Thomas Halsey, of Long Island

Thomas Halsey Sr. (abt. 1593 - 1678) Son of Robert Halsey alias Chambers, of Holtsmere End and Ellen Alley alias Cooke. Married 1) Elizabeth Wheeler 2) Ann, widow of Edward Johns

Origins

ROBERT HALSEY alias CHAMBERS born ca 1552, married ELLEN ALLEY alias COOKE, July 28, 1577, Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England (daughter of JOHN ALLEY alias COOKE and ISABEL {---}). ELLEN born ca 1559. ROBERT buried April 18, 1610, made his will April 3, 1610, lived in Holtsmere End, Flamstead, Hertfordshire. His children included:

vii. THOMAS, SR. baptized March 10, 1592/3, Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England,

• married (1) ELIZABETH WHEELER, ca 1625, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England (daughter of JOHN WHEELER, JR. and ELIZABETH {---}) ELIZABETH born ca 1599, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, died ca 1649, Southampton, Long Island, New York. THOMAS, SR. and ELIZABETH immigrated to Lynn, MA, ca 1638. THOMAS, SR.
• married (2) MRS. ANN JOHNS, July 25, 1660, Southampton, L.I., NY. died August 27, 1678, Southampton, Long Island, New York.

Family

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tmetrvlr/halsey3.html

Children:

• i. THOMAS HALSEY, JR. born 1626, England, baptized November 26, 1626, married MARY BARRETT, ca 1651, Southampton, NY (daughter of RICHARD BARRETT and MARY WHEELER), born ca 1627, baptized August 7, 1631, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, died December 20, 1699, Southampton, NY. THOMAS, JR. immigrated to Lynn, MA 1638, his will signed August 3, 1688, died 1688, Southampton, Long Island, NY, burial in Hay Ground g.y., Bridgehampton, Long Island, NY.
• ii. ISAAC HALSEY born 1628, baptized November 18, 1632, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England, married MARY BARNES ca 1663 (daughter of JOSHUA BARNES). ISAAC died Jan 31, 1725, Southampton, Suffolk Co., New York. Immigrated to Lynn, MA 1638.
• iii. DANIEL HALSEY born 1630, married JEMIMA WOODHULL, ca 1668 (daughter of RICHARD WOODHULL and DOROTHY HOWELL). DANIEL buried in Wickapogue g.y., Southampton, NY. DANIEL died before April 24, 1682.
• iv. ELIZABETH HALSEY born ca 1632, England, baptized September 27, 1635, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England, married RICHARD HOWELL, ca 1654, Southampton (son of EDWARD HOWELL and FRANCES PAXTON).
• v. JOHN HALSEY baptized December 26, 1628, Bedfordshire, England.
• vi. ROBERT HALSEY baptized October 24, 1630, burial October 28, 1630.

Also see https://archive.org/stream/thomashalseyofhe00hals/thomashalseyofhe0...

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7863184

By a process of elimination, our Thomas is likely the one who was baptized on March 10, 1593/94 at Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England. That gives him a birth date of shortly before March 10, 1593/94. He was the son of Robert Halsey alias Chambers and Ellen Alley alias Cooke. Thomas married first Elizabeth Wheeler circa 1625 at Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England. He married second Mrs. Ann Johnes, the widow of Edward Johnes, on July 25, 1660 in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

Thomas along his wife, Elizabeth, and their children immigrated to the British colonies in the latter part of 1638, arriving in Lynn, MA to settle on 100 acres of land that had been distributed to him in April of 1638. Thomas Halsey and his family were part of the great Puritan influx to the New World in the 1630s. On March 10, 1639 Thomas signed a compact along with other settlers at Lynn, MA for eight square miles on Long Island. The settlers arrived on Long Island at Conscience Point in June of 1640 and went on to establish the town of Southampton a few miles south of there.

Thomas made his will in June 28, 1677 at Southampton, Suffolk County, New York and departed this life on Saturday, August 27, 1678 at Southampton. His will was probated on July 8, 1679. His likely burial place is Old Southampton Cemetery located in the town of Southampton on Long Island, New York.

