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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... genealogy. 1. John Hall, b. about 1605, d. before May 3, 1676, aged 71, m. Jane Woolen. Children. Baptisms from New Haven Church records, the births of Jonathan and David from New Haven town records. 2. i. John,2 bapt. Aug. 9, 1646, m. Dec. 6, 1666, Mary Parker. 3. ii. Sarah, bapt. Aug. 9, 1646, m. Dec, 1664, Wingle Johnson. John and Sarah are again entered on the New Haven Church records as bapt. May 24, 1647, but Savage says he does not believe it. 4. iii. Samuel, bapt. May 21, 1648, m. May, 1668, Hannah Walker. 5. iv. Thomas, bapt. March 25, 1649, m. June 5, 1673, Grace Watson. 6. v. Jonathan, b. April 5, 1651. 7. vi. David, b. March 18, 1652, m. Dec. 24, 1676, Sarah Rock well. 8. vii. Mary, b. about 1654, m. Henry Cook. 2. John2 Hall, John,1 ) b. about 1644, bapt. Aug. 9, 1646, d. Sept. 2, 1721, m. Dec. 6, 1666, Mary, dau. of Edward and Elizabeth (Wid. Potter, ) Parker of New Haven, Conn., bapt. Aug. 27, 1648. She d. Sept. 22, 1725. He became the first deacon of the church of Wallingford; was selectman in 1675; and was deputy to the General Court held in Hartford, 1687. His occupation is repeatedly given in the land records as "Turner" while his brother Samuel is called 'Disturner' and his brother David "Turner," "Disturner" and "Dishturner" meaning a lathe-worker in wood. One of the descendants of John Hall has a silver spoon marked "John and Mary Hall." There is no probate record of his estate, but an agreement between his heirs is recorded on Wallingford Land Eecords, Book 3, p. 526. "Daniel Hall, Nath1 Hall & John Hall, Elizabeth, Mary, lidea & ester, Nath1 Judd, George Page & benony Adkins, children; legatees to ye estate of Deacon John Hall, late of Wallingford, deceased. Do agree yt. as to the settlement of sd estate: our...