Benjamin H. Mackall (b. 1770 - d. 1835)
MSA SC 5496-050762
War of 1812 Claimant, Calvert County, Maryland, 1828
Biography:
Benjamin Hance Mackall was born June 20, 1767 to John Mackall and Margaret Reynolds in Calvert County, MD. Mackall married Mary Wheeler Bond, daughter of Dr. John Bond and his wife Mary, on August 4, 1794 in Calvert County. The Mackall's had five children, including Harriet, Col. Benjamin Mackall, John T. Mackall. Benjamin H. Mackall and his wife had an estranged relationship with his mother in law Mary Bond Brooke who remarried to John Brooke. In 1796, Mackall brought a bill of complaint against Mary Bond Brooke and her husband, on behalf of his wife Mary Mackall, who didnt receive her share of Dr. John Bond's estate.
Benjamin Hance Mackall was a member of the Maryland legislature and a deputy United States Marshal. Mackall owned land and enslaved people in Calvert County. Mackall owned at mid-sized enslaved labor force. In 1814, 20 of those enslaved people at his farm fled to British ships lying in the Patuxent River. The slaves who fled were Ally, Ann, Anenias, Ben, Bennet, Benson, Charles, Dick, Ellender, Essau, Fanny, Israel, Milley, Nazareth, Rachel, Reincy, Sall, Sarah, Tamar, and Harry Gross. Mackall's brother in law John T. Bond also lost two enslaved men, Moses Gross and Bob Boom. Moses, who was now armed with a sword, accompanied British officers to the home of Mackall. The group took several hogsheads of tobacco from the tobacco warehouse on Mackall's property. The British plundered the property carrying off bacon, ticklinburg, leather, saddle and bridle, and a pair of boots.
A few years after the War of 1812, Benjamin H. Mackall disposed of his property in Calvert County. He moved his family to Warren, Ohio where they lived for eleven years. The family then settled in Barnesville, Ohio where Mackall was appointed post master. In 1824, Mackall mailed a claim from Ohio to John Quincy Adams in Washington, DC in regards to the property that was carried of by the British. Mackall had a claim specifically for household items that were taken, and another claim that dealt with the loss of enslaved people. His claim for the household items was rejected by the commission who granted award money for claims under the Treaty of Ghent.
In 1828, Mackall purchased a drug store which housed medicine, paints, and oils. Mackall ran his store and continued to hold his position as post master in Belmont until his death. Benjamin Hance Mackall died May 16, 1835 in Barnesville, Ohio at the age of 65. Mackall's widow Mary died July 13, 1871 at the age of 93.Return to Benjamin H. Mackall's Introductory Page
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