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HALL 

GENERATION 1

THEODORUS HALL B. c1690 IN ENGLAND D. 1759

NOTE: Go to CHRIST CHURCH in Philadelphia to learn more about Theodorus Hall 

THEODORUS HALL came to America from Cheshire England, near Manchester, and settled North of Philadelphia PA in Bucks County, and subsequently moved across the Delaware River to Hunterdon county New Jersey.  At his death he and his wife, Gertrude, lived in or near Amwell, New Jersey in Hunterdon County. (New Jersey Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills, 1751-1760, page 141)

In 1729 Theodorus married GARTRUDE (Gertrude) GORDON (Garden?) B. 1710, D. 1805, of New Jersey at Christ Church in Philadelphia PA and they had 9? children: (not in order)

• Jesse Hall, D. before 1797 (had children)
• Jacob Hall (had children)
• Isaac Hall 
• Rebeccah Hall Richards
• Mary Hall Lake
• Gertrude Hall Opdycke
• Joseph Hall 
• SAMUEL HALL (1742–1805) PRIVATE in REV WAR 
• Jesse Hall (possibly the first Jesse died young).
• Elizabeth Hall
• Susannah Fox

After Theodorus' death in 1759, Gertrude remarried Joseph Howell of Kingwood Township, Hunterdoin County NJ.  After Joseph's death, Gertrude willed all her lands to her sons Jacob Hall and Jesse Hall equally. Her other children were paid cash.  A codicil to her will dated 28 Dec. 1797 indicated that son Jesse pre-deceased her.  (New Jersey Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills, 1801-1805, page 227)

A family document indicated: “Luther's first wife was Gertrude Hall, who was the mother of all his children. Her father Theodore Hall was born in England and came with his brother Jacob to the neighborhood of Philadelphia. Theodore married Gertrude Gordon in 1729, moved to Kingwood in 1757, living near the east bank of the Delaware River, engaging in the milling business on the west side. He was drowned by the upsetting of his canoe while crossing the river during a freshet; his wife died in 1805, aged 95. Their daughter Gertrude spent her youth in Virginia with her older brother and sister who had settled there; soon, after her father's death, she returned to New Jersey and was married to Luther. After her death Luther married Mrs. Ruth Sinclair, a widow, who died in 1835; he then married Mary Dalrymple.” Source: http://www.heritagepursuit.com/OpDyck/OpDyck5thGen.htm Opdycke family history

GENERATION 2

SAMUEL HALL (REV WAR) BORN 6/19/1742 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia; DIED 12/22/1805 in Ringwood Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; he married RUHAMA EVERETT Born 7/16/1750 in Ringwood Township, near Raritan River, NJ and died in Ringwood Township, Hunterdon County NJ on 10/10/1831. They were married in 1767.  SAMUAL HALL served as a Private in Colonel Thomas Cray's Third Regiment of the Pennsylvania Continental Line (Pennsylvania Patriot's Index, Page 296) & (Pennsylvania State Library, Muster Rolls, Harrisburg, PA). SAMUEL HALL & RUHAMA EVERETT HALL had 13 children:

1. Susan Hall, b. 10-6-1767 NJ
2. Mary Hall, b. 9-5-1769 NJ
3. Martha Hall, b. 9-22-1770 NJ
4. Isaac Hall, b. 1-14-1773 NJ, m. Elizabeth Stevens
5. Joseph E. Hall, b. 10-17-1774 NJ, d. Brookfield NJ 3-2-1842
6. Sarah Hall, b. 3-17-1777
7. JESSE HALL SR, b. 6-1-79, m. Elizabeth Johnson 1806
8. Priscilla Hall, b. 7-28-80
9. Lucinda Hall, b. 7-8-1782, d. 5-17-1785
10 Samuel Hall, b. 7-18-1784, d. 12-22-1805
11 Ruhanna Hall, b. 9-25-1786, m. a “Lee” – (2nd Eliza Cox) d. 10-20-185?
12 John Hall, b. 9-20-1788, d. 1883, Lived in Bristol IL, son Everett lived in NJ
13 Gertrude Hall, born 10-28-1791, m. Andrew Simpson, Freehold NJ

