| Birth | 20 Mar 1771 | <Elk Creek, Grayson Co., VA> |
| Death | 29 Apr 1847 | <Grayson Co., VA> |
| Buried | William Hale Cemetery, Grayson co., Va | |
| Spouse | Bef 1821 | <Grayson Co., VA> |
| m. Lucy Stone (12 Mar 1778-29 Feb 1848), dau of Jeremiah and Susanna Stone, and had at least: Peyton G. Hale (1821) | ||
| Tax | 1794 | Grayson Co., VA |
| on 1794 Grayson County Personal Tax list, William Haile listed the following: 1 White male over 16, 3 Horses. | ||
| 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." | ||
| Administrator | 3 Apr 1802 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Richard Hail and William Hail were co-administrators of their father Lewis Hail's will. | ||
| Tax | 1805 | Grayson Co., VA |
| on 1805 Grayson Co., Va Land Tax List, William Hail 100 acres value: 50 tax: .24 William Hail 13 acres value: 4 tax: .02 William Hail 167 acres value: 58.33 tax: .28 | ||
| Tax | 28 Mar 1810 | Grayson Co., VA |
| in William Vaughan's List, paid tax on 28 Mar 1810 Hail, William - 2 white tithables - 1 slaves over age 12 - 9 horses | ||
| Property | 26 Feb 1811 | Grayson Co., VA |
| At a Court begun and held for the county of Grayson on Tuesday the 26th day of February, 1811: "A deed from William Hail & Lucy his wife to Dudley Hail was acknowledged in Court by the said William and ordered to be recorded." | ||
| Witness | 26 Feb 1811 | Grayson Co., VA |
| At a Court begun and held for the county of Grayson on Tuesday the 26th day of February, 1811: "A deed from John Davis and Mary his wife to John Delp was proven in court by William Hail and Stephen Hail subscribing witnesses" | ||
| Witness | 15 Jun 1811 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail was a witness to the will of Timothy Rowark, Sr dated 15 Jun 1811 | ||
| Appraiser | 24 Aug 1811 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail was one of the appraisers of the estate of Timothy Rowark on 24 Aug 1811 | ||
| Military | 1812 | |
| fought in War of 1812 | ||
| 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, William Hail tithes: 3 slaves 16+: 2 horses: 9 tax: 2.62 | ||
| Tax | 1815 | Elk Creek, Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail: one farm on Elk Creek joining the lands of Martain [Martin] Dickenson, 100 acres having thereon a dwelling house of logs, two storys, 30 feet by 20 feet, one kitchen, barn, a "cabben", and one "smyth" shop, valued at $1200; a farm joining the latter, no buildings, 126 acres valued at $300; a tract joining the lands of Stephen Hail, 2 acres, no buildings, valued at $20; a tract joining the lands of Jacob Rhudy, 13 acres having no improvements, valued at $50; a tract joining the second tract, 75 acres, unimproved, valued at $8; a farm on Elk Creek joining the lands of Lewis Brewer, 100 acres, having thereon one "cabben", valued at $300; a farm on Rock Creek joining the lands of James Bedwell, 242 acres having thereon one dwelling house of logs, valued at $300; a tract on Elk Creek joining the first tract, 6 acres, having no buildings, valued at $20; two slaved; 1 male and one female between the ages of 12 and 50 years, valued at $600; total $2808. | ||
| Appraiser | Nov 1816 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail was an appraiser of the estate of Abraham Wright, recorded 26 Nov 1816 | ||
| Appraiser | 6 Jun 1817 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail was an appraiser of the estate of Barney Cannoy on 6 Jun 1817 | ||
| Administrator | 21 Dec 1817 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail was an administrator for the will of Jacob Rudy dated 21 Dec 1817 | ||
| Appraiser | Aug 1819 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail was an appraiser of the estate of James Cornutt in Aug 1819 | ||
| Witness | 29 Jun 1820 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail was a witness to the will of William H. Boyer dated 29 Jun 1820 | ||
| Appraiser | 5 Apr 1821 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail was an appraiser of the estate of Mintree Jones on 5 Apr 1821 | ||
| Appraiser | 12 Apr 1821 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail was an appraiser of the estate of William H. Boyer on 12 Apr 1821 | ||
| Estate Settlement | Jun 1824 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "Enoch Osborn - Settlement - June 1824 order given for William Hail and Harden Cox to settle with Enoch Osborn and Zachariah Osborn in the estate of Enoch Osborn. signed: William Hail, H. Cox recorded: 17 Oct 1826 - M. Dickenson C.C." | ||
| Tax | 1824 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail paid $1.66 tax for the following personal property in 1824 in Grayson co., Va: 2 white tithable 2 black tithables 0 slaves 6 horses | ||
| Appraiser | 1 Oct 1825 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail was an appraiser of the estate of Julia Rudy on 1 Oct 1825 | ||
| Census | 1830 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Tax | 1835 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hale, Sr. paid $.92 tax for the following personal property in 1835 in Grayson co., Va: 2 (white) tithable 2 blacks age 16+ 0 blacks age 12-16 7 horses | ||
