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Surname: HALL
Source: Walpole As It Was and As It Is by George Aldrich, 
        The Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, N.H., 1880, pages 270-274

HALL, JONATHAN. All the Hall families now living in town are the descendants of Jonathan Hall, 
who made his advent here soon after 1760, but precisely at what time is not known. There was a Mrs. 
Philippi Hall who came to town about the same time supposed to be the mother of Jonathan, who was 
born in 1684; and died 1774. There was also a Peletiah Hall, who may have been a brother of 
Jonathan, who came at the time of the fore-named, and lived and died in town. He married Lydia Hunt 
in 1778, supposed to be his second wife. He died Jan. 11, 1784, aged 82. He had a son Peletiah who 
married Lydia Dexter in 1782. There was a Roland Hall in town who lived contemporaneously with 
Peletiah, who married Elizabeth Willard, in 1777.
Jonathan Hall settled on some land lying north of William Hooper’s residence; the remains of the old 
cellar still indicating the site of the dwelling, where he lived. His son John lived there after the father died. 
The premises subsequently came into the possession of Levi E. Foster, through his father, Henry, who is 
still the owner.
The ages of Jonathan Hall’s children cannot be ascertained except by conjecture from comparing 
baptisms, deaths and marriages. Ch.
I. Sarah, born 1741, seems to have been the oldest. She married Capt. Levi Hooper, in 1770. 
(See Hooper).
II. Elisha, b. 1746; m. Philippi Smith, 1770; d. May 24,1818. He lived in the house where Mrs. 
Geo. Joslin now resides, which was built by his brother Abraham. He died without issue. His 
brother, Recompense, occasionally visited him and would address some one in his presence 
thus; "Her’s Lisher and Philippi Smith haint a child in the world but I’ve got sons and darters."
III. Abraham, birth unknown, m. Polly, dau. of Benjamin Floyd, in 1783. Ch. 1st, Isaac, died, Oct. 
4, 1795, aged 11 years. 2d, Electa, d. July 24, 1797, aged 5 years. He left Walpole about the 
year 1800 and settled in Bath, N.H., where he spent his days. Five children were born to him in 
Bath, making seven in all. He was the biggest and most physically powerful man ever born in 
town. At the age of sixty his weight was 425 pounds, and when he went from place to place an 
ox cart was the vehicle.
IV. Recompense, m. Phebe Gary, in 1775, and lived in Westminster, Vt. Ch. 1st, Phebe, m. Mr. 
Hockadene. 2d, Recompense jr., b. 1787; m. Lucretia, dau. of Dea. Roger Farnham, Mar. 31, 
1806. He was a carpenter by trade and lived on the Dea. Farnham homestead, and died Mar. 
22, 1860; she d. Aug. 18,1863, aged 76. He had a set of double front teeth which were 
unimpaired up to the time of his death, and, being an inveterate smoker, using a clay pipe, he 
wore a semicircle in both upper and lower teeth, which just fitted the stem of a his pipe. Ch. (1.) 
Emily, b. Sep. 10, 1808, m. John N. Hodskins. (See Hodskins.) (2.) George, b. Apr. 30, 
1811; d Nov. 11, 1830. 3d, Joseph Mason, b. Sept. 2d, 1818; m. 1st, Jane Chapin and had 
one dau. 2d, m. Deborah the sister of his first wife, who survives him. (4.) Henry P., b. Oct. 19, 
1827; m. Caroline, dau. of Geo. Watkins. (5.) Sophia, m. Jonas Gassett. 3d, Lucy, m. Josiah 
White. 4th, Josiah, m. first, Roxana Streeter, and second, Lucy Reed. Ch. (1.) Charles, m. 
Morial L. Rice; she d. Mar. 23, 1864, aged 53. (2.) Lucia, m. Fessenden Parker. (3.) Cynthia, 
m. William. Ellis. (4.) Adeline, never married. 5th, Ebenezer, b. 1788; m. Selina, dau. of 
Recompense Graves; d. Apr. 9, 1862. Ch. (1.) Edwin, b. Mar. 29, 1811; m. Sabrina Burbank 
and lives in Michigan. (2.) Susan, b. Oct. 25, 1813; d. unmarried. (3.) Hiram, b. April 3, 1816; 
m. Nancy, daughter of William Blanchard. (4.) Lucinda, living unmarried. 6th, Susan, m. Calvin 
Chaffee. 7th. Betsey, m. Burk Chaffee. 8th, Ruth, m. Timothy Bishop. 9th, Thankful, m. Joseph 
Budson. 10th. Samuel, m. Maria Atherton.
