John Beal, of Hingham

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Bp/Chr: May 8, 1593, Wramplingham, Norfolk, England Emigration: 1638, arrived on the Diligent from London

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Family records claim John's birth c.1588. However, Wramplington Parish register gives his birth as 5/8/1593. This 1593 date is also listed as his christening date in Hingham Barrowe (said to be part of Hingham, but outside the bounds of the parish of St.Andrew).

On 13 Jul 1630 Nazareth second married John Beal in Hingham, Norfolk.5 Born ca 1588 in England.177 John died on 1 Apr 1688 in Hingham, MA.33 Occupation: shoemaker.

John arrived in Boston, 10 Aug 1638, in the ship Diligent from Hingham, England. He settled in Hingham, MA, and had six acres of land granted him on South St. in 1638.177

From Lincoln’s History of the Town of Hingham:33

“John came from the parish of Hingham, County of Norfolk Eng., to Hing. in the Massachusetts Bay, in 1638; and on the 18th of Sept of that year received a grant of land containing six acres on what is now South St., at or near the corner of Hersey St. Daniel Cushing, the fourth town clerk of our Hing., made the foll. record concerning the arrival of John Beal, Senr., and his family, viz.: ‘1638. John Beal, shoemaker, with his wife and five sons and three daughters and two servants, came from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham.’ He was admitted a freeman in 1639, and in 1649 and 1659 was chosen to represent the town at the General Court of the Colony. His first wife, Nazareth Hobart, who was the mother of [some of] his children, was a dau. of Edmund and Margaret (Dewey) Hobart. She was b. at Eng. ab. 1600, and d. at Hing. 23 Sept. 1658. For his second wife he m. March 10, 1659, Mrs. Mary Jacob, the wid. of Nicholas Jacob. She d. at Hing. 15 June, 1681. John d. 1 Apr 1688. In noticing the death of the latter, David Hobart (s. of Rev. Peter), made the following record: ‘April 1, 1688, my Uncle John Beal died suddenly.’ Judge Sewall also wrote under the same date: ‘Father Beal of Hingham dies, æt. 100 yrs.’ In his will of 27 Sept. 1687, names ch. and gr. ch., leaving legacies to each.”

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Family

https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr01/rr01_313.html#P3073

1161. John Beal. Born ca 1588 in England. John died in Hingham, MA on 1 Apr 1688.45 Occupation: Shoemaker.

For more information on the Beal family, see Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge’s book, John Beal the centenarian and descendants: John Beal, 1588-1688, lived fifty years in England and fifty years in America, fourteen generations, 1588–1956: also other Beal families from England. 1956, Victor, NY.87

John first married Frances Ripley; second Nazareth (Hobart) Turner, widow of Robert Turner; and third was Mary (Gilman) Jacob, widow of Nicholas Jacob.

On 11 Jun 1616 John first married Frances Ripley (1962) , daughter of William Ripley (790) (ca 1547-) & Cicely Revell (ca 1554-), in Windham, Norfolk.87 Born ca 1580 in Stokesley, Yorkshire. Frances was baptized on 10 Feb 1580. Frances died in Mar 1630. Buried on 16 Mar 1630 in Wymondham, Norfolk.

Their children include:

1. Nathaniel Beal (ca 1620-20 Dec 1708)
2. Martha Beal (20 Jan 1619/20-26 Apr 1690)
3. Mary Beal (ca 1623-12 Dec 1696)
4. Sarah Beal (ca 1625-9 Nov 1710)
5. John Beal (ca 1627-12 Sep 1694)

On 13 Jul 1630 John second married Nazareth Hobart (2297) , daughter of Edmund Hobart (982) (ca 1572-8 Mar 1646[/7]) & Margaret Dewey (1574-bef Oct 1634), in Hingham, Norfolk.16 Born ca 1601 in Hingham, Norfolk. Nazareth was baptized in Hingham, Norfolk, on 7 Jun 1601.16 Nazareth died in Hingham, MA on 23 Sep 1658.45

Nazereth first married Robert Turner, second John Beal.

Lincoln45 wrote that Nazareth came to New England in 1638 with her husband and eight children. Some of those children, however, were children of his first wife.

