Tombstone Tuesday: Rev. Gershom Hall c. 1647-1732

  

From the great site Cape Cod Gravestones.  This is in the Dennis Hall Cemetery.  A great reminder to watch how towns evolve.  Dennis was set off in 1793 from Yarmouth.  So this cemetery was in Yarmouth in 1732 and the Halls were from there.  But if you are too quick (as I sometimes am) to note there is no Hall tombstone in Yarmouth, you would miss this one.

 

Comments

[JT]

Thanks for posting this. I had forgotten about the Cape Cod Gravestones site. Too bad the photos aren't bigger. At least now I know where to look next time I'm on Cape Cod ...

I descend from Kenelm III and Bethia (Hall) Winslow (and also from Kenelm III's brother Maj. Edward and Sarah (___) Winslow). So far, Peter Worden is my only proven "gateway ancestor."

I'm wondering: Do you think it's possible to extend the Bangs or Hall ancestry? Also, what's the current status of Winslow research? (Brandon Fradd's book hasn't yet made it to a library within driving distance for me, although I understand from your previous summary that he has killed the "Greville theory.")

[Martin Hollick]

I guess you know I descend from that couple also (Kenelm III and Bethia). Ill be talking about Edward Bangs on Saturday (which is where the tombstones sort of tie in). I spoke about the Hall ancestry already here:http://mhollick.typepad.com/slovakyankee/2010/02/john-halls-of-17th-century-new-england.html. Ill post separately on the Winslow update, which I think is a great question and topic. Long story short: Brandon Fradds book does seem to quash Marshall Kirks theory of a Greville descent.