Anthony Hall (1752 - 1846)

Born 7 Mar 1752 in South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Winney (Harrell) Hall — married 22 Sep 1792 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

Husband of Ruth Ann (Butler) Hall — married 23 Dec 1794 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 14 Dec 1846 at age 94 in Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Marlena Fryman [send private message]

Biography

Anthony Hall lived in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

This profile is part of the Hall Name Study.

ANTHONY HALL was born in or near the year 1752.^[1] Exactly where he was born or who his parents are is unproven, although a popular theory claims he was a native of Hartburn, England, as a son of one Anthony Hall, Sr. by his wife, the former Mary Heppell.^[2] Indeed such a birth record exists for one Anthony Hall born at Hartburn on March 7, 1752, to the said parents, and no document yet found proves nor disproves that our Anthony is one and the same.

What we do know is that Anthony was an acquaintance of Edward Polly and that both men were residents of Halifax County, Virginia, prior to the outbreak of the American Revolution. Perhaps not coincidentally there was more than one family of Halls living in the same area as the Polly family, suggesting that our Anthony was a son of unidentified Virginia natives after all.

Anthony Hall served in the Revolutionary War, enlisted in the 7th Virginia Continental Line, Commanded by Colonel William Campbell and Captain Bowyers. Anthony enlisted on 10 June, 1777 in Halifax Co., Virginia for a term of one year.He received an honorable discharge in June, 1778, in Caswell County, North Carolina. Swelling with Patriotism, Anthony shortly re-enlisted for a considerably longer term of three years. This time, he found himself in the 6th North Carolina Regiment in the company of Capt. Thomas Donoho commanded by Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle.^[3] His service was cut short when he was taken prisoner in the siege of Charleston, South Carolina, on May 10, 1780. He remained a prisoner of the British until the end of the war.

Anthony married Rutha Butler, a daughter of George Butler and Anna Dollins (Dellins) on December 23rd, 1794 in Halifax,Caswell Co,N.C.

Children of Anthony Hall and Ruth Butler

William "Gunsmith Billy" Hall, James "One Eyed Jim" Hall, Martha "Patsy" Hall, David Hall, John Hall, Mary "Polly" Hall, Alexander Hall, and Samuel Hall

Sometime between 1800 and 1808 Anthony and Ruth moved their growing family through Southwestern Virginia, through Pound Gap and into Knox County, Kentucky. Anthony was listed as one of the early settlers of Knox County. By 1816 whether by county line changes of slight movement north and eastward, Anthony was living in Floyd County.

In 1840, 78-year-old Anthony is among only 13 pensioners listed in Floyd County.

He passed away December 14, 1846, at his home near Deane on Rockhouse Creek. He had reached the advanced age of 94. His grave is located adjacent to the Riley Bentley Cemetery, on Kentucky Route 7, about 2 miles south of the Deane post office.

Sources

1. ↑ By his own account, Anthony reports himself as aged 73 years on his Revolutionary War application dated November 16, 1825.
2. ↑ https://macon.mogenweb.org/hep1.htm
3. ↑ In his pension application, Anthony states that he served in the 2nd North Carolina Regiment under Capt. Donoho commanded by Col. Litle.[sic] Research shows, however, that Donoho and Lytle were affiliated with the 6th North Carolina Regiment, not the 2nd.

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5RY-G55 : 11 February 2018, Anthony Hall, 11 Mar 1752); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 94,993"

[1]

[2]

[3]

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7Z5-67W : 10 February 2018, Anthony Hall in entry for Anthony Hall, ); citing 2:2FNCRR8, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,068,649

Maternal lineage Heppell Registry; [4]

North Carolina, Caswell County, marriage records Anthony Hall to Ruthie Hall [5]

.