Their children include:

1. Lieut. Jeremiah Beal (ca 1631-10 Aug 1716)
2. Joshua Beal (1633-ca 1717)
3. Caleb Beal (ca 1636-18 Jun 1716)
4. Rebecca Beal (Died unmarried) (ca 1641-13 Dec 1686)
5. Jacob Beal (ca 1642-7 Jan 1717/8)

10 Mar 1658/9 John third married Mary Gilman (3698) , daughter of Edward Gilman (1472) (22 Jun 1555-Mar 1631) & Mary Hawes (1561-9 Mar 1618), in Hingham, MA.16 Born ca 1605 in Hingham, Norfolk. Mary died in Hingham, MA on 15 Jun 1681.45

See NEHGR 2:253.

For more information on the Beal family, see Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge’s book, John Beal the centenarian and descendants: John Beal, 1588-1688, lived fifty years in England and fifty years in America, fourteen generations, 1588–1956: also other Beal families from England. 1956, Victor, NY.

Origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Beales-142

Reliable evidence establishes that John Beal of Hingham, Massachusetts was the son of Edward Beales and Martha (Stone) Beales of Wramplingham, Norfolk, England. Daniel Cushing's record of the settlers of Hingham, Massachusetts who came from Norfolk states that John came from "Old Hingham" with his wife, 5 sons and 3 daughters.[1][2] Baptismal and marriage records that have been found in old Hingham and Wymondham, Norfolk, England for a John Beales[3] are consistent with records that establish the names of the children of John Beal of Hingham, Massachusetts (e.g., John's will[4]%29 and the identity of his second wife (e.g., David Hobart's statement in his journal that John Beal was his uncle[5]) and thus confirm that they were the same person. There is a record in the Wramplingham, Norfolk parish register of the baptism on 8 May 1593 of a John Beales, the son of Edward Beales and his wife Martha.[6] The fact that Wramplingham is only 4 miles from Wymondham, the date of baptism is consistent with John's estimated date of birth based on the baptismal date of his first-born child (1619), and no other likely birth or baptismal records have been found, supports the proposition that that baptismal record relates to John Beales of Wymondam, Norfolk and, thus, John Beal of Hingham, Massachusetts.

That proposition is also supported by the 1657 will of John Beales Jr of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Charles Henry Pope's The Pioneers of Massachusetts contains the patently incorrect statement that John Beales Jr. of Cambridge, Massachusetts was the brother of this profile's John Beal.[7] In fact, as Pope noted, John Beales Jr's will refers to several children of this profile's John Beal as his cousins,[8][7] which indicates that John Beales Jr's father (whom his will identifies as Edmond Beales) and this profile's John Beal's were brothers. Wramplingham baptismal records show that Edward and Martha Beales also had a son named Edmond,[9] which further confirms the proposition that this profile's John Beal was the son of Edward and Martha Beales of Wramplingham.

Since John was baptized in Wramplingham, Norfolk on 8 May 1593, he was probably born shortly before that date. Since he was baptized in Wramplingham and his father Edward Beales was the Wramplingham parish rector,[9] John was no doubt born in Wramplingham.

From "John Beal of Hingham and one line of his descendants" found at http://www.archive.org/stream/johnbealofhingha1865shur#page/n3/mode...

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 Forehoe 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 the vessel called the Diligent, of which John Martin was master, arriving at Boston on the tenth of August, 1638. Daniel Gushing, 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 Beale, shoemaker, 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 landholder, 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 homelot can be easily 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, taking the customary free-man's oath, which riie,flI4 ai tKe edaufe time.with* several of his fellow towns-men; and in 1649, in company with Nicholas Jacob, he represented the town of Hingham in the General Court of the Colony.

His wife Nazareth died on the 23d of September, 1658 ; and, on the 10th of the following March, he married Mary, the widow of his old friend Nicholas Jacob, who had died on the 5th of June, 1657. By this wife he had no children ; and she died on the 15th of May, 1681, as David Hobart, who continued his father's diary, has recorded the event, although the town record states that "Mary Beal, the wife of John Beal, Senior, died 15 of June, 1681."

Mr. Beal lived to a good old age ; for under date of 1 April, 1688, Judge Sewall noted in his diary, "Father Beal of Hingham dies, age 100," and David Hobart wrote under the same date, " My Uncle John Beal died suddenly."

All the sons of Mr. Beal married and had children, as did also all the daughters, except the youngest, Rebecca, who died unmarried.

Arrived in Boston, MA August 10, 1638 aboard the ship Diligent from Hingham, England.

Settled in Hingham, MA.

Married first to Nazareth Hobart, sister of Hingham minister Peter Hobart.

