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Capt. Thomas Hale, Jr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1659 - 1730  (71 years)


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  • Name Thomas Hale 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 11 Feb 1658/9  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Appointed Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    justice of the peace
    Appointed From 1713 to 1714  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    representative to the General Court
    Military Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    militia
    Property Bef 1726  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    had a farm on the "Neck", conveyed to him by his father,
    Removed to 1726  Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    From: Newbury
    Occupation farmer  [4]
    Property 1726  Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    bought a small piece of land where he built a house
    • This was "so as to be near the meeting-house".
    Will 6 Apr 1730  [5, 10] 


    • The last Will and Testament of Thomas Hale of Rowley in the County of Essex in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England [Esqr.?] which is [___ ____ ___] in Gods appointed Time, I resign my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it, and my Body to the dust, untill the day of ye Resurrection of the [Just?], with good Hopes at that day to receive it, according to ye gracious Promise of the God of Grace, and [___] in Christ Jesus, and for my Temporal Goods that God hath Given me I dispose of [as?] followeth.

      Item Having already given my oldest Son Thomas and his Assigns a deed of the Land he now dwells on, I give him also my Cane and my Ra[pier?] & twenty Pounds at the death of his Mother, and also one Third Part of my wearing Apparell in full of his Portion.

      Item Having already given to my Son Eze[ki?]el a deed of the Lands he lives on I also given him ten Pounds at his Mothers decease and one Third Part of my wearing Apparell in full of his Portion.

      Item Having given my son Nathan a deed of [__]ds as may appear & considerable other Ways, I give him more one Third Part of my Wearing Apparel and Twenty Pounds to be taken out of my Exec[utrix?] Estate at her decease in full of his Portion.

      Item I give to my two Sons Daniel & Joshua their Heirs and assigns all my [m?]owing [la?]nds and meadows in Newbury Neck in the County aforesd. and all my Wood lotts and common Rights in said Newbury and about three acres of land I bought of [Moses?] [C___?] in said Rowley and my [Cart?] & [__]d and Utensils of Husbandry without Doors & my two Gunns and Ammunition & my Pew in Newbury Meeting House and my River Lott lying by Merrimack River in said Newbury, and to my Son Joshua one Cow & Six Sheep they Performing the Condition hereafter mentioned that is to say my two Sons Danl. & Joshua shall pay to their Mother sixteen bushells of good Indian Corn & [ten?] Bushells of [Barley Malt?] and two Bushels of Rye and one Bushell of good [Wheat?] & ten Pounds of Sheeps Wool and ten Pounds of flax and two Pounds of Cotton Wool [&?] one Hundred Pounds of good Pork, and sixty Pound of good Beef and they shall keep her Two Cows in the Winter all the above Yearly Payments mentioned shall be paid Yearly by my said Two Sons Danl. And Joshua or their Heirs [equally?] of every Year to their said Mother during her natural Life, I also Order my Two Sons to pay to their three Sisters or their Heirs seven Pounds and Ten Shillings, That is to say, Two Pounds and ten Shillings to each of them and Two Pounds and ten Shillings to my Grandaughters that my daughter Hannah have left.

      Item I give to my son Moses his Heirs and Assigns the House and Lands in Rowley which I Formerly gave to my son Daniel by Deed but my said Son Daniel choosing to resign it up to me again that he might have half my lands and meadows at Newbury Neck which I had Thoughts of for my Son Moses but he also liking his Brothers [Piece?] better, I give him my said son Moses [__] the said Housing Barn and Lands that I had formerly given my son Danl. [following line and a half on the copy are mostly illegible] Of my Meadow; Also my Will is that my said Son Moses pay to my son Daniel The Sum of Forty Pound within two Years after my Decease, but if my Son Moses shall fail of paying my son Daniel or his Heirs the said Forty Pounds, Then my Will is that my Son Daniel his Heirs and assigns shall have Eight Acres of Land to be taken off at the westerly End of the Land which I have given him.

      Item Having given my daughter Edna one Hundred Pounds, I give her more five Pounds fifty Shillings to be paid by her Brothers Daniel & Joshua as abovesd and fifty Shillings by my Executrix.

      Item Having given my daughter Mary one Hundred Pounds I give her more five Pounds fifty Shillings to be paid by her Two Brothers Daniel & Joshua and fifty Shillings by my Executrix.

      Item Having given my daughter Sarah one Hundred Pounds I give her more five Pounds fifty Shillings to be paid by her Brothers Daniel and Joshua as abovesaid and fifty Shillings by my Executrix.

