Birth.-Ancestry.-Occupation in early life.-Person.
"I was born," says Mr. Hallock in a narrative of his early life, "on Monday, the thirteenth of March, 1758. My native place was Brookhaven, on LongIsland, in the state of New-York. My father's name is William Hallock. He was born on Long-Island in 1730. My mother's name was Alice Homan. My grandfather, Noah Hallock, lived and died at a place, called The-Old-Man's, nearly opposite NewHaven. I have reason to believe, that my paternal grandfather and great grandfather, with my grandmothers, were professors of religion, calvinistic in sentiment, and godly in their lives.
"I have often heard my dear father date his hope at about eight years old, though he was more than forty, when he made a public profession of religion. He always prayed in his family, and I have repeatedly found him at prayer, in some retired place. He always appeared to regard the holy Sabbath, to delight in the public worship of the Lord, to respect the Bible and preachers of the Gospel, to love Christians, to value awakenings, and cordially to believe in the doctrines of grace. He ever appeared to think very lowly of himself, and to feel, that, if a
