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Unknown Hall
Mary ___
Mary ___ married Unknown Hall. [1]
Mary is mentioned in the 1653 will of William Wilcox of Cambridge. Click here to see a transcription and discussion. William calls her "my sister the widow Hall" and leaves her and her children William and Susan small bequests. However, he also leaves small bequests to "brothers" who are brothers in Christ and he leaves a more substantial bequest to "the Children of my deare sister, Christian Boiden." It is, thus, not entirely clear whether Mary is a biological sister. [2]
Mary joined the church in Cambridge in 1652. [1]
In 1662 the widow Mary Hall received land in Cambridge. After the death of her son William in 1667, she asked the court to order a division of his property for her benefit. It appears that she had assigned him property in return for his supporting her and that she had been living with him. [3]
Children of Unknown Hall and Mary Wilcox: All born in England. [1]
i. John Hall of Medford was born about 1627. He died on 18 Oct 1701, age 74. [3] He married Elizabeth Green [1] on 4 Apr 1656 in Concord. [Ref] Elizabeth was the daughter of Percival and Ellen Green of Cambridge. [3]
John was a member of the church in Concord. [3]
ii. Suzanne Hall was a member of the church in Concord. [3]
iii. Stephen Hall was born about 1640. died on 1 October 1724 in Plainfield. He married Ruth Davis.
iv. William Hall died on 10 March 1666/7. [1] He married Sara Meriam on 14 Oct 1658 in Concord. [4] He died on 10 Mar 1666/7. [1][4]
William lived in Concord.
v. Mary Hall married Israel Meade on 26 February 1669. [1]
vi. Hannah Hall married Stephen Frances on 27 December 1670. [1]
vii. Lydia Hall married Gershom Cutter on 6 January 1677. [1]
References:
1. Frank Nelson Hall, A Hall Genealogy (Denton, TX: unknown, 1965).
2. "Mary (Wilcox) Hall (1605 – aft. 1668)," Wikitree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wilcox-1101#_note-Hall : accessed 23 April 2023, last modified 29 January 2021).
3. David Brainerd Hall, The Halls of New England: Genealogical and Biographical (Albany: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1883).
4. Concord, Massachusetts: Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635–1850 (Concord: Beacon Press, 1895).
23-Apr-2023