      Item Having given my daughter Hannah one Hundred Pounds I give her [daughters?] that she hath left five Pounds fifty Shillings to be paid by their Uncles Daniel and Joshua when they come of Age and fifty Shillings by my Executrix.

      Item I give to my Grand Child Mary Twenty Pounds if she live with me till she be Eighteen Years old.

      I see [___] to leave fifty Pounds in the [___] of the Church of Christ here in Rowley which they shall have after my Wifes decease to let out and my Will is that ye Principall should always remain good and that the Interest should be disposed of by them for the rel[ea?]f of the Poor Brethren of the Church.

      Lastly I make my dear and loving Wife Sarah my whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament to receive all my debts that is due to me and my House and Barn and Land [__ _____] in Rowley and to have one Quarter Part of my Orchard at Newbury during her natural Life, Also I give my beloved Wife all my Money and all my moveable Estate both Within Doors and without that I have not already disposed of and to pay all the Debts that I do owe and Leg[acies?] that I have not otherwise Ordered, and also to pay my funeral Charges, and my Will is that my Wife shall have that H[__] given her to dispose of as she shall [____], but if she leaves any Things not disposed of at her decease, that it should be equally divided among my Children, and this is my [last?] Will and Testament having my Perfect Memory and [Indent_?]ing as Witness my Hand and Seal This Sixth Day of April Annoque Domini seventeen Hundred and Thirty.

      Thomas Hale (seal)

      Signed sealed & de[clared?] in the Presence of

      Jedidiah Jewett
      Edward Payson Junr.
      David Payson

      [Proved 4 May 1730]
    Death 12 Apr 1730  Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 7] 
    Probate 4 May 1730  [5] 
    Person ID I9644  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2008 

    Father Thomas Hale,   b. 1633, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1688, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Mary Hutchinson   d. 8 Dec 1715, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 26 May 1657  Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18] 
    Family ID F3727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Northend,   b. 3 Dec 1661, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1732, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 16 May 1682  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 7, 19, 20, 21] 
    Children 
    +1. Ezekiel Hale,   b. 13 May 1689, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1740, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F3726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Feb 1658/9 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - justice of the peace - - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 May 1682 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - representative to the General Court - From 1713 to 1714 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - militia - - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - had a farm on the "Neck", conveyed to him by his father, - Bef 1726 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRemoved to - From: Newbury - 1726 - Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - bought a small piece of land where he built a house - 1726 - Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Apr 1730 - Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • He was a man of immense size, said by tradition to have weighed over 500 pounds, and his belt as worn measured 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.

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S133] Descendants of Thomas Hale, 43, 00156.

    2.  2.  [S940] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 2, 331, 00191.

    3.  3.  [S412] Vital Records of Rowley, MA, 468, 00603.

    4.  4.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 31:87, 00390.

    5.  5.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 31:88, 00390.

    6.  6.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 31:85, 00390.

    7.  7.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 80:96, 00390.

    8.  8.  [S209] Vital Records of Newbury, MA, Vol. 1, 212, 00598.

    9.  9.  [S531] Hutchinson Family, 7, 00289.

    10.  10.  [S850] Ruy Cardoso Transcribed Wills, 00846.
      Will of Thomas Hale of Rowley, Essex County, MA, file date 4 May 1730, transcribed from microfilm of Essex County probate copybooks at Massachusetts Archives, Volume 316, pages 261-262. Other probate documents exist but are not included here. Punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization are as I read them on paper copies from the microfilm. Brackets indicate any illegible portions or editorial comments. Spacing between paragraphs added to increase readability.

    11.  11.  [S133] Descendants of Thomas Hale, 21, 00156.

    12.  12.  [S144] Mass & Maine Families, Vol. 2, 322, 00368.

    13.  13.  [S3] Hugh Hutchins of Old England, 213, 00288.

    14.  14.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 22:248, 00390.

    15.  15.  [S590] Descendants of Thomas Farr, 179, 00155.

    16.  16.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 31:84, 00390.

    17.  17.  [S1140] Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, 863, 00990.

    18.  18.  [S1282] Fifty Great Migration Colonists To New England & Their Origins, 174, 01124.

    19.  19.  [S133] Descendants of Thomas Hale, 44, 00156.

    20.  20.  [S23] Genealogical History of the Clark and Worth Family, 68, 00219.

    21.  21.  [S210] Vital Records of Newbury, MA, Vol. 2, 353, 00599.