by JACOB BEALS (written about 1910)
The original manuscript is in very poor condition and cannot
be photocopied.
It was transcribed in 1996 by Robert F. Hill of Knoxville, TN.
Bob found the original manuscript at the McClung Collection
of the Lawson McGhee Library in Knoxville, TN in the case files.
Note: Please do not rely on the accuracy of this document.
It is meant to provide some research clues only.
There is lots of questionable information, so beware!
John Jacob Beals was an early settler in the lower part of Ashton Township, Delaware County, Pa. He lived near Chester Creek which emptied into the Delaware River at the city of Chester. John Beals was married to Mary, the daughter of William Clayton, Sr., in 1682. They were members of the Friends' Church and so far as is known their children were. Their boys' names were John, William, and Jacob; the girls' Mary and Patience. The family after some time removed to Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he died in 1726.
William Clayton, father of Mary Clayton Beals, arrived with his family in the ship Kent from London in company with certain commissioners sent out by the proprietors of New Jersey to purchase lands, etc., in 1678-79 (March). He purchased the share of Hans Olson, one of the original grants of Marcus Hook (near the present city of Chester, Pa.) and settled there. As a Quaker he was an active and consistent member of Governor Markham's council and also that part of the proprietary after his arrival, while as the same time he served as one of the justices of the court of Upland County and subsequently for that of Chester County, presiding at the first court held in Pennsylvania under the proprietary government.
Now, as I am a descendant of Jacob, the youngest son of John, I will trace his prosperity. It has not been ascertained by me that Jacob Beals' wife's maiden name was, but he married and lived in Pennsylvania all his life. Jacob Beals has two sons, Isaac and Daniel. There is no record of any (other) children. Daniel married and lived some time in Pennsylvania and later he moved to Winchester, Virginia, where his son Jacob (my Grandfather) was born, April 15, 1787. There he raised and grew to manhood. Later he emigrated to Greene County, Tennessee. There he married and settled on a farm about three miles from Rheatown on sinking creek. His first wife's maiden name was Ellis (a daughter of Ellis Ellis) by whom he had thirteen children, ten boys and three girls, Sarah, Mary, and Rebeccah. I will give the boys' names further on. His second wife's maiden name was ------------, by whom he had no children. She lived but a short time. His third wife's name was Keziah Perkins Lewis, by whom he had one child, Edith. He was a man of strong build and sturdy character, a member of the Friends' church, and was a prompt attender of the church twice a week, and a strict disciplinarian in his family. His last wife was a minister in the Friends' church. He lived to be 87 years, 11 months, 23 days old.
Isaac Beals, the son of Jacob, son of John was born in Pensylvania about the beginning of the Eighteenth Century and when grown moved to east Tennessee, Washington County, where he spent the remainder of his life. He married a girl who's maiden name was Hannah Cox. He was a farmer and a member of the Friends' Church. He lived to be 80 years old and died of cancer. His wife lived to be 97 years old.
Daniel Beals, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Pennsylvania and when a grown man and married he moved to Winchester, Va. There he lived and raised a large family. He was a farmer and a member of Friends' church.
James F. Beals, son of Joseph, son of Abner, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene County, Tennessee in Mat (sic), 1839. He worked on a farm when a boy and young man, and later he went to school and prepared himself to teach school. He followed schoolteaching for a few years; subsequently married and followed farming some. He then went into the mercantile business. He was elected a member of the State Legislature one term and also was a government revenue collector for some years. He was a railroad contractor for some time and was very active as a business man in various kinds of business.
He is now (or was two years ago) judge of the county court of Blount county. That was 1908. He has been one of he leading members in the Friends' church at Friendsville, Tenn. His first wife's maiden name was ---------------. His second wife's maiden name was Jones, daughter of Rufus Jones.
Daniel Beals, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene County, Tenn., and lived there all his life. He was a farmer by occupation and was a member of the Friends' church. He was very active, a hard-working man. He worked some at black-smithing; was a strict attender of church. He owned a farm and lived in comfortable circumstances in the latter part of his life. He raised a large family. He had two sons in the Civil war in the Federal army; Riley and Anderson.
