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GENEALO'
^PFNUAMT^. of THOMAS, HAI
WATTON, EiNGLA.ND, MID 01 NEWBDRY, MASS.
)RERT SAFFORD HALE, LL.
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OKci.UBP. IIOWELI.
ALBANY, N. Y.:
PARSJOKb ANiJ rOMPANY, PBINTERS.
GENEALOGY
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS HALE
WATTON, ENGLAND, AND OF NEWBURY, MASS-:
ROBERT SAFFORD HALE, LL. D.,
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY.
EDITED BY
GEORGE R. HOWELL, M. A.
ALBANY, N. Y.:
WEED, PARSONS AND COMPANY, PRINTERS.
1889.
CONTENTS,
Preface, ..-.--.. \
AbbEEVIATIONS, -----.. V
Tribute to Memory of Kobert S. Hale, - - vii-xi English Connections, -..-.. 1_16
Genealogy of Thomas Hale and Descendants, 17-364
Supplement, -------- 365-387
Will of Thomas Hale, ----- 387-389
Notes by Eev. William DeLoss Love, - - 390-392
Index of Hale, ---... 393-402
Index of Allied Families, ----- 402
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Page.
1. Portrait of Egbert S. Hale, - - Frontispiece.
2. Church at Watton, ------ 1
3. Fac-simile of Entries in Parish Register, - - 6
4. Rear View of Watton Church, - - - 16 0. Old Hale House, Newbury, - - - - 21
6. Hale's Cove, Parker River, - - - - 42
7. Fac-simile of Will of Thomas Hale of Watton, 388
PREFACE
The following work is printed substantially as it was left by its author, the Hon. Kobert Safford Hale, LL.D., who died in December, 1881. The first sixteen pages were printed in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register for October, 1881, and were the last results of his investigations of the source of the family in England. As the manuscripts of Mr. Hale were found to contain a vast amount of information outside of a mere genealogical record, it was deemed best to give to the world the total results of his labors, and in the same form as he left them. It will be seen that he departs from the usual form of tracing one branch from the founder to the latest repre- sentatives of that branch and then others in succession, and that he mentions successively all the members of one generation in all the branches before proceeding to the next. As the work is written with so much clearness and precision the reader will in no case be embarrassed in tracing any one branch directly to the founder.
G. E. H.
ABBREVIATIONS.
a. = acres, abt. = about.
se. = fetalis = aged.
b. = born, bap. = baptized.
cli. = child or children. circa. = about.
d. = daughter or died, according to context, d. s. p. = died without issue, m. = married. 2>ost. = after or below. s. = son. supra. = before or above, w. = wife, wid. = widow.
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TEIBUTES TO THE MEMORY OF EGBERT SAF- FORD HALE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, JANUARY V2, 1882.
The Chancellor having announced the death of Regent Robert S. Hale on the 1-ith day of December, 1881, Regent Curtis presented a draft of a Memorial Minnte to be entered on the records of the Board. He spoke as follows :
Regent Geokge William Curtis :
Too often, Mr. Chancellor, have our recent annual meetings been saddened by the commemoration of some one of our number departed. But during the time of my connection with the Board no greater loss has befallen it than that which we now deplore in the death of Robert S. Hale. He was one of the men whose vitality is so rich and sparkling, whose inter- ests are so varied, and whoso sympathies so generous, that their death is like a sudden chill at midsummer. His alert and in- cisive intelligence, his qnick and flashing intellectual grasp, his blithe courage and somewhat aggressive independence, with a certain lofty and amused disdain of whatever is mean, and nar- row, and low, made him one of the most interesting of men.
Add to this his affluent luunor, his mental training, his gen- erous literary taste finely cultivated, and his memory like a well ordered arsenal, in which every weapon of every calibre is always standing in its place, brightly burnished and ready for instant use, and you have also one of the most fascinating of companions. No man enjoyed more than he the gaudium certamdnis. What the poet makes Ulysses say of himself he could have said,
" I love to drink delight of battle with my peers."
He rode into every intellectual contest armed Gap-a-ine. He struck no foul blow, and victor or vanquished he was still a knight without fear and without reproach.
He was a lawyer always busily engaged in the practice of his profession. But he had that high public spirit and patriotism which was natural to the grandson of a captain of minute men who, within twentj'-four hours of the news from Concord
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and Lexington, mustered his company of fifty-four men out of the 148 men of the village able to bear arms, and paraded them upon the village green, ready to march to the field. This blood of the minute man always beat in his veins. With the alacrity of patriotism he repaired to every public post to which he was summoned, and there with entire devotion he did his duty. The courts of law in which he was distinguished on the bench and at the bar ; the Congress of the United States in which he fitly i-epresented the pure character, the high intelli- gence and the simple republican manners of a great rural con- stituency ; the national and international tribunals before which he successfully maintained the rights of citizens en- trusted to him by the government ; the community in which he lived respected and beloved of all men ; the home consecrated by that hoi}'' tenderness of affection which is the chief glory and consolation of human life, all these lament our friend.
We knew him especially and officially in his relations to the care of the higher education of the State, and we knew the liberal and the humane spirit, the diligence and sagacity, the ripe experience and wide knowledge and unflagging interest with which his duties here were discharged. We blend our sorrow with the common grief. I feel, Mr. Chancellor, that I sjDeak for every one of us in saying that I have lost not only an official associate by whom I was instructed, but a personal friend whom I loved.
When Richai'd Cobden died, his adroit and untu-ing antago- nist of many years, the late Lord Beaconsfield, then Mr. Dis- raeh, said in Parliament with pathetic magnanimity that there were certain members of the House who, having been once elected, never ceased to be members. Whether elected or de- feated, afterward, whether seen or unseen, living or dead, their wisdom, their character, their pubhc service, remained a pos- session of Parliament forever, guiding and illuminating Eng- land. In these familiar and friendly councils of ours we shall see no more that bright and active presence, nor grasp that kind and cordial hand, nor hear again the cheerful mrrsic of a voice that is still. But in the unfading memory of tliat opu- lent and joyous nature, of that diligent life devoted to honora- ble ends, of that enUghtened and generous and tender spirit, we shall feel that Kobert Hale is still our associate, and that though dead he yet speaketh.
As an expression of the feelings of this Board on this oc- casion, I move, Mr. Chancellor, the adoption of the following minute, to be entered on the records; and that a copy duly attested by the signatures of the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and Secretary be sent to the family of the deceased :
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Memoeial Mindte.
The Board of Kegents desire to inscribe upon their Eecords a permanent memorial of their respect and affection for their late associate, Robert S. Hale, and of their grateful recogni- tion of his important public services. Mr. Hale was born in Vermont sixty years ago and graduated at the University of that State. He then taught in the academy at Montpelier, and began at Chelsea in Vermont the study of law which he com- pleted at Elizabethtown in New York, at which place he entci'ed upon the practice of his profession after his admission to the bar in Albany in 1847, and he continued in that prac- tice at Elizabethtown until his death. In 1856 he was elected County Judge of Essex County and in 1859 a Regent of the University. In 1S60 he was appointed a Presidential elector, and in 1865 he was elected to Congress. In 1868 he was em- ployeil as s])ecia] counsel of the Treasury before the Court of Claims of the United States. In 1870 he was nominated as a Judge of the Court of Appeals, but with the majoiity of his party candidates was not elected. In 1871 he was appointed agent and counsel of the United States before the mixed Com- mission of Claims under the Treaty of Washington. In 1873 he was again elected to Congress and in 1876 he was appointed by the Legislature one of the Commissioners of the State Survey.
To the discharge of these various professional and public duties Mr. Hale brought a singular combination of powers. His line natural ability was admirably trained by various study and accomplishments. His mind was as accurate as it was alert. His memory was a treasury of well ordered knowledge. His eloquence was clear, forcible, and brilliant ; and his quick sj-mpathies, his profiise and delightful humor, his moral earn- estness and coiirage made him one of the most delightful of companions as he was one of the most persuasive of advocates and most upright of magistrates. His political like his pro- fessional career was distinguished by that independence which is as rare as it is manly, and which of itself is a public influ- ence of the highest character. In this Board Mr. Hale's ser- vice was constant and efficient. In all its deliberations his sound judgment, his clear perception and his great experience Avere invaluable, and the Board are but too sadly conscious that his loss cannot easily be replaced.
It is indeed but an inadequate expression which any form of words could supply for the regret of this Board in the death of b
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Regent Hale. Ilis perfect rectitude, his admirably trained powers, his joyousness, and courtesy and s^-mpatli.y, his high public spirit, liis hearty fidelity to every duty, united to form the Christian gentleman whom his associates can never forget nor cease to deplore.
Regent Bkevooet :
Mr. Chancelloe: After the glowing and well deserved trib- ute which we have just listened to, I can add but a few plain words in memory of oui- recently deceased associate. He was but a few years my senior as Regent, and as my acquaintance with him was chiefly as one of our Board, I may speak of him only in that capacity.
However, his qualities as an able jurist and pure public ser- vant ^\-ere so well known by his permanent record that I had learned to admire virtues which every year seem to be less appreciated, and to have almost become things of the past. I remember not ten or twenty years ago when men of that stamp were more common, and without any reflection on our present representative men, I believe that the number of men like the late Robert S. Hale is less than then.
As I said, his ability as one of our Board, fully impressed with the duties of the office, was the chai-acteristic that most attracted me. His clear apprehension of an involved or doubt- ful question and his mode of clearing it up was simply won- derful. Tins faculty no doubt ensured him success in his pro- fession, but it was also of inestimable value to us in the Board. His pleasant way of amending a written report by suggestive interlineations, which were always aptly expressed and clearly worded, can never be forgotton.
He rarely entered into the discussion of a question unless well prepared to maintain and enforce his views, which gener- ally proved to be the most proper and best adapted to settle tlie matter in debate. But as a man and as a friend he was welcomed by all who came in contact with him. His hearty and genial greeting were enough to make one like the man, and we shalt miss his presence and this warmth of companion- ship, such as but few possess.
He was unsparing of himself in work, and his naturally robust frame yielded, in time, to the demands made upon it and upon the active energies of his mind. My hope is that one equally capable may be selected to fill the vacancy his death has caused in this Board.
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Regent Fitch said :
Mr. Chancellor: I had intended to say a few words con- cerning our late friend, Robert S. Hale, but the ground has been so fully and so ably covered by the gentlemen who have preceded me, that I should refrain from adding any thing to that which has been said, if I did not have a special object and feel impelled by a special sense of duty to say at least some- thing. It is the first time since I have been a member of the Board that I have been thus specially constrained.
To me, Mr. Chancellor, there is something infelicitous in the rule of the French academy, which ordains that a newly chosen member shall deliver a panegyric ujjon the one whose death has made his election possible. The laurel is intertwined with the cypress, and through the stateliest strain of eulogy for the dead there seems to run the undertone of the gratulation of the living. Far more appropriate is it that the associates of the one who has departed, whose long intimacy and kindred pursuits with him give them the warrant to speak, should pay to his memory their meed of affection and of respect. In the gold of their tribute, there can be no alloy of selfishness. You have heard from those who have been intimately associated with Judge Hale in the work of this Board, and who well knew the qualities that informed his being and conspired in his success. The words they have spoken are words of beauty and tenderness and truth, but no words can be too graceful or too gracious in which to set forth the truth that was exemplified in his life and illustrated in his career. It seems proper that a younger member of the Board shoiild supplement these words, however feebly and unsatisfactorily he may do so. If I cannot claim any great intimacy with Judge Hale, I can at least express my sense of gratitude to him for aspirations quickened, for energies stimulated, and for some excursions with him into those wide realms of knowledge which he so freely traversed with assured feet. I come to express my gratitude as from a scholar to a teacher, and I frankly say that from such inter- course, as I have been privileged to have with men of promi- nence, I found him one of the ablest men I have ever met. He was singularly well equipped. His knowledge ran out in many different directions. As a lawyer he was acute, accurate and profound ; as a jurist he was learned, discriminating and im- partial ; as a legislator, he was discreet, able and conscientious ; and as a scholar he was exceedingly well informed, and that in several departments of research which few essay. In the clas- sics and in English literature he was an authority, and had made thorough studies in ethnology and archaeology. Gene-
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alog}' had a supreme attraction for biin, and he did much to revive an interest in it. He was proud of bis Puritan ances- try, and had an earnest faith in the Puritan principle ; and, better than all, his mental structure rested upon the firmest moral basis. In all the walks of life be was distinguished, but Ins various accomplishments were ever sxibordiuated to tlie highest moral principle.
He lived in a small and quiet village, scarcely more than a hamlet, in the northern part of this State. There has always been a question whether men who are reared within the fric- tion of great cities have the better opportunities for develop- ment, or whether they may become stronger or more robust from constant communion with the sublimity of nature, where the great peaks lift their faces to tlie skies and the streams make music as they flow toward the sea. Be this as it ma}', Judge Hale chose the latter, and although his practice extended through- many counties and he was frequently heard before the court of last resort, and he was called to the public service at both the State and national capitals, he was faithful to his early chosen residence and to the attachments there formed. He has spoken to me of his mountain home with enthusiasm and with reverence, and I am sure that he found among the hills, where he so long lived, both the inspiration to intellectual eii'ort, and the exhilaration which betrayed itself in liis subtle humor and genial temperament.
And now one other reflection, trite, perhaps, but persuasive, occurs to me. If in this ago of materialism, we can find no arguments, capable of being formulated with mathematical pre- cision, with which to enforce our conviction of immortality, we have something better than argument, iipholding and strength- ening our faith, in the life and character of such a man as Judge Hale. We refuse to believe that his mighty mind has crumbled into nothingness. No infidel philosophy permits us to sa}', in the hushed chamber of our grief, that the voice of ou]" friend is silenced forever, or that his brilliant gitts have been eternally eclipsed by the shadow of the tomb. We know better. As the midnight sun of the Arctic zone just dips below the horizon, to appear a moment later in greater splendor and glory, so we know that the soul of our friend disappears but to sliine with an effulgence of which our imagination can liave but feeble conception.
The Memorial Minute was then unanimously adopted, and out of further respect to the memory of Regent Hale, the Board adjourned.
II
THOMAS HALE OF NEWBURY, MASS., 1637.* HIS ENGLISH ORIGIN AND CONNECTIONS.
By tlie Hon. Robert S. Hale, LL, D., of Elizabethtown, N. Y.
In the Eegister for January, 1887 (vol. xxxi, p. 83), the writer pubhshed an article entitled " Thomas Hale, the Glo- ver, of Newbury, Mass., 1635, and liis Descendants." Tlie article was also republished in pamphlet form. That article contained the following paragraph :
"Coffin supposes liim to liave been the son of William Hale, Esq., of King's Walden, Herts, England, born at tliat place May 15tb, 1606. The birth and baptism of this Thomas appear on the family records at King's Walden, but no further entry is found there touching his life or death. No sufficient proof is found to establish conclusively the identity of Thomas of Newbury with this Thomas of King's Walden, though facts are known to make such identity probable. The question is still under investigation, and the English origin of Thomas of Newbury may become the subject of a future paper."
In pursuance of the partial promise thus made, the present article is prepared.
Coffin, in his History of Newbury (p. 304) says that Thomas' Hale, the emigrant ancestor, with his wife Thomas- ine, came to Newbury in 1635. Savage, following Coffin, gives the same date of his arrival, and that date seems to have
* Pages 1 to 16 reprinted from the " New England Historical and Genealogical Register."
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unquestioned till now, though the writer in his former article stated it as matter of probability only. But the first date at which his presence in Newbury is indicated by Coffin, is August 10th, 1638, when he and John Baker were "ap- pointed hay wards " (p. 28). No entry has been found in the town or county records naming him at an earlier date than this. In determining the question of his identity, the date of his arrival is important.
Coffin speaks of his English origin and family (p. 393) thus :
"Thomas Hale resided on the south side of the river Parker. The family of Hale is of considerable antiquity and of high respectability in England. Thomas Hale of Codicote, in Hertfordshire, married Ann, daughter of Edmund Mitchell, and had three sous, Richard, William and John. Richard, the eldest son, purchased the estate of King's Walden in Hertfordshire, and died in 1630. His son "William succeeded him, and died in August, 1634, aged sixty-six. He left nine children: Richard, born in 1596; William, in 1597; Rowland, his heir; George, born July 30th, 1601; Alicia, in 1603; Winefreda, 1604; Thomas, 1606; Anne, 1609, and Dionisia, March 17th, 1611. The last-mentioned Thomas is supposed to be the Thomas Hale who came to Newbury."
This account of his origin, though on its face conjectural, had been generally accepted, and, so far as the writer is ad- vised, had passed unquestioned till the writer in his former article indicated his doubt of its correctness. But examina- tions recently completed in England by Col. Joseph L. Ches- ter, and conducted with his well-known accuracy and thor- oughness, establish beyond question that Thomas' of Newbury was not identical with Thomas the son of Richard of King's Walden, but was another Thomas Hale, son of an English yeoman, born in a neighboring parish of Hertfordshire, within a few weeks, and probably within a few days, of Thomas the son of Richard.
Of the King' s Walden family it is only necessary to say that that manor was bought in 1575 by Richard Hale, citizen and grocer of London, who may be considered the "founder" of
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the family. Richard was the son of Thomas and Anne (Mit- chell) Hale of Codicote, Herts, and seems to have gone in early life to London and there got rich in trade. His mother was Anne, daughter of Edmund Mitchell of Codicote. His paternal descent is not traced beyond his father Thomas. It is, perhaps, needless to add that the preposterous pedigree furnished many years ago by a pretended Herald's office in London to Dr. Moses Hale of Troy, carrying his line back through Thomas' of Newbury, Richard of King's Walden, and a long Hue of illustrious knights and gentry to "Roger de Halys," in the eleventh or twelfth century, is wholly an in- vention as to all material points.
The date of Richard's birth is not given, but he was first married in 1550 to Mary Lambert, the mother of his son and heir, William, and died at a very advanced age in 1620. Be- sides his eon "William, he had by a second wife two sons, Richard and Robert, both of whom left issue. He left a very large estate, and was the founder of the grammar school at Hertford, still flourishing, and under the patronage of Earl Cowper, as his heir general in the female line, through his mother the late Viscountess Palmerston. Richard, son of the first Richard of King's Walden, had a son Robert, who has been by some supposed to be identical with Robert' the settler at Charlestown, Mass., in 1630, but this supposition is erro- neous, Robert, the son of Richard, appearing by the records to have been living in England long after the establishment of Robert' of Charlestown in New England.
William, son and heir of Richard, had seven sons and four daughters (two, John and Bernard, besides those named by Coffin). Rowland, the third son, finally succeeded to the es- tate of King's Walden, two older sons having died childless. From Rowland the manor has descended in regular course to his present heir-male, now the propi'ietor, Charles Cholmeley
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Hale, Esq. The fifth son and seventh child of William was Thomas, born at King's Walden May loth, 1606, and baptized in the parish church there 25th of the same month. This Thomas doubtless died childless in the life-time of his father, not being named in the will of the latter, dated in 1632 and proved in 1634. The records of King's Walden show nothing of him after his baptism.
We return to Thomas' Hale of Newbury. The Mass. Hist. Soc. Collections (ith series, vol. vii, p. 19) give a copy of a letter from Francis Kirby to Gov. John Winthrop, the elder, as follows:
"To the right worshipfull John Winthrop Esquire at his house at Boston, this del. in New England.
London tliis 10th of May, 1637.
Sir, — I wrote you lately per the Hector, (vherein I sent a runlet marked with your niarke, contayneiuge some things your sou did write to me to send him. John Wood, master's mate, did promise mee & James Downe- inge that he would be carefuU of it & deliver to you.
These are now to intreat you that you would be assistante to the bearer herof (Thomas Hale, my neer kinsman) in j'our councell & aduise to put him in the way how & where to settle himselfe in a hopefuU way of sub- sisteinge with his family. He hath brought ^Tith him all his estate, which he hath heer or can haue dureiuge the life of his mother, my sister. He had almost 300/i. when he began to make his provision for this voyage. I suppose the greatest halfe is expended in his transportation, and in such necessaries as will be spent by him cS; his family in the first vse; the lesser halfe, I suppose he hath in mony, and vendible goods to provide him a cottage to dwell in, and a railshe cow for his childrens sustenance. I sup- pose his way will be to hire a house or part of a house for the first year, vntill he can looke out & buy or build him adwellinge, wherein as in other things I shall intreat you to direct him. and the courtesy that you shall doe him theriu I shall acknowledge, as done to myselfe, & I shall be redy {Deo assistante) to endeuour to requite it in anj' seruice which I can performe for you heer. Thus for this present I commit you all to the protection of the Almighty, & shall ever rest
Your loving frend Ffr.v; Kikbt.
I desire to be remembred to Mrs. Winthrop, to your son Mr. Jo: & his wife, & the rest of yours, also to my cosen Mary & Su: Downeinge.
My brother Downeinge will hasten to you, the next springe will be farthest, God willinge; for he seeth that euery year bringeth forth new difficulties; my nephew can tell you how they haue met with many inter-
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ruptions, prohibitions, & sucli lilve, wbicli Mr. Peirce & others that went since Mr. Peirce were not troubled witball."
Indorsed by Gov. Winthrop, "Mr, Kirby."
The date of this letter, May, 1637, in connection with Coiiin's explicit statement that Thomas' Hale settled at New- bury in 1635, and with the further fact that three other Thomas Hales (one probably by error for Haley) are recorded as early residents of New England, doubtless led to this letter not having been till recently regarded as having any applica- bility to Thomas' Hale of Newbury. Col. Chester's researches, however, make it quite certain that this Thomas Hale, thus introduced by his uncle Francis Kirby to Gov. Winthrop, was the veritable Thomas' of Newbury.
The narrative of his English origin and all that is knowu of his paternal descent is very brief. He was the son of Thomas Hale (whom for distinction I henceforth designate as Thomas" Hale) of the parish of Watton, otherwise called Watton-at- Stone in Hertfordshire, and Joan (Kirby) his wife, and was probably born at that place in May or June, 1C06. No record of his birth is found, but his baptism is recorded in the parish church at Watton, on the 15th June, 1606, as " Thomas Hale, son of Thomas and Joane."
No record is found at Watton or in any of the adjacent parishes of the birth, baptism or marriage of Thomas'' Hale. His wife Joan Kirby was of the parish of Little Munden, Herts, and that was probably the place of their marriage and of her birth, and not improbably of his birth as well, but the registers of Little Munden, prior to KSSO, have long been hopelessly lost, and no monuments are found in the parish cliurehes or church-yards of Watton or Little Munden of any of the name of either Hale or Kirby.
Thomas' Hale was the only son of Thomas" Hale, but he had four sisters, all born and baptized at Watton, one older
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and three younger than himself, whose baptisms are shown by the parish registers at Watton, as follows :
1. Dionis, baptized 15th August, 1602, and registered as " Dionis Haille." She married at Watton, 29th September, 1624, Henry Beane, and was living and had a son Henry at the date o;f her father's will, 11th October, 1630. Nothing more is known of them. This entry of the baptism of Dionis is the first appearance of the name of Hale in the church reg- isters at Watton, which are preserved back to 1560. It is a noteworthy coincidence, that both William and Richard, sons of the first Richard of King's Walden, had each a daughter Dionysia, in common usance rendered " Dionis."
2. Mary, baptized 8th October, 1609, as " Marie Hale, dau. of Thomas & Joan." It h probable that she married a Whale, and had a son Joseph named in the will of her grandmother Joan Kirby, hereinafter named, as " my grandchild [doubtless meaning great-grandchild] Joseph Whale."'
3. Dorothy, baptized 28th March, 1613, as " Dorothie Hale, the daughter of Thomas and Joan his wife."
4. Elizabeth, baptized 31st August, 1617, as "Elizabeth Haile the daughter of Thomas and Joan his wife."
The parish register at Watton shows the burial of Thomas'* Hale, father of Thomas,' 19th Oct. 1630. The register styles him " Thomas Hale, Senior." He left a will bearing date the 11th October, 1630, and proved 9th December, 1630, in the court of the Archdeaconry of Hitchin, Herts, by Thomas Hale, the executor named in it. The original is still on file among the records of that court, is signed by the testator in a decent and legible though evidently not a business hand, is sealed with the impression of a unicorn's head, and is wit- nessed by ffrancis Kirby and by John Hale, the latter signing by mark. Nothing is known to connect this John Hale with the testator's blood.
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In this will the testator describes himself as " Thomas Hale of y= parish of Watton-at-Stone in the County of Hartford," without addition. After the usual pions profession of faith, thanks to God, committal of his soul to its creator and liis body to burial, he disposes of his personal property and his real estate consisting of eleven, and perhaps twelve, distinct parcels, probably all of small extent. Five of these parcels, designated as the house close, the backside close, the hill close, and two others, the extent and tenure of none of which are given, he devises to his wife Joane and son Thomas tiU Michaelmas next, conditioned that they "shall bestow neces- sary reparation upon my said house," and shall pay to Mrs. Cranfield the half year's rent to become due at Michaelmas on the land testator holds from her. For ten years thereafter he devises these parcels to his wife, his son Thomas to occupy the same as her tenant, paying her the yearly rent of four pounds in half-yearly payments.
Another pai-cel designated as the " medow and ry close con- teyninge seuen acres more or lesse," he devises to his daughter Mary Hale for three years, " with all the benefit of graseinge or moweing & loppinge both in the said medow & hedges so that she do not spoile the said hedges that the loppinge be only in the first year;" then for three years in like manner to his daughter Dorothy Hale; then for three years in like manner to his daughter Elizabeth Hale ; then for one year to his daughter Dionis Beane, " or to her son Henry Beane which shall be then liveinge." He provides also that Thomas shall occupy this close as the tenant of his sisters respectively during said respective terms, paying to them respectively five pounds per year rent in half-yearly payments.
