Pane-Joyce Genealogy

1161. John Beal. Born ca 1588 in England. John died in Hingham, MA on 1 Apr 1688.45 Occupation: Shoemaker.

For more information on the Beal family, see Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge’s book, John Beal the centenarian and descendants: John Beal, 1588-1688, lived fifty years in England and fifty years in America, fourteen generations, 1588–1956: also other Beal families from England. 1956, Victor, NY.87

John first married Frances Ripley; second Nazareth (Hobart) Turner, widow of Robert Turner; and third was Mary (Gilman) Jacob, widow of Nicholas Jacob.

John arrived in Boston, 10 Aug 1638, in the ship Diligent from Hingham, England. He settled in Hingham, MA, and had six acres of land granted him on South St. in 1638.88

From Lincoln’s History of Hingham:45
John came from the parish of Hingham, County of Norfolk, England, to Hingham in the Massachusetts Bay, in 1638; and on the 18th of Sept of that year received a grant of land containing six acres on what is now South St., at or near the corner of Hersey St. Daniel Cushing, the fourth town clerk of our Hing., made the following record concerning the arrival of John Beal, Senr., and his family, viz.: ‘1638. John Beal, shoemaker, with his wife and five sons and three daughters and two servants, came from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham.’ He was admitted a freeman in 1639, and in 1649 and 1659 was chosen to represent the town at the General Court of the Colony. His first wife, Nazareth Hobart, who was the mother of [some of] his children, was a dau. of Edmund and Margaret (Dewey) Hobart. She was b. at England about 1600, and d. at Hing. 23 Sept. 1658. For his second [actually third] wife he m. March 10, 1659, Mrs. Mary Jacob, the wid. of Nicholas Jacob. She d. at Hing. 15 June, 1681. John d. 1 Apr 1688. In noticing the death of the latter, David Hobart (s. of Rev. Peter), made the following record: ‘April 1, 1688, my Uncle John Beal died suddenly.’ Judge Sewall also wrote under the same date: ‘Father Beal of Hingham dies, æt. 100 yrs.’ In his will of 27 Sept. 1687, names children and grandchildren, leaving legacies to each.

On 11 Jun 1616 John first married Frances Ripley (1962) , daughter of William Ripley (790) (ca 1547-) & Cicely Revell (ca 1554-), in Windham, Norfolk.87 Born ca 1580 in Stokesley, Yorkshire. Frances was baptized on 10 Feb 1580. Frances died in Mar 1630. Buried on 16 Mar 1630 in Wymondham, Norfolk.

Their children include:

2536i.

Nathaniel Beal (ca 1620-20 Dec 1708)

2537ii.

Martha Beal (20 Jan 1619/20-26 Apr 1690)

2538iii.

Mary Beal (ca 1623-12 Dec 1696)

2539iv.

Sarah Beal (ca 1625-9 Nov 1710)

2540v.

John Beal (ca 1627-12 Sep 1694)

On 13 Jul 1630 John second married Nazareth Hobart (2297) , daughter of Edmund Hobart (982) (ca 1572-8 Mar 1646[/7]) & Margaret Dewey (1574-bef Oct 1634), in Hingham, Norfolk.16 Born ca 1601 in Hingham, Norfolk. Nazareth was baptized in Hingham, Norfolk, on 7 Jun 1601.16 Nazareth died in Hingham, MA on 23 Sep 1658.45

Nazereth first married Robert Turner, second John Beal.

Lincoln45 wrote that Nazareth came to New England in 1638 with her husband and eight children. Some of those children, however, were children of his first wife.

Their children include:

2541i.

Lieut. Jeremiah Beal (ca 1631-10 Aug 1716)

2542ii.

Joshua Beal (1633-ca 1717)

2543iii.

Caleb Beal (ca 1636-18 Jun 1716)

2544iv.

Rebecca Beal (Died unmarried) (ca 1641-13 Dec 1686)

2545v.

Jacob Beal (ca 1642-7 Jan 1717/8)

10 Mar 1658/9 John third married Mary Gilman (3698) , daughter of Edward Gilman (1472) (22 Jun 1555-Mar 1631) & Mary Hawes (1561-9 Mar 1618), in Hingham, MA.16 Born ca 1605 in Hingham, Norfolk. Mary died in Hingham, MA on 15 Jun 1681.45

See NEHGR 2:253.

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