Abner Beals, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene County, Tennessee and lived there all his life. He was a farmer and shoemaker, was a member of Friends' church, was a strict attender of church. He owned an oil mill and made flax seed oil several years. He was very anxious to educate his children and sent two of his girls to Guilford College, N. Carolina. He married Cerena Pierce, daughter of Thomas Pierce of Greene County, Tenn. He accumulated some property, owned about 200 acres of land, and lived well. He was the smallest one of 9 brothers and worked in the house doing house work until he was 17 years old, when he asked to be released from housework so that he could go on the farm and learn outdoor work. So his parents gave him leave to go provided he would hire a girl to work in his place, which he did and afterward married the same girl. He died at the age of 50 years. I think his death was partly caused by the aggravation, hardships, and exposures during the Civil War. He was the father of a large family.
Enoch Beals, son of Abner, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene County, Tenn., Oct. 14, 1841 and lived there until 1861, when he came to Indiana, and settled in Fairmount, Grant County. He enlisted in the Federal army in the War of the rebellion and served until the close of the war, when he came home and went into business in Fairmount. He worked at the shoemaker trade in Fairmount from 1865 until 1874. He also had a shoe store at this time in partnership with Joel B. Wright which he sold to Joel B. and went into the brickmaking business and continued in that for about one year. He then went into the grain business and ran a warehouse abut 15 years when he sold out and retired. When a boy and a young man he had been a farmer and shoemaker and had run a flax seed oil mill for several years and was a very hard worker all his life. He did not get much of an education but was counted a first class business man. He got to be worth about $12,000. He was married to Margaret Winslow, daughter of Jonathon P. Winslow in the year 1865, July 13, with whom he lived until 1874 when she died. He was married to Eleanor Cox Feb. 7, 1875, with whom he lived several years. He was divorced from her and was married to Idellia Cox July 7, 1888 and lived with her until his death. He held an office, Justice of the Peace, several years and also that of Notary Public. He raised 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls.
Newton Beals, son of Abner, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, Son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tenn., Feb. 24, 1844 and lived there until 1861 when we came west and settled in Farimount, Grant County, Indiana. Soon afterward he enlisted in the Federal army and served in the civil war until its close. He then worked at the shoemaker trade until 1874, when he took up the carpenter trade and worked at that about 15 years. He has run a tinkering shop since then. He worked at farming and shoemaking when a boy and young man and also worked in an oil mill. He was married to Amanda M. Rogdon March 28, 1867 and lived with her until March 1, 1888 when she died. He was married to Sarah Elizabeth Roosa Sept. 14, 1889 with whom he is still living at this time (1917). He is the father of nine children.
Jacob Beals, son of Abner, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tenn., Feb 14, 1847 and lived there until 1873 when he and his mother and four younger brothers and an adopter daughter moved to Fairmount, Grant Country, Indiana and he lived there until 1905, when he moved to Marion, Indiana. He spent 9 months in Kansas in 1874. He worked at farming and the shoemaker trade when a boy and young man and also ran an oil mill making flax seed oil several years. He taught two terms of school in Tennessee and one in Indiana. Was a member of the Friends' church. He lived in Tennessee during the Civil War times when conditions were very difficult, and the Rebels robbed the family of nearly everything they had and threatened to draft him into the rebel army. So he hid for about 6 months in bunks and caves to elude them. He had a great ambition to get an education but was deprived of this on account of the war. He got a common school education. He ran a shoe store from 1883 to 1893 and failed in business during the panic of 1893. Then he went back to the shoe bench and worked at it ever since.
George M. Beals, son of Abner, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene County, Tenn., April 18, 1894 and lived there until 1891-92 when he moved to Newburg, Oregon, where he lived until March, 1910, when he sold out and went to California. He was married to Elizabeth Grimm April 14, 1867. He worked at farming and shoemaking when a boy and young man and also ran an oil mill a while making flaxseed oil. Later in life he worked at the shoe business altogether. He was a member of the Friends' church. He raised several children.
Thomas A. Beals, son of Abner, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene County, Tenn., Jan 2, 1854 and lived there until 1873, when he came to Grant County, Indiana, and there until 1877 when he went to Kansas City, Kansas or near there and worked on the farm. He moved to Fort Smith, Ark., about 1893-4 and followed potato raising a few years. He then, thru the influence of his wife and Ancil Raper, sold out his farming implements and started out to work in religious work. They continued gospel work about 3 years, when his wife told him that the Lord told her to leave him, that he was in the way of her work. She eloped with Ancil Raper. Thomas is married again and lives in Santa Anna, Cal. He has no children living by either of his wives.
