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Clan Hall is a clan of Norman descent. The clan has no position under Scots law as contrary to modern myth they were not Scots, nor considered themselves as such, and have no chief recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon.


History

Scottish history indicates that the name "Hall", is a Norman surname. The name Hall, was found in
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, England where they were granted lands after the
Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Con ...
in 1066. Upon entering England, the Halls were actually members of the Fitz William family, they being settled in Greatford Hall in Lincolnshire, and being directly descended from Wentworth,
Earl FitzWilliam Earl Fitzwilliam (or FitzWilliam) was a title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Fitzwilliam family (later Wentworth-Fitzwilliam). History The Fitzwilliams acquired extensive holdings in th ...
. The younger son of this noble house, Arthur FitzWilliam, was called 'Hall', to distinguish him from his senior brother. Arthur Hall would be the first on record about the year 1090. The line continued in Lincolnshire, and intermarried with the Crispins, and the Earls of Chester. In Cheshire England, the Halls were a cadet branch of the Kingsley Halls of that county. By 1340, the name had moved northward at the invitation of Earl David of Huntingdon, later to become King
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. In Scotland, they were granted lands in
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, specifically the lands of Glenryg in the barony of Lesmahagow. The first Hall of Fulbar in
Renfrewshire Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Re ...
was Thomas Hall, surgeon, who for his faithful service obtained from King Robert II a grant of land in the tenement of Staneley, barony of Renfrewshire, in 1370. Adam Hall, ancestor to the laird of Fulbar was at
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in 1513.A general history of Scotland. vol.4. by William Guthrie. p. 373 The direct line of Hall of Fulbar ceased in 1550.


Border Reivers

The Halls were one of the sixty major riding families of the
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and were involved in reiving as other border clans were. During one of the 'Day of Truce' occasions, a Robert Spragon 'fyled' a complaint against two Halls that had rustled 120 sheep. As with all Reiving families, they would consider themselves loyal to neither the English or the Scots, the family name holding allegiance over all else. As recounted in the song " The Death of Parcy Reed", the Hall's betray and stand idly by as the Laird of Troughend, Parcy Reed is murdered by the Crosier Clan. A betrayal that was to add to their reputation as one of the most notorious of families, and lead to their downfall whereupon they were forced to leave the Marches.


Traditional Homes of Clan Hall

The traditional homes of the Halls were at
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, East
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, and
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. Other Halls lived in Aynstrother; Glenryg, in the barony of Lesmahagow; Garvald; Irvide;
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; Sancharmvr, in Preswick; and
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.


Battle of Otterburn

The village of
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, known for the famous battle and border ballad of the same name, contains an old
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that was owned at one time by the Umfravilles. The property passed into the possession of the Hall family. A Hall by the name of ' Mad Jack Hall' lived at Otterburn Hall, now a Hotel, and was also hanged, drawn and quartered at
Tyburn Tyburn was a manor (estate) in the county of Middlesex, one of two which were served by the parish of Marylebone. The parish, probably therefore also the manor, was bounded by Roman roads to the west (modern Edgware Road) and south (modern O ...
for his participation in the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion.


17th century

By 1600, many branches had developed in England and Scotland: Lord Llanover, Sir John Hall, Bishop Hall of
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, Bishop Hall of Wearmouth, and at the same time, continuing their interest and seats at
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, Yorkshire, Greatford Hall in Lincolnshire, and Gravell House in
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. Notable amongst the family at this time was Hall of
Berwickshire Berwickshire ( gd, Siorrachd Bhearaig) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in south-eastern Scotland, on the English border. Berwickshire County Council existed from 1890 until 1975, when the area became part of t ...
.


Clan Hall Society

Clan Hall Society was founded in Pikeville, KY. in August, 1993 with 23 charter members. Atlas D. Hall, FSA Scot, was the first President and served until his death in November, 2006. From the original membership it has grown and membership extends throughout the United States. They have a registered tartan Hall 2092. The Society emblem is a talbot head over 3 cranes. The motto is "Per Ardua ad Alta" meaning "Through difficulties to Heaven". The Society invites members of the families of Hall, Halle, Haule, Haul, Hal, DeAule, Haw, Crispin, Collingwood, Fitzwilliam and others interested in Border Reiver history.


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