The remaining parcels of real estate, designated as two half acres of "free land (freehold) lieinge in Headen abuttinge upon the highway leadinge from "Watton to Walkerne," an
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acre and a half in "Monsal's liearii," a "parcell of medow pasture close & orchard in Cooper's crofte abouteinge upon the river on the east & highway on the west," and one piece in Stoneyfield he devises absolutely to his son Thomas, to ■whom he also gives all his goods and chattels " (exceptinge a bed with beddinge convenient linnen and other fittinge furni- ture for one chamber which I hereby reserue & give to Jone my wife)." He directs payment of all his debts and the "dis- chargeinge of buriall and such necessary disbursements" by his son Thomas from the avails of the land and goods, and appoints him sole executor, " nothing doubtinge of his carefull performance of this my will," and requests " my brother Francis Kirby to be an overseer."
This completes our knowledge of Thomas" Hale and of his kindred by blood, except so far as he is alluded to in the wills of his wife's kindred hereinafter named. From the brief record it is apparent that he was of the rank of yeoman of the smaller class as to property, but apparently marked by thrift, respectability, honesty, piety and prudent foresight. It is impossible to determine the value of the estate which he left, but it was evidently not large. Thomas the son undoubtedly had as heir the larger part of the estate, and the rents he was to pay his mother and sisters, nine pounds per year in all, were in that day equivalent in value to from £27 to £36 (say $135 to $180) at the present day. The widow Joan was of course entitled to dower in any of the dowable lands left by the testator, in addition to the specific devises and bequgsts to her, and from Kirby's letter to Gov. Winthrop it appears that Thomas' the emigrant would be entitled to some further prop- erty at his mother's death.
Thomas' was twenty-four years old at his father's death, and at that early age had his father's full confidence, a confidence which Kirby's letter shows had been fully justified up to the
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time of his emigration, six or seven years later. At the latter date Thomas' had been married probably about five years, had two young children, had doubtless paid off all his father's debts, and Kirby then places the entire value of his estate at £200 — equivalent to £600 to £800 at this day, besides what- ever might be to fall in at his mother's death. But it is fair to note that he had probably turned his estate into cash at a disadvantage in view of emigrating. It vras a humble but evidently respectable position, and doubtless a fair specin^en of the average rank, social position, character and standing of the early settlers of the colony of Massachusetts Bay.
Joan, the widow of Thomas" Hale, at some time between her husband's death and dune, 1637, married a Bydes, or Bides, probably John, and was still living in October, 164:0, the date of her mother's will, but was probably dead before July, 1660, the date of her brother Francis's will. After her marriage with Bydes she seems to have resided at Little Mun- den, to Avhich place she was probably accompanied by her two youngest daughters, Dorothy and Elizabeth. Bydes was a man of humble social station, and nothing more is known of the widow Joan Hale after her marriage with him, except the reference to her in the wills noted below.
Of the family of Joan (Kirby) Hale our information is a little, and but a little, fuller than that of her husband Thomas" Hale. The name of her father is unknown. Her mother, Joan Kirby, described in the records as of Little Munden, widow, made a nuncupative (oral) will, 29th October, 16i0, in the presence of her three children, Francis Kirby, Joane Bides and Ruth Browne, and of John Bides, which was proved by the executor in the court of the Archdeaconry of Hitchin on the 2d December, 1640. By it she gave to tlie poor of Watton, where she was born, 20 shillings, to the poor of Little Munden, where she Hved, 20 shillings, small legacies
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to her grandchild Euth Cowlej, to her grandchild Richard Kirby, to her grandchild Joseph Whale, to her cousin Eliza- beth Isham, to her cousin Mary Newton, and to her daughter Joan Bides, and the residue to her son Francis Kirby, whom she made sole executor. The inventory attached to the will shows the entire value of her personal estate, £18, 8, 1^, of which £2, as we have seen, was given to the poor. It does not appear whether she had any real estate, as that, if any existed, would not pass by a nuncupative will.
Besides Joan Hale and Francis Kirby already mentioned, Joan Kirby the elder and her husband had children John, William and Ruth. William, the youngest sou, died before 1660, leaving a son William and a daughter Ruth. John, the second son, had, by two wives, five children, the two eldest of whom (perhaps twins) were both named John, and are designated in his will as "my son John the elder," and "my younger son John." His will bears date 23d April, 1628, and was proved in the Prerogative Court at Canterbury, by both executors, 7th July, 1628. In it he describes himself as "of Little Munden, yeoman," disposes of a respectable estate, gives 20 shillings to the poor of Little Munden, provides for his wife Martha, naming her brothers Richard Ward and Wilham Ward as trustees, and for his four sons, the two Johns, Wil- liam and Richard, and his daughter EKzabeth, and appoints his brother Francis Kirby of London, and his brother-in-law Thomas Hale of Wattou, executors.
"John Kirby the elder," eldest son of the above John, made Ms will 10th June, 1637, describing himself as "of Dane End in the parish of Little Munden, yeoman," and naming his wife Mary, his daughter Mary, and a child of which his wife was then pregnant, his brothers John and Wil- liam, his aunt Ruth Cowley, and his father-in-law John Symp- ton, and Richard Cock of Little Munden, yeoman, which last
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two be named as overseers. It also named his sister Elizabeth with a Ixjquest of £10 to her, but this entry was erased, doubt- less indicating ti)at she died before the testator. The will was proved at Hitcliin, 9th October, 1637, by the widow Mary.
Elizabeth Kirby, daughter of John the brother of Joan Hale, made her will, dated 1st June, 1637, describing herself as of Dane End in the parish of Little Munden, and giving bequests to her mother, her brothers the two Johns and "Wil- haii), her aunt Enth Cowley and the daughter of the latter, Kuth Cowley the younger, her aunt Joane Bydes, and her daughters Dorothy and Elizabeth (Hale), her uncle Francis Kirby, whom she makes executor, and his son and daughter Joshua and Sarah, these last two being residuary legatees. This will was proved at Hitchin by the executor, 2d August, 1637.
Ruth, the sister of Joan (Kirby) Hale, married first a Cow- ley, by whom she had a daughter Euth. He died before June, 1637, and before October, 1640, she married Edward Browne. She was still living at the date of the will of her brother Francis in July, 1660, and was apparently the last survivor of the family.
It remains to speak only of Francis Kirby, the brother of Joan and the uncle of Thomas' Hale. A foot-note to his letters in the Winthrop papers (Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll., s. 4, vol. 7 : p. 13) describes him as " a merchant of London, largely engaged in forwarding supplies to the colonies of Massachu- setts and Connecticut, and in commercial transactions with the early settlers." All the records touching him in England, how- ever, style him " skinner," and not merchant, the former term including dealers in leather, hides, skins, furs and peltries.
His letters to Gov. Winthrop and to his son John Win- throp, Jr., so far as published, are found in the volume of the Hist. Soc. Coll. above named, pp. 13 to 22, and in vol. 9 of
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series 3 of the same Collections, pp. 237 to 267, and range in date from 1631 to 1639. They indicate relations of great intimacy and confidence, especially between himself and the younger Winthrop; though relating primarily to business, they contain much in the way of genei'al, local and family news, and are written in a free, pleasant and cultivated style, pretty freely garnished with Latin quotations and expressions, with a slight occasional error in inflection oi' orthography.
Francis Kirby's first wife and the mother of his children, was Susan, sister of Emanuel Downing (the father of Sir George), who in turn married the sister of Gov. Winthrop the elder. This connection by marriage undoubtedly led to the intimate i-elations between him and the "Winthrops.
His business with the colonies seems to have included a gen- eral exportation of supplies of all kinds to the colonists, for which he received payment mainly in beavers' skins, for the purchase, care and shipping of which he gives frequent and minute directions.
He probably married for a second wife the widow Elizabeth Carter, mother of Joseph Carter, whom he introduced to Gov. Winthrop by a letter dated 11th April, 1639 (M. H. S. C. vol. 7, supra, p. 20) as " my loue-deseruinge son and faithfull serv- ant." Carter was at Newbury the next year, 1640, when he received from Thomas' Hale a deed of forty acres of land in Newbury. He soon after returned to England, where he probably married, and where his daughter Eunice was bap- tized in St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate, 2d July, 1643, and liis daughter Mary, 8th Sept., 1644, each described in the reg- istry as " daughter of Joseph Carter, skinner, and Eunice his wife." Tliis notice is taken here of Joseph Carter, as being, with the exception of the wife and children of Thomas' Hale, and his remote alliance by marriage with the Downings and Winthrops, the only connection either by blood or marriage of
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Thomas who is known to have ever been in America, and liis stay here did not probably exceed three years. As farther ilhistrative of the almost constant inaccuracy of Coffin, it is ]3roper to note that he, and Savage following him, place Joseph Carter at Newbury in 1636, when he plainly did not arrive there before 1639.
Francis Kit-by had three children, and only three so far as appears, viz.: Joshua, Francis who died on the day of his birtli, and Sarah who died before her father. He was born probably about 1590, and married about 1616, his eldest child Joshua having been born in 1617. It is significant of his character and the success which he achieved, that being tlie son of a rural yeoman, and probably early apprenticed to t!ie trade of "skinner" in London, he could have achieved so early the position of a thriving and respected tradesman which he so evidently sustained from 1631 to 1639, with the degree of education and accomplishments which his letters show him to have possessed ; still more significant in this regard is the fact that his eldest son Joshua was matriculated at New Inn Hall in Oxford at the age of 17, in 1631, whence he proceeded B. A. in 1637, at the age of 20 ; and M. A. in 1640, at the age of 23. Joshua took orders, and his career was a most interesting one, did our limitu permit us to follow it. His persecutions, first by the puritans for his adherence to Charles I, whom he per- sisted in praying for publicly long after most of the puritans evidently regarded him as " past praying for," and after the restoration by the royal party for alleged undue adherence to puritan principles and practices, would seem to indicate his character as the very antipodes of the excellent and politic Vicar of Bi"ay, as well as of the good vicar's antetype or imitator, as the case may have been, Joshua's cousin-german, Sir George Downing. His wife was Mary Balam, a sister of Balaam Balam.
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Francis Kirby would seem to liave met with financial re- verses during the time of the commonwealth, abandoned his old business and quit his old parish of St. Helen's, where his first wife had died in 1635. Some years before his death he was appointed by the common council of London, bridge-master of Old London Bridge, and he held that post to his death. The office was a respectable and responsible one, and though indica- tive of fallen fortunes to Mr. Xirby, was no less indicative of the confidence and respect in which he was held by his neigh- bors and fellow-tradesmen. According to the old chroniclers it was an ofiice filled by " some freeman elected by the city to look after the reparations of the bridge ; he hath a liberal salary allowed him, and the place hath sometimes been a good relief for some honest citizens fallen to decay." His emolu- ments consisted of a salary and fees amounting to about £100 a year (equivalent to about £300 to £4-00 at the present day) and the use of a comfortable house at the Surrey end of the bridge in the pari.sh of St. Olave, Southwark, known as the ■bridge-master's house, and readily distinguished in the old engravings of London Bridge. Here he doubtless died, and was buried in the parish church at St. Olave's, 12th October, 1661, the registry describing him simply as " Francis Kerby, bridgemaster."
His reduced fortunes were evidently somewhat improved before his death, his will indicating that he left a comfortable estate. It bears date 24-th July, 1660, and was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1st ISTovember, 1661, by Joshua Kirby the executor. In it he describes himself as " citizen and skinner of London, now dwelling in the parish of St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey." He gives bequests to Mar}', wife of his son Joshua, and to their children Godsgift, Susan, Elizabeth, Phebe, Camdena and Welcome ; to his sister Euth Browne ; to the poor of Little Mnnden ; to the poor at St.
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Olave ; to Elizabeth Tiirfett, daughter of George Turfett, the grandchild of his late wife Elizabeth, deceased; to Mary Nash, widow, late wife of John Nash ; to his cousin Joseph Alport, scrivener ; to his cousin William, Kirby, son of his late brother William Kirby, and to his cousin Euth Macham, sister of said William ; to his cousins John Kirby and William Kirby, sons of his late brother John Kirby; to his cousin Elizabeth Goad ; to Eunice, Eachel and Sarah Carter, daugh- ters of Joseph Carter, deceased, and to his servant Mary Brad- bury. He makes his son Joshua Kirby residuary legatee and devisee and sole executor, and appoints as overseer his sister Ruth Browne and his " loving neighbor, Mr. Matthew Robin- son, citizen and grocer of London."
The will of Joshua Kirby, son of Francis, was made 30th May, 1674, proved at Pontefraet 29th August, 1676, and reg- istered in the registry at York. It is referred to only to note that it gives legacies of forty shillings to each of " my brother Carter's daughters." The male line of Francis Kirby termin- ated with his grandson Godsgift, son of Joshua, who was edu- cated for the Presbyterian ministry and died in 1686, unmar- ried, at the age of 28.
This completes the record of the English origin and connec- tions of the emigrant Thomas' Hale of Newbury, so far as known or likely ever to be known. The social rank of the Hales and Kirbys, and the absence of church and church-yard monuments, and of further entries upon probate and church registers, render it improbable that more will ever be known of the generations pi-ior to Thomas.' Col. Chester's labors, to which I am indebted for almost all the English records above referred to, have evidently been exhaustive and thorough.
The maiden name, parentage and birth-place of Thomasine, wife of Thomas' Hale, are all undiscovered, and likely to remain so, unless by accidental discovery through some records
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of her own family. But the identity of Thomas' of JSTewbury, who is found at that place in 1638, having a wife Thom- asine and children, Thomas said to have been born in 1633, and John born 1635 or 1636, with Thomas the son of Thomas'* and Joan (Kirby) Hale of Watton, is established beyond doubt by the following entries found in the Registry of baptisms in the parish church at Watton, viz. :
" 1633. Nov. 18. Thomas Hale, son of Thomas and Thomasine." " 1635. April 19. John Hale, son of Thomas and Thomasine."
In 'conclusion it may be added, that the name of Hale under the different forms of de la Hale, de Hale, at-Hale, Hales and Hale, has been abundant in Hertfordshire since the early part of the thirteenth century, and still is so. I find no evidence that an}' of the name there were above the rank of yeoman before 1560. The name also early prevailed and is still prob- ably found in Surrej^, Sussex, Norfolk, Bucks, Essex, Hants, North Hants, Kent, Salop, Somerset, Gloucester and other counties. Of the Hales of Gloucestershire, to which family the illustrious Sir Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice, belonged, Atkyns, in his history of that country, says (p. 107) : " The family of Hale has been of ancient standing in this county, and always esteemed for their probity and charity."
"Within the first fifty years after the settlement of Massa- chusetts Bay, at least seven emigrants of the name of Hale, and perhaps two or three more, besides Thomas of Newbury, settled in that colony and in Connecticut, descendants of four of whom are traced to the present time. There is no evidence that any of these were of kin to Thomas of Newbury ; cer- tainly none were nearly related to him. The name was also found among the early settlers of Virginia and Maryland, and their descendants bearing the name are still found in the southern states.
1 1833,
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1606-168S.
Children of Thomas' and Thomasink :
- 1 Thomas', b. Eng., Xov. 18, 1633; ni. Mary Hutchinson.
2 John-, b. Eng., April 19, 1635.
3 Samuel-, b. Newbury, 3 Feb., 1639-1640; m. Sarah Ilsi.ey.
4 Apphia-, b. , 1642; m. Benj. Roi.fe, 3d Nov., 1659. (Tliis d.
not mentioned by Savage, but given in Joshua CotEn's MS., fur- nished me by Jas. W. Hale. In N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg., vol. 6, p. 341, in list of early settlers of Essex and Old Norfolk, compiled from papers of Joshua CofKn, appears under Hale, "Apphia, ae. 17 in 1659." And Savage, under Rolfe, names " Benjamin, New- bury, weaver," sou or gr. son [prob. son] of Henry; b. bet. 1687 and 1640, " by W. Apphia, whom he m. 3 Nov., 1659, had " 10 children, named with dates, etc.)
In list at vol. fi of Keg., p. 341, above named, Thomas' is mentioned as follows: "Thomas, Senr., a. 67, 1G77.'' " Thomas, Senr., 1666." " Thomas, ss. 50 in 1660."
In B. L. Mirick's " Hist, of Haverhill," he is named (p. 26) as a landholder in Haverhill, and noted as from Newbury. He heads the list of the first selectmen chosen in Haverhill in 1646 (p. 28). In 1647 he was appointed with Henry Palmer and Thos. Davis (and approved by the General Court) to try small causes (p. 31). Also, 1648, appointed to keep a ferry (p. 31). (Chase, pr. 83.) In 1650 appointed to meet men from Salisbury to lay out bounds between that town and Hav- erhill (p. 33). Constable in 1649 and later.
In G. W. Chase's Hist, of Haverhill, " Little River " is called "Thomas Hale's River "in 1651 (p. 76). His name first on record of assessments in Haverhill in 1646 (p. 72). (Amount of assessment not given.)
In Felt's "Annals of Salem " his name appears in list of glovers in Salem in 1659 (vol. 2: p. 169).
Coffin's Newbury, appendix, p. 305, gives his arrival, wife, his death " 21 Dec, 1682, se. 78 ; " his wife's death " 30 Jan.,
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1683," and liis three sons as above. Does not mention the d. Apphia;
No will or letters of administration on his estate appears in Essex probate records. He was appraiser of the estate of Henry Fay, weaver, who died at Newbnry 30 June, 1656. ("Judicial Court" Kec, vol. 1 : p. 228.)
Sold to Joseph Carter, 27th, 11th mo., 1640, 52^ a. at end of Newbury town upon " Merrimack Eidg ; " grantor de- scribed in deed as " of Newbury." (Ipswich Series, vol. 1 : p. 2.)
Thomas Hale of Haverhill, 1 June, 1648, sold to James Jackman of Newbury, 12 a. marsh and 24 a. upland on New- bury Neck. (Ips., 1 :51.)
Thomas Hale, of Haverhill, sold to John Pike, Jr., of New- bury, 2 Nov., 1647, 4 a. in Newbury (id., 1: 66). Also to Henry Somerby of Newbury, 17 May, 1650, 6 a. in Little Pine Island marsh in Newbury (id., 1:69). Also 18th, 3d mo., 1650, to John Pike, Jr., 3 a. on south side of neck (1 : 80).
Thomas Hale, of Newbury, 4 April, 1655, bought of John Tillotson, of Newbury, house and messuage, about 13 a. of up- land and 10 a. of " Divident " and 5 a. of salt marsh, all in Newbury.
" Thomas Hale, of Newburj^, yeoman, and wife, Thomas- ing," March 1, 1652, sold to Jos. Plumer, of Newbury, 4 a. of upland in Newbury (1 : 185).
Keceived from town of Newbury, 12 Nov., 1650, grant of 10 a. of marsh iu Newbury. Also, April 6, 1651, 6 a. of marsh adjoining above. Also, Oct. 19, 1652, grant of i a. iu exchange tor ^ given by him (1 : 226).
Thomas Hale and wife, Tomaziu, of Newbury, sold to Joseph Muzzy, of Newbury, March 3, 1656-7, house and 6f a. of land and li a. of marsh in Newbury (1 : 330).
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Thomas Hale, of Newbury, late of Haverhill, 15 Jan., 1652, exchanged with Steplien Kent, of Haverhill, late of Newbury, and wife, Anna, giving Kent his honse and lands in Haverhill and received from him house and lands in Newbury, about 70 a. of upland, meadow and salt marsh, and 10 a. adjoining of salt marsh.
"Thomas Hale, Senr., now. of Salem," "12th of December, 1660," conveyed to "his sonn Thomas Hale, of Newbury," the lands bought by grantee of Stephen Kent, and "several other parcels of land lying upon Newbury Neck."
"Thomas Hale, Senr., of Newbury," and wife "Tomazin," 11 March, 1669, sold to his son, John Hale, of Newbury, house and land, 12 a., at " Gravell Hill," in Newbury (3 : 265).
Thomas Hale, of Salem, bought of John Smith, of Salem, 2S Jan., 1658, house and land, 1 a., at Salem. (Salem Series, 1 : 48.)
" Thomas Hale, of Salem, glover," 10 March, 1658-9, sold last-named lot to " Thos. West, of Salem, planter" (1 : 59).
" Thomas Hale, of Salem, leather dresser," June 8, 1659, bought of Thos. Tuck and Jos. Harris, of Salem, 4 a. in the north neck in Salem, and sold same to Hilliard Verren, of Salem, 30 Dec, 1659 (1 : 69, 77).
" Thomas Hale, of Salem, glovei", and wife, Tamsen," 1 Nov., 1661, sold to John Knights, of Salem, mason, a dwell- ing-house, barn and f a. of land at Salem, also 2i- rods square which the town granted to said Hale for a watering place, etc. (2 : 69).
Thomas Hale, Senr., of Newbury, and Thomesen H., Senr., his wife, 1 Oct., 1666, sold to John Wilk, of Salem, | a. land in Salem (3 : 16).
Thomas Hale, of Salem, glover, sold to Piiilip Cromwell, of Salem, 9 Nov., 1661, If a. salt marsh in Salem (9 : 131).
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In cluircli difficulties with Parson Tlios. Parker in New- bury about 1670, he sided with Parker, his son Thomas taking the other side, but without break between tliem. (Coffin, 74, 83, 86, 100, 108, 109.)
In 1635 the first settlements were made in Newbury. (Coffin's Newbury, pp. 9, 10, 11.) Though Coffin says in his Appendix that he " came in 1635," he does not name him in the list of original settlers given at page 15, "witli a few others, whose names are not known with certaint3'." In the body of Coffin's history his name first appears with that of John Baker as "appointed haywards," 10 Aug., 1638 (p. 28).
Feb. 23, 1642, " a generall towne meeting. By the generall consent of all the freemen the stinting of the commons was referred to Henry Short, Mr. (Edward) Woodman, Edward Rawson, Thomas Hale and Mr. (John) Woodbridge, according to then- best judgments and discretions," and they assigned common rights accordingly (pp. 35, 36).
He seems to have removed from Newbury to Haverhill in 1645 or 1646 ; to have returned to Newbury before the 15 Jan., 1652; to have removed to Salem before the 28 Jan., 1658, and after March 3, 1656-7, and to have returned to Newbnry after (probably soon after) 9 Nov., 1661, and to have remained at the latter place till his death.
In Coffin's Newbury, p. 292, his name appears as one of the 91 proprietors declared 7 Dec, 1642, to be the only "free- holders" of the town, and they only to have proportionable riglit in all waste lands, commons and rivers, undisposed, etc. He and John Baker were by vote of the town appointed "haywards till the town shall appoint new," 10 Aug., 1638 (p. 28). His name does not occur again till in 1669 he signs with Nicholas Noyes, Eichard Kent, Henry Short, Anthony Somerly and others, 9 in all, a memorial to the General Court against Mr. Edward Woodman for his speeches against Mr.
1. Hale Fami
Mr. Woodbridgo (p. 74). He adhered 1
r pnrty (pjj. 86, 100) as a member of <
ntking the other side (pp. 83, 100
•■■^.}<,M-k ?aT« Ihat Thomas irilf-
-ted luguther auu .'ere - .r ■w Hale," for none of whi : ii V appear to exist. If a brother not a son of William of King's ^ scLinlMi'.t of Richard of same; though if '• ■ was doubtless related to the KingV •h originated at Codicote, where T' born, son of Thomas an'l Anne -
Tlioina« %kn^-
' igland, in 1633, and came wuii in* l.ui.u: .. uibly in 1637; rn. at Salem 26 May, 1057, Mu. Richard and Alice (Bosworth) Hutchinson of Salem (^IG- She was bap. at North Mnskliam, county Notts, Eng., Dec., 1630. (For her full Hutchinson pedigree see II Gpm- Rpg., vol. 22: pp. 236 and foil.) He seems to h Id. there 22 Oct., 1688, irs. She m. Wm. Watsop Hiixt.Mit ."> I'et)., ie;y-J .», v r. j was father of wife of her Joseph. Her second husband d. 27 June, 1710, and she ■ " . 1715, in Bo.xford. '
* Lstor rviilence 8how.<i
K. Hale. Sec pp
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Parker and Mr. Woodbridge (p. 7i). He adhered throughout to the Parker party (pp. 86, 100) as a member of tlie church, his son Thomas" taking the other side (pp. 83, 100).
Enocli Hale's MS. book says that Thomas Hale' emigrated from Codicote, in Herts, but query as to the authority. The same book says that he and Kobert of Charlestown were brothers, and that they emigrated together and were " sup- posed to be cousins of Sir Matthew Hale," for none of which statements does any authority appear to exist. If a brother of Robert he certainly was not a son of William of King's Wal- den, nor a descendant of Richard of same ; though if born at Codicote he was doubtless related to the King's Walden family, which originated at Codicote, where Kichard the pro- genitor was born, son of Thomas and Anne (Mitchell) Hale.*
Enoch Hale also says that at the date of his writing (prob- ably 1855 or 1856) a part of the original house built by Thomas Hale' on the Parker River was still standing.
1633-1688.
Thomas Hale' (Thomas') of Newbury, b., probably in England, in 1633, and came with his father and mother probably in 1637; m. at Salem 26 May, 1657, Mary, d. of Richard and Alice (Bosworth) Hutchinson of Salem (1631). She was bap. at North Muskham, county Notts, Eng., 28 Dec, 1630. (For her full Hutchinson pedigree see Hist. Gen. Reg., vol. 22 : pp. 236 and foil.) He seems to have always resided in Newbury and d. there 22 Oct., 1688, his widow surviving him several years. She m. Wni. Watson of Boxford 5 Feb., 1694-5, who was father of wife of her son Joseph. Her second husband d. 27 June, 1710, and she d. 8 Dec, 1715, in Boxford.
* Later evidence shows the incorrectness of E. Hale. See pp. 1-16.
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Children of Thomas" and Mary :
1 A son, b. 17 Feb., 1657-8, d. 22 Feb., 1657-8.
2 Thomas', b. 11 Feb., 1658-9 ; m. Sarah Northend.
3 Mary3, b. 15 July, 1660 ; m. Jewett(?).
4 AbigaU^, b. 8 April, 16G2 ; m. Henrt Poor.
5 Hannah^ b. 29 Nov., 1663 ; m. Wm. Peabody.
6 Lydia^, b. 17 April, 1666 ; m. James Platts.
7 EHzabeth'', b. 16 Oct., 1668; m. S.\muel Pickard.
8 Joseph^, b. 20 Feb., 1670-1; m. 1st, Mary Watson; 2d, Wid.
Joakna Dodge.