Note: In an old handwritten family history, it contained this note about Theodore and Samuel in 1759: "He and his father were crossing the Delaware in a boat; two thirds of the way across the boat capsized; Theodore drowned but Samuel crossed in safety.” Theodore would have been about 69 years old at the time. Samuel would have been about 17 years old. Samuel went on to marry Ruhanna Everetts, and they had thirteen children, including Jesse Hall Sr., who later moved out to what is now Renovo, Clinton County, Pa. The early Halls definitely believed in the saying “Go forth and multiply”.

Elizabeth Johnson
Wife of Jesse Hall Sr.
Betsy came to USA in 1802

GENERATION 4

JESSE ROYAL HALL 1815-1865; married MARY ANN SHAFFER 1819-1838; Jesse Royal Hall (aka Jesse Jr.) was born 5/16/1815 at Bennetts Branch near Benezette PA, and died at Renovo PA on 4/21/1865. He is buried in the Old North Bend Presbyterian Cemetery. He married Mary Ann Shaffer on November 08, 1838 (or 2/5/1840?). She was born on January 8, 1817 (or 3/11/1819?), and she died on November 4, 1869 (or 4/21/1869?), and is buried in the Old North Bend Presbyterian Cemetery also.  Jesse & Mary Ann had 8 children (not in order):

1. Mary Hall-Summerson
2. Joseph Hall
3. EVERETT FRANKLIN HALL 1842-1915
4. PHEBE ANN HALL-WERTZ 1855-1928
5. Sara Jane Hall-Seese
6. Elizabeth "Libby"/"Eliza" Hall-Stout
7. Rebecca Mandana "Dane" Hall-Van Riper
8. Nancy Artie Hall-Till

NOTE: Mary Ann Shaffer's Father was James SHAFFER, Sr., born 12/22/1787, and he died at Grove Township, near Sinnemahoning, Cameron County, PA on 8/25/1872. Mary Ann's Mother was Margaret BROOKS Shaffer, born 1/28/1791, died 2/26/1876. Margaret and James were married in 1809, and are buried in the Pine Street Cemetery at Sterling Run PA in Cameron County.

Margaret's Father was Benjamin BROOKS (REV WAR.) born 3/11/1753 in Bucks County PA, of English and Irish descent, and he died in Gibson Township, Cameron County, PA on 12/24/1838. He is also buried in the Pine Street Cemetery at Sterling Run PA (85y 8m 13d).  Sergeant Benjamin Brooks fought at the Revolutionery battles of Germantown and Brandywine in Pennsylvania.

Benjamin married (1) Elizabeth Harkins, and they had nine children:

1. James Brooks
2. Joseph Brooks
3. William Brooks
4. Benjamin Brooks
5. David Brooks
6. Rebecaa Brooks
7. MARGARET BROOKS (my ggg Grandmother)
8. Jane Brooks
9. Mary Brooks

Benjamin then married (2) Mary Wood, a native of Monmouth County, New Jersey. She was of English and Welsh descent. Mary and Benjamin had two children:

1. John Brooks*
2. Washington Brooks

Mary Wood Brooks is buried in the Pine Street Cemetery at Sterling Run PA
(79y 11m 20d).

*John Brooks was born in Lock Haven, my home town. He became one of the first County Commissioners of Elk County PA when it was formed, and served three terms in the Pennsylvania State legislature as a Republican.

GENERATION 5

EVERETT FRANKLIN HALL 1842-1915 Married EMMA LOUSIA WERTZ 1844-1904 EVERETT FRANKLIN HALL was born in 1842 and died in 1915.

He married EMMA LOUSIA WERTZ, who was born in 1846 and died in 1904. Her Father was John W. Wertz, and her Mother was Mary Ann Pfoutz. Everett and Emma were unable to have biological children, so they adopted their son, my Grandfather Clarence Richard (Wertz) Hall, at birth from their brother and sister, i.e. Zackary Taylor Wertz & Phebe Ann Hall (who had 14 children).

