Appendix Article 6 …… a Governor of Virginia! The Halls' Finally Did It! It took them two and a half centuries (250 years plus) but the Hall family finally had a descendant who became Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Admittedly, it was a long, circuitous route, but the road finally got there. John Dalton was elected Governor of Virginia in 1977 and he was a Hall descendant! It is true that he was an adopted child - a fact, widely known and publicized in Virginia. His adoption is not a secret. 'My attention was called to the fact that the Governor had Hall ancestors, and learned that they were in my line. I do not have complete information on all his ancestors but enough. Our line is descended from the William Hall, d. 1757; but not from his son, John, d. 1794. We are descended from Hezekiah Hall, d. 1811, John's brother. 'Governor Dalton was born John Nichols, was adopted by Judge Ted Dalton of Va., as a boy, and John Nichols officially became John Dalton. Regardless of his legal name, his blood line remains the same.' The chart on the next page is re-printed from the: Hall of Fame, published at Woodlands, Tx., the April, 1981 issue, p. 47. The publication is for Hall family searchers, nation-wide. (The author was assisted by his good friend, D. Claytor Brooks of Huddelston, Va., in preparing the chart.) Notes on the Governor's Hall Family: 1. William Hall, d. 1757, killed by the Cherokees on the banks of the Staunton River. Migrated Eng. - Penna. - Va. Gen 2. John Hall, d. 1794. Miller on Rockcastle Creek in Bedford county, Va. Successful man, introduced slavery into the family, was present at the death of his father. Magdalene Smith. Mother an Evans; father, descendant of Smith family for whom Smith Mt. and Smith Lake named. Migrated Eng. - Penna..-Va. Quaker family. Pioneers in area. Gen. 3 Elisha Hall, d. 1840. Inherited Mill and Rockcastle Creek property. Wife descendant pioneer Bedford co. family. Gen. 4. Tabitha. A traditional Hall family name for daughters. Thos. Heptinstall, Captain in the Va. Reserves during the Civil War. Other family members served in the CSA. 5. Turner family prominent and well-known in southern Bedford county as was the Harrison family. Many Harrisons prominent in Va. history - possibly of same group.