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Henry Neale (1617 - 1688)

Henry Neale
Born in Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1641 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap [uncertain]
Husband of — married 14 Feb 1654 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
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Died at about age 71 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Henry Neale migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 237)
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Disputed

Wife: This profile has been linked and unlinked as a husband to Elizabeth Cromwell. She was married and bearing the twelve children of Richard Ingoldsby from about 1613 and died 1666 in England.[1] There is no evidence of any relationship to Henry Neale of Braintree.

Father: A previous version of this profile was connected as a son to Henry Neale and grandson of Raphael Neale. Both relationships are false. No connection has been found between the Neale family of Maryland and Henry Neale of Braintree.[2][3]

Birth: A birth date and location of March 29, 1617 in "Castle, Fennington, Leicester" was previously reported.[4] They have been removed until scholarly evidence can be located.

Biography

Henry Neale was born about 1617, probably in England. His age is estimated from the inscription on his headstone.[5]

As early as January 25, 1631/2 Henry Neale and others of Braintree, Essex, England promised Thomas Barrington to go on the next ship "bound for ye Isle of Providence." as indentured servants.[6]

Braintree

  • 1638/9 Mar 5: Henry and others appeared before the Quarterly Court held in Boston. They were admonished "not to adventure too many into any boate."[7]
  • 1640 Feb 10: Received a grant of land at Braintree, twelve acres for "three heads"[8]
  • 1642 Apr 22: Henry appeared in Court at Boston; his servant Henry Hobson "was freed from him...& Henry Neale was enjoyned to pay all the witnesses & deliver up all bonds, & soe all things were ended between them."[9] There appears to have been some issue of Henry's fitness as a master as described in an Arbitration Agreement.[10]
  • 1648/9 Feb 25: Henry's house was mentioned in a dispute regarding the layout of the "Old Plymouth Road."[11]
  • 1664 Jun 24: named in Thomas Thayer's will regarding an agreement to permitting his "son Fardinando to take wood thereof for their owne burneing during their naturall lives."[12]
  • 1665 Aug 10: listed in an "Indian Deed" executed by Wompatuck, aka Josiah Sagamore[13]
  • The Town record notes that he was a sargeant in the train band.[14]

Providence

About 1657 Henry left Braintree for Providence in the Rhode Island Colony.[15] He returned after selling his house on November 23, 1660. "Henry Neale of Braintry,... Carpenter" sold to Roger Mowry his house and land in Providence, signed with his mark.[16]

Family

Henry was married first to Martha (birth surname unknown) who was the mother of the first six children. She died subsequent to giving birth to Sarah and was buried on July 23, 1653 at Braintree.[17]

He married second on February 14, 1654/5 Hannah Pray,[18] daughter of Quinton Pray[15]

Several publications and his headstone credit Henry as being the father of twenty-one children.[19]

  1. Child b 1641; d 1641 [citation needed]
  2. Martha b 16 Jan 1642/3;[20] d January 1679[21]
  3. Samuel b 31 Jul 1647[22]
  4. Henry b 19 Feb 1649[22]
  5. Hannah b 2 Apr 1651;[23] buried Nov 20, 1657[17]
  6. Sarra b 23 Jul 1653;[23] buried 16 May 1653[17]
  7. Abigail b 14 Feb 1656[24]
  8. Hannah b 1658;[citation needed] m Nehemiah Hayden
  9. Joseph b Aug 8, 1660[25]
  10. Sarah b 20 Dec 1661;[citation needed] m Mansfield
  11. Mary b Jan 1, 1664;[26] m John Thayer
  12. Rachel b 1 Feb 1665;[27] d 15 Dec 1675[28]
  13. Deborah b 1 Sep 1667;[29] m John Payne
  14. Benjamin b 7 Mar 1668/9[30]
  15. Ruth b 25 Dec 1670;[31] m Ebenezer Thayer
  16. Lydia b Oct 10 1672;[32] m Joseph Jones[33]
  17. Rebecca b 1673;[34] m William Nightingale
  18. Elizabeth b Jun 26, 1675;[35] m John Bass
  19. Rachel b 1677;[citation needed] m Ralph Pope
  20. Joanna b May 28, 1680;[36] m (1) Shadrach Wilbur (2) Benjamin Leach

Death and Estate

Henry Neale wrote a will on August 11, 1688. amended it on September 12, and it was proved February 27, 1690/1. It first mentions his wife, then son Samuel "he being obstinate and refusing to hearken to my counsel & hath been chargeable and troublesome to me." He gave land to Benjamin, Joseph, and Henry as well as to daughters Abigail Scott, Hannah "Heiden", Sarah Mansfield, Mary "Thayre", and Ruth "Thair." Daughters Deborah, Rachel, Lydia, Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Joanna were each given 50£.[15]

Henry died in October 16, 1688 and was buried at Hancock Cemetery, now in Quincy, Massachusetts. His Find A Grave: Memorial #11534977The memorial at Find-a-Grave has a brief biography and links to those of his wives and many of his children.

