Halstead/Halsted Family History
The Genealogy of those with the Halstead, Halsted and related surnames or given names
Family: HALSTEAD, Abraham * - 1st husband - [A] Sr. / WHITLEY, Susan (F164)
m. 5 Sep 1596-
![HALSTEAD, Abraham * - 1st husband - [A] Sr.](img/male.jpg)
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HALSTEAD, Abraham * - 1st husband - [A] Sr.
Birth 5 Sep 1570 Lancashire or Yorkshire, England 
Death 8 Nov 1612 Westercroft Manor, Northowram, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Burial 8 Nov 1612 Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Marriage 5 Sep 1596 [1, 2] Ovenden, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England [1, 2] Father Living | F4158 Group Sheet Mother
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WHITLEY, Susan
Birth (1 Feb 1572/3) Ovenden, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Baptism (1 Feb 1572/3) Ovenden, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Death 20 Jul 1626 Westercroft Manor, Northowram, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Burial Other Spouse LUMME, John of Northowram - 2nd husband - | F863 Marriage 12 Apr 1615 Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Father WHITLEY, John III | F165 Group Sheet Mother MAUDE, Agnes | F165 Group Sheet
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HALSTEAD, Grace * - 1st wife - [1]
Birth 16 May 1597 Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Baptism 16 May 1597 England Death 20 Jul 1671 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Burial Spouse BARSTOW, Michael [of Shelf] | F454 Marriage 15 Feb 1623/24 Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England
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HALSTEAD, Abraham Jr.
Birth Bef 27 Apr 1600 Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Baptism 27 Apr 1600 Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Death Aft 5 Apr 1651 Rotterdam, Holland Burial Spouse Living | F455 Marriage Spouse Living | F456 Marriage
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HALSTEAD, Susan or Susanna
Birth Abt 1603 Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Death 5 Jul 1669 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Burial
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HALSTEAD, Joseph
Birth 12 Jul 1607 Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Death Bef 1687 Yorkshire, England, British Isles Burial Spouse WALSHAW, Mary | F457 Marriage 30 May 1636 Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England
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HALSTEAD, Jerimie or Jeremy
Birth Abt 1609 Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Death Burial
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HALSTEAD, Jonas * [Emigrant Progenitor] [1]
Birth Bef 23 Feb 1610/11 Northowram, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Baptism 23 Feb 1610/11 Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England Death Abt 1683 Hempstead, Queens [now Nassau] County, Long Island, Colonial New York Burial Spouse UNKNOWN, Sarah [or Susan] [see notes] * | F22 Marriage Abt 1636 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Colonial Connecticut
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Notes Married:
- e-mail from John P. Halstead to Ben Halsted, 2 Sep 2000: "Dear Ben and Gary, The deed to Westercroft, which is in the Calderdale Library in Halifax, is dated 24 Feb.1614/15 and reads: "Admission of Susan Halstead and John Lane[i.e. Lome, or Lume] of Shelf, by surrender of John Boys[sic] of Halifax and Ann, his wife, to copyhold a messuage called Westercroft and closes in Northowram." It also states, I think it was in a preamble, that Westercroft was "now in the tenure and occupation of Susanna Halstead widow of Abraham Halstead deceased.". Here's what I make out of this. John Boyes was a friend of Abraham who in his will charged Boyes with the "education tuition and government" of his son Joseph. Looking at the deed of 1614/15, it appears that Boyes also held the manor which included Westercroft. It would seem reasonable that Susan continued to live in the home occupied by her and Abraham after the latter died. There would be no reason for her to buy a large house like Westercroft. Therefore, since she was in occupation of Westercroft in 1614/15, that's probably where she and Abraham lived. Abraham apparently held the copyhold of that messuage from his friend Boyes, and when he died the copyhold was transferred to Susan, and when she married Lum the copyhold was again transferred to the two of them, as stated in the deed. And the fact that Lum is called "of Shelf" seems to mean that he was living there before his marriage to Susan rather than in Northowram. The reference to "John Lum of Westercroft" which you mention, is easily explained by the fact that in those days (indeed, until quite recently in England) whenever a couple married, the husband assumed ownership of all the wife's property, and she thereafter had very little to say about it. In this case, I think it's unusual for both a husband and wife to be named in a deed, which is one more reason to believe that Susan was the owner of the Westercroft copyhold when she married Lum, so she was in a position to lay down some conditions. BTW, I don't find any reference to John Lum on my copy of p.1,262 in the Seversmith Ms. Are you sure that's the right page? Does the above answer your questions? Regards, John"
Note: Children listed Seversmith Suppl.p.2,002
- e-mail from John P. Halstead to Ben Halsted, 2 Sep 2000: "Dear Ben and Gary, The deed to Westercroft, which is in the Calderdale Library in Halifax, is dated 24 Feb.1614/15 and reads: "Admission of Susan Halstead and John Lane[i.e. Lome, or Lume] of Shelf, by surrender of John Boys[sic] of Halifax and Ann, his wife, to copyhold a messuage called Westercroft and closes in Northowram." It also states, I think it was in a preamble, that Westercroft was "now in the tenure and occupation of Susanna Halstead widow of Abraham Halstead deceased.". Here's what I make out of this. John Boyes was a friend of Abraham who in his will charged Boyes with the "education tuition and government" of his son Joseph. Looking at the deed of 1614/15, it appears that Boyes also held the manor which included Westercroft. It would seem reasonable that Susan continued to live in the home occupied by her and Abraham after the latter died. There would be no reason for her to buy a large house like Westercroft. Therefore, since she was in occupation of Westercroft in 1614/15, that's probably where she and Abraham lived. Abraham apparently held the copyhold of that messuage from his friend Boyes, and when he died the copyhold was transferred to Susan, and when she married Lum the copyhold was again transferred to the two of them, as stated in the deed. And the fact that Lum is called "of Shelf" seems to mean that he was living there before his marriage to Susan rather than in Northowram. The reference to "John Lum of Westercroft" which you mention, is easily explained by the fact that in those days (indeed, until quite recently in England) whenever a couple married, the husband assumed ownership of all the wife's property, and she thereafter had very little to say about it. In this case, I think it's unusual for both a husband and wife to be named in a deed, which is one more reason to believe that Susan was the owner of the Westercroft copyhold when she married Lum, so she was in a position to lay down some conditions. BTW, I don't find any reference to John Lum on my copy of p.1,262 in the Seversmith Ms. Are you sure that's the right page? Does the above answer your questions? Regards, John"
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