Bio by David D. Burns, 9th great grandson

Cussan, in his history of England, mentions a Thomas Halsey who was baptized Jan. 2, 1592, who was a mercer in London; living in Naples in 1621, and afterwards, it is believed, an emigrant to America. This family, like many others of Southampton, was of high social position in the mother country. One of its representatives in England is now in Parliament. Thomas was the Southampton settler. His first wife was murdered by the Indians; either some from New England who wished to excite a war in the Southampton settlement, or by some in Long Island at their instigation. He married for his second wife Ann, the wid. of Edward Johnes. (History of Southampton)

1640 Thomas is one of the founders of South Hampton, Long Island, 1st English town in NY. Thomas and Phoebe immigrate to Lynn, MA Ca. 1638.

He married (2) Ann Johns (widow)

In 1649 some Indians murdered the wife of Thomas Halsey, whose Chris- tian name appears to have been Phoebe, but this is all that we know of her or her family. Wj^andoch, a friendly chief,

GEDCOM Note

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Halsey-24

There were many Thomas Halseys born in England around the same time asour Thomas. The problem is figuring out which Thomas Halsey is the one who became the ancestral father of most if not all the Halseys in America.The older histories on the Halsey family had Thomas being born in the Golden Parsonage, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England. However, the most current research conducted by the Halsey Family Association of Southampton, Long Island points to the Thomas Halsey of the Golden Parsonage as having been a cousin to our Thomas Halsey. The discussion and conclusions follow.

Discussion with rationale that this is Thomas Halsey of Southampton.

There are two ancestral lines presented by three authors with two of the three agreeing on this one: Thomas Halsey Alias Chambers, Robert & Ellen Alley, Thomas, John. Raymond Wheeler presents the will of his thought to be father, Robert, husband of Ellen Alley, which names Ellen, as his wife, Thomas, as his son and Ann as his daughter. He continues to support this with the marriages of both Thomas and Ann into the Wheeler family. He also presents other wills, parish records e. g. Thomas's place and date of baptism and other like documents which disputes the second line. His work may be found here.<ref>Wheeler, Raymond David. The English Ancestry of Thomas Halsey of Southampton, Long Island. Southampton, N. Y. Thomas Halsey Foundation:Copyright 1995. Pages 1-2, 5, 9, 12, 14.

https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/462602-the-...</ref>  

More discussion of his ancestral line in England may be found here as well and agrees with Wheeler's line and statesthat the image of the second line is NOT this Thomas Halsey's line because the Thomas in the second line was the one who went to Naples forhis health and NOT the Thomas of this profile of Southampton (Page 1222). His rationale/discussion may be found here.<ref>Seversmith, Herbert Furman, 1904-. Colonial Families of Long Island, New York And Connecticut: Being the Ancestry & Kindred of Herbert Furman Seversmith. Washington, D.C., 1939. Pages 1220-1222. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89063148571&view=1up&seq=222</ref>

Wheeler's and Severmith'sline has been accepted by the Halsey Family Association of Southampton, New York as the ancestral for this Thomas Halsey.<ref>Brooks, LaRaeHalsey-Brooks and Eireann Brooks. Branches of the Halsey Family. Suffolk County NYGenWebProject. Updated October 20 2019. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tmetrvlr/halsey.html</ref>The image on this profile is disputed by both Wheeler and Severmith cited above and is as follows: Thomas, Robert & Dorothy Downes Halsey, William & Elizabeth Lodge Halsey als Chamber, William & Alice Halsey als Chamber, John of Parsonage of Great Gaddesden in England.<ref>Halsey, Jacob Lafayette and Edmund Drake Halsey. Thomas Halsey of Hertfordshire, England, and Southampton, Long Island, 1591-1679 : with his American descendants to the eighth and ninth generations. Morristown, N. J. The Jerseyman Office. 1895. Page Introduction https://archive.org/details/thomashalseyofhe00hals/page/n55</ref>

