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 Query #420 – Parents of 5th Gt Grandparents, William Sproul Hull & Margaret Church: Looking for parents, grandparents, great grandparents for 5th gt grandparents, William Sproul Hull, married to Margaret Church. Am especially interested in finding soldier ancestors, both Revolutionary, 1812, etc.

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— Submitted 31 Dec 2016
by Patricia Jean Rothfus Steele, HFA Member #1902

  • 31 Dec 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: We have already sent family group sheets and other info to this member. We also put her in touch with others descending from this German line.

 Query #419 –Desire info on 3 Gt Grandparent: I am trying to confirm that the Abigail Clark who married Samuel Blake was the daughter of Josiah Clark and Sarah Nute. My line goes back to Elizabeth Hull, b. ca. 1628, ?Northleigh, Devon?, England; d. 30 Nov 1706 Dover, Strafford Co., NH; m. ca 1643, ?York Co., ME; John Heard.

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— Submitted 31 Dec 2016 by Colleen Evans, HFA Member #1900

 Query #418 – Looking for info on John Hull (Holl); married Maria Wolfe 29 Aug 1803: I have the Family sheet for same John Hull, file number 4327. Looking for more info as identified in the Notes. Bible records if possible from Hannah (Daughter) who m. George Aumock. Any information with the Deed mentioned in Will of father Andrew Hull.
   Pictures of the family graves at Silver Run Cemetery in Carroll Co., MD are nice. Any additional info on this line would be appreciated.
   I seem to be stuck getting hard data on the connection to this John Hull from either the immigrant side or the descendant side. Josiah Hull, who married Mary Leith, is the son of this John Hull.

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— Submitted 27 Oct 2016
by Vera & Jake Barber, HFA Member #1884

 Query #417 – Rachel Hull married John Dennis, resided Middlesex Co., NJ; want to determine her parents: I have ancestors that follow from a line of original Quaker settlers of the Penn Colony of Philadelphia area. My 6th great grandfather is a Joseph Dennis who appears to come from the Middlesex, NJ area before moving to the Philadelphia area. A book of Quaker ancestry connects this Joseph Dennis with the Hull family, stating that Rachel Hull, who married a John Dennis, as Joseph’s mother. If this is correct, Rachel’s father was Benjamin Hull, son of Hopewell Hull, son of Rev. Joseph Hull, who organized the immigration of the Hull Colony to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, as I read the source. The source did indicate that there were a number of Dennises in the Middlesex, NJ area and that while evidence was most positive about this Joseph Dennis connection, it might be in error. Any confirmation or correction is appreciated. If there is no connection, I am not a Hull! If so, count me in!

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— Submitted 25 Aug 2016
by Brian Alan Hutchins, HFA Member #1899

  • 25 Aug 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: We are very glad that you contacted us as we believe you have the wrong Benjamin Hull as Rachel's father. Our information shows that her father was… [answer to this query is available only to HFA members; become a member here].

 Query #416 – William Hull Who Founded Hull’s Brewery, New Haven, CT, 1872: I am looking for information (date of birth and date of death) on Col. William Hull who founded Hull’s Brewery in New Haven, Connecticut in 1872. I have the Hull family in Connecticut in my ancestry tree, and I wanted to trace his origins. Thank you for your help.

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— Submitted 25 Aug 2016 by non-member Diane Sullivan

  • 25 Aug 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: We do not think that this William Hull was a Colonel. He may be confused with another William Hull who served in the War of 1812. We do have info on the William Hull who founded Hull’s Brewery, however, including his ancestral Hull line. This is available to you if you wish to join the Hull Family Association. Membership information is available here.

 Query #415 – Jos. L. Hull’s Cane: Would like info on a cane that I have that is etched “Jos. L. Hull,” I believe.

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— Submitted 25 Aug 2016 by non-member Brice Hartsell

 Query #414 – Grandfather Richard Henry Hull (1912­–1981), Appanoose Co., IA: Wondering if you have info on my Hull lineage. My grandfather was Richard Henry Hull, b. 1912; d. 1981. He married Ina Mabel Iverson and they lived in Bunch and Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA.

