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Jacob Hall

Male Abt 1790 - 1879  (88 years)


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  1. 1.  Jacob Hall was born about 1790; died before 1879 in Horton Bluff, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Jacob Hall was the slave of Robert Dunkinson, who lived in St. Mary's County, Maryland. Jacob and another slave, Abram, escaped from Dunkinson during the War of 1812, when the British military set up a blockade on Maryland waterways. The British offered immediate emancipation to any slave who would fight with the British in the war against America. Jacob Hall went on board the British ship Havannah with at least eight other fugitive slaves from St. Mary's County. Following his escape, Jacob Hall went with a British officer to the home of George Loker to retrieve his wife Lucinda "Lucy" Hall and their daughter Letty. In addition, six other slaves escaped to the Havannah from Loker's property. The refugees boarded His Majesty's Ship Havannah were later transferred to H.M.S. Orlando. They were carried to Tangier Island, where they remained until after the war.

    After the war Jacob Hall and his family were carried to Nova Scotia. The Hall family settled in the Annapolis Valley community of Horton Bluff in Nova Scotia. Jacob and Lucy Hall had seven more children, including William Hall.

    - Maryland State Archives

    Family/Spouse: Lucinda. Lucinda was born about 1794; died on 21 Sep 1883 in Horton Bluff, Kings, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Letty Hall  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1810 in St. Mary, Maryland, United States; died in Horton Bluff, Kings, Nova Scotia.
    2. 3. Lucy Ann Hall  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. William Nelson Hall, VC  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Apr 1827; died on 27 Aug 1904 in Lockhartville, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Stoney Hill Cemetery, Lockhartville, Kings, Nova Scotia.
    4. 5. Jacob Henry Hall  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Charles G. Hall  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. Margaret Maria Hall  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Mary Jane Hall  Descendancy chart to this point was born in b. 1836.
    8. 9. Rachael Hall  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1840 in Nova Scotia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Letty Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born about 1810 in St. Mary, Maryland, United States; died in Horton Bluff, Kings, Nova Scotia.

  2. 3.  Lucy Ann Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1)

  3. 4.  William Nelson Hall, VC Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born on 28 Apr 1827; died on 27 Aug 1904 in Lockhartville, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Stoney Hill Cemetery, Lockhartville, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Notes:

    Died:
    William Edward Hall[1] VC (28 April 1827 – 27 August 1904) was the first Black person, first Nova Scotian, and third Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross. He received the medal for his actions in the Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion. Hall and an officer from his ship continued to load and fire a 24-pounder gun at the walls after the rest of the party had been killed or injured by the defenders.

    Buried:
    Later removed to the grounds of Hantsport Baptist Church where a cairn was erected.


  4. 5.  Jacob Henry Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1)

  5. 6.  Charles G. Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1)

  6. 7.  Margaret Maria Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1)

  7. 8.  Mary Jane Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born in b. 1836.

  8. 9.  Rachael Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born about 1840 in Nova Scotia.

    Family/Spouse: Robinson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]