9 SamueP, b. 6 June, 1674 ; m. 1st, Martha Palmer ; 2d, Sarah
(Perley) Hazen.
All except eldest living at date of will, 20 March, 1686-7.
In church difficulties, about 1670, sided against Parson Parker, see Coffin (83) (supra, under Thomas'), and was fined one noble by the court at Ipswich 29 May, 1671 — all save two of the Woodman party being also fined (p. 100).
Xamed as son-in-law in will of Richard Hutchinson uf Saleai, dated 19 Jan., 1679, and proved in 16S2. ("Judicial Court" Eecs., 2 : 15.)
In account with estate of John Watson of Bradford in 1685. (Id., 4: 150.)
His will, dated 20 March, 1686-7, witnessed by Richard Dole, Senr., and Henry Short — codicil dated 20 Feb., 1687-8, witnessed by Daniel Thurston, Senr., and John Pore — proven " at an Inferi<n- Court of Pleas holden at Salem, Dec. 12, 1683." ''Attest, Benja. Gerrish, Clericus." (Jud. Ct. Rec, 4 : 192.)
Inventory sworn and filed by wid. Mary, executrix, 2i Sept., 1689, real and personal footing £505, 16, 8 (the home- stead having been deeded to son Thomas before his death), debts due from estate, £6, 19, 6. Richard Dole, Benjamin Rolfe and Henry Short, appraisers.
Will recites conveyance of all testator's lands in Newbury to son Thomas 16 May, 1682, one-half in present possession
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and one-half in reversion, and gives him one shilling in foil, saying lands deeded are more than his proportion of estate.
Gives son Joseph £50, to be paid by executrix, and £^0 more to be paid by Thomas. Also all testator's lands in Almsbury, and " half the 20 a. wh. my father Hutchison gave me lying in Salem village," with power to sell Salem lands (whole) and pay half proceeds to Samuel. Also "the fowl- ing-piece with all that belongs to her and half the bullets in the house," and after mother's death tools of husbandry to be divided between him and Samuel. Requires of executrix that "he be put out to some good trade at the age of 18 or 19 years at farthest."
Gives Samuel £50 to be paid by executrix and £50 by Thomas, also " the musket with all that belongs to it, and half of y'= bullets that shall be left in the house, and the cutlash and belt," also " all the land I bo' of Daniel Lad " in Haver- hill, and half the 20 a. at Salem or the value thereof, and on his mother's death half the tools as aforesaid.
To daughter Mary, she having already received " upwards of three score pounds, as it is to be seen upon my book," the same to be made up £70 out of the last £100 Thomas is to pay.
To daughter Abigail, already received £50 and upward, as will appear, etc., same to " be made up three score pounds as soon as her mother can conveniently, and after her decease to £70 by Thomas, etc.
To daughter Hannah, has received over £60, to be made up £70 by Thomas.
To daughter Lydia three score pounds to be paid her pres- ently upon her marriage, and to be made up £70 by Thomas.
If either Joseph or Samuel die before marriage, the sur- vivor to have the other's portion. "And if either of my two daughters which are now unmarried, viz. : Lydia or Elizabeth
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Hale after mentioned, should die unmarried, that then that estate herein mentioned unto the daughter dying shall be divided among the surviving sisters."
Gives Joseph and Samuel equally any " division or divisions of land which have been or shall be laid out unto me or mj estate out of the comons of Newbury by vertue of rates for- merly paid by me, or to be paid by ine or my estate.''
To daughter Elizabeth three score pounds, to be paid pres- entl}' upon her marriage, to be made up £70 after her moth- er's decease by Tliomas.
The remainder of the £200 to be paid by Thomas,, being £50, to be paid to Joseph and Samuel equally.
If Thomas shall fail to pay the £200, tlien one-half the houses and lands in Newbury given to Joseph and Samuel equally, they to pay the legacies imposed upon Thomas.
Appoints wife Mary sole executrix, and gives "into her hands and to be at lier dispose my Indian servant Wott." " And I doe desyre my loveing friends Benj. Rolf, John Poer, and Joseph Ilsely to be the overseers of this my will,'' etc.
Codicil provides, that " Elizabeth being now married hath had her three score pounds, and if Lydia desire it she shall have her three score pounds paid her within a year after my decease." Directs that Thomas pay his sisters £10 apiece, without reference to amount on books. If wife shall die without disposing of the estate left her, then Lydia to have her £60 out of furniture, etc., clothing to be divided among the daughters, Lydia to have £5 more, and the remainder to be divided between Joseph and Samuel. If either Joseph or Samuel die before marriage, Thomas to have £40 abated from legacies he is to pay.
Thomas Hale, Jr., of Newbury, 24 April, 1678, bought of John Hoyt and wife Mary of Amesbury, 50 a. land in Ames- bury. (Old Norf. series Eeg. of Deeds, 3 : 90.) Also of
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Daniel Ladd, Senr., and wife Ann of Haverhill, 5 April, 1678, 60 a. land in Haverhill (id., 3 : 91) ; also, 24 April, 1678, of John Atkinson and wife Saraii of Newbury, 50 a. in Ames- bury (3 : 92).
Thomas Hale", 13 Dec, 1660, received deed from his father as recited under Thomas Hale".
Tliomas Hale', Jr., of Newbury Neck, son of Thomas Hale', Senr., of Newbury, gave half of his real estate to his son Thomas Hale', in case he marry Sarah, d. of Ezeldel North- ' end of Rowley, and the other half on the death of grantor and his wife, grantee paying to Joseph, Samuel, d. Mary and "other daughters," 16 May, 1682. (Ips., 5 : 22, 36.)
Received deed from Richard Hutchinson of Salem, 30 Oct., 1678, of 20 a. land in Salem. (Salem Series, 5 : 49.)
Mary, widow of Thomas Hale", and son Joseph', received, 28 June, 1692, deed from Ezekiel Northend of Rowley of 200 a. in Boxford, in consideration of £200, of which £100 seemed to be paid to grantor's daughter, Edna Stickney, and £100 to his daughter Mary Hale (9 : 132).
Mary, wid. of Thomas Hale", 13 Nov., 1693, deeds to son Joseph' (she then residing in Boxford) of 280 a. land in Box- ford and 6 a. marsh in Newbui-y, one-half in possession and one-half at grantor's decease, provided he be " joined in mar- riage witli Mary Watson, d. of William Watson," etc. (9 : 159).
Mary bought of Joseph Poer, Senr., of Newbury, and wife Mary, 6 a. marsh in Newbury, 22 Jan., 1689-90 (10 : 95).
" Thomas Hale, Jr.," of Newbury, on petition in 1663 (St. Ho. Archives, Boston, 15 : 10), took oath of allegiance at New- bury, 1678, £B. 45. (Hist. Gen. Reg., vol. 7 : pp. 349, 350.)
Benjamin Hale's letter to me of 31 Jan., 1877, shows
Thomas Hale' a " fence- viewer " in Newbury in 1661, '66, '75,
'77, '78 and '80. Was "chosen to carry votes to Salem,"
1665, '74. "Selectman," 1665, '75, '78. "Trial juror,"
4
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1675, '77, '78 and '79. " Tything-man," 1679, '80, '81. "Highway surveyor," 1676, '77. "Way-warden," 1674, '79. On committees of town, 1673, '74, '76, '77, '78, '79 and '80.
He died at the comparatively youthful age of 55, his father having lived to be 76, his brother John 71, his brother Samuel 69, his sister Apphia 66, and his sons Thomas, Joseph and Samuel respectively 71, 90 and 71. He was evidently a man of very handsome estate, iirovided liberally for all his children, who were all "successful" and prosperous people.
1636-iror,
John Hale' (Thomas') of ISTewbury; b. in England in 1635 (Savage says 3 June, but query) ; resided in New- bury and known as Sergeant John, called also carpenter, housewright, etc. ; m. 1st, 5 TiQc, 1660, Rebecca", d. of Eieh- ard Lowle", or Lowell (Percival') of Newbury, she b. in New- bury 27 Jan., 1642 (Savage), she d. 1 June, 1662; he m. 2d, 8 Dec, 1663, Sarah% d. of Henry' and Judith (Greenleaf) Somerby, h. in Newbury JO Feb., 1645 (Savage), she d. 19 June, 1672 ; he m. 3d, probably in 1673, Sarali% d. of Hon. Samuel Symonds' of Ipswich, she b. probably 1636 and d. 19 Jan., 1698-9. He d. 2 June, 1707. His third wife was prob- ably a widow when he married her, as Eobert Eing, Senr., of Salisbury, by his will made in 1688 bequeaths a two-year-old heifer to " Will Cottle, son to Sarah, now wife of John Hale of Newbury, and an ewe and a lambe to Joanna, d. of said Sarah, when they come of age respectively." (Jnd. Ct. Eec, 4 : 330.) She very Ukely may have married and buried a Symonds after Cottle's death and before she married Hale. Cottle died 1668. See Mem. as to her probable relationship to John Eolfe.
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Children of John' and Rebecca {Lowell):
\ John^, b. 3 Sept., 1661; m. Sarah Jaques, 10 Oct., 1683.
Children of John' and Sarah {Somerhy) :
2 SamueP, b. 15 Oct., 1664; d. 15 May, 1672. (Cofflu MS., C. K. Hale
MS., Poor's Rec.)
3 Henrys, b. 30 Oct., 1666; m. Sab.\h Kelly, 11 Sept., 1695.
4 Thomas', b. 4 Nov., 1668 (probably d. s. p. before 1710; see deed of
Henvy and Juditli, post). 6 Judith', b. 5 July, 1670; m. Thos. Moody, 24 Nov., 1692.
Children of John' and Sarah (Si/monds):
6 Joseph', b. 24 Nov., 1674; m. Maky Moody, 25 Dec, 1699.
7 Benjamin^ b. 11 Aug., 1676; d. 31 Aug., 1677. (Coffin MS., C. K.
Hale MS.)
8 Moses^, b. 10 July, 1678; m. 1st, Eliz.vbeth Dhmmer; 2d, M.\RY
Moody.
No will or letters of administration on his estate appear in Essex probate office.
Account with estate of Daniel Cheney, of Newbury, filed in 1696. (Jud. Ct. Eec, 5 : 79.)
He bought (styled house-carpenter) 4, 12 mo., 1669, of An- drew Greely and wife, Mary, of Haverhill, 3 a. of Higglede- pigglede marsh in Salisbury. (Old Norf. Ser. Reg., 2 : 164.) Also 24 Aug., 1663, of Stephen Greenleaf and wife, Ehzabeth, of Newbury, three 2-a. lots of marsh in Salisbury, (id., 3 : 332). Also 12 April, 1664, of Isaac Colby 2 a. of do. (id., ibid). Also 15 Oct., 1661, of John Allen and wife, Sarah, of New- bury, house and about 12 a. land in Newbury. (Ipsw. Ser.,
2 : 117.)
He and wife, Rebecca, sold to Caleb Moody, of Newbury, 15 Oct., 1661, 4 a., part of last-named purcliases (id., 2 : 205).
Received from his father and mother, 11 March, 1669, deed of house and land, 12 a., at "Gravell Hill" in Newbury (id.,
3 : 265).
" Sergt. John Hale, of Newbury, house-carpenter," bought 19 May, 1690, of Francis and Thomas Thurloe, planters, 30 a. in Newbury. (Salem Ser., 10 : 146.)
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" Jolm Hale, Senr., of Newbury," 6 Nov., 1695, conveyed to his son Henry', when about to be married, half his house, barn, shop and land adjoining, and othei- lands in Newbury, provided Henry maintained the grantor, etc., and if Henry should not leave children the estate to go to grantor's other children (12 : 108).
John Hale, Senr., carpenter, and wife, Sarah, 12 Jan., 1697 -8, sold to Thomas Hale' (Thomas', Thomas') 23 a. land in Newbury (13 : 50).
He sold 4 May, 1698, to John Kelly, Senr., of Newbury, 30 a. ; deed witnessed by Henry, Joseph and Moses Hale (15:55).
He deeded to his son Henry', 9 Feb., 1699-1700, all his real estate, house, land, etc., Henry to take care of him during life, one-half in possession and one-half at death of grantor (15 : 145).
He deeded to his son Joseph", of Newbury, 23 June, 1703, " because he was satisfied with his marriage with his then wife, Marj'," a lot of marsh on Plumb Island (15 : 165).
Received from son, Henry', and wife, Sarah, of Newbury, 23 Sept., 1700, deed of above Plumb Island lot and gives him meadow in Salisbury (15 : 166).
Deeded to his son John', of Newbury, 19 Dec, 1694, house and 14 a. of land son had occupied for several years in New- bury, with other lands (18 : 46).
Son Henry' and daughter Judith, wife of Thomas Moody, in deed to Josiah Clark, of Boston, 26 Feb., 1710, of all their riglit in the estate of their grandfather, Henry Somerby of Newbury, recite themselves as "the only surviving heirs of the said Sarah Hale, alias Somerby " (22 : 232).
He (John') exchanged lands with Tristram Coffin 2 Nov., 1692 (26 : 269).
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Deed to Joshua Brown 20 Nov., 1678, land in Eowley (36, 128), and to John Worth, of Newbnry, 2 Nov., 1692, 30 a. in Newbury (36 : 244).
John Hale licensed " to make sturgeon," 1677. Named as of Newbury, house-carpenter, 1669. List of early settlers, etc., 6 Hist. Gen. Eeg. 314.
He deeded to Peter Merrill, of Newbury, 23 March, 1692- 3, a lot of Plumb Island marsh in Eowley division (54 : 104).
At the March term of the court at Ipswich in 1680, "Sarah Hale, aged 33," testified as to statement of Joseph Moores, that " if there were any wizards, he was sure Caleb Powell was one." This must have been Sarah Symonds, third wife of John'', above named. (Coffin's Newbury, p. 125.) She was also probably the "Goody Hale" named in William Morse's re\new of the evidence in his wife's case (p. 128).
He took oath of allegiance at Newbury in 1678, aged 42, and his son John\ Jr., at same time, aged 17. (7 Hist. Gen. Eeg., 349, 350.)
Hon. Samuel Symonds, of Ipswich, in his will dated 16 Feb., 1673, mentions daughter Hale (8 id., 54). See note 31, N. E. Hist. & Gen. Eeg., p. 86 (ISYT),
1640-1709.
Samuel Hale' (Thomas'), of Newbury, and Wood- bridge, N. J., born in Newbury, 2 Feb., 1639-40 (Coffin, and see post). Coffin's MS. (per James W. Hale) says m. 1st, 19 March, 1669, Lydia Musgrave ; I find no other record of this fact; m. 2d(?), 21 July, 1673, Sarah,= d. of William and Barbara Ilsley of Newbury, who was of Newbury, Wilts. She was b. in Newbury, 8 Aug., 1655, and d. in Woodbridge, N. J., 16 Jan., 1680-81. He d. in Woodbridge, 5 Nov., 1709.
A Samuel Hale was on tax lists of Dover, N. H., 1665 (4 Hist. Gen. Eeg., 250) and 1666 (6 id., 259) ; see also Savage —
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and this may have been he. Coffin's hst of early settlers, etc. (6 Eeg. 341), names him as " m. Sarah Illesley." He removed about 1670, mth a large colony from Newbnry and vicinity to Woodbridge, IST. J., among others his brothers-in-law, John and Elisha Ilsley. He was a prominent man in church and state there for many years (see Whitehead's Cont'ns to East Jersey Hist.), an officer of militia, justice of the peace for many j'ears, "assistant" in the church, and the first name on the roll at its formation; 18 June, 1700, officiated as justice of peace at marriage of \¥illiam Illslee to Mary Ayres. (22 Reg., 343.) Was living ia 1707.
Alfred Poor gives from ISTewbury Church Record : " Sarah, child of Samuel Hale of New Jersey, baptised Aug. 12, 1677."
Daily's History of Woodbridge, N. J., makes frequent men- tion of him, and shows him one of the leading inhabitants.
Woodbridge was first settled from England in 1665. (Dally, p. 8.) 2l8t May, 1666, Gov. Carteret entered into eon- tract with John Pike, Daniel Pierce and Abraham Tappen, of Woodbridge and Piscataway, on behalf of themselves and their associates, for settlement of two townships of forty to one hundred families each, the settlement to begin between date of paper and Nov., 1666. Eight others signed the cov- enant 11 May, 1668 i^pp. 9, 10). The settlement from New England seems to have been mainly from Newbury.
Samuel Hale is mentioned by Dally as a carpenter (p. 20) ; in list of freeholders (p. 28) ; as marshal of the township court, elected at town-meeting, 3 June, 1671 ; this is the first date given in relation to him (p. 47) ; as leader of a " squad ' ' for erecting fortifications (p. 53) in 1675 ; a room to be fitted up at his house or at that of Samuel Moore for the " comfortable entertainment" of the minister, Nov., 1674 (p. 79); member of various committees of the town, 1682, '93, '95, '97 (pp. 94, 115, 116, 119); he was constable in 1680 (p. 138); was an
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associate justice of the township court in 16S3, '87, '92 (p. 139); marshal of the same court, 1671-2 (p. 139) ; lieiit. of the mih- tary company, 1682-97 (p. 140) ; rate gatlierer (tax collector) in 1684 (p. 142). He was known as " Judge Hale," and his house situated on tlie road to TJniontown (p. 149) ; an allot- ment of land was drawn in his name and i-ight [by Ms son-in- law Moses Rolph) in 1718 (p. 159) ; was on committee to obtain consent of Rev. Mr. Shepard to ordination in 1701 (p. 164) ; to repair meeting-honse, 1703 (p. 167) ; heads list of church members as one of the three who had been communi- cants elsewhere, and styled " assistant " on organization of the chnrch, 29 Jan., 1708-9 (p. 167). Meji.— This was an "inde- pendent" or Congregational clrarch at its organization, b\;t became Presbyterian in 1710, after Mr. Hale's death (p. 169). The town record of "Woodbridge, N. J., as cited to me by Mr. Dalley, in MS., contains the following : " Sarah Hale, wife to Samuel Hale, Departed tliis life y'= 16"' day of January, 1681." " Samnel Hale, Esq., Departed this life November y^ S"", 1709, Being sixty-nine years, nine months and three days old. He died of the Small Pox." (This would make tlie date of his bu-th, 2 Feb., 1639-40.)
Also, " Sarah Hale, Daughter of Samuel Hale and Sarah his wife. Born y-^ 25"' of Octr., 1675." "Mary Hale, Daughter of Samuel Hale and Sarah his wife. Born y= 28"' of Novem- ber, 1678."
Children of Samuel" and Sarah {lisle!/) : 1 Sarah', b. 25 Oct., 1675.
• 2 MaryS, b. 28 Nov., 1678 ; m. Moses EoLpn.
The records of Woodbridge show lands laid off to him 2 Oct., 1669, 16 a. and 8 perches house lot, 6 a. meadow, 120 a. upland, 25 a. " meadow or marsli upon the Raraton meadows not yet laid out," in all 167 a. and 8 perches English measure. (Lib. A, p. 19.)
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"The last day of February, 1681," Samuel Hale of "Wood- bridge, " for divers good causes and lawful considerations me thereunto moving, but more espetially for and in consideration of sixteen pounds sterling in hand already received, conveyed to John Heard of Woodbridge, 60 a., half of the 120 a. upland above granted, and 10 a. marsh or meadow ground, part of the 15 a. above granted." Deed witnessed by Edward Slau- ter, Jonas "Wood and Samuel Moore. (Lib. A, p. 46.)
20 Feb., 1688, an addition of 12 a. laid out to Samuel Hale. Signed Ezekiel Bloomfield, Samuel Dennis. (A, p. 73.)
8 Dec, 1696, laid out to Samuel Hale "three acres and a Quarter of Swampy Land at the Rear of his House Lot." Signed, Samuel Hale, Ephraim Andrews, Ezekiel Bloomfield, Thomas Pike. (A, p. 97.)
10 Sept., 1669, voted that Samuel Hale should have " 40 a. cf laud more than is his due by concessions August y" 27'"." (A, p. 166.)
A liouse lot voted as described in certificate above (A, 174) ; another vote of grant (A, 251).
Certificate of his "first division lot" entered by Thomas Pike, Clerk, 11 Oct., 1709, 60 a. (A, 296). Mem.— This only twenty-five days before his death.
Certificate of second division lot, 22^ a., entered by Thomas Pike, "Farm clerk and lot layer," 31 July, 1708. (Freehold- ers' Book, pp. 2, 3.)
Third division laid out " for Moses Kolph in the right of Samuel Hale," 9 a. "with allowance for bad land," entered 3 May, 1715. Signed by Thomas Pike, lot layer, "William Hesley, George Brown and John Jaques, Committee, certified by Moses Rolph, Clerk. (Id., p. 61.)
Eight a. more drawn by Moses Rolph in right of Samuel Hale (id., p. 69), 8 May, 1717.
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Moses Kolph accepted as a freeholder in Woodbridge in right of his father-in-law, Samuel Hale, by vote of town-meet- ing of freeholders and inhabitants, 12 Jan., 1712. (Lib. A, p. 309.)
1643-1708. Apphia' (Hale) Rolfe (Thomas') of Newbury was born in Newbury probably in 1642. Coffin, in his "List of Early Settlers" (Reg., vol. 6, p. 341), giving her name " Hale, Apphia, se. 17 in 1659." Coffin's MS., given to Jas. W. Hale, also mentions her as the fourth child of Thomas' Hale. She m. Benjamin" Rolfe, as shown by the records of Newbury, 3 Nov., 1659. He was son of Henry' and Honour Eolfe of Newbury, though Coffin strangely enough puts two additional generations between him and his mother, making her his great-grandmother, and mother of his father, whom Coffin makes his grandfather. He thus makes Benjamin' Eolfe, who was m. in 1659, of the fourth generation of Eolfes in Newbury. He was a weaver, b. between 1637 and 1640, admitted freeman in 1659, and d. in Newbury in Aug., 1710, his wife having d. 24 Dec, 1708. The name was almost, though not quite, uniformly spelled Eolfe by the family in New England, and with almost equal unanimity was spelled Eolph by the branches of the family settled in New Jersey and on Long Island, a distinction which is kept up with sub- stantial agreement to the present day. Besides these two spelHngs there are found on the records, not by members of the family but by others, the following : Eolf, Eolphe, Eoffe, Eoaf, Eoaff, Ealph, Ealf and Eafe.
Children of Apphia" (Hale) and Benjamin" (all b. in New- bury) :
a. 1 John', b. 12 Oct., 1660; m. Dorothy Nelson.
b. 2 Benjamin^, b. 13 Sept., 1662; m. Mehitable Atwater.
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3 Hannah', b. prob. 1664; m. Joh:< Whipple; d. before 1705.
c. 4 Apphia', b. 8 March, 1666-7; m. John Jepson. 5 Mary3, b. 16 Sept., 1669; d. 18 Jan., 1671-2.
d. 6 SamueP, b. 14 Jan., lli71-2; m. Sakah (or Martha)' Jepson. 1 Hilary^ b. 11 Nov., 1674; d. 18 June, 1677.
e. 8 Henry^, b. 12 Oct., 1677; m. Haknaii Toppan.
/; 9 Elizabeth', b. 15 Dec, 1679; m. Eliezer Putnam. g. 10 Nathaniel', b. 12 Nov., 1681; m. Ann Toppan. 7i. 11 Abigail', b. 5 May, 1684; m. Nathaniel Bokeman. 12 A daughter, b. 1685; probably d. in early infancy.
Benjamin Rolfe, the husband of Apphia^ (Hale), was evi- dently a man of substance and consideration in his town, and in the records in their later years he and his wife are usually mentioned with the tokens of respect " Mr." and " Mrs."
Of the above-named children and their descendants I lind the following :
a. John" m. 1690 Dorothy', d. of Thomas" and Ann (Lam- bert) Nelson of Rowlej-, Thomas'' being sou of Thomas* and Joan Nelson, original settlers of Rowley in 1639. Dorothy' was b. in Rowley 14 Feb., 1662-3. Their children were:
1 Johu^, b. 24 March, 1691; m. Judith Dole.
2 Apphia^j ; m. William Titcomb.
3 Jonathan-", b. 2 Aug., 1695; m. Honour Moodt.
Charles J. Rolfe of Newbury is descended from Jonathan*. Jonathan* ni. Oner (or Honour), d. of John and Hannah (Dole) Moody, John being son of Samuel and Mary (Cutting) Moody, and Hannah being d. of Richai-d and Hannah (Kolfe) Dole. John", son of Jonathan', b. 1738, d. 1795, m. 2d, Eliza- beth, d. of Thomas and Priscilla (Pearson) Richardson. Their son Moses", b. 1777, m. Sarah Putnam, d. of Lemuel and Sarah (Brown) Noyes. Their son Joseph Noyes', b. 1822, m. Mary Little, d. of Richard and Abigail Little Adams, and their son Charles J. was b. 1858. Joseph lives on the farm bought by Benjamin in 1660 and which has been in the family ever since.
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John' m. Judith Dole, had children Hannah', who m. Nathaniel' Kolfe {e. post), Benjamin", who settled in Bosca- wan, N. H., and has descendants in New Hampshire and New York, and Enoch', who lived in Newbury and left but one child, who was mother of the late Col. Joseph Rolfe Lambert of Bangor, Me. 12991^9
I. Beujamiu', graduated at Harvard College 16S1, being the first of the descendants of Thomas' Hale to receive a colle- giate education. He was chaplain to the forces at Falmouth in 16S9. He m. 12 March, 1693-4, Meliitable Atwater, and was ordained in 1694 the second minister of HaverhiU, Mass., where he and his wife and youngest child were killed by the Indians 29 Aug., 1708. (See Chase's Hist, of Haver- hill, 154 to 228 jmssim^ also 2 Eeg., 353, for full account.) Their children, besides those who d. in infancy, were :
1 Mary^, b. 9 March, 1695; m. Gen. EsTES Hatch.
2 Benjamin-', b. 3 Sept., 1696.
5 Elizabeth*, b. 1 Sept., 1699 (a twin); m. Eev. Samuel Checkley.
6 Francis^ b. 16 Jan., 1702-3.
Of these, Mary', then se. 13, and Ehzabeth', then ee. 9, were saved from death at the hands of the Indians by the coolness, intrepidity, shrewdness and faithfulness of Hag'ar, a negro servant, who concealed them and herself in the cellar.
