James Hall (minister)

Rev. James Hall, D.D.
Fourth Creek Meeting House, Statesville
Born(1744-08-22)August 22, 1744
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Died1789 July 25, 1826(1826-07-25) (aged 81)
Iredell County, North Carolina
Place of burial
Bethany Presbyterian Church cemetery
35°51′43″N 80°50′41″W / 35.86194°N 80.84472°W / 35.86194; -80.84472
AllegianceUnited States of America
BranchNorth Carolina militia
Service years1776-1776
RankChaplain
UnitSalisbury District Brigade, Rowan County Regiment
AwardsHonorary Doctor of Divinity from Princeton University and University of North Carolina

Rev. James Hall, D.D. (August 22, 1744 – July 25, 1826) was a Presbyterian minister, chaplain in the Rowan County Regiment during the American Revolution, educator, and missionary in the Natchez area of the Mississippi Territory. He helped to found the Fourth Creek Congregation as its second minister. He was the first minister of Concord Presbyterian Church and Bethany Presbyterian Church in Iredell County, North Carolina on April 8, 1778.

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