Sources

  1. ↑ Ingalsbe, Frederick W. Ingoldsby Genealogy. Grand Rapids, MI: Self-Published, 1904. Page 3.
  2. ↑ "Neale Family of Charles County." Maryland Genealogies in Two Volumes, Vol II. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing, 1980. By Subscription $.Ancestry Record 48199 #238523
  3. ↑ PDF Link.
  4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #11534977
  5. ↑ Pattee, William S. A History of Old Braintree and Quincy. Quincy, MA: Green & Prescott, 1878. Page 117.
  6. ↑ Wilbour, Benjamin Franklin. "The English Ancestry of Samuel Wilbore, of Boston, and William Wilbore, or Portsmouth, R.I." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 112. Boston, MA: Apr 1958. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription $. Page 112.
  7. ↑ Shurtleff, Nathaniel B. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Vol. 1 1628-1641. Massachusetts State Legislature, 1853. Page 239.
  8. ↑ Pattee, 1878. Page 29.
  9. ↑ Noble, John. Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay 1630-1692, Vol. II. Boston, MA: Suffolk County, 1904. Page 122.
  10. ↑ Winthrop Papers, Vol. 4. Boston, MA: The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1944. Page 299.
  11. ↑ Pattee, 1878. Page 67.
  12. ↑ Trask, William B. " Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 13. Boston, MA: Oct 1859.  (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription $. Page 337.
  13. ↑ Pattee, 1878. Page 45.
  14. ↑ Bates, Samuel A. Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1673. Braintree, MA: Town of Braintree, 1886. [1]
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain. Genealogies of the families of Braintree, Mass., 1640-1850. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. By Subscription $. Page 1115.
  16. ↑ The Early Records of the Town of Providence, Vol 1. Providence, RI: Providence Record Commissioners, 1892. Page 57.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Braintree, 1866. Page 731.
  18. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 716.
  19. ↑ Adams, Charles Francis. History of Braintree, Massachusetts (1639-1708). Cambridge, MA: Self-Published, 1891. Page 27.
  20. ↑ "Records of Boston." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 3. Boston, MA: Jul 1849. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription $. Page 247.
  21. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 657.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Braintree, 1886. Page 628.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Braintree, 1886. Page 629.
  24. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 641.
  25. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 642.
  26. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 644.
  27. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 645.
  28. ↑ Braintree, 1866. Page 640.
  29. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 646.
  30. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 647.
  31. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 648.
  32. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 650.
  33. ↑ Barlow, Claude W. "Descendants of Thomas Jones of Hingham, Hull, and Manchester, Mass." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 113. Boston, MA: Jan 1659.  (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription $. Page 48.
  34. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 650.
  35. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 651.
  36. ↑ Braintree, 1886. Page 655.




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Jill (Neibaur) Olson
Leader: PGM needs to be added as a profile manager. Henry Neale's profile is complete; I've added the PGM Project Box;
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Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
PGM added as manager.
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Jill (Neibaur) Olson
Father Henry Neale was disconnected - see disputed origins section of the bio
posted by Jill (Neibaur) Olson
Jill (Neibaur) Olson
I removed Elizabeth Cromwell as wife due to lack of evidence
posted by Jill (Neibaur) Olson
Downey-1809 Teresa Downey
Neale-1687 and Neale-5 appear to represent the same person because: same find a grave on both profiles
posted by Teresa Downey
Pierpont-94 Rick Pierpont
Neale-1690 and Neale-5 appear to represent the same person because: These may both represent the same person because they are both associated with Braintree, Mass., they both married Martha ____, and the both have children: Hannah and Sarah, which also can be merged.
posted by Rick Pierpont
Sheila Stahl
I have looked and looked and cannot find a location called Castle, Fennington, Leicester. Could you help with a reference?
posted by Sheila Stahl

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