| Birth | 1769 | <Elk Creek, Grayson Co., VA> |
| Death | Aft May 1820 | <Grayson Co., VA> |
| Military | 21 May 1793 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Richard Hale promoted to Lieutenant in the Grayson Co. Militia, 2nd company, 2nd battalion, on 21 May 1793 | ||
| Court | 22 Jul 1794 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "At a Court held for the county of Grayson on the 22nd day of July, 1794 present: Flower Swift, Nathaniel Frisbie, Nathaniel Pope, Lewis Hale, Gentlemen Justices. On the motion of George Ring and Richard Hale, a certificate is granted for obtaining letters of administrations of the Estate of Martin Ring, and whereupon they entered into with William Hale, Lewis Hale, Dudley Hale, and Jacob Spraker, their securities, and qualified according to law. Ordered that Dudley Hale be appointed Overseer of the road in place of Timothy Roark, and that he, with the usual hands, keep the same in repair." | ||
| Tax | 1796 | Grayson Co., VA |
| on 1796 Grayson Co., Va Land Tax List, Richard Hail 167 acres value: L17 10s tax: 10d | ||
| Administrator | 3 Apr 1802 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Richard Hail and William Hail were co-administrators of their father Lewis Hail's will. | ||
| Tax | 7 Apr 1810 | Grayson Co., VA |
| in William Vaughan's List, paid tax Hail, Richard - 1 white tithables - 0 slave over age 12 - 4 horses | ||
| Administrator | 25 May 1811 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Richard Haile was an executor to the will of Martin Ring dated 25 May 1811 | ||
| Appraiser | 24 Aug 1811 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Richard Hail was one of the appraisers of the estate of Timothy Rowark on 24 Aug 1811 | ||
| Military | 1812 | |
| fought in War of 1812 | ||
| Buyer | 20 Aug 1812 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Richard Hail was a buyer at the estate sale of Martin Ring on 20 Aug 1812 | ||
| Court | 27 Oct 1812 | Grayson Co., VA |
| At a court begun and held for the County of Grayson on Tuesday the 27th day of October 1812: "An instrument of writing was produced in court by Martin Dickenson in the following words to wit: To the worshipful Court of Grayson County: Gentlemen, I hereby resign my office of clerk of the peace for Grayson County & authorize the court to appoint a successor. Your most obedient servant, William Bourn, October 11th, 1812. And therefore the court proceeded to appoint a successor and Martin Dickenson was unanimously elected to that office and thereupon the said Martin Dickenson entered into bond with Enoch Osborne, Sen.and Richard Hail and George Curren his securities and acknowledged the same and took the oath of fidelity to the Commonwealth to support the constitution and oath prescribed by law for a Clerk." | ||
| Court | 17 May 1813 | Grayson Co., VA |
| At a Superior Court of law held for the county of Grayson on Monday the 17th day of May 1813.: "The following persons were returned as grand jury to wit: Joshua Stoneman, William Hail, John Fielder, John Welsh, William McKnight, Lewis Hail, Richard Hail, John Woods, Jacob Sprecker, Stephn Bourn, Jr., Daniel Keith, Stephen Hail, Mahlon Collins, Nimrod Moore, Joshua Hanks, Elisha Bedwell, Dudley Hail, Stephen Stone, Dennis Fielder, Jonathan Thomas, Francis Hail and William Bonham, who being sworn received a charge from the court and retired to consider their presentments and after some time returned into court and made presentments in the following words, to wit: "We the grand jury impanneled for the county of Grayson do present David Cornutt for a breach of the peace by beating and abusing a certain Jesse Vaughn, both labourers of Grayson County at the house of Stephen Hail, on the third day of April last by information of Richmond Hail and Stephen Hail two of our own body." | ||
| Tax | 1813 | Grayson Co., VA |
| on 1813 Grayson Co., Va Personal Property Tax List, Richard Hail tithes: 2 horses: 6 tax: .96 | ||
| Court | 15 May 1815 | Grayson Co., VA |