Mary' subsequently m. Gren. Estes Hatch of Dorchester, a leading citizen of that town, and was the mother of Judge Nathaniel' Hatch (Harv. 1742), who was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Boston, adhered to the mother country in the Revolutionary war, left Massachusetts with the British troops on the evacuation of Boston in 1776, and d. in 1780.
Elizabeth' m. Rev. Samdel Checkley (Harv. 1715), who was the first minister of the New South Church in Boston. He was son of Col. Samuel and Mary (Scottow) Checkley of Boston and d. in Boston 1 Dec, 1769. Samuel and Eliza-
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beth* (Rolfe) Cheekley had twelve children, of whom Ehza- beth' m. 17 Oct., 1749, the illustrious patriot Gov. Samuel Adams, b. Boston 27 Sept., 1722 (Harv. 1740) and d. 2 Oct., 1803, and was mother of SamueP Adams, Jr., b. 27 Oct., 1751 (Harv. 1770), studied medicine under Dr. Joseph Warren, served as surgeon during the Kevolutionary war, and d. 17 Jan., 1788. Another of their children was Kev. Samuel^ Cheekley (Harv. 1743) of Boston, whose d. Elizabeth' m. Ist, Ebenezer Sayer, Esq. (Harv. 1768), and 2d, as his second wife, Eev. Dr. John Lathrop of Boston (N. J. Coll. 1763). Ann', d. of Eev. Dr. John and Elizabeth" (Checldey) (Sayer) Lath- rop, was wife of Thomas Motley, Esq., of Portland, Me., and mother of John Lothrop' (originally Lathrop) Motley (Harv. 1831), the distinguished historian, and of Thomas' Motley (A. M. Harv. 1872), instructor in farming in the Bussey Institu- tion, Harvard University. Elizabeth", d. of John Lothrop' Motley, m. 1st, Thomas Poynton" Ives (Brown Univ. 1854), a descendant of Dea. Robert' Hale of Charlestowu, through Rev. John^ (Harv. 1657), Robert^ (Harv. 1686), Robert* (Harv. 1721), Elizabeth' (Hale) Ives, Robert Hale*^ Ives, Thomas Poynton" Ives, and Moses Brown* Ives (Brown L'niv, 1812); she m. 2d, Dec. 2, 1876, the Right Honorable Sir WilHani Yernon Harcourt (Oxford ) the eminent English
statesman and publicist, first distinguished as a political and historical writer under his pen-name " Historicus."
c. Apphia' Rolfe m. 1 April, 1696, John' Jepson of Bos- ton, son of John' and Ruth Jepson, of Boston, as his second wife, his first having been Ruth, d. of Richard Gardner, by Ann, d. of Henry' Rolfe, of "Woburn. No children of this second marriage are known, though Savage records five chil- dren of John' Jepson by his first marriage.
d. Samuel" Rolfe m. in 1699 Martha Jepson, of Boston, as her name appears in the records of births of her children in
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Newbury, thongh in the record of publishment of their inten- tion of marriage her naiue is given as Sarah. They had children born in Newbury ;
1 Martha-*, b. 10 April, 1701; m. Josiah Titcomb.
2 Samuel*, b. 16 Aug., 1704; m. Judith Toppan.
3 Dorothy*, b. 3 Nov., 1707.
Sajmuel' is said by Charles J. Eolfe, of Newbury (see his letter of 13 Dec, 1877), to have been the ancestor of William James Eolfe, of Cambridge (Amherst 1849 ; A. M. Harv. 1859) ; of Samuel Eolfe, Esq., of Portland, Me., and of the Eolfes of Newbiiryport.
e. Henry' Rolfe m. in 1705 Haunali', d. of Jacob" and Hannah' (Sewall) Toppan, of Newbury, Avheie she was b. 4 March, 1679. Jacob'' Toppan was son of Abraham' and Su- sannah (Goodale) Toppan, of Newbury, 1637. Hannah^ Sewall was d. of Henry' and Jane (Dummer) Sewall, of New- bury. Henry" Sewall was son of Henry', of Newbury, 1635, and afterwards of Eowley. Jane'' Dummer was d. of Stephen^ and Alice (Archer) Dummer, Newbury, 1638, who afterwards returned to England leaving, it is believed, no other lineal de- scendants here. Stephen was brother of Richard', of New- bury.
Henry' Eolfe lived and died in Newbury Oldtown, and is buried in the burying-ground there, his name on the grave- stone being spelled Ralph, though it is believed he uniformly spelled it Rolfe. He was a man of handsome estate, a leading man in the town, and as Ms gravestone records "for many years in commission for the Peace and a member of y" Gen' Court of this Province." He was one of the original pro- prietors of " Pennacook," afterwards Eumford, and now Con- cord, N. H., under the charter granted by the Province of Mass., and was evidently the master spirit among them, as his son, Col. Benjamin*, afterwards was in the town. With a few
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others lie passed the winter of 1726-7 there, the first wiuter spent there by white men. Dr. Bouton, in his History of Concord, says " they suffered severely from cold and for want of suitable provisions, and were relieved by friendly Indians dwelling there." He was usually moderator in the meetings of the proprietors and their agent before the Legislature of Mass. He was one of the commissioners of Mass. in 1637 for running the boundary line between that province and is. H. He d. in Newbury 19 July, 1752.
His children (all born in Newbury) were :
1 Henry^, b. 21 Oct., 1706; m. Elizabeth Toppan.
2 Hannah^ b. 7 Nov., 1708; m. Stephen Emery.
3 Benjamin'', b. 8 July, 1710; m. Sabah Walker.
4 Elizabeths b. 14 Jan., 1711-13; d. 28 Jan., 1711-13.
5 Nathaniel^ b. 26 Jau., 1712-13; m. H-^nstah Rolfe.
6 MaryS ; m. James Htjdson.
Heney' lived and died in Newbury, and had children (Bou- ton says), Henry' and Benjamin", b. 10 May, 1756 (Harv. 1777), the minister at Parsonsfield, Me.
Hannah* m. Stephen Emery and was mother of Capt. Ben- jaudn' Emery, of Concord, N. H.
Benjamin' (Harv. 1727), graduating at the age of 17, seems to have gone almost immediately to " Pennacook," where he spent his life as the leader of the infant settlement and after- wards of the town. He was "clerk of the proprietors of Pennacook " in 1731, and continued so till 1770. Was for many years town clerk of Rumford. In 1737 was clerk of the commissioners to determine the boundary line between Mass. and N. H., of which commission his father was a mem- ber. In 1745 he held the commission of Colonel. He was the first representative of Rumford in the General Assembly of N. H., and repeatedly held the same office afterwards, and during his life-time held almost every responsible office in the town in the gift of his fellow-citizens.
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He lived a baclielor till near 60 years of age, and then (probably in 1769) m. Sarali, d. of Eev. Timothy (Harv. 1725) and Sarah (Burbeen) Walker, Mr. Walker being the first min- ister of Rumford. She was born in Rumford 6 Aug., 1739, and was a lady of great beauty, talent and accomplishment.
Theii- only child was PauP Eolfe, born in Rumford 4 Aug., 1770. He graduated at Harvard in 1792, lived on the pater- nal farm in Rumford (Concord) and died there 18 July, 1819. He held a commission as Colonel, and held sundry town offices. He m. Elizabeth Kirkwood, of Medford or Charles- town, Mass., but had no children. She died in Concord 15 Jan., 1837.
Benjamin* Rolfe d. at Rumford 21 Dec, 1771, being at the time of his death accounted the richest man in the town, and held in high respect for his abilities and many virtues. The inventory of his estate footed £i,082, a large sum for those days. Among his assets was included " one negro" valued at £55, the latest case of existing African slavery I have found in New England. He left no will and his property went wholly to his widow and son PauP.
In 1772 or 1773, his widow, then some 33 years of age, rich and beautiful, married Benjamin Thompson, a youth- ful schoolmaster in Rumford, who was born in Wobnrn, Mass., 26 March, 1753, thus being hardly 20 years of age, and nearly fourteen years the junior of his bride. He adhered to the mother country on the outbreak of the Revolution, his wife preserving her attachment to the cause of the Colonies, went to England with despatches from General Howe in 1776, served there in civil office under Lord George Germain, and in 1780 was an under Secretary of State. On the retirement of Lord George from office he returned to America, raised and commanded a regiment of loyalists or tories in New York, and was actively engaged in hostilities against the Americans in
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New England and South Carolina till the end of the wsa: Then returning to England he was knighted, and in 1784 entered the service of the King of Bavaria. Of his subsequent distinguished, brilliant and useful career, political, military and scientific, it would be going too far outside the scope of our work to trace even the outline. But it is to be remembered especially to the credit of his heart, that when he was raised to the dignity of Count of the Holy Eoman Empire, he selected as his title the name of the little country village where as a boy-schoolmaster he had found his wife and the founder of his fortunes, and so carried to posterity the name of Rum- ford with great distinction. His wife, then Lady Thompson, died in Concord, 10 Jan., 1792, never having joined her hus- band abroad. She bore him an only daughter, Sarah, born in the EoKe house in Concord, 18 Oct., 1774. She spent many J ears after the death of her mother with her father in Europe, remaining with him till his death at Auteuil, France, 21 Aug., 1814. She then returned to Concord, where she spent a quiet and useful life as Countess of Eumford, till her death thei-e in 1852, at the age of 78. Most of her large fortune she devoted, either during her life or by her will, to charitable uses, among other institutions having founded and endowed that noble charity at Concord, the "Rolfe and Rumford Asylum."
Count Rumford married as a second wife, in 1804, the widow of the French savant Lavoisier who had died on the scaffold in 1794. She survived him, and died in Paris in 1836 at the age of 81.
Nathaniel' (Henry', etc.), m. Hannah' Rolfe (John*, John", Apphia", etc., see a, ante). He settled in Eumford, N. H., and there had children Nathaniel', William', Eliza- beth', Judith', Jane', Hannah', Benjamin', Mary' and Henry'. He represented Concord in the General Assembly of New
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Hampshire in 1778, and lield siindiy town offices, and d. in Concord in Dec, 180S, se. 95.
His son Nathaniel' m. Judith, youngest d. of Eev. Timothy and Sarah (Burbeen) Walker (sister of Sarah, wife of his uncle Benjamin'), and widow of Maj. Abiel Chandler, by whom she had had three children. She was b. in Eumford, 4 Dec, 1744. Nathaniel' and Judith had children: Abiel", b. 6 April, 1781, lived in Concordand d. there unmarried, 19 Feb., 1840, known as Deacon Abiel, and mucli respected ; Jane', b. 21 Jan., 1782, in. Nathan Chandler of Concord, and d. 5 June, 1863 ; and Henry'. Jane" (Rolfe) and Natlian Chandler had eight chil- dren, one of whom, William Palmer' Chandler, was colonel of the Thirty-fifth Illinois Volunteers, and served with distin- guished gallantry from July, 1861, to the end of the war. Two of their grandchildren, Nathan Moody' Dow and Abiel Rolfe' Dow, also served in the war of the rebellion.
Henry' Rolfe, lumber merchant, of Boston, who m. Abiah Peabody Atkinson, is descended from Nathaniel', supra, his father being Henry', who m. Deborah Carter ; son of Nathan- iel", supra. (See his letter of 21 April, 1877.)
/. Elizabeth' Rolfe, m. 14 Nov., 1711, as his second wife (the first having been Hannah Boardman, by whom he had five children), Eleazer" Putnam of Danvers, and had by him : Henry', b. 14 Aug., 1712, and Apphia', b. 8 July, 1716. Eieazer' was son of John^ and Rebecca (Prince) Putnam of Salem, son of John' of Salem, 1640, and wife Priscilla. Gen. Israel' Putnam of revolutionary fame was of this family, being son of Joseph', Thomas^, John'.
(j. Nathaniel', m. in 1709 Ann Toppan, sister of the wife of Henry'" He d. in 1710, apparently s. p., and his widow m. 29 April, 1713, Samuel March.
A. Abigail', m. 8 June, 1710, Nathaniel Boreman or Bord- man of Topsfield. The name is doubtless identical with the modern Boardman.
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Coffin so sadly mangled the early generations of the Kolfe family, and his mistakes have been so extensively copied, that I place here the true statement of the original immigrants and their immediate descendants: Henry' and Honour his wife, and John' and Ann his wife, were early settlers of Newbury, and had probably a sister Euth, wife of Thomas Whittier of Salisbury, and afterward of Haverhill, ancestor of John Greenleaf Whittier the poet. John* spent most of bis life in Salisbury, but returned to Newbury toward the close of his life. I learn nothing of his children, except that he had grandchildren Isaac and Joseph Ring, and a d. Esther, who m. John Saunders. His male line seems to end with himself.
Henry* and Honour his wife had ehildi'en John", Benjamin" (who ra. Apphia" Hale as above) and Hannah", wife of Rich- ard* Dole, to whom she bore ten children, ancestors probably of all the Doles in New England. Also Ann", who m. 1st, Thomas Blanchard of Cbarlestown, and 2d, Richard Gardner of Woburn.
John" Rolfe (Henry*) m. at Newbury, 4 Dec, 16d6, Mary, d. of Samuel and Rebecca (Kent) Scullard. He lived at New- bury, and had there children :
1 Mary3, b. 2 Nov., 1658, d. Dec, 1658.
2 Mary', b. 16 Jan., 1659-60.
3 Rebecca', b. 9 Feb., 1661-3 ; m. William Cutter.
He removed to Nantucket, and had there :
4 John', b. 5 March, 1663-4 ; m. Sarah Moores, 1688.
5 Samuel', b. 2 Dec, 1667.
6 Joseph', b. 12 March, 1669-70.
7 Hannah', b. 5 Feb., 1671-3.
He removed to Cambridge, and had there:
8 Benjamin', b. 1 April, 1674 ; m. Margaret Holland, 1703.
9 Henry', b. 26 Sept., 1678.
10 Moses', b. 14 Oct., 1681; m. Mart (Hale) Higgens, 1702.
He died aC the liouac ui iiio U'otlicr Jjeiijaiuiu' in 2iibwburjv,
''>pt . ^fi^^. bavintr ivii'i" h's will on the same day, which
1 wife of John', Thomas' *.
Ueujauiin), se. 40.
!■ diil'Jii-ii, all lLl son8, John, Samuel, Joseph.
i loiirv and Most'S were residents of WoodbriuL'e,
.in and Moses mamed atn! h:i.l
iiodbridge do not show the u<.:i.! -
-I ni_\ ot tliL-m, :iihl 1(10 niime is now unknown then-. The
descendants of some of them nru found on Long Island.
'I' ' '■ John' and. their descendants, :i5 far as known,
iiformly spelled the name Itolj>/i.
•r' Kolfe, M. D. (Bowdoin. Ib38), was descended
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his life in Newbury, but shortly before hta
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He died at the house of his brother Benjamin'' in Newbury, 1 Oct., 1681, having made his will on the same day, which was witnessed by Sarah Hale (third wife of John\ Thomas'), fe. 45, and Apphia" Eolfe (wife of Benjamin), ae. 40.
Of these tea children, all the sons, John, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, Henry and Moses were residents of Woodbridge, N. J., where John, Benjamin and Moses married and had children. The records of "Woodbridge do not show the deaths of any of tliem, and the name is now unknown there. The descendants of some of them are found on Long Island. These sons of John' and theu* descendants, as far as known, have pretty uniformly spelled the name RolpK.
Enoch Carter' Rolfe, M. D. (Bowdoin, 1838), was descended from Nathaniel* (Henry', Benjamin", Henry') and his wife Hannah' (John*, John', Benjamin", Henry'), through their son Benjamin' and his sou John". Harry* Eolfe (Harv. 1866) is his son(?).
1659-1730. Thomas Hale' (Thomas", Thomas') of Newbury and Rowley; b. at Newbury 11 Feb., 1658-9. He spent most of his life in Newbury, but shortly before his death removed to Rowley and d. there 12 April, 1730. He was a man of immense size, said by tradition to have weighed over 500 pounds, and his belt as worn naeasured five feet. He had a voice of immense power. He was a prominent and leading man in church and town affairs both in Newbury and Rowley, was captain of militia and justice of the peace, and was familiarly known as Captain Hale and Justice Hale. He is said to have m. 1st, Sarah Pickard, but I have been unable to find satisfactory evidence of such marriage. If so, she died young and s. p. She must have been d. of John and Jane Pickard and sister of Samuel, who m. Elizabeth Hale'
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(Thomas', Thomas'). If so, she was b. in Kowley 31 Jan., 1656-7. P. S. She did not marry Thomas Hale, bxit d. un- married 4 Oct., 1681. See Rowley Records. He m. 2d,(?) Sarah, d. of Ezekiel and Edna (Halsted) (Bailey) Northend, of Eowley, 16 May, 1682. She was b. in Rowley 3 Dec, 1661, and d. in Rowley 26 April, 1732.
Children of Thomas' and Sarah :
1 Thomas-", b. 9 March, 1683; m. Anna Short.
2 Edna^, b. 21 Nov., 1684; m. Geoege Little.
3 Mary-", b. 28 April, 1687; m. Moses Little.
4 Ezekiel*, b. 13 May, 1689; m. Ruth E.\iert.
5 Nathan*, b. 2 June, 1691; m. Eliz.\beth Kent.
6 Sarah-*, b. 9 March, 1693; m. Joseph Pearson.
7 Ebenezer*, b. 21 April, 1695; drowned 25 May, 1715, unmarried.
8 Daniel*, b. 22 Feb., 1696-7; m. Judith Emery.
9 Hannah*, b. 7 June, 1699; m. Thom.\s Wicom.
10 Joshua-*, b. 17 March, 1701; m. Hann.\h Woodm.\n.
11 Moses*, b. , 1703; m. Elizabeth Wheeler.
All but Ebenezer' living at date of will, 6 April, 1730.
Thomas Hale' was a man of large estate for his day. His will is witnessed by Jedediali Jewet, Edward Payson, Jr., and David Payson and was proven before Hon. John Appleton, Judge of Probate, 4 May, 1730. Recites that he has given his eldest son, Thomas*, a deed of the land he lives on, and now gives him " my Kane and my rapier and £20 at the death of his mother," and one-third of his " waring apparil."
Recites, has given son Ezekiel a deed of the land he lives on, gives him £10 at his mother's death and one-third of wearing apparel.
Has given Nathan deed of land and considerable in other ways, gives him £20 at his mother's death and one-third of ■wearing apparel.
Gives sons Daniel and Joshua all his " housing lands and meadows" in Newbury Neck, also wood lots and common rights in Newbury, and 3 a. bought of Moses Platts in Row-
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ley, also his cart and sled and " utensils of husbandry without doors," his two guns and ammunition, pew in Newbury meet- ing-house, and his river lot lying by Merrimac river in New- bury, and gives Joshua 1 cow and 6 sheep. Requires Daniel and Joshua to pay their mother yearly as provided, and to pay to their tlu-ee sisters £2 10s. each, and £2 10s. " to my grand- daughters that my dau. Hannah have left."
Gives to son Moses' the house and lands in Eowley formerly deeded to son Daniel, surrendered for sake of having the half of lands at Newbury Neck which had been designed for Moses, but Moses also preferred Rowley place. Also an island of thatch in the river. Moses to pay to Daniel £40 in two years after decease of testator ; in default Daniel to have 8 a. off westerly end of land devised to Moses.
Has given daughter Edna £100; now gives her £5, one- half to be paid by Daniel and Joshua and one-half by ex- ecutrix.
Same provision and recital as to daughter Mary.
Same provision and recital as to daughter Sarah.
Has given daughter Hannah £100, now gives " her daugh- ters that she hath left " £5 as above, when they come of age.
Gives his "grandchild Mary £20 if she live with me till she be 18 years old."
Gives £50 to church in Rowley, principal to be kept good and interest expended " for the relief of the poor brethren of the church."
Appoints wife Sarah sole executrix, gives her his house, barn and land about it in Rowley, one-fourth of orchard in Newbury during her natural life, all rnoney and movable estate within doors and without not ah-eady disposed of, to be hers to dispose of as she please ; but if any thing left undis- posed of at her decease the same to be equally divided among my children. (14:353; 16:131.)
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Bond of widow as executrix, with Thomas', Ezekiel*, Daniel' and Joshua' as sureties, "all of Newbury," in £2,000, con- ditioned that executrix will pay all debts and legacies and per- form the will in all respects.
Thomas' appointed administrator of his mother, Sarah's, estate 17 May, 1732 (18 : U, also 19 : 224).
Daniel' receipts to his brother Moses' the £30 29 July, 1730 ; Daniel then styled of Newbury, Moses of Eowley (16 : 132).
Ezekiel* appointed to finish settlement of his father's estate 18 JiUy, 1732(18:45; 19:224).
No inventory appears of estate of Thomas Hale'. . Inventory of widow Sarah's estate filed 30 May, 1732, £237 (19:151).
Land left by will to Daniel and Joshua divided by commit- tee Dec. 8, 1748, and approved 19 Feb., 1749 (29 : 76).
Ezekiel, Nathan, Daniel, Joshua, Moses, Mary Little and Sarah Parsons, wife of Joseph Pearson, gave receipts to their brother Thomas 23 Oct., 1732. George Little gave receipt for his wife Edna's share, then deceased, 16 Nov., 1732. Thomas Hale' was guardian for his nieces, Hannah, Anna and Sarah, daughters of Hannah (deceased) and Thomas Wicom, 3 April, 1731 (Thomas W. also then deceased) (19 : 167, 182, 223, 258; 19:132).
Was witness to will of Daniel Thurston, of Newbury, in 1693 (3 : 106), and he and wife Sarah witness to will of John Palmer, of Rowley, in same year, August (5 : 29).
Received from his father, Thomas" (16 May, 1682), deed of one-half his real estate in case he marry Sarah, daughter of Ezekiel Northend, of Rowley, and the other half after death of grantor and his wife, he paying to " son Joseph, son Samuel, daughter Mary and other daughters " (5 : 22, 36). {Ipswich Sp'ies.)
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Received 30 July, 1685, deed of 2 a. in Rowley from Gers- Lam Lambert (id., 5 : 100).
His wife Sarah secured £100, part purchase-mouey of land conveyed by Ezekiel Nortliend to Josepli Hale' (Tlaomas', Thomas^) and Mary, widow of Thomas', 28 June, 1692. (Salem Ser., 9:132.)
Bought of Benjamin Rolfe (weaver) and wife Apphia, 12 Jan., 1697-8, a "rate lot" of about 30 a. in Newbury, in ex- change for another " rate lot " in Newbury of about 28 a. Also of John Hale", Senr., carpenter, and wife Sarah same date, 23 a. in Newbury ; also of Daniel Thurston and wife, Mary, 24 Jan., 1697-8, rate lot of 25 a. in Newbury (13 : 48, 49, 50).
Conveyed (Thomas Hale, of Newbury Neck, and wife, Sarah) to Samuel Sewall and wife Hannah of Boston, mer- chant, their freehold lot No. 115 in Newbury, bounded north by Merrimack river, east by John Browne, south by highway that leads to Bradford, and west by Sewall's land, 20 May, 1691 (9:48).
Bought of Benjamin Coaker, Jr. (son of Joseph C), and Ann, wife of said Benjamin, 21 a. rate lot in Newbury, 17 Feb., 1701-2 (16 : 26). Also of Richard Dole, Jr., and wife, Sarah, 21 Nov., 1701, 13 a. rate lot (16: 27). Also bought of Moses Platts, of Rowley, and wife Hannah, 2 a. near y*" bounds of Newbury, laid out to William Acey, of Rowley, bounded by lands of Frederick Lambert, etc., 27 Nov., 1706 (19:183).
" Capt. Thomas Hale, of Newbury Neck," bought of John Poor, of Newbury Neck, rate lot of 17 a. 19 Feb., 1704-5 (20 : 56).
Deeded to his son, Thomas Hale, Jr., in case he marry Anne, daughter of Henry Short, of Newbury, 12 March, 1704-5, house and 100 a. in rate lots in Newbury (21 : 8).
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Capt. Thomas Hale, of Newbury, 19 March, 1711-12, " to make his promise good to liis son, Ezekiel Hale, who had married Kuth, daughter of Mr. John Emerj-, of Newbury, deeded to Ezekiel the house where he (Ezekiel) then resided, with 70 a. of land in the upper woods in N ewbury, as his por- tion of his father's estate, grantor reserving right to cut wood, etc. (26:43).
Thomas Hale, of Newbury, 26 Oct., 1711, bought of James Bailey and wife, Elizabeth of Rowley 25 a. woodland in Rowley (27: 114).
Thomas Hale, of Newbury, 21 Dec, 1714, bought of Lt. Ezekiel Northend, of Rowley, " br .-in-law," two parcels of land in Rowley on road to Bradford, 32 a. and 10 a., part of land laid out to grantor's father, Ezekiel Northend, late de- ceased, Dorothy, wife of grantor, joining (29 : 64).
Captain Thomas Hale, of Newbury, 14 Feb., 1722-3, gave his son, Daniel*, of Rowley, 32 a. in Rowley, also 25 a. in same (41 : 156), same deeded back 22 Jan., 1728-9 (83 : 270).
Thomas Hale, of Newbury, husbandman, 13 Aug., 1726, bought of James Jarvis, of Rowley, house-carpenter, about J a. of land in Rowley near the meeting-house (47: 133). Mem. — This land probably was bought by Capt. Thomas Hale' for a residence, " so as to be near the meeting-house," and he biiilt a house on it to which he soon after removed (in 1727) and where he died, leaving this homestead by will to his widow. See Mem. of Dr. Ebenezer Hale* (Thomas', Benjamin", Thomas', Thomas', Thomas', Thomas', Thomas').
Made deed of exchange and partition between himself and wife Sarah, Daniel Thurston and wife Mary, and Jonas Poor and wife Rebecca, of one part, and Joseph and J onas Plumer of the other part, of certain lands and pasture rights in New- bury 3 May, 1715 (53 : 59).
