Individual Details
William Beamsley
(Abt 1607 - 29 September 1658)
The early colonials in Boston seemed to have their own version of an HOA: 27 Aug 1649 – It is ordered that Wm. Beamsly shall remove away his oyster shells from off the town’s highway before his door by the 1 of the 11th month [i.e., by 1 Jan 1649/50], on the penalty of 20s. fine.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1607 | England |  | ||
| Marriage | By 1632 | Anne |  | ||
| Immigration | 1632 | Boston, Massachusetts Bay | |||
| Marriage | By 1645 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay - Martha Hallor | | ||
| Death | 29 September 1658 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay | |||
| Occupation | yeoman, laborer |
Families
| Spouse | Anne (1610 - 1643) |
| Child | Mercy "Mary" Beamsley (1637 - 1726) |
| Spouse | Martha Hallor ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
William and Ann had six children.Marriage
William married Martha following the death of his first wife Ann. Martha was the widow of Edward Bushnell and she had five children from her first marriage. William and Martha had a daughter Abigail but there is no record of her following her birth and she is not mentioned in William's will.Endnotes
1. Anderson, Robert Charles, Great Migration Begins 1620-1633 (Boston, MA: Great Migration Study Project, 1995), vol I, pp 139-142.