by Judge Folks Huxford.

The earliest established record on our Hall Family is a will of Isaac Hall of Surry County, Virginia, deed and will Book 8 page 41, dated Dec. 20, 1728 and probated in Surry County Court Aug. 19, 1730. He bequeathed his lands to his sons William, George, Isaac and Lewis Hall. His wife Judith Hall was executrix. This will was found by Patrick H. Sellers, who furnished me a copy. Judge Huxford states in P W G Volume 6 page 293 that Judith Hall was the d/o Lewis Green of Surry county, Virginia

LEWIS HALL SR: The above son Lewis Hall—later referred to as Lewis Hall Sr. was next located in Bladen and Robeson counties, North Carolina. Robeson county was formed from Bladen County in 1787. Bladen County courthouse was burned in 1785 and all records were destroyed. There are several conveyances to and from Lewis, Enoch, and William Hall in Bladen county in the years 1771 to 1775. Several land grants from the State of North Carolina to Lewis Hall SR are recorded here between the years 1784 and 1792, and also several to Lewis Hall Jr. and Instance Hall. Also on file in Robeson county are several conveyances to and from William, Instance (Instant), Lewis Jr., Lewis SR and Isaac Hall during the periods 1784 to, with a John Hall and Enoch Hall as witnesses in some cases. Also George Colley witnessed a deed from Lewis Hall Sr in 1792- see second marriage of Lewis Hall, Jr. Lewis Hall Sr and his sons Lewis Jr., Enoch, Instance and Thomas Hall were all Revolutionary soldiers in North Carolina. It has not been established how many children Lewis Hall SR had but the four sons, Lewis Jr., Enoch, Instance and Thomas moved to Georgia in the 1790’s and were first found in the tax-digest of Montgomery County Ga in 1797. A detailed account of Lewis Hall Jr. and his children will follow. Instance Hall later moved to Laurens County, GA and nothing further is known of him. Thomas Hall died in Tattnall county, GA and his brothers, Lewis and Enoch, were appointed administrators of his estate. No additional information available on Thomas. Enoch Hall was first in Montgomery county, then Tattnall and later in Telfair county. No record was found of his military service in North Carolina, however his widow Nancy Hall of Telfair County, drew land in the Ga Land lottery of 1827 as the widow of a Revolutionary soldier. She drew land lot No. 388, 7th district of Lee county. Enoch Hall’s wife was Nancy Ann Jackson, cousin of Andrew Jackson. A very lengthy account on the Enoch Hall family is given in Pioneers of Wiregrass Ga. Vol. 1 Page 110, with corrections or additions carried Vol. 1 pages 305-6 and Vol. III Page 370. Enoch Hall was born 1754 and died about 1815 in Tattnall county, Georgia.

LEWIS HALL JR.: Lewis Hall Jr. was b 1753 and died April 22, 1821 in Tattnall county, GA. Judge Huxford was furnished a copy of the Lewis Hall family Bible by a descendant. A great deal of the following account of Lewis Hall Jr. is taken from Pioneers of Wiregrass GA by Judge Huxford, Vol. 1 page 112-3, with additions and corrections contained on page 308 and in Vol. 11 page 306 and Vol 111 page 370. He was married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown (could it have been Priscilla, since his first son named first daughter by that name?) but the following seven children were born to this union:

I. Bridgett Hall b 6-27-1776 NC m Sion Hall, son of Enoch Hall (PWG Vol. 4 p 125) (1st cousin) Issue: Enoch, Nancy and Sucky Ann. Bridgett Hall m. 2nd A.O. Smith.

II. Thomas Hall b 6-27 1778 NC m Permelia Swilley, d/o John.

III. Enoch Hall b 3-3-1780 NC d c 1825 Appling CO GA m Elizabeth. By 1830 the widow and children had moved to Leon county Territory of FL (PWG Vol. 5 p 184) Issue:

1.Lewis Hall b c1803 m 4-26—1838 Leon Co. FL to Sarah Faircloth.