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His gravestone in Rowley bears the inscription " Here lies y* body of y° Honourabel Thomas Hale, Esq", who died April y' 11th, 1730, in y^ 72 year of his age." His wife's has the following: "Here lies y"" body of Mrs. Sarah Hale, j" virtu- ous wife of Thomas Hale, Esq', who died April y^ 26, 1732, aged 70 years."
From Judge Sewall's diary (Coffin's Newbury, p. 192) it appears that he was made justice in 1721 ; that Judge Sewall opposed it because he " had lately kept an ordinary and sold rum." and because there were then five justices in Newbury. He (Sewall) feared " it will not be for the honor of the per- sons, nor of the government and community, nor for the wel- fare of the town, unless, perhaps, dwelHng on the Neck, he may give check to travelling on the Lord's day."
Benjamin Hale's letter to me of 31 Jan., 1877, says he was '' boi-n 1659, probably in Salem." But the Newbury recoi-ds show his birth 11 Feb., 1658 ('59), his unmarried brother's 17 Feb., 1657 ('58), and his sister Mary's 15 July, 1660, with all his father's other children as in Newbury.
This letter also says he i-emoved to Eowley in 1727, was a grand juror and captain in the militia, 1692 ; selectman of Newbury, 1695, '96, '98 ; on town committees, 1700, '03 ; re2> resentative in General Court, 1713, '14; justice of the peace, 1721.
EzekieP Northend, the father of Sarah'', wife of Thomas' Hale, was an immigrant from Torksliire, and was settled in Rowley as early as 1645. His wife Edna was widow of Richard Bailey, and probably d. of Nathan Halsted of Con- cord, who d. there abt. 164a. Her brother, William. Halsted of Concord, in his will (Reg., vol. 3, p. 177), dated 13 June, 1646, provides for her and for his brother Henry, and the male line of the family seems to have become extinct with the latter.
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1660..
Blary (Hale') Jewett(?) (Thomas", Thomas') of New- bury, b. in Newbury 15 July, 1660. Is named in her father's will, dated 20 March, 1686-7, and was doubtless living at the date of the codicil, 20 Feb., 1G87-8. Was probably then married, the will i-eciting that she has "already received upwards of three score pounds," and providing that it is to be made up £70, "out of the last £100 Thomas is to pay," the same identical language being used in regard to the daughters Abigail and Hannah, who were then married, while with Lydia and Elizabeth, then unmarried, the bequests were to be paid in each case "presently upon her marriage." Who was her husband?
A Mary Jewett of Rowley made her will, by which she bequeathed property to her nephew Joseph Hale, Jr., of Box- ford. He gave receipt acknowledging receipt of such goods, 9 Dec, 1760. (Prob. Rec, 40, 130.) Was she this Mary Halel Prolably so.
See memorandum under Thomas Hale", as to mai-riage of a Martha Hale with Isaac Foster.
Wm. D. Northend's letter to me of 22 Jan., 1881, shows that the will of Mary Jewett, above referred to, was dated 4 Feb., 1761, and proved 30 Nov., 1761. If the testator was Mary', d. of Thomas^ above, she was over 100 yeai's old when the will was executed, and over 101 when it was proved, and very likely when she died. In it she mentions her cousins Sarah Hale, Mercy Hovey, Joshua Jackson and Joseph Hale, 3d, the latter executor. The first Joseph Hale (Joseph^, son of Thomas") was then in his 90th year, and died 13 Feb., 1761, nine days after the making of this will. His son, the second Joseph, was then 68 years old, was Joseph, "Jr." when the will was dated, and Joseph, " Sen." when it was proved.
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His son, the third Joseph, was Joseph^ and was 33 years old when the will was executed, and though then Joseph, 3d, was Joseph, Jr., in Dec, 1761, when the receipt was probably given, instead of 1760, as given in C. K. H.'s abstract from Book 40, p. 130, the will not having then been even executed. This Joseph' was doubtless the executor, and he m. Sarah Jackson, wlio was the d. of Joshua Jackson, probably the same named in the will. Joshua Jackson, in his receipt (Book 40, p. 130), calls the testatrix " my aunt." If she was aunt to Joshua Jackson she was great aunt to Sarah, wife of Joseph' Hale, while if she was d. of Thomas" Hale, she was great aunt by blood to Josepli himself. In either case he, Joseph', very naturally according to the usage of those days, called the testatrix " my aunt." She calls both Joseph' and Sarah Hale (doubtless his wife), as well as Joshua Jackson, the father of the latter, " cousins." She gives in her will the same appellation to Mercy Hovey, whose father, John Hovey, Jr., receipting for her (Book 40, pp. 130, 131), calls the testatrix " my grandmother," making her great grandmother by blood or marriage to Mercy Hovey. The whole thing is in doubt, but the evidence seems to me far from conclusive that the testatrix was Mary', d. of Thomas^
Again, Henry F. Waters' letter to me, of 9 March, 1S81, shows that Mary Jewett, the testatrix, was widow (as third wife) of Aquila Jewett of Howley, and before becoming his wife had been wife and widow of John Hovey of Topsfield, who was father-in-law of Joseph* Hale, and grandfather of Joseph' Hale. Now John Hovey m. 11 Jan., 1691, Mary, d. of Michael Dwinell, of Topsfield, who was b. 21 Jan., 1668, and who was the mother of Mary, wife of Joseph' Hale and of John Hovey, Jr. It is not probable that she was the testatrix Mary Jewett, who would hardly call Joseph' Hale aud Sarah Hovey cousins, if they were grandchildren by
52 Genealogy of the Hale Familt.
blood, though she might do it if they were «fe/)-graudchil- dren by marriage.
In any event there is now no reason to believe that she was Mary', d. of Thomas' Hale, all the evidence on which that conjecture is based being explained by her evident relationship to the Jacksons, of whom was Sarah, wife of Joseph' Hale.
I accordingly strike out her name of Jewett, and can only say that she was probably married at date of her father's will, but to whom I cannot conjecture.
166*3- 1808.
AbigaiP (Hale) Poor (Thomas', Thomas') of New- bury; b. in Newbury 8 April, 1662; m. 2 (Alfred Poor's Mem. says 12th) Sept., ^1679, Heury% son of John Poor' who settled at Newbury in 1635 from Wiltshire, Eng. Henry' was b. in Newbury 13 Dec, 1650.
Children of Abigail' (Hale) and Heney Pooe:
1 AbigaU-*, b. 9 Sept., 1680.
2 HenriT", b. 31 Jan., 1683; m. Mart Holmes 1703.
3 Jeremiahs ^- 10 Jan., 1684.
4 MaryS b. 10 April. 1686; d. soon.
5 Mary-', h. 30 Sept., 1687.
6 Hannah^ b. 19 July, 1693.
7 Sarah^, b. 18 Jan., 1694.
8 Benjamin^ b. 28 March, 1693-6.
9 EUzabeth-', b. 9 April. 1698. 10 Daniel^ b. 15 Oct., 1700.
Named in her father's will dated 20 March, 1686-7, and doubtless living at date of -codicil, 20 Feb., 1687-8.
They seem to have lived in Newbury till about 1695, when they are found in Rowley (Byfield Parish). The first seven children above named were probably born in Newbury (per- haps only first five). The last three in Rowley, as appears by the Rowley Records, and perhaps last five. Henry Poor's
Genealogy of the Hale Family. 53
it in Rowley in 1691 may have been while still i-esi- dent of Newbury, and only in respect of property in Rowley.
He was one of those named in vote of Rowley 16 March, 1702-3, " That those inhabitants of Rowley living on the N. W. side of Rye plain bridge, and N. W. side of Long-hill, and have joined with the people of Newbury in building a new meeting-house, shall be abated their minister rate in Rowley if they do ordain an orthodox minister to teach in said meeting-house." Eighteen inhabitants of Rowley are named (Gage, p. 96) as abated under this resolution, among them Henry Poor. At about that time Moses Hale^ (John", Thomas') became minister of the parish, but was not ordained till 17 Nov., 1706. It was originally called "The Falls," but in 17iO was changed to " Byfield." It had distinct boundaries voted by the respective towns (Gage, 96, 97). In assessment of the earliest tax on record in the town (1691) he is assessed 10s. Sd., being among the lowest on the list, the highest being Capt. Ezekiel Northend, £10.
Of the above-named children the following items are gathered :
Henry* married Mary Holmes 1703. Children born in Rowley :
1 Joshua^ b. 14 March, 1703-4.
2 DanieP, b. 12 Nov., 1706.
Benjamin Pooe* m. Elizabeth Felt. Children (born in Rowley) :
1 Abigail', b. 6 June, 1731.
2 DanieP, b. 39 June, 1723.
3 Benjamins, b. 6 Jan., 1727-8.
4 Jeremiah', b. 6 June, 1729; m. Joanna Carr.
5 Henry^ b. 23 Jan., 1731-2; m. Sarah Hate.
Henry Poor^ (Benjamin*) m. 21 May, 1751, Sarah Hale, of Bradford.
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Children (born in Kowley) :
1 Hannah", b. 14 Dec, 1751.
2 Daniel", b. 6 June, 1755.
3 Moses", b. 9 Feb., 1758.
4 EUphalet", b. 11 Feb., 1763.
5 Mary", b. 13 Aug., 1764.
6 Sarah", b. 10 Aug., 1770.
Daniel Poor' (Henry', etc.), ru. Hannah G-oodrich. Children (born in Rowley) :
1 AUce'', b. 18 March, 1790.
2 Ebenezer', b. 31 July, 1791; m. Louaine Rogers.
3 Sarah', b. 28 Jan., 1794.
4 Danier, b. 24 Dec, 1795.
5 Hannah', b. 11 Nov., 1808.
Daniel Pooe' (Benjamin^, etc.) m. Ednah Children :
1 Anne«, b. 7 Feb., 1746-7.
2 «, b. 18 March, 1748-9.
1663-1733.
Hannah^ (Hale) Peabody (Thomas', Thomas') of
Newbury and Boxford ; b. in Newbury 29 Nov., 1663 ; m. 1-i Ang., 168-±, as second wife, William Peabody-' of Boxford, son of Francis^ and Mary (Foster) Peabody. His first wife was Mary, d. of Richard and Elizabeth (Greenleaf) Browne of Newbury. William Peabody and Mary Browne were in. 8 Dec, 1680, and Mary d. soon after. Wm. Peabody d. March, 1699 ; Hannah, his widow d. 23 Feb., 1733.
Children of Hannah and "William Peabody :
1 Stephen^, b. 5 Aug., 1685; m. Hann.\h Swan, lived at Boxford,
had nine children, of whom the sixth, Priscilla, b. 22 Nov., 1719, m. John Hale^ of Boxford (Joseph^, Thomas", Thomas'), ride post.
2 MaryS b. 11 April, 1687; m. Joseph Stmonds.
3 Bphraim^, b. 23 .\pril, 1689 ; m. Hannah Redington.
4 Richard^ b. 7 Feb., 1691 ; m. Ruth Kimball.
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6 Hannah^, b. Aug., 1693; m. Jonathan Foster.
6 John-", b. 1 Aug., 1695; m. Sakah
7 Abiel^ b. 1697.
8 Oliver-', b. 7 May, 1698 ; m. Hannah Baxter. Graduated at Har-
vard College, 1731. See Reg., vol. 20, p. 158.
She was named in her father's will.
1 666-1 740.
Lydia' (Hale) Platts (Thomas', Thomas') of New- bury and Rowley ; b. in Newbury 17 April, 1666 ; m. 10 Sept., 1691, James", son of Samuel' and Sarah Platts of Row- ley. Samuel Platts' and his brother Jonathan were original settlers of Rowley in 1639. James Platts was b. in Rowley •t June, 1661, hved in Rowley, was a farmer and a man of substance. He died in Rowley 26 Aug., 1742. His wife d. there 25 Oct., 1740, after a married life of over forty-nine years.
Children of Lydia and James Platts:
1 Samuel*, b. 30 Jan., 1693-4; m. Sarah VARNUJr.
2 Mary*, b. 18 June, 1698 ; d. 8 Aug., 1699.
3 Mary*, b. 5 Sept., 1700 ; m. Henry Abbott 3 Jan., 1731-3.
4 James*, b. ; d. 18 Aug., 1703.
5 James*, b. ; d. 14 Feb., 1723-3.
6 Sarah*, b. 33 June, 1710 ; m. Leonard Cooper 30 June, 1729.
Samuel^ Platts, m. 23 Feb., 1715-16, Sarah, d. of
Varnum. She d. 30 Aug., 1751. He- m. 2d, 7 May, 1752, Mary Beuuett of Gloucester. He d. 26 Aug., 1765. His widow (second wife) d. 31 Aug., 1773. No record of any children by either wife.
No further record in Rowley of Henry Abbott and wife or any of the family.
Sarah* Platts, m. 26 June, 1729, Leonard, son of Samuel and Mary (Herriman) Cooper. He was b. 13 March, 1706-7. Lived in Rowley.
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Children of Sarah and Leonard Platts (born in Rowley) :
1 Hannah^, b. 7 April, 1730; m. Thomas Lull.
2 Peter^, b. 3 March, 1732-3.
3 Mary5, b. 12 Nov. , 1734.
4 Jamess, h. 4 JIarcli, 1737-8.
5 Jedediah', b. 3 July, 1739.
6 Susannah^, b. 27 June, 1742.
7 Moses', b. 26 May, 1743.
8 EzekieP, b. 7 Oct., 1745.
9 Sarah^ b. 26 Feb., 1747-8.
10 Jesse", b. 7 May, 1751.
11 Susannah^ b. 11 Oct., 1753.
No record of death of Leonard Cooper or his wife in Row- ley, and the family seems to have substantially disappeared from there after birth of above children, except that there appear the following entries :
James and Hannah Cooper's Children:
1 Hannah*, b. 26 Sept., 1761.
2 Ellis', b. 14 May, 1765.
Hannah' Cooper m. 7 Nov., 1749, Thomas, son of Thomas and Hannah Lull. He was b. in Rowley, 5 May, 1725. He had before m. 25 Sept., 1745, Hannah, d. of Samuel* (SamneP, Thomas', Thomas') Hale of Bradford, wlio d. s. p. 4 July, 1749, ffi. 23 (see the entry under Hannah' (Hale) Lull. Tiiey lived in Rowley. He d. 22 March, 1802. She (second wife) d. Sept., 1793.
Children of Hannah and Thomas Lull :
1 Hannah", b. 29 April, 1753; d. unm. 14 Dec, 1820, ie. 66 (consump-
tion).
2 Dudley*, b. 17 April, 1755 ; d. 29 April, 1832, ». 77 (apoplexy). 8 Martha*, b. 10 Jan., 1759.
Dudley Lull appears to have had wife Ann, who d. 26 July, 1800, an infant child having died the day previous. Another infant child is recorded as having died Feb., 1797.
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Subseqiientl3' he appears to have had wife Polly, and by her had child (unless this is another Dudley) :
1 Ann Clements', b. 19 July, 1807.
He (Dudley) d. of apoplexy 29 April, 1833, se. 77. No record of death of his second wife.
1668-1 730.
Elizabeth^ (Hale) Pickard (Thomas', Thomas')
of Newbury and Rowley ; b. in Newbury ;
m. 31 May, 1687, Samuel, son of John and Jane (Crosby) Pickard of Rowley, b. at Rowley May, 1663. They lived at Rowley, wliere he was a leading citizen, and was Representa- tive in 1723 and '24. He Jiad before m. Elizabeth, d. of Moses Bradstreet. 22 June, 1685. She d. 28 May, 1686, leaving an infant d. Elizabeth, b. 14 May, 1686, and who d. 3 June, 1686. Ehzabeth (Hale) Pickard d. 29 June, 1730.
CniLnEEN OF Elizabeth and Samuel Pickaed (born in Rowley) :
1 Samuel', b. 9 Marcli, 1687-8, d. 9 June, 1689.
2 Samuel^ b. 4 Dec, 1689.
3 Thomas', b. 6 Feb., 1690-1; m. Mehitablb Dresser.
4 Moses', b. 4 Dec, 1694; m. Lidia Plats.
5 Elizabeth', b. 32 March, 1696-7; m. Thomas Dickinson.
6 Mary*, b. 30 Aug., 1698.
7 Joseph', b. 17 March, 1700-1; m. Sarah Jewett.
8 Jane*, b. 5 May, 1704 ; m. Joseph Sticknbt, 1737.
Jane*, b. 5 May, 1704, m. (by Thomas Hale') 26 Dec, 1727, to Joseph Stickuey* of Rowley, afterward of Boxford, son of Benjamin and Mary (Palmer) Stickney^ (Amos", "Wil- Uam'). He was b. 8 Oct., 1705, and d. Mar., 1756. She d. between 1 April, 1735, when her last child was born, and 7 Nov., 1737, when her husband m. Hannah Goodridge. Her oldest son, Moses', b. 11 Feb., 1729, m. 28 Aug., 1750, 8
58 Genealogy of the Hale Family.
Abigail Hale, d. of Edward and Betsey (Pickard) Hale. Moses Stic'kney' and wife Abigail were the parents of Dr. Eliplialet Stiekney of Jay, Essex county, N. Y. (" Stiekney Memorial," pp. 84, 86. 148.)
Moses Pickard' m. 22 I^ov., 1716, Lydia, d. of Moses (son of Abel) and Hannah Platts. She was b. 20 March, 1695-6. Their children were :
1 Moses*, b. 9 Jan., 1718-19 ; m. Jane Sanders 3 Dec, 1743.
2 David', b. 11 Nor.. 1731.
3 Elizabeth^, b. 35 Oct., 1723.
4 Johu^ b. 11 July, 1726.
5 Lydia^b. 33 May, 1738.
6 Lydia', b. 11 July, 1730.
7 Hannah*, b. 4 Aug., 1733.
8 Amos*, b. 38 Marcli, 1735.
Joseph Pickard* (SamueP, etc.) m. Sarah Jewett. Their children were:
1 Samuel*, b. 1733.
2 Jacob*, b. 1735.
3 Sarah*, b. 1787.
4 Joseph*, b. 1740.
5 Jeremiah*, b. 1744.
Moses Pickard' (Moses*, SaimieP, etc.) m. 2 Dec, 1742, Jane, d. of Edward and Elizabetli (Gage) Sanders. She was b. 24 June, 1723.
Elizabeth Gage, mother of Jane Sanders, was d. of Ehzabeth Northend' (Ezekiel') by her second husband Thomas Gage' (John»).
Children of Moses and Jane Pickard :
1 Humphreys, b. 28 Feb., 1743-3.
2 Hannah', b. 35 Sept., 1744.
3 Jane«, b. 17 Sept., 1746.
4 Amos*, b. Feb., 1748.
5 Mary«, b. 3 May, 1750.
6 AbigaU*, b. 3 June, 1753.
7 John'", b. 3 June, 1754.
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8 Moses*, b. 9 Nov., 1756.
9 Lydia«, b. 17 Dec, 1759.
10 Elizabeth*, b. 18 Oct., 1761.
11 Moses*, b. 13 Aug., 1763.
Samuel Pickaed' (Joseph*, SamueF, etc.) in. Maey. Their children were :
1 John*, b. 3 March, 1756.
2 Samuel*, b. 5 Dec, 1758.
3 David', b. 29 April, 176-1.
4 Mary*, b. 1 June, 1767.
5 Sarah*, b. 13 Jan., 1770.
6 Amos*, b. 13 June, 1774.
Jacob Pickaed' (Joseph*, Samuel*, etc.), m. Salome. Their child was :
1 Jacob*, b. 7 Feb., 1763.
Jeeemiah Pickaed' (Joseph', Samuel', etc.) m. Mbhitaele. Their children were :
1 Moses*, b. 4 Dec. , 1774.
2 Jeremiah*, b. 9 Oct. , 1776.
3 Mehitable*, b. 10 Oct., 1778.
4 Amos*.
5 Sally*.
6 Elizabeth*.
7 James*.
8 Samuel*.
Jacob Pickaed" (Jacob^ Joseph*, SamueP, etc.) m. Tabitha. Their children were :
1 Isaac', b. 10 Aug., 1788.
2 Nathaniel', b. 24 Oct., 1791.
3 Abigail', b. 17 Jan., 1801.
Thomas Pickard* (Samuel') m. 23 May, 1722, Mehitable, d. of John and Mercy (Dickinson) Dresser. She was b. in Eowley 6 July, 1694. ]^o children appear in Eowley records, uor do deaths of either Thomas or Mehitable appear there. Probably removed from Eowley.
60 Genealogy of the Hale Family.
Elizabeth Pickard' (Samue?) m. 27 May, 1723, Thomas , son of Thomas' and Elizabeth (Platts) Dickinson (James'), he born in Rowley 18 March, 1694. Lived in Rowley. He d. 30 June, 1771. She d. 16 Feb., 1769.
Children of Elizabeth and Thomas Dickinson;
1 Thomas^, b. 25 May, 1724.
2 Hannah^ b. 18 Sept., 1725.
3 MosesS b. 11 Oct., 1729 ; d. 21 Dec, 1735.
4 Joshua^ b. 21 June, 1732.
5 Jane^b. 11 Nov., 1735.
6 Hannah^, b. 23 Oct., 1738.
Jane Pickard' (Samuel') m. 26 Dec, 1727 (by Thomas Hale, justice of the peace), Joseph, son of Benjamin and Mary Stickney. No record in Rowley of their deaths or children.
leri-irei.
Joseph Hale' (Thomas', Thomas') of Newbury and Boxford; b. at Newbury 20 Feb., 1670-1 ; m. 15 Nov., 1693, Mary, d. of William and Sarah (Perley) "Watson, of Boxford. From deed given by his mother to him 13 Nov., 1693, it appears he was not then married but about to be. (Salem Ser., 9, 159.) "Was settled in Boxford with his mother as early as 1692. His wife, Mary, d. 1 Feb., 1707-8, before 19 Sept., 1708, when he was "published" (banns declared) to widow Joanna Dodge, at Ipswich. (Ips. Town Records.) Deeds executed by him 1717, '19, '22 and '39 all show his wife Joanna. He was called Captain, and seems to have been a man of substance and local standing. He d., according to the record of his grandson, Joseph', 13 Feb.. 1761, in Box- ford, where he li%-ed.
His children by his first wife are the following, and perhaps others :
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1 Joseph^ b. 33 Aug., 1694; m. 1st, Mart Hovey, 2d, widow Sae.\h
HovEY; 3d, widow Lydia Bhown; 4th, widow Sdsannah Fel- lows.
2 Jacob-"; in. 1st, Hannah Goodhtie; 2d, Mauy Harkiman.
3 Mary*, b. 1 Oct., 1697 (d. 1702, 29 Aug., says record of Joseph
Hale of New Yorlv.
4 Ambrose^ b. 16 July, 1699; 10 Feb., 1698-9, says Joseph Hale of
New York; m. 1st, Joanna Dodge; 2d, Hannah Symonds.
5 Abuer*, b. 2 Aug., 1700; m. 1st, Ruth Perkins; 3d, Keziah
(S.mith) Baker; 3d, Eunice Kimb.all.
6 Moses^, b. 25 Dec, ITOl; m. Abigail Wainwright. Harv. Col.
1722.
7 Sarah-*, b. 6 April, 1704; m. Jacob Kimball.
Also had by second wife :
8 Hepzibah^, b. 24 Sept., 1709; m. John Curtis.
9 Lydia-", b. 33 March, 1710-11; m. N.athan Peeley. 10 Margaret', b. 23 Feb., 1713-13; m. Amos Kimball. H Thomas', b. 8 Jan., 1714-15; m. Mary Kimball.
12 John', b. 13 July, 1717; m. Priscilla Pe.^body.
13 Hannah', b. 27 April, 1719; m. Ben.jamin Batchelder.
14 Benjamin', b. 3 March, 1730-1 ; d. 1723.
Mem. — This Thomas^ Hale, of Boxford, and son of Joseph', married Mary Kimball, of Bradford, 17 Feb., 1740 (19 H. G. Eeg., 278), and Capt. Thomas Hale and Lieut. Thomas Hale, settlers in second precinct of Brookfield (now North Brook- field) about 1750. Thomas (junior of these two) represented Brookfield in the Legislature in 1793, '94, '95 and '96, by name of Thomas Hale, Jr. Also again as Thomas Hale (Jr. omitted) in 1798, and again in 1810 and 1811. "Was State Senator 1798-1810. (Joseph I. Foot's Hist. Disc, at W. Brookfield, 27 Nov., 1828, pp. 7S, 79.)
May 13, 1731, with Mary H.. widow of Jacob, appointed administrator of estate of son, Jacob'. Was guardian of Mary", daughter of Jacob\ and rendered his account of guard- ianship 24 May, 1733. (Prob. Kec, 19:11, 12; 21:130.) Again rendered final account 21 Dec, 1741, granddaughter, Mary, then wife of Ketire Bacon (24 : 296).
62 Genealogy of the Hale Family.
June 28, 1692, Joseph* with mother, Mary, both described as of Newbury, received from Ezekiel Northend deed of 200 a. in Boxford, '• in or near a place formerly called the Village Plains," and on " Pie Brook." (Salem Series, 9 : 132.)
Nov. 13, 1693, received from his mother, Mary, deed of 280 a. with buildings in Boxford, and 6 a. marsh in Newbury, which she had lately purchased of Joseph Poor, of Newbury, he to come into immediate possession of one-half and of the other one-half at her decease, provided he should marry Mary, daughter of William Watson, etc. (9 : 159).
June 1, 1692, sold to James Putnam, of Salem, for £18, 20 a. of the farm bought by Richard Hutchinson of Major Wil- liam Hathorn, and given by Richard Hutchinson to Thomas Hale", " it being about a mile in length " (11 : 11).
Feb. 8, 1694-5, sold to Joshua Brown, Sem-., of Newburj-, 50 a. in Amesbury. There described as of Boxford and in all subsequent deeds (13 : 121). Bought same of John Atkinson 1 Feb., 1694-5 (15 : 210).
April 17, 1699, he and wife, Mary, and Samuel Hale', of Bradford, " husbandmen," sold to their brother, Thomas^ of Newbury, 27 a. of rate lot in Newbury, laid out to right of their father (15 : 122).