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— Submitted 25 Aug 2016
by non-member Rachael Leigh Hull Butler

  • 25 Aug 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: Our practice is to only dispense info to those who have joined the HFA, because of the constraints of time. Once you join, then we will make every effort to help with your requests, including sending you family group sheets, three at a time by e-mail, which connect to your family. We do hope that you will decide to join us. Membership information is available here.

 Query #413 – Searching for info on Jesse Hull and Helen Bosworth, Meigs Co., OH, Pike Co., IL: Benjamin P. Hull and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick are my 3x great grandparents. I’ve seen that Benjamin’s parents were Jesse Hull and Helen Bosworth but I can’t find much about them. All I can find is a marriage record from Miegs, Ohio. And Jesse’s Civil War discharge in Pike County Illinois. Can you tell me where they died and where they are buried? I would also like any other records you may have on them. Helen Bosworth is a direct descendant of six of the Mayflower passengers. I descend from Jesse’s son, Benjamin P. Hull and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, who are my 3x great grandparents.

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— Submitted 25 Aug 2016 by non-member James Glenn

  • 25 Aug 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: I have family group sheets on your line and can take this lineage back to the immigrant. If you are a member of the Hull Family Association, I can send these family group sheets to you three at a time. We may also have a HFA member who descends from this line. Membership information is available here.

 Query #412 – Levi Hull, b. 1812, Lancaster Co., PA; Parents and Siblings: Levi Hull, b. 19 Sep 1812 Lititz, Lancaster Co, PA; d. 01 Mar 1862 Lititz, Lancaster Co, PA; interested in parents and siblings.

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— Submitted 25 Aug 2016
by Theresa Marie Hull Smalley, HFA Member #1897

  • 25 Aug 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: I have family group sheets on your line and can take your Levi back three more generations to the immigrant ancestor. If you are a member of the Hull Family Association, I can send these family group sheets to you three at a time.

 Query #411 – Mary Hull, Daughter of Hopewell Hull and Mary Martin, m. Vincent Runyon: I would like to verify that Mary Hull (1670–1757) daughter of Hopewell Hull and Mary Martin is the spouse of Vincent Runyon (1669–1723). Married 02 Dec 1691, Middlesex Co., NJ.

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— Submitted 30 Jun 2016 by Beverly Keller, HFA Member #1888

 Query #410 – Joanna/Johanna Hull Hull m. Edmund South: Would appreciate any information regarding Joanna/Johanna Hull. She was married to Edmund South. Unable to locate marriage record/bond and also birth of children. Her father was Samuel Hull and mother was Margaret, not certain of her last name. It has been assumed that it was Munday. Margaret Mundy never married and was the daughter of Nicholas Munday.

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— Submitted 30 Jun 2016 by Linda Stump, HFA Member #1896

 Query #409 – 5th Gt. Grandparents: Joseph Hull and Phebe Palmer: I am hoping to verify all the children of Joseph Hull, b. 05 Feb 1736, Jamestown, Newport Co., RI; d. 08 May 1795, Kings Co., NY; and his wife Phebe Palmer.

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— Submitted 30 Jun 2016
by Leslie Ann Smedley Ballou, HFA Member #1895

 Query #408 – Marriage of my 4th Gt. Grandparents, Benjamin Hull and Mary Budd: I need help finding proof of the marriage of Benjamin Hull and Mary Budd.

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— Submitted 30 Jun 2016 by Thomas D. Posyer, HFA Member #1893

  • 30 Jun 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: Please e-mail me privately and I’ll look up a Journal article which we did on this line. It may not be proof positive for this marriage, but sometimes one has to use contributing or indirect collateral and circumstantial evidence in the absence of the official marriage records.

 Query #407 – Steven Hull Sr and Steven Hull Jr in Polk Co. Florida 1861: I am researching the family and heirs of Ezekiel Hull of Arcadia, Manatee Florida in the 1860s. I came across a list of taxpayers in Polk Co. Florida in 1861, and Steven Sr. and Steven Jr. were listed.
   Does anyone know if Steven Hull is related to Ezekiel?
   I am seeking siblings of Ezekiel J. Hull and parents. Ezekiel was born in Burke Co. Georgia, as well as his wife Mary Miller who was also born in Georgia.

