Richard Hall Genealogy
Record modified: 2023-01-30
This is my ancestor 11 generations back.
Born: 1620-06-05 Canterbury, Kent England
Died: 1691-03-27 Middletown, Hartford Co, Connecticut USA
Marriages:
1. 1645-02-11 Mary Anthony
Children of Richard Hall and Mary Anthony:
Notes:
married in CT
other children:
Mary 1646 + 1658-03-07 Anthony Martin
John 1648-09-20 d 1711-11-25 Middletown + Esther Hamlin and Elizabeth Cornwell
Jane 1653-03-xx d 1724 + c1671 John Elton
Richard 1655-01-25 d 1676-05-30
Samuel 1657-09-xx d 1738-03-24
Ann 1659-03-20 d 1746-08-26 + c1701 Edward Durant
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There is information about him at Society of First Settlers of Middletown CT.
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"A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records"
p104-105
Richard Hall
Location: Middletown
Invt. L432-11-00. Taken 2 April 1691 by William Cheeny, Deacon John Hall & Samuel Hall. Will dated 11 January 1690/1.
The last Will and Testament of Richard Hall, being about 71 years of age: I doe leave this as my last Will & Testament:
I give to my wife Mary Hall L6 per Year during her natural life, as also so much room in my house as may be comfortable for her, and all my household Stuffe, and one Cow, ingaging my son John Hall to pay to my wife the L6 per year for her Use, and he my sd son to have in his Hands, till his mother decease, all the Land that are now improved, both Homelott and Long Meadow. I appoint my sd. son to provide winter meat for her Cow. I will to my wife for her lifetime so much of the Garden as I now make Use of, and half the Orchard.
I give to my eldest son John Hall my House I now live in, after my decease, reserveing comfortable room therein for my wife during her natural life. Also I give unto my sd. son all my Lands that lyeth at home, except 3 acres at the West End, which I give to my son Samuel after my wive's decease. Moreover, I give to my sd. son my Long Meadow Lott, he paying to his Mother L6 per Year while she liveth, and winter meat for one Cow. Also, my Upper Lott at Wongunck and Lower Lott at Wongunck, and my Half-Mile Lott; also half my 15 acres I live on.
I give unto my son Samuel Hall the house which is at the West End of my Lott, which was built for my son John, and 3 acres of my Lott at that End. Moreover, I give to my son all the Land in the New Field, from the East End of the Fence as it now standeth, and all that without the fence but 30 acres that is of that Lott.
I give to my daughter Mary my Lott in the Westermost range of Lotts, being 230 acres, as in the Deed of Gift expressed.
I give to my daughter Jane 30 acres of Land in the Boggy Meadow Quarter.
I give to my daughter Sarah Blake 7 1/2 acres in my Wood Lott near the Town.
I give to my daughter Anne L10.
I make my son John sole Executor.
Witness: John Hall, Samuel Stow sen.
Richard Hall
Court record, p27 -- 8 April 1691: Will proven.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 1569
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