Ezekiel HALE

Ezekiel married Phebe COBURN on 13 Apr 1786 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Phebe was born on 29 Oct 1764 in Dracut, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 5 Feb 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1757; Went to Albany in Col. Ephraim William's regiment
• Military Service: Between 1758 and 1761; Served in the French War
• Military Service: 1761; Lieutenant in the Sixth foot company of Newbury

Notes:

Excerpt from "Descendants of Thomas Hale": Was generally known as Capt. Ezekiel Hale. Was a man of wealth and influence. He lived in that part of Newbury set off as West Newbury (at first Parsons) in 1819. No record is found of him in the Essex probate office, and none in the Essex Register of Deeds later than 1769. The last of his children appearing on the Newbury town records is Persis (1767), though four were afterward born. These facts seem to make it probable that he removed from Essex county in or soon after 1769--probably, to some adjacent New Hampshire town, where his latest children were born. He is variously described as "husbandman," "yeoman" and "gentleman." He appears to have been a farmer and a man of handsome estate.

Ezekiel married Abigail SARGENT on 22 Jan 1755/6 in Methuen, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Christopher SARGENT and Susanna PEASLEE) was born on 27 Mar 1734 in Methuen, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died on 16 Jan 1818 in Londonderry, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Birth: 13 May 1689, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Ezekiel married Ruth EMERY in 1711 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth (daughter of John EMERY and Mary SAWYER) died on 27 Nov 1735 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, W. Newbury, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Here lies the body of Mrs. Ruth Hale the wife of Ezekiel Hale who died November the 27th 1735 aged 45 years".

Grave 83

Christopher married Susanna PEASLEE on 22 Jan 1729/30. Susanna was born on 10 May 1712 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 17 May 1785 in Methuen, Massachusetts; was buried in Meeting House Hill Cemetery, Methuen, Essex Co., Massachusetts . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Excerpt from "Descendants of Thomas Hale": He spent most of his life in Newbury, but shortly before his death removed to Rowley and died there. He was a man of immense size, said by tradition to have wieghted over 500 pounds, and his belt as worn measured five feet. He had a voice of immense power. He was a prominent and leading man in church and town affairs both in Newbury and Rowley, was captain of Militia and justice of the peace, and was familiarly known as Captain Hale and Justice Hale. He is said to have m. 1st, Sarah Pickard, but I have been unable to find satisfactory evidence of such marriage. If so she died young.....

Excerpt from "McCall-Tidwell and Allies Families": Thomas was a man of immense size, said by tradition to have weighed over 500 pounds, and his belt as worn measured five feet. A representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, 1713-1714, and was a prominent and leading man in church and town affairs both in Newbury and Rowley. Selectman 1695-1698; Captain of Militia, 1692. Justice of the peace and was familiarly known as Captain Hale and Justice Hale. He bought land in Rowley near the meeting house, built a house on it, to which he removed from Newbury in 1727 and where he died, April 11, 1730. His gravestone in Rowley bears the inscription-- "Here lies ye body of ye Honourabel Thomas Hale, Esq., who died April 11, 1730, in ye 72 years of his age.: His wife's has the following--"Here lies ye body of Mrs. Sarah Hale, ye virtuous wife of Thomas Hale, Esq., who died April ye 26, 1732, age 70 years."

Thomas married Sarah NORTHEND on 16 May 1682. Sarah (daughter of Ezekiel NORTHEND and Edna HALSTEAD) was born on 03 Dec 1661 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died on 26 Apr 1732 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Death: 11 Apr 17630

John married Mary SAWYER on 13 Jun 1683 in Newbury, Essex Co., Mass.. Mary (daughter of William SAWYER and Ruth ?) was born on 29 Jul 1660 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 03 Nov 1699 in Newbury, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of Thomas Sargent and Rachel Barnes

Thomas married Mary STEVENS on 17 Dec 1702 in Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Mary was born in 1680 in Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachsuetts; died on 24 May 1766 in Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]