John Beales Beal b. 1588 Hingham, Norfolk, England d. 01 Apr 1688 Hingham, Mass.: Beals Genealogy

1588 - 1688

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Father	Edward Beales, b. Bef 1550, d. Aug 1612, Wramplingham, Norfolk, England
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Martha Stone, b. Abt 1550, d. Apr 1625, Wramplingham, Norfolk, England
Relationship	Natural
Married	08 Sep 1586	Wramplingham, Norfolk, England
Family ID	F01038	Group Sheet

Family 1 Nazareth Hobart, b. Abt 1600, d. 23 Sep 1658, Hingham, Mass.

Married 13 Jul 1630 Hingham, Norfolk Co., Eng.

Children

>	1. Caleb Beal, b. 30 Oct 1636, Hingham, England , d. 18 Jun 1716, Hingham, Mass.
>	2. Jacob Beal, d. 07 Jan 1718, Hingham, Mass.
>	3. Jeremiah Beal, b. 17 Apr 1631, Wymondham, Norfolk Co., England , d. 10 Aug 1716, Hingham, Mass.
>	4. Joshua Beal, b. 1633, Hingham, England , d. 1718, Hingham, Mass.
	5. Rebecca Beal, b. 16 Feb 1640, Hingham, Mass. , d. 13 Dec 1686, Hingham, Mass.

Family ID F02690 Group Sheet

Family 2	Mary Gilman, b. 1599, England , d. 15 Jun 1681, Hingham, Mass.
Married	10 Mar 1659	Hingham, Mass.
Family ID	F01044	Group Sheet

Family 3 Frances Ripley, b. 10 Feb 1580, Stokesley, Yorkshire, England , d. 15 Mar 1630, Wymondham, Norfork, England

Married 11 Jun 1616 Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Children

	1. John Beal, b. 01 Jan 1619, d. 1619
>	2. John Beal, Jr., b. 14 Sep 1627, England , d. 12 Sep 1694, Hingham, Mass.
	3. Martha Grace Beal, b. 28 Oct 1623, England , d. 26 Apr 1690, Plymouth, Mass.
	4. Mary Beal, b. 1622, Wymondham, Norfolk Co., England , d. 12 Dec 1696, Hingham, Mass.
>	5. Nathaniel Beal, b. 1629, England , d. 20 Dec 1708, Hingham, Mass.
	6. Sarah Beal, b. Between 1624 and 1625, England , d. 09 Nov 1710, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Family ID F01039 Group Sheet

Notes

When John, the sixth child of Edward Beales, brought the name to North America he changed the spelling to "Beal". It wasn't until he had reached the age of 50 that he took up the challenge of leaving his homeland to become a pioneer in a strange new country. He came from Hingham, Norfolk Co. and arrived in Boston on the vessel "Diligent" on August 10, 1638. He brought with him his wife, Nazareth, five sons, three daughters and two servants. (One of the servants may have been his brother Edmond's son also named John). They settled in Hingham, Massachusetts which is a few miles southeast of Boston. John was no doubt well aware of the new settlement. Ralph Smith had come from Hingham, Eng. in 1633 and founded Hingham, Mass. Additionally John's wife's parents and family had arrived in Charlestown, Mass. the same year and her brother, Rev. Peter Hobart was the first minister of Hingham.

Not long after arrival John Beal became a landholder obtaining a grant of six acres for a house lot on what is now the south side of South Street west of Hersey Street. On the 13th of March, 1639 he was admitted to the freedom of Massachusetts Colony and thus became a "freeman". He was deputy to the general court in 1640 and 1659. He was a shoemaker, a trade that seems to have been passed down to succeeding generations. John Beal died at the age of 100.