The earliest records of my HALL family show them as farmers in the townland of Corlust (between Markethill and Poyntz Pass) in Armagh, in Northern Ireland.
There is a lease dating from the late 1700s to John Hall of Corlust for the lives of William, Thomas and Henry Hall.
6 March 1829 - William Hall dead. Henry aged about 62 is very ill and not expected to live. Thomas aged 58 in possession of the farm. I acknowledge that the above are the particulars of the lease which I hold my farm in Corlust under Col. Graham and which I hereby certify.
Signed Thom Hall 06 March 1829. Last life died 07 Feb 1845.
The 1847 rent book shows that the 18 acres previously leased by Thomas HALL was leased as follows:
John HALL junior 11 acres John HALL senior 4 acres Samuel HALL 3 acres
In 1848 John senior was ejected. Ellen HALL’s name appears in the records the following year as leasing the 4 acres previously held by John senior.
In 1849 Ellen seems to have been in financial trouble - she failed to keep the lease.
On 29 May 1851, Samuel HALL died and his land was taken over by Moses GREER, which suggests Samuel may have been a single man..
In 1852 and 1861 the entire plot of 18 acres was leased to John junior alone.
In 1862 John jr emigrated to Queensland, Australia and he sold his right to the lease to John Irwin
The 1864 Griffiths Valuation has Ellen HALL subleasing a house only, from John IRWIN.
SO, it appears
John HALL of Corlust, Armagh had the following sons:
• William, who was born in about the 1760s. He died before 6 March 1829, when his father’s lease was renewed.
• Henry, who was born about 1767.
• Thomas, who was born about 1771. He died on 18 February 1845, according to the 1845 rental book. He was about 74 at the time. He leased land in Corlust until his death in 1845. he had a son John who rented 4 acres of land in Corlust until he was ejected in 1848. He may have died before 1864, as he is not mentioned in the Griffiths Evaluation and ?married Eliza FULTON. Their son, John Thomas HALL, emigrated to Queensland, Australia in 1863.
• Samuel, who died on 29 May 1851 in Corlust. His 3 acres was taken over by Moses GREER; ?marr 1797
Oral family history records that
:John Hall and Eliza FULTON had five children, a boy, they named John Thomas and four girl
:seven cousins emigrated to New South Wales, Australia.
:John Thomas, his wife and family arrived in Australia with very few possessions besides a dexter rocking chair
Records of the Clare Presbyterian Church, Tandragee, Co. Armagh, show two daughters of John HALL and Eliza FULTON were christened in the church - Jane Eliza, christened 13 October, 1844 and Sarah Matilda, christened 26 January, 1849. The christening records indicate the family was living in Corlust at the time.
I have some church records from the Clare Presbyterian Church in Tandragee for HALL but can't yet connect them to my line - there are marriages between HALL and FINN, DICKSON, CAMPBELL, McKEE, BLACK in the mid 1800s.
Pension records show an Ellen HALL Father Daniel KELLY Mother Dorothy KELLY in Parish of Kilmore.
The family in Queensland, Australia - names Margaret, Jane, Sarah, William, Thomas, Henry and John appear in sucessive generations.
Does anyone else have connections to these HALLs?
Judy
