David Priestly Hall (1798-1868) was born on July 15, 1798, in Pomfret, Connecticut. He was one of eleven children of Bathsheba Mumford (1757-1823) from Newport, Rhode Island, and Dr. Jonathan Hall (1754-1817). He entered Harvard in 1816, graduated with the class of 1820, and went on to study law. David Priestly Hall began practicing law in New York City in 1824, and eventually established a law practice with his brother, John Prescott Hall (1796-1862), located at 1 Nassau Street in New York. In April 1832, he married Caroline Minturn (1806-1864) and the couple had six children: John Mumford (1822-1840), Rowland Minturn (1834-1906), Caroline Minturn (1838-1857), Elizabeth Prescott (1841-1893), Frances Minturn (1843-1921), and David Prescott (1845-1907). Hall and his family often spent their summers amongst extended family in Newport. David Priestly Hall died on November 22, 1868.
From the guide to the David Priestly Hall and David Prescott Hall papers, 1819-1907 (bulk 1854-1907) (Redwood Library and Athenaeum)
