When James and Lucy’s granddaughter, Lucy Hall Covey died, her son accidentally gave her grandparent’s names, not her parent’s names. The names given were James Henry Hall and Lucy Ann Pickett. Although this was a mistake, it again confirmed that Jame and Lucy Pickett Hall of Virginia were her grandparents.

There is a Thomas Hall who is in and around the same area of Virginia. He has been tagged as a possible father of James Hall, but it is only speculation. His name has been suggested in one source titled “Virginia Footprints” by Tom Hooker. Hooker shows that a Thomas Hall has activity with the Mace Pickett family and is somehow related. It is also known that Thomas Hall's father has been documented as a John Hall, so if there was a lineage, it would be James, Thomas, and John. More information can be obtained from Tom Hooker's book mentioned above. Even so, to date, there has been no documented finds as to the parents of James Hall.

It has been documented that James and Lucy had eleven boys and no girls. Seven of the boys names are known, and out of those seven, only five have been solidly documented. Sons Charles and James Henry have never been found. It has also been recorded that all eleven boys were born in Virginia, and that sometime around 1826 the family relocated to the Adair / Lincoln / Mercer county areas of Kentucky. However, if the fact is correct, that all of the eleven boys were born in Virginia, then the family probably didn’t completely migrate until sometime after 1827 to 1828.

1810 - Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia
Hall, James
1 male under 10
1 male between 16 to 25
1 female between 16 to 25

1820 - Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia
HALL, James
3 males under 10 [Peter, Fielding and ?] b. between 1810 and 1820
2 males between 10 to 16 [ ? and ?] b. between 1804 and 1810
1 male between 26 to 45 [father, James] b. between 1775 and 1794
1 female between 16 to 26 [mother, Lucy] b. between 1794 and 1804

1830 - US Federal Census - there is a James Hall listed in Adair County, Kentucky
3 boys under five [ Pascal?, James?, Charles?]
2 boys 5- 10 [Matthew, Milton]
2 boys 15 - 20 [Peter, Fielding]
1 male 30 - 40
1 female 30 - 40

Property owner Size of plots County Waterway Assessor w>21 b>16 t blks horse $ac
1830 Lincoln County Tax (three other HALL were listed this year) Total property value $0 Hall James H 1
1831 Lincoln County Tax (no other HALL were listed on the page) Total property value $0 Hall James H 1
1833 Lincoln County Tax (four other HALL were listed on the page) Total property value $20 each Hall Peter A 1 1 and Hall James H 1 1

1832, January 24th - Peter is married in Lincoln County, Kentucky

1836, March 8th — Fielding is married in Adaire County, Kentucky

1840 - Mercer County, Kentucky census

Lucy Hall is listed next door to her son, Fielding Mace Hall. She is listed as between 40 and 50 years-old. She is listed with the following males...

1 male 10 to 15 (born between 1825 - 1830 - Pascal)
3 males 15 to 20 (born between 1820 - 1825 - Milton?, Matthew and Charles???)
1 female 40 to 50 (Lucy, herself)
5 Slaves

[I have Milton listed living with his mother, but there are very strong signs that indicate him possibly living in Marion County, Missouri with his brother Peter - only speculation on my part. So if that's the case, then there are two unkown boys living with their mother.]

1843, September 12 - Milton is married in Marion County, Missouri

Lucy's documented ages are:

1820 - 16-26 -born between 1794 and 1804
1830 - 30-40 -born between 1790 and 1800
1840 - 40-50 -born between 1790 and 1800