Family Group Sheet
NameDavid Hall, GGGG Grandfather
Birthbef 1780, Virginia
Deathbef 1820, Day's Mill, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Spousepossibly Susan or Elizabeth (?) [Hall], GGGG Grandmother
BirthVirginia
Children
1 FSena Hall, GGGG Aunt
Birth1798/1800, Virginia
SpouseJoseph Sorrell
SpouseAnna ("Annie") Martin , GGG Grandmother
SpouseNancy Brown , 5G Aunt
Notes for David Hall
According to family tradition, the father of Isaac, Jacob, and Sena Hall drowned in the Licking River at Day's Mill near Sherburne, in Fleming Co., shortly after the family moved to Kentucky from Virginia, and his wife died soon after. The orphaned children are said to have been raised in different families. However, since there is no tradition as to whom they were raised BY, yet they maintained family ties as siblings, I suspect that they were not really very young when they were orphaned, or they would have had stronger ties to their foster families than to each other. This suggests ca 1815-1820 for the death of their parents.
Bath Co., Kentucky, Deed Book C, p. 407 contains an indenture agreement dated October 11, 1820 stating that Isaac Hall, age 17, infant orphan of David Hall was indentured to a John Smith until age 21. He was to learn the trade of a blacksmith and to be paid 3 pound, ten shilling and a decent suit of clothes.
(The indenture did not necessarily occur soon after his father’s death. He might have lived with his mother for some time after his father died before being apprenticed out.)
It may be that the widow Susan Hall who married Reuben Staton in 1813 in Bath Co. is their mother, in which case she may not have died as early as the family tradition holds.
Bath Co., Kentucky, Deed Book C, p. 407 contains an indenture agreement dated October 11, 1820 stating that Isaac Hall, age 17, infant orphan of David Hall was indentured to a John Smith until age 21. He was to learn the trade of a blacksmith and to be paid 3 pound, ten shilling and a decent suit of clothes.
(The indenture did not necessarily occur soon after his father’s death. He might have lived with his mother for some time after his father died before being apprenticed out.)
It may be that the widow Susan Hall who married Reuben Staton in 1813 in Bath Co. is their mother, in which case she may not have died as early as the family tradition holds.
Notes for possibly Susan or Elizabeth (?) [Hall]
Bath County Kentucky marriage bonds on LDS Microfilm 272003 (no page numbers, each bond is a separate sheet of paper, folded and bundled together), include a bond dated August 13, 1813 for Reuben Staton and Susan Hall. John Pervice provided surety, and swore that Susan was a widow. There is no mention of her late husband’s given name or her maiden name.
This is the only widow Hall I can find in Bath or Fleming county records between 1811 and 1820, so it is a good possibility that she is the mother of Sena, Isaac and Jacob. Unfortunately, I cannot find Reuben Staten in the 1820 census. In 1830 he is in Sangamon Co., IL.
It might also be good to look at Purvis deeds, wills and estate settlements to see if any of them list a daughter or sister Susan Hall (before Aug 1813) or Susan Staton (after Aug 1813.) The likelihood is very high that the widow Susan Hall who married Reuben Staton was a Purvis; whether or not she was also the mother of Sena, Isaac and Jacob is more speculative and needs further investigation.
One argument against it is that neither Sena, Jacob nor Isaac named any daughter Susan. They all named a daughter Elizabeth, however. (Sena and Isaac both named their first daughter Elizabeth, and Jacob so named his third daughter. In Sena’s case she may have been named after Joseph Sorrell’s mother, though.) But if the widow Susan Hall was not David’s widow, then it would be interesting to find out who her first husband was.
This is the only widow Hall I can find in Bath or Fleming county records between 1811 and 1820, so it is a good possibility that she is the mother of Sena, Isaac and Jacob. Unfortunately, I cannot find Reuben Staten in the 1820 census. In 1830 he is in Sangamon Co., IL.
It might also be good to look at Purvis deeds, wills and estate settlements to see if any of them list a daughter or sister Susan Hall (before Aug 1813) or Susan Staton (after Aug 1813.) The likelihood is very high that the widow Susan Hall who married Reuben Staton was a Purvis; whether or not she was also the mother of Sena, Isaac and Jacob is more speculative and needs further investigation.
One argument against it is that neither Sena, Jacob nor Isaac named any daughter Susan. They all named a daughter Elizabeth, however. (Sena and Isaac both named their first daughter Elizabeth, and Jacob so named his third daughter. In Sena’s case she may have been named after Joseph Sorrell’s mother, though.) But if the widow Susan Hall was not David’s widow, then it would be interesting to find out who her first husband was.
