John Neale1 
d. 12 May 1672
7th great-grandfather of Ruth Minerva Fairfield.
9th great-grandfather of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Fairfield and Allied Families
- Appears on charts:
- Pedigree for Ruth Minerva Fairfield
John Neale married Mary Lawes, daughter of Francis Lawes and Lydia (—?—) (Lawes), circa 1641. John Neale "the elder" died on 12 May 1672 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.1,2
John Neale was admitted a freeman in Salem on 18 May 1642.3 He was on the Grand Jury in 1648, 1649, 1660-1663 and 1667, on the Trial Jury in 1650, 1654, 1656, 1665 and 1669, and on 20: 6: 1651 (20 August 1651) he took the oath of office as constable of Salem. He seems to have been a staunch Puritan as he was a constant witness against his Quaker neighbors in their absences from meeting. He also appears in the town records in 1644, 1645 and 1660 as supplying wood for Rev. Mr. Norris and "ol' Teacher." He held minor town offices, such as surveyor of fences and highways up to the time of his death.3 He was mentioned in his father-in-law Francis Lawes's will dated 6 November 1665 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.4,5,6
After the death of his father-in-law in 1665 or 1666 Neale and his wife lived in the Lawes homestead,7 and it seems probable that they had been with Mr. and Mrs. Lawes previous to that date as no property records indicate his having a separate farm or dwelling. He was joint executor with his wife of the Lawes estate, and in this capacity he sold a thirty acre grant from the town to Nathaniel Putnam in 1670.8
In his will dated 3 May 1672, John Neale mentions his "beloved wife," his five children Lydia, Jeremiah, John, Jonathan and Joseph, Jeremiah's children, John, Mary and Sarah, and Lydia's daughter, Lydia.2
John Neale was admitted a freeman in Salem on 18 May 1642.3 He was on the Grand Jury in 1648, 1649, 1660-1663 and 1667, on the Trial Jury in 1650, 1654, 1656, 1665 and 1669, and on 20: 6: 1651 (20 August 1651) he took the oath of office as constable of Salem. He seems to have been a staunch Puritan as he was a constant witness against his Quaker neighbors in their absences from meeting. He also appears in the town records in 1644, 1645 and 1660 as supplying wood for Rev. Mr. Norris and "ol' Teacher." He held minor town offices, such as surveyor of fences and highways up to the time of his death.3 He was mentioned in his father-in-law Francis Lawes's will dated 6 November 1665 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.4,5,6
After the death of his father-in-law in 1665 or 1666 Neale and his wife lived in the Lawes homestead,7 and it seems probable that they had been with Mr. and Mrs. Lawes previous to that date as no property records indicate his having a separate farm or dwelling. He was joint executor with his wife of the Lawes estate, and in this capacity he sold a thirty acre grant from the town to Nathaniel Putnam in 1670.8
In his will dated 3 May 1672, John Neale mentions his "beloved wife," his five children Lydia, Jeremiah, John, Jonathan and Joseph, Jeremiah's children, John, Mary and Sarah, and Lydia's daughter, Lydia.2
Children of John Neale and Mary Lawes
- John Neale9 b. 22 May 1642
- John Neale9 b. 24 Mar 1644/45
- Jeremiah Neale+9 b. 18 Jan 1645/46
- Sara Neale9 d. 22 Jul 1658
- Lydia Neale+ 1 b. 7 Apr 1650, d. bt 1678 - 1681
- Jonathan Neale9 b. 15 Aug 1652
- Mary Neale9 b. 14 Mar 1655, d. 6 Jul 1658
- Jonathan Neale+9 b. 6 Sep 1657, d. 1732
- John Neale+9 b. 24 Jan 1657/58, d. 11 Nov 1679
- Joseph Neale+9 b. 14 Mar 1659
Citations
- [S852] Essex Institute, Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1916-1925), 6: 84.
- [S859] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Neale, of Salem," Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A Reprinting in Alphabetical Order by Surname, of the Sixteen Multi-Ancestor Compendia, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), Vol. III, 23, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Stone (1930).
- [S859] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Neale, of Salem," Massachusetts and Maine Families, Vol. III, 21, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Stone (1930).
- [S862] Essex Institute, The Probate Records of Essex County Massachusetts (Salem: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1916-1917), 2 vols., 2: 49-51.
- [S855] George Francis Dow, ed., Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, 9 vols. (Salem: Essex Institute, 1911-1973). Transcribed and Abstracted from the Original Manuscript by Harriet S. Tapley, iii: 340-342.
- [S858] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Lawes, of Salem," Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A Reprinting in Alphabetical Order by Surname, of the Sixteen Multi-Ancestor Compendia, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), Vol. 1I, 425-427, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Stone (1930).
- [S859] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Neale, of Salem," Massachusetts and Maine Families, Vol. III, 21, citing Essex Deeds, 14: 59, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Stone (1930).
- [S859] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Neale, of Salem," Massachusetts and Maine Families, Vol. III, 21, 22, citing Essex Deeds, 6: 40, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Stone (1930).
- [S859] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Neale, of Salem," Massachusetts and Maine Families, Vol. III, 27, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Stone (1930).
