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HALL. 



Nathaniel, for sev. yrs. a practising physician in Hing. was a s. 

 of John of Yarmouth, who was from Coventry, Eng., and had ch. : 

 Joseph, 1642 ; John, 1645 ; Elizabeth, 1648 ; William, 1651 ; Samuel, 

 Benjamin, Nathaniel, Elisha, and Gershom. Nathaniel by his great 

 bravery had distinguished himself in the Indian War at the East, and 

 when he came to Hing. and during his stay here, was styled " Cap- 

 tain." His w. was Ann, dau. of Rev. Thomas Thornton. They re- 

 moved from here to the Delaware River. While in Hing. he resided 

 on Main St., near the old meeting-house, and perh. for a short time at 

 West Hing. He d. without issue. 



1. Preserved, from Rehoboth, Mass., was a s. of Edward Hall. 

 He m. in Hing. first, Jan. 25, 1698-99, Mrs. Lydia (Jackson) Leavitt, 

 wid. of Israel Leavitt, and dau. of Abraham and Remember (Morton) 

 Jackson of Ply. She was b. at Ply. 1658, and d. in Hing. 19 Dec. 

 1729, set. 72d yr. He m. secondly, Dec. 3, 1730, Mrs. Hannah (Damon) 

 May, wid. of John May. She d. in Hing. 5 Aug. 1741, set. 67 yrs. 

 He d. without issue, 5 Aug. 1740, set. 77 yrs. " Cooper." Constable 

 1702. Resided at Hing. Centre. In his will, dated at Hing. 1 Aug. 

 1740, and presented 14th of the same month, gives to w. Hannah '•' the 

 improvement of | of my real estate while she remains a widow." " To 

 the children of my first wife, namely, John, Israel, Elisha, and Abra- 

 ham Leavitt, and to the heirs of Sarah Woods, deceased, Lydia 

 Sprague, Hannah Hobart, and Mary Lane, all my household goods to 

 be divided equally among them, except four silver spoons which I 

 give to the daughters, heirs of Sarah Woods, and Lydia, Hannah, 

 and Mary, now living." Gives " to the church of the First Parish in 

 Hingham £30, to be laid out in Plate for the Lord's table in such 

 vessel or vessels as they think proper." Gives " to Abigail Hall 

 £10, and to Dorothy Gay £10." Bequeaths to " my kinsman John 

 Hall, son of my brother John Hall, all the remainder of my estate 

 real and personal, not before disposed of." Appoints " kinsman John 

 Hall executor of this my last will and testament." Witnesses, Eze- 

 kiel Hersey, Peter Ripley, Jr., Benjamin Lincoln. Inv. £1569 13s. 

 Appraised Sept. 2, 1740, by Josiah Loring, Isaac Lane, and Peter 

 Ripley, Jr. 



2. John - , s. of John, and nephew of Preserved (1), m. in Hing. Apr. 

 27, 1732, Jerusha King. She d. 1 Dec. 1745, set. 35 yrs. I find noth- 

 ing relating to him on Hing. rec's after the decease of his w. He 

 was by occupation " cooper." Constable in 1736. Resided at Hing. 

 Centre. 



Ch., b. in Hing., were 



i. John, March 9, 1736-37, d. same clay, 



ii. John, July 17, 1739. 



iii. Lydia, July 29, 1742. 



iv. Preserved, Aug. 1, 1745, d. 4 Sept. foil. 



1. James (s. of Richard, who prob. was related to the Halls of 

 Dorchester or Taunton), was a poll-tax payer in Hing. 1749, and the 



