John Hale

John Hale, born about May 11, 1575 in Hertfordshire, England, was not the son of William Hale of Kings Walden and wife Rose Bond. See the discussion tab for more information.

John Hale of Hertfordshire witnessed the will of Thomas Hale on October 11, 1630, along with Francis Kirby. Thomas described Francis Kirby as "my brother," in appointing him overseer to his son Thomas Jr. It is highly likely that John and Thomas were brothers. Both men had Kirby wives.

See also:

• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 35, available as a Google e-book.

In Winthrop's Medical Journal (page 713)[1], he identifies a set of siblings in the following entry:

"Mar: 23: 1666 (1667) Peck, Martha: 45 [b 1622]: wife of Paule of Hartford.... she is sister of Sam: Hale of Wethersfeild [sic] & hath a brother Th: Hale of Charlton" (Charlestown, MA). This same Thomas later removed to Norwalk, CT, having formerly had his brother Samuel with him when at Hartford; Thomas had been before that briefly at Roxbury, Mass. by 1634].
There were two separate Hale families found in the parish and probate records of Watton at Stone, Hertford, England, with additional evidence that they were somehow related to each other. Both are likely to be parents of two different Thomas Hales who ended up in New England:
Thomas Hale married 19 Oct 1601 and made a will date 11 Oct 1630, which was witnessed by a John Hale (next), who signed by mark [Register 35:370]. Likely he who married Joan P...
John Hale, signed by mark 1630 will of Thomas above. Likely he who married Martha and had the siblings documented by Winthrop, above:
Thomas Hale b abt 1611 of Roxbury, Hartford, Charlestown, Norwalk; m.
Samuel Hale b abt 1615 of Wethersfield
Martha Hale b abt 1622 m. Paul Peck; of Hartford

↑ Manuscript at Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Mass.

See also:
The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Have We Found the Parents of Thomas, Samuel and Martha Hale of Connecticut?, by S. Allen Peck, B.A., M.S., TAG vol 38, page 237-239
D.L. Jacobus & E.F. Waterman, Hale, House and Related Families,
New England Historical and Genealogical Register 35:370; 64:186; 76:75
The American Genealogist, 22:180