The Beal family in America was founded by John Beal who came from Hingham Massachusetts in 1638. He married Nazareth Hobart and their third son Jeremiah Beal born 1631 in England married Sarah Ripley also born in England daughter of William Ripley Their second son John Beal born March 8 1657 in Hingham Massachusetts had a wife Hannah whose family name has not been discovered Their fourth son Stephen Beal born September 16 1707 in Hingham married in Barnstable Massachusetts September 16 1736 Alice daughter of William and Mary Crocker Crocker Their second child and eldest daughter Alice Beal born November 2 1739 in Hingham became the wife of Elkanah Andrews of Dighton Massachusetts as above noted Children Alice born January 12 1758 Elkanah February 29 1760 Joseph mentioned below David March 19 1766 Polly February 26 1768 William May 7 1770 Thomas December 4 1772 Clarissa February 18 1775 Job April 1 1779

John Sr. BEAL, the emmigrant ancestor of the majority of BEAL descendants in America and Canada was said to be age 100 when he died in 1688. This his birth in Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England occurred about 1588. However, the first documented record of him appears on 8d 5m 1593 when he was baptised in the neighboring town of Wramplingham.

John Sr. "the centurian" BEAL was married twice. He married (1st) the widow Frances (RIPLEY) TAYLOR 11d 6m 1616 at Wymondham and they had six children born in or near there, all within Hingham Parish, Norfolkshire, with one dying in infancy before her death in 1630. Three days short of four months after Frances's death, John married (2nd) Nazareth (HOBART) TURNER 13d 7m 1630 at Hingham, Norfolkshire, England. They had three children born in Hingham Parish, Norfolkshire before they emmigrated to Massachusetts in 1638. They settled in the town of England where they had two more children for a total of five. Nazareth died in 1658 when John was age 70 and he married (3rd) Mary (GILMAN) JACOB, the widow of Nicholas JACOB on 10d 3m 1658/59 in Hignham. Both of them were fellow Hingham Parish, Norfolkshire emmigrants. John & Mary each had children form their combined three previous marriages but had none together.

John Sr. BEAL lived for 50 years in Hingham Parish, Norfolkshire, England and 50 years in Hingham, Massachusetts. Of his eleven children, John died in infancy; Rebecca never married; Joshua had one daughter who was his only surviving child; Martha, Sarah, Caleb, and Jacob had small families that produced a small number of descendants; and Mary, Jeremiah, the second son named John, and Nathaniel had large families that bore a number of descendants esepcially in families of Mary and Jeremiah.

Family links:

Parents:

 Edward Beal (____ - 1612)

 Martha Stone Beal 

Spouses:

 Frances Ripley Beal (1580 - 1630)

 Nazareth Hobart Beal (1601 - 1658)

 Mary Gilman Jacob Beal (____ - 1681) 

Children:

 John Beal (1619 - 1620)*

 Martha Beal Dunham (1620 - 1690)*

 Mary Beal Whiton (1623 - 1696)*

 Sarah Beal Sheffield (1625 - 1710)*

 John Beal (1627 - 1694)*

 Nathaniel Beal (1629 - 1708)*

 Jeremiah Beal (1631 - 1716)*

 Joshua Beal (1633 - 1718)*

 Caleb Beal (1636 - 1716)*

 Rebecca Beal (1641 - 1686)*

 Jacob Beal (1642 - 1718)

Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial Specifically: John BEAL does NOT have a marked grave at the Hingham Cemetery. It is possible that he was buried there but he does not show up on the current survey of that cemetery. Created by: treerpgmo Record added: Dec 27, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 63360144

May have come ship the "Diligent" or "Blessing" of London into Boston on 8/10/1638. He transported Malt.

His original name was Beales.

• John Beal, Sr Find A Grave Memorial# 63360144

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Married July 13, 1630 in Hingham, MA Nazareth Hobart was his second wife. It was also her second marriage.

John Sr. BEAL, the emmigrant ancestor of the majority of BEAL descendants in America and Canada was said to be age 100 when he died in 1688. Thus his birth in Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England would have occurred about 1588. However, the first documented record of him appears on 8d 5m 1593 when he was baptised in the neighboring town of Wramplingham.

John Sr. "the centurian" BEAL was married twice. He married (1st) the widow Frances (RIPLEY) TAYLOR 11d 6m 1616 at Wymondham and they had six children born in or near there, all within Hingham Parish, Norfolkshire, with one dying in infancy before her death in 1630. Three days short of four months after Frances's death, John married (2nd) Nazareth (HOBART) TURNER 13d 7m 1630 at Hingham, Norfolkshire, England. They had three children born in Hingham Parish, Norfolkshire before they emmigrated to Massachusetts in 1638. They settled in the town of England where they had two more children for a total of five. Nazareth died in 1658 when John was age 70 and he married (3rd) Mary (GILMAN) JACOB, the widow of Nicholas JACOB on 10d 3m 1658/59 in Hignham. Both of them were fellow Hingham Parish, Norfolkshire emmigrants. John & Mary each had children form their combined three previous marriages but had none together.