Feb. 17, 1702-3, received from William Watson deed of 60 a. in Boxford, reciting that he received one-half of same when he married said Watson's daughter Mary, and had now bought the other one-half, together with land that William bought of Caleb Boynton, of Ipswich, sitiiated in Boxford (16: 69). Bought 25 March, 1705, of Daniel Wood, of Boxford, 1 a. in Boxford (18:45). April 3, 1703-4(?), sold to Joseph Putnam, of Salem, 2 a. south side of Hathorne meadows in Salem (18:86).
Dec. 23, 1709, he, " yeoman," sold to Thomas Hazeu, of Boxford, "wheelwright," 4 a. of mfeadow (21 : 173).
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May 21, 1717, he and his wife Joanna settled upon his son, Joseph*, Jr., 70 a., formerly homestead of "William Watson, of Boxford, deceased, also 10 a. on the Kowley road that Watson bought of Caleb Boyntou, of Ipswich (32 : 35).
March 1, 1703-4, he, of Boxford, " house-carpenter," bought of Edward and Joseph Putnam, of Salem, 35 a. partly in Salem and partly in Topsfield and on Ipswich river, and gave mortgage back (34 : 193, 194).
Dec. 31, 1719, he and wife Joanna deeded to Thomas Hale*, Jr. (Thomas^ Thomas', Thomas^), of Newbury, 60 a. in Hav- erhill which said Joseph's father, Thomas", l)ought of Daniel Ladd, of Haverhill (38 : 143).
May 23, 1722, he and wife Joanna settled upon his son Ambrose*, 82 a. in Boxford, etc. (39 : 183).
May 21, 1717, he and wife Joanna settled upon his son Jacob*, 85 a. in Boxford, etc. (41 : 212).
March 22, 1726-7, gave his deposition in regard to division of the Nelson farm, he on committee to divide same (47 : 252).
March, 1736 (acknowledged by self, and wife, Joanna, 10 Dec, 1739), he "gent." deeded to Benjamin Eolfe, of Rum- ford, 300 a. in Rumford, originally laid out to him. Deed witnessed by a Thomas Hale (his son, supra[f]) (78: 219).
March 31, 1741 (acknowledged 4 Dec, 1742), deeded to his son, John Hale*, of Boxford, half his house and barn and some of his homestead land in Boxford (84 : 250).
April 4, 1744, deeded (" husbandman ") to his son Abner*, two pieces of land in Boxford, one of 6 a. " next to Ambrose Hale's* barn," the other 3 a. of meadow, etc. Deed witnessed by John Hale* (87 : 195).
In 1747 he and John* bought of proprietors of Eowley 5 a. of thatch bank in Rowley by Sandy Creek (87 : 274).
Jan. 4, 1748, he "gent " sold to John Hale* of Boxford, 100 a. where grantor then lived, also one-half of 4 a., etc. (91 :150).
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Jan. 2, 1748 (acknowledged i Jan., 1748-9), he deeded to Abnei'* 100 a. on Pie Brook in Boxford, reserving to grantor's son John* wood in cedar swamp, etc., also one-halt" of 4 a. of marsh, etc. (99 : 225).
A selectman of Boxford in 1702. (State House Archives, 113:327.)
'Under the title of " Ensign Joseph Hale," lie represented Boxford in the General Court in 1714, '15, '16 and '17. Under that of "Lieut. Joseph Hale," also in 1720, '21, '22, '23, '24 and 25. Under that of " Capt. Joseph Hale," in 1728, '29, '30, '31 and '32. As " Joseph Hale " simply, in 1735.
The following entry appears upon the record of town meet- ings in Boxford :
"May 9, 1722. Yoted, that upon consideration of Lieut. Hale's meeting with so much loss and damage the last year by reason of his having the small-pox, to give him ten pounds, and let him have it as soon as may be."
He having " represented the town" in General Court " the last year " as well as the year of this vote and the following, is it not probable that the disease was contracted in the line of his duty, so as to make the allowance by the town an equitable one^
1674-1745.
Hainnel Hale' (Thomas', Thomas') of Newbury and Bradford ; b. in Newbury 6 June, 1674. See bequests and devises in his father's will, supra. Became resident of Brad- ford probably about 1699, lived in east part near line of Row- ley (now Georgetown), in what is now Groveland, the corners where six roads meet near his residence still called "Hale's Corners." He m. 1st, 3 Nov., 1698, Martha Palmer, d. of Samuel and Mary (Pearson) Palmei- of Rowley. She was b. 24 April, 1677, in Rowley. She d. 14 June, 1723, in the
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47th year of her age, and was the first person buried in the graveyard of the East parish of Bradford (now Groveland). He in. 2d, 30 Dec, 1723, Sarah, widow of Edward flazen of Newbury, and d. of John Perley. probably of Boxford, had no children by her. He d. 13 Dec., 1745, jb. 71. His wife Sarah was living at date of his will, 12 June, 1738. He was a man of property and local standing, and a farmer of superior order, especially in fruit growing. His children, all by his first wife, were as follows :
Children of Samuel and Martha Hale:
1 Samuel-", b. 23 Oct., 1699 ; m. 1st, Hannah Hov-ey, 2d, Sakah H.\z-
ELTINE.
2 Jonathan^ b. 9 Jan., 1701-2 ; m. Susannah Tuttle.
3 Mary-", b. 27 May, 1705 ; m. George Carleton.
4 Martha-", b. 15 June, 1709 ; m. Moses Jewett.
5 Jane*, b. 1 Aug., 1711 ; m. Dea. Philip Tenney.
6 David\ b. 30 Sept., 1714; m. Sar.vh Bond.
His will bears date 12 June, 1738, was proven 6 Jan., 1745-6, witnessed by Kichard Bartlett, Benjamin Parker, Ezekiel Hale'' and Daniel Hale* (sons of Thomas'). It pro- vides for wife Sarah, for son Samuel*, who had received 70 or 80 a. where he then dwelt, " by deed of gift ; " son Jona- than*, who had received deed of gift of one-third of the home farm ; daughters Mary Carleton, Jane Tenney, Martha Jewett; and son David, who had received deed of gift of one-third of the home farm, he to have the residue and be executor. Inventory of real estate specifies "about 60 a. of land lying in partnersliip with Jonathan Hale and said executor, with one-half part of a dwelling-house and one-half a barn " (26 : 250, 265).
April 17, 1699, Samuel Hale "of Kowley or living upon the bouuds of Bradford," received from Francis Plumer and wife Ann of Rowley, in cousideration of Thomas Hale of Newbury 9
66 Genealogy of the Hale Family.
paying £120, about 120 a. lying in or near the bounds of Bradford, not far from Crane Ponds, etc. ; also 8 a. of meadow, etc. ; deed witnessed by Thomas Hale', and Joseph Hale^ sons of Thomas' (14 : 81).
Same date, he and brother Joseph^ gave deed to brother Thomas, deed of Newbury lands (15 : 122).
Aug. 23, 1715, bought of John Bartlett and wife Dorcas, lots in Elder's Island marsh (27 : 189).
March 1, 1720-1, sold to Jonathan Clark of Newbury l^a. by " Phillip's Causeway " in Eowley (37 : 236).
June 27, 1712, sold to Eldred Cheney of Bradford, 30 a. in Bradford (38 : 171).
Jan. 21, 1724r-5, deeded to liis son Samuel' a certain house, barn, and about 70 a. " by the Long Hollow " in Bradford. Deed witnessed by Thomas Hale (probably Thomas", Thomas', Thomas') (44: 76).
In 1724, bought land of Caleb Hopkinson of Bradford, and Aug., 1723, of John Hutchins of Bradford (44 : 77, 78).
May 13, 1723, he with wife Martha received deed from Thomas Palmer of Rowley, husbandman, her irother, of about 5 a. in Eowley, etc. (44 : 78).
Jan. 20, 172^5, he alone (wife Martha having died June previous) sold same land to Joseph Brown of Rowley (45 : 125).
July 24, 1724, he joined wife "Sarah Hazen, alias Hale, administratrix of the estate of her husband, Edward Hazen, late of Newbury," in sale of house, etc., of deceased Hazen to John Gerrish of Newbury, by order of the court (45 : 93).
June 3, 1726, sold 4 a. to Samuel Tenney of Bradford (49 : 261).
June 24, 1728, he and wife Sai-ah deeded to Jeremiah Perley of Boxford "-^ of all the est. both real and pers. that was lately in the poss° of Nath' Perley late of Boxf. dec*,
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bounded as by a deed from our Hon* Father John Perley to said Xath' Perley dated 5 April 1710" (55 : 254).
Feb. 27, 1726-7, on committee chosen by east precinct of Bradford to buy parsonage (57 : 41).
Jan. 26, 1735, gave to each of his sons, Jonathan' and David*, deeds of one-third each of certain lands, and to David one-half the house, etc. (73 : 68 ; 79 : 71).
His widow Sarah made her will 30 Nov., 1758, proven 24 July, 1769. Inventory taken 18 July, 1769, amount, £69, 6s., 9id. Legatees named in will, Sarah, d. of Benjamin and Alice Rogers, cousin Mary Batchelder, cousin Sarah Putnam, cousin Alice Newhall, grandson Samuel, son of Jonathan Hale, cousin Abigail Carr, daughters Mary Carlton and Jane Ten- ney, cousin Louis(?) Pike's daughters Abigail, Sarah, Lois and Hannah, son-in-law George Carleton to be executor, who filed inventory 24 July, 1769. (Prob. Rec, 45 : 223-4.)
May 25, 1741, he " Samuel Hale of Br. yeoman," bought of John Smith of Haverhill one-eighth of piece of marsh on Kent's Island, Newbury, which had belonged to grantor's grandfather, John Smith of Newbui-y, deceased (84 : 37). This may have been Samuel* (SamneP, Thomas', Thomas').
1661-1736.
Johu Hale^ (Jolin^ Thomas') of Newbury; b. at New- bury 2 Sept., 1661. (His mother Rebecca Lowle, first wife.) Lived at Newbury, is called "carpenter;" m. 16 Oct., 1683, Sarah, d. of Henry and Anna (Knight) Jaques, of Newbury. She was b. at Newbui-y 20 March, 1664, and survived her husband. He d. 4 March, 1725-6. Inventory of his estate was made 23 March, 1725-6, by Richard Kelly, Joseph Lunt and Joseph Ilsley, appraisers, preparatory to issuing of letters of administration.
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Children of John^ and Sarah Hale :
1 Rebecca^ b. 18 Feb., 1684-5 (see Essex Hist. Colls., vol. 2, p. 259):
m. Jonathan Poor in 1703.
2 John^, b. 24 June, 1686; m. Patience Dole.
3 Richard-', b. 21 Sept., 1688; d. Sept., 1688.
4 Henry-', b. 28 Aug., 1689; d. 2 Feb., 1689-90.
5 Richards 1^- 9 ^'o^-. 1690; m. Mary Silver.
6 Stephen^, b. 12 April, 1693; m. Sarah Swett.
7 Sarah-", b. 3 Feb., 1694-5; m. John Weed.
8 Samuel^, b. 21 Marcli, 1697; d. 1722, unmarried.
9 Benjamin-i, b. 24 March, 1699; m. Judith Swett 18 Dec, 1728. 10, 11 Anne' andMary^, b. 3 Jan., 1700-1; d. 6 Jan., 1701.
12 Margarets b. 8 Jan., 1701-2.
13 AnneS b. 24 Oct., 1703; d.
14 MaryS b. 28 Dec, 1704; m. Henry Dole 13 Nov., 1728(?).
15 RuthS b. 17 Nov., 1706; m. John Pearson 12 Dec, 1727(?), or
Edmund Titcomb, 1730(?).
16 AnneS b. 18 Jan., 1709-10; m. Daniel Knight U Dec, 1733CV).
Letters of administration issued on his estate to his son Benjamin"*, 27 March, 1726 (14- : 140). His personal estate ap- praised at £98 14 (15 : 171). Dec. 7, 1726, his children John, Richard, Stephen, Benjamin, Eebecca and her husband Jona- than Poor, Sarah and her husband John Weed, Margaret, Mary and Euth, "all of us being legally capable to make this devise, excepting one not hereunto subscribed," filed -with the probate judge a paper surrendering " our several rights in the estate of our Hon"* father, John Hale, late of Newb. dec'', unto our mother, Sarah Hale, to support her in her age," " so y' our brother Benjamin Hale pay all ye debts." This paper was "accepted by John Appleton, Judge of Probate, Jan. 17, 1726-7 " (15 : 223). The one omitted is Anne, and the impli- cation clearly is that she was not then of age. The others seem, sons first and daughters after, to have signed in order of age. The paper was witnessed by Eichard Kelly and Joseph Lunt.
Dec. 19, 1694, he received from his father deed of house and 14 a. he (said son) had occupied for several years, 17 a. of
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meadow bounded by Henry', etc., and one-half of 96th lot in upper woods in Newbury above Artichoke river. Deed wit- nessed by Moses Hale (probably his brother Moses^) (18 : 46).
Dec. 15, 1687, he bought of Benjamin Eolf and wife, Apphia (uncle and aunt[?]) Plumb Island lot No. 7, 4 a. (18: 47). Oct. 7, 1796, bought of his brother, Henry^, " house- carpenter," and wife, Sarah, 2| a. of meadow next his own marsh (18 : 51). Dec. 15, 1705, he bought of Thomas Lowle (uncle[?]) 5 a. in the great marshes (19 : 174).
Feb. 26, 1703-4, he (John, Jr., of Newbury) sold to Lieut.- Col. Thomas Noyes, of Newbury, Esq., the east one-half of 96th freehold lot in ye upper woods, 15 a. (20 : 61).
Aug. 25, 1712, he (John Hale, Senr., of Newbury) deeded to his son, John*, Jr., of Newbury, 11 a. of rate lot in upper woods (25 : 172).
Dec. 24, 1713, he (Joseph Hale, of Newbury, carpenter) deeded to Abel Merrill, of Newbury, weaver, 11|. a. in New- bury, in 6th division, etc., bounded by Henry Poor, who mar- ried his cousin (28 : 185).
May 4, 1722, he confirmed upon his son, Samuel*, of New- bury, his house and about 20 a., etc., " to come into poss" of half of it at the time of this deed, and the other half at the decease of grantor and wife." Feb. 4, 1722-3, he received back quit-claim, reciting death of Samuel*, executed by his (John') children John*, Kichard*, Stephen*, Eenjamin*, Ee- becca* and Jonathan Poor, Sarah* and John Weed and Mar- garet*. Same date he deeded to his son, John*, of Newbury, 4 a. in great meadow, provided he pay Benjamin*, etc. Also deeded to Benjamin* his homestead, etc., provided he pay, etc., to daughters Margaret*, Mary*, Ruth*, Anne* (unmarried and under age) and Rebecca* and Sarah*. Same date settled upon sons, Richard and Stephen, 4 a. of Plumb Island salt marsh {39 : 227-229).
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May 8, 1717, deeded to Mrs. Lydia Greenleaf a river lot on Merrimac river. Deed proven by witnesses after his death, Sept., 1731 (58 : 241).
Took oath of allegiance at Newbury in 1678, aged 17. (7 Hist. Gen. Reg., 349, 350.)
1667-1734.
Henry Hale' (John', Thomas') of Newbury; b. at Newbury 20 Oct., 1667. His mother, Sarah Somerby, second wife. Lived at Newbury, called carpenter ; m. 11 Sept., 1695, Sarah, probably d. of John and Sarah (Knight) Kelly. She was b. in Newbury 1 Sept., 1670. She survived her husband, and d. at Newbury 21 Oct., 1741, in her 72d year. He d. at Newbury probably shortly before 23 Nov., 1724, when admin- istration granted to his eldest son Thomas*. (Prob. Eec, 14 : 64.)
Childeen of Heney and Saeah :
1 Thomas^ b. 15 Nov., 1696 ; m. Abigail PrLLSBUET 12 Jan., 1T26-7.
2 Sarah^ b. (Poor says 31) 20 Oct., 1698 ; in. Stephen Chase 1717.
3 Thoinasme\ b. 10 Sept., 1700 ; m. Peter Mokss 30 March 1726
4 Euoch^, b. 11 Oct., 1703; d. Dec, 1702.
5 Enochs b. 7 Oct., 1703; m. Mart Hills.
6 Edmund^, b. 7 Oct., 1703 ; m. Martha Sawyer 16 May, 1728.
7 Rebecca^ b. 4 Oct , 170-5 ; d. 11 May, 1706.
8 Henry*, b. 24 Aug., 1707 ; m. M.VRT Bartlett 21 May, 1730(?)
9 Hannah^ b. (Poor says Aug.) 8 May, 1709 ; m. Ezra Pilsbcrt in
1727. 10 Judith'', b. 28 May, 1711 ; m. William Morse.
His brother Joseph' was guardian of Henry* 22 March, 1725-6 (14 : 340). Enoch Little guardian of Hannah' and Judith' at same date (15 : 169). Hannah, then wife of Ezra Pilsbury, acknowledged receipt of her portion 21 Nov., 1727 (16 : 12). Eeceipts were given by widow and heirs to Thomas', adminis- trator, as follows: By Sarah, widow, June 26, 1727; Peter
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and Tarason' Morss, 1 March, 1726-7 ; HenryS by his luicle and guardian Joseph^, 5 March, 1728; and subsequently in his own name, 5 Nov., 1728 ; Stephen and Sarah" Chase, Edmond", Judith" by guardian Enoch Little; Enoch", and Ezra aud Hannah" Pilsbere, 5 March, 1728 (16: 24, 25).
Nov. 6, 1695, received from his father " when about to be married, half his house, barn, shop and land adjoining," etc., "provided he maintain the grantor," etc.; "provided if grant- or's son Henry" should not leave any children," etc., the estate to go to grantor's other children (12 : 108).
Feb. 9, 1699-1700, received from his father, John'', deed of all his real estate, provided he maintain, etc. ; to come in pos- session of one-half then and one-half at decease of his father (15:145).
Sept. 23, 1700, quit-leased to his father lot 36, Plumb Island meadow, receiving from liim Dowes meadow in Salisbury (15 : 166).
Oct. 7, 1696, deeded to brother John^ 2^ a. meadow (18 : 51).
Feb. 26, 1710, he of Newbury, " house carpenter," and Thomas Moody and Judith his wife, formerly Judith Hale', " son and dan. of Sarah Soraerby, wife of John Hale', late of Newb. dec'*, dan. of Henry Somerby and Judith his wife, the only surviving heirs of the said Sarah Hale, alias Somerby," deeded to Josiah Clarke of Boston, " tayler," all their right in the estate of their grandfather Henry S., deceased (22 : 232).
Feb. 14, 1715-16, he and wife Sarah sold to Benjamin Chase of Newbury, weaver, land in Newbury (31 : 162).
Nov. 13, 1716 (acknowledged 26 Sept., 1717), he deeded to Joseph Gen-ish of Newbury, the 77th lot in the 5th division of wood lots, 17 a., it being 3 rods, 7 feet, 4 inches in breadth, and estimated 781 rods long," wh. lot was laid out to ye free- hold right of Thos. Hale^ and ye rate right of my Hon'' father Mr. John Hale'; " conveyed also lands to John Greenleaf, Jr.,
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10 Dec, 1719 ; to John Emery, 3d, of ISTewbury, 22 March, 1713-14 ; to Cutting Noyes, Jr., Aug., 1715, acknowledged Feb., 1717-8 ; to John Atkinson, 20 June, 1716. He took deed of lands of Nicholas Noyes, Senr., 6 Aug., 1715, and. of Joseph Little, 25 May, 1718 (32 : 266 ; 38 : 192 ; 40 : 128 ; 33 : 175 ; 35 : 189 ; 36 : 77).
July 22, 1717, he sold lands to Nathaniel Merrill of New- bury, and 11 June, 1718, to Eoger Stevens of Amesbury, marsh in Salisbury formerly owned by Francis Dow (41 ; 111 ; 42; 117).
1670-1 no.
Jndith (Hale^) Moody (John', Thomas^) of New- bury ; b. in Newbury 5 July, 1670; d. of second wife, Sarah Somerby; m. 24 Nov., 1692, Thomas Moody' of Newbury, son of Caleb" ("William^) and Judith (Bradbury) Moody, brother of the wife Mary of her brother Joseph', and cousin of Mary, wife of her brother Mosesl
Childeen of JtnorrH anp Thomas Moody :
1 Ezra*, b. 11 April, 1693.
2 Sarah^ b. 11 Feb., 1695.
3 Caleb\ b. 10 Marcb, 1697.
4 Judiths b. 6 Aug., 1699.
5 Oliver', b 7 Oct., 1701.
6 ThomasS b. 1 1 Jan., 1704.
She and her husband, 26 Feb., 1710, joined her brother Henry in deed to Josiah Clarke of Boston, tailor, of their interest in the estate of then- grandfather Henry Somerby, reciting themselves tlie only surviving heirs of Sarah Somerby, wife of John Hale" (22 : 232).
1674-1755. Joseph Hale' (John-, Thomas') of Newbury; b. in Newbury 24 Nov., 1674. Son of Sarah Symonds, third wife.
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Lived in Newbury, known as Capt. Joseph Hale, "cord- ■wainer;" m. 25 Dec, 1699, Mar.v% d. of Caleb- and Juditii (Bradbury) Moody (William^). She was b. in Newbury 23 Oct., 1078, and d. 16 April, 1753. (Poor's Mem. says 1751.) He d. 2i Jan., 1755. Both buried in Byfield parish grave- yard :
Children of Joseph'' and Mart Hale:
1 Judith-", b. 32 Sept., 1700; m. Moody.
2 Mary", b. 23 Nov., 1703 (Poor says 25 March, 1703); m. Edjiund
Gkeexleaf.
3 Elizabeth^, b. 9 April, 170.^; m. George Thublow.
4 Sarah'', b. Oct., 1707; m. JosHDA Noyes.
5 Abigail-*, b. 5 Marcb, 1709-10 (Poor says 1710); m. Rich.\kd Coffin.
6 Joseph^, b. 3 Sept., 1713; m. Mary Noyes.
7 Moses^, b. 18 Jan., 1714-15 (Poor says 1714); m. Mehit.\.ble Dum-
MER.
8 Anne^, 4 Aug., 1717; m. Richard Kent 1736.
His will bears date 16 Jan., 1749, was witnessed by Jona- than Pierpoint, Joseph Noyes, Jr., and Moses Parsons, and was " proven in court by the Eev. Moses Parsons and other witnesses, at Ipswich Feb. 10, 1755." Gives his wife, Mary (who died before him), the use of one-third his real estate for life, "household stuff," horse, two cows, "my great bible," £100, " old tenor," etc. Son Moses* £20 and one-half wearing apparel. Gives bequests to daughters Judith Moody*, Mary Greenleaf*, Elizabeth Tliorlo*, Sarah Noyes*, Abigail CofSn* and Ann Kent*. Appoints son Joseph* executor, and gives him residuary estate, "including my cloak and silver tankard," he to pay each of his sisters £80 besides bequests already made to them. If Joseph* should die without issue son Moses* to have the estate left Joseph* (32 : 267). Inventoiy of real estate, £733 (33 : 4).
Aug. 6, 1796, he (Joseph Hale, of Newbury, cordwainer) bought of Lawrence Hart, of Newbury, 1^ a. with dwelling- house, barn and shop on it, etc. (11 : 169). 10
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June 23, 1703, his father deeded to him lot of Phimb Island meadow or marsh ground, " because he was satisfied with his marriage with his then wife, Mary" (15 : 165). Bought land of George Pierce, of Newbury, 11 Dec, 1704; of Joshua Pierce 14 June, 1705, and of John March, Senr. (10 : 1S2-3). Exchanged land with John Pierce, of Newbury, 11 April, 1709 (22 : 160). Sold 1^ a. with house, barn and shop to John Calliffe, of. Newbury, 15 Dec, 1714; also land to Thomas Moody, of Newbury, maltster, 21 May, 1709 ; to Capt. Hugh March, of Newbury; to John Pierce 11 April, 1709; bought 80 a. with house, etc, of Henry Sewall 30 Dec, 1713; sold 2Ja. with house to Joseph Greenleaf, of Newbury, 3 Dec, 1730 (24:170, 200; 25:57, 99; 27:116; 28:62). Sold land to Josiah Hills, of Newbury, 19 April, 1718 (38: 166); to Henry Hills, of Newbury, tailor, 1 Dec, 1713 (41: 70). Bought of Joseph Moulton, of Newbury, blacksmith, 27 March, 1723-4 (43:135); bought of James Brown, of New- bury, glazier, 1710, acknowledged March, 1713-14 (43 : 136) ; bought of Hugh March, 1706, acknowledged 12 Nov., 1711 (43 : 281) ; bought of John Huse, of Newbury, 10 Dec, 1724 (49 : 182) ; bought of John Greenleaf, Jr., of Newbury, 13 Sept., 1726 (49 : 182) ; bought of Stephen Greenleaf, of New- bury, blacksmith, 14 March, 1727-8 (52 : 70).
On committee of Bytield parish with Capt. James Chute, of Kowley, to buy land of Josiah Smith, of Newbury, to add to burying-ground, 4 March, 1728-9 (54 : 96). Sold to George Thurlo, of Newbury, 8 March, 1743. Described in deed as Joseph Hale, of Newbury, gentleman. His wife, Mary, ac- knowledged with him (86 : 303). With others deeded to Samuel Seden, of Hampton, 12 Dec, 1727 (87 : 105).
The proprietors of " Narraganset No. 1 " met at his tavern in Newbury 20 Oct., 1742. Daniel Hale elected moderator. (St. Ho. Archives, 1J4, 765.)
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He was appointed guardian of his nephew Henry^ (Henry', John^, Thomas^) 22 March, 1725-6, and gave receipt as such to administrator of Henry' 5 March, 1728. Henry^ having be- come of age gave his own receipt for same 5 Nov., 1728 (16 : 24, 25).
1678-1744.