His Story

Thomas Halsey alias Chambers, thought to be son of Robert and Ellen Alley Halsey (Wheeler/Seversmith's line), was baptized at Flamstead Hertsfield, England was born March 1593/4 and died August 27 1678 in Southampton, New York.<ref>New York Probate Records, 1629-1971 New York Wills 1665-1683 vol 1 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99R-69WH-G?i=207&...</ref>

Immigration to America from England

The Ships Arrears List of 1637 of Kempston, England support the fact that he had gone to New England in the same year<ref>Seversmith, Herbert Furman. 1939. Page 1217. Under Notes. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89063148571&view=1up&seq=219</ref>that his name is listed on the articles of agreement and living in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Marriages

In England he married (1) Elizabeth Wheeler, daughter of John and Elizabeth Wheeler, born circa 1625 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England,<ref>Seversmith, Herbert Furman. 1939. Page 1219. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89063148571&view=1up&seq=221</ref> who was killed in 1649 by the Pequot Indians<ref>Howell, George Rogers. The early history of Southampton, L. I., New York, with genealogies. New York. J. N.Hallock:1866. page 168 https://archive.org/stream/cu31924096849553#page/n177/mode/1up/sear...</ref> and (2) Ann Johnes July 251660, widow of Edward Johnes in Southampton, New York.<ref>Wheeler, Raymond David. Copyright 1995. Pages 14, Footnote Page 14, 16 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/462602-the-...</ref><ref>Howell, George Rogers. 1866. Page 166-167. 227. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=MWdZAAAAcAAJ&hl=en&pg=GBS.P...</ref>

Children

Children of Thomas and Elizabeth "Phebe" Wheeler Halsey:<ref>Wheeler, Raymond David. Copyright 1995. Pages 17-18, and Footnotes Page 18. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/462602-the-...</ref><ref>Howell, George Rogers. 1866. Page 227 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=MWdZAAAAcAAJ&hl=en&pg=GBS.P...</ref><ref>Brooks, LaRae Halsey-Brooks and Eireann Brooks. Updated October 20 2019. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tmetrvlr/halsey.html</ref>

1. Thomas Halsey b 1626, d after Aug 3 1688 date his will was written
2. Isaac Halsey b about 1628, d Jan 31 1725 on gravestone near his grave, m Mary_________
3. John bp Dec 26 1628
4. Robert bp Oct 24 1630, bur Oct 28 1630
5. Elizabeth m Richard Howell
6. Daniel<ref>Severmith, Herbert Furman. 1939. Pge 1219. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89063148571&view=1up&seq=221</ref> m JemimaWoodhull who married John Larrison after his death.

Timeline

An extensive timeline of his life, family and descendants in America may be found here along with those cited above. <ref>Seversmith, Herbert Furman. 1939. Pages 1212-1220 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89063148571&view=1up&seq=214</ref>

Sources

• Halsey, David. Goin' Back in Time For a Visit With Ancestors (2014) Page 12. :*Citing Bedfordshire Historical Record Society Publications (18[1936]: ??) "The ship-money papers of Henry Chester and Sir Will. Boteler, 1637-1639". This shows a list of individuals who were in arrears for non-payment of the Ship-Money Tax in co. Bedford in 1637-1639. Thomas Halsey was assessed for one pound, five shillings and nine pence., and there was a note, written at the time, attached that said "Gone to New England".
• Thomas Halsey of Hertfordshire, England, and Southampton, Long Island, 1591-1679 : with his American descendants to the eighth and ninth generation by Halsey, Jacob Lafayette, b. 1828; Halsey, Edmund Drake, 1840-1896, joint author Publication date 1895 Archive,Org
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Halsey_(1591–1679)_
• http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tmetrvlr/halsey3.html
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Oct 21 2016, 9:35:24 UTC
• https://archive.org/stream/thomashalseyofhe00hals/thomashalseyofhe0...

Research Notes

• Nov 2018 - The Douglas Richardson works should be treated with extreme caution as there are many examples of incorrect lineage.

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