Micajah served as administrator of both his father-in-law's will andth at of brother-in-law Thomas Powell.
Residencs & events:
1792 Clark Co, KY. He was listed in the tax list with 1 while maleov er 21 and 1 horse.
9/21/1800 Estill Co, KY:
"This indenture made the 21st. day of September in the year of ourLord o ne thousand eight hundred between Enoch Orear of Prince WilliamCounty a nd the State of Virginia by the Attorney William Orear ofMontgomery Co unty and the State of Kentucky ... unto Miajah Hall ofEstill County .. . for the sum of seventy five dollars ... hathbargained and sold to th e said Micajah Hall a certain track on thenorth fork of the Kentucky R iver in Estill Co. being part of 2/500acres deeded by sheriff of Montg omery county.
September 21, 1818
Enoch Orear"
Relatives said the above land was located on the north fork of the KYr iver.
1810 Estill Co, KY. In the census he is living next door to SamuelEa ton, his brother-in-law, and 2 doors down was Cornelius Newkirk,anothe r brother-in-law. Living in his house were: 1 male under 10,1 male 2 6-45 (himself) 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-45 (Milly), and1
female over 45 (possibly his mother-in-law, Jane Powell).
Apparently a dispute arose between Michajah and his brother-in-lawthat r esulted in a court case:
From court records recorded in the "Beginning of EstillCounty1809-1869 "
Page 139 Feb 8, 1811 Garrard Townsend VS Micajah Hall
Hall with force, carried away one of Townsend's boys.
March 24 1811, Garrett Townsend VS Micajah Hall, 1 Jan. 1811 WilliamTo wnsend was in Garrett care, accuse Hall of depriving him of profitand s ervices of the said William and was being an infant. Say heenticed Wil liam and he left with out leave. Sues for $100.
