Person:John Heald (1)
Sergeant John Heald
chr.18 Jan 1633/34 Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
d.17 Jun 1689 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1631
  1. Sergeant John Heald1633/34 - 1689
  2. Timothy Heald1636 - Aft 1662
  3. Hannah Heald1639 - 1689
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Sergeant John Heald1633/34 - 1689
  • W.  Sarah DaneEst 1640 - 1689
m. 10 Jun 1661
  1. Elizabeth Heald1664 -
  2. John Heald1666 - 1721
  3. Gershom Heald1667/68 - Bef 1717
  4. Sarah Heald1670 -
  5. Eunice Heald1673 - Aft 1750
  6. Hannah Heald1676 - 1755
  7. Dorothy Heald1679 - 1770
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Sergeant John Heald
Unknown John Heald
Unknown John Hale
Gender Male
Christening[1] 18 Jan 1633/34 Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Marriage 10 Jun 1661 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusettsto Sarah Dane
Death[1][2][3] 17 Jun 1689 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sgt. in King Phillip's War (Indian)

Born in England. He came to America with his parents in 1641, when young (about 3), and grew to manhood in Concord, Mass. He was taxed there in 1666.

After arrival in the colonies, it is believed that the family first moved to Roxbury, Mass, then to Cambridge, Mass, and finally to Concord, Mass in 1641.

He is spoken of as Sergeant John Heald, in Cutler's History of Middlesex County, Mass. Page 1404.

Moved to Chelmsford, Mass after marriage in 1661.

As he was taxed in Concord, Mass in 1666, it had to be after that date.

His farm in Concord was northeast of his fathers' farm, later where the home of Mrs. Stedman Buttrick.

The inventory of his estate included interest in James Adams' saw mill. His interest was taken over by his son, John III.

He has been referred to as "John of Chelmsford" by later genealogists.

April 19, 1689, during the trouble with Governor Andress, Lt. John Heald mustered the military company of Concord and started for Boston to assist in the expected revolt.

Served in the military. Freeman in 1680.

Termed Sargent in death record.

Sargent under Major Simon Willard in King Phillip's War

References: Concord, Mass. V.R., pp. 10-12, 14, 15, 17, 55;

Heald Manuscript by Clarence Torrey - NEHGR.


Please contact Robert W Heald, healdfamily@@netservice.com for more information. Please use the data as a reference and not as an authority of source.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 John1 Heald, in West, Randy A. The Correct English Origin of John1 Heald of Concord, Massachusetts. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Winter 2023)
    177:87.

    "John2 Heald, bp. (Wakefield, Yorkshire) 18 Jan. 1633/4; d. Concord 17 June 1689; m. there 10 June 1661, Sarah Dane, daughter of Thomas1 Dane of Concord.

  2. ↑ Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1891)
    55.

    Sargnt John Heald ye Husband of Sarah his wife dyed June ye 17th, 1689.

  3. ↑ John Heald, in Threlfall, John B. Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New England & their Origins. (Madison, Wisconsin: J.B. Threlfall, 1990)
    201.

    John (Heald), bapt. 26 March 1637 at Alderley, Cheshire, Eng. … He was a sergeant in King Philip's War; he died 17 June 1689.

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