Thomas Newhall ] was born June 8, 1600 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England. He died on 25 May 1674 in Lynn, Essex, MA at the age of 73. He married Mary Woodland on 12 June 1618 in Buckinghamshire, England.

Mary Woodland was born in 1600 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England. She died on 25 Sep 1665 in Lynn, Essex, MA.

deacon of church

served 2 terms as selectman

in King Philip's War

emigrated from Western part of Eng in 1645

settled in Lynn in 1645 near Flax Pond

There are only FOUR children mentioned in the will of Thomas Newhall of Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts:

1. Mary Brown, wife of Thomas Brown
2. Susannah Haven, wife of Richard Haven
3. Thomas Newhall
4. John Newhall

A child, Francis, is documented as born in 1619 but may have died young in England. I have removed the many other children who were attached to this Thomas Newhall, as there is no evidence for them and in fact, his will is evidence against their being his children.

UPDATE: A Will IS NOT evidence against his children, in those times wills have left many children out for whatever reason. A birth certificate could suffice or family bibles. As a NewHall Decendant of Thomas I will FIGHT Against your ridiculous statements as back then people had atleast 10 children or more on average.

The Will of Thomas Newhall of Lynn, Massachusetts

Thomas' will was signed on 1 April 1668, proved on 30d:4m:1674[11] and the estate administered on 25d:4m:1674.

"The last will and testament of Thomas Newhall Senior of Lyn in the county of Essex hauinge his prefect memory and understandinge iMprimis I bequeath my Spirritt to the Lord that gaue it and my Body to the dust from whence it was taken. I bequeath my twelf acres of salt marsh to my sonn Thomas Newhall and my sonn John Newhall, the six acres that my sonn Thomas shall haue is three Acres in Rumley marsh neere the Island, and the rest is a pcell lyinge in the Towne marsh caled Gaines his neck and another pcell lyinge in the Towne marsh adioyninge to my Brother ffarington and the six acres yt my sonn John shall haue lyeth in the last Deuission in Rumley marsh, but if my soon John should haue noe child before he dyeth then the six Acres I giue to my sonn John, to returne to my sonn Thomas & his heires for euer but if my sonn John should haue a child or childeren, then the sd six Acres to bee att his owne disposse foreuer. I bequeath to my sonn Thomas Brownes his children twenty Pounds equally to be deuided betweene them and the sixteene Pounds wch he hath alredy of mine in his hands is to be pt of this Twenty pounds I giue to his childeren. I bequeath to my sonn Richard Hauen his childeren twenty pounds to be equally deuided amongst them, namly betweene Joseph Hauen, Richard Hauen, Sarah Hauen, Nathaniell Hauen & Moses Hauen this not to be pd vntill they com to the age of twenty one yeares, I bequeath to my tow daughters, Susana Hauen & Mary Browne each of them a paire of sheetes & each of them too pillow beares. Alsoe I constitute & make my lawfull & sole executor & to pforme this my last will & testament, my sonn Thomas Newhall. I doe alsoe bequeath to my sonn Thomas Newhall his childeren thirty pounds, and that this is my tru will & testament I haue sett to my hand this first of aprill, 1668:"

MIGRATION Family Lore has Thomas, Sr. and family emigrating to Salem, Essex co., MA in 1630. Proof of his migration is not yet found.

FREEMAN Freeman evidence not found by Charles Newhall[5].

RESIDENCE & REAL ESTATE Thomas immediately moved to Lynn, Essex co., MA and was one of its first settlers. He was granted 30 acres in the 1638 land distribution. He was also part of the group which first settled Southampton, Long Island, NH.

Alonzo Lewis maintained that he "...lived on the wast side of Federal street, a few rods south of the mill brook, owning all the lands, on that side, between the Turnpike and Marion Street...&34; This was disproved and shown to be Anthony Newhall's land by Waters[16].

EDUCATION As to the extent of his education, Thomas only made "his mark" on his will. Charles Newhall (quoting James Newhall) maintains that Thomas knew how to write (although he had yet to find an actual signature) and made a mark only because of "infirmity, rather than ignorance"[10].

ESTATE Thomas' will was signed on 1 April 1668, proved on 30d:4m:1674[11] and the estate administered on 25d:4m:1674.

