Theall Family History & Genealogy

nicholos theal bn.in england had come to the colonies from england in 1635.he first settled at watertown,then at stamford,connecticut.his son,captain joseph theall,was a prominent citizen around bedford and rye,new york.he was one of the signers of the indain deed for the property which is now bedford,new york.in 1690 he built a home in rye,new york.which was not demolished until 1954.a plaque now commemorates the spot where the 264 year old home stood.
nicolas hackaliah theal bn 1760 in new york,died in franklin louisiana 1820.
about 1808 hachaliah theall a descendant of nicholas moved with his family from new york to franklin louisiana. his children were john benjamin bn 1785 dutchess new york.,joseph bn. 1787 dutchess new york,james f bn.1790 new york,ann bn.1792 new york.his was hannah hughson bn.1787 new york.
john benjamin theall married 14 may 1820 franklin la. francis "fanny" misure(mixter) bn.1780.john was in the 1812 was.its said they only had one child andrew jackson theall bn 1820 in st mary parish louisiana.he was named after president andrew jackson a friend of john b. theall
andrew jackson theall married 1839 to marie eualie nunez bn abt 1820 st mary la.andrew jackson died aug 1853 lafayette la. andrew jackson and marie had seven children.one of his sons aurelien bn.feb 1851 in vermilion parish was the father to my great grandmother anna theall,she married joseph mouton,there daughter elea mouton,married joseph lionel mendoza my moms mother and father.

in the theall community had a store and post office in the store joseph theall was appointed the first postmaster of theall on march 6,1888.he remained at that post for thirty five years.following the civil war,joseph theall bought a house which was built at campell's ferry,it was moved by a float and slide to the theall settlement by a team of twelve yolked beeves,there it remained for an undetermined time,and was later purchased from mr. theall by ambroise lacour jr. around 1872 at a cost of $100.00.it was then moved from theall,acrosslittle bayou to the high land in mouton cove.it is speculated that the cypress used in the construction is several hundred years old.the lacour home,still in existance,was the birth place of fourteen chidren and many grandchildren.it is also the final resting place of marin mouton,pere with other members of his family.
marin mouton bought 4380 acres from indian chief called bernard. for tradition holds that the price paid for the tracts was a musket a horn of gun powder,a gallon of whiskey,and three dollars in currency.the afore said exchange had a valve of approximately fifty dollars.

I am searching for family of a "john Theall" from NY who served from Aug. 24, 1863 - Nov. 2nd 1865. I realize this is a different spelling than your name, but often names were changed over the yrs. & Thiele was as close as I could find. If you have any leads, please write me [contact link]. Thanks