Favor and news of John Hall Deputy in Sullivan County

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Debbie Hall Daugherty - Jul 23, 2009

I would like to ask a big favor. If we are going to ensure the information viewed and shared with others is correct, we need to clean up any documents or postings that are now incorrect based on the Maryland will and 9 letters of John Hall i.e. several of his children were born in Sullivan County, NC not Burke as is listed on the web, Ancestry, and document files on this site. One letter shares the news of the birth of Tempy Hall so I know she was born in Sullivan County. John Hall moved to Sullivan in 1779 and sold his propery in Sullivan in 1789 (NC Archives) and moved to Burke in 1790 as he is listed on the Burke County 1790 census.

I have updated my Ancestry to reflects births between 1779 and 1789 as taking place in Sullivan County.

The Annals of Tennessee also shows that John Hall was elected as a deputy to represent the people from Sullivan County at the convention that took place in Jonesboro. He is the only John Hall at that time in Sullivan.

I sure could use some help researching Sullivan County as I am not coming up with a lot and can't seem to get anyone in Sullivan to assist.

Thanks. Debbie Hall Daugherty

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, August 28th, 2014

Phil Hall - Jul 26, 2009

Do you have John Hall's children's birth dates?

Phil Hall

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, August 28th, 2014

Debbie Hall Daugherty - Jul 26, 2009

Rev. Joshua Hall born 1765 Baltimore, Maryland
Sally Hall born 1767 Baltimore, Maryland
Diana Hall born 1769 Baltimore, Maryland
John Hall born 1771 Baltimore, Maryland
Elijah Hall born 1773 Baltimore, Maryland
Micajah Merryman Hall 1774 Baltimore, Maryland
Elizabeth Hall 1776 Baltimore, Maryland
Jesse Hall 1780 Sullivan County, NC
Tempy Hall 1782 Sullivan County, NC
Polly Hall 1784 Sullivan County, NC
Rebecca Hall 1787 Sullivan County, NC
I don't have birth dates for Nancy and David Hall unfortunately

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, August 28th, 2014

Phil Hall - Jul 29, 2009

"Todd County, Kentucky History" lists Micajah Hall's birth date as May 6, 1774. This birth date was also given to me by a distant cousin named Ida Griffin.

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, August 28th, 2014

Debbie Hall Daugherty - Jul 29, 2009

Thanks Phil. I have updated my Ancestry.com to indicate Micajah's full date of birth.

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, August 28th, 2014

Donald Godfrey - Dec 28, 2009

Debbie is correct, its important to get exact dates.
as a start, I was able to track down Sarah "Sally or Sallie" Hall married to Robert Sellers to the Sellersburg Cemetery in Sellersburg, Clark Co, IN.
Sallie Sellers, ??-09-1765, 09-27-1840.
http:www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/clark/cemeteries/sellersburg/
sellersburg-s.html
A early Sellers researcher said the ? mark was Feb. or 02 and I've ask for a photo of the gravestone on findagrave.com.
Don

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, August 28th, 2014

Donald Godfrey - Jul 27, 2009

Debbie,
Sullivan Co, NC was formed from Washington Co, NC in 1779, both in TN today.
I'm having trouble reading the letters, even with my new glasses.
I can't see that the letters are to Micajah Merryman, the only place I see his name is as a witness on the will.
How do we know the 1778 will is a MD will and not a NC will. The letters have a place but not the will.
Land in TN, NC at the time, was given to veterans of the Rev. War for their service and is in a special file in the NC archives.
Joseph White, father of Susanna, wife of John Hall, Jr, was a Capt. in the Battle of Kings Mtn in the Rev War and was in the 1790 Burke Co, NC census and moved his family to Knox Co, TN where he died about 1793. Martha White, widow of Joseph, gave their Burke Co, NC land where John Hall, Jr. lived to John Hall, Sr.
We need a time line where we indicate names, dates, places and sources.
Don

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, August 28th, 2014

Debbie Hall Daugherty - Jul 28, 2009

The will...Micajah Merryman lived in Maryland for many years after John Hall moved way and John Hall sold off his land 2 months after the date on the will per Maryland records. His first letter with a date from Sullivan County was 1779. All letters are addressed to Baltimore County, MD.

For a small fee all these letters, will and a receipt for the purchase of household items (dated 1767) can be obtained from the John Hopkins Library in Baltimore, Maryland. Make sure you request a copy of the other side of the letter which when folded and sealed has the name of the person who is receiving the letter and the name of the person delivering the letter.

The letters were dated and addressed exactly as follows:
1. No date and was addressed to Micajah Merryman living near Col. Ridgely. It was hand carried by Edward Cox. Col.Ridgely lived in Baltimore.
2. August 6, 1779 and was addressed to Micajah Merryman
3. September 2, 1780 and has Sullivan County, NC written at the top of the page, addressed to Micajah Merryman.
4. September 10, 1780, Sullivan County on top of page. Addressed to MM. Delivered by Mr. Richard Gammon.
5. April 15, 1782 and has Shoats Ford, Sullivan County. Addressed to Micajah Merryman, Baltimore and carried by Richard Gammon.
6. May 16, 1783 and has Shoats Ford, Sullivan County. Addressed to Micajah Merryman, Baltimore County and delivered by Richard Gammon.
7. August 28, 1783 and has No Carolina, Sullivan County. Addressed to Micajah Merryman, Baltimore Co, Maryland and was hand carried by Moses Wilkerson.
8. November 21, 1783, Sullivan County, North Carolina and was addressed to Micajah Merryman Baltimore County, Maryland

The earliest land deed I show for John Hall is 1790 and as stated before he sold off property in Sullivan County per NC Archives in 1789.

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, August 28th, 2014

Debbie Hall Daugherty - Jul 28, 2009
P.S. The will and letters are in the Merryman/Crane Special collection. You can google Merryman Crane Special Collection and it will pull up and list what all is in the collection but of course you have to contact the John Hopkins Library for copies of actual documents. Thanks. Debbie

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, August 28th, 2014

Debbie Hall Daugherty - Jul 30, 2009

SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to John Hall
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Sullivan Co., TN, DB 1, p. 265: State of North Carolina to John Hall
Transcribed by Robert W. Keyes
Jan 30, 2005
Source: LDS FHL film #972705

State of North Carolina No. 407
To all to whom these Presents shall come greeting Know ye that we for
and in consideration of the sum of fifty shillings for every hundred acres hereby
granted paid into our treasuary by John Hall have given and granted and by
these presents Do give and grant unto the said John Hall a tract of Land con
taining six hundred and forty acres lying and being in our County of Sullivan
Begining at Benjamin Moonys Corner hicory and Dogwood then on said line Due
North two hundred and four poles to three hicorys on Stephen Rentfroes Line then
north thirty five Degrees west Ninety six poles to a box oak then north sixty
Degrees west sixty poles to a beach and Elm on the bank of the River thence
Down the River as it meanders three hundred and three poles to a stake thence
Due South two hundred and forty three poles to a stake on said halls old line
thence on said line South sixty one Degrees East ninety six poles to a stake
thence north fifty five Degrees East two hundred and seventy seven poles
to the Begining as by the plat hereunto annexed Doth appear together with
all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments and appertenances to the said
Land belonging or appertaining to hold to the said John Hall his heirs and as
signs for ever yielding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise
as our general assembly from time to time may Direct provided always that the said
John Hall shall cause this grant to be Registered in the Registers office of our
said County of Sullivan within twelve months from the Date hereof otherwise
the same shall be void and of none effect in testimony whereof we have caused
these our Letters to be made patent and our great seal to be hereunto affixed
witness Richard Caswell Esquire our govenor Captain general and Commander in Chief
at Kinston? the ninth Day of August in the XII year of our Independance anno Dom
1787 By his Excellys Comd R Caswell
J Glasgow Secretary

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, August 28th, 2014

Debbie Hall Daugherty - Mar 13, 2010

Hi Donald,
I wrote NC State Archives and got copies of all of John Hall's Sullivan County land deeds. They have them because it orginally was NC. Got confusing at first...NC, Virginia now Tennesse. Quite a geography education.