Edward Beal

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His name was sometimes listed on the original records as "Edwarde Beales."

Edward married Martha Stone on 8 Sep 1586 in Wramplingham, Norfolk, England. Martha was born about 1564 in England; died in 1617 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: 1638; He came over on board the Diligent out of London, with his wife, five sons, three daughters and two servants from Hingham, Norfolk, England and they settled in Hingham, Massachusetts.
• Land/House: 18 Sep 1638, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; John received a grant of six acres of land.
• Freeman: 1639, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
• Occupation: say 1639, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was a shoemaker.
• Offices Held: 1649, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; 1649 to 1659 - Representative to the Plymouth Colony General Court for Hingham
• Will: 27 Sep 1687, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

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John was called uncle by David, son of Peter Hobart.

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John married Frances Ripley on 11 Jun 1616 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Nazareth Hobart on 13 Jul 1630 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. Nazareth (daughter of Edmund Hobart and Margaret Dewey) was christened on 7 Jun 1601 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; died on 23 Sep 1658 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mary Gliman on 10 Mar 1659 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Mary died on 15 Jun 1681 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 16 Mar 1640, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; (1) William Falloway, the son of Gabriel Falloway.
• Married: 29 Jun 1649, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; (2) Samuel Dunham, the son of Deacon John and Abigail (Balliou) Dunham. He was born in 1624 in Leyden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was listed as able to bear arms. He became a freeman in 1648 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. [This marriage] He sued in 1653, John Andrews, for his wife, for compensation for services rendered before their marriage. He served between 1667 and 1674 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He served in 1668 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, as the Deputy. He served in 1673 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, as a Constable. He served in 1675 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, as the Surveyor of Highways. He served in 1689 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, as the Gaol Keeper (Jailer). After the death of Martha, on 15 January 1694 Samuel, married (2) Sarah ______, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died 20 January 1711/12 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Dunham (1650-____) 2. baby boy Dunham (1651-1652) 3. baby boy Dunham (1651-1652) 4. Samuel Dunham (1660-____)

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• Married: 30 Dec 1647, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; James Whiton. He was in Hingham as early as 1647. [This marriage] He was Received land in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1657. ames was a farmer and at the time of the building of the meeting house in 1681, he was one of the larger tax-payers. On 20 April 1676, his house was burnt by Indians. He died 26 April 1710 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. James Whiton (1649-1650) 2. James Whiton (1651-____) 3. Matthew Whiton (1653-____) 4. John Whiton (1655-____) 5. David Whiton (1658-1658) 6. Jonathan Whiton (1658-1658) 7. Enoch Whiton (1660-____) 8. Thomas Whiton (1662-____) 9. Mary Whiton (1664-____)

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• Married: 22 Mar 1649, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; (1) Thomas Marsh, the son of George and Elizabeth (Key) Marsh. He was born in 1622 in England. On 2 July 1647 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Thomas Marsh was mentioned in the will of George Marsh. He was a farmer. [This marriage] He left a will on 31 August 1658 in Hingham, Massachusetts. He died 2 September 1658 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Thomas' estate was inventoried on 26 April 1659 in Hingham, Massachusetts, valued at £320 6/. Issue: 1. Sarah Marsh (1649-____) 2. Thomas Marsh (1651-____) 3. John Marsh (1654-1654) 4. Ephraim Marsh (1655-____) 5. Mary Marsh (1658-____)
• Married: 5 Sep 1662; (2) Edmund Sheffield, the son of Edmund and Thamazine Sheffield. He was christened on 16 August 1612 in All Saints Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England. Edmund was in Roxbury in 1641, and then removed to Hingham. On 17 April 1644 Edmund, at age 31, married (1) Mary Woody. [This marriage] He died 13 October 1705 in Braintree, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Sheffield (1663-____) 2. Nathaniel Sheffield (1667-____) 3. Deborah Sheffield (1667-____)

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• Married: 6 Jan 1659, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; (1) Elizabeth ______. [This marriage] She died 1 February 1659/60 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Beal (1659-____)
• Married: 14 Nov 1660, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; (2) Mary Gill, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Otis) Gill. She was christened in January 1643/44 in Hingham, Massachusetts. [This marriage - Mary was 16] She died on Friday 17 June 1701 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Beal (1661-1661) 2. Mary Beal (1662-____) 3. John Beal (1665-1666) 4. John Beal (1667-1668) 5. John Beal (1669-____) 6. Thomas Beal (1672-____) 7. Hannah Beal (1676-____)
• Residence: say 1689, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; John was a carpenter and lived on the homestead inherited from his father.

