Zuriel Hall Sr. (1642 - 1691)

Born 13 Jul 1642 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Husband of Elizabeth (Tripp) Hall — married about 6 Feb 1666 in Portsmouth,Newport,Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1691 at age 49 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

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Biography

Zuriel Hall, husband of Elizabeth Tripp

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Portsmouth, RI

1688, May 18. His wife had a legacy of £5, a black cloak and a mohair petticoat, from her anunt, Alice Strange's will. (Widow of Lot Strange).

1691, Sep 14. Inventory, L84, 5s, shown by widow Elizabeth, administratrix.

1701, Nov. 29. His widow rendered her account. "errors excepted," showing that she had disbursed £63, 11s. Among the charges is one for bringing up her son Benjamin, from his birth till he was seven years old, at £6 per year. She notes charges paid to my two brothers, William and Benjamin Hall. To her three children she had delivered as follows: to Mary, wife of Robert Fish, a heifer; To Joanna, six lambs; To son Zuriel, a cow, horse, and 9s. She was ordered to pay over £14 to son Benjamin, and if latter died before twenty-one, his brother and sister to have it.

Neither Zuriel nor his wife Elizabeth seem to have a will in RI.

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The "Inventory of the moveable estate of Zuriel Hall of the town of Portsmouth ... who desceased the 5th day of ... Sept 1691." totaled £84, 5s. It included £33, 18s for animals, £7 for oats and hay, and £6, 16s in money. "Elizabeth Hall widow and Administratrix" to the estate testified that the inventory was "true", 19 Sept 1691.

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Benjamin and William Hall acknowledged receiving "the full and just sum of three pounds marchantable" from Zuriel's estate. This was due "by vertue of the Last will ... of William Hall of Portsmouth deceased baring date nov. 22, 1673."

Zuriel and wife Elizabeth where named executors of the estate of John Tripp after John's sons John and Peleg refused to. This suggests that Elizabeth is probably John Tripp's daughter. The RI General Court of Trials 1671-1704 byJane F. Fiske. (Boxford, MA: 1998) [Dallas Lib] pp. 150-152.

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Zuriel Hall married Elizabeth Tripp of Portsmouth RI and had (4) four children.

Mary who married Robert Fish was the first.

Zuriel the second child was born 1677.

Ancestral File Number: 2PN0-CG

Birth

Date: 13 JUL 1642

City: Portsmouth

State: Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantaitons

Marriage

Date: BET 6 FEB 1665 AND 6 FEB 1666

City: Portsmouth

State: Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Husband: Zuriel Hall

Wife: @I6000000003938467275@

Child: @I6000000003938291331@

Imported only 6 FEB 1665 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain.

Death

Date: 5 SEP 1701

City: Portsmouth

State: Dominion of New England (Present Rhode Island)

Sources

1. ↑ From Dictionary of RI Genealogy. p 91.
2. ↑ Inventory, from the Portsmouth RI "Scrapbook," dated 14 Sept 1691.
3. ↑ From Portsmouth RI Land Evidences, Vol 1, on FHL film #945,375, p. 139. April 24, 1697.
4. ↑ From The Sherman Vital Records Book, probably started by Job Sherman [this source includes scans of the original] p. 50:

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Acknowledgements

• This person was created on 14 April 2010 through the import of Jamie 2010_2010-04-10.ged.

• WikiTree profile Hall-7675 created through the import of Ancestry Audrey Harrington.ged on Nov 14, 2012 by Kim Myers.

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