Everett Hall & Emma adopted CLARENCE RICHARD HALL (my grandfather) from his sister, Phebe Ann Hall Wertz & her husband, Taylor Zachery Wertz.

(Some conflicting dates)

Jesse Royal Hall (aka Jesse Hall Jr.)
Mary Ann Shaffer Hall
c1860

Jesse Hall, Jr. would call the men for breakfast by singing in his tenor voice:  “All Hail the Power of Jesus Name.  Amen.” 

GENERATION 6

CLARENCE RICHARD (WERTZ) HALL (my Grandfather "Richard") was born 11/11/1880 in Hall's Run, Noyes Township, Clinton County, PA, and died 10/19/1920 at Renovo PA.  He married ALICE THEA DOWNS (my grandmother) on 10/9/1905 in Williamsport, Lycoming county, PA.  She was born 8/27/1877 and died 12/22/1932 at Point Breeze, South Renovo, PA on the Hall Family Estate.  Her original name was "Anna Althea Downs" and she changed it to "Alice Thea Downs."  ALice was the daughter of John Luther Downs and Matilda Florence Wertz Downs (a sister of Clarence's biological father, Taylor Zachery Wertz). Clarence and Alice are both buried in Hall-Werts Cemetery, Halls Run PA. They lived at Point Breeze, up below the reservoir in South Renovo. Richard and Alice had three children

1) Emma Louise Hall B 9-8-1907 D 10/15/1991 DAR# 405901 (CA)
2) Belle Evelyn Hall B 6-19-1910 D 12/26/1997 (San Francisco CA)
3) PEARL MADELINE HALL (my Mother) B 7-19-1913 D 2-5-1976 (Castanea PA)

(NOTE: Richard was buried at Kettle Creek Cemetery originally, but I helped my Father and Clyde Wertz and his boys move his grave from Kettle Creek to the Hall-Wertz Cemetery in Halls Run, next to his wife, my Grandmother Alice Downs Hall, because of building the Alvin R. Bush Dam on Kettle Creek. He was given in adoption to Phebe's brother, Everett and his wife, Zachery's sister, because they were unable to have children. (Two of my sons are buried next to them, John Richard Poorman and Randall Clay Poorman. -per Kenneth R. Poorman 9-17-2002).

Phebe Hall Wertz 1912
Clarence's Biological Mother
(Everett Hall's Sister)

GENERATION 7

Emma Louise Hall was born 10/8/1907 at 1831 North Mervine Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on 10/15/1991 in Manteca California. (DAR# 405901) She married Tyler Frederick Hammond, Sr. on 12/30/1933 at the Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge National Park. He was born on 5/31/1902 at Philadelphia, PA. They had three children:

1) Alice Downs Hammond O'Leary (living) (DAR# 452900)

2) Helena Hammond Rose Swift (living)

3) Tyler F. Hammond Jr. (deceased)

Aunt Emma's DAR Info:
Daughters of the American Revolution
Patriot Name: Emma Louise Hall Hammond
National Number: 901901
Chapter: 8017CA La Peurta de Oro-San Francisco Chapter
Chapter website: http://www.cheryldar.com/index.html

Belle Evelyn Hall born 6/19/1910 and died 12/26/1997 in California. She married Valentine "Val" DeFilippo, no children.

PEARL MADELINE HALL born 7/19/1913 died 2/5/1976 married KENNETH JOHN POORMAN in 1941. (My Parents) They had two children:

1. Kenneth Richard Poorman
2. Stephen Philip Poorman

(Clarence Richard Hall had no boys, so end of the line for our Clarence Halls)

More HALL Family History

The David Library of the American Revolution in Washington Crossing PA posesses documents regarding Theodoras and Gartrude Hall (and Gartrude's second husband (Joseph Howell).

Clarence Richard Hall
1885

Pearl Madeline Hall
"Love you, Mom"
1940