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He live fifty years in England and fifty years in America.

History of the Town of Old Hingham, Vol. II, 1853 (reprinted in 1982): John Beal the progenitor of the large family bearing his name, and dwelling in Hingham, Cohasset, Weymouth and Abington, came from the parish of Hingham in Foreshoe Hundred, in the county of Norfolk, England, which is situated about fourteen miles west-southwest of Norwich, the shire town, and about ninety-eight north-east of London., He came in a vessel called the "Diligente," of which John Martin was master, arriving at Boston on the tenth of August, 1638. Daniel Cushing, one of the early town clerks of Hingham, who also came to New England in the above named vessel, in a manuscript list of the early settlers of Hingham, which has fortunately been preserved, says of him: "John Bealle, shoe-maker, with his wife and 5 sons and 3 daughters and 2 servants, came from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham." Perhaps the inducement that led Mr. Beal to select Hingham as a place of abode was, that his wife, Nazareth, was daughter of Edmund Hobart, and consequently sister of Rev. Peter Hobart, the first minister of that town, who had chosen that place for his labors a few years previous. The five sons and three daughters of Mr. Beal who were brought over from England were, Martha, Mary, Sarah, John, Nathaniel, Jeremiah, Joshua and Caleb. Two other children, Rebecca and Jacob, were born in America. Not long after his settlement at Hingham he became a landowner, as may be inferred from the following entry taken from the town's book of grants of land: "Given unto John Beal for a house lot, 6 acres of land butting upon the town street northward, and upon the common southward, bounded with the land of Jonas Austin eastward, and with the land of Thomas Hobart westward." The site of this home lot can easily be pointed out on the south side of the present South Street (which was the ancient Town Street), and west of Hersey Street, which was laid out through Mr. Austin's original lot. On the 13th of March succeeding his arrival, Mr. Beal was admitted to the freedom of the Massachusetts Colony, by taking the customary freeman's oath, which he did at the same time with several of his fellow townsmen; and in 1649, in company with Nicolas Jacob, he represented the town of Hingham in the General Court of the Colony. Mr. Beal lived to a good old age; for under date of April 1st, 1688, Judge Sewall noted in his diary: "Father Beal of Hingham dies at 100," and David Hobart wrote under the same date: "My Uncle John Beal died suddenly."

FTM CD113, Savage's Geneal.Dict. of Early Settlers in New England, pg 406: John, Hingham, a shoemaker from old Hingham Co., Norfolk, came with wife, five sons, three daughters and two servants in the Diligent, 1638, from London. Admitted Freeman 13 Mar. 1639, had Jacob, bapt. 2 Oct 1642, and no other children perhaps here, except Rebecca who d. unmarried aft Oct . 1657. He was a representative 1649. and his wife Nazareth d. 23 Sept. 1658, but he took second wife 10 Mar. 1659, Mary, widow of Nicholas Jacob, d. 1688 (as Sewall in his diary, sub. 1 Apr. mentions), in his 100th year, though perhaps the report may not have been exact.

FTM CD113, Abridge Compendium, by Frederick Virkus, pg 967: BEAL (Beale, Beall, Beals), John (1588-1688), from Eng. in the "Diligente," to Hingham, Mass., 1638; freeman, 1639; dep. Gen. Ct., 1649-59; m Nazareth Hobart (d 1658); m 2d, 1659, Mary, widow of Nicholas Jacob.

FTM CD113, Beal Genealogy by Mary Naomi Clark, 1987 and John D. Beal, Jr., 1983: Family History: 217 Genealogy Books

RECORDS OF ONE LINE OF THE BEAL FAMILY IN ENGLAND As Written and Permission Given for Inclusion in This Genealogy By JOHN D. BEAL; JR. Beal Family Genealogist 3013 Dupree Circle Huntsville, Alabama 35801 (1983)

