Geoffrey Hall
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 3 May 1596.
Place of Burial: Manchester Cathedral.
The burial is recorded in the register. Geoffrey is described as a householder, abode Newton.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
It is clear from the evidence below that Geoffrey’s father, and probably ancestors further back, had lived in Newton.
Brother: Adam Hall.
Geoffrey names his brother Adam in his will.
Spouse: unknown.
Geoffrey refers to Alice as “now my Wiffe” in his will, implying he had been married previously.
Spouse: Alice.
Geoffrey names his wife Alice in his will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Margaret Hall married Ralph Worthington.
Anne Hall married George Holland.
Alice Hall married Robert Jepson.
George Hall (buried 17 May 1574 in Manchester).
Jane Hall (baptized 16 December 1575 in Manchester) probably married Ralph Whitworth 29 October 1593 in Manchester.
Adam Hall (baptized 28 October 1579 in Manchester).
Elizabeth Hall (baptized 24 July 1583 in Manchester - buried 10 September 1583 in Manchester).
Evidence
from Newton court
1530
On the jury:
Geoffrey Hall
Hug. Hall
…And that the same Robt. [Labrey] hat put and fixed a certain gate on the close of Geoffrey Hall called Meanefielde.
…Likewise they say the wife of Richard Hall in mercy xijd….
1539
One the jury:
Geo. Hall
Hug. Hall
1540-1
Geo. Hall
Hugh Hall
They say too that Nich. Walstoncrofte (iiijd.), Richd. Soundiforth (iiijd.) Wm. Hollande (iiijd.), and Thos. Hall of Bexwicke, do common with their cattle upon the Newton heath where they ought not ; therefore each of them is in mercy, as appears [above] etc.
1546
Leaseholders:
Hughe Halle, xxvjs. viijd.
James Halle, xjs. vd.
George Hall, one tenement, xxxvjs.
Galfride Halle holdyth at will the tythe corne; of Newton, by yere vjli. xvs. ijd.
1572
View of Frankpledge of Newton and Kerdmashulme and Deansgate.
A finding about the house of Thomas Hall
[Cancelled: – We present for bowling, …Raffe Hall…]
1574
Leaseholders grievances:
Geffray Hall of Newton, tenant to Mr. Warden sworn, deposeth he took a lease of the now Warden and paid twenty pounds fine; and six shillings eight pence the seal.
He took this lease twelve years past, and the lease [renewal] year, being the xvijth of Elizabeth now Queen [1574] the Warden said their leases which he first granted were not good in law, by which persuasion examinate took a new lease of the now Warden and paid for a fine twenty nobles; and six shillings eight pence the seal.
His father lent Mr. Warden money which he never received again; what sum examinate knoweth not.
Also examinate hath paid divers rents beforehand which he paid again [as and when they became due ?]
…and Thomas Hall of Newton [tenants] of Mr. Warden, sworn, deposeth that the now Warden hath set all their tenements over their heads by lease, which [tenements] they and their ancestors time out of mind have quietly occupied, to one George Byrch of Manchester, merchantman, contrary to the Statutes of the College, to the terror and grief of deponents, and the great peril of uttter undoing of them, their wives, children and posterity for ever, and to the evil example of all greedy landlords.
Geffray Hall hath made a beldyng to the side of his barn upon the Comen of Newton Hethe to set his horse in.
…
Thomas Hall hath made a crowsment about his howse.
1582
On the jury:
Geffraie Hall
Hughe Hall
1583
On the jury:
Geoffrey Hall
Hugh Hall
1584
On the jury:
Jefferey Hall
Hughe Hall
Those that make default in not appearing and we amerce them in xijd. a peece.
Thomas Hall th’elder.
1585
On the jury:
Geoffrey Hall
Hugh Hall
Afferors. John Whitworthe, Jeffrey Hall.
1586
On the jury:
Geoffrey Hall
Hugh Hall
1596
On the jury:
Hughe Hall
Richard Whitworthe is deceased the last Court, and, by virtue of lease Raphe Whitworthe his is [sic] tenant in his place, and hath a lease of three lives, whereof one is dead.
…
Raphe Whitworth is deceased, &c., and, by a lease Richd. Whitworth his son is tenant, and hath a lease for three lives, whereof one is dead.
…
Thomas Hall is departed since the last Court, and John Hall is his son and tenant to the College of one co[ttage] in Newton, of xijd. yearly rent, at the will of the lord.