Rev. Moses Hale' (John', Thomas') of Newbnry ; b. in Newbury 10 July, 1678 ; son of Sarah Symonds, third wife, graduated at Harvard College 1699. Became a clergyman, and settled over church in Byfield parish, Newbury (the parish also including part of Rowley) 17 Nov., 1706, and remained its pastor till his death. He commenced his labors with that church in 1702, and was there about four years before his set- tlement. Prince's " Christian History " (vol. 1, p. 382) says of him that during the forty-one years he " labored in word and doctrine'' with his people, "he was an orthodox and lively preacher of the great truths of religion, and a soldier of Jesus Christ." He m. 1st (Coffin says 1704) "Mrs." (title of honor, not of former marriage) Elizabeth, d. of " Mr." Eichard and Mrs. Elizabeth (Appleton) Dummer of Newbury. She was b. in Newbury 28 July, 1682, and d. s. p. 15 Jan., 1703-4. Coffin's date of marriage is probably erroneous. He m. 2d, Mary', d. of Dea. William' and Mehitable (Sewall) Moody (William'). She was b. in Newbury 30 May, 1685, and d. 17 July, 1757. He d. 16 Jan., 1743-4. Both are buried in Byfield parish graveyard.
His children, all by second wife, were :
1 Joseph^, b. 3 Aug., 1708.
2 Mehitabe^.
3 Dorothy^, ; m. MosES Woodman.
4 Mary-", b. 1711 ; m. Rev. James Chai^dler.
5 Martha^, ; m. Benjamin FAreriBLD of Wenham(?), Aug.,
1754.
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6 Moses*, ; m. 1st, Abigail Huse, 2rl, Sakah Jewett.
7 Elizabeth*, ; m. Eares (Atres[?]) 1746 or 7.
8 Sarah*. ) ^ .
« -r s f Twins.
9 Jane*. S
10 William*, b. prob. 1728 ; m. 1st, S.\rah Lowell, 2d, Jake Jewett.
His will bears date 22 j^ov., 1713, was witnessed by Josepli Hale (probably his brother), Joseph Danfoi'th, Richard Dura- mer (probably brother of his first wife) and Moses Hale, Jr. (probably his son), and was proved 30 Jan., 1743-4 by the witnesses present, Copt. JoscjdIi Hale' aud Moses Hale*, Jr. It makes no mention of the children Joseph*, Mehitable*, Sarah* and Jane* above named, and they probably could not have been living. Gives 10 s. to each of his daughters, Doro- thy* Woodman and Mary* Chandler, "besides what they've received." Gives daughters Martha* and Elizabeth* each £25. Gives son Wilham* some laud in Rowley, "also my silver tobacco box and Mr. Burket's exposition on the Nevf Testa- ment, and Dr. Manton's volume upon y^ eleventh chapter of the Hebrews." Provides for his wife Mary, makes son Moses* executor, and gives him residuary real estate, also " two negroes Hannibal and Jane." Rev. James Chandler of Rowley was appointed guardian of son William 30 Jan., 1743 (25:201, 206). William gave receipt to his guardian 10 April, 1749, after he became of age (28 : 283).
June 9, 1703, John Dummer of Newbury (jsrobably brother of his then wife) " for y'^ great respect he bore him," gave him deed of an acre of land in Newbury (15 : 305).
June fi, 1712, he and wife Mary of Newbury, d. of William Moody of Newbury, received from her father deed of 10 a. of salt marsh. 23 Aug., 1717, he received from same William Moody deed of two lots on Little river (32 : 163, 256).
April 23, 1720, he and wife Mary sold to Henry Rolfe of Newbury, clothier, last named two lots on Little river.
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Jan. 2i, 1725-6, he bought 5 a. in great swamp in Rowley of Joseph Jewett, Jr., of Rowley, yeoman.
May 28, 1728, he bought of Jere. Pearson 7|- a. in Rowley (51:117, 118).
Feb. 25, 1730-1, he bought of Gersham Frazier of New- bury, 9 a. in great swamp in Rowley.
March 19, 1729, John Boynton of Rowley deeded to him 3 a. of salt marsh in Newbury, both which lots he gave by his will to sou William (61 : 147-8).
He bought land of Aaron Dresser of Rowley, yeoman, 20 June, 1732 ; of Joseph Smith of Newbury, and John Smith of Rowley, 20 April, 1733 (65 : 10, 79) ; of Joseph Smith, same date (65 : 81). He sold the Dresser lot above to John Pearson of Rowley, clothier, 8 May, 1735 (69 : 205). Sold 1 a. to the parish 3 March, 1736-7 (78 : 125).
1678-17 .
Mary (Hale=) Rolph (SaiimeP, Thomas') of Wood- bridge, N. J. ; b. in Woodbridge, IST. J., 28 Nov., 1678 ; m. 4 June, 1702 (by John Bishop, justice), Moses Rolph of Wood- bridge. Moses Rolph became member of the church at Wood- bridge 27 Feb., 1709. Mary Rolph did same 12 May, 1709. (Dally, p. 168.)
Mem. — Mary Hale seems first to have been the wife of one Higgins ; her marriage to Rolph recorded in Woodbridge records by name of Higgins. (Dally, p. 341.)
Moses Rolph was a prominent citizen of Woodbridge as appears by Dally.
He was allowed " o'' for two days work of his negro tending ye mason and 9'' for watching ye kiln, and 13'' for a bottle of rnm, and 2' for his horse and boy to draw water for ye brick- layer" in building the meeting-house in April, 1711 (p. 69).
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He was town clerk and f reeli older' s clerk from 1712 to 1731 (pp. 155, 157, 191, 192).
Was appointed one of her Majesty's justices of the jjeace, 1714: (p. 155); assessor, 1718 (p. 158); on committees, 1728, '30 (pp. 188, 189).
See memoranda under Samuel Hale' (Thomas^) for his drawing land, etc.
He and wife Mary joined in deed to John Kinsey 15 Feb., 1721, of lands drawn in right of Samuel Hale (Freeholders' Book, p. 83), but acknowledged by both 15 Feb., 1720.
Children of Maky' (Hale) and Moses Eolph :
1 Samuels b. 33 Feb., 1703-4(?).
2 EUzabethS b. 9 Aug., 1705.
3 Esther', b. 13 April, 1707.
4 Apphia-", b. 6 Jan., 1708-9.
5 Richard-», b. 12 May, 1710 ; d. 7 Sept., 1711.
6 Nathaniel*, b. 15 Sept., 1712.
7 Jonathan", b. 30 Aug., 1714.
8 Richard", 1 Aug., 1717; d. 18 Oct., 1719.
9 Robert", b. 18 May, 1719.
10 Sarah", b. 4 April, 1721.
11 Henrys b, 26 June, 1723.
1683-1747.
Thomas Hale' (Thomas^ Thomas=, Thomas^) of New- bury ; b. at Newbury Neck 9 March, 1683 (so says Coffin's Newbury and Dr. Ebenezer Hale's Mem.), removed to and lived in that part of Newbury afterwards West Newbury, on the farm bought by his father for him and conveyed to him as below. Called Capt. Thomas, was a captain of militia and justice of the peace under H. B. M.'s commission ; m. 25 Jan., 1704-5, Anna, d. of Henry^ (Henry') and Sarah (Whipple) Short. She was b. in Newbury 28 March, 1682, and d. 15 Nov., 1770. He was bap. 29 Sept., 1683; his birth mnst
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therefore have been in 1682-3, and not in 1683-i. He d. in Newbury 6 Jan., 1746-7 (O. S.).
Children of Thomas^ and Anna Hale :
1 Thomas', b. 1 Nov., 1705; m. Maky Smith.
2 Sarah', b. 33 Jan., 1706-7; m. Nathaniel Okdway.
3 Anna', b. 1 Dec, 1708; m. William Moody.
4 Judith', b. 26 Dec, 1710; m. John Eaton.
5 Elizabeth', b. 1 Feb., 1713-14; m. Ebenezer Huse.
6 Matthew', b. 15 March, 1717; m. Mbhitable Short.
7 Oliver', b. 26 Dec, 1720 (Poor's Cop. of Newb. Rec. says b. 16 Dec,
1721); m. Judith Hale' (Daniel"', Thomas').
He was buried in the burying-gi-ound on Newbury Plains, near Artichoke river. His will bears date 4 June, 1744 ; was witnessed by Thomas Barnard, Caleb Moody, Jr., and Stephen Emery^, and was proven by Barnard and Moody at court 26 Jan., 1746-7. The inventory of his estate footed £3,178 Ss. Id. Keal estate in Newbury, £1,850 ; in Chester and Sutton, £350. He gives wife Anna the use of one-half his dwelling- house and one-third of his real estate in Newbury, and pew in meeting-house while she remains his widow ; all his household goods and books, one-third of his " stock of creatures," and £100 in "bills of credit on the old town."
Kecites that he has already given son, Thomas', by deed, the house and land " where he now dwelleth," and gives him 3 a. salt marsh bought of Deacon Abraham Merrill, all his lands and meadow in Chester, N. H., one-half his wearing ap- parel and his " cane and best sword."
To daughter Sarah Ordway, " whatsoever she hath already rec'' of me" and £100 old tenor. Same to daughter, Anna Moodey. Same to daughter, Judith Eatton. Same to daughter, Elizabeth Huse. Gives to sons, Matthew' and Oli- ver', whom he makes executors, all his housing, lands and meadows in Newbury not otherwise disposed of, all do. in Sutten, Worcester county, Mass., and all his right in township
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laid out westerly of Merrimack river and nortlierly of and ad- joining to Contoocook, which was laid ont to the Canada soldiers. Also his pew in the meeting-house, two-thirds his " stock of creatures," cart, sled and utensils of husbandry, his two guns and his " tools and utensils belonging to the trade of cooper and weaver," his " furniture for horses," except use to widow, and one-half wearing apparel. Residue, if any, to be equally divided among testator's children.
He and his " intended wife, Anna Short," received 24 Jan., 170i-5, deed of gift from her father Henry Short, Senr., of Newbury, of 10 a. marsh in Kent's Island in New- bury. Deed witnessed by Jonathan Poor and Ezekiel Hale* (Thomas', Thomas^, Thomas^) (19 : 209).
Under same date, acknowledged 12 March, 1704-5, received from his father, Thomas', deed of house and about 100 a. in the rate lots in Newbury (these lots were above Artichoke river, in what is now West Newbury), " provided he marry Anne, daughter of Henry Short. Deed witnessed by Jona- than Poor and Edna and Ezekiel Northend (21 : 8).
29 March, 1714, he bought of Timothy Noyes, of Newbury, 11 a. of rate lot in upper woods (30 : 72). 17 Dec, 1718, re- ceived of Joseph Hale', Senr. (Thomas^, Thomas'), of Boxford, deed of 60 a. in Haverhill, bought by Thomas Hale^ of Daniel Ladd (38 : 143). Feb., 1726-7, sold to John Noyes, Jr., 10 a. marsh in Salisbury (56 : 87). 6 Nov., 1730, bought of Abra- ham Merrill, of Salisbury, 3 a. in Newbury, viz.: two small islands in Little Pine Island creek and another acre (59 : 115). 1 June, 1733 " Thomas Hale, of Newbury, gent" " bought of Stephen Brown, of Newbury, 4 a. in " Brown's garden," Newbury (63 : 214).
15 Jan., 1734-5, '• Capt. Thomas Hale, of Newbury, hus- bandman" gave to his son, Thomas Hale^, husbandman, house, barn and 150 a. land in Haverhill " where he, Thomas^
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then dwelt," being same boiiglit by grantor of Capt. Joseph Hale', of Boxford (69 : 89).
21 May, 1735, received from his children, Thomas^ (of Hav- erhill), Anna' Moody and William, her husband, and Sarah', Judith' and Elizabeth Hale', spinsters, in consideration of £80, their right to 10 a. salt marsh on Kent's Island, deeded by grandfather, Henry Short, to father and mother of grantors (69 : 133).
18 Feb., 1735, bought of Joseph Lunt and Joseph Knight, of iSTewbury, 2 a. and fraction in Newbury (72 : 123). 23 Feb., 1736-7, bought of Cutting Moody small lot in "Brown's Gar- den" in Newbury (74 : 52).
Named in Archives of State House, Massachusetts (111 : 178, 450, 501), as " Capt. Thomas Hale," one of the proprie- toi'3 of township west of Merrimack river and northerly and adjoining Contoocook for the soldiers who were in the expedi- tion to Canada in 1690, under the command of Capt. John March, Capt. Stephen Greenleaf and Capt. Philip Nelson.
He was a selectman of Newbury in 1721 and on committee "to build Ash street" in 1725.
He was a quiet and unpretending man of sterling worth, a sincere christian and a man of more than ordinary intelligence. His name appears among the subscribers to the Rev. Dr. Chauncey's " Seasonable Thoughts on the State of Religion in New England," published in 1743, an elaborate discussion and exposure of many of the methods and irregularities of White- field and others in the " Great Awakening," and an earnest protest against them. This indicates not only his character as a man of thought and intelligence upon such subjects, but as well his conservative sympathies and leanings. His house was on the southern slope of "Archelaus Hill" in what is now West Newbury. 11
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1684.
Edna' (Hale) liittle (Thomas^ Thomas^ Thomas^) of
Newbni-y; b. in K'ewbury 21 Nov., 1684; m. 23 Feb., 1710- 11, George Little^, son of Capt. Joseph" (George^) and Mary (Coffin) Little. He was b. in Newbury 12 Jan., 1682. Had ten children according to George S. Hale's MS. Nothing fur- ther. Search to be made.
She was living at date of her father's will, 6 April, 1730, but dead 16 Nov., 1732, when her husband George Little receipted for her portion of her mother's estate. (See Thomas Hale', supra.)
Children of Edna* (Hale) and Geoege Little (from Little Gen., by George T. Little, 1877) :
1 Thomas', b. 27 Oct., 1711 ; m. Mary Bond of Haverhill 12 Jan.,
1738.
2 ', b. 25 Sept., 1713 ; d. same day.
3 George', b. 9 Sept., 1713 ; m. 1st, Maey Kime.vll, 2d, Elizabeth
Poor of Rowley, 29 May, 1754. 4 ', b. 25 March, 1715 ; d. same day.
5 OUver», b. 8 Sept., 1716; d. 9 Oct., 1716.
6 Edna', b. 21 Oct., 1717.
7 AUce', b. 27 April, 1719.
8 Ezekiel', b. 6 March, 1721.
9 Bartholomew', b. 10 March, 1725 ; d. 10 May, 1725. 10 Joseph," b. 22 June, 1727.
i68y.
Mary* (Hale) Little (Thomas,' Thoma8^ Thomas') of
Newbury; b. in Newbury 28 April 1687; m. 5 Jan., 1714- 15, Moses Little', son of Joseph- (George^) and Mary (Coffin) Little, b. 5 May, 1690. Nothing further, except that accord- ing to George S. Hale's MS., she had seven children.
She was living 23 Oct., 1732, when she gave receipt for her share of her mother's estate. (See Thomas Hale', supra.)
He was a merchant in Newbury port, and d. there 1725.
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Children of Maey'' (Hale) and MosEa Little (from Little Gen.):
1 Ebenezer', b. 18 Oct., 171.5 ; m. Eliz.\beth Brown, 5 April, 1737 ;
d. 30 July, 1768.
2 Nathan,' b. 12 May, 1717 ; m. Hannah Mighill of Rowley 12 Nov.,
1741 ; d. 1745.
3 Sarah', b. 27 Feb., 1718 ; m. Parkek Titcomb 11 Oct. 1737.
4 Mary', b. 16 Aug., 1720 ; m. John Berry 20 Feb., 1741.
5 Hannah', b. 13 June, 1722 ; m. Joseph Low 15 Jan., 1747.
6 EUzabeth', b. 30 Dec, 1723 ; m. John Frazer 26 July, 1743.
7 Moses', b. 9 Feb., 1725.
1689-1740, Ezekiel Hale' (Thomas', Thomas^ Thomas') of New- bury ; b. in Newbury 13 May, 1689. Farmer, lived in " upper woods," in what is now West Newbury ; m. ,
1711, Ruth, d. of John' (John^, John') and Mary (Sawyer) Emery of Newbury. She was the mother of all his children, and d. 27 Nov., 1735, se. 44 (F. M. Eartlett says 45). He m. 2d, 31 Oct., 1736, Sarah (Poor) Spafford, widow of Capt. John Spafford, and d. of Poor, who survived him.
He d. 16 April, 1740. Did his widow marry Capt. Jere Par- ley 10 Nov., 1741 ? (Newbury records give such marriage of a Sarah Hale.
Cuildeen of Ezekiel'' and Euth Hale :
1 Ruth', b. 22 Sept., 1712 ; m. John Merrill.
2 Mary', b. 21 Nov., 1714 ; m. Roger Merrill.
3 Edna', b. 4 Dec, 1716 ; m. Abel Morse, Jr.
4 Anne', b. 18 Feb., 1717-18 (Poor says 18 Sept., 1718) ; d. 15 April,
1718 (Poor says 15 April, 1723). 6 Sarah', b. 10 Dec, 1720 (Poor says 10 Sept.); m. Barnett Brichett.
6 Lydia', b. 5 Feb., 1722-3 , m. Josl4.h Bartlett(?).
7 Ezekiel', b. 14 July, 1725 ; m. 1st, Mart Moody, 2d, M.art Sar-
gent, 3d, Hannah Balch, 4th, Abigail Sabgent.
8 Hannah', b. 20 Aug., 1727 ; m. John Kelly, Jr.(?)
His will bears date 30 Oct., 1736, was witnessed by Richard Bartlett, Jo.seph Hills and Daniel Bartlett, and proven by all three witnesses before Judge Thomas Berry at Ipswich, 28
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April, 1740 (25 : 206). By it he gives to his wife Sarah, aunually, as long as she remains his widow, 8 bushels Indian corn, 2 bushels wheat, 2 bushels rye, 2 bushels malt, 1 barrel cider, 130 lbs. pork and 70 lbs. beef, and 4 cords wood, "be- sides what I have given her by wrighting before marriage."
He gives to his son EzekieF all his housing and lands in Newbury, his lands in Chester and Kingston, N. H., his cattle, horses, sheep and swine, utensils of husbandry, " and my negro man Cesar," etc.
Recites that he has given liis d. Euth £157 that she has ah-eady received, and gives her one-sixth of his lands in Sutteu. Recites same amount already given to d. Mary, and gives her one-sixth of Sutten lands.
Gives to each of his daughters, Edna, Sarah, Lydia and Hannah, £157, payable " when she shall see cause to marry, or when she comes to the age of 21 years."
Gives to his brother Thomas Hale'' £5, and appoints him executor. Thomas Hale* was appointed administrator to settle that part of his estate not given by the will, 8 Sept., 1740 (23:25).
The account of Thomas Hale, executor and administrator, filed 4 Aug., 1740, credits by real estate, £8,692, and by per- sonal estate, £2,410, 3, 8, and debits, paid debts, legacies, etc , £875, 11, 3.
Abel Morse, Jr., and Edna liis wife, of Newbury, gave receipt 15 May, 1740 ; he receipts for more 25 Dec, 1740, and she, her husband being dead, gives another receipt 14 July, 1741.
Barnett Brichett and Sarah his wife, of Newbury, gave receipt 15 May, 1740, and again 3 Nov., 1741.
John Merrill and Ruth his wife, of Newbury, and Roger Merrill and Mary his wife, of same, gave receipts 3 Nov., 1741.
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John Etnerj, Jr., guardian, gave receipts for his wards L3'dia and Hannah Hale 3 Nov., 1741. He was appointed guardian 12 May, 1740 (17 : 95 ; 23 : 25 ; 24 : 127, 193^ ; 25 : 37-8).
March 19, 1711-12, his father Tliomas Hale^ gave him deed of house where he (Ezekiel) then lived, and 70 a. of land in the " upper woods " in JSTewbury, " to make his promise good to his son Ezekiel who had married Euth dau. of John Emery of Newb." (26:43).
May 20, 1715, he bought of Abraham Annis, son of Charles Annis of Newbury, 5 a. in rate lots, etc. (28 : 217).
July 12, 1719, he bought of Nathaniel Hills of Newbury, and his wife Anna Cooper, 15 a. rate lots (43 : 21).
Oct., 1724, he and William Johnson divided lot of marsh (49 : 84).
Oct. 18, 1732, he and wife Ruth deeded to Samuel Payson, schoolmaster, of Eowley, dwelling-house and J a. of land in Rowley near the meeting-house (63 : 135).
Sept. 3, 1730, he and wife Ruth, with Jonathan Wiggin and wife Mary of Stretham, N. H., Samuel Chase and wife Hannah of Newbury, and Thomas A. Bancroft and wife Lydia of Reading, sold to their brother John Emery of Newbury, all their interest in the estate of their father, John Emery, and of their brother, Daniel Emery, both of Newbury (58 : 132).
March 14, 1726-7, he bought of Nathaniel Greenleaf of Newbury two thatch islands in Plum Island river ; and 3 June, 1728, he bought of Stephen Chase of Newburj^, 146 rods in rate lots, etc. (59 : 121-2).
In 1735 he bought of Jonathan Emerson of Haverhill, 50 a., " part of the mill farm land in Amesbury,' ' for £200 (73 : 263). Deeded same land to Abel Morse 22 June, 1736, ac- knowledged Sept., 1738 (74 : 62).
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His gravestone, and that of his first wife Ruth, were stand- ing in West Newbury burying ground a few years before 1877. F. M. Bartlett's letter, 31 Jan., 1877.
1691-1767.
iVatlian Hale^ (Thomas^ Thomas-, Thomas^) of New- bury and Newburyport ; b. at Newbury 2 June, 1691 ; lived at Newbury in tliat part made Newburyport in 1764 ; ui. 27 Aug., 1713, Elizabeth, d. of Kent. (Was
not she a widow with d. Anne by former husband ?) Was a physician, a man of property, standing and influence. Was for many years justice of the peace. He d. at Newburyport 9 May, 1767. His wife survived him but d. before 25 Aprils 1768.
Children of Nathan* and Elizabeth Hale :
1 EUphalet*, b. 29 July, 1714; m. Elizabetu Jackson.
2 William', b. 23 March, 1716.
3 Nathan*, b. 1 Aug., 1720.
4 EUzabeth*, b. 17 July, 1722; m. 28 Oct., 17-16, John Watkins.
Query. — Was there another daughter Ann, wlio married a Greenleaf ? See Mem. under administration of widow Eliza- beth, ^os^. But no children of said daughter named in will of Nathan Hale*. Son William not named in -^vill, and no ac- count given of him after his birth.
Will dated 31 July, 1764 ; witnessed by Daniel Farnham, Sommersby Moody and Samuel Tufts. Codicil dated 23 July, 1766, and witnessed by same witnesses. Will and codicil proven 25 May, 1767 (44 : 12). Letters of administration on estate of widow Elizabeth issued to Elizabeth Watkins 25 April, 1768 (44 : 228). Inventory of estate of Nathan Hale, £2,290, 1, 9. Lands in Newburyport, Lunenburgh and Plaistow (44 : 103). Inventory of estate of widow Elizabeth, £22, 1, 2J, and account of administratrix recorded 25 July,
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1768, and what remained of widow's estate distributed then to " Legal Rep' of EUphalet Hale^, dec'', eldest son of the widow, and 5 Jan., 1769, an Eliphalet Hale receipted for the legal representatives (46 : 138). Nathan Hale'*, another son of the dec'*, receipted for his share 5 Jan., 1769 (46 : 136). Ehs" Watkins, a dau. of dec'*. Legal Eep^ of Ann Greenleaf, dec"*, another dan. of the dec"* Elis*" Hale, and a Susannah Greenleaf receipted for the legal rep' 5 Jan., 1769 (46 : 138 ; 45 : 12)." (Tliis quoted from C. K. Hale's MS. vol.)
Will gives £10 to Society for Propagation of the Gospel Among the Indians (revoked by codicil).
Gives wife Elizabeth use for life of all real estate and of all household goods and movables, and income of aU moneys at interest, for her support and maintenance, ' ' and the overplus for the support and maintenance of my son Nathan and my dau. Elis'' "Watkins and her three children, to be distributed to them from time to time as my said wife shall see cause, and after her death the following devises and legacies to take place : "
To Nathan^ use for life of one-thii-d land at Newburyport bought of Nathan Coker, 3^ a. at upper end of Fish street, also use of one-half the 200-a. farm in Lunenburgh, and use of 5 a. of meadow land lying " south of Lower Mulpus in said town," also " my shot gun," one feather bed and bedding, one silver porringer and spoon, " my own silver watch," " the case of drawers in the chamber where he usually lodges and the table and looking glass he had at coUedge." "And my will is that whereas heretofore my said son, Nathan, thro' bodily in- disposition or some other cause permitted by Divine provi- dence, has behaved and acted as one bereft of his reason, now if he should after my decease again so become and fall into the same state (wh. I pray God prevent), then I order my execu- trix to take and keep in her hands what I have given him in
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this iny will," etc. Failing her, the selectmen of Newbnrj- port to take his share and deal out to liim, etc. If Nathan marry and have issue, then his issue at his death to have all of which tlie use had been given to him, but if he die without issue Elizabeth to have all lands and money of which use and income had been given to him.
To daughter, Elizabeth Watkins, remaining two-thirds of Fish street lot in Newbury port, and remaining one-half of Lunenburgh 200 a. ; also all other lands in Lunenburgh. Also "my silver tankard, two silver spoons, my clock, my best feather bed," etc. ; " my great easy chair, my chaise, my pew in the meeting-house where the Rev. Mr. John Lowell now officiates, my negro man. Quash, and my two largest brass kettles, and a good pot and dish kettle, and my crane and fur- niture, and one-third part of all my pewter, and one-third part of my chairs, and the biggest and best bell-metal skiUet, warm- ing pan and a ease of drawers," etc., etc., etc.; the looking glass in the hall, my glass lanthorn and my screen," etc., etc., etc., " great bible," " bell-metal mortar and pestle, lignum vitfe mortar and pestle, two pair of scales and the weights, one for money, one for drugs. Also Si a. of land in Plaistur." Also " the whole of the shop and one-third part of the dwell- ing-house and of the land under the same, garden, yard and appurtenances, the whole of the barn and the land under it and the land under the shop, all which is in Newburyport aforesaid, and in the tenure and occupation of Mr. Sam' Tufts merch*, at present, and which heretofore did belong to my son Ehphalet Hale, and which he conveyed to me by his deed dated the 26th day of Feby., A. D. 1762."
