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Gale ~ First Generation

    Issue of Thomas Gale and Sarah Simons  
1.   Joseph GALE
Bap of Joseph Gale 16 Dec 1728 at Oadby, Leicestershire, son of Tho & Sarah (ref fmp Parish Registers image).

Marriage 29 Mar 1752 at King's Norton, Leicestershire of Joseph Gale to Grace DAVENPORT (ref fmp Parish Registers image). King's Norton is 5 miles from Oadby.
 
    Children:  
  1. Ann GALE bap 1752 at Oadby, Leicestershire  
  2. Mary GALE bap 1755 at Oadby, Leicestershire  
  3. Thomas GALE bap 1756 at Oadby, Leicestershire
 
2.   Sarah GALE
Bap of Sarah Gale 25 Dec 1730 at Oadby, Leicestershire, dau of Tho & Sarah (ref fmp Parish Registers image).
 
3.   John GALE (1)
Bap of John Gale 4 Aug 1732 at Oadby, Leicestershire, son of Tho & Sar (ref fmp Parish Registers image).
Presumably John died young, but the Oadby records are very incomplete at that time.
 
4.   John GALE (2)
Bap of John Gale 7 Jul 1735 at Oadby, Leicestershire, son of Tho, mother not named (ref fmp Parish Registers image).
Presumably John died young, but the Oadby records are very incomplete at that time.
 
5.   John GALE (3)
Bap of John Gale 24 Dec 1737 at Oadby, Leicestershire, son of Tho. & Sarah (ref fmp Parish Registers image).

It is most likely that this John Gale is the one who married Susanna PICK and continued the family line.
The name John Gale is quite rare in Leicestershire at this time.

John and Susanna's marriage 20 Oct 1763 at Oadby, Leicester (ref IGI). "John Gale and Susanna Pick both of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns October 20 in the year 1763 by I [Isaac] Liptrott Minister. This Marriage solemnized between us John Gale X the Mark of Susanna Gale in the presence of Samuel Pick, John Hames" (ref fmp Leicestershire Marriages image). [John Hames signed many other certificates; Samuel Pick was most likely Susanna's brother.]

Susanna's baptism has not been found in Leicestershire, but the record keeping has gaps at Oadby. Samuel Pick had married on 12 Jul 1761 at Oadby to Deborah Simpkin, and they had a baby Samuel baptised 5 Dec 1762 at Oadby (ref Ancestry England Select Births & Christenings). Samuel Pick was the Clerk at Oadby in 1768 (ref fmp).

Burial of John Gale 27 Mar 1795 at Oadby (ref fmp Leicestershire Burials).
Burial of Susanna 20 Dec 1807 at Oadby; "Dec 20 Susanna Gale widow" (ref fmp Leicestershire Burials image).

FROM WHOM LIBBY SHADE IS DESCENDED.





IGI records

    Children:  
  1. John GALE bap 1764 at Oadby, Leicestershire  
  2. Frances GALE bap 1766 at Oadby, Leicestershire  
  3. Ann GALE bap 1768 at Oadby, Leicestershire  
  4. Elizabeth GALE bap 1771 at Oadby, Leicestershire  
  5. William GALE bap 1774 at Oadby, Leicestershire
 
6.   Ann GALE
Bap of Ann Gale 25 Mar 1741 at Oadby, Leicestershire, dau of Tho & Sarah (ref fmp Parish Registers image).

Marriage 8 Nov 1767 at Oadby of Ann Gale to Joseph CROSS; "Joseph Cross of the Parish of All Saints Leicester and Ann Gale of this parish were married in this church by Banns the 8th day of November in the year 1767 by I. [Isaac] Liptrott Curate. This marriage was solemnized between us X the mark of Joseph Cross X the mark of Ann Cross late Gale in the presence of John Gale, John Hames" (ref fmp Parish Marriages image).
 
    Children:  
  1. Thomas CROSS bap 1768 at Oadby, Leicestershire  
  2. James CROSS born 1770, bap 1770 at Leicester All Saints, Leicestershire  

Revised 24 Feb 2020