Sgt. Henry Neale, of Braintree

Henry Neal of Braintree died 1688

Origins

• not the son of John Neale, Esq., of Dean his son was Henry Neale of Allesley, Warwickshire, MP
• Evidence needed to support as son of Henry Neale
• not a known child of Elizabeth Ingoldsby (Cromwell)
• said to have been related to Jeremiah Cromwell Neale
• seen as brother of John Neale, of Salem
• though to have been a brother of John Neale, of Salem “ I think it probable that Henry Neale of Braintree was a brother of the first John Neale of Salem.”

Biography

From https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...

THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS, NEAL, NEALE, Page 325 link

Henry, carpenter, Braintree, had land grant for 3 heads 24 (12) 1639-40. Town officer. He deposed in Mdx. court 30 (4) 1654, ae. about 35 years. Rem. to Providence, R. L, about 1657; bought house and land, which sold in 1661, after returning to Br. [Prov. rec.] Active in town business to old age. Wife Martha was bur. 23 (5) 1653. He m. 11 (12) 1655, Hanah, dau. of Quinton Pray. Ch. rec. at Br.: Martha b. 16 (11) 1642, Samuel b. 31 (5) 1647, Henry b. 19 (1) 1649, Hannah b. 2 (2) 1651, bur. 20 (9) 1657, Sarah b. and d. 1653, Joseph b. 6 (8) 1660, Mary b. 1 (11) 1664, Rachel b. 12 (1) 1665, d. 15 (10) 1675, Deborah b. 7 (1) 1667, Benjamin b. 7 (1) 1668-9, Ruth b. 25 (10) 1670, Lydia b. 8 (10) 1672, Elizabeth b. 28 (4) 1675, Joanna b. May 27, 16S0, Rebecca, Rachel, (m. 24 (1) 1697-8, Ralph Pope).

He d. Oct. 16, 1688, ae. 71 years. [Gr. St.] The statement is made on his gravestone that he was the father of 21 children.

Will dated Aug. 11 and Sept. 12, 1688, prob. Feb. 27, 1690-1, beq. to wife Hannah; sons Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin and Henry; daus. Abigail Scott, Hannah, wife of Nehemiah Heiden, Sarah Merryfield, Mary Thyre, Ruth Thayre, Deborah, Lydia, Rebecca, Rachel, Elizabeth and Joanna; calls Samuel Allis the cousin of his son Henry.

• Henry Neale Find A Grave Memorial# 74834183

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Married Hannah Pray on December 14, 1655.
Died aged 71 years.

Inscription: "The father of 21 children."

Note: Looking at the stone looks like someone altered the 7 in 1678 from 1688. - Rich O'Keefe

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 3 2017, 0:53:40 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

Category: Braintree, Massachusetts Category: Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Massachusetts

Disputed==Wife: This profile has been linked and unlinked as a husband to Cromwell-138|Elizabeth Cromwell. She was married and bearing the twelve children of Ingoldsby-75|Richard Ingoldsby from about 1613 and died 1666 in England.<ref>Ingalsbe, Frederick W. Ingoldsby Genealogy. Grand Rapids, MI: Self-Published, 1904. Page 3.</ref> There is no evidence of any relationship to Henry Neale of Braintree.

Father: A previous version of this profile was connected as a son to Neale-9|Henry Neale and grandson of Neale-160|Raphael Neale. Both relationships are false. No connection has been found between the Neale family of Maryland and Henry Neale of Braintree.<ref>"Neale Family of Charles County." Maryland Genealogies in Two Volumes, Vol II. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing, 1980. By Subscription $.238523</ref><ref>PDF Link.</ref>
Birth: A birth date and location of March 29, 1617 in "Castle, Fennington, Leicester" was previously reported.<ref>11534977</ref> They have been removed until scholarly evidence can be located.

Biography == Henry Neale was born about 1617, probably in England. His age is estimated from the inscription on his headstone.<ref>Pattee, William S. A History of Old Braintree and Quincy. Quincy, MA: Green & Prescott, 1878. Page 117.</ref>

As early as January 25, 1631/2 Henry Neale and others of Braintree, Essex, England promised Thomas Barrington to go on the next ship "bound for ye Isle of Providence." as indentured servants.<ref>Wilbour, Benjamin Franklin. "The English Ancestry of Samuel Wilbore, of Boston, and William Wilbore, or Portsmouth, R.I." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 112. Boston, MA: Apr 1958. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription $.Page 112.</ref>