Elbert Beals, son of Abner, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene County, Tenn., Feb. 18, 1856, and lived there until 1873, when he came to Grant County, Ind., and settled in Farimount, and lived there until 1877 when he went to Kansas City, Kansas and worked on a farm there. He married Laura Ellen Wilson March 29, 1884 and lived with her until Jan. 16, 1886 when she died. He was married to Letha Allie Pipes May 29, 1887, with whom he still lives (1917). He has been rairing (sic) potatoes for about 20 years and has succeeded well at his business. He has raised 5 children.
Nathan H. Beals, son of Abner, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene County, Tenn.,. July 17, 1859, and lived there until 1873, when he came to Grant County, Ind. He worked some on the farm and some in Robert Corder's store and worked for Enoch Beals in his ware house several years. He was married to Amanda E. Long May 11, 1882 and lived with her until her death May 3, 1885. He was married to Samantha L. Wooters Feb. 21, 1891 and lived with her until July 23, 1893 when she died. He was married to Idelia Cox Beals Jan 26, 1894, with whom he is living at this time (1917). He has two children by his first wife, none by his second or third wives.
William Beals, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, May 23, 1815, and lived there until he as a man grown and married and had two children several years old, when he moved to Missouri, where he lived until his death sometime during the Civil War. He was a farmer, a member of the Friends' church and had two children, John and Elizabeth. John died abut 1898.
Jonathan Beals, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, April 12, 1817, and lived there all his life. He was married to Jane Humberd, was a farmer and blacksmity. He was a member of the United Brethren Church, a man of upright character and a devoted Christian. He worked his way up from a poor man to be in comfortable circumstances, owning a farm. He had three sons, Louis, Harvery, and Henderson, who served in the Federal army during the Civil War.
John Beals, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, Mar. 17, 1819. His wife's maiden name was Louisa Young. He was a farmer and a blacksmith. He was a member of the Friends' church and a very devoted Christian man. He owned a farm and lived well, and was interested in educational affairs and gave his children a fair education. The rebel soldiers, during the civil war put a rope around his neck and threatened to hang him if he did not tell where certain Union men were, but he would not tell. He raised six children.
Amos Beals, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, Sept 21, 1822 and lived there about all his life. He was a farmer and a blacksmith and was a member of the United Brethren Church. His wife's maiden name was Robinson. He enlisted in the Federal Army during the Civil War and was taken prisoner. He was exchanged but took sick and died away from home. He died aged 41 years, 10 months, 22 days. He had seven children.
Nathan Beals, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, June 12, 1824, and lived there to be an old man and died there. His wife's maiden name was Beals (a daughter of David Beals, his third cousin). He was a farmer and blacksmith and was a member of the Friends' church. He owned a farm in Lyon County, Kansas. His height was 6 feet, 4 inches and he was a very strong man. He raised several children but I do not have all their names.
Thomas Beals, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, June 15, 1826 and lived there until he was grown and married, later moving to Iowa where he lived he balance of his life. He was a farmer, and a member of the Friends' church. His wife's maiden name was Beals (a daughter of David Beals, his third cousin). He raised 7 children. He died at Lynville, Iowa Oct 26, 1906.
William Penn Beals, son of John, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tenn., and lived there until grown and married, later moving to Grant County, Indiana. He was a farmer and worked some at blacksmithing. He also worked some at the carpenter trade. He was married to Mary Garner of Greene County, Tenn. They are members of the Friend's church. His wife is a minister of the Gospel. He raised two children, John and Dema.
Mahlon Addason Beals, son of John, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tenn., where he lived all his life. He was a farmer and blacksmith when a boy and young man and later, after he had received a fair education, he taught school several years. He was a member of the Friends' church. His wife's maiden name was Hubbard, by whom he had 4 children. He died when between 30 and 40 years old.
Thomas Elwood Beals, son of John, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tenn., and lived there until grown and married. He studied medicine and practiced some years in Greene County, later moved to Morristown, Tennessee, where he built up a good practice in a short time. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. His wife's maiden name was Campbell, by whom he had three children.
