Daughter of William Hall, baptised on the 31st of July 1653 at Witton le Wear, County Durham
?Married John Angus of Bywell about 1674
Children
?
Buried
1 Mr. J. Angus was the eldest son of John Angus, second son of Henry Angus, of Bow House. His mother was Abigail Hall, of Monkfield. Of her, it. is said, that when certain persecutots came to apprehend her husband, she so ably vindicated him and his dissent, that the leader, Sir. B. Fenwick, turned away, saying, " Thou art a clever hussy, it is a pity thou shouldst be a fanatic !"
Her son Jonathan inherited her spirit and capacity, for in 1715,
he stood single and alone among the tenantry of Derwentwater, on the side of the House of Hanover, where the Earl
summoned his retainers to sustain the claims of the Pretender.
Mr. Angus had two brothers:
1st. William, who settled in Sunderland, but had no issue.
2nd. John, who became a Quaker.
He had also three sisters, but of them we know nothing.
He
married Priscilla, daughter of his uncle George, of Newcastle,
and had by her seven daughters.
1st. Mary Soppit.
2nd. Hannah Hall.
3rd, Abigail Angus, second wife of "William, of Styford.
4th. Priscilla Surtees, Slaly.
5th. Deborah Angus, wife
of Jonathan, of Hindley.
6th. Ruth Robson, Yorkshire.
7th.
Catharine Leybourne.
He had one son, Mr. George Angus, of
Word.
History of the Baptist churches in the North of England 1648 - 1845: David Douglas 1846
2 If Abigail was of Monkfield it is difficult to explain why she should have been baptised at Witton. Monkfield is in the parish of St. James, Hamsterley which lies on the route/road to Witton. Alternatively Wolsingham would have been accessible by fording the Wear, or by following the bank to the bridge, much more easily than Witton.
Possibly there was no minister at Hamsterley at the time? Check registers for other baptisms.