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James Hall

Male Abt 1739 - Abt 1830  (~ 91 years)


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  • Name James Hall  [1
    Born Abt 1739  Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1830  [1
    Notes 
    • From RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: g1694b

      Revolutionary War Action

      James Hall bought a farm of 215 acres, Sep. 1771, on Buffalo Creek, in what is now Rockbridge County, VA., the grantors being John Long and his wife Jane. He became a member of Capt. John Murray's company in 1774 and saw service at Point Pleasant where his captian was slain in battle. In 1777, he was made a Captian of Botetourt Militia and led his company to Fort Randolph, which had been erected on the ruins of Fort Blair, at Point Pleasant. (Capt. John Stuart, in his narrative, cited in Thwaites-Kellogg: frontier Defense on the Upper Ohio, 1777-1778, page 159, the name was not John but James, confirmed by court Record. This same James Hall was "charged with suspicion of felony in being concerned in the murder of Chief Cornstalk Indian, his son and two other chiefs of the Indians on the tenth day of November last", by the Rockbridge County Court, April 18, 1778. The case was called 5 times and finally dismissed.

      Upon his farm, bought in 1771, he erected a stone house which is still standing (as of 1962) in view of the Old Oxford Presbyterian Church. It is said that Capt. Hall lies buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the grave-yard of the church where many members of his family and their families are buried.
    Person ID I3599  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William Hall,   b. Between 1702 and 1706, County Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 8 Feb 1773, Botetourt County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Jean ???,   b. Bef 1711,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1730 
    Family ID F1462  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Robertson,   b. Bef 1739,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 11 Dec 1759  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2008 
    Family ID F2088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1739 - Augusta County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Dec 1759 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S120] Hall, George E. (Dec 1996) (Presumed submitter) Ancestry.com--World Tree Search Results (Descendants of William Hall b 1706, North Ireland).

    2. [S310] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: g 1694b Ver. Sat Aug 25 10:51:33 2001 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag1694b.