"The last will and testament of Thomas Newhall Senior of Lyn in the county of Essex hauinge his prefect memory and understandinge iMprimis I bequeath my Spirritt to the Lord that gaue it and my Body to the dust from whence it was taken. I bequeath my twelf acres of salt marsh to my sonn Thomas Newhall and my sonn John Newhall, the six acres that my sonn Thomas shall haue is three Acres in Rumley marsh neere the Island, and the rest is a pcell lyinge in the Towne marsh caled Gaines his neck and another pcell lyinge in the Towne marsh adioyninge to my Brother ffarington and the six acres yt my sonn John shall haue lyeth in the last Deuission in Rumley marsh, but if my soon John should haue noe child before he dyeth then the six Acres I giue to my sonn John, to returne to my sonn Thomas & his heires for euer but if my sonn John should haue a child or childeren, then the sd six Acres to bee att his owne disposse foreuer. I bequeath to my sonn Thomas Brownes his children twenty Pounds equally to be deuided betweene them and the sixteene Pounds wch he hath alredy of mine in his hands is to be pt of this Twenty pounds I giue to his childeren. I bequeath to my sonn Richard Hauen his childeren twenty pounds to be equally deuided amongst them, namly betweene Joseph Hauen, Richard Hauen, Sarah Hauen, Nathaniell Hauen & Moses Hauen this not to be pd vntill they com to the age of twenty one yeares, I bequeath to my tow daughters, Susana Hauen & Mary Browne each of them a paire of sheetes & each of them too pillow beares. Alsoe I constitute & make my lawfull & sole executor & to pforme this my last will & testament, my sonn Thomas Newhall. I doe alsoe bequeath to my sonn Thomas Newhall his childeren thirty pounds, and that this is my tru will & testament I haue sett to my hand this first of aprill, 1668:"

Thomas (his T mark) Newhall, senier.

Witness: Thomas Laighton, Robert Potter

Proved in Salem court 1d:5m:1674 by the witnesses[12].

Inventory taken 25d:4m:1674 by Oliver Purchas and Robert (his mark) Burges:

An old dwelling house with an old Barne & 6 acres of upland & 12 acres of meddow, 95li.

30 acres of land in the woods, som pt. meddow, 30li.

an old fether bed. 1 Bolster. 1 pillow, 1 pillowbear, 2li. 10s.

1 Green Rugg, old, 1 Branched Coverlett, 1 old blankett, 1 old pr of Curtaines & vallence, 2li.

2 pr of sheets, 1 tablecloth & 3 napkins, 2li.

1 Hatt & his wearing apparrell with 2 bands, 3li.

1yrd & 1/2 of Red Cotton or such like, 4s. 6d.

5 vessels of Brass, kettls, pots & skillett, 2li.

an iron Kettle & skillett, 8s.

pewter as 3 platters, 1 small flaggon, 1 Bowl & 1 Candlestick, 1 pott of a pint or more, 1li. 10 s.

2 chayres, 12s.

1 Box & some small matters in it, as two small black hankerchiefs, 1 black quoife, 1 Bonnett, & two small Remnants Linnen, 16s.

money, 5s. 7 1-2d.

a small pcell of land about an Acre neere ye ouershut mill betweene the mil wast & ye Caweway (Causeway) Bridg, 3li.

estate in ye hands of John Newhall his son, 20li.

one-halfe pinte pott, 1s. 6d.

some debts due to him p weaving &c., 6li.

total, 173li. 1s. 7 1-2d.

Attested in Salem court 1d:5m:1674 by Tho. Newhall[12,13]

Waters says that the thirty acres referred to were the 30 acres he received in the 1638 Land Distribution[14].

Interestingly, he does not mention his grandchildren Hannah, Mary, Susanna & John Haven in this will[15].

MARRIAGE On 12 June 1618 when Thomas was 18, he married Mary Jane PENDLETON/WOOD/WOODARD, in England[7,9,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31] Mary Jane was born circa 1601 in England and died in Lynn, MA on 25 September 1665; she was 64[7,9,11].

Came from Wilshire, England 1630 to Lynn, Mass.

Arrived in Salem Massachusetts in 1630

• Updated from WikiTree Genealogy via brother Anthony Newhall by SmartCopy: Dec 7 2015, 20:37:46 UTC

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• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 15 2016, 16:44:06 UTC
• The marriage of Mary Woodland to Thomas Newhall is documented in "The American Genealogist", Vol 73, 1998, on page 120 as follows: "Thomas Newall and Mary Woodland weare maried the xiiith daye of June [1618]" . they married on 13 June 1618, in - Olney Parish, Sherington, Buckinghamshire, England