V. Jonathan jr., (Old Munn,) who has heretofore been mentioned in the general narrative. Where 
he lived in town is not known; but the names of his children, or a portion of them, have been 
found in the various town and church records. viz., (1.) Samuel, (2.) Eunice. (3.) Rebecca. (4.) 
Jonathan, 3d. m. Phebe Britton, Apr. 10, 1806, and went to Surry and was the father of 
thirteen children, and the grandfather, through his son Henry of Westmoreland, of Charles B. 
Hall, of this town. (5.) Elisha, m. Lucinda Badger in 1805.
VI. John, m. Submit --- and lived on the homestead of his father and had the following children: (1.) 
Silas. (2.) John, m. Betsey Warren, in 1813. (3.) Luther; (4.) Calvin; (5.) Sally; (6.) Submit; (7.) 
Benjamin; (8.) Lois, who m. John Bundy in 1818.
VII. David, b. 1750; m. Lydia, dau. of John Graves jr., in 1778, and lived opposite the 
residence of Preston Titus. Ch. 1st, Rebecca, m. Samuel Martin, Dec. 26,1805. (See Martin.) 
2d, David jr., b. 1784; m. Lucinda D. Burbank, d. Oct. 26, 1839; she d. Aug. 8, 1840, aged 
51. Ch. (2) David jr., m. first, Jane, daughter of John Turner, March 8, 1838, second wife’s 
name unknown. He is a stage proprietor and driver. (2.) Prudy, m. Joseph Norton, (3.) Louisa, 
m. Edward Shattuck, (4.) Levi E. went to Georgia. 3d. Rhoda; m. Jonathan Russell jr., July 23, 
1807, and lived at Saxtons River, Vt. 4th, Lydia, m. Jonathan A. P. Bates, Jan 2d, 1806. 5th, 
Tirzah, m. Richard Russell and went to Nunda, N.Y. 6th, Ezra, b. 1786, m. Priscilla, dau. of 
Jeduthan Russell. He lived on the homestead of his wife’s father, and at one time kept a public 
house there. He d. Aug. 20, 1863. Ch, (1.) Gardner E., b. Sep. 12, 1809, m. first, Emily. dau. 
of Hugh Dunshee, by whom he had 3 sons; Henry, Warren, and George. His 2d wife was 
Arabella A. Simonds, whose maiden name was Shattuck. He was for many years passenger 
conductor on the Cheshire & Fitchburg railroads. He d. June 28, 1878. (2.) Orin, b. June 27, 
1813; m. Maria H. Wakefield, of Newport, N.H. (3.) Martin G., b. Apr. 22, 1818; m. Maria, 
dau. of Thomas Nichols of this town, June 3, 1840. (4.) Armstrong S., b. July 19, 1821, m. 
Emma A., dau. also of Thomas Nichols and went to California, where he now lives. (5.) Almira, 
b. May 27, 1823, m. Josiah W. Batchelder, and lives in town. 7th, Levi, b. 1792, m., 1st, 
Susannah, dau. of Henry Foster. She d. Nov. 27, 1838, when he m. Mary Britton, of Surry, 
who survives him. Ch. (1.) Isabella, b. Dec. 25, 1814, m. Dan Gray, Sept. 1831, by whom she 
had one son and one dau. (2.) Oliver, b. Dec. 4, 1816, m. 1st, Marietta, dau. of Charles 
Watkins, and had 3 ch He m. second, Ellen A., dau. of Luther Knowlton. (See Ap.) (3.) Jacob 
Foster, b. in 1819; d. Sept. 8, 1874, unm. (4.) William, b. June 4, 1826, m. 1st, Percy I., dau. 
of Stephen Tiffany, of this town; she d. Jan. 24, 1866; then he m. Louisa P., widow of Alfred 
Seward and dau. of Levi Ball (5.) Mary, b. 1830; m. Stephen J. Tiffany, d. May 29, 1868. (6.) 
Edna A., b. Aug. 5, 1835; m. Eli W. Graves of this town. (7.) (by 2d wife,) Levi A., b. Sep. 
24, 1842; m. Estelle M., dau. of John Hooper., 8th. Isaac, m. Ann Brooks, of Westminister, 
Mass. He was extensively engaged in the staging business many years ago. He left town early in 
life.
VIII. Elizabeth, m. a Gould of Westminster. She was an inveterate smoker and is 
remembered by the oldest inhabitants as an occasional visitor to her family connections in 
Walpole.