Harvy Beals, son of Jonathon, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tenn., and lived here until he was grown and married. Later he moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee, and bought a farm and tended it. He is still living there. He was a Union soldier in the Civil War. He served a term or two as sheriff of Jefferson county. A large man, he is very tall, and has been very strong. His wife's maiden name was Malinda Marshall, daughter of Simon Marshall. He raised 7 children.
Ellis Beals, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene County, Tennessee, June 2, 1809 and lived there all his life. He was a carpenter by trade and a member of the Friends' church. His wife's maiden name was Robinson. He never accumulated any property. He had five children. He died of cancer in the year 1877 aged 68 years 65 months, 15 days.
Solomon Beals, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born near the close of he 18th century in Virginia or east Tennessee and lived in east Tennessee about all his life. He lived to be an old man and died of cancer of the face. He was a miller by trade and a member of the Friends' church. He had ten children.
Holten Beals, son of Joseph, son of Solomon, son of Isaac, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tenn., about 1840, and lived there until he was grown. Later he, with all his father's family moved to Blount County, Tenn., near Friendsville. He has lived there ever since. He was a farmer and has been a very active man and one of he leading members of he Friendsville meeting of Friends. He was a well-to-do farmer.
Margaret Beals Hackeny, daughter of Joseph Beals, son of Solomon, son of Isaac, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene county, Tenn. Later she came with her father's family to Blount County. When grown she was married to a Mr. Hackney of Blount county. After some years, Mr. Hackney died. She has been for several years one of the leading evangelists in the Friends' church in Tennessee and North Carolina.
Rhoda Beals, daughter of John, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tenn., near 50 years of ago (from 1910) and lived until some years ago, when, after her father died, she made her home a while in Blount county, later going to Jefferson County. She has been living there several years and is an active member of he Friends' church at Friends' Station and has acted as a deaconess for that meeting for some years.
David Beals, son of Isaac, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Virginia, about 1760, but soon after he was born the family moved to Washington County, Tenn., where he grew to manhood. He was a farmer and a member of Friends' church. He lived in Washington county nearly all his life and died there at the age of 100 years, lacking a few days. His first wife's maiden name was Rachel West, who died when she was about 70 years old. At the age of 72, David married Betsey Nelson, by whom he had six children. He had thirteen by his first wife, making nineteen in all. There have been no divorces among his descendants. He lived near Jonesboro, Tennessee.
Joseph Beals, son of Isaac, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Virginia or Tennessee from he best information I can get. I am not certain which. He was raised near Jonesboro, Tennessee, Washington county. His first wife's maiden name was --------------. His second wife's name was Polly Beals. He lived to be near 100 years old and spent most of his life in Washington county, Tenn. He was the father of eight children.
Solomon Beals, son of Isaac, son of Jacob, son of John, was probably born in Virginia but was raised in Washington county, Tennessee. The best I have found out concerning him is that had two sons, Elihu and Joseph. He was a farmer and a member of the Friends' church.
Joseph Beals, son of Solomon, son of Isaac, son of Jacob, son of John lived in Greene County, Tenn., near Rheatown, until his children were about grown when he moved to Blount County, Tenn., near Friendsville; here he lived to be an old man. He was a farmer and a member of the Friends' church. He was the father of eight children.
John Beals, son of Joseph, son of Isaac, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Washington county, Tenn., about the first quarter of he 19th century and lived there until he was about 70 years old. He was a farmer and a member of the Friends' church. His address was Jonesboro, Tennessee where most of his children live now. He raised seven children.
Jacob Beals, son of David, son of Isaac, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Washington County, Tenn., about 1812 and lived here until grown. Later he went to Kansas and settled near Lawrence. He was a farmer, a member of the Friends' church, and lived to be past 90 years old. His wife's maiden name was Ruth Morgan, by whom he had 5 children. His daughter Rachel was a minister in the Friends' church.
Rachel Beals, Woodward, wife of John Woodward and daughter of Jacob Beals, son of David, son of Isaac son of Jacob, son of John was born in ----------------. She was a minister of the Gospel in the Friends' church many years. Her home was at Olathe, Kas. at this time (1910).
