Sir John Hall, 3rd Baronet
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Sir John Hall of Dunglass, 3rd Baronet (died July 3, 1776), was one of the Grand Jury
for the trial of the Jacobite rising
rebels at Edinburgh
, 1748.
He was retoured heir of line and conquest on January 4, 1750, to his uncle, William Hall of Whitehall, near Chirnside
, one of the Principal Clerks of the Court of Session
. (National Archives, GD206/1/63).
Sir John married Magdalen (d. 1763), daughter of Sir Robert Pringle, 3rd Baronet
, of Stitchill, and was succeeded by his son and heir Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet.
Grand jury
A grand jury is a type of jury that determines whether a criminal indictment will issue. Currently, only the United States retains grand juries, although some other common law jurisdictions formerly employed them, and most other jurisdictions employ some other type of preliminary hearing...
for the trial of the Jacobite rising
Jacobite rising
The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland occurring between 1688 and 1746. The uprisings were aimed at returning James VII of Scotland and II of England, and later his descendants of the House of Stuart, to the throne after he was deposed by...
rebels at Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, 1748.
He was retoured heir of line and conquest on January 4, 1750, to his uncle, William Hall of Whitehall, near Chirnside
Chirnside
Chirnside is a hillside village in Berwickshire in Scotland, west of Berwick-upon-Tweed and east of Duns.-Notables:David Hume, the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, lived in Ninewells House, just south of the village...
, one of the Principal Clerks of the Court of Session
Court of Session
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
. (National Archives, GD206/1/63).
Sir John married Magdalen (d. 1763), daughter of Sir Robert Pringle, 3rd Baronet
Pringle Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Scottish Pringle family, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008....
, of Stitchill, and was succeeded by his son and heir Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet.