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John Heald

John Heald

Male 1611 - 1662  (50 years)


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  • Name John Heald  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth Jun 1611  Alderley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 May 1662  Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Burial Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I60148  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Thomas Heald,   b. 1588, Alderley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1664, St Gabriel Fenchurch, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Turner,   b. 1583, Alderley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1682, St Gabriel Fenchurch, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Feb 1599  Tweed, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19881  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dorothy Royle Andrews,   b. 3 Sep 1615, Alderley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1694, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 3 Dec 1636  Alderley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. John Heald,   b. 3 Dec 1636, Alderley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1689, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Hannah Heald,   b. Abt 1638, Alderley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1689, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Timothy Heald,   b. 1638, Alderly, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1662, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Amos Heald,   b. 1640, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Isaac Hale,   b. 1642  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Timothy Hale,   b. 1643, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1689, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Ebenezer Hale,   b. 1644, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Dorcus Hale,   b. 22 Mar 1644  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Samuel Hale,   b. 1646, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Gershom Heald,   b. 23 Mar 1647, Concord, Middlesex County, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1717, Springfield, Hampden County, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. Ephraim Hale,   b. 1648, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     12. Dorothy Heald,   b. 16 Aug 1649, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1674, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     13. Thomas Heald,   b. 19 Jan 1651, Concord, Middle, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1725, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     14. Isaac Hale,   b. 1656, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1717, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     15. Benjamin Hale,   b. 1659, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     16. Israel Heald,   b. 30 Jul 1660, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1738, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     17. Amos Hale,   b. 1662, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F19939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family 2   
    Marriage 1681  Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F30745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • b abt 1610, per baptism records his parents were James Heald 1565-1627 and Elizabeth Hill 1562-
      James Heald Born in Milne Household, Mobberley, Cheshire, England Died Feb 1627 Mobberley, Cheshire, England

      John m 31 Dec 1636, Alderly, Chesire, Eng
      Wife: Dorothy ROYALE ca. 1615, Alderly, CHS -29 Oct 1694, Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA

      Immigrated from Eng in 1638, accompanied by his wife and infant son, John. He opened a livery stable.
      John Heald, (or Hale) as the name was often spelled in the early records, was one of the first settlers of Concord, MA. Some say 1635, but it may be 1641, as suggested by the birth of his first three children.

      He was admitted a freeman, June 2, 1641, and lived for some time at Roxbury and Cambridge, before settling in Concord
      In 1654/5 he received his second share of division land.

      His will, written by his own hand, was dated the 19th of April the same year. In it he named his three eldest children , John, Timothy and Hannah, who had received their portions of his estate, and "my five youngest children," whose names he does not list. Beloved wife Dorothy was to be sole executrix.

      Their children include:
      - born in Alderly, CHS:
      1. John HEALD II, b. 26 Mar 1637; d. 17 Jun 1689, Concord, Middlesex Co., MA
      2. Hannah HALLE / HALE / HEALD, b. ca. 1638
      3. Timothy HEALD, b. ca. 1641; d. 26 Aug 1689
      - born in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA:
      4. Dorcas HEALD, b. 22 Mar 1644/5; d. there 3 Jan 1649/50
      5. Gershom HEALD / HALE, b. 23 Jan 1646/7; d. 1717, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA
      6. Dorothy HEALD, b. 16 Aug 1649; m. 3 Aug 1670, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, John PRESCOTT
      7. Thomas HALE, b. 19 Jan 1650/1; d. 25 Apr 1725, Enfield, Hartford Co., CT
      8. Isaac HEALD, b. ca. 1656; d. 1717
      9. Israel HEALE, b. 30 Jul 1660

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
      Record for Gershom Hale (Heald)
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=25575599737&indiv=try

    2. [S1340] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;).

    3. [S134] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 23729.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 18.

    4. [S1191] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).