The Hales Newsletter

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NEW SERIES Winter 1997 Vol. 3. No. 4.

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The Hales Chronicles on the internet

Sign of the Times

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Max Bliss Hales

Mary Ann Hales

Frances Elizabeth Brunyer Hales

Andrew Hales

Hales Research Notes

Hales ,or Lodden Hales

Parish Register Extracts

This is on-line version of The HALES Newsletter. The HALES Newsletter is the Journal of the HALES Family. It is a quarterly publication of the HALES Family History Society and variant spellings, including HALES, HAILS, HAILES, HAYLS, and HAYLES. The information includes current events, historical sketches and genealogical information pertaining to the Hales family. The pictures can be viewed by clicking on words that are highlighted. It is published by Kenneth Glyn Hales, secretary of The Hales Genealogical Society from 1970 through 1981 and The Hales Family History Society since 1995.

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The intent of the HALES Family History Society is to document all HALES, HAILS, HAILES, HAYLS, and HAYLES families wherever they are found in all parts of the world. This documentation is found in the multi-volume The Hales Chronicles. This information is provided as a service to the Hales Family.

The Hales Chronicles contains the genealogical information published by the Hales Family History Society. This database can be found on the Hales web-page at www.hales.org and can be found in book form at The Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City, Utah; The Library of Congress at Washington, D.C.; The Library of The Society of Genealogists at London, England; and the Centre for Kentish Studies at Maidstone, Kent, England. The Hales Chronicles is also found on-line. Look here to verify your family information and to search for your ancestors.

The Hales Newsletter is provided to the above cited repositories and the Allen County Public Library at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Allen County Public Library indexes our publication and provides articles through their Periodical Source Index (PERSI).

Printed copies of The Hales Newsletter are provided to members of The Hales Family History Society. If you desire to be come a member, refer to the membership section on our home-page. If you would like a printed copy of individual Hales Newsletters, reprints are available at a cost of $3.75 each.

Please check your address label to determine when you need to renew your membership. Above your name is the issue and year of your last issue (i.e. Autumn 1997). When the next issue is available I purge the address list and delete those not having renewed without notice.

During the last three years a great amount of information has been made available. An address has been established where information can be exchanged. What a great way to promote this great family. Lets ensure that this will continue by renewing your membership. With your support we will continue to grow and develop.

I continue to work on the Hales Chronicles and the next planned update to the online master files is Apri130, 1998. If you desire to check the latest and most current status of this work you need to either access these files on your internet provider or find a friend that has access. It appears that the Hales Family History Society home page is being accessed approximately twice each day. The Hales Family History Society home page can be found at:

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On this home page you can determine what has been published in each back- issue of our Newsletter and to access the Hales Chronicles.

Texas death records are now closed to the public. This legislation was enacted because of the possibility that illegal aliens were using these records for fake identification. The state of Wisconsin has now passed a law making it illegal to photocopy certified and non-certified copies of all vital records for any reason in an effort to combat the falsification of vital records (birth, death, marriage and divorce). The penalty for violation of this law is a fine of up to $10,000 and two years in prison. However, individuals may abstract information from vital records and put or publish it in another form. This law, along with added restrictions is expected to eventually be enacted in every state.

This section of our Newsletter contains the happenings that I am made aware of between issues. If you have something you wish to share, please send me the information. I depend on you for the clippings from your newspapers of anyone with our surname and your own family announcements.

From Ross C. Butcher of Panama Citv Beach, Florida. I have accessed your web site and it helped fill in some blank areas in the data I had obtained from family members. I would like to become a regular member of the Hales Family History Society. I am enclosing the fee of $15 in this letter. Thank you for your past and present efforts.

From Judith Ann Thornton Hales of Isleworth, Middlesex, England. I found the Hales Family History Society whilst "playing" with the internet. I have looked at it with great interest but there doesn't seem to be much modern UK information. Is there a reason for this or is it just that geographically it is difficult?

I read with interest you being retired IBM, as you can see I work for IBM in the UK.

Hales is actually my married name having married Ian Hales in 1984. I can go back through Peter, to Bill (William), but I am working on further back than this. Once I have more detailed information I will forward it to you but in the meantime this is the information relating directly to me.

Ian Anthony HALES

Born 12 AUG 1963 at South Shields, Durham, England the son of Peter Anthony HALES and Carol Jean FOWLES. Married 18 AUG 1984 Judith Ann THORNTON at Saint George in the East, East Boldon, Tyne and Wear, Durham, England. She was born 4 JAN 1963 at Keighley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England the daughter of Alan THORNTON and Shirley GREENWOOD.

Children:

Max was born in Spanish Fork, Utah, on March 23, 1920, the last child of Edward Moroni and Anabella Hodson Hales. He married Barbara Elaine Swain in Vernal, Utah on May 16, 1950.

Max or "Bliss" as he was known by many, worked as a millwright for US Steel Corporation at the Ironton and Geneva Steel plants most of his life. His younger years were spent herding sheep, hauling coal, and working at the Bradford gravel pit located south of Spanish Fork near the old Del Monte Cannery. Max served his country during World War II as a navy night fighter pilot on the European and Japanese battle fronts. After retiring from US Steel Corporation, he purchased a farm in Abraham, Utah (approximately 15 miles northwest of Delta, Utah) where he pursued his life long dream of being a farmer.

Survivors include a former spouse, Mrs. Barbara Curtis of Ojai, California; a son Allan (Sheila) Hales of Salem, Utah; a son Chris (Debbie) Hales of Spanish Fork, Utah; and a daughter Bell (Gilbert) Martinez of Littleton, Colorado. He had 15 grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Thursday January 22, 1998 at the Spanish Fork West Stake Center and burial was in the Spanish Fork, Utah Cemetery.

Mary Ann Hales was born 11 October 1799 at Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England the daughter of Henry Hales and Hannah Kitney (or Kidney). She married first Stephen Hales, her cousin, on 31 August 1816 at Rodmersham, Kent, England. He died during the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo on 5 October 1846. Following his death, Mary Ann Hales married William G. Thompson about June of 1850 while at Garden Grove, Iowa. She died during the Garden Grove wagon train to Utah on 9 August 1851.

The following selections, 3 of more than 220 pages, are from the book Chronicles of the Stephen Hales Family by Lorraine Wight Hales of Ogden, Utah. This book details the hardships of crossing the plains on the Mormon trail and documents the death of Mary Ann. This book is a journal of the exodus of the Hales Mormon families from Nauvoo, Illinois to Utah. This selection is of the Garden Grove Company by several authors. I have corrected a few spellings and made some minor punctuation changes to make it more readable.

7 May 1851. The Garden Grove Company of Saints left Garden Grove, Iowa to join the Saints at Kanesville, with sixty wagons and twenty-one families. They also brought a threshing machine. Included in the Company were Brother William and Sister (Mary Ann) Thompson, his children ... and her children (named Hales); Charles and Julia with their Children: George and Sarah with their children; Stephen and Eveline and their children; Henry and Eliza Ewing Hales. At Kanesville they were organized into a company led by Captain Harry Walton who was not a Mormon but had been gold mining in California and had come back after his family. (Susan Zimmerman Terry)

13 June 1851. Hunted all of the cattle, moved on towards Kanesville, saw the rest of the Garden Grove wagons rolling in sight, so we stopped until they came up with us and then we rolled on to town. Stopped there most all day, and went about a half a mile towards the Missouri river and camped, but had not scarce time to eat supper before it commenced raining, the like I have mentioned before in this little memorandum, accompanied by thunder which sounded like the report of cannon, and lightning as sharp as ever Franklin dared to bottle up, I do believe. Expect to organize tomorrow morning, and then cross the big river as soon as possible. (Ossian F. Taylor)

14 June 1851. The bottom where we are camped is partly covered with water two or three feet deep and some of the wagons standing in water, for it poured down all night. A perfect creek. Frances little George very sick, hunted our cattle and moved our wagons up to Kanesville again. But the water ran three feet deep in the street most all of the way up. Found an old cabin with a stove in it, built a fire, &c. We feel very much discouraged, the season so much advanced, and we hardly started on our long journey. Some talk of giving up the journey this year I for fear we cannot get across the Rocky Mountains before the snow falls, and then we should be in a pretty condition surely. (Ossian F. Taylor)

21 June 1851. A very heavy shower last evening, some of us stayed in the tent throughout the shower, but it ran through the canvas like a small brook and we got a little wet surely. A heap of menfolks met at our wagons and elected Mr. Telford chairman. We spake of all out doors and so forth. The house was then called to order and then Harry was unanimously elected boss captain; Stephen Hales, Sergeant; George Crooks clerk; and a captain over every ten wagons, which amounted to six tens, or sixty wagons, and about five hundred head of cattle. (They organized in companies of fifty or an hundred wagons, elected captains of fifty wagons, and also over every ten, under the boss captain, and a sergeant of the guards &c. And then they travel in regular order, one ten travels ahead one day and behind the next, so to give every one a fair chance. It is the boss captains duty to see that all the by-laws are kept, which the article of agreement contains, to select the camping ground to see if the wagons are in proper order, and to keep an eye to the teams &c. And it is the Sergeant's duty to determine, with captains advice, how many men to put on guard, to see that they do their duty and take their stations at the proper time, &c. The other captains see that their wagons assist one another, when needed &c.) (Ossian F. Taylor)

...According to previous appointment a number of the Brethren met together for the purpose of organizing a Company of 50 and accordingly appointed Pr. John Telford as Priest of the Meeting. Pr. Telford took the chair and motioned for William H. Walton as Captain of 50 and seconded by Pr. George Carson and the vote was unanimous. Mr. Walton then motioned that G. Crooks and G. Hales should act as Clerks for said companies the which was put and the vote was unanimous. Mr. Walton motioned that Br. Merrill should act as Captain of the First 10 the vote was unanimous. On motion of Br. Telford, Br. William Carson should be Captain of the Second 10 and the vote was unanimous. Br. Steven Hales motioned that Br. John Ellis be Captain of the Third 10 and this vote was unanimous. Br. Telford motioned that Br. Moses Jones be Captain of the Fourth 10 and the vote was unanimous. (George Crooks)

22 June 1851. Sunday- Quite a fine day. T. Winn and Capt. Walton went up to town to meeting and said they heard a fine lecture delivered by Mr. Hyde. Expect to cross the river tomorrow, but it is up full banks, it will probably be hard boating. Set on guard now sometimes for fun but when we get across Missouri we shall be in the Indian territory. Then it will not be quite so much sport, for we shall have to look out for the red men – while the howling wolves char our hearts ever and anon while watching us with ravenous eyes. (Ossian F. Taylor)

23 June 1851. Commenced hitching up this morning to roll down to the river. At 10 o'clock arrived on its banks. And I tell you it looked wild romantic and fearful, running like a whirlwind. Thick with mud and covered over with logs, stumps, roots and sticks moving as if to swallow every thing before it in an instant, for it went "brashing, slashing, splashing, smashing and dashing". Commenced ferrying – took an hour and a half to go across and back. How we had to manage to get across at all I shall not attempt to depict. Suffice it to say Mr. Merrill's ten (which contained our wagons too, got over today, and drove through the woods and bushes a mile or two but the Separator (a part of the machine) got stuck in the mud, so that we were obliged to leave it until morning. (Ossian F. Taylor)

25 June 1851. Very warm. Some of us went back to the river to help ferry but our ten moved on to Winter Quarters. The place where the Mormons first settled after they were driven from Nauvoo. But the Indians stole from them so bad they removed to Kanesville which is now quite a flourishing town. The prints of their old houses and gardens are Plain to be seen. Looks some like old ruins in ancient city. (Ossian F. Taylor)

... When we arrived at Winter Quarters there was not much left of that historic place; a few old chimneys were still standing – the wild mustard had grown and completely covered the ground. It was as tall as the chimneys and was in full bloom. (Rebecca Card Walton)

3 July 1851. Started at the usual time and rolled over the ground at a fine rate. Orson Hyde and Judge Broccus from Washington passed us about noon with a cannon and horse teams bound for the Utah Deseret Territory. (Ossian F. Taylor)

4 July 1851. Rained this morning, rather cool and looked dismal for the glorious Fourth of July, for you might listen in vain for the ringing of bells or the report of big guns, or the merry processions following the bugle, trumpet, drum and &c. All is hushed, except the lowing of cattle and neighing of horses, which is dull, dull music. After breakfast I went and laid down to sleep. When I awoke the rain had ceased, but still cloudy. Concluded to yoke up and move on to a more convenient camping place. Rolled on till 4, when we commenced forming the wagons in a circle when Mr. Slaton came like a catamount upon a full jump, and told us that Broccus and band was camped about a mile and a half ahead and there was plenty of wood not far from there, and the Judge would deliver a short oration if we would go there before we camped. So we hitched up again as soon as possible and soon arrived at the goal. The captains escorted the Judge, Hyde and company to our camp and the Judge addressed us in a few words in statesmanlike manner, followed by Elder Hyde who gave excellent counsel to his brethren closed by a prayer, which prevented from saying more for want of time. (Ossian F. Taylor)

... To our surprise two royal visitors drove into camp. They were Brother Orson Hyde and Judge Brocchus. They were on their way to Salt Lake City. They stayed and helped us celebrate. They unloaded a small cannon and while it rang out in that wild country, the flag was flying and music playing. They enjoyed our picnic, then loaded up the "little sow" as they called the cannon, bid us goodbye and left us. (Rebecca Card Walton)

27 July 1851. We tied the big cattle to trees last night to keep them from running away. They were frightened several times but we kept them all. Started again this morning to hunt after the lost cattle again. Frank Owen and Bucannon found seven head. Heard today one ten that belonged to another company lost thirty head in one stampede. Hope they will have better luck in hunting them up than we have had. Capt. Walton, Mr. Hales, two Telfords, Charles Drury, C. Stodard have gone to the Platt river to find out if possible how far we are from the old road, for we are sick of staying here, drinking such dirty water, which is enough to sicken a horse that enjoys good health. (Ossian F. Taylor)

28 July 1851. Monday Captain Walton and those who went towards the Platt have got back again. Robert Telford, C. Stodard have found more cattle. Capt. Walton and Mr. Hales went to the Platt and stopped all night. They think it is about thirty miles from where we are now camped. I tell you this was good news to us. (Ossian F. Taylor)

29 July 1851. Mr. Allreds Company hunting after their cattle they lost Sunday night, found twenty head of our cattle and drove them to our camp today. We all went out today probably for the last hunt for the remaining lost cattle. I went about ten miles. Saw an abundance of Elk and Antelopes and I did admire to see the beautiful animals skip over the ground almost as swift as the wind. We found no more of the cattle today. Mrs. Thompson very sick with the congestive fever. (Ossian F. Taylor)

7 August 1851. A very fine evening last night. The girls sung some pretty songs, and we cracked a joke or two, had a good time, and went to bed. But the oxen that was chained to our wagon kept it a jiggling or wiggling about so we could not sleep but little. We kept the cattle chained up nights now to our wagons, so if they run away they can take us with them. Cool breezes this morning, and about right for the teams to travel with ease. Crossed a steep and sandy bluff; made about twenty one miles and camped near a place called the lone tree, for there is one tree standing here alone, there being no more trees on this side of the river for two hundred miles ... Mrs. Thompson very sick again. (Ossian F. Taylor)

8 August 1851. Friday. Fine moonlight last evening...Moved on as usual but Merrill's ten goes ahead all of the time now. At ten o'clock crossed Castle Creek, six feet wide, and passed Castle Bluffs on the opposite side of the river. They are bluffs resembling the ruins of ancient castles and fortifications. I wish I could have gone and seen them. I would have written more about them. Made about eighteen miles, camped early in order to give the sick a little chance to rest a little, for it is so late in the season we are obliged to travel when we should not, were it otherwise. Another very fine camping ground, would there were none sick in the company. Mrs. Thompson very low; Joseph Merrill and one of Mr. Critchalows boys are very unwell, but have entirely recovered, and feel first rate. (Ossian F. Taylor)

9 August 1851. Left our fine camping ground at half past seven this morning. In the afternoon crossed Crab Creek and arrived at Hobble hills, and while crossing them Mrs. Thompson expired, another painful event which I was in hopes I should not have had to write in this memorandum. She seemed to be comfortable for an invalid all day, the hills were very sandy and hard for the teams, so her daughter, or the girl that was with her got out of the wagon to walk a piece, and when she got into the wagon again, behold she had breathed her last. Only the Oh! God can comfort her children, who are most of them in the company, for it is a very painful thing to bury a friend on these lonesome plains; especially a dear mother. Stephen Hales, George Hales a printer and Henry Hales are her sons, which some of them I have spoken of before. We went to Cobble hills west foot and camped making about nineteen miles. (Ossian F. Taylor)

9 August 1851. Crossed Cobble hills. Mrs. Thompson departed this life a few minutes before she said she felt bad and wished the wagon would stop. On driving 100 yards further to the Company ground she died. Her death was lovely as the mildest sunset of a summer evening when the sun goes down tranquilly without a cloud. (George Crooks)

... A sister Thompson died and was buried at Ancient Ruins. (Rebecca Card Walton)

10 August 1851. We are encamped near some more bluff ruins, which I have been to and examined. They appear curious indeed, formed of rock, which looks as though they were made, or composed, of cement and clay, the outside being hard like common rock but when broken the inside appear a great deal more soft and brittle. In some of the cliffs we have found what the Dr. said were once human bones, but now they are nearly petrified. (Ossian F. Taylor)

... Mrs. Thompson was buried at eleven o'clock after prayers and singing &c. A board was placed at the head of her grave with the usual inscription. Neatly lettered by her son Stephen Hales who is a stone cutter. May all who read it remember that "blessed are the dead, that die in the Lord." We hitched up about noon, and bid farewell to the grave of a good old lady who will long be remembered by those who knew her.

We leave thee here to rest alone,

A friend to all, a mother dear,

But who can leave, that hast thee known,

Without dropping a silent tear.

– Ossian F. Taylor

... Mary Ann (Hales Thompson) died and was buried at Ancient Bluffs, Reins County, Nebraska, near the Platt river. ("An Enduring Legacy," page 117).

(Note: Several years ago I looked at the list of people in this company and found "Sarah Hales and several small children," but it did not list her husband George. I also found a company arriving in the Utah valley in 1847 under the command of Captain Egan that lists a George Hales. I will review these companies again and publish the list of Hales names in the next Newsletter).

The three masted John M. Wood, a ship of 1,146 tons, and measuring 179' by 37' by 19' was built in 1853 by Edmund Perkins at Biddeford, Maine. The ship was a two-decker with a square stern and billethead. After her registration was surrendered at Philadelphia on April 2, 1858 no further record of this square-rigger has been located.

There were 397 Mormons, including 58 from Switzerland and German, that sailed from Liverpool that March 12, 1854. Elder Robert Campbell presided over the emigrant company. Captain Richard F. C. Hartley commanded the vessel, an experienced master who skippered the 318-ton ship Andrew Scott eighteen years earlier. In the Irish Channel adverse winds prevailed the first week, but for the remainder of the voyage the weather was favorable. On May 2nd the emigrants landed at New Orleans. During the fifty-one days at sea there were six deaths – two adults and four children; two children (twins) were born; and one couple was married.

Herman's wife, Lucy, did not come to America until 1860. She sailed on the ship William Tapscott. This ship sailed from Liverpool on May 11, 1860 and pulled into New York harbor on June 15th. Because of an outbreak of smallpox on the ship, the passengers were quarantined until the 20th of June.

The William Tapscott was one of the largest fully-rigged ships built in Maine during the 1850s. She was a typical "Down Easter" – sturdy, moneymaking, moderately sparred, and designed for carrying capacity. She was a three-decker with square stern and billethead. At 1,525 tons and 195' by 41' by 21', she hailed from New York. After plying the oceans for about forty years, the William Tapscott was lost in the English Channel in the early 1890s.

In three voyages the square-rigger William Tapscott transported 2,262 Mormon emigrants – the greatest number of any sailing craft. Captain James B. Bell was master during these passages.

There were 730 Mormons from Britain, Scandinavia, and Switerland on board when the second voyage began on May 11, 1860. Elder Asa Calkin presided over the company. His counselors were Elders William Budge and Carl Widerborg. The voyage was stormy and unpleasant, and adding to the distress smallpox broke out among the Scandinavian Saints. During the thirty-five-day passage there were ten deaths, four births, and nine marriages. When the vessel arrived at the quarantine point in the New York harbor, physicians came aboard and vaccinated most of the passengers and crew. It was not until June 20th that the emigrants were permitted ashore.

From the union of Herman and Lucy there were eight children recorded. It seems they were all baptized in England, but only four of them have been found to be in America. The others may have come and landed in Canada. As of this date, Blanche Hales Adams says that this area has not been searched for these children, but she plans to look in a few weeks.

Herman, the father of Frances, has several different names in the areas we have searched. On the ship he is recorded as Herman. In the obituary of Frances he is know as Harmon, and the Salt Lake First Ward has him recorded as Henry. Blanche says that her father records him as Harmon and that is how he was always referred to when she was growing up. Perhaps we will discover what his correct name is as new records are searched.

At this point in time the following is all that we know about this family: (Blanche Hales Adams states that the data on this family grouping has not been verified for accuracy).

Born 12 APR 1797 in Hanover, Germany the son of Martin BRUNYER and Sophia J. OTTEN. Married 19 JAN 1829 Lucy CRICH at Cathedral Parish in Yorkshire, England. She was born 10 APR 1805 at Walton, Derbyshire, England and was christened 28 JUL 1805 the daughter of Cornelius CRICH and Sarah ASHBY.

Children:

Andrew Hales was born in 1793 in Pennsylvania the fourth son of John and Ann Hall Hales. Andrew was the seventh of eleven children: Nancy; Mary; John; Elizabeth or "Betsy"; James; Hugh; Andrew; William; Robert; Moses; and Jane. His six brothers and four sisters were inconsistent in the spelling of their last names and many of their descendants as well as some of Andrew's descendants are now known as "Hale."

Before 1812 Andrew moved from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania to New Richmond, Ohio. He enlisted at Steubenville, Ohio on May 26,1812 and served as a private in the War of 1812 in Captain Stokes Company of the First Regiment of the Ohio Militia. The Ohio Militia was under the command of Colonel John Andrews. Andrew Hales was discharged on February 28, 1813.

On December 30, 1820 Andrew married his first wife Hannah or Katherine Alexander. She was born on June 1, 1798 and died on February 23, 1843. They had a large family of 12 children, including: James Findley Hales born in 1821; John Hales born in 1822; William Hales born in 1823; Hannah Rebecca Hales born in 1824; Andrew Hales born in 1825; Isabella Hales born in 1828; Mary Hales born in 1829; Elizabeth Hales born in 1830; and Thomas C. Hales born in 1836.

On August 19, 1847 Andrew Hales married Mary Henderson. She was born on November 26, 1812 in Jefferson County, Ohio and she died January 5 or 6, 1892. Mary Henderson Hales was the mother of two children: Alexander Lewis Hales born in 1848 and Margaret Jane Hales born in 1850. Andrew purchased a farm near Richmond, Jefferson, Ohio in 1828 from a Mr. McCausland. He applied for bounty land for his service in the War of 1812 on November 22, 1850 and received two tracts of 80 acres. On his application he stated he was 56 years old, and therefore born in 1793.

Andrew Hales died on June 24, 1866.

His second wife, Mary Henderson Hales, applied for a pension on February 25, 1878 and received it as of March 9, 1878 on until her death on January 5 or 6, 1892. Her application and Andrew Hales signature was spelled "Hales" although many of his descendants use the "Hale" spelling.

From The Early Settlers of Maryland 1633-1680, An index to names of immigrants compiled from records of land patents in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland, a book edited by Gust Skordas, Assistant Archivist, State of Maryland, published 1968 by Genealogical Publishing Company. There appears on page 201.

Transported to Md 1660; filed for land 1670 upon completing bounden servant term.

Transported to Md 1671; land on "service" 1677.

Transported 1658

Transported 1658, service 1663.

Transported 1670.

Transported 1659

Service 1673, of Calvert County.

Immigrated 1631-36, with wife; 1640, petition to confirm title of land granted by Capt. Wm. Clayborne.

State of Iowa

County of Henry

I, Harrison Matthews do solemnly swear that I posted up written advertisement of which the written is a correct copy in these public places in Jefferson township in this county on the 7th day of August 1851.

/s/ Harrison Mat thews

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of November 1852.

M.S. Eaward, Co. Judge

Estate of Hugh Hales, affidavit of Notice.

Filed Nov. 1st, 1852.

Notice

Is hereby given that the mentioned was on the 3rd day of August 1852 appointed by the County Court of Henry County, Iowa Administrative of the Last Will and Testament and of the codicil thereto of Hugh Hales, late of said county, deceased. August, A.D. 1852

/s/ Elizabeth Hales

Put up three or more in public places in dispersion and keep a copy to file in court.

Elizabeth Hales, Administrator of Hugh Hales in account with said estate.

Dr To money received as follows:

To amount on land sold, $175.00

To amount from John Bailey, 25.00

Total: $200.00

Cr By amount paid by:

A. Saunder, $224.00

H. Randolph, 7.25

D. Cozier, 39.28

E. Killpatrick, 20.95

E. B. Ogg, 4.00

Co. Court Aug 3, 1852, 1.00

Co. Court Mar 1, 1853, 1.50

Co. Court this date, .25

M. S. Eaward for papers, .25

G. G. Galloway for notices, 2.00

State of Iowa

Henry County

I, Elizabeth Hales, Executrix of Hugh Hales, do solemnly swear that the foregoing account is correct showing all collections and payments and that the estate is fully settled so far as I know – All of which is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Taken and subscribed before me this 16th Dec 1854.

/s/ Elizabeth Hales

M. S. Eaward, County Judge.

Know all men by these presents that we, Elizabeth Hales and Harrison Matthews of Henry County, Iowa are held and firmly bound unto said county in the penal sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars for the payment of which we bind ourselves and our legal representatives jointly and severally firmly by these presents.

The condition of this bond is such that if the aforementioned Elizabeth Hales shall faithfully and to the best of her abilities discharge the duties imposed on her by law as executrix of the estate of Hugh Hales late of said county, deceased then this obligation to be void otherwise it shall be of full force and virtue.

Witness our names this 3rd day of August A.D. 1852

/s/ Elizabeth Hales

Bond and security approved by me August 3rd, 1852

/s/ M. S. Eawards

County Judge

State of Iowa, Henry County Sct.

I Elizabeth Hales do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and to the best of my abilities discharge the duties imposed on me by law as Executrix of the estate of Hugh Hales deceased in compliance with the conditions of the above bond.

/s/ Elizabeth Hales

/s/ John P. Grantham

County Clerk

In the name of God, Amen. I Edward Hales of Kent County in the province of Maryland do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following.

First I bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian and decent manner as my maker shall see fit.

Item: I give and bequeath my brother, Philip Hales all my ... estate five pounds. I give out of my hole estate for his schooling.

Witness my hand and seal this sixth day of February A. D. 1734.

/s/ Edward (x – his mark) Hales

/s/ Griffith Jones

/s/ John (x – his mark) Greenwood

August 21, 1736 came Griffith Jones and John Greenwood the two subscribing witnesses to the within will and being duly and solemnly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God doe depose and say that they saw Edward Hales the testator sign the within will and heard him publish and declare the same to be his last will and testament.

Cecil County (Maryland) August 1st 1749.

Ann Hales and Roger Hales, Executors of Hugh Hales made oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God that this is a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattel which were of the deceased that came to their hands at the time of the making thereof, and that what hath since or shall hereafter come to their hands or possession they will return an additional inventory. That they know of no concealment of any part or parcel thereof by any person whatever, and if they shall discover any concealment or suspect any to be they will acquaint the county for the time being with such discovery or cause of suspicion that it may be enquired unto, that they will and fully give an account of all and every part of the deceased personal estate that shall come to their hands, possession or knowledge.

Sworn before

John Thompson

Inventory of the goods and chattels of Hugh Hales, deceased, appraised by us as follows:

One saddle £ 1.10.0

Wearing apparel 5.00.6

Some hair 2.10.0

Ten yards of home made cloth 2.05.0

Some old books 0.06.0

Some woolen yarn and toro yarn, some wool cord and some flax yarn 2.10.0

Five old guns 0.15.0

One chest of old iron 0.08.0

Four bedsteads 0.15.0

One feather bed and furniture 3.00.0

Two chase beds and old furniture 1.10.0

Seven bags 1.05.0

Two tables and one chest 1.10.0

One bread tray and one old box 0.08.0

Some tallow and old earthen ware 0.15.0

Seven bottles, some old pewter and a

small looking glass 0.10.4

Old knives and forks, one razor and hone, two old sifters. 0.08.0

Two old hackles and old wool cords 0.06.6

Some old wooden ware 0.03.8

Pots and pot rack, good iron frying pan and tongs 1.05.0

Some leather 0.12.0

Cordwainer's tools, some old lash 0.06.6

Some old sickles 0.03.6

Some old lumber 0.13.6

Some rye and corn 0.09.6

Three old wheels and one old reel 0.14.0

A loom and ladle 6.00.0

One hogshead and some tobacco 0.05.0

Some wheat in the chaff and wheat in the stack 1.13.0

Three bushels of oats, some flax 0.10.0

One old cannon 0.03.0

One old lamp? and one old spard 0.10.0

One mare 7.00.0

Nine bushels of wheat 2.05.0

Some dried beef 0.09.0

One side saddle 1.00.0

Some old axes and hoes and other tools 1.02.0

Plow irons and harrow and other jacklin 3.01.6

Some old guns and hough 0.01.0

Wheat in the ground 2.05.0

One mare and yearling colt 6.00.0

One mare ditto 11.00.0

One horse ditto 7.00.0

One mare and colt ditto 2.00.0

Four young cattle 3.10.0

3 cows and calves ditto 7.15.0

Four heifers ditto 6.10.0

Three cows ditto 7.10.0

One steer and heifer ditto 2.16.0

Twenty head of hogs 4.15.0

Twenty four ditto 3.12.0

Eighteen old sheep and twelve Iambs 7.00.0

(There are nine more items in this list – half of the page is not shown on my copies, but the amounts are as follows )

16.00.0

5.00.0

3.00.0

1.00.0

1.10.0

0.10.0

0.04.0

0.08.0

0.08.0

£354.09.0

A list of separate debts due to the estate of Hugh Hales, late of Cecil County, deceased by the subscribers Executor of the said Hales.

George Ford £ 0.07.0

Richard Boulden 0.03.0

Edward Armstrong 0.02.6

Robert Lowrey 0.11.3

Dennis Henry 0.15.0

Mary Branard 1.04.0

Eleanor Campbell 0.03.0

John Harper 0.05.1

Walter Devan 0.03.8

Henry McCafferty a desperate debt 3.14.1

5500 tobacco

/S/ Ann (X - her mark) Hales

/S/ Rodger Hailes

Dorchester County, Maryland

There is an account by John Hale the administrator of the estate of Edward Hales, late of Dorchester County. Dated 2 November 1764.

Cecil County, Maryland

There is an account by Roger Hale the administrator of the estate of Ann Hales, late of Cecil County. Dated 7 January 1778.

Maryland

There is an inventory of John Hales dated 29 January 1675.

Cecil County, Maryland

There is an account by Roger Hale and Ann Hale of the goods and chattels as well as the debts of Hugh Hale according to his last will and testament administration.

Total inventory £ 134.15.1

Loans due deceased 3.14.10

From White's Norfolk Directory of 1854.

From an article that appeared in Blomefield's Norfolk, Vol. VIII, entitled Hales, or Lodden-Hales. A copy of this article was sent to me by Lewis Hales of Milner, Georgia. I have included descriptions of the mediaeval words at the end of the article.

BIGOT'S MANOR

By some accounted to be in Loddon-hundred. There were at the survey several lordships in this town: Roger Bigot, ancestor to the Earls of No(r)folk, had a grant of one, which Alestan (a thane of King Harold) [thane – A free retainer of an Anglo-Saxon Lord – one resembling a feudal baron by holding lands of and performing military service for the king) was deprived of; to this there belonged one carucate of land, and 40 acres with 9 bordares, and 2 carucates in demean, one among the tenants, and 5 acres of meadow, paunage for 3 swine, one iuncus(sp), one cow, &c. and 10 sheep. There were also 13 freemen belonging to the lord's fold, and under his commendation with 40 acres of land, valued at 20s but at the survey at 40s this Alestan put himself under the commendation of Alwin de Tedford, in the reign of King William, and was seised of it at the time when the Conqueror gave it to Roger Bigot. But the hundred never saw any writ or livery, whereby it was granted to Alwin. All Hales was fifteen furlongs long, and 12 perches and six furlongs broad (148.5 yards short of 2 miles long and 3/4 miles wide); and pays 8d. gelt.

This lordship extended into Loddon, and was held by the Bigots Earls of Norfolk, and by the grant of Roger Bigot Earl of Norfolk, who died s.p. (without issue) it came to King Edward I and was given by King Edward II to his brother, Thomas de Brotherton Earl of Norfolk, and so came to the Lord Seagrave, the Mowbrays, and the Howards Dukes of Norfolk.

On the attainder of Thomas Duke of Norfolk, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, it was in the Crown, and King James I on June 17, ao. 1, bestowed it on Thomas Lord Howard, of Walden, and Henry Howard, afterwards Earl of Northampton, from whom it passed to Thomas Howard Earl of Surry, who in the 21 of the said King, April 1, had license to alien it to Anthony Hobart, Esq. and his heirs; Anthony conveyed it in the same year to James Hobart, his son and heir, who, by deed, dated Sep. 12, ao. 12 of Charles 1 sold it to Henry Humbertston Esq. son of William Humberston, of Loddon by Joan, his wife, daughter of John Smith, of Lanham in Suffolk, which William was son of John Humberston of Loddon.

Henry had 2 wives; by Mary, daughter of Henry Yaxley of Beauthorp, Esq. his 2nd wife, he had no issue; by his first wife Anne, daughter of Giles Bladwell, Esq. of Thorlow Magna, in Suffolk, was father of William Humberstone, Esq. who married Mildred, daughter of Charles Walgrave of Stanninghall in Norfolk, Esq. who conveyed this manor to Francis Gardiner, Esq. mayor of Norwich in 1685, (son of Francis Gardiner D.D. vicar of Kendal,) and burgess in parliament for that city, in 1695. Stephen Gardiner, Esq. his son, was recorder of Norwich, and died in 1727. Gardiner, bore, gules a chevron, between three griffins heads erased, or.

Ralph Lord Baynard was rewarded with a lordship, of which Toke, a freeman (of Stigand, the Archbishop of Canterbury) of French extraction, was deprived; consisting of 30 acres of land, 3 villains, with a carucate and 3 acres of meadow, &c. and 60 sheep; there were 12 freemen under his protection, and of his fold who held 41 acres of land, with a carucate and a half, and 3 acres of meadow; there were also 2 freemen under his protection only, with 18 acres, of land and half a carucate, also one acre of meadow; the whole valued at 17s. but at the survey at 30s.

A family who took their name from this town, was early enfeoffed of it, and held it under the Lord Baynard. Roger de Hales and William, his son, were living in the reign of Henry II; Walter de Hales, in the time of King John; and Sir Roger, son of Walter, in the 34 of Henry III. John, son of Sir Roger, in the 22 of Edward I. which Sir Roger, by deed, sans date, confirmed the exchange of lands (between 2 persons) that were held of his fee in Hales; which shows that it was the custom for lords of manors to confirm the purchases, before the statute of Quia Emptores, &c. and sealed with a barry of 12 azure and or, on a canton, gules, a lion passant. Sir John de Hales was living, ao. 20 Edward III and by Catherine, (after married to Roger de Wellesham,) was father of John de Hales, who died s.p. ao. 43 Edward III and held this lordship of the barony of Fitz-Walter.

In the 17 of Richard II William, son of Edmund de Redesham of Kirk by Caam, conveyed by fine, to Sir Robert de Willoughby, Sir Miles Stapleton, John, son of Sir John de Norwich, &c. the manor of Hales-Hall in Loddon, one messuage, 4 carucates of land, 24 acres of meadow, 2 of wood, 20 of marsh, and 100s. rent, in Hales, Loddon, Kirkeby, with the advowson of Hales-Hall chapel, purchased by John de Norwich in reversion; Sir George Felbrigg of Tottington, holding two parts of the manor and lands, in right (as I take it) of the widow ofEdmund de Reedisham, then his wife, and Joan, widow of John de Hales, holding a 3d part in dower.

The Church of Hales was a rectory, but granted in the 4th of Henry I by Ralph de Chedgrave, and Emma his wife, to William, prior of St. Olaves, probably founder of that priory; and a vicar was appointed on its appropriation to that convent. It was dedicated to St. Margaret, and it appears by the register of Langley abbey, that the prior and convent of St. Olaves at Heringflete in Suffolk were rectors of Hale, and had the title of 235 acres of land in Hale parish belonging to Langley abbey, in exchange for 235 acres of land in Loddon and Heckingham, belonging to the priory of St. Olaves.