After wife's death all moneys and dues to be equally di- vided to Nathan and Elizabeth, etc. Nathan's share to be invested, and Elizabeth also to receive only interest for life on her half, and at her deatli principal to go to her children.
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" viz. : Wm. Watkins, Ells'" Watkius and Andrew Watkius, now living," etc.
Recites lias given by, deed " to mj eldest son, Doctor Eliphalet Hale^, of Exeter," about 500 a. of land at Notting- ham, N. H., and other lands in Falmouth, Cumberland county, and also " divers large sums of money," and now gives him " only my sword and belt, my long gun, snapsaek, cartough box, powder, ball and flints in them, with the powder horn, one silver porringer and spoon, and the gold ring I had in menaory of the late Col. Berry, which ring I desire my grand- son, Eliphalet Hale^, may have after his father's death."
Eesiduary estate to Nathan and Elizabeth equally. Daugh- ter Elizabeth Watkins sole executrix.
By codicil provides that if daughter Elizabeth die before him all the real estate given her shall go to her three children, and in that case appoints Capt. Cutting Moody, of Newbury- port, to be executor.
In 1Y53 his name heads list of j)etitioners for fire engine, and in 1760 do. for new town house. (Coffin's Newb., 221, 225.)
26 Aug., 1720, "Nathan Hale, of Newbury, physician," bought of Katherine, widow of Samuel Wiusley, of Salisbury, and Winsley heirs, 2 a. in Salisbury (il : 157).
13 Dec, 172Jr, "Nathan Hale, of Newbury, surgeon," bought of Hathorn Coaker, of Newbury, bricklayer, and wife Tirzah, 3^ a. and 3 rods in Newbury (43 : 322).
6 July, 1730, " Dr. Nathan Hale, of Newbury," bought of Philip Call, of Amesbury, 70 a. in Amesbury, bounded on one side by " Dr. Hale's own land." 2 Oct., 1730, bought of Ed- ward Poor and Rachel, widow of Samuel Poor, 40 a. which belonged to Samuel Poor's estate (55 : 258 ; 58 : 136). 18 May, 1732, bought of John Peasley, of Amesbury, 18 a. in Amesbury. 24 June, 1734, bought of Thomas Challis, of Amesbury, lot in Amesbury (16 : 29 ; 67 : 63). 12
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In 1735 he and wife Elizabeth, James Cornish and wife Mary, daughter of Thomas Woodbridge, late of Newbury, de- ceased, Benjamin Greenleaf and wife Susannah, daughter of Ann Woodbridge, deceased, all of Newbury, on the one part, and Eenjamin "Woodbridge, of .Newbury, innholder, on the other part, owned land originally laid out to Capt. Paul White in Newbury, in 1656, which he sold to Thomas Woodbridge and descended to these parties, and they divided it. It was on Merrimac river, full description in two deeds (69 : 240, 251).
17 Sept., 1735, he, "Dr. Nathan Hale, of Newbury," bought of Mary, wife of James Cornish, and daughter of Thomas Woodbridge, late of Newbury, deceased, her husband joining, house and land in Newbury adjoining brick house where Benjamin Woodbridge, of Newbury, now dwells, etc., the grantors having had a portion of Capt. Paul White's es- tate. He deeded same to his wife Elizabeth and his children by her at the request and desire of Capt. James Cornish, of Newbury, and his wife Mary, both late deceased, "wh. said bequest and devise was for y"^ due execution thereof intrusted to y'' care and management of y^ Rev. Mr. Makthias Plant, of Newbury, aforesaid, immediately after y" decease of y° said James Cornish without lawful issue " (72 : 51, 52).
11 March, 1732-3, he conveyed to William Titcomb, Jr., of Newbury, housewright, 4| a. in Newbury. Deed witnessed by Eiiphalet Hale (probably Eliphalet Hale') (77 : 96).
10 July, 1739, he bought of Eichard Hazen, of Haverhill, 31 a. in Haverhill (84 : 266). Bought of John Peaslee, of Amesbury, ^ a. adjoining former purchase of same. 7 Oct., 1740, bought of John Johnson, of Haverhill, lOJ a. of fresh meadow in Araesbury next his own land (85 : 50).
14 Nov., 1755, he, "Nathan Hale, Esq.," and Ambrose Berry, of Newbury, bought of John Woodman, of Newbury,
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15 rods on Fish street (106 : 79). Deeded same back to Wood- man 28 April, 1766 (119 : 146).
26 Feb., 1762, he, " Nathan Hale, Esq., of Newburj,'' re- ceived from Dr. Eliphalet Hale^, of Exeter, N. H., deed of house, shop and land on the Main street, bonnded on lane- leading to the dwelling-honse of said Nathan Hale (111 : 55).
July, 1763, Nathan Hale and wife Eh^abeth, and Timothy G-reenleaf, blacksmith, and wife Susannah, divide land in Newbury they owned in common, 136 rods on Merrimac street boinided westerly by Thomas "Woodbridge's brick house (114 : 85, 196).
23 July, 1766, deeds to his daughter, Ehzabeth Watkins, of Newburyport, "in consideration of her great care taken of him and his wife in their old age," silver tankard, spoons, clock, etc. (124:272).
He was assistant surgeon to Jonathan Prescott as surgeon in the forces which marched against Port Royal (Annapolis) in 1710.
1693.
Sarah^ (Hale) Pearson or Parsons (Thomas', Thomas^, Thomas') of Newbury ; b. in Newbury 9 March, 1693 ; m. 1 Jan., 1723, Joseph Pearsou. She and her hus- band gave their receipt for share of estate 23 Oct., 1732, she signing as Sarah Parsons, and he as Joseph Pearson.
There was a Joseph Pearson-, son of John' (Rowley, 1743), b. at Rowley 21 Oct., 1656, and was of Uapt. Lothrop's com- pany, and fell in battle near Hatfield 26 Aug., 1725. He coidd not have been the one.
There was also a Joseph Pearson^ (John-, John'), his mother was Mary-, d. of John Pickard' (Rowley, 1645) ; he was b. 22 Oct., 1677. He was the only one of the name I find that seems iofit, but he m. Sarah "Walker before 1702, when their
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son JohnS who m. Eiith Hale* (Jolm^ Jolin^, Thomas'), was horn. Could Sarah Hale, supra, have been his second wife ?
1697-1745.
Danier Hale (Thomas^, Thomas-, Thomas\^ of New- bury, Rowley and Newbury; b. at Newbury 22 Feb., 1696-7. Lived in Newbury probably till about 1720, then in Rowley till 1729, then in Newbury again till his death. Was a farmer and captain in the militia ; m. 29 Dec, 1720, Judith, prob- ably d. of Stephen^ (John^, John^) and Ruth (Jaques) Emery of Newbury. (He is then styled " of Rowley " in Newbury Records.) She was b. 25 Feb., 1703. Commanded company in the Second Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Col. Samuel Waldo, in the expedition against Louisbourg, under Gen. William Peppei-ell in 1745, and was killed before Louis- bourg 21 May, 1745. His wife survived him. She d. 30 May, 1775, in her 75th year. (Poor.)
Children of Daniel'' and Judith Hale :
1 Daniels b. 15 Feb., 1722-3, at Rowley : m. 1st, Edna Pickakd, 2d,
Keziah Plommek, 3d, Priscilla Brown.
2 Ebenezer*, b. 2 March, 1724-5, at Rowley ; m. Saeah Wicom.
3 David', b. 30 Sept., 1729, at Newbury ; m. Mehitable Eastman.
4 AmosS b. 23 Aug., 17.32, at Newbury ; d. 24 Jan., 1735-6.
5 Judiths 1). 10 July, 1738, at Newbury ; m. Oliver Hale.
6 AbigaUS b. 1 July, 1741 ; m. MosES Jaques(?). (Poor.)
Will dated 2 March, 1744, witnessed by John -Thurston, John Plumer, Jr., and John Poor. Proven at Ipswich 15 July, 1745 (26 : 150).
Gives wife Judith all his household goods, and her thirds, as the law directs, in the rest of estate.
Gives son Ebenezer' £100 in bills of credit, etc., payable one-half in one year, and one-half in two years after decease, also two rights or shares in Narragansett township No. 1, one
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being original right of Jabez Musgrove, and the other ]:>ought of Ebenezer Hidden.
To son David £100, etc., one-half payable when he eoiues of age ; also rest of lands in " je Narragansett."
To d. Jndith, "when she comes to ye age of IS," etc.
To d. Abigail, "when she comes to ye age of 18," etc.
To son Daniel all residue, and makes him executor.
See will of his father Thomas Hale^ (supra) for provisions as to lands, etc.
14 Feb., 1722-3, Daniel Hale of Howlej received from his father Thomas^ deed of lands in Rowley, 32 a., southwesterly- side of road leading to Boxford, also other lot of 25 a., etc. (41:156).
29 March, 1731, Daniel Hale of Newbury, husbandman, bought of Ezekiel Northend and wife Dorothy of Rowley, 5 a. meadow in Newbury Neck (55 : 235). 1736, acknowledged.
23 May, 1738, Daniel Hale of Newbury, husbandman, sold to Edmund Moi'se of Newbury, one right in Contoocook, 250 a., witnessed by Jonathan Poor and Hannah Hale (78 : 145).
22 Jan , 1728-9, deeded back to his father Thomas' lands in Rowley, 32 a. and 25 a. above named, in consideration of his "giving me one-half of his living at Newbury Neck "(83 :270).
In 1739, on committee of the " mill swamp pasture " (86 : 53-6 ; 87 : 93).
In 1744, on committee to sell land of Rowley (92 : 198, 217).
8 May, '1731, Daniel and wife Judith, and Joshua and wife Hannah (acknowledged 9 June, 1731), divided lands given them by will of their father in Newbury Neck, and 2 a. in Rowley (117 : 83).
1699.
Hannah^ (Hale) AViconi or W^iconib or Wick-
liaiii (Thomas', Thomas-, Thomas') of Newbury ; b. in
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Newbiiry 7 June, 1699; ra. 16 Jan., 1718-19, Thomas Wicomb, son of John and Abigail Wicom of Rowley. He was b. in Rowley 6 May, 1692. She was dead at date of her father's will, 6 April, 1730; her husband it would seem also then dead, or very soon after, leaving a widow " Anna, ' ' but query whether this was not " Hannah," supra.
By settlement of estate of Thomas Wicomb, 3 April, 1731, it would seem he had a son William beside the three daughters below named (19: 132).
Thomas Hale^ left legacy to his d. Hannah's " daughters that she had left," and their uncle Thomas Hale' was appointed guardian for the three daughters :
1 HanIlah^
2 Aona^.
3 Sarah'.
(19:167, 182,223, 258).
irOl-1743.
Joshua Hale' (Thomas\ Thomas-, Thomas') of New- bury ; b. at Newbury 17 March, 1701. Lived at Newbury, farmer; m. 13 Oct., 1726, Hannah Woodman; d. at New- bury 20 April, 1742. His wife survived hira.
Recokd of Childeen as given by Alfeed Pooe :
1 Joshua^, b. 18 Oct., 1727 ; d. 26 Jan., 1735-6.
2 Hannah^, b. 14 Marcb, 1729 ; m. Joseph Titcostb.
3 Sarah^ b. 24 Dec, 1730 ; d.
4 Edna^ b. 31 Oct., 1732 ; d. 25 Jan., 1735-6.
5 A daughter*, b. 11 Aug., 1735 ; d.
6 Isaac^ b. 15 March, 1737 ; probably d. young.
7 JoshuaS b. 9 July, 1739 ; m. Hannah Pesiberton.
8 BUzabeth=, b. 21 July, 1741 ; d. 20 Aug., 1742.
Administration granted on his estate to his widow Hannah Hale, 17 May, 1742 (23 : 46). Inventory filed 5 July, 1742, amount, £694, 14, 4, John Thurston, Jolm Pliimer, Jr., and
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John Poor, appraisers. Eeal estate : House, barn and aoout
90 a. upland and meadow in Newbury, £550 ; 11 a. wood land
in Newbiiry woods, £44; 3 a. wood land in Eowley, £15 ;
pew in Kev. Mr. Tappan's meeting-house, and one-quarter of
a ferry boat.
Administratrix filed account 14 April, 1716, in which she
charges :
" Bringing up three young children in all 7 years and 2 mos., . . . . . £80
Funeral charges of ye youngest, - - 1, 4
A legacy due to Hannah, Anna and Sarah (Tit- comb) Wicom, - - - - - 2, 10 " For provision made for him in will of his father, Thomas',
see his will, supra.
He and brother DanieP divided lands left them by their
father Thomas^, by deed dated 8 May, 1731, and acknowledged
by them and their respective wives, Hannah and Judith, 9
June, 1731 (117 : 88).
He was the first person buried in the burying ground near
the bridge in Newbury Neck. (Dr. Ebenezei-^ Hale's Mem.) His widow Hannah was living 30 April, 1777, when she
joined with her son Joshua' and wife in deed. See under
Joshua' (135 : 59).
1703-1762.
Moses^ Hale (Thomas^ Thomas^, Thomas^) of New- bury, Rowley, Hampstead, N. H., and Rindge, N. H. ; b. in Newbury, 1703 ; bap. in First Church, Newbury, 4
Oct., 1703. Removed to Rowley about 1729 ; thence to Hampstead, N. H., about 1742 ; thence to Rindge, N. H., about 1760 ; m. at Rowley, by his father Justice Thomas Hale^ 4 Dec, 1727, to Elizabeth, probably d. of Jethro' (David^, John') and Hannah (French) Wheeler of Rowley.
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In 1750 he was treasurer of Hampstead, and owned pew No. 7 in the meeting-house there. Was first a farmer, afterward a merchant, traded as such at Eindge. He d. 19 June, 1762. His gravestone at Rindge is inscribed, " Memento mori." (then liead of cherubim). " Here lies buried ye body of Mr. Moses Hale he died June ye 19 1762 in ye 59 year of his age." His widow Elizabeth d. 9 Jan., 17S0, both at Eindge.
Children of Moses'' and Elizabeth Hale :
1 Nathan*, b. 23 Jan., 1729-30; d. young.
2 Moses", b. 28 Feb., 1731-2 ; m. Abigail Emerson.
3 Enoch*, b. 28 Nov., 1733; m. Abigail Stanley.
4 EUzabeth*, b. (eircci) 1736 ; m. Jacob Gould.
5 Eunice^, b. July, 1739 ; m. James Philbrick.
6 Lucy^ b. (circa) 1741 ; m. Henry C'opfeen.
7 Nathan', b. at Hampstead 23 Sept., 1743 ; m. Abigail Grodt.
All born at Rowley except the youngest, Nathan.
Hi^ record at Hampstead and at Eindge to be looked up. Also date of his birth at Newbury.
For provision made for him by his father's will, see Thomas', suj>ra.
On Essex County Records.
He, Moses Hale of Eowley, yeoman, and wife Elizabeth, conveyed to William Fiske of Rowley, 20 Sept., 1733, 12f a. of land in Rowley (62 : 71).
11 Jan., 1732-3, he Moses Hale of Rowley, husbandman, conveyed to Jonathan Spofford of Rowley, husbandman, the 3 a. of Thatch island given him by will of his brotlier Thomas Hale^ late deceased (80 : 100).
1 Jan., 1740-1, he with Benjamin Poor and others, as com- mittee of Byfield parish, leased to Benjamin Stiekney and others for 99 years, 24 a. on Rowley side of Byfield parish (84 : 259).
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March, 174:0-1, lie Moses Hale of Rowley, and wife Eliza- beth, conveyed to Samuel Jewett of Rowley -1 a. of marsh in easterly part of Rowley (91 : 211).
1741, again on committee to lease land in Byfield parish (114 : 26S).
17 Nov., 1748(?), he Moses Hale of Rowley, husbandman, conveyed to Stephen Longfellow of Newbury, gentleman, and Wilham Longfellow of Rowley, blacksmith, 90 a. in Rowley, Byfield parish, with house, etc., acknowledged 1754, recorded 1778 (137 : 5).
On Church Records, Byfield Parish.
He Moses Hale and wife Elizabeth dismissed to church in Hampstead, N. H., 9 Feb., 1752.
Elizabeth^ Wheeler, wife of Hoses'* Hale, was d. of Jethro' and Hannah (French) Wheeler of Rowley, where she was born.
Jethro^ was son of David^ and Sarah (Wise) Wheeler of Newbury, afterwai'd of Rowley. David^ was son of John^ Wheeler of Newbury, 1634, and afterward of Salisbury and Hampton, and wife Ann. Saralr Wise, wife of David Wheeler was d. of HnmjDhrey' Wise of Ipswich, 1639, and wife Susannah. Hannah^ French, wife of Jethro^ Wheeler, was d. of John- and Mary (Noyes) French of Ipswich, and John- was son of Edward' French of Ipswich, 1636, and after- ^vard of Salisbury, and wife Ann. Mary- Noyes, wife of John^ French, was d. of Joseph Noyes' of Salisbury, 1640.
1694-1778.
Joitieiih* Hale (Joseph^ Thomas-, Thomas') of Box- ford ; b. in Boxford 23 Aug., 1694. Lived in Boxford ; far- mer; deacon in the church; m. 5 Dec, 1723, Mary, d. of John^ (John-, Daniel') and Mary (Dwinel'l) Hovey, of Tops- 13
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field. She was b. 12 Oct., 1696, and d. 25 May, 1753 (N. S.). He m. 2d, 20 Sept., 1753 (N. S.) widow Sarah ( j
Hovey. She d. 26 May, 1759. He m. 3d, 18 Oct., 1759, widow Lydia (Howlet) Brown, who had been widow of Thomas Howlet, of Topsfield. She d. 15 April, 1771. He m. 4th, 25 Nov., 1771, widow Susannah Fellows, who siir- vived him. He d. 5 Oct., 1778.
Children of Joseph* and Mary Hale:
1 Mary^ b. 14 Jan., 1725; m. Joseph Cummings.
2 Joseph^ 14 Sept., 1727; m. Sarah Jackson.
3 Jonathans b. 5 Dec, 1729 (0. S.); d. 34 June, 1731 (0. S.).
4 Sarahs, i, q Feb., 1733 (0. S.); m. Thomas B.akeb, Jr.
5 Jonathan', b. 14 Feb., 1734 (0. S.); d. Feb., 1757, of small- pox.
Children of Joseph* and Sarah Hale :
6 Susannah*, b. 21 Nov., 1756 (0. S.), 2 Dec, 1756 (N. S.); m. Joseph
Symonds.
His will bears date 24 Dec, 1776, and was proven 2 Nov., 1778. Provides for wife Susannah. Gives bequests to John Cummings, Jonathan Cummings and Mary Smith, children of Mary Cummings'' (daughter), deceased, of articles which were their grandmother's (Mary). Also to Sarah Baker^ (daugh- ter), things which were her own mother's. Daughter Susan- nah Symonds^ to have testator's gold sleeve buttons, etc. Son Joseph^ to have the great bible with residue of estate, and be executor. Mentions Joseph^, sou of Joseph', as not yet 21 years old.
Inventory filed 10 Nov., 1778, £1,854, 13, 6i. Eeal estate consisted of house, etc., with "about 68 a. of land lying in sun- dry places in Boxford and Rowley " (53 : 131, 153).
From Essex Register of Deeds.
21 May, 1717, received from father, Joseph^, and then wife Joanna, conveyance of 70 a. land in Boxford, formerly home-
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stead of William Watson, deceased ; also 10 a. on Rowley road wliich said Watson bought of Caleb Boynton (32 : 35).
13 Feb., 1716-17, Joseph Hale, Jr., of Boxford, yeoman, to Benjamin Lynde and others. State commissioners, etc., 40 a. land in Boxford (34 : 103).
2 June, 1727, received from Ambrose Hale* and wife Jo- anna, of Boxford, deed of 6 a. in Pye brook in Boxford. Witnessed by Abner Hale* and Hepzibali Hale* (51 : 149).
7 Dec, 1728, he and William Bradford bought of Joseph Perley, Jr., of Boxford, two-thirds of f a. by Pye brook, partly in Boxford and partly in Topsfield (51 : 150).
19 Feb., 1734-5, Joseph Hale, Jr., of Boxford, yeoman, bought of Thomas Perley, Jr., of Boxford, land adjoining land before bought by him of Ivory Hovey. 17 Jan., 1734-5, bought of Ezekiel Jewitt, of Boxford, 14 a. land in Boxford and Rowley. Same date, bought of Ivory Hovey 8 a. in Box- ford. 17 Oct., 1737, bought of Ivory Hovey 5^^ a. adjoining last above. 25 Jan., 1730, he and Nathaniel Perkins bought of Stephen Peabody, of Boxford, 7 a. thatch bank in Rowley, acknowledged 3 July, 1734. 19 March, 1736-7, he bought of Jonathan Peabody and Alice, his wife, 4 a. marsh in Rowley (63 : 116, 140, 141 ; 69 : 174 ; 73 : 72 ; 74 : 49).
26 Feb., 1639, he, yeoman, and wife Mary sold to Cornelius Balch, of Boxford, cooper, 8 a. in Boxford. 25 April, 1739, he bought of same 8 a. other land in Boxford (80 : 15, 16).
5 Jan., 1741, he and Jeremiah Perly bought of Jacob Esty 10 a. in Boxford. He and wife Mary released same to Perly 1742 (82 : 133 ; 87 : 27).
4 April, 1744, received from brother, John Hale*, and wife Priscilla deed of 4 a. in Boxford (85 : 12).
24 April, 1758, he, Joseph Hale, Jr., of Boxford, gentle- man, and wife Sarah, and Joseph Hale*, 3d, of same, and wife Sarah, conveyed to George Stewart 9 a. in Boxford, bounded
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west by John Hale* (lOi : 218). Same date they bought of Daniel Badger and John Tilton, of Ipswich, 6^ a. in Boxford, bounded by Abner'^ and Joseph Hale*, etc. (105 : 126).
4 Sept., 1759, conveyed to his son, Joseph Hale*, 3d, one- third of his lands in Boxford and Eowley bounded on Pye brook, etc. (Ill : 113).
14 Jiilj, 1764, he and son Joseph* received from John Hale\ of Boxford, deed of 4 a. thatch bank in Eowley. "Witnessed by John Hale*, Jr., and Abner Hale* (115 : 29).
3 E"ov. 1768, he and son Joseph*, Jr., bought of Nathaniel Safford, of Ipswich, 61^5^ a. in Boxford (126 : 97). 9 March, 1770, same bought of John Hale* and wife Priscilla, land in Boxford on Pie brook (127 : 279).
3 June, 1766, he and Joseph*, Jr., John', Moses* and others took deed of Thomas "Wood of 1^ a. in Boxford for burying place (129 : 46).
28 Oct., 1771, he and Joseph*, Jr., sold to Richard Pea- body 2^ a. in Newbury (129 : 188). 30 Aug., 1773, they re- ceived back deed of same from Peabody (133 : 171).
30 Aug., 1773, same received from Nathan Law, of Box- ford, deed of 3 a. in Boxford by Pie brook (133 : 171).
19 April, 1763, he and wife Lydia quitclaimed to Thomas Howlet, of Topsfield, and Ammi Ruhamah Howlet, of Glou- cester, "all their right to the tiiirds dower that belonged to said Lydia in the estate of their father, Thomas Howlet, late of Topsfield, deceased " (id., 40 : 138).
1690-1731.
Jacob Hale* (Joseph^ Thomas-, Thomas') of Boxford ; b. in Boxford last of 1695 ; probably farmer ; m. 1st, Dec, 1719, Hannali, d. of William and Mary Goodline, of Ipswich. She died and he m. 2d, 1728, Mary, d. of Jonathan and Sarah
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Harriman, of Rowley. 8he was b. 11 Nov., 1698, and after Jbis death m., 1 Feb., 1732-3, Jeremiah Nelson, of Rowley. He d. 17 April, 1731.
Boxfoid I'eeords sliow children of Jacob* as follows : By first wife :
1 Marys, b. 25 Feb., 1733-3; m. Retire Bacon.
2 Lydia-', b. 14 Jan., 1734-5; d. in vita ^Mtris.
3 03rrus=, b. 3 Oct., 1736; d. in ntd patris.
By second wife :
4 JacoV, b. 3 April, 1780; d. 37 Sept., 1730.
His will was dated 29 Jan., 1731, proved 10 May, 1731. In case of death of his daughter Mary without issue gives lands to brothers Ambrose* and Abuer*, they to pay to their brothei-s Joseph* and Moses* and their sister Sarah Kimball, £20 each (21 : 130). Letters issued to widow Mary and father Joseph'. Inventory real estate, £600 ; personal, £218, 0, 6. A few months after his decease Mary, his widow, married Nelson,
21 May, 1717, received from his father Joseph' and wife Joanna, deed of settlement of 85 a. on Pie bi-ook in Boxford, 5 a. meadow in Rowley and 4 a. salt marsh in Newbury Neck, with condition that he pay other heirs, etc. (41 : 212).
18 May, 1723, gave receipt to Mary, widow of William Goodhue, styled in receipt "Mother Goodhue," for £19, 9, 8, " wh. is my part of y" moveable estate." Also gives a receipt as guardian pf Jonathan Goodhue. (Prob. Rec, 13 : 326, 362.)
1699-1767. Ambrose Hale* (Joseph', Thomas^, Thomas') of Box- ford and Harvard ; b. in Boxford 16 July, 1699. Probably a farmer. From deed named below appears to have had, 2 June, 1727, a wife named Joanna. Wife does not join in later deed of Feb., 1742. Was she then dead? Was named in will of his brother Jacob as a devisee of his real estate in
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ease of death of Jacob's d. Mary. Disappears from the records of Essex county after his deed of his homestead in Boxford to Joseph Simmons (Symoiids [?J) of Ipswich in Feb., 1742. Does not appear in Essex probate records.
An Ambrose Hale of Harvard was a soldier in Capt. John Church's comj^any in 1759. (Archives of St. Ho., Boston, 97 : 389.) Ambrose^ was then about 60 years old. He had sons Ambrose and Benjamin, and removed with them from Boxford to Harvard about 1742.
Benjamin Hale, the great grandfather of Hon. Eugene Hale of Maine, is said to have been bom in Boxford, to have removed to Harvard, and there married a Taylor ; to have had seven children, and to have d. in 1771 or 1772. He is also said <