Thomas Hall (minister at Leghorn)
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Reverend Thomas Hall was born April 8, 1750 in the Township of Byberry
, Pennsylvania, and was the second eldest son of Captain John Hall (1722–1798) and Sarah (Parry) Hall. He was a cousin of Dr. Benjamin Rush
through his aunt, Susannah Hall, and a nephew of the Reverend Samuel Finley
(1715–1766) through his aunt Sarah Hall (1728–1760).
Thomas Hall is especially notable as an historical figure because during the years leading up to the American Revolution (especially during the years 1774 and 1775), Hall was a leading advocate of the acquisition of rights of all colonists in Philadelphia and later in Virginia. However, when it became apparent to him that the American colonies intended to split entirely with England, he left the home of his birth and never returned.
A number of letters survive (some of which have been published in The William and Mary Quartery Historical Magazine) in which he recounts both his reasoning for his departure from America before the Revolution, as well as some of the details of his eventful life.
First residing in England, he eventually settled in Leghorn, Livorno, Italy where he became the chaplain and where he died on April 12, 1825.
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Byberry is a place name in Northeast Philadelphia that can have several references.Byberry is a neighborhood in the far northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
, Pennsylvania, and was the second eldest son of Captain John Hall (1722–1798) and Sarah (Parry) Hall. He was a cousin of Dr. Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania....
through his aunt, Susannah Hall, and a nephew of the Reverend Samuel Finley
Samuel Finley
The Rev. Samuel Finley , 1763 DD University of Glasgow . Evangelical preacher and academic, he founded the West Nottingham Academy, and was the fifth president and an original trustee of the College of New Jersey from 1761 until 1766.-Family and students:Finley was the...
(1715–1766) through his aunt Sarah Hall (1728–1760).
Thomas Hall is especially notable as an historical figure because during the years leading up to the American Revolution (especially during the years 1774 and 1775), Hall was a leading advocate of the acquisition of rights of all colonists in Philadelphia and later in Virginia. However, when it became apparent to him that the American colonies intended to split entirely with England, he left the home of his birth and never returned.
A number of letters survive (some of which have been published in The William and Mary Quartery Historical Magazine) in which he recounts both his reasoning for his departure from America before the Revolution, as well as some of the details of his eventful life.
First residing in England, he eventually settled in Leghorn, Livorno, Italy where he became the chaplain and where he died on April 12, 1825.