| Will | 4 Jan 1838 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail I William Hail of the County of Grayson and State of Virginia being weak in body but of a sound mind and disposing memory, do make and ordain my last will and testament as follows. 1st, I will and bequeath until my wife Lucy all my lands that (cannot read) during her natural life with exception of five acres which have been selected for the Seat of Justice for this county and if the same tract? should not be made use of for that purpose, then to be hers for and during her natural life time. 2, I reserve for the use of my son Peyton Hail the privilege to (cannot read) farm? my lands upon the tract of land whereon I now live, also and (cannot read) continue farming during the life time of my wife Lucy Hail. 3rd, And after the death of my wife Lucy Hail I will and bequeath unto my son Peyton Hail all of my lands which I now own except the tracts I purchased from Nathan Thomas and (cannot read) Brewer? 4th, After the death of my wife Lucy Hail, I will that the two last (cannot read) tracts of land be sold to the highest bidder for case. 5th, And out of the money coming from such sale I will that three hundred dollars be paid to my daughter Susannah Bryant, three hundred dollars to Rosamond Dickinson, and two hundred dollars to Elizabeth Whitman. 6th, I will and bequeath until my wife Lucy during her natural life my wagon and (horses and farm chore horses?), all my farming utensils, household and kitchen furniture, smith tools together with twenty head of choice cattle, twenty head of choice sheep. (cannot read five lines) David Whitman and John Dickinson (cannot read) and the remaining money from such to be equally divided among my children Stephen Hail, William Hail, Charles Hail, Samuel M Hail, Peyton G hail, Susannah Bryant, Elizabeth Whitman, Rosamond Dickinson, William Hail, the children of my son John Hail deceased. 7th, I further will that in lieu of (cannot read) sales of said slaves my negro (cannot read) persons and that my son Stephen hail take him if this (cannot read) upon him by the said appraisers (cannot read) his part of the money remaining from the sales of the said slaves (cannot read) for him to account to the heirs for the same, if not, then the amount to be made out of the sales of the other slaves. 9th, My will and desire is that at my death all the remaining part of my estate except what has been willed to my wife Lucy Hail be sold to the highest bidder and the money coming from such sales to be equally divided among my children Stephen Hail, William Hail, Charles Hail, Samuel M Hail, Peyton G Hail, the children of my son (Simon?) Hail, the children of my daughter Nancy Gose, the children of my son John Hail, Susannah Bryant, Elizabeth Whitman, Rosamond Dickinson. 10th, My will and desire is that at the death of my wife Lucy Hail all the personal property which has been willed to her or that she may have shall be sold to the highest bidder and the money to be equally divided among my children Stephen Hail, William Hail, Charles Hail, Samuel M Hail, Peyton G Hail, the children of my son John Hail, the children of my son (Simon?) Hail, the children of my daughter Nancy Gose, Susannah Bryant, Elizabeth Whitman, Rosamond Dickinson. 11th, I will and desire that all the grain & hay that may be on hand at my death be for the use of my wife Lucy and the (cannot read) of the family. And lastly I appoint Stephen hail and John Dickinson Executors of this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this 4th day of January 1838?. Signed: W. Hail Witnessed: John (cannot read) his mark, John Dickinson, John Stone, Richard (cannot read), John W Cornick? Grayson County Court May term 1847 This last will and testament of William Hail deceased is presented by the (cannot read) of B (cannot read) and John W (cannot read) (cannot read more than one line) motion of John Dickinson, one of the Executors therein named who made oath thereto (cannot read the rest much but the gist is that John Dickinson paid a bond of $10,000 as an Executor) Test: John Dickinson | ||
| Probate | May 1847 | Grayson Co., VA |
| William Hail will probated May 1847 in Grayson co., Va will book 2 page 352 mentions: Lucy, Peyton G, Stephen, Charles, Samuel M, William, John, and Lewis hale's children | ||
| pNHa (f) - Roots in Virginia Nathaniel Claiborne Hale |
| Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia B. F. Nuckolls |
| 1870 Federal Census for Grayson County - Old Town District http://ls.net/~newriver/va/1870otd.htm Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| 1835 Grayson County Virginia Personal Property Tax List http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/gray1835.htm dated: 5 Jul 1998 Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| The 1805 Grayson County, Virginia Land Tax List transcribed by Jeffrey c. Weaver, May 1998 http://www.ls.net/~newriver/gray1805.htm found: 21 Feb 2000 Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| The 1824 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/gray1824.htm dated 1 Jul 1998 Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| 1794 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List transcribed by Jeffrey c. Weaver, May 1998 http://www.ls.net/~newriver/g794pptx.htm found: 21 Feb 2000 Jeffrey C Weaver |
| C - Notes on Lewis Hale and his Descendants various Hale descendants. |
| William Hale Cemetery Grayson County, Virginia cemetery was surveyed 26 Mar 2004 by Rich and Ginger Ballard |
| educated guess Michael Sheppard |
| Grayson County Will Book I & 2 and index to books 1-13 microfilm copy of original |
| 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 |
| The 1811 Grayson County, Virginia Court Order Book http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/gc1811co.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 |
| 1830 Census of Grayson co., Va found: 9 Jun 2001 MSS research |
| How to cite this page as a source | |
| author: | Michael Sheppard < sheppard@cs.unm.edu > |
| title: | Genealogical events for William HALE |
| url: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shep/shep/I70.html |
| updated: | 18 Dec 2005 |