The History of Hingham, Massachusetts, published in 1893 by the Town has on pages 53 through 77 of Volume II, the Genealogy of the BEAL Family, as known in the year of publication. Since 1893 much information has been found and it has been possible to correct the Genealogy of JOHN BEAL, the immigrant, and to extend his line in England to 1568. A Mormon seeking his ancestry in Norfolk County, England, for inclusion in his Church records, found the baptismal date for JOHN BEAL in a small parish adjacent to Wymondham. The parish register included two marriages and the first name of the third wife and the baptismal date of his father's 19 children. These records were included in the 1976 LDS Computer File Index where I found them. Clarence Almon Torrey listed extracts from the parish records of Wymondham in the American Genealogist (volume number not known). He showed the marriage of JOHN BEALES to Frances Ripley in Wymondham on 11 June 1616. His article was titled 'JOHN BEAL'S First Wife'. Mr. Torrey also listed the marriage.of JOHN BEAL to NAZARETH TURNER in Hingham on 13 July 1630. NAZARETH (HOBART) TURNER was the widow of Robert Turner who was buried 7 April 1627 after a marriage of a few months. (Deaths were not recorded in parish registers but burials were as the latter was the responsibility of a clergyman). It should be noted at this time that the BEAL Family name has been recorded in many variations in spelling. JOHN was baptized as BEALES in Wramplingham, married as BEALE in Wymondham and as BEAL in Hingham. His descendants in the States have been recorded as Beal, Beale, Beales, Beals, Beel, Bell, Beall, Bealls, etc. JOHN BEAL (l), the ancestor and progenitor of all those of the name of BEAL dwelling in Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, Weymouth, Abington and other towns in the vicinity, was born in 1588, and came from the Parish of Hingham in Forehoe Hundred in the County of Norfolk, England, which is situated about 14 miles west-southwest of Norwich, the shire town, and about 98 miles northeast of London. He and his family came to America in the vessel called the "Diligent" of Ipswich, of which Mr. John Martin was Master, arriving at Boston 10 August 1638. There were 133 passengers on the "Diligent". Daniel Cushing, one of the early town clerks of Hingham and who also came to New England in the above named vessel states in a preserved manuscript list of the early settlers of Hingham, that "John Beale, shoemaker, with his wife and five sons and three daughters and two servants, came from old Hingham and settled in new Hingham". It is assumed that one of the servants was a woman to help care for the children and the other was a nephew, John Beal, Jr., son of Edmund Beal who was a younger brother of JOHN BEAL (l), the shoemaker. John Beal, Jr., was probably an apprentice in the art of shoemaking. It was a common practice in England in the 1600's to apprentice sons and daughters to relatives to learn a trade or profession. Shoemaking was a paying profession in the 1600's and 1700's and John may well have chosen it. (There has been some confusion among genealogists and family historians about the John Beal who died in Hingham, Mass. in 1657. In his will which was probated on 28 July 1658, he infers that he was unmarried and made bequests to his father, who never came over to this country, and to his cousins, the children of JOHN BEAL (l). His father was Edmund Beal who is shown in the Parish Register of Hingham Norfolk County, England, as marrying Susan Wright on 14 December 1619. Perhaps the inducement that led JOHN BEAL (l) to select Hingham, America. as a place of abode was the fact that his second wife, NAZARETH, was the daughter of EDMUND HOBART who had settled in America in 1633. Also her brother Reverend Peter Hobart had sailed to America and landed in September 1635. In 1638, not long after his settlement at Hingham, JOHN BEAL (l) became a land holder, as may be inferred from the following entry taken from the town's book of grants of land: "Given unto JOHN BEAL for a house lot six acres of land butting upon the Town Street northward, and upon the Common southward, bounded with the land of Jonas Austin, (another record says Farrar Austin), eastward and with the land of Thomas Hobart westward.' The site of this home lot can easily be pointed out on the south side of the present South Street (which was the ancient Town Street) and west of Hersey Street, which was laid out through Mr. Austin's original lot. On 13 March 1639 JOHN BEAL (l) was admitted a freeman of the Massachusetts Colony by taking the customary freeman's oath. He did this at the same time as several of his fellow townsmen. In 1649 in company with Mr. Nicholas Jacob, he represented the Town of Hingham in the General Court of the Colony. He was also a Representative in 1659. His Wife NAZARETH died 23 September 1658 at Hingham, Massachusetts. On 10 March 1659, he married Mary the widow of his old friend, Nicholas Jacob, who had died on 5 June 1657. By this wife he had no children. She died 15 May 1681. David Hobart, NAZARETH'S nephew, continued his father's diary and recorded the event, although the town records state that, "Mary Beal, wife of JOHN BEAL, SR. (l), died on 15 June 1681." JOHN BEAL (l) lived to a good old age for under date of 1 April 1688, one Judge Sewall noted in his diary, "Father Beal of Hingham died at age 100" and David Hobart wrote under the same date, "My Uncle John Beal died suddenly". (LDS records show JOHN BEAL to be 95 years of age as his documented date of christening was registered 8 May 1593). A note from John D. Beal, Jr., Beal Genealogist, dated 2 March 1983, stated the following: About 1850, the Town of Hingham widened Main Street opposite the "Old Ship Church" and discontinued the Cem. for our early settlers. The gravestones were given to descendants and the remains moved to a plot in the main Cem.. The town erected a pyramidal column and dedicated it to "Our Early Settlers." No record has been found of the inscriptions of the stones given away.

