At 07:59 PM 10/4/99 -0300, S. Smith wrote: >Does anyone have the basic direct line Hale ancestry of Nathan Hale? Is >he descended from Samuel Hale who immigrated in 1615?? > >thanks. > >Sue No, Sue, he does not descend from Samuel Hale, but from Robert Hale of Charlestown, MA: Capt. Nathan-5 HALE, b. 6 Sep 1755, Coventry, CT; d. 22 Sep 1776, New York, NY, unmarried Richard-4 HALE, m. Elizabeth STRONG Samuel-3 HALE, m. Apphia MOODY John-2 HALE, m. Sarah NOYES Robert-1 HALE, m. Joanna ----- Reference: Donald Lines Jacobus, _Hale, House, and Related Families_. By the way, Nathan's uncle Benajah STRONG was a direct ancestor of the late Princess Diana. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward rlward1@erols.com <http://www.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659