| At a Superior Court begun and held for the county of Grayson on Monday the 15th day of May 1815: "The following persons being returned as grand jurors to wit: Henry L. Sheffy, foreman, Richard Hail, Francis Hail, Stephen Hail, Robert Crofford, Anthnoy Wheeler, Mahlon Collins, John Frost, Davis Coulson, Joseph Fields, David Noblett, Jacob Hays, Isaac Garrison, Thomas Patton, John Patton, William McKnight, James Atkins, Arthur Parker, Isaac Willets, William Carrico, Samuel Parker, John Austin and Hardy Jones, who being sworn received a charge from the court and retired to consider their presentments and after some time returned into court and presented an indictment against Munford Smith for murder. An indictment against Levi Johnston for an assault indorsed true bills, and made presentments in the following words, to wit: "We the Grand Jury of the Superior Court for the County of Grayson do present Daniel Austin distiller and John Collins farmer for breaking the peace by fighting at Greensville on the 25th of April last, information John Austin and Thomas Patton both of our body." | ||
| Tax | 1815 | Elk Creek, Grayson Co., VA |
| Richard Hail: one farm on Elk Creek joining the lands of Lewis Hail, 505 acres, having thereon one dwelling house of logs, 20 feet by 16 feet, one kitchen, and two barns, valued at $1000. | ||
| Appraiser | Nov 1816 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Richard Hail was an appraiser of the estate of Abraham Wright, recorded 26 Nov 1816 | ||
| Court | 18 May 1818 | Grayson Co., VA |
| At a Superior Court of Law and held for Grayson County on Monday the 18th day of May 1818: "The following persons were returned as Grand Jurors, to wit: Aaron Betts, Samuel Hagar, Jeremiah Coulton, Stephen Hail, Jacob Boyer, Francis Hail, Richard Hail, Jesse Rector, Daniel Davis, Robert Crawford, John Boyer, Stephen R....., Stephen Stone, Daniel Boyer, James Ogle, Isaac Porter, Meredith Shockley, Thomas Patton, Allen Barbour, Michael Farmer, Isaac Moore, John Isom, and Stephen Bourn who being sworn retired to considered of their presentments and after some time returned into court and presented an indictment against John Reeves & Allen Burton for horse stealing. An indicment against John Reeves & Allen Burton for a misdemeanor, an indictment against John Cooper and Vincent Maynor for a breach of the peace, an indictment against Vincent Maynor and John Center [name should probably be Senter] for a breach of the peace, indoresd true bills and having nothing further to present were discharged." | ||
| Appraiser | 25 Sep 1819 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Richard Hail was an appraiser of the estate of Peter Hawks on 25 Sep 1819 | ||
| Appraiser | 24 May 1820 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Richard Hail was an appraiser of the estate of Richard Wright on 24 May 1820 | ||
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| The 1796 Grayson County, Virginia Land Tax List Transcribed by Jeffery C. Weaver, May 1998 http://www.ls.net/~newriver/gray1796.htm found: 21 Feb 2000 Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| C - Notes on Lewis Hale and his Descendants various Hale descendants. |
| pNHa (f) - Roots in Virginia Nathaniel Claiborne Hale |
| educated guess Michael Sheppard |
| Antebellum Grayson County, Virginia Militia http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/jweaver300/grayson/graymil.htm Jeffrey C Weaver probably <jweaver@aol.com> |
| Grayson County: A History in Words and Pictures Bettye-Lou Fields |
| Grayson co VA Will Book 1 -- 1796-1839 James L. Douthat |
| 1810 Grayson co., Va Tax List MSS research |
| Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia B. F. Nuckolls |
| The 1812 Grayson County, Virginia Court Order Book http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/gc1812co.htm dated: 1998 found: 24 Feb 2001 various |
| Grayson County, Virginia Superior Court Order Book 1809-1821 http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/gcsupct.htm found: 24 Feb 2001 not dated transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| The 1813 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver, June, 1998 http://www.ls.net/~newriver/gray1813.htm found: 21 Feb 2000 Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| Southwest Virginia Tax Assessements, 1815 - Grayson, Lee, Scott, Russell, Washington, and Wythe Counties. 975.5 K26s Mary B Kegley |
| How to cite this page as a source | |
| author: | Michael Sheppard < sheppard@cs.unm.edu > |
| title: | Genealogical events for Richard HALE |
| url: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shep/shep/I68.html |
| updated: | 19 Aug 2001 |