Son of Joseph Hall and Margery Thomson, baptised on the 14th of December 1720, at St James, Hamsterley, County Durham.
Married Sarah Stobbs on the 28th of December 1749 at St James. (d. 23 Dec 1792 aged 69yrs. )
Children
Margery, baptised on the 3rd of November 1750 at St James
John, baptised on the 19th of June 1752 at St James
Sarah, baptised on the 1st of April 1756 at St James
Margaret, baptised on the 2nd of April 1758 at St James
Jonathan, baptised on the 10th of June 1760 at St James
Hannah, baptised on the 22nd of March 1764 at St James
Joseph, baptised on the 2th of March 1766 at St James
William, baptised on the 7th of March 1769 at St James
Died 11th January 1778
1 Monumental inscription
In memory of Jonathan HALL who d. 11 Jan 1778 aged
58yrs & Sarah his wife who d. 23 Dec 1792
aged 69yrs. Also of their 3 sons, dau & dau in law. John HALL d. 25 Apr
1835 aged 83yrs. He was a
self- educated man for many yrs a well known & esteemed contributor to a
London literary publication
'The Gem' the merit of the poetical enigmas in which gained him 13
prizes the last being awarded in his
77th yr. Sarah d. 24 Apr 1841 aged 85yrs. Jonathan d. 28 Mar 1851 aged
91yrs. Ann HALL d. 17 Dec
1851 aged 78yrs her husband Joseph surviving the loss only till 5 Jan
1855 aged 88yrs. Funeral sermon
from Exodus C1. v.vi. All the above lived & d. at Monkfield & are bur.
here. Joseph & his wife resting
in one grave nr the root of this stone
the church, which was, therefore, from 1758 to 1774, destitute of a regular pastorate. Mr. Jonathan Angus still officiated as deacon, but as he was now far advanced in years, his son, Mr. George Angus, was called to his assistance. His son-in-law also, Mr. John Hall, of Hamsterley, along with a colleague of the same name, at this time, sustained the office of deacon p188
(1778) Mr. Jonathan Hall, of Monkfield, died this year. He is said
to have been a man of great piety, and holy conversation. He
lived beloved, and died lamented by all who knew him. May his
posterity, in these important points, ever resemble him ! His wife
Sarah, who was brought to the knowledge of the truth, by Mr.
Isaac Garner, died December 20th, 1792.
History of the Baptist churches in the North of England 1648 -
1845: David Douglas 1846 p212