This ancient surname generally considered to be Anglo-Scottish, has several possible sources. These are that it may be a topographical name for someone who lived at or near a large house called a Hall, or that it could be an occupational name for a person who was employed at such a place. In this case the derivation can be either from the Olde English pre 7th Century word "heall", or the Old German and later Anglo-Saxon "halla", or even the Old Norse-Viking "holl". All have the same meaning of a large house or building. However it can also be a locational surname from any of the places called Hall. These include the villages of Hall in the counties of Lancashire, Carmarthenshire, and Roxburghshire. Early examples of the surname recording taken from surviving rolls and charters include: Nichol del Hall, given as being a "merchant of the duke of Albany" in the year 1400, and William de Hall, who held lands in Irvine, Scotland, in 1426. John Hall, who was born in Kent in 1584, emigrated to New England in 1632, and founded a notable American family. His descendants included Lyman Hall, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Asaph Hall an early astronomer, and Stanley Hall, a pioneer in psychophysics. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Warin de Halla. This was dated 1178, in the "Pipe Rolls" of the county of Essex, during the reign of King Henry 11nd of England, 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Mary Hall born 1790 in New York. d. Mar 16 1862, Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa. DSCR: Medical: during an epidemic. .Possibly from cholera. Census: 01 JUN 1860 in Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa ; I have her father as Lyman Hall. Her husband is John Jr Taggart. b. Jan 8 1781 New Hampshire. d. Nov 9 1865. Daughter, Helen. Name may have been "MacTaggart" at one time. Possibly fought in war of 1812 "Helen Taggart's father came from Ireland when he was 18 yrs old. he was an Irish Earl's son and his name was McTaggart. His father wanted him to marry an irish girl so he ran away to American and married Mary Hall"
- Census: 01 JUN 1850 in Busti, Chautauqua, New York
- Note: living next door to his daughter, Emma, and her husband George Bennett 1
- Census: 01 JUN 1860 in Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa
- Note: living next door to daughter Helen and her family 2
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about John Taggart
- ensus: 1830 Verona, Oneida, New York
- Religion: Presbyterian 1842
- Census: 1840 Busti, Chautauqua, New York
- Occupation: BEF 1850 cordwainer
- Occupation: a shoemaker 01 JUN 1850 2
- Occupation: a boot & shoemaker 01 JUN 1860 3.
Mary Hall Taggert is my brick wall. she is my GGG grandmother.