John Sr. BEAL lived for 50 years in Hingham Parish, Norfolkshire, England and 50 years in Hingham, Massachusetts. Of his eleven children, John died in infancy; Rebecca never married; Joshua had one daughter who was his only surviving child; Martha, Sarah, Caleb, and Jacob had small families that produced a small number of descendants; and Mary, Jeremiah, the second son named John, and Nathaniel had large families that bore a number of descendants esepcially in families of Mary and Jeremiah.

=John Beale=

Children of John Beal 1588-1688 (100 years old) and Frances Ripley:

1. John Beal - 1619–1620 (Died as infant(
2. Martha Beal m. Dunham - 1620–1690
3. Mary Beal m, Whiton - 1623–1696
4. Sarah Beal m. Sheffield - 1625–1710
5. John Beal - 1627–1694
6. Nathaniel Beal - 1629–1708

1. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995:

"NICHOLAS JACOB ORIGIN: Hingham, Norfolk MIGRATION: 1633 FIRST RESIDENCE: Watertown REMOVES: Hingham 1635... BIRTH: By about 1604 based on estimated date of marriage. DEATH: Hingham 5 June 1657 [NEHGR 121:107]. MARRIAGE: By 1629 Mary Gilman [TAG 11:138]. She married (2) Hingham 10 March 1658/9 John Beal [NEHGR 121:109] and died at Hingham 15 June 1681 [NEHGR 121:208; HiVR 53]..."

2. FHL film 1321269 "The Ancestry of Abel Lunt 1769-1806 of Newbury, Massachusetts," by Walter Goodwin Davis, The Anthoensen Press (Portland, Maine - 1963), pp. 157-158:

"MARY Gilman, m. (1) before 1629, in Hingham, Nicholas Jacob, possibly of his second wife. Two children were baptized in Hingham:

1. John Jacob, Feb. 26, 1629/30, and
2. Mary Jacob, May 11, 1682.

The family came to New England in 1633 and eventually settled in Hingham, Mass., where Jacob died June 5, 1657. Nicholas Jacob's widow m. (2) March 10, 1658/9, John Beal, Sr. She d. June 15, 1681. ("The American Genealogist, 11:137, "English Origin of Edward Gilman," Clarence Almon Torrey.)."

3. The book "History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts," 3 vols., by George Lincoln (Hingham; 1893; 2nd ed. reprint 1987), p. 53:

JOHN BEAL (BEALE), came from the parish of Hingham, County of Norfolk, Eng., to Hing. in the Massachusetts Bay, in 1638; and on the 18th of Sept. of that year received a grant of land containing six acres on what is now South St., at or near the corner of Hersey St. Daniel Cushing, the fourth town clerk of our Hingham., made the foll. record concerning the arrival of John Beal, Senr., and his family, viz.: "1638.

John Beal, shoemaker, with his wife and five sons and three daughters and two servants, came from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham." He was admitted a freeman in 1639, and in 1649 and 1659 was chosen to represent the town at the General Court of the Colony.

His first wife, Nazareth Hobart, who was the mother of his children, was a dau. of Edmund and Margaret (Dewey) Hobart. She was b. in Eng. ab. 1600, and d. in Hingham. 23 Sept. 1658. For his second wife he m. March 10, 1659, Mrs. Mary Gilman Jacob, the widow. of Nicholas Jacob. She d. in Hingham. 15 June, 1681. John d. 1 Apr. 1688.

In noticing the death of the latter, David Hobart (son of Rev. Peter), made the following record: "April 1, 1688, my Uncle John Beal died suddenly." Judge Sewall also wrote under the same date: "Father Beal of Hingham dies, aet. 100 yrs."

In his will of 27 Sept. 1687, names ch. and gr. ch., leaving legacies to each. The children of John and Nazareth, b. in England., with the exception of the two youngest, were:

1. MARTHA, b. ab. 1620, m. (1) March 16, 1640, William Falloway of Plymouth.; and (2) June 29, 1649, Samuel Dunham of Ply. She d. 26 Apr. 1690.
2. MARY , 1622, m. Dec. 30, 1647, James Whiton of Hingham., and d. 12 Dec. 1696."

