In 1935, Kingston Hadley of Media Pennyslvania mailed a letter to a relative of mine in Minden, LA. He sent her several generations of Hadley's beginning with George. In working with some data I had stored, I found this information and wished to share it.

Kingston relates that when George Hadley's father died, the man's estate went to George's older brother. Not wishing to be in his brothers care, George got aboard a ship to Boston. Having no money, he told the captain that would be willing to become an indentured servant with whomever the captain chose. George arrived in Boston in 1628 and worked as an indentured servant for about three years before moving on to Ipswich.

In a book by Savage, it is related that George was in Cambridge in 1632 and was admitted as a freeman in 1634. Felt's history reports that George Hadley was in Ipswich in 1639.

It was noted by Kingston Hadley that George Hadley was married at least four times though he was not sure who all they might be.

George Hadley was married to Mary Proctor the daughter of John Proctor whose Will was proved 9 Oct. 1672. Kingston claimed that Mary produced only two children for George, John and Martha.

George Hadley who signed his will 18 Sept 1684 named three sons, John, Samuel, and Joseph; also two daughters, Mary Page and Martha Hadley.

In the work done by Samuel Page Hadley, published in 1887, he states that in John Proctor's Will of 1672 leaves a bequest to his grand children, John and Martha Hadley.

Currently, I think it is generally accepted that George came from England to Ipswich. However, Kingston Hadley has an interesting story to tell.

If Mary Proctor was the mother of all George's children, why did her father not leave them something ? Oversight ?
Or, is KIngston correct ?

If Savage is to believed, George of Ipswich stopped in Cmbridge.

I thought this was a story which was interesting. Has anyone else ever hear of this ?