John Hale Jr. (1661 - 1726)

Born 2 Sep 1661 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Jaques) Emery — married 10 Oct 1683 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1726 at age 64 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

John was born on September 2nd, 1661 to John Hale and Rebecca Lowle (Lowell). He was a carpenter. ^[1][2]

On October 10th, 1683 he married Sarah Jacques (Jaques). ^[3] The had the following children: ^[2]

1. Rebecca
2. John, born 24 Jun 1686, married Patience Dole
3. Richard
4. Henry, born 28 Aug 1689, died 2 Feb 1689/90
5. Richard
6. Stephen, born 12 Apr 1693, married Sarah Swett
7. Sarah
8. Samuel, born 21 Mar 1697, died 1722, unmarried
9. Benjamin
10. Anne, twin, born 3 Jan 1700/1, died 6 Jan 1701
11. Mary, twin, born 3 Jan 1700/1, died 6 Jan 1701
12. Margaret, born 8 Jan 1701/2
13. Anne, born 24 Oct 1703
14. Mary
15. Ruth, born 17 Nov 1706, married either John Pearson or Edmund Titcomb
16. Anne, born 18 Jan 1709/10, married Daniel Knight 11 Dec 1733 [?]

John passed away on March 4th, 1726 in Newbury, Massachusetts. ^[4] An inventory of his estate was conducted on March 23rd, 1725/6 by Richard Kelly, Joseph Lunt and Joseph Ilsley. ^[2]

Research Notes

John Hale was born, married and died all within Newbury, Massachusetts. He is mentioned in their Vital Records. There is no marriage for a John Hale and a Hannah Seether within their records. Even if they married in another town there would have been an entry in the Newbury records since that is where John made his home.

There are no family members with the Last Name of Seether (or any spelling variation) in the town of Newbury. John and Hannah's daughter, Hannah Williams was supposedly born in Essex, New Jersey about 1699. During this time, John was still married to Sarah so if this is true, Hannah would have been illegitimate. If that's the case, then John would be the father but not a husband to Hannah Seether. Both spouse and child have been removed.

More research to prove this relationship is needed before reattaching them.

Sources

1. ↑ The Essex Institute, "Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the end of the year 1850, Volume I, Births," The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts: 1911. Page 207.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Hale, Robert Saffod, "Genealogy of Descendants of Thomas Hale of Watton, England and of Newbury, Massachusetts," Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers, Albany, N.Y.:1889. Page 27, 67-70.
3. ↑ The Essex Institute, "Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the end of the year 1850, Volume II, Marriages and Deaths," The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts: 1911. Page 215.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 April 2020), memorial page for John Hale, Jr (2 Sep 1661–4 Mar 1726), Find a Grave Memorial no. 121837989, citing Burying Ground of the First Settlers, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Edward Hale (contributor 48068284) .

See also:

• Source: S165 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
• Source: S00181 Title: Lowell, Delmar Rial, The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells in America 1639 to 1899 cd. Rutland, VT: Delmar Rial Lowell, 1899.