Brenton Hall (1738 - 1820)

Born 2 Apr 1738 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lament (Collins) Hall — married 18 Feb 1762 in Meriden, Connecticut

Husband of Abigail (Baldwin) Hall — married about 1784 in Connecticut

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1820 at age 82 in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Brenton Hall is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-172760
Rank: Ensign

Biography

Brenton was the son of Samuel Hall and Anne Law. He was baptized Apr 16 1738 in Congregational Society, Cheshire, Connecticut.

He married twice.

His first wife was Lament Collins.^[1] Their children were^[2]:

1. William Brenton 1764–1809 m. Mar 6 1796 Mehitable Parsons

2. Collins Hall 1766–1849

3. Samuel Hall 1768–1795

4. Lucy Hall 1771–1791

5. Sarah Hall 1774–1792

6. Lament Hall 1776–1810

7. Oliver Hall 1779–1837

8. Joab Hall1781–1856

His second wife was Abigail Baldwin^[3] who was the mother of Rebecca Guy, wife of Brenton's son Collins Hall. Abigail and Brenton's children were:

1. Augustus Hall 1785

2. Anna Guy Hall 1792 - 1880

3. Ira Hall 1787-1862

4. Caspar Hall 1790–1869

Brenton inherited a very large property in the present town of Meriden. Was a founder of Meriden and a man of influence in that locality. During the Revolution, he was an ardent patriot rendering the cause substantial pecuniary assistance, but declining political preferment for himself. He was always spoken of as a kind-hearted hospitable man satisfied with a quiet life on his paternal acres, From 1794 to 1803, the records show he was very active and influential in having the town of Meriden "set off" from Wallingford. There was for a number of years a strong contest against this division. His former residence in Meriden is still standing. It is said to have been built by his father Rev. Samuel Hall about 1760.

Brenton died Nov 25 1820^[4] and is buried in Broad Street Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

   Name: Brenton Hall

   Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1762

   Marriage Place: Meriden, Connecticut, USA

   Spouse: Lament Collins

2. ↑ New Haven genealogical magazine : families of ancient New Haven] - v. 3, no. 3, issue 11, Jan. 1926, Page 714.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

   Name: Brenton Hall

   Marriage Date: 18 May 1784

   Marriage Place: Meriden, Connecticut, USA

   Spouse: Abigail Guy

4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

   Name: Brenton Esq Hall

   Birth Date: abt 1738

   Age at Death: 82

   Death Date: 25 Nov 1820

   Death Place: Connecticut

   Burial Place: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut

   Cemetery: Broad Street Cemetery

   Gender: Male

   FHL Film Number: 3344

5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #6154067

See also:

• Hall, Theodore Parsons. Genealogical notes relating to the families of Hon Lyman Hall of Georgia; Hon Samuel Holden Parsons. Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell's sons, 1886. pages 48-50.
• Gillespie, Charles Bancroft. An Historic Record And Pictorial Description Of The Town Of Meriden, Connecticut And Men Who Have Made It (Journal Pub. Co., Meriden, Conn., 1906) Page 310.
• Davis, Charles Henry Stanley. History of Wallingford, Connecticut (Wallingford, Connecticut, 1870) Page 757.