William Hall
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BruceS
N 38° 40.796 W 089° 54.863
16S E 246481 N 4285290
Revolutionary War veteran buried in family cemetery in Madison County, Illinois near Collinsvile.
Waymark Code: WM9VC
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2006
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William Hall was born in 1762 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. From his
pension affidavit (9/3/1832) the following is summarized. In April 1779 while
living in the South Carolina he entered the service as a substitute for his
uncle William Hall. As a private under the command of Captain James McCall his
company marched to the town of Savannah which had been reduced to ashes a short
time before. After 3 months of service he reenlisted again under Captain McCall
and took park in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians. He then returned to
Mecklenberg County, North Carolina and entered he service as a substituted for
Thomas Black. He joined a company under the command of Captain Willima
Alexander. After continuing his service for another three months he was appoint
First Sergeant.
Later he was in a company commanded Jonathan Potts, Colonel George Alexander
ordered his removal from that command to become a continental Wagonmaster
hauling provisions for General Gates' army until its defeat at Camden. Under
Captain Gilbert Falls he fought at Ramsour's Mill. Under General Davidson he was
employed to drive ammunitions wagons and as part of this enlistment he was in
engaged in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. He volunteered for 3 more months
in Captain John Duckworth's company which took part in the battle of Euta
Springs. Some seventy prisoners were turned over to the company, when the
Captain, Lieutenant and Ensign became ill, First Sergeant Hall was ordered to
safeguard these prisoners and deliver them to General Locke at Salisbury.
After the war William lived in North Carolina and Tennessee then finally
moved to Illinois in 1815. He died MAY 13, 1846 and was buried in Hall Cemetery.
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