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William Hallett, Captain

William Hallett, Captain

Male 1648 - 1729  (80 years)


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  • Name William Hallett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Title Captain 
    Suffix II 
    Birth Oct 1648  Long Island, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Baptism Oct 1648  New London, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Christening Oct 1648  Nameaug, New London, Connecticut Colony, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Newtown, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Captain of Foot Company 
    FSID MHGT-P8G  [1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20] 
    Occupation 1686  Long Island, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Freeholder of newtown, 1686 
    _MILT Newtown, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Captain of Foot Company 
    Death 18 Aug 1729  Astoria, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    • Hallet's Cove
    Burial 20 Aug 1729  Astoria, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 

    • Hallett's Burying Ground
      Hallett's Burying Ground
    Person ID I6262  footsteps
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father William Hallett, Sheriff ,   b. 1616, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1706, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Fones,   b. 21 Jan 1610, Suffolkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1673, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Aug 1649  New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Woolsey,   b. 3 Aug 1650, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1734, Long Island, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 1 Dec 1669  Newtown, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Elizabeth Hallett,   b. 19 Mar 1673, Suffolkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1730, Suffolkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Joseph Hallett,   b. Abt 1675, Long Island, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1750, Newtown, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    +3. Mary Hallett,   b. 22 Oct 1687, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1743, Newtown, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Notes 


    • In 1688, William received that portion of his father's lands which lay south of the road now forming Greenoak, Tvelling, and Main Streets, and Newtown Avenue. The road divided his land from those of his brother Samuel on the north.

      William served as a justice of the peace, and was captain of one of the foot companies. He died on 18 Aug 1729 in Hallet's Cove at the age of 81.

  • Sources 
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      William Jr Hallett
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      Text: "...iGgS.- Ancestral table of Jonas Phillips Phoenix. ยง Capt William Hallett, who m. Sarah Woolsey, was b. 1647; justice of the peace; d. Aug. 18, 1729. He was son of William Hallett, b. in Dorsetshire, Eng..."
      Date: 1885-00-00
      Publication place: Auburn, Massachusetts, USA

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      Joseph Hallett
      Document type: Family group sheet
      Birth: 1678
      Parents: William Jr Hallett, Sarah Woolsey

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      William Hallett
      Birth: Oct 1648 - Newtown, Long Island
      Death: Aug 18 1729 - Hallet's Cove, Astoria, Queens County, Province of New York
      Father: William Hallett
      Mother: Elizabeth Hallett (born Fones)
      Wives: Ruth Hallett, Sarah Hallett (born Woolsey), Mary Hallett
      Children: Sarah Phillips (born Hallett), Rebecca Jackson (born Hallett), Joseph Hallett, George Hallett, Moses Hallett, William Hallett, Charity Moore (born Hallett), Mary Blackwell (born Hallett), Richard Hallett, Elizabeth Fish (born Hallett)
      Sibling: Samuel Hallett

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    17. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, pg. 10.
      James Jackson born about 1670 (?) in Hempstead, Long Island, New York died Oct 1735.

      married 1694 Rebecca Hallet born Aug 31, 1675 at Hallet's Cove, now Astoria, Long Island, New York, died Apr 12, 1730.

      married Abigail.

      CHILDREN:

      Thomas ; born Dec 4, 1694, married Mary Townsend.

      Mary ; born Nov 20, 1696/7, married Dec 26, 1717 Jacob Willet --- died 1722.
      married 1739, Nathaniel Townsend.

      Rebecca ; born Feb 20, 1699, married __ Seamen.

      Sarah ; born Dec 11, 1697, married __ Clemments.

      John ; born Mar 9, 1701, married Sarah Doty, went to New Jersey, owned the Jackson Forge.

      Charity ; born Feb 26, 1702, married __ Dengey (?) / Dingee (?).

      Elizabeth ; born Mar 20, 1703, married 1725/6 Nathaniel Field.

      James ; born Jun 4, 1704, died Oct 1735, married Feb 10, 1726 Sarah Thorn.

      William ; born Jul 6, 1705, died in one year.

      Hannah ; born Aug 5, 1706, married Henry Hicks.

      William ; born Oct 4-14, 1707.

      Martha ; born Jan 26, 1709, unmarried 1735.

      Joseph ; born Feb 9, 1710, father of Stephen Jackson.

      Richard ; born Mar 20, 1711, died 1739.

      Phebe ; born May 3, 1712, married Oct 3, 1734 Edward FitzRandolph --- born Sept 5, 1906, died May 36, 1750.

      Robert ; born May 15, 1713.

      Jeremiah (may be Jemimah?) ; born Nov 25, 1714, married __ Hicks.

      Samuel ; born Jul 21, 1716.

      Stephen ; born Aug 17, 1717/8.

      Benjamin ; born Jul 26, 1719.

      (Most of the record above by Columbus Vennum and V.D. Allen)

      James and Rebecca (Hallet) Jackson are credited with twenty children. I regret that there is so little information regarding this group of children (V.D. Allen).

      William Hallet was born in the County of Doset, England in 1616, died at Flushing in 1705, age 90. His son, William Hallet was born about 1648, died Aug 18, 1729, married in about 1669 Sarah Woolsey, who was born in 1650, and who was a daughter of George Woolsey, born Oct 27, 1610 at Yarmouth, England, and said to be the son of Rev. Benjamin, and grandson of Thomas Woolsey. [George Woolsey] died Aug 17, 1698, age 87. Rebecca, daughter of William and Sarah (Woolsey) Hallet was born Aug 31, 1678.

      In Arnold's "History of Rhode Island" Vol. II, page 112, is the following paragraph referring to James Jackson -- "Oct. 31, 1733... Rhode Island having a boundary dispute with Massachusetts, chose Col. Isaac Hicks of Hemstead, and James Jackson of Flushingas Referees; and was so pleased with their conduct therein that the Colony voted each of them a silver tankard of their value of fifty pounds (L 50) with the Arms of the Colony handsomely engraved thereon, as an acknowledgement of their assistance in endeavoring to reconcile and put an end to the dispute between the two governments."

      James died in 1735, leaving a will dated Sep 7, 1735, and proved Oct 21, 1735 before Governor Cosby. It is recorded in the office of the surrogates of the City and County of New York in Liber 12 of wills, pages 362-366. Of his twenty children, eighteen was living at the date of his death. His second wife was Abigail, by whom he had no children.

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      Name: William, Esq. Hallet
      Death Date: 1729
      Death Place: Newtown, Long Island, Queens, New York, United States

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      Name: William Hallett
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: 1616
      Death Year: 1706
      Marriage Place: New England, United States
      Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Fones
      [Elizabeth Winthrop; Feake]


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