In the reign of Edward I the rectory was valued at 11 marks, and the vicarage at 105. The vicar had then a manse with 30 acres of land. Peter-pense 18d. Carvage 12d. ob.

Here was also a chapel at Hales-Hall, belonging to the manor of the family of de Hales, dedicated to St. Andrew; this, with the hall, stood in the parish of Loddon, and of John de Feryby, official to William, Bishop of Norwich, the said Sir Roger and his heirs granting of his court, and that the servant, of him and his heirs having their habitations in the parish of Loddon, shall pay to the mother church of Loddon, the oblations accustomed, and shall receive the sacraments there. And the chaplains administering in the said chapel, were to pay yearly to the said mother church, in acknowledgment of subjection, all the oblations and obventions given on Easter-day, and St. Andrew's day, and two wax candles of a pound of wax, on Trinity Sunday, and to give security to the vicars of Loddon, for the time being, that they should not say any anniversaries, rentals, or any masses for any parishioners of Loddon.

Glossary

advowson - the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant eccleastical benefice.

ao. - anno Domini, used to indicate that a time division falls within the Christian era.

azure - a heraldic color (blue).

bordarers - a feudal tenant holding a cottage and usually a few acres of land at the will of his lord and bound to his menial service.

canton - a small territorial division of a country.

carucates - an old English unit of land comprising a hide or approximately 120 acres.

demean - an estate of land in which the owner is in possession excepting those parts held by freehold tenants.

enfeoffed - invested with a fief I fee, or other possession.

fief - a feudal estate; something over which one has rights or excercises control.

fold - a group of people adhering to a common faith, belief, or enthusiasm.

freemen - a person or persons enjoying civil or politicalliberty, having full rights as a citizens.

furlong - a unit of distance equaling 220 yards.

gules - a heraldic color (red).

oblation - the act of making a religious offering.

obvention - the act of making a casual, occasional religious offering.

or- a heraldic color (gold or yellow).

passant - a heraldic animal walking with the hindmost forepaw raised.

perch - a unit of measure (33 feet).

s.p. - without issue (without having children).

thane - one resembling a feudal baron holding lands of and performing military service for the king.

villain - tenure at the will of a feudal lord.

What follows is extracted Hales references in the parish registers. It has been many years since I originally had the records searched by our Record Agent, Raymond E. Stokes, of Cobham, Kent, England. When this work was done the availability of records from Kent were scanty – a bit more than thirteen percent were filmed by the Family History Library, hence the need for someone in England to look at them. Now many more are available from the library at Salt Lake, including copies of the original records, Bishop's transcripts, Archdeacon's transcripts and it is time to look again.

When some of these films arrived, I discovered that the very early pages of the original parish registers are not readable – the aging process of the paper has rendered them mostly useless. I have spent many hours looking and extracting what I can. Then I obtained copies of the Bishop's and Archdeacon's transcripts and it seems they have been preserved better than the original records. Even then, the records are not complete, especially during the Oliver Cromwell period sometimes called the civil war (1640 – 1660). Some individual years are missing, but if the Hales families are there they should be detected over a period of years. It takes about a month to go through one film, and I spend as much time as I can looking at these early records. On the parish records below, the dates of the records are listed but gaps in the records are not shown.

It also should be noted that one microfilm may contain more than one parish church. I extract each film from beginning to end. In this manner when I pay the surcharge for a microfilm, sometimes I get more than I expect.

9 FEB 1755 William, son of Stephen and Ann Hales

21 Dec 1754 Stephen Hales and Ann Clinch by banns

None

31 MAY 1627 John Hales and Anne Reader

16 OCT 1758 Thomas Hales of Frinstead and Mary Clinch of this parish by banns.

24 NOV 1581 William Hales

21 MAR 1626 William Hales, Householder

11 JAN 1569 Erne Hale, daughter of John Hale

30 JAN 1570 Annis Hale, daughter of John Hale

21 OCT 1571 Robert Larkson and Mary Hale

No Hales Entries

17 JUL 1605 Elizabeth Halles, widow

No Hales Entries

3 MAY 1785 James Hale

6 JUN 1628 Richard Haes or Hales and Joane Stiles

10 JUL 1572 Johanne Hayle, a child

No Hales Entries

24 OCT 1573 Joane Hale, daughter of Adam Hale

23 DEC 1574 Mary An Hale, daughter of Adam Hale and Elizabeth

24 JAN 1575/6 Agnes Hale, daughter of Adam Hale

23 JAN 1637 Elizabeth, daughter of George and Elizabeth Hales

25 FEB 1638 George, son of James and..Lure Hayles

10 OCT 1668 Thomas, son of Thomas and Katherine Hales (born 20 APR 1667)

4 NOV 1810 John, son of William and Sarah Hales

6 AUG 1571 Adam Halle and Elyzabeth Dod

20 SEP 1668 Edward Winster and Joane Hales, widow

3 MAR 1701 Jacob Middleton and Anne Hale

27 FEB 1704 Edward Hales and Jane Brown

2 DEC 1573 Joane Hale, daughter of Adam Hale

3 JUL 1576 Agnes Hale, daughter of Adam Hale

12 MAY 1639 James, son of James Hayles

3 NOV 1671 Margaret, daughter of Joane Hales

7 APR 1684 John Hales, householder

9 SEP 1689 James Hales, batchelor

28 DEC 1697 Margaret Hales, widow

13 FEB 1717 Edward Hales

26 OCT 1720 Elizabeth Hales, widow

27 APR 1663 Stephen Bassock and Elizabeth Hales, both of Maidstone