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• Married: say 1645; Martha ______. [This marriage] She died 10 May 1692 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Martha Beal (1646-____) 2. Nathaniel Beal (1648-____) 3. John Beal (1650-1655) 4. Mary Beal (1651-____) 5. Christian Beal (1654-____) 6. Hannah Beal (1656-____) 7. John Beal (1659-1660) 8. Sarah Beal (1662-____) 9. Susanna Beal (1665-____) 10. Sarah Beal (1667-____)
• Land/House: 1647, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
• Occupation: say 1659; Nathaniel was a cordwainer.
• Occupation: 1669, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was chosen by the selectman "to keep an ordinary, and to sell sack and strong water in the town of Hingham by retail, and also to be considered to the County Court for their approbation thereto."
• Offices Held: 1676, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; 1667 - Selectman. He served again in 1673, 1678, and 1680. 1676 - Constable 1677 - Representative to the Plymouth Colony General Court for Hingham. He served again in 1683, 1691, and 1693.
• Will: 29 Dec 1708, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

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• Offices Held: 167`1, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; 1671 - Selectman. Again in 1673 and 1684. 1672 - Constable 1691 - Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Hingham. Again in 1692 and 1701.
• Freeman: 1657
• Occupation: 1672; He was a blacksmith.

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Jeremiah married Sarah Ripley on 18 Oct 1652 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of William Ripley and unknown wife) was born in 1631 in England; died on 29 Jun 1715 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Abt 1660; (1) Elizabeth ______. She died 12 January 1688/89 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. baby girl Beal (1661-____) 2. Elizabeth Beal (1663-1663) 3. baby boy Beal (1665-1665) 4. baby boy Beal (1668-1668) 5. Abigail Beal (1671-____)
• History: say 1665, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Joshua for many years received compensation from Hingham "for maintaining the drum."
• Offices Held: 1669, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; 1669 - Selectman. Again in 1671, 1677, 1679, 1686, 1691, 1694, and 1699 1700 - Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Hingham
• Married: 10 Oct 1689, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; (2) Mary Farrow, the daughter of John and Frances Farrow. She was born before 1635 in England. On 25 October 1649 Mary, married(1) Samuel Stowell. [This marriage] She died 24 October 1708 in Hingham, Massachusetts.
• Will: 25 Jan 1715/16; In it he left a legacy to Ruth Gannett "that was formerly my servant."

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• Married: 30 Dec 1664, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Huet, the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Chapman) Huet. She was christened on 3 March 1644/45 in Hingham, Massachusetts. [This marriage - She was age 19] They were married by the Rev. Peter Hobart. She died 31 December 1721 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. baby girl Huet (1666-1666) 2. Caleb Huet (1670-____) 3. Joseph Huet (1672-____) 4. Solomon Huet (1673-1673) 5. Elizabeth Huet (1674-____) 6. Josiah Huet (1676-1676) 7. Josiah Huet (1677-____) 8. Joshua Huet (1678-1679) 9. Joshua Huet (1680-____) 10. Ruth Huet (1683-____) 11. Benjamin Huet (1687-1688)
• Freeman: 1672, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1675; 1675 - Constable 1678 - Selectman

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• Married: 15 Jan 1679, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Mary Bisbee, the daughter of Elisha and Joanna Bisbee. She was born in 1649 in Scituate, Massachusetts. {This marriage - She was 36] They were married by the Rev. Peter Hobart, who listed Mary's surname as Beal in his diary. She died 13 January 1717/18 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jacob Beal (1680-____) 2. Elisha Beal (1683-1688) 3. David Beal (1685-____) 4. James Beal (1686-____) 5. Elisha Beal (1690-____)
• Offices Held: 1687, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; 1687 - Selectman. Again in 1693, 1697, and 1700.
• Will: 6 Jan 1717/18, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

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• Occupation: say 1685, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was a blacksmith and the sexton of the parish.
• Offices Held: 1690, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; 1690 - Selectman. Again in 1692 and 1696.

