| Name |
HALSTEAD, Abraham |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Birth |
Bef 27 Apr 1600 |
Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England  [1] |
| Baptism |
27 Apr 1600 |
Halifax, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Miscellaneous |
16 Jan 1612 |
Ovenden, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England [2] |
| mention in will of John Whitley of Ovenden |
- mentioned and identified as a grandchild in the will
|
| Will |
5 Apr 1651 |
Rotterdam, Holland [3, 4, 5] |
- "I do ordain Darkes Halsted and William Shapes my brother, merchant, jointly executors and to choose a third person to their assistance as they shall agree upon. My debts first to be paid. To my wife Darkes one full third part of my remaining estate. One other third to my two sons Abraham and Isaac, equally to be divided between them. I give and bequeath unto my sister in New England five and twenty pounds sterling, and if she be dead to the nearest of her friends there. To Rebecca Whiteman my wife's sister fifty pounds sterling. To the three children of William Cocroft deceased each ten pounds.To the poor of the church in general thirty pounds. To my wife's brother James Whiteman twenty pounds. My servant Lister. To the children of my brother Armye and brother Cocke [Cooke?] each child ten pounds. To my former wife's mother Mrs. Rebecca Kinge five pounds. To the children of Mr. Davies my father-in-law each five pounds. To my brother William Scapes [Schapes] twenty five pounds. To Gemiliell his children each five pounds." The foregoing was proved at London by the oath of Dorcas Whitman alias Halsted, one of the executors, reserving power to the other executor [Grey, 88]. Abraham married twice, first to a daughter of Mrs. Rebecca King and second to Dorcas Whiteman or Whitman. Issue: i. Abraham ii. Isaac - - - page 1,261 of "Colonial Families..." H.F. Seversmith.
Ben Halsted of Abilene, Texas, speculates in his e-mail of 12 Nov 2000 that Abraham Jr. may have "was acting in the Netherlands as an agent for the cloth producers in/around Halifax"
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| Death |
Aft 5 Apr 1651 |
Rotterdam, Holland |
- Death must have occurred in Rotterdam shortly after his will was made on Apr 5, since it was proved in London on the 2nd of May of that same year.
|
| Probate |
2 May 1651 |
London, Middlesex County, England [2, 3] |
| _UID |
CE835376D182AD49839FF6F48F9651F3D856 |
| _UID |
D5041775969942669304007E8F025C99D741 |
| Person ID |
I1262 |
Garys-Tree |
| Last Modified |
7 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
HALSTEAD, Abraham * - 1st husband - [A] Sr., b. 5 Sep 1570, Lancashire or Yorkshire, England d. 8 Nov 1612, Westercroft Manor, Northowram, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England (Age 42 years) |
| Mother |
WHITLEY, Susan, b. (1 Feb 1572/3), Ovenden, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England d. 20 Jul 1626, Westercroft Manor, Northowram, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England |
| Marriage |
5 Sep 1596 |
Ovenden, Halifax Parish, West Ridings, Yorkshire, England [6, 7] |
- 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
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| Family ID |
F164 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Bef 1600 - Aft 1651 (> 51 years)