KNOWN FACTS ABOUT GEORGE HALL Updated: 2009-01-09 by Steve Hall [ digitect dancingpaper com ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- *** EXTREMELY SPECULATIVE *** 1724 October 2 - 1725 October 1 o Born. o SOURCE: Calculation from age of 17 on 2 October 1741 immigration. 1741 October 2 o NAME: "George Caspar Hãlle", "George Casper Heiala", "Jerich Caspr Henlen" o PLACE: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania o Found on passenger lists of the St. Andrew, from Rotterdam, arrived to Philadelphia (Wiccacoa), 2 Oct 1741. Captain: Charles Stedman o List A (Captain' List) "Jerich Caspr Henlen, age 17." o List B (signers of oath of allegiance) "George Casper Heiala" o List C, p.315 (signers of oath of abjuration) "George Caspar Hãlle" o On both lists B and C, the lists that the individual would be physically signing. the name is marked with (X) indicating that the person could not write, but just signed with his mark. o SOURCE: Strassburger, Ralph Beaver (1883-1959), edited by William John Hinke. Pennsylvania German Pioneers : A publication of the original lists of arrivals in the port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808. Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1992. (Also: Strassburger & Hinke's Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1934, by the Pennsylvania German Society, Norristown, PA.). Via email with Arline Sarver , 2005-01-20T10:44-0500. o SOURCE: http://www.progenealogists.com/palproject/pa/1741sand.htm (list B?) o QUESTION: German naming customs are that the middle name is the common one. Shouldn't this man be called Caspar, not George? 1741+ o Others on board 1741 St.Andrew migrate to Frederick, Maryland, are originally from Shifferstadt, Germany. o SOURCE: 2005-10-18 email with Diana . --------------------------------------------------------------------- FACTS 1758 August 5 o NAME: "Jürg Haal" o PLACE: Allemangel Church, Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Sponsor for Peter Spange baptism by Daniel Schumacher. o Wife Anna Magdalena. o Parents of Peter listed as Jürg and Anna Margaretha Spange. o SOURCE: The Record Book of Daniel Schumacher, 1754-1733. p.77. 1760 August 31 o NAME: "Jürg Haal" o PLACE: Allemangel Church, Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Sponsor for Anna Magdalena Sausele baptism by Daniel Schumacher. o Wife Anna Magdalena. o Parents of Anna Magdalena listed as Johann George and Anna Maria Sausele. o SOURCE: The Record Book of Daniel Schumacher, 1754-1733. p.98. 1761 October 4 o NAME: "Jürg Haal" o PLACE: Allemangel Church, Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Sponsor for Anna Magdalena Sonntag baptism by Daniel Schumacher. o Wife Anna Magdalena. o Parents of Anna Magdalena listed as Henrich and Maria Elisabeth Sonntag. o SOURCE: The Record Book of Daniel Schumacher, 1754-1733. p.112. 1762 February 9 o NAME: "Jürg Haal" o PLACE: Allemangel Church, Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Baptism of daughter Anna Elisabeth, by Daniel Schumacher. o Wife Magdalena. o Sponsors were (brother?) Peter and Maria Barbara Haal. o SOURCE: The Record Book of Daniel Schumacher, 1754-1733. p.115. 1762 February 22 o NAME: "Georg Haal" o PLACE: Greenwitch Town Ship, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Witness to will of Mathias Loy, Greenwitch Town Ship o Other witnesses: Georg Spang. o SOURCE: "Last Will and Testament of Mathias Loy", http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/wills/loy-matthias.html, accessed 2005-01-16. 1763 April 17 o NAME: "Jürg Haal" o PLACE: Allemangel Church, Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Sponsor for (nephew?) Johann Jürg Haal baptism by Daniel Schumacher. o Wife Magdalena. o Parents of Johann Jürg listed as Peter and Barbara Haal. o SOURCE: The Record Book of Daniel Schumacher, 1754-1733. p.132. 1764 February 19 o NAME: "Jürg Haal" o PLACE: Allemangel Church, Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Baptism of son Johannes, by Daniel Schumacher. (Johannes birth date given as 27 November 1764.) o Wife Anna Magdalena. o Sponsors were Henrich and Susanna Zimmermann. o SOURCE: The Record Book of Daniel Schumacher, 1754-1733. p.158. 1765 May 26 o NAME: "Jürg Haal" o PLACE: Allemangel Church, Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Sponsor for Anna Magdalena Müldenberger baptism by Daniel Schumacher. o Wife Magdalena. o Jurg is listed as a "deacon of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Allemangel". o Parents of Anna Magdalena listed as Johann Nickolaus and Anna Maria Müldenberger. o SOURCE: The Record Book of Daniel Schumacher, 1754-1733. p.160. 