Sarah Jane Beals Wright, wife of Joel B. Wright, daughter of Abner Beals, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, August 25, , 1836. She lived here until grown and married. Later she with her husband and his father's family moved to Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana, and settled two miles southeast of Fairmount as a place called Little Ridge. She lived there until near the close of her life, when the family moved to Fairmount, where she lived a few years. She died at the age of 36. She was a minister of the Gospel in the Friends' church for several years. Her daughter Cerena Wright Jay is a minister of the Gospel in the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
Isaac Beals, son of Thomas, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born and raised in Iowa and lived at Searsboro, Jasper county, Iowa until his death Mar. 27, 1916. He was in the mercantile business, running a general store, but was a farmer most of his life. He was a member of the Friends' church.
Marion Beals, son of Amos, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tenn., about 1850 and lived there until grown. He later went west to Grant County, Indiana and lived here several years, when he settled in Redkey, Indiana. He was a farmer for the fore-part of his life and a carpenter in the latter part. He was a member of the Friends' church. He raised four children by his last wife, none by his first wife.
John Beals, son of Jesse, son of Solomon, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene county, Tennessee. He was a minister of the Gospel in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rebecca Beals, daughter or Jacob,, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, January 17, 1821, and lived there all her life. She was a very large woman. She was married to Thomas Morelock and had 5 children, Henry, William, Martha, Sarah, and Harrietta.
Sarah Beals, daughter of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, Feb. 28, 1829 and lived there until grown and married. He was married to Julien Gauntt of Greene County, Tennessee. Soon after they were married they moved to Grant County, Indiana, and settled near the town of Fairmount on a farm. Her children's names were as follows: Jasper, Mary, and Martha.
Mary Beals, daughter of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, Dec. 7, 1831 and lived there until grown. She was married to Eli Beals, a third cousin. Soon after they were married they moved west and she lived most of her life in Kansas. She died abut 1898-9. She had four children whose names are as follows: Emma, Dellia, Orville, and Jasper
Mary Anne Beals, daughter or Abner, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tenn., Jan. 23, 1838 and lived there until she was grown. At the age of 17 she was married to Franklin Patterson (a railway contractor) and she lived a short time in Tennessee, then moved westward and finally to Kansas City and settled there and has lived here ever since up to this time (1910). She attended school at Guilford College, North Carolina six months and returned and taught school a short time near Newhope, Tennessee when she was married. She had the following children: Granville, Abner, Charles Wesley, Mary Virginia, Safronia A., Martha J., Nannie C., Sierra Nevada, Minnie L., Nellie E., Dertress, Franklin, Robert.
Louisa Beals, daughter of Abner, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee Oct. 30, 1839 and lived there until 1874 when she and Robert Corder married. She afterward lived in Jonesboro, Indiana until her death, Jan. 5, 1916. She attended Guilford College when a girl and taught several terms of school in Greene County, Tennessee. She never had any children.
Caroline Beals, daughter of Abner, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, Oct. 4, 1851 and lived there until 1873 when she was married to Jacob Grimm. They went west and settled in Kansas city, Kansas, where they have lived ever since up to this time (1917). Their children's names are as follows: Montana, Josephine Juretta, Bertha Belle, and John William.
Montgomery Beals, son of Ellis, son of Jacob, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born and raised in Greene County, Tenn., and married there. Later in life he moved to Jefferson County, Tenn. And has lived here ever since up to this time (1917). He is the tallest Beals I ever met, being 6 feet, 5 inches tall. His first wife's maiden name was Pickering, and his second wife was a sister to the first. He was a farmer.
Henry Beals, son of Asberry, son of Abner, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene County, Tenn., and has lived there all his life up to this date (1917). His wife's maiden name was Kite. He was a farmer and a very hard-working man. He was a soldier in the Federal Army in the Civil War.
Frances Asberry Beals, son of Henry, son of Asberry, son of Abner, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John was born in Greene County, Tenn., and lives there at this time (1917).
William A Beals, son of Henry, son of Asberry, son of Abner, son of Daniel, son of Jacob, son of John, was born in Greene county, Tenn., and lived there until he was grown to manhood and married. Later he and family moved to Jonesboro, Grant County, Indiana and has been living there ever since (1910). His wife's maiden name was Ellis. He was a farmer.
NAME BORN STATE OCC'P'N RELIGION DIED (John Beals 1660 Wales Farmer Friend 1726 (Mary Clayton Beals John 1685 Pa Farmer Friend William Pa Farmer Jacob Pa Farmer Mary Pa Friend Patience Pa Friend (John Beals-son John Pa Farmer Friend Jacob (Sarah Bowater Beals John Bowater Thomas Prudence Sