Captain Henry Kerley
Male, #13166, (about 1632 - 18 December 1713)
Captain Henry Kerley|b. a 1632\nd. 18 Dec 1713|p13166.htm|William Kerley|b. 1621\nd. 14 Jul 1670|p4065.htm|Hannah King|d. 12 Mar 1658|p13163.htm|||||||Thomas King|d. b 1 Mar 1685|p2354.htm|Anne Collins|d. 24 Dec 1642|p2355.htm|
Captain Henry Kerley was born about 1632 in England. He was the son of William Kerley and Hannah King.1 On 2 November 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Henry married Elizabeth White, daughter of John White and Joane West.2,3,4 Henry was one of the original settlers of Lancaster, Mass. His first lot of land was 20 acres and he drew three more acres in the second division. It turned out that the 20 acres given to Henry should have gone to Ministerial Land. In 1656, his lot was taken from him and he was given another 20 acres. Captain Henry Kerley became a freeman in 1668 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. On 18 April 1677 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Henry married Elizabeth Ward, daughter of Deacon William Ward and Elizabeth unknown. The marriage was recorded as 18 (2) 1677.1,4,5 Captain Henry Kerley left a will on 17 May 1708 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Monday, 18 December 1713 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1 Henry's will was proved on 27 January 1713/14 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Children of Captain Henry Kerley and Elizabeth White
- Henry Kerley2,4 (Jan 1657/58 - 10 Dec 1676)
- William Kerley2,4 (22 Jan 1658/59 - 10 Dec 1676)
- Hannah Kerley2,4 (8 Jul 1663 - )
- Mary Kerley2 (14 Oct 1666 - )
- Joseph Kerley2,4 (28 Mar 1669 - 10 Feb 1676)
- Martha Kerley2,4 (10 Jun 1672 - )
- infant Kerley
Children of Captain Henry Kerley and Elizabeth Ward
- Hannah Kerley1 (20 Mar 1678 - )
- Mercy Kerley+1 (2 May 1681 - 16 Oct 1727)
Citations
- Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925. New York: Artemas Ward, 1925.
- Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume XVI (1862).
- Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Sudbury Records", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume XVII (1863).
- Nourse, Henry S.. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850. 1890. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993.
- Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818. 1879. Reprint Somersworth, New Hampshire: New England History Press, 1982.