4. FHL film 929.273 ST71w "Stone – Gregg Genealogy; the Ancestors and Descendants of Galen Luther Stone and his wife Carrie Morton Gregg," by Alicia Crane Williams (Baltimore; 1987), pp. 65-67:

JOHN BEAL was born in England, probably in or near Wymondham, co. Norfolk; and died at Hingham, Massachusetts 1 April 1688. His death was noted by David Hobart, "my Uncle John Beal died suddenly": and by Judge Sewell, "Father Beal of Hingham dies, aet. 100 yrs." ("Hingham History," 2:53).

He married first, in Wymondham, co. Norfolk, England, FRANCES RIPPLY, a sister to William Ripley who also came to New England in 1638, probably in the same ship with the Beal family. William Ripley made a deed of gift to Nathaniel Beal. No relationship is given in the deed, but it seems practically certain that Nathaniel Beal (born supposedly in 1629) was the youngest son and child of Frances Ripley ("The American Genealogist," 13:262-4).

He married second, at Hingham, co. Norfolk, England, 13 July 1630, NAZARETH (HOBART) TURNER, widow of Robert Turner and daughter of Edmund and Margaret (Dewey) Hobart, baptized at Hingham, co. Norfolk, England, 7 June 1601; died in Hingham, Mass., 23 September 1658.

She married first, at Hingham, co. Norfolk, England, 9 November 1626, Robert Turner, who was buried there 7 April 1627 (TAG 13:263). Nazareth Hobart was the sister of Rev. Peter Hobart, minister to the settlers of Hingham, Massachusetts. For more information on the Hobart Family, see "History of Hingham" 2:334.

He married third, at Hingham, 10 March 1659, MARY (GILMAN) JACOB, daughter of Edward Gilman of Hingham, co. Norfolk, and widow of Nicholas Jacob. She died in Hingham, 15 June 1681. For more information on the Gilman family, see TAG 11:137-139.

John Beal was probably a first cousin to the John Beal,Jr. of Hingham whose will of 26 October 1657 mentions his father Edmund Beal and some of the children of John Beal senior who are called "cousins." The baptisms of six children of Edmund and Susan (Wright) Beales is recorded at Hingham, co. Norfolk, England. From the marriage dates of Edmund and John Beal Sr. it would appear that they were probably brothers (definitely not father and son as given by Charles Pope in "Pioneers of Massachusetts").

The following record concerning the arrival of John Beal and his family was made by Daniel Cushing the fourth town clerk of Hingham, Mass.: "1638 John Beal, shoemaker, with his wife and five sons and three daughters and two servants, came from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham."

On 18 September 1638 John received a grant of land containing six acres on what is now South Street at or near the corner of Hersey Street. He was admitted a freeman in 1639 and in 1649 and 1659 was chosen to represent the town at the General Court of the Colony. In his will of 27 September 1687, John names his children (John is the eldest son) and grandchildren, giving legacies to each.

Children of John and Frances (Ripley) BEAL, born in England, with the exception of the two youngest (History of Hingham, 2:53):

1. JOHN 2, bapt. at Wymondham, 1 Jan. 161[8]/19; d. young.
2. MARTHA 2, b. ca. 1620; d. 26 Apr. 1690; m. (1) 16 Mar. 1640, WILLIAM FALLOWAY of Plymouth; m. (2) 29 June 1649, Samuel DUNHAM of Plymouth.
3. MARY, b. ca. 1622; d. 12 Dec. 1696; m. 30 Dec. 1647, JAMES WHITON of Hingham.
4. SARAH, b. ca. 1625; d. at Braintree, 9 Nov. 1710, in 86th yr.; m. (1) 22 Mar. 1648/9, Thomas MARSH of Hingham; m. (2) 5 Sept. 1662, EDMUND SHEFFIELD of Braintree.
5. JOHN, b. ca. 1627; d. 12 Sept. 1694, ae. 67; m. (1) 6 Jan. 1658/9, ELIZABETH (___), d. 1 Feb. 1659/60; m. (2) 14 Nov. 1660, MARY GILL, dau. of Thomas and Hannah (Otis) Gill, bapt. at Hingham, Jan. 1643/4; d. 17 June 1701.
6. NATHANIEL, b. ca. 1629; d. 20 Dec. 1708 ae 79; m. MARTHA (___), d. 10 May 1692.

