John Shelton b. c1500 m. Margaret Parker and had Sir Ralph Shelton b. 1 Nov 1530 Brome, England who m. Mary Wodehouse, d/o William Wodehouse and Elizabeth Calthorpe. Sir Ralph Shelton b. 1 Nov 1560 d. 22 Jul 1628 at the Battle of the Isle of Rhea, was Minister to Spain, Secretary to the Prince of Wales, Member of Parliament and Member of the Second and 3rd Virginia Companies. He was knighted at Theobald’s in 1607 and was of Shelton Hall, Norfolk, England he m. Jane West. Their son Capt. James Shelton b. 1588 m. Anne Hebert, he was a gentleman who came with Lord Delaware (Thomas West) in 1610 to VA, and was a member of the court in 1624. James and Anne had Thomas Shelton b. 1606 who m. Hannah Wood, and they had James Shelton b. 1627 Barbados and d. 1690 Cecil Co., MD, who m. Mary Bathurst. Their son Peter Shelton b. 1664 York Co., VA m. Susannah Jackson and had Ralph Shelton b. 12/1685 who m. Mary Jane Crispin of Middlesex Co., VA. Ralph and Mary's son Thomas Shelton b. 9 Nov 1707 m. Mary Probert and their son Josiah Shelton, Sr. b. 1735 m. Elizabeth Spencer. Josiah Shelton, Jr. b. 1775 m. Frances "Futhey" Ford and had Gerald "Giles" Shelton b. 19 Jan 1818 who m. Nancy Spencer, and their daughter Joyce Emery Shelton b. 26 Dec 1853 m. Charles Fountain Stone who were parents of Nannie Beulah Stone b. 3 Apr 1889.
The Spencer Family: The term "Ancient Planter" is applied to those persons, who arrived in Virginia before 1616, remained for a period of three years, paid their passage, and survived the massacre of 1622. They received the first patents of land in the new world as authorized by Sir Thomas Dale in 1618; a William Spencer is listed as an Ancient Planter. Thomas Spencer b/a 1670 Charles City Co., New Kent Co., and King William Co., VA m. Anne Woodward, they had Abraham b/a 1700. William I b/a 1750 Hanover Co., VA, son of Abraham, married Elizabeth and they had William II b/a 1772 who m. Jane Proctor. They were the parents of William III b/a 1793, Patrick Co., VA who married Mary “Polly” Adams. They had Nancy Spencer who married Gerald "Giles" Shelton and Cassie Spencer who m. Stephen Stone, both daughters being direct ancestors after the marriage of their children, Joyce Emery Shelton and Charles Fountain Stone, who had Nannie Beulah Stone.
Burch Hall and Nannie Beulah Stone Hall are buried at the Shelton Cemetery in Henry County, VA. Directions: Take Rt. 220 to Rt. 605 in Henry, the cemetery is 7.3 miles from Rt. 220 on the right. You can park on the side of the road or drive up to the cemetery using the small dirt road. Drive slowly as this road needs some repair.
CHILDREN OF BURCH HALL AND NANNIE B. STONE:
1. Le Roy Hall (6/11/1911 Cincinnati, OH-2/3/1966 Hampton, VA) m. Virginia Gladys Herald, he served in the National Guard.
2. Charles Edward Hall (4/12/1914 Blocton, WV-8/15/1977 Martinsville, VA)
3. Irene Elizabeth Hall (9/4/1916 Blocton, WV-8/25/1986 Martinsville, VA) m. Ernest S. Stone.
4. Leonard Hall (10/7/1919 Chattaroy, WV-6/8/1988 Martinsville, VA) m. Myrtle Wilmoth Johnson, he was a WWII Civil Defense and Norfolk Naval Shipyard worker and his wife was a "Rosie Riveter" during that same time period.
5. Ralph Hall (9/11/1922 Chattaroy, WV-5/16/1966 Henry, VA), he was a private in the US Army during World War II.
6. Clara Ann Hall (3/25/1925 Chattaroy, WV-1961 Henry, VA) m. Paul Shartzer.
7. Burch Hall II (8/7/1930 Chattaroy, WV-1/15/2017 Martinsville, VA), he was a private in the US Army during Korean War m. 1) Versie Newby 2) Dorothy Summers
8. Mildred Hall (7/3/1933 Henry Co., VA-11/3/1992 Martinsville, VA) m. Gary Vern Ware.
1. Le Roy Hall (6/11/1911 Cincinnati, OH-2/3/1966 Hampton, VA) m. Virginia Gladys Herald, he served in the National Guard.
2. Charles Edward Hall (4/12/1914 Blocton, WV-8/15/1977 Martinsville, VA)
3. Irene Elizabeth Hall (9/4/1916 Blocton, WV-8/25/1986 Martinsville, VA) m. Ernest S. Stone.
4. Leonard Hall (10/7/1919 Chattaroy, WV-6/8/1988 Martinsville, VA) m. Myrtle Wilmoth Johnson, he was a WWII Civil Defense and Norfolk Naval Shipyard worker and his wife was a "Rosie Riveter" during that same time period.
5. Ralph Hall (9/11/1922 Chattaroy, WV-5/16/1966 Henry, VA), he was a private in the US Army during World War II.
6. Clara Ann Hall (3/25/1925 Chattaroy, WV-1961 Henry, VA) m. Paul Shartzer.
7. Burch Hall II (8/7/1930 Chattaroy, WV-1/15/2017 Martinsville, VA), he was a private in the US Army during Korean War m. 1) Versie Newby 2) Dorothy Summers
8. Mildred Hall (7/3/1933 Henry Co., VA-11/3/1992 Martinsville, VA) m. Gary Vern Ware.
