Thomas Hales (settler)
Thomas Hales was a founding settler of Hartford, and Norwalk, Connecticut. He was the son of Thomas Hale, born 1590 in Hertfordshire, England, and Joan Kirby Hale, born 1590, died 1640.
He was named a freeman of Massachusetts Bay Colony on May 14, 1634. He came to Hartford with Thomas Hooker's congregation in 1636. He served in the Pequot War, along with his brother Samuel Hales, and was granted fifty acres for his service on October 12, 1671. He married Jane Lord in 1639, in Boston with whom he had one son Thomas. He was a signer of the Ludlow agreement to settle Norwalk in June 1650. He and his brother Samuel were settled there by February 1651.
He married Mary Nash in 1659 in Boston with whom he had two children, John and Mary.
He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Hartford in the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford, and he is also listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery.
