'Gale2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Gale of Whitehaven
[The original Gale2 was renamed Gale3 on 03.12.23.]

                               
Robert Gale of Tralee, co. Kerry
BFR reports that Robert "descended from the Gales of Thirnetoft, Yorkshire".
1. John Gale of Newcastle-on-Tyne then Whitehaven, co. Cumberland (d 1680)
  m.(1640) Elizabeth Ghiver (d 1706)
  A. John Gale of Whitehaven (d before 04.06.1716)
  m. Mary Carlisle (dau of Lancelot Carlisle, son of Adam of Bridkirke)
  i. John Gale of Whitehaven (dsp bur 10.09.1729)
  m. Elizabeth Tickell (dau of Thomas Tickell)
  ii. George Gale of Somerset County, Maryland (d c1713)
m1. (c1700) Mildred Warner (bur 30.01.1701, dau of Augustus Warner, widow of Laurence Washington (grandfather of President George Washington))
  a. daughter (d infant)
  m2. Elizabeth Denwood (dau of Levin Denwood)
  b.+ other issue - Levin (d 1745), George (a 1725), John (a 1725), Mathias (a 1725, had issue)
  iii. Matthias Gale of Whitehaven (bur 02.08.1751)
  m. Dorothy Ponsonby (bur 31.03.1734, dau of John Ponsonby of Hale Hall)
  a. John Gale of Whitehaven (b 1716, bur 26.04.1768, 2nd son)
  m. Anne Hartley (bur 11.01.1775, dau of Thomas Hartley of Whitehaven)
  (1) John Gale of Vauxhall, Surrey (b 30.09.1751,bur 29.07.1807, 2nd son)
  m1. (04.10.1781) Catherine Littledale (d 06.04.1783, dau of Henry Littledale of Whitehaven)
  (A) John Littledale Gale (b 01.04.1783, d 03.05.1832, Lt. Colonel) had issue
  m1. (15.02.1807) Rebecca Brandon (d 06.08.1820, dau of Daniel Brandon of London)
  m2. (01.10.1825) Isabella Douglas (dau of Colonel Archibald Douglas of Midshield & Adderstone (by Jane, dau of John Gale of Whitehaven (below)), m2. Luke V. Newton of New York)
  m2. (27.02.1794) Eleanor Ethelstone
  (B) Curwen Gale (b 08.03.1800, d 25.04.1849, captain) had issue
  m1. (1822, sp) Clementina Diana Ridges
  m2. (07.03.1824, sp) Eliza Dutton
  m3. (05.1841) Ellen Smith (dau of James Smith)
(C) Eleanor Gale (b 20.10.1797)
  m. (20.01.1816) John Smith of Drongan
  (2) Curwen Gale of London (bpt 13.10.1761, dsp 30.08.1816, 6th son)
  m. Mary
  (3) Isabella Gale (bpt 08.02.1757)
m. (04.06.1793) John Monckton Hale (son of John of Kensington)
  (4) Anne Gale (b 03.07.1758, d 05.08.1815)
  m. (07.01.10783) John Wordsworth (Captain)
  (5) Jane Gale (bpt 24.12.1765)
  m. (01.10.1786) Archibald Douglas of Midshield (Colonel) ## see here ##
  (6)+ other issue - Matthias of Honduras & London (b 05.04.1750, a 1777), Thomas (b 30.03.1753, d unm), Robert (bur 20.01.1759), William (bpt 29.10.1759)
b. Robert Gale 'of Carlise' of London (bpt 03.02.1721, d 31.10.1768)
  m. Mary Senhouse (d 24.05.1778, dau of Humphrey Senhouse of Nether Hall by Mary, dau of Sir George Fleming of Rydall, Bart, Bishop of Carlisle)
  (1) Gustavus Gale (bpt 15.07.1766)
  (A)+ issue (dsp) - Gustavus, William, Robert of Somerset House, Humphrey
  (2) Johanna Gale (bpt 12.07.1768)
  m. (28.02/04.1792) Fergus Graham (rector of Arthuret & Kirk Andrews)
(3)+ other issue - Robert (bpt 15.02.1761, d infant), Humphrey (bpt 20.11.1762, bur 09.03.1768), Robert (bpt 31.10.1763), Mary (bpt 05.12.1764, d unm)
  c. Matthias Gale of Cargill Hall (bpt 17.08.1724, d 22.10.1771)
  m. Jane Bennett (d 02.10.1790, dau/heir of Rev. Thomas Bennett of Cripplegate by Elizabeth Hunt of Porton)
  (1) Jane Gale (d 06.11.181889)
  m. Wilson Gale, later Braddyll of Bradyll (cousin)
  d. Anne Gale (bpy 13.08.1718, dsp)
  m. Edward Tubman
  e.+ other issue - Matthias (bpt 03.03.1716, bur 05.03.1716), Mary (bpt 01.10.1719, d unm bur 17.06.1750)
  iv. William Gale of Whitehaven (b c1693, d 09.05.1773-6, 7th son)
  m. Margaret Richmond (b c1690, d 25.09.1759, dau of Christopher Richmond of High Head Castle)
  v. Elizabeth Gale (d before 1726)
  m. (06.02.1706) James Milham of Whitehaven
  vi. Mary Gale (a 1735)
  m. William Grayson
  vii. Susanna Gale (bpt 13.01.1692)
  m. (17.11.1709) William Marshall
  viii.+ other issue - Robert (d young), Lowther (dsp before 13.10.1735), Philip (bur 12.02.1714), Mary (d young)
  B. Ebenezer Gale of Whitehaven (bur 05.04.1729) had issue
  m. Isabella Tickell (dau of Thomas Tickell)
  C. Elisha Gale of Whitehaven (bur 07.03.1740) had issue
  m. Elizabeth Crisp (dau of Peter Crisp)
  D. Mehetabel Gale (bur 13.02.1706)
  m. (01.09.1690) William Feryes of Whitehaven
2.+ "several daus., who m. in ireland"

Main source(s): BFR ('Gale', p255+)
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