It will involve more research in neighboring counties but the records may be
in Lunenburg or Pittsylvania counties. I read just today that many Halifax
land records are to be found in these two counties and some of the records
date prior to the county formations.

Tree Mother
searching for Payne and Roberts land records in this area before the Rev.
War.


On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Grace Upshaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> In 1778 in Halifax Co., Va. in the court records appears some notices of
> the death of a certain John Hall. This John Hall left 3 heirs (no will has
> appeared): Benjamin Hall; Mildred Hall, a minor child; and James Purcell
> Sr.. James Purcell Sr. was named the guardian of the child, Mildred. This
> James P. was probably married to a daughter of John Hall. Her name was
> Elizabeth. Several entries by James Purcell Sr. in Halifax court records
> show the following facts. James made a trip to Gloucester Co., Va. on estate
> business to see Warner Lewis Jr. about the lease of a slave. Later the
> estate paid to have the slave brought to Halifax. The court records also
> show the names of 5 other slaves being leased to Halifax Co. citizens. The
> rental fees were the source of the income to support the minor child, as per
> the records. The mystery concerns John Hall, the deceased. No records have
> been found of his living in Halifax or Pittsylvania counties, Va., where
> some Hall property was owned. Some think Mildred must have been the child of
> a 2nd marriage since she was very much younger than Elizabeth (her supposed
> half sister) and Benjamin (her supposed half brother). In 1791 Mildred Hall
> married the son of James Purcell, James Purcell, Jr. Again, this James Jr.
> had to be the son of a first wife of James Purcell Sr.. Otherwise, Mildred
> would have been the aunt of James Purcell Jr. I descend from Benjamin Hall,
> whose parentage has been my brick wall for 35 years. Since I believe John
> Hall at one time (and probably when he died) lived in Gloucester Co, Va., I
> wonder if there are any loose papers or other type Gloucester Co. records
> that might throw some light on this person. Perhaps Warner Lewis journals or
> other Lewis records.
>
> Other facts about Benjamin: he married Wilmouth Irby, dau., of Anthony Irby
> and they had 3 boys and 3 girls. Benjamin died in 1803. No marriage record
> for Ben and Wilmouth has ever been found, so that is another mystery.
>  Grateful thanks to anyone who can shed some light on this John Hall.
>
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