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Mary Beale (Gilman)

Also Known As: "Beal", "widow of Nicholas Jacob", "Gilman"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Caston, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
Death: July 15, 1681 (71-80)
Hingham, Suffolk County, Dominion of New England, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Edward Gilman, of Hingham and Margaret Gilman
Wife of Nicholas Jacob, of Hingham and John Beal, of Hingham
Mother of Mary Holbrook; Hannah French; Josiah Jacob; Joseph Jacob; Capt. John Jacob and 4 others
Sister of Robert Gilman, of Hingham; Bridget Lincoln; Edward Gilman, Ill; John Gilman; Rose Cocke and 6 others

Occupation: House Keeper
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About Mary Beale

Family of Edward Gilman & Mary Hawes:

Mary Gilman. Born ca 1605 in Hingham, Norfolk. Mary died in Hingham, MA on 15 Jun 1681.45

See NEHGR 2:253.

Ca 1629 Mary first married Nicholas Jacob in England. Born ca 1604 in Hingham, Norfolk.16 Nicholas died in Hingham, MA on 5 Jun 1657.45 Occupation: innkeeper. There’s an article on Nicholas Jacob in The Great Migration Begins. 8 children.

”Nicholas, of Hingham, Norfolk, England, arrived in Boston with his wife Mary, son John, and daughter Mary on June 15, 1633 on the ship “Elizabeth Bonaventure” from Yarmouth, England, and went first to Watertown, Massachusetts”

10 Mar 1658/9 Mary second married John Beal (1161) in Hingham, MA.16 Born ca 1588 in England. John died in Hingham, MA on 1 Apr 1688.45 Occupation: Shoemaker. His 3rd wife.

Disputed Origins

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gilman-115

She has been confused with the Mary Gilman, daughter of emigrants Edward and Mary (Clark) Gilman who was baptized in 1615, but the following evidence indicates she was sister to Edward Gilman:

"Proof that Nicholas Jacob's wife was Edward Gilman's sister is found in the Proprietors' Records of Hingham, Mass., Book A., folio 32. Nicholas Jacob, in 1638, gave one of the tracts granted to him by the town 'unto Edward Gillman his brother in law.' Edward Gilman's wife was Mary Clark. Nicholas Jacob's wife was also named Mary. Hence, if we dismiss the very unlikely hypothesis that Mary Clark had a sister who was also named Mary, the wife of Nicolas Jacob must have been Mary Gilman, sister of Edward." [1]

First marriage: Nicholas Jacob

Second marriage: John Beal, Sr.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35637515/mary-jacob_beal

Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Apr 07, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35637515


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Mary Beale's Timeline

1605
1605
Caston, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
1605
Hingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom
1605
Hingham, Norfolk, England
1605
Hingham, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1615
August 6, 1615
Age 10
Hingham, Norfolk, England
August 6, 1615
Age 10
Hingham, Norfolk, England
August 6, 1615
Age 10
Hingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom
August 6, 1615
Age 10
Hingham,Norfolk,England
August 6, 1615
Age 10
Hingham, Norfolk, England
August 6, 1615
Age 10
Hingham, Norfolk, England