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This book documents the de Aula and later Hall family, along their journey through time. The Halls have been “pillars of society” since ancient times, providing family members and their community with a vision of spirituality and purpose. Their willingness to embark on a journey to a new world indicates their courage and principles. They number among those unsung hero’s who go unrecognized or honored during their lifetimes, and are sometimes labeled troublemakers among the governing powers. They are made to suffer for their beliefs, and only after death do they receive their reward. They are people with a deep realization of truth. The examples they, and the messages they offer no doubt have a lasting effect on those who approach them, instilling in them a greater value and purpose.

This book traces the descendents of Thomas Hall and Margery Claxon as they moved westward from Gloucester County to Patrick County, Virginia, and ultimately to Champaign County, Ohio.

John Hall was born in Wayne County, North Carolina, in 1794, the son of Thomas and Mary Cox Hall. He migrated to Indiana in 1816 and settled in Bartholomew County. He married Elizabeth Newby, daughter of Thomas and Mary Newby, in 1827. They built a home in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. The had eleven children, 1828-1847. He died in 1866. Descendants lived in Indiana and elsewhere.

Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. number.