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— Submitted 12 May 2016 by John Austin Hull, HFA Member #1889

  • 12 May 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: We have no evidence at all that any Steven or Stephen Hull was a relative of Ezekiel Hull. However, we are showing three family group sheets for the Stephen Hulls in Polk Co., FL, which I can send to you by e-mail upon your request. Studying these Stephen Hulls may help you to decide if they are relatives of yours. At the present time, I am showing 139 Hull family group sheets for Hulls in FL, so there may be many more in that location than what you are aware of.

 Query #406 – Parents of Chester Hull m. Sally Comstock; of Woodbury, Litchfield Co., CT & Warren Co., PA: I am looking for the parents of Chester Hull, b. 28 Jun 1784, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., CT; d. 06 Apr 1830, Brokenstraw, Warren Co., PA; m. Sally Comstock. I find lots of reference to Samuel Hull, b. 1760, also of Woodbury, CT, but cannot find any evidence. If you are familiar with this family, do you know which Hull line they may be from? Thank you for your help.

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— Submitted 02 May 2016
by Melissa Hull Connely, HFA Member #1885

  • 02 May 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: We added the above Samuel Hull, who m. Patience Scott, to your lineage. If you will order my family group sheets for both Samuel Hull and his son, Chester Hull, this will give you the references that we have on these people. We can send these family group sheets by e-mail and there is no extra charge for these. Our references may not be positive proof that Samuel Hull is the father of Chester, but they will give you clues to follow up on. We are sorry that we have no earlier info on these Hulls, so we do not know from which line they descend.

 Query #405 – 3rd Gt Grandparent John Hull; m. Hannah Hermance: John Hull is my brick wall. A biography of his grandson says that John Hull was a “New Englander” (CT?). He married Hannah Hermance from Dutchess Co., NY. A family story says that he died before his son Samuel Hull was born (1799). According to information on NY State census, son Samuel was born in Albany Co., NY, although he was baptized at age 13 in Dutchess Co., NY. There are so many John Hulls born in New England. If I could find a marriage record in Dutchess Co., NY, it would be a start.

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— Submitted 02 May 2016
by Joseph Poyer Deyo Hull, HFA Member #1887

 Query #404 – 3rd Gt. Grandfather, Edwin M. Hull; m. Ann Gregg: Desire info on my 3rd Gt. Grandfather, Edwin M. Hull; m. Ann Gregg. I believe his father is Chester Hull and Sally Comstock of Brokenstraw, Warren, PA. but I do not have any hard evidence. Any information would be helpful.

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— Submitted 02 May 2016
by Melissa V. Hull Connely, HFA Member #1885

  • 02 May 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: We, too, are carrying your Edwin M. Hull as the son of Chester Hull and Sally Comstock. If you order my family group sheet on this family it will give you our sources. I can send this to you by e-mail.

 Query #403 – Desire info on Josiah Hull; m. Mary Ann Leith: Josiah Hull b. 1807 MD(?), d. 1866, Saline Co., IL; m. Mary Ann, aka Polly Leith, 1831 in OH. Mary Ann d. 1846, Perry Co., IN. I believe, but am unable to confirm that Josiah’s father was John Hull from MD and his mother was Mary Ann Wade.

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— Submitted 23 Mar 2016 by John M. Saylor, HFA Member #1886

  • 23 Mar 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: We are not carrying John Hull and Mary Ann Wade as the parents of this Josiah Hull. Rather we believe them to be… [answer to this query is available only to HFA members; become a member here].

 Query #402 – Desire info on Meshack Hull and wife Elizabeth (Manning) Dunn of Middlesex and Hunterdon Cos., NJ: I am looking for information regarding HFAm #449, Meshack Hull who married Elizabeth Dunn in 1764. The “Common Errors in the Rev. Joseph Hull Line” document states that Charles Hull, HFAm #1831s, is really the son of Phineas Hull and Mary Wolverton and that Phineas is the son of Meshack Hull and Elizabeth (Manning) Dunn but I am not clear who Meshack’s father is. I think it is Benjamin Hull, b. about 1708, and married to Rhoda Martin but I’m not sure. I don’t find very much information about Meshack.