1765 September 8 o NAME: "George Haal" o PLACE: Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Naturalized o SOURCE: _Naturalizations in the American Colonies_, by Montague S. Giuseppi, 1979. 1767 o NAME: "George Haal" o PLACE: Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Listed in 1767 Albany Township, Pennsylvania tax lists: * George Haal, Acres 150, Horses 2, Cattle 2, Sheep 3, Tax 3 o SOURCE: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genbel/sept/patowshp1767.htm 1768 o NAME: "George Haal" o PLACE: Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Deacon in Evangelical Lutheran Church (Also: Allemaengel = Albany Lutheran = New Jerusalem = Red Church) now near Wessnerville. o SOURCE: Church Record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, later called Allemaengel, Albany, New Jerusalem, and Red church. Dated 1768-1863, transcribed by William J. Hinke, September 1938. 1768 May 8 o NAME: "Jürg Haal" o PLACE: (not given, context ambiguous) o Baptism of daughter Maria Sÿbilla, (b. Feb 7 1768), by Daniel Schumacher. o Wife Anna Magdalena. o Sponsors Jurg Michael and Barbara Leÿbi [Leiby]. o SOURCE: The Record Book of Daniel Schumacher, 1754-1733. p.196. o SOURCE: Church Record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, later called Allemaengel, Albany, New Jerusalem, and Red church. Dated 1768-1863, transcribed by William J. Hinke, September 1938. [Lists day as the 9th.] 1771 June 2 o NAME: "Jürg Haal" o PLACE: Allemangel Church, Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Baptism of son Johann Henrich (b.17 Jan), by Daniel Schumacher. o Wife Anna Magdalena. o Sponsors were Jacob and Anna Elisabeth Mantz. o SOURCE: The Record Book of Daniel Schumacher, 1754-1733. p.223. 1771 August 7 o NAME: "Jürg Haal" o PLACE: Home of Jacob Rigell, Allemangel, Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Sponsor for baptism of grandaughter Anna Magdalena (b.3 Aug), by Daniel Schumacher. o Twin Maria Elisabeth was baptised the same date, it is likely Jurg attended both. o Wife Anna Magdalena. o Parents of Anna Magdalena are Jacob Rigell and "Catharina, nee Halen." (Catharina is Jurg and Anna Magdalena's daugther.) o SOURCE: The Record Book of Daniel Schumacher, 1754-1733. p.231. 1774 April 20 o NAME: "George Haal" o PLACE: Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Witness to will of Peter Cunfeir of "Bearn" [Bern Township?] o Other witnesses: George Muller, Balser Gehr and John Bock. o SOURCE: "Will Abstracts and Papers of Administration, Berks County, PA 1766-1774, Page 3", http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/wills/wilab3.html, accessed 2005-01-16. 1775 September 11 o NAME: "George Haal" o PLACE: Greenwich, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Witness to will of John Foos, Greenwich [Township] o Other witnesses: George Lay. o SOURCE: Will abstract of John Foos, Greenwich Township, Berks County Pennsylvania. (Genealogy found at http://members.aol.com/gsmithsan/foose1.htm confirms, appears to have been derived from actual source, not abstract. Lists signature/witness date as Sept.11, 1775.) 1776 July 3 o NAME: "George Hall" o PLACE: Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o Date court papers executed related to intestate death. (Estimate death a few days before.) o SOURCE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1788 September 9 (deceased) o NAME: "George Hall" o PLACE: Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania o dead (described as "late") o Widow Magdalena o Children: * John (eldest son Johannes, 23 years old this date) * Henry (minor, 17 years old this date) * Barbara m. Michael Kistler - Philip - Samuel - Michael * Catharine m. Jacob Riegel * Mary m. Henry Sontag * Ann Elisabeth m. John Wagerman * Sybilla m. Peter Hoymane o SOURCE: Inquest by eldest son John Hall, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 9 Sep 1788 to divide the real estate of his father George Hall, late of Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania among his children. Photocopy of documents from Berks County, also dupes from Vicki Ames. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GUESS-TIMATED AGE AT KNOWN EVENTS Birth (estimated) 1710 1720 1730 1737 1740 Child, Catharine 1757 47 37 27 20 17 Child, Johannes 1764 54 44 34 27 24 Child, John Henri 1771 61 51 41 33 30 Child, George M. 1773 63 53 43 35 32 Death 1776 66 56 46 39 36 UNKNOWN FACTS o Birth place o Marriage (Anna Magdalena) date (before 1757) o Marriage (Anna Magdalena) place o Death date (approx July 1 1776) o Burial place vim:fenc=latin1