The following published documents were used to prepare this genealogy:

• "History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts" by George Lincoln
• "Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts" by George Walter Chamberlain (published 1984)
• "The History of North Bridgewater, Family Register"
• Three separate documents all titled: "John Beal and One Line of His Descendants" researched and compiled by:
  • Nathaniel B. Shurtleffs (published May, 1865)
  • Solomon J. Beal (published 1867)
  • Granville Beal (published 1901)

Some of the surnames researched are: Bates, Beal/Beales/Beals, Kent, Lincoln, Longley, Ripley, and Stodder.