More About JOHN BEAL: Bp/Chr: May 8, 1593, Wramplingham, Norfolk, England Emigration: 1638, arrived on the Diligent from London Issue: 6 ch. by 1st wife, 5 ch. by 2nd wife Misc: March 10, 1657/58, (3) Mary, widow of Nicholas Jacob Occupation: shoemaker Source 1: Beal, by B.B.Aldridge, 1956 Source 2: FTM CD113, John Beal, by M.N.Clark, 1987 Source 3: Hist. of Hingham, 1853, Vol II Source 4: FTM CD113, Savage, pg 406 Source 5: Bet. April & May 1991, NEHGS NEXUS Vol 8 No 2

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Edward's will created; provided for his wife Martha, sons Edward, John, Francis, Edmond, Tymothe and Nathaniell, and his daughter Martha, all children of his third wife Martha. (His other 12 children are not mentioned and can be assumed deceased or provided for separately.) In addition to money to children, Edward Beales willed lands and buildings in Hingham (England) bought from a Mr. Thornton, to Edward. Property called Dallymores in Hingham and property in Wramplingham was left to his third wife, Martha.

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REVEREND EDWARD BEALES was ordained a Deacon in St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Wramplingham, County Norfolk, England, on 11 June 1568, instituted Rector on 23 August 1568 and ordained a priest on 17 October 1571 at Norwich.

(It was first thought that EDWARD BEALES was a graduate of Corpus Christi College. He did not attend Corpus Christi College according to the Librarian at Cambridge University. I misinterpreted Corpus Christi in a list of rectors to mean Corpus Christi College. A list of nongraduate rectors and EDWARD BEALES has on it. (One did not even have to be a priest in those days to be rector of a church).

"REVEREND EDWARD BEALES gave 25 pounds to one of the subsidies assessed to support a bill passed by the Parliament.

"In the 1597 visitation of Norfolk County by the Bishop, a complaint was made, 'Mr.___________ BEALES, Rector. They have not had monthely sermonds'. (He said he has quarterly sermons).

"In the 1577 Muster of Men 18 to 55, Henry Beale (probably a brother of EDWARD) was listed in Wramplingham as 'ableman'.

"In Wramplingham, Wymondham and Hingham there were Bale and Bales families in addition to Beal, Beale and Beales. English authors of books on surnames do not agree on the origin of the name Beal. In some families Bale and Beales both appear in Norwich records for children of the same parents. "The following records from the Wramplingham Parish Register were copied and translated from the Old English by Mr. Kent of Alexandria, Virginia, a professional genealogist.

"EDWARD BEALES m Marye Harvy 16 June 1572 in Wramplingham, County Norfolk, England.

"Children: John *c 10 Jan 1573/4 buried 3 Mar 1573/4 Henry c 1 Dec 1575 (named for EDWARD'S Brother) Marye c 24 Jun 1578 Rose c 10 Jul 1580 Samuell c 21 Apr 1583

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"EDWARD BEALES m Winifryd Peeke 27 May 1585 in Wramplingham. "On 8 September 1586, a 'licence' was issued to EDWARD BEALE but a record of his marriage was not found. The existing Hingham Parish Register does not begin until 1600. He no doubt married MARTHA STONE in 1586 or 1587. MARTHA STONE was from Hingham Barrowe which has been defined as a borough and also a section of Hingham not within the limits of St. Andrews Church. "Children: Edward c 6 Jun 1588 Suzanna c 9 Sep 1590 Christopher c 2 Oct 1591 Phillipe c 15 Oct 1592 John c 8 May 1593 (Mass., 1638) Francis c 8 Sep 1594 Edmond c 8 Oct 1595 (Father, John Beal, Jr. Gen. 1 ?) Sara c 20 Apr 1597 Tymothe c 11 Sep 1593 Elizabethe c 20 Feb 1599/1600 (Buried 5 Mar 1599/1600) William c 6 Aug 1601 Bridgett c 31 Jul 1603 Nathaniell c 5 Oct 1606 Martha c 6 Jan 1607

"Wills: EDWARD BEALE of Wramplingham made his will in 1610/11. It was probated in Norwich 29 October 1612. He mentioned his Wife MARTHA, Sons Edward, JOHN, Francis, Edmond, Tymothe and Nathaniell and a Daughter Martha. They were all children of his third Wife MARTHA. He mentioned property in Wramplingham and Hingham. The Widow MARTHA BEALES was buried in Hingham 21 April 1625."

More About REV. EDWARD BEAL: Issue: 14 children

June 16, 1572, m. (1) Mary Harvey May 27, 1585, m. (2) Winifred Peeke Source 1: FTM CD113, Beal, pg 19-24, 1987

Will: Bet. 1610 & 1611, dated, 10-29-1612-probated

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One report found lists Edward as being one of 18 children.

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