Thomas Hall is departed since the last Court, who had a lease, of the last Warden and Fellows, of his tenement in Newton, for xxi years from xxvth December [1590] in xxiijth year of the Queen’s Majesty that now is, the reversion of which lease he hath left to his w[ife], who hath passed over the same to Jeffery Hall [interlined — during the rest of the yeres, saving two closes, Thomas passed to the father of Richard Whitworth and to his assigns ; and cancelled — which Thomas hath no children living, but had three sisters, who are now living, which two sisters, after the expiration of the said lease (are) next (of kin) to the said Thomas Hall by blood, as the said Jury take].
…
Ranulphe Kempe, Constable of Newton, doth present, that viijth February [1595-6] in xxxviijth year of the Queen, James Gee servant to Jeffrey Hall of Newton, made an assault upon Raphe Bowker of Newton, and broke his head and drew blood; James [is] in mercy vjs. viijd.
Geoffrey’s will (damaged):
In the name of god amen the sixt daye of February [?] in the yeare of or lorde god 1595 and in the yeare of the Rainge of oure Soverainge Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god Queene of England Fraunce & Irelande defender of the faith &c I Jefferey Hall, of Newton in the countie of Lancaster yoman beinge somethinge greeved with or sord[?] But of good & ꝑfect Remembrance the lorde bee thanked knowinge my bodye to bee mortall and subiect to death and the hower of death most unsure beinge mynded by thassistaunce of Almightie god to sett such goods and Chattells in order as the lorde in mercye hath bestowed on mee, Doe make and ordaine this my Last will and testamente in manner & forme followinge That ys to saye first I doe commende my soule to almightie god in Creator trustinge by the onelie merritts of Jesus Christ my Redemer and the holie Ghoste my comforter to bee amongest the nomber of his ellect in the kingdome of heaven and my bodye I commytt[?] [...] too bee buryed in the parishe Churche of Manchester neare wheare my Father was buryed And as Touchinge the diposition of all my saide goods & Chattells It is my will and mynde that my Debts shalbe payde out of my whole goods And after that yt is my will that all my saide goods & Chattells shall then bee devyded into three equall ꝑts whereof one thirde ꝑte I geve and bequeath Alice Hall now my Wiffe according to the custome within the ꝑvynce of Yorke of right doth Require The seakonde thirde ꝑte of all my saide goods & Chattells I geve and bequeath to Adam Hall my sonne And the laste thirde ꝑte I doe Reserve to my self to be bestowed (after my funerall Charges thereof paide) in legacies by my executors hereafter named in suche manner & forme as hereafter followeth That ys to saie I doe geve and bequeath out of my saide thirde ꝑte of goods [...] unto my said sonne Adam Hall the greane garner in the Barne and the thirde ꝑte of all my Cartes, wheeles, plowes, harrowes & Ymplements of furniture of or belonging to husbandrye: And I doe geve and bequeath to my sonne in lawe Raphe Worthington and Margaret his [...] [...lue] pounds And I doe geve and bequeath to George Hollande my sonne in lawe and Anne his wiffe sixe pounds And I [...] and bequeath to Robte Jepson my sonne [...] and Alice his wiffe sixe pounds And I doe geve and bequeath to my sonne in lawe [...] and Jane his wife sixe pounds [...] [...ath] to Adam Hall my brother twentie [...] and [...] and frends [...several words missing …] I geve to my servant [...] Ellyn.. [...many words missing…] … Adam Hall my best [...] and my best hatt and a [...] and twoe payres [...] cosyn Anne Hall v s which shee oweth mee And all the Rest of my ꝑte of goods not before geven nor bequeathed I doe geve and bequeath to bee equallie devyded amongest my saide sonne Adam Hall & Alice my wiffe my saide sonnes in lawe George Hollande and Robte Jepson and I doe constytute Ordeane and make executours of this my last will and testament my saide sonne Adam Hall and the said George Hollande and Robte Jepson And I doe appointe [...] governors of my saide sonne Adam all [...] of his goods & chattells Duringe his mynorytie the saide George Hollande and Robte Jepson trustinge and desyringe them to ꝑforme this my will accordinge to the true meanynge thereof And [...] meaninge is and I hartelie desyre them to admynister to my said wiffe Alice and to my saide sonne Adam all there ꝑcons and legasies of my saide goods due unto them in such Kinde nature & ꝑꝑtie & the said goods shalbe in att the tyme of my death and I desyre my sonneinlawe Raphe Whitworth and the saide Adam Hollande to bee overseers of this my will, and I Revoke all former wills In wyttnes whereof I haue hereunto sett my hande & seale the daye & yeare firste abovesaide in the presence of these ꝑsons that ys to saye
[...] Hall
[...]