Children of John and Nazareth (Hobart) BEAL:

1. JEREMIAH, b. ca. 1631.
2. JOSHUA, b. ca. 1633; d. 1717/18 ae. 85; m. (1) ca. 1660, ELIZABETH (___), d. 12 Jan. 1688/9; m (2) 10 Oct. 1689, MARY (FARROW) STOWELL, dau. of John and Frances Farrow, wid. of Samuel Stowell, d. 14 Oct. 1708.
3. CALEB, bapt. at Hingham, Eng., 30 Oct. 1636; d. 18 June 1716, in 80th yr.; m. 30 Dec. 1664, ELIZABETH HUET, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Chapman) Huet, bapt. at Hingham, 3 Mar. 1664/5; d. 31 Dec. 1721.
4. REBECCA, bapt. Feb. 1640-1, d. 13 Dec. 1686.
5. JACOB, bapt. Oct. 13. 1642; d. 7 Jan. 1717/18 ae. 75; m. 15 Jan. 1678/9, MARY BISBEE, dau. Elisha and Joanna (___) Bisbee, b.

at Scituate in 1649; d. at Hingham, 13 Jan. 1717/18 in 69th yr."

5. "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England...," by James Savage, 4 vols., (Boston, 1862), p. 145:

BEAL, JOHN, Hingham, a shoe-maker from old Hingham, Co. Norf. came with w. five sisters. three daughters. and two servants. in the Diligent, 1638, from London, adm. freeman. 13 Mar. 1639, had Jacob, bapt. 2 Oct. 1642, and no other ch. perhaps here, exc. Rebecca, wh. d. unm. after Oct. 1657. He was rep. 1649, and his w. Nazareth d. 23 Sept. 1658; but he took sec. w. 10 Mar. 1659, Mary, wid. of Nicholas Jacob, d. 1688 (as Sewall in his Diary, sub. 1 Apr. ment.), in his 100th yr. tho. perhaps the report may not have been exact. Of his daughyters.

1. Martha m. 16 May 1640, it is said, William Falloway, of Plymouth, and next 29 June 1649, Samuel Dunham;
2. Mary m. 30 Dec. 1647, James Whiton; and
3. Sarah m. 22 Mar. 1649, Thomas Marsh, and next 1 Sept. 1662, Edmund Sheffield of Braintree. His will of 27 Sept.. 1687, pro. 18 June foll. names the six s. and ds. Sarah, Mary, and Martha."

6. The book "John Beal, the centenarian, and descendants: John Beal, 1588-1688, lived fifty years in England and fifty years in America : fourteen generations, 1588-1956: also, other Beal families from England," by Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge (Victor, New York : B.B.B. Aldridge, 1956), pp. 10-12:

"JOHN BEAL was born in Hingham, England, in 1588; died April first, 1688, Hingham, Massachusetts, 100 YEARS OLD (Sewell's Diary 1688), the progenitor of the large family, bearing his name, and dwelling in Hingham, Cohasset, Weymouth and Abington, Massachusetts.

He came from the parish of Hingham, in the County of Norfolk, England, which is situated about fourteen miles west of Norwich, the shire town, and about ninety-eight miles northeast of London.

He married, first, June 11, 1616, Frances Ripley, Wymondham, Norfolk, England.

He married second, July 13, or 17, about 1628, Nazareth Hobart, widow of Robert Turner, who died April 7, 1627. She was the daughter of Edmund and Margaret Dewey Hobart. Nazareth was bp. June 7, 1601, born 1600.

John Beal came to America on the vessel called the "Diligent" 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, also came to New England on the "Diligent. " In one of his manuscripts, we find a list of the early settlers of Hingham.

"John Beal the centenarian and descendants"

According to Daniel Cushing's record, John Beal and his family immigrated from England in 1638 aboard the Diligent of Ipswich, John Martin master, as part of a group of 133 passengers from Hingham, Norfolk and nearby towns. The entry for John Beal's family states: "1638. John Beale, shoemaker, with his wife and 5 sons and 3 daughters and two servants, came from Old Hingham and settled at new Hingham.". According to Savage, the Diligent left Gravesend on April 26, 1638 and arrived at Boston on August 10, 1638, while according to Banks, the Diligent left Ipswich in June 1638 (perhaps after coming up from Gravesend?) and arrived at Boston on August 10, 1638.

Upon his arrival in Hingham, John was granted 6 acres of land in Hingham on what is now South Street near the corner of Hersey Street.. He was admitted as a freeman in 1639 and in 1649 and 1659 was chosen to represent Hingham at the General Assembly of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.