JjlSTOR),' Revised INTRODUCTION Rev. Joseph Warren 7 Healy, MD, DD, LLD, (p, 22) was a genealogist as well as a physician, preacher and educator, In 1871 he was delegated by The American Missionary Association to visit Great Britain, where he remained as Secretary for three years. While in England he spent some time tracing the Hele or Heale Family, going beck to Bar­ tholomew de la Hele, whose barony was in Hele, Devonshire during the reign of Henry II, between 1154 and 1189. However, he was unable to find out from which branch of the fam­ ily our 1filliam Hele of America was deeoended because of' the lack of continuous family records. It was his wish to have his records published but this was never d,one. He died at the age of' 60 years and his manuscript remained with relatives until a·bout 1895,. when John Rufus Morley of' Saginaw, Mich, (p. 15) had a typewritten oopy made. Rev. Joseph Warren Healy' s References: Judge Samuel Bell of Exeter, N.H. Data Manning and Brays Survey l, 306 Hon. John Plummer Healy of Boston Moore I s History of Devonshire Burke I s Commons, No. 5, 434 Prince I s Worthies of' Devon Burke's Extinct Baronetcies Records of the Herald's Visitations of 1620 English Genealogical Histories of Tuckett I s Devonshire Pedigree, p. 187-191 Ancient and Distinguished Families The Visitations of Cornwall, J,L.Vivian Harlien Soo. V.6 145, 149; V.9 92 Visitations of' Devon, Ed. by T.T,Colby, 137 l!e.sted 1 s Kent Westcote'• Devonshire, Ed. by Oliver and Holy-Orastons of Bains Lancaster P, Jones 533-535 Mr. Clarence Loveland 8 Healy of Chatham, N.J. (p. 54) while working on his own family lineage, became interested in other branches, and in 1910 began gathering infor­ mation through town histories and vital statistics, and from family records through correspondence with Healy descendants. In the Judge Samuel Bell of Exeter, N.H. Data on the Samuel Healey Branch (p. 67) he found reference to Rev. Joseph Warren Healy' s records, and after monthe of searching he located the copy and added the material to his own manuscript. In "becoming acquainted" with other branches he gathered excerpts from histories to show customs and activities of the times, and visited many places where Healy 1 s had settled, taking pictures of' old hO>!'esteads and surroundings. He honed to form e family organization and promote the publication of a Healy History, in prepa­ ration f'or which, in 1913, he published an address book: "The Living Descendants of' William Hele of Cambridge, Mass. through his sons Nathaniel, Samuel, and Paul," however, he died before this could be aecomnlished. Clarence L~veland Healy 1 s References: Bodge 1 s King Philip's Wars p. 373 Framingham, Mass., Boray 1 s Cambridge Town Records and Selectman's Hampton, N.H., Dow's Meetings, p. 202, 226, 233, 238 Hempton Fells, N.H., •~arren Brown I s, 1906 Cambridge Prop, Recorde of Lands, p. 144 Keene, N.H., G.G.Griffin 1 s Cambridge Historical Guide Lynn, Mass., Lewis and Newell Cambridge Reds. of' 1st Church, Sharnles Newton, Mass,, Smith's Calnek 1 s History of Annapolfs Co. N.S. Newton, Mass., Jackson's Dedham Church Records Old Families of Salisbury & Ipswich, ,!oyt 1 s Dudley Town Records Oxford, Mass., Daniels' Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 7, 8, 9 Providence, R.I. Family Records Raymond, N,H., Jamee Fullerton's Hanover, Mass. Church Records Roxbury, Mase,, Chas, M, Ellis, 1847 Judge Samuel Bell of Exeter, N.H. Data Roxbury, Mass., Drakes Mase. Soldiers & Sailors in Rev. War Springfield, Vt. History · New England Historic Genealogical Reg. Swanzy, Vt. l 734-1890, Benjamin Read I s Vol. 27, pages 135-9 Thomaston, Me., Eaton's New Ha:npshire Soldiers Watertown, Mass. Newspaper Clippings ':lashingtcn, N .H. 1768-1886 Pioneers of Mass., Chas. P. Pone Winchester, N.H. Savage's Gcnea.logical Dictionary '.1indsor, Vt. Town Histories: ,foodstock, Vt. Chester, N.H., Chase's Vital Records of: Cambridge, Mass., Lucien Paige's Boston Births & Marriages 1630-1700 Charlestown, N.H., Saunders' Dudley Essex Co., Mass., Hs..'llilton D. llurd's Newton Genealogies and Estates of Charles- Rehoboth, Arnold's town, Wyman's Wright's Genealogy My parents moved from Nova Scotia to Lynn, Maes, long before I W9S born, and to Swampscott, Mase, soon after. My older sister, Emma L. Brown, (p. 95) had kept a record of' family births, marriages, Bf!d ·deaths for many years, At the beginning wss a 1 notation from W. A-. Calnek • History of Annapolis County that "Ebenezer Healy from Marblehead, Mass. was among the first grantees of Yarmouth in 171:2 and was a descend~nt of Wl.llial!l Hele of Cambridge, but through which of his sons I (Calnek) do not know.