James Hale (1737 - 1802)

Born 1737 in England

Husband of Catherine (Baird) Hale — married [date unknown] in Maryland

Descendants

Died Sep 1802 at about age 65 in Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States

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Note: James Hale is my 6x Great Grandfather. That being said, if you have an interest in managing his profile page on wikitree or if you have any information that would enrich his biography (feel free to add that information yourself if you wish), please let me know. Thank you. ~ Luci Goodman

Biography

Birth

James Hale was born in 1737 (possibly May 2, 1737 - see notes about Thomas Hales below) in England (possibly Liverpool).^[1]

Immigration and Settlement in the Colonies

James sailed to the colonies for religious freedom, which was denied to him at that time in England. He was a member of the Society of Friends and a follower of the late George Fox. Once he arrived, he settled on what is believed to be part of William Penn's land.

Marriage

James married Catherine Baird in 1765, in what is now Maryland. Throughout their marriage, the couple would have eight children: Rebecca, Joseph, Lydia, John, Hannah, James, Thomas, and Silas, most of whom married and had their own children.^[2]

Following the Quaker Friends

In 1767, the Mason-Dixon line was settled and he found his land being in the Baltimore track (now Baltimore County) in Maryland. Wishing to be in the same geographic area as his Quaker friends, he moved his family across the line and settled at the foot of Tussey mountain by the Juniata river (now in Blair county, Pennsylvania).^[3]

When the settlement became more crowded, James moved his family to Clarks Run, (now part of Maysville), Kentucky.^[4]

Death

James passed away in September 1801 ow 1802 at his home in Clarks Run. After his death, Catherine moved to Sugar Creek, Ohio with her son, John.^[5][6]

Brick Wall Observations

Possible Fathers

Thomas Hales

On May 2, 1737 in Liverpool, England, a boy named James Hales was born to a man named Thomas Hales.^{[7] [8]} I could find no birth record for any other James Hale/Hales born in 1737 in England. I would have assumed that Thomas was James' father, but noticed that almost every other family tree for James stated that his father's name was Robert (see below).

One minor issue I have with the record (as it would pertain to this James Hale) is that it is a christening record. James was a Quaker and it is possible that his father was also. I admit I don't know what their customs were at that time, but Quakers don't christen babies in modernity.

Robert Hales

I have seen "Robert Hales" show up on several family trees, yet I've never found any sources/references for him. I'm not saying they don't exist - I just haven't seen them. If/when I see them, I'll add him as James' father.

Future Research

• Descendancy research
• [Information about one of his descendants - includes information about him]

Sources

Missing/Non-Existent/Still-Searching-For Sources

• Birth Record (may have found... see above)
• Marriage Record^[9]
• Immigration Record
• Death Record
• Quaker Records
• 1790 US Federal Census
• 1800 US Federal Census

Known Sources

1. ↑ [Broadstone, Michael A 1918 History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and ..., Volume 2, Part 2] "The progenitor of the Greene county branch of the family was James Hale, who was born in England in the year 1737..."
2. ↑ [Broadstone, Michael A 1918 History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and ..., Volume 2, Part 2] James and Catherine (Baird) Hale were the parents of eight children, Rebecca, Joseph, Lydia, John, Hannah, James, Thomas and Silas. As most of these children married and reared families of their own, it is readily realized that the Hale connection in this generation is a numerous One."
3. ↑ [Broadstone, Michael A 1918 History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and ..., Volume 2, Part 2] James Hale was a follower of George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends, and upon his arrival on this side he established his home in what he thought was a part of the Penn grant, but when the disputed boundary between Pennsylvania and.Maryland was settled by the establishment of the Mason and Dixon line in 1767, he found that he was in the Baltimore tract in what is now Baltimore county. Maryland. In order therefore to be in actual geographic connection with his Quaker friends he moved over the line and took up his abode at the foot of Tushey mountain on the Juniata river, in what is now Blair county, Pennsylvania..."
4. ↑ [Broadstone, Michael A 1918 History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and ..., Volume 2, Part 2] As that settlement began to fill up, with true pioneer instinct he moved with his family down into Kentucky and settled in Mason county, where he spent his last days,"
5. ↑ [Broadstone, Michael A 1918 History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and ..., Volume 2, Part 2] ...his death occurring there in 1801 at his home on Clarks run, in the Bryant Station neighborhood, nine miles from Maysville. In the following year, 1802, his widow came up into this part of Ohio with her son John, who had previously bought a tract of land here, and here she spent her last days. "
6. ↑ [Portrait and Biographical Album of Greene and Clark Counties, Ohio]"...The great-grandfather of our subject was James Hale, who was born in England, A. D., 1737. He was a follower of George Fox, and when he came to America, tradition says, that be supposed that he was living on William Penn’s land, but when the Mason and Dixon line was established in 1763 to l767, he found that he was on that belonging to Lord Baltimore, in what is now Baltimore County, Md. He therefore crossed the line, taking up his abode near Tushey’s Mountain, on the Juniata River, in what is now Illair County, Pa. How long be lived in that State is not known, but he removed from it to Mason County, Ky., where he died in 180l or 1802. His Kentucky home was on Clark’s Run, near Bryant Station, nine miles flom Maysville. His wife was Catherine Baird, who was born in 1741, and was of Welsh descent. Of this marriage there were born eight children— Rebecca, Joseph, Lydia, John, Hannah, James, Thomas and Silas. In 1802 the widow with her children came to Ohio, and settled in Sugar Creek Township, this county..."
7. ↑ [England Births and Christenings] James Hales, Male, Christening Date: 01 Jun 1737, Christening Place: SAINT GEORGE CASTLE STREET,LIVERPOOL,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND, Birth Date: 02 May 1737, Father's Name: Thomas Hales
8. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTJ8-SXN : 18 September 2020), James Hales, 1737.
9. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Name: James Hale, Gender: Male, Birth Place: EN, Birth Year: 1737, Spouse Name: Catherine Baird, Spouse Birth Year: 1741, Marriage State: of MD, Number Pages: 1