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Birth: His birth date was recorded as 13 (3) 1655.

Jeremiah married Hannah Lane on 22 May 1677 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Andrew Lane and Triphany) was christened on 30 Sep 1658 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Sep 1719 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: John was a carpenter and lived on East Street at Rocky Nook.
• Will: 7 May 1734, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He made his will 7 May 1734 in Hingham, Massachusetts.
• Probate/Proved: 27 Jan 1735/36; His will was proved on 37 January 1735/36.
• Last Full Review: 27 Jul 2020

John married Hannah in 1687. Hannah was born in 1669; died on 27 Apr 1762 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 21 Jan 1680, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; John Lane, the son of Andrew and Triphany Lane. He was christened on 30 January 1647/48 in Hingham, Massachusetts. [This marriage - he was 31] He lived on the paternal homestead in Hingham. John was a carpenter. After Sarah's death, on 16 April 1701 John, at age 53, married second, Bethia Lincoln, at age 30 in Hingham, Massachusetts. His will was dated 18 May 1728. He died 23 November 1712 or 12 March 1730 in Hingham, Massachusetts. His will was proved 15 March 1729/30. Issue: 1. Sarah Lane (1683-____) 2. Hananh Lane (1685-____) 3. Rachel Lane (1688-1716) 4. Susanna Lane (1690-1692) 5. baby Lane (1693-1693) 6. Bethia Lane (1702-1724) 7. Lydia Lane (1704-____) 8. Mary Lane (1705-1708)

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• Married: 18 Feb 1690, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; Susanna Lewis, the daughter of James and Sarah (Lane) Lewis. [This marriage She was 28] After Lazarus' death, on 11 March 1728/29 Susanna, married second, Benjamin Eaton. Issue: 1. Lazarus Beal (1691-____) 2. Susanna Beal (1692-____) 3. Mercy Beal (1694-____) 4. Sarah Beal (1696-____) 5. Rachel Beal (1697-1700) 6. Leah Beal (1699-____) 7. Ebenezer Beal (1701-____) 8. Rachel Beal 9. Kezia Beal (1704-1705) 10. Obadiah Beal (1706-1716) 11. Jonathan Beal (1708-____) 12. Mercy Beal (1709-____) 13. Hannah Beal (1715-____)
• Offices Held: 1701, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; 1701 - Selectman. Again in 1712 1719 - Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Hingham

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• Married: 23 Dec 1702, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; John Orcutt. He was born about 1657 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Mary was John's second wife. [This marriage] John was a constable in 1712. After Mary's death, John remarried (3) 23 November 1719, Mrs. Abigail (Farrow) (Tower) Horsewell, widow of Francis Horsewell. He was one of the original members of the second church, formed in 1721. After her death he remarried (4) and unknown woman and (5) the widow Esther Sharp. He died in September 1753 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ebenezer Orcutt (1704-____)

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• Married: 29 Dec 1708, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Ephraim Lane, the son of Andrew and Triphany Lane. He was christened in February 1649/50 in Hingham, Massachusetts. He was a member of Capt. Johnson's company during King Philip's War. He was a constable in 1696. On 20 February 1700/1 Ephraim, married first, Susanna Huet, at age 28, daughter of Ephraim and Elizabeth (Foster) Huet, in Hingham, Massachusetts. After Susanna's death, [This marriage] He died 1 December 1715 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ephraim Lane (1703-____) 2. Jeremiah Lane (1710-1715)