• This notation interested me because Marblehead and Swampscott are neighboring towns. Curiosity as to Ebenezer's origin, and more information about the next two generations, led to research which has dispelled the theory that Ebenezer came from Marblehead and established evidence that he was born in Rehoboth, Mass., eon of Paul Healy • .\ footnote on page 525 of Calnek1 s History of Annapolis County says that Calnek him­ self W9S a. descendant of Ebenezer Healy, his great-great grandmother being Ebenezer's daughter H~nnah Healy Haskell. While searching for data I came across lf.r. c;L.Healy' s address book. There were, tt<o Ebenezer Healys, one the son of Nathaniel and the other the son of Paul, and I hored Mr. R!3aly might have some additional fa.eta about them. He was not living in 1961, but a letter to "the family" reached his daughter, Mrs. Ronald Sangster of 'llindsor, Conn., who loaned me hie collection of family data and historical facts on the American born Hsalys. In preparing hie address book he had communicated with countless Healy descen­ dants, and while the records of some branches were fairly complete UD to 1936, t!lere was prsctically nothing about the two Ebenezers. However, his twenty-five notebooks of data on the American born Realya was too valuable to disregard, but allotting a uage to each descendant, as was his style, made his records volumnous an~ expensive to pub­ lish. I have, therefore, rearranged his data along the lines of my own manuscaipt, in a running chart from each of the three sons, Nath~niel, Sa,,,uel, and Paul, down as far as our combined records go, which should be far enough to connect with most private records. For instance the records of Nathaniel of the 2nd generation in America, in­ cludes all the information we have on his descendants before we take up Samuel's line; then Paul's in the e0me manner. Included a.re brief resumes from pa.Iles of histories, newspaper clip-pings, and family stories which seem to be of hurean !ls well as historical interest. In like manner I have also rearranged Rev. Jof!eph Warren Healv' ~ ~eta on the descent from B0rtholomew de le Hele, which is the beginning of this history. The number preceding each descendant I s name is his generation numbei,. in th!lt line. My references will be found with each topic, obtained mostly at the Springfield Clty Library, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Boston Public Librery, the He.r.tfor·d; Conn. _Stste Libr0ry, the Halihx-Novs. Sooth Public \rchives, and The Society of Genealogists, London. Mrs. Caroline '.l'ells Healey Dell (p. 66) authoress 9.nd lecturer, was interested in tracing the Hele family of South Hele, Devon. F.er son \•iilli!lm 1-!ealey Dall of ·,,ashing­ ton, D.C. wrote to C.L.H. that his mother spent a great ,ea.1 of energy, money a.nd time in getting "full records" but was unable to find the record of bl.rth of the original Willhm Hele, emigrant to America. He said: "All that we know is that he was probably of Briton or Cornish origin, a Protestant, and of a noble f0mily.• Mrs. Dall said: "He came out under the auspices of the Plymouth Bay Company of which Sir Warwick Hele of 'lemFtbury near Flym,;mth, England, we s a.n influential l!lembe_r," and spoke of the family as being found in Devonshire and Lincolnshire. She also said that the ending "y" was added by lgwyers copying a flourish at the end of a Devonshire name. Her records are not available except for the "Genealogical Notes and Errata communicated by Mrs. Caroline 11ells Healey Dall" found in The New England Historic Genealogical Society 1 Register Vol. 27, pages 135-139. Leo R. Healy (p. 24) who traced his own branch back to William Hele of Cambridge, wrote that while visiting in England he had found the family name spelled as many as thirteen different ways, all having a common ance~tor. Healy, Healey, and Raley are spellings most generally used l.n the following pages, copied from the histories, but are not necessarily correct for the branch being reported. Differences in spelling are generally attributed to church and town clerks and to colloquial pronunclation. Mrs. Carl 'II. Carrier 75 Whitmun Road Longmeadow, Mass. 01106 -----:----;r;;;THE HEALY FAMILY . "S": s the biography of the late Dr. Wordlaw: There are some people who say the{ attach r, importance to man's descent or to family honors, and despise those who do. Perhaps they may be sincere, but I cannot help thJnking their Judgment in this mo.tter erroneo·1s end their feeling unnatural.