Braintree===* 1638/9 Mar 5: Henry and others appeared before the Quarterly Court held in Boston. They were admonished "not to adventure too many into any boate."<ref>Shurtleff, Nathaniel B. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Vol. 1 1628-1641. Massachusetts State Legislature, 1853. Page 239.</ref>* 1640 Feb 10: Received a grant of land at Braintree, twelve acres for"three heads"<ref> Pattee, 1878. Page 29.</ref>* 1642 Apr 22: Henry appeared in Court at Boston; his servant Henry Hobson "was freed from him...& Henry Neale was enjoyned to pay all the witnesses & deliver up all bonds, & soe all things were ended between them."<ref> Noble, John. Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay 1630-1692, Vol. II. Boston, MA: Suffolk County, 1904. Page 122.</ref> There appears tohave been some issue of Henry's fitness as a master as described in an Arbitration Agreement.<ref>Winthrop Papers, Vol. 4. Boston, MA: The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1944. Page 299.</ref>* 1648/9 Feb 25: Henry's house was mentioned in a dispute regarding the layout of the "Old Plymouth Road."<ref>Pattee, 1878. Page 67.</ref>* 1664 Jun 24: named in Thomas Thayer's will regarding an agreement topermitting his "son Fardinando to take wood thereof for their owne burneing during their naturall lives."<ref>Trask, William B. " Abstractsfrom the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 13. Boston, MA:Oct 1859. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription $.Page 337.</ref>

• 1665 Aug 10: listed in an "Indian Deed" executed by Wikipedia:Wompatuck|Wompatuck, aka Josiah Sagamore<ref>Pattee, 1878. Page 45.</ref>* The Town record notes that he was a sargeant in the train band.<ref>Bates, Samuel A. Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1673. Braintree, MA: Town of Braintree, 1886. [https://archive.org/details/cu31924025963665/page/n829/mode/2up?q=%...]</ref>

Providence===About 1657 Henry left Braintree for Providence in the Rhode Island Colony.<ref name=Sprague>Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain. Genealogies of the families of Braintree, Mass., 1640-1850. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. By Subscription $. Page 1115.</ref> He returned after selling his house on November 23, 1660. "Henry Neale of Braintry,... Carpenter" sold to Roger Mowry his house and land in Providence, signed with his mark.<ref>The Early Records ofthe Town of Providence, Vol 1. Providence, RI: Providence Record Commissioners, 1892. Page 57.</ref>

Family===Henry was married first to Martha (birth surname unknown) who was the mother of the first six children. She died subsequent to giving birth to Sarahand was buried on July 23, 1653 at Braintree.<ref name=BT1>Braintree, 1866.Page 731.</ref>

He married second on February 14, 1654/5 Hannah Pray,<ref>Braintree, 1886. Page 716.</ref> daughter of Pray-7|Quinton Pray<ref name=Sprague/>
Several publications and his headstone credit Henry as being the father of twenty-one children.<ref>Adams, Charles Francis. History of Braintree, Massachusetts (1639-1708). Cambridge, MA: Self-Published, 1891.Page 27.</ref>

1. Child b 1641; d 1641 # Martha b 16 Jan 1642/3;<ref>"Records of Boston." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 3. Boston, MA: Jul 1849. (Onlinedatabase: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription $. Page 247.</ref> d January 1679<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 657.</ref># Samuel b 31 Jul 1647<ref name=BT2> Braintree, 1886. Page 628.</ref>
2. Henry b 19 Feb 1649<ref name=BT2/># Hannah b 2 Apr 1651;<ref name=BT3> Braintree, 1886. Page 629.</ref> buried Nov 20, 1657<ref name=BT1/># Sarra b 23 Jul 1653;<ref name=BT3/> buried 16 May 1653<ref name=BT1/># Abigail b 14 Feb 1656<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 641.</ref>
3. Hannah b 1658; m Nehemiah Hayden# Joseph b Aug 8, 1660<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 642.</ref>
4. Sarah b 20 Dec 1661; m Mansfield# Mary b Jan 1, 1664;<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 644.</ref> m John Thayer# Rachel b 1 Feb 1665;<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 645.</ref> d 15Dec 1675<ref> Braintree, 1866. Page 640.</ref># Deborah b 1 Sep 1667;<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 646.</ref> m John Payne# Benjamin b 7 Mar 1668/9<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 647.</ref># Ruth b 25 Dec 1670;<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 648.</ref> m Ebenezer Thayer# Lydia b Oct 10 1672;<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 650.</ref> m Joseph Jones<ref>Barlow, Claude W. "Descendants of Thomas Jones of Hingham, Hull, and Manchester, Mass." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 113. Boston, MA: Jan 1659. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription $.Page 48.</ref># Rebecca b 1673;<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 650.</ref> m William Nightingale# Elizabeth b Jun 26, 1675;<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 651.</ref> m John Bass
5. Rachel b 1677; m John Pope# Joanna b May 28, 1680;<ref> Braintree, 1886. Page 655.</ref> m (1) Shadrach Wilbur (2) Benjamin Leach

Death and Estate ===Henry Neale wrote a will on August 11, 1688. amended it on September 12, and it was proved February 27, 1690/1. It first mentions his wife, then son Samuel "he being obstinate and refusing to hearken to my counsel & hath been chargeable and troublesome to me." He gave land to Benjamin, Joseph, and Henry as well as to daughters Abigail Scott, Hannah "Heiden", Sarah Mansfield, Mary "Thayre", and Ruth "Thair." Daughters Deborah, Rachel, Lydia, Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Joanna were each given 50£.<ref name=Sprague/>

Henry died in October 16, 1688 and was buried at :Category: Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Massachusetts|Hancock Cemetery, now in Quincy, Massachusetts. His 11534977The memorial at Find-a-Grave has a brief biography and links to those of his wives and many of his children.

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