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slaves and law books); FB, £1,363.11.9. LAND.
1,570 acres in Frederick County and 1,554 acres in
Anne Arundel County, plus 2.5 lots in Annapolis.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: his principal heirs were
the children of his brother Henry Hall (1727-
1770), although his wife received a life estate in his
Annapolis and Anne Arundel County land. His
will provided for the manumission of his slaves.
HALL, JOHN, JR. (1737-1770). BORN: in 1737
in St. George's Parish, Baltimore County; eldest
son. NATIVE: fourth generation. RESIDED: probably
with his father in St. George's Parish, Baltimore
County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: John
Hall (1701-1774). MOTHER: Hannah (1711-1782).
BROTHERS: Josiah (1739-1739); Aquila (1742-
1743); Benedict Edward Hall (ca. 1744-1822); and
Josias Carvil Hall (1746-1814). SISTERS: Martha
(1735-?), who married second, John Ramsey (ca.
1742-1828); Mary (1740-?), who married Benja-
min Rumsey (1734- 1 808). FIRST COUSINS: Aquila
Hall( 1727- 1779); Martha Hall, who married Wal-
ter Tolley (?-1783); Blanche Hall, who married
John Beale Howard (by 1739-1799); and Sophia
White (?-1780), who married Aquila Hall (1727-
1779). MARRIED never. CHILDREN. Died without
progeny. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican, St. George's
Parish, Baltimore County. SOCIAL STATUS AND
ACTIVITIES: Gent.; third generation legislator. OC-
CUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Baltimore
County, 1765-1766 (Grievances 2; Public Offices
3). WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST
ELECTION. 142 acres in Baltimore County.
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: will probated on July
16, 1770, in Baltimore County. LAND. 142 acres in
Baltimore County.
HALL, JOSEPH (ca. 1701-?). BORN. ca. 1701 in
Calvert County; only surviving son. NATIVE: third
generation. RESIDED: in Calvert County. FAMILY
BACKGROUND. FATHER: Joseph Hall (?-1705), son
of Richard Hall (?-1688). STEPFATHER: Rev.
Thomas Cockshutt (?-1722), of All Saints' Parish,
Calvert County. MOTHER: Ann (?-1742). UNCLES:
Elisha Hall (1663-ca. 1716/17); Benjamin Hall
(1667-1721). AUNTS: Rachel Hall (1671-1730),
who married Walter Smith (?-1711); Lucia Hall
(1675-?), who married John Smith (?-1738); and
Sarah Hall (1677-?), who married Robert Bradley
(?-1724). STEPBROTHER: Thomas Cockshutt (ca.
1708-1734), who married Rebecca. STEPSISTER:
Martha Cockshutt, who married ca. 1714 Thomas
Lingan. STEPSISTERS OR HALF SISTERS: Elizabeth
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Cockshutt; Ann Cockshutt. MARRIED in 1722 Sa-
rah, widow of William Richardson; daughter of
John Smith (?-1738), of Hall's Creek, Calvert
County, a merchant, and wife Sarah. Her brother
was John Smith. Her sisters were Rachel, who
married Thomas Gantt (ca. 1710-1785); Jane (?-by
1738); and Tabitha (ca. 1690-1769), who married
Thomas Sheredine (1699-1752). Her nephews were
Upton Sheredine (1740- 1800); Thomas Gantt, Jr.
(?-1808). Her niece was Rachel Gantt (?-1793),
who married Richard Brooke (1716-1783). CHIL-
DREN. SON: John (by 1738-?). DAUGHTERS Ra-
chel; Ann. PRIVATE CAREER. RELIGIOUS AFFILIA-
TION: Anglican. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES.
Gent., 1728. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: probably a
planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
Lower House, Calvert County, 1739-1741 (Ag-
grievances 3), 1742-1744 (Aggrievances 1, 2),
1745, 1745/46-1748. LOCAL OFFICES: Christ
Church Parish Vestry, Calvert County, 1725-
1730, 1736-1739; deputy commissary, Calvert
County, by 1730-1734; justice, Calvert County, in
office by 1731-at least 1733 (quorum); churchwar-
den, Christ Church Parish, Calvert County, 1735-
1736. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT
FIRST ELECTION: 934 acres in Calvert and Prince
George's counties (287 acres through his mar-
riage). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN
FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: mortgaged 647
acres in Calvert County, 1747; may have patented
128 acres in Anne Arundel County and 45 acres in
Sussex County, Delaware, 1749-1753. WEALTH AT
DEATH. LAND: probably 934 acres in Calvert and
Prince George's counties.
HALL, JOSIAS CARVIL (1746-1814). BORN: on
July 7, 1746, in St. George's Parish, Baltimore
County; youngest son. NATIVE: fourth generation.
RESIDED: in Baltimore County, (later became Har-
ford County); Baltimore County, 1811 until death.
FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: John Hall (1701-
1774). MOTHER. Hannah (1711-1782). BROTHERS:
John Hall, Jr. (1737-1770); Josiah (1739-1739);
Aquila (1742-1743); and Benedict Edward Hall
(ca. 1744-1822). SISTERS: Martha (1735-?), who
married second, John Rumsey (ca. 1742-1828);
Mary (1740-?), who married Benjamin Rumsey
(1734-1808). FIRST COUSINS: Aquila Hall (1727-
1779); Martha Hall, who married Walter Tolley
(?-1783); Blanche Hall, who married John Beale
Howard (by 1739-1799); and Sophia Hall (?-
1780), who married Aquila Hall (1727-1779).
MARRIED by 1775 Janet (Jane) (1752-1812),
daughter of William Smith (1728-1814), a mer-
chant of Baltimore Town, who immigrated from
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