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 Nancy Wood PRIVACY FILTER
Married to:  Thomas Hale, age by marriage approximately 22 years, son of Benjamin Haile and Unknown (Haile).Born 1758 Virginia, died 1842 Virginia, age 83 or 84 years, 1st marriage to: Rachel Sheridan, 2nd marriage to: Nancy Wood [Hale.FTW]s of Virginia. The seven children of John Haile were born while the family lived in Virginia. Hannah, the oldest, was born about 1748, Robert in 1750, William, who served in Rev. War with Thomas, was born in 1752, and Thomas in 1758. Other children of John Haile were Sarah, John and Mary. Sometimes around 1759 John Haile moved his family to Rowan County, North Carolina. Thomas and William Hale went to school with Lawrence Thompson, son of Captain John Thompson. At the time of the Rev. War, Lawrence Thompson was a Lieutenant under whom Thomas and William Hale enlisted. Thomas and William enlisted in Orange County, NC, a neighboring county where John Haile (their father) had later moved, following his second marriage in Feb. 1775. Thomas Hale was seventeen when he left home to fight in the Rev. War. According to his military service record, he was enlisted in September, 1775 as a private in Orange County, NC by Lawrence Thompson, a Lieutenant in Captain Alfred Moore's Company and 1st Regiment of Provincial Troops. His military service is detailed in the book "The Hale Family of Virginia" by Esther V. Bartlett, which was taken from his own testimony from a court schedule of 22 October, 1823, in Franklin Co., VA. The military service record of Thomas Hale is preserved in the National Archives, Washington, D.C. under Rev. War Pensions, File Number S-37,975, Certificate Number 6857. Thomas's brother, William Hale, also made application for a Rev. War Pension, his file number is S-1522.ned a tract of land containing ninety acres more or less valued at ninety-six dollars., NC from 1780 to 1800. He and Rachel were the parents of two sons, William and Francis. They name their sons for Thomas's older brother, William, and for their wealthy uncle, Francis Haile, of Bedford Co., VA. Thomas's wife, Rachel Sheridan, died in Rowan County, NC, and he married on 6 Nov 1801, Nancy Wood in Rowan Co., NC. Shortly after their marriage, Thomas and Nancy moved to Southwest VA. He selected a tract of land on Runnet Bag Creek in Franklin Co. From a land transaction recorded in Franklin Co., (Rocky Mount) VA, Deed Book No. 4, p. 576, proof is established that Thomas Hale and his two sons, William and Francis, each bought 96 acres of land on Runnet Bag Creek on 10 Mar 1804, from John Via, Jr.. All three deed were witnessed by Dennis Sheridan (probable brother of Rachel Sheridan). Thomas Hale and his second wife, Nancy Wood, were parents of eight children, five sons and three daughters. They were born on the family farm on Runnet Bag Creek, Franklin Co., VA.d on the family page. Their names are unknown at this time, but his court statement when seeking Rev. War pension tells of these sons.lmer Mossarolina units. In late 1776, he was a sergeant under Capt. James Conyer and Col. Isaac Huger, and was in two engagements at Savannah. Next, he was under Capt. Thomas Gadsden and Col. Pinckney and was in the siege of Charleston. He was discharged on 12 May 1780. (Moved to Va.) A.A.3228A; Y1052; N.A.246; N.A.853.785, with first child, James being born ca 1786. [Ken Anderson, 2000] Children: 7.
Peter Wood HaleBorn Aug 21, 1809 Franklin Co., VA, died May 11, 1881 McLeansboro, IL, age 71 years [Hale.FTW]ty) TN. There \he married a young girl, Sarah Manning, who had also moved to TN from Franklin Co. VA. (Sarah Manning possibly was sister to husband of Elizabeth Hale, who was sister of Peter W. Hale. Elizabeth Hale and her husband, Samuel Manning, also moved from Frankling Co., VA to White Co., TN, then to Illinois as same time as Peter W. Hale and his wife, Sarah Manning.) 8.
Elizabeth HaleBorn Oct 27, 1812 Franklin Co., VA, Runnet Bag Creek, died May 1, 1859 McLeansboro, Illinois, age 46 years | |||