2. Abijah Hall b c 1895 m 1-22-1835 Leon CO FL to Nelly Register.

3. Mehala Hall b c 1807 m 3-20-1839 Leon CO Fl to John shields

4. Elizabeth Hall b c 1809 m 12-29-1835 Leon CO FL to Aaron Johnson.

5. Enoch Hall b c 1810 6. Hiram Hall b c 1812. 7. Elijah B. Hall b c 1814-later moved to Walkull Co FL where he was Sheriff 1845-53. 112.

IV. Lewis Hall 111 b 3-12-1782 NC m Rebecca. Moved to Appling Co then on to Traders Hill in Camden county before the new county of Camden was formed and traders Hill became its county seat. Their son James M Hall and his family are recorded in PWG Vol. 5 page 185. 113. V Alston Hall b 9-23-1785 NC- 114.

VI Isaac Hall b 1-5-1788 115.

VII John Hall b 4-15-1793 116.

Lewis Hall Jr. 2nd marriage was to Nancy Colley (Colly) born 1777 and died 1868. The following 11 children were born to this marriage: 117.

VIII. Flora Hall b 2-12-1796 d 10-15-1828 m James Kemp b 8-18-1793? D 1-18-1826. A more detailed account of this couple and their six children will be given under an article on the Kemp Family. Her 2nd m 11-23-1826 to William Jones. Issue by her first marriage were: 118.

1. Harriet Kemp b 10-28-1800 d 1905 m 6-2-1831 John Miles (Deen descendants later) 119.

2. Lewis Kemp b 11-15-1816 120.

3. Joshua Kemp b 8-12-1819 m 9-8-18511 Jane Lanier. 121.

4. Peter Kemp b 12-11-1821 d 8-1-1862 122.

5. Ellen Kemp b 2-22-1824 123.

6. James Ann Kemp b 6-18-1826

IX. Instance Hall b 4-28-1800 d 1884 buried Zoar Church Cemetery, Appling Co, about 1823 Drusilla sellers, d/o of Samuel Sellers, b 1804 d soon after her husband died, buried Zoar Church Cemetery. (PWG Vol. 4 pg. 124) Instance Hall served as representative from Appling county to the General assembly 1847, 1849-50. Issue:

1. Nancy Hall b 1824 m William Bullard.

2. Berrian Lewis Hall b 1826 m Maria Johnson. PWG Vol. 5 p 183

3. Sophia Hall b 1828 m Dr. Smith Blackshear.

4 Eliza Hall b 1830 m Summerlin

5. Sophronia Hall b 1832 m 8-19-1850 Henry J. Smith

6. Seaborn Hall b 1835 probably died in his youth, single.

7. Drusilla Hall b 1836 m Obediah Johnson.

8. Caroline Hall b 1838 m Daniel Livingston.

9. Mary Ann Hall b 1840 m Byrd D. Mobley son of Byrd.

10. Instance Hall Jr. b 1841 m Drusilla sellers 1st c d/o of Samuel Sellers, Jr. 11.

11. Thomas J. Hall b 1844 died single in Confederate States Army 11-30-1864 at Honey Hill, South Carolina.

12. 12. John Millender Hall b 1847 m Mary Jane Hinson d/o of William.

X. Piety Hall b 11111-99-18-3 m Henry Cook in 1820. Live in Appling county

XI. Priscilla Hall b 12-11-1805 m Benjamin M Smith.

XII. Seaborn Hall b 3-3-1807 d 1887 buried Hall Cem. at Graham, GA, m 2-23-1826 Ann Gainey, d/o of Reddish Gainey. She died at the age of 20 within a year after marriage from the effects of having been thrown from a horse, living only two days after the accident His 2nd m 1-15-1829 Montgomery county to Lucretia (Creasy) Quinn, see P W G Vol. 2 p 130. A family sketch is given in "Biographical Souvenir of the States of GA and FL 1889 by F. A. Battey, page 355, in which he gives a detailed account of his fathers service in the Revolutionary war. Issue by his 2nd marriage:

1. John F. Hall b 1830 m Mary Mobley P W G Vol. 4 p 186.

2. Rebecca Hall b 1832 died age 4 years