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— Submitted 23 Mar 2016 by Kay Patterson, HFA Member #1879

  • 23 Mar 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: Our records do show that Meshack’s father was Benjamin Hull, b. ca. 1708, who married Rhoda Martin. If you order my family group sheets this may show the details on these families a little better and they will also give my sources. Elizabeth’s maiden name was Manning. She married #1 Phineas Dunn, and #2 Meshack Hull.

 Query #401 – Desire info on Roy Wayne Hull, of Solano Co., CA & Bluford Roland Hull, of Saline Co., IL: Father Roy Wayne Hull, b. 01 Oct 1922, IL; d. 12 May 1987, Solano Co., CA; m. 22 Nov 1941, Verble Mullnax. Roy’s father, Bluford Roland Hull, b. 23 Feb 1898, Saline Co., IL; d. 08 Dec 1965, m. 04 Sep 1919 to mother, Ruth M. Dillsworth, b. 1899, IL; d. 1987.

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— Submitted 23 Mar 2016 by Vera Barber, HFA Member #1884

 Query #400 – Desire info on Jabez Hull m. Lydia Vinal; lived in NY & La Salle Co., IL: I have Jabez Hull, b. 11 Jan 1770, Dutchess Co., New York; d. 11 Jan 1854, La Salle Co., IL, and Lydia Vinal, b. ca. 1772, NY. They are the 6th gt grandparents of my grandchildren, through Rev. Rowland Randolph Hull’s daughter, Adeline E., who married William Henry Pilkinton.
   Who is the father of Jabez Hull?
   Could I get an invite to the Spokt.com site?
   Can I purchase a copy of HFA Journal, Volume 15, Number 2 (Summer 2004)?
   Thank you.

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— Submitted 23 Mar 2016 by non-member Jimmy M. Sisson

  • 23 Mar 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: We can accommodate all of your requests, and more, if you join the Hull Family Association. We are non-profit, have been going strong since 1985 and average about 450 members. We do require that people become members, if they request information, because of the time and service that we give every new member. Members also may purchase back issues of the Journal at a discount.

 Query #399 – Desire info on family of Susanna Johnson Hull of Butler Co., OH and McLean Co., IL: Desire info on family of Susanna Johnson Hull, b. 23 Oct 1843, Butler Co., OH; d. 29 Mar 1915, Merna, McLean Co., IL. Seeking confirmation of spouse, children, and parents.

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— Submitted 01 Mar 2016 by David John Allen, HFA Member #1877

 Query #398 – Seeking info on 2nd gt. grandparent, Samuel Joseph Hull: Samuel Joseph Hull, b. 31 Mar 1832, OH; d. 31 Mar 1866, Decatur, Macon Co., IL; m. Mary Ann Rader. I cannot find their marriage record.

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— Submitted 23 Feb 2016
by Sheryl Anne Kearby Lane, HFA Member #1868

 Query #397 – Seeking info on gt. gt. grandmother, Levina/Lavina (Stanley) Hull, of Macon Co., IL: My gt. gt. grandmother was Levina/Lavina (Stanley) Hull, who resided in Macon Co., IL. There was also an Emmaline Hull related to my gt. gt. grandfather, William Henry Hull, b. 1855, whom I think was his sister. That’s how she was listed [source not given]. I’m really interested, as I have some crocheted tablecloths and doilies. Thank you for being the caretaker for all these years if this doesn’t work out for me.

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— Submitted 23 Feb 2016 by Charles L. Ater, HFA Member #1740

 Query #396 – James Hull Patterson; mother was Lucy “Lulu” Hull, who m. John Taylor Patterson: Desire info on James Hull Patterson, b. 1878, Mississippi City, Harrison Co., MS,(?); d. unknown [?]. Married ca. 1901 Minnie Price, Wiggins, Harrison Co., MS. Especially seeking events from 1911 forward, including date and place of death.

