The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 3 (of 4)
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The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 3 (of 4)
Cornwall (England : County) -- History; Geology -- England -- Cornwall (County)
James Hals aforesaid, father of those young men, proved a man of ill
conduct, and wasted all his lands and leases, of a very considerable
value.
James Hals first above-mentioned had also issue William Hals, the
author of these lines, who married three wives, Evans of Landrini
family in Wales, Carveth of Peransand, and Courtney of Tremeer, but
had issue by none of them.
He had also issue Thomas Hals, of the City of London, first bred a
merchant, who married Jane, daughter of Captain Richard Bourchier, of
that city, and hath been a merchant, factor, and traveller in France,
Spain, Portugal, Italy, Venice, Greece, Smyrna, Egypt, Constantinople,
and Alexandria, in which last places he was a factor for several
years; afterwards as merchant he went in an East India ship into
Africa, Persia, Arabia, India, and China, where he died about the year
1710, without issue.
As also Nicholas Hals, bred a scholar, who died at Leskeard, and lies
buried in the minister’s chancel of that church, 1682.
As also Grenvill Hals, that married Martha, daughter of Reginald
Hawkey, Gent. attorney-at-law, of Trevego, but died also without
issue, 1718, and lies buried in Fentongollan Isle, in St. Michael
Penkivell church, near his father and mother’s graves.
As also Henry Hals, bred a merchant, who for several years was a
factor at Constantinople and Alexandria. But coming back into England
to marry the only daughter and heir of one Doctor Cooke, at London, to
whom long before he had been contracted, he sickened of the small-pox,
died there, and lies buried at Stepney or Whitechapel, 1689.
Anne, married first to William Roscorla, of Roscorla in St. Austell;
and after his death to Thomas Penrose, of Nance, in St. Martin’s in
Kerryer, but hath issue by neither. She died in the year ――――, and
lies buried in the north isle or chapel of St. Wenn church, in
Cornwall.
At Trewortha Vean, in this parish, that is the little higher town, by
lease, is the dwelling of Joseph Halsey, clerk, Master of Arts, and
some time Fellow of Trinity College in Cambridge, and rector of St.
Michael Penkivell church, in this county; lineally descended from the
Halseys of Huntingdonshire, whose arms are Argent, a pile between
three griffons’ heads erased Sable, out of a supposed allusion to
their name, derived from Alce and Sey. He married Mary, daughter of
Henry Vincent, of Tresimple, Gent. attorney-at-law, by whom he had
issue Joseph Halsey, practitioner in physic, who took the degree of
Doctor beyond the seas, at Leyden in Holland I take it. He now
resideth at London, where he married ――――, and hath got himself
considerable wealth and reputation in his profession. He had also
issue Nathaniel Halsey, bred a merchant, and is now a factor for the
East India Company, at Bombay or Bengal in India; also Edward Halsey,
of the same occupation, now a factor for the said Company at Surat, or
some other part of India; also a daughter, married to Bromley, of
Lefeock, a Presbyterian priest.
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