Christopher Hall (died before 1641)

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: before 1641.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: unknown.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: unknown.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Thomas Hall (buried 16 May 1668 in Trefeglwys) married Ann Wilson.

Margaret Hall (buried 11 July 1668 in Trefeglwys) married Edward Savage.

Evidence

Christopher’s will:

[In] the name of god Amen the ninth? of January in the […] the Raign of our Sovraigne Lord Charles … bye grace of god Kinge of England & Ireland [France] and Scotland defender of the Fath and the [...] anno domini 1637

I Christopher Hall of the [parish] of Trefeglwys Counttie of Mountgomery and [diocese] of Bangor being sicke in body but of good and perfect memorie laud and prayse be to [god] I [......] by [...] [.....] to [..][...] And [.] to [...] at the [.][.] doe make my last will and testament in Maner and form following [videlicet] first and principally I give and bequeath my soule to allmighty [god] my maker and Christ Jesus my Redeemer my body to be [buried] in Christian [burial?] [and] as for my goods and worldly possessions my [will] is to give them as followeth

[I] doe give to the parish church of Trefeglwes the sume of iijs iiijd to be bestowed by the church wardens thereof

Item I doe give to my sister(?) [...ria][A...] the sume of twentie shilynges

Item I doe give and bequeath to my sister Elizabeth [Savage??/Tilsleye??] the sume of xxs

I doe give and bequeath to my daughter Margaret Savage the sume of sixtie shillinges

Item to Thomas Savage my granchild the sume of sixtie shilllings and a coffer

Item I doe give and bequeath to Andrew Savage the sum of twentie(?) shillings and my best [c...]

Item I doe give and bequeath to John Savage the [..] xxvs and two yeare ould sheepe

Item I doe give and bequeath to Andrew Savage xxvs and [two] yeare ould sheep

Item to Edward Savage my granchild xxvs and two yeare ould Sheepe

[Item] I doe give and bequeath to Joann Savage [..] and two yeare ould sheepe

Item to [...] [H...] my daughter in law the sum of xxs

Item I doe give and bequeath to Christopher Hall my granchild the sum of five pounds and(?) my best coffer

Item to Margaret Hall the sume of thurtie(??) shillinges And my bull(?)

Item I doe give and bequeath to Elizabeth H[all?] [the sum] of xxvs and two sheepe Item to Anne Hall the sume of xxvs and two sheepe

Item to Iuan(?) Hall the sum of xxvs and two sheepe

Item I give and bequeath to Maria Hall the sum of xxvs and two sheepe

Item I give to Joane the daughter of Richard Evans and my granchild a lamm

Item to [...][Powell??] xiis

Item to Christopher Powell the sume of xiis

Item to Joane Hall my sister in law a pound of woole (?)

Item I doe constitute (?) and appoynt Thomas Hall my naturall sonne to be my fair(?) and sole(?) executor [..] [..] this my will & testament [...] [...] All the rest of my goods moveable and unmoveable I give and bequeath to the said Thomas Hall my executor(?) he to discharge my legacies(?) and funerall expences

Item I doe declare? my loving(?) friend Robert Willson and John [...] to be over seers of this my last will [and] testament all former wills I doe utterly revoake in witness whereof I have to this my last will and testament put my hand and seale the day and yeare above written

Christopher Hall (mark is an H)

witness

Nicholas Bennett

proved April, 1641

References

Montgomeryshire Burials. A transcription by the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society. Digital copy on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed on 24 December 2017.

Will of Christopher Hall of Trefeglwys. 1641. Diocese of Bangor. Digital copy at the National Library of Wales: http://hdl.handle.net/10107/623118