[...] Lee
An Inventorye of all the goods Right Credit detts and Chattells of Jeffrey Hall late of Newton within the ꝑishe of Manchester in the Countye of Lancaster lynnen offupier[?] deceassed taken and praysed the first daye of maye 1596 by these ꝑsons folowinge: James Huwes, John Whitworth Roger Smyth Hughe Hartlies
Inprimis eight key – xxj li vj s viij d
[several lines missing]
[...] in meale and groats — [...]
Itm oates and barley sowen upp[...] — xxiiij li
Itm in Beef and bacon — iiij li xs
Itm in pott mettle — v li
Itm in pan metle — v li vs
Itm in peuter — v li xiij s iiij d
Itm in Bausen Chandlons[?] — viij s
Itm i bed a whele bed with all furnyture aboute yt in the ꝑler belowe — vj li
Itm one bed with a whele bed in the ꝑler aboue with all the furnyture aboute hyt – vli
Itm j bed a whele bed, in the Chamber over the housse with all the furnyture aboute yt — iiij li
Itm one bed in the kytchyn Chamber with all the furnyture aboute yt — iij li vj s viij d
Itm one bed in the ꝑler on the sune syde the howse with all the furnyture aboute yt – iij li
Itm all the bedds in the wodmens chamber with all the furnyture – iij li
Itm 2 bedds in the lodges with the furnyture aboute them — xl s
Itm 2 besteads in the ꝑler on the North syde of the house —iij s iiij d
Itm a Cordone[?] and a mantle – xxs
Itm in flaxen sheetes — x li iij s
Itm in Komide[?] sheetes — v li x s
Itm in boaderlorses [?] – ix s
Itm in unshapen Clothe – xxs
Itm in Cyveclothes pylloebeares & towells – xv s
Itm in table napkins – [...] viij s
Itm in sukclothe Rem[...] [...]
Itm j Cupborde in [...]
[several lines missing]
Itm 1 table in the ꝑler above – [...] iij d
Itm 1 table in the kytchyn chamber – ij s
Itm 5 cofers in the ꝑler beneath – xxiij s iiij d
Itm 2 Cofers in the ꝑler above — xij s
Itm j cofer in the ꝑler on the north syde of the house — vj s
Itm one cofer in the Chamber over the howse — ij s
Itm one cofer in the yarne Chamber — ij s vj d
Itm 3 Arkes in the seller – xl s
Itm j cofer in the milkehouse — ij s vij d
Itm 2 Arkes in the chamber behynde horne chamber — vj s
Itm j garnes in the barne – xxvj s vij d
Itm j Arke in the byllin — xiij s iij d
Itm one bonlie keyre — xv s
Itm j sheepe keyre — xv s
Itm j j fornane[?] [...] in the bowkesough[?] xv s
Itm j brewinge keyre with a trough under yt – vj s viij d
Itm in stonds tubbes 2 bruells & 2 vergis barrells xlvj s viij d
Itm in ossens [...]iggins bassens noggins Chessins [...] m.. deshinge & such like beene [...] – xxx s
Itm in earthen potts [...]
[...] in glass [...]
[several lines missing]
Itm 3 qts & j oz saffrne[?] [...]
Itm in tonnes and Reedes and al thinges to them belonging – v s
Itm in Carts wheles harrowes j bolster plowes 2 arksadles & althinges belonging to Carts & ploughs – ix li
Itm shovels spades mottochokes scythes pytchforks yokes mucke[?] spades a bucklinge Danne axes nogers Chissells nymbles & other ymplements of husbandrye – xl s
Itm in bords Rytchomds shole shafts spadeshafts and such like tymber wanriver[?] the Cole house – xxxviij s
Itm in bords in the kyllne – ij s vj d
Itm in fewell – iij li
Itm in haye – xx s
Itm Cowper tymber – xx s
Itm in Ladders – x s
Itm j dishebords in the kytchyn – vj s viij d
Itm j bords in the kytchyn and a Cofer 2 back stones Chese buordes & other bordes in the kytchyn & mylkhouse — xj s iij d
Itm in the Chamber over the house and the warpynge Chamber with 3 spadeshafts and a showle shafte and other od things in the Chambers – x s
Itm a stone tubb with fiyre[?] troughes and 2 Chese stones – x s
Itm in Cheares and stoles – vij s
Itm j Cofer and a lytle table in Manchester –viij s
Itm in Iron Ware in the howse – xxiiij s
Itm in Baycke and Blane [?] – v s
Itm in Bottles – iiij s
Itm in stirnorne[?] tymber spoakes whelebarrowes and Rakes Can.. Costs from [...] shippons — xv s
[...] blance and scales [...] x s
[Proved 7 May 1596]
References
Crofton, H.T. A History of Newton Chapelry in the Ancient Parish of Manchester (Chetham Society, 1904).
Will of Jefferey Hall. Proved 1596 in the Consistory Court of Chester.