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— Submitted 03 Feb 2016
by Edward S. Gray III, HFA Member #1881

  • 03 Feb 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: We have a family group sheet showing our sources and Lucy “Lulu” Hull, as a child in the family of Pinkard Clay Hull, aka Peter Cassius Hull. These sources might give you a clue as to James Hull Patterson. We can send our family group sheets to you by e-mail, three at a time. We can carry this line back four more generations from Pinkard Clay Hull.

 Query #395 – Wish info on Edward Hull, b. 1613, Down, co. Down, Ireland

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— Submitted 03 Feb 2016 by non-member Jonathan Hull

 Query #394 – Descendants of Jacob Holl and Eve Dieffenderfer or Diffenderfer: I noticed in the June, 2015 HFA Newsletter that member #1048 D. Michael Hull, MD, has submitted a file for descendants of Jacob Holl and Eve Dieffenderfer or Diffenderfer of Lancaster Co., PA & Frederick Co., MD, 34 pp. (German Wendel Holl line). Is it possible to obtain a copy of this material? As you know, I am also related to this line.

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— Submitted 03 Feb 2016 by Bruce Fincham, HFA Member #1710

  • 03 Feb 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: I have put you in touch with Dr. Michael Hull. Good luck with exchanging records.

 Query #393 – Request parent and children information for Samuel Hull, b. 1735; d. 1814: [According to our records, you are requesting info for the Samuel Hull who married Martha Glover.]

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— Submitted 03 Feb 2016 by Dennis Ferrell, HFA Member #1874

  • 03 Feb 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: The best way to receive this info is to request my family group sheets. I can send these three at a time, by e-mail. First, it’s best to request the sheet for Samuel Hull and Martha Glover. Then I would choose the child from whom you descend, who would be William Hull. You can then choose a sibling of William or the child from whom you descend, who would be the William Hull who married Elizabeth Street. You can continue requesting family group sheets at various intervals until you have the ones that you want.

 Query #392 – Wish info on my 12th Gt Grandparent Elijah Hull who m. Mary Melvin: Trying to compile a lineage for my family. I have so far traced back to Elijah Hull, b. 08 May 1826, who married Mary Melvin, born 04 Jul 1832. I believe they lived in Madison Co., OH.

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— Submitted 03 Feb 2016 by Jodi Hull Fisher, HFA Member #1867

  • 03 Feb 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: We are showing that we have several more generations back to your Hull immigrant and beyond. The parents of your Elijah Hull were… [answer to this query is available only to HFA members; become a member here].

 Query #391 – Ancestry of George Hull, Morris Co., NJ: Would like the ancestry of George Hull, who d. 1816, Mendham, Morris Co., NJ.

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— Submitted 22 Jan 2016 by Cathy Sato, HFA Member #1635

  • 22 Jan 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: This is a line that we have studied for well over thirty years. We do know that this George Hull is related in some way to the Samuel Hull, who married Martha Glover in 1758 in Morris Co., NJ, but we do not know exactly how. Nevertheless, we have numerous records on this line. Our family group sheets can be sent to you, three at a time and upon your request.

 Query #390 – Family of Grandmother Amanda Elizabeth (Hull) Selby, Wabash Co., IN; Furnas Co., NE; Davis Co., IA: Wish to have contact with those who relate to my grandmother, Amanda (Hull) Selby. Her father was William Izach/Isaac Hull, b. 15 Mar 1833, Chester Co, PA; d. 23 Jun 1912, Bloomfield, Davis Co., IA; m. 16 Sep 1852, Versailles, Ripley Co., IN, Martha Jane Moore.

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— Submitted 22 Jan 2016
by Josephine Selby Hayes, HFA Member #1510

 Query #389 – Cornelius Hull 1628–1695: I am trying to get more information on Cornelius Hull 1628–1695.

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— Submitted 21 Jan 2016 by non-member Stephen M. Lynch, MD

  • 21 Jan 2016 Reply from the HFA Genealogist: If you are a member of the HFA, I can send you family group sheets, three at a time, including a detailed sheet for the above Cornelius Hull, complete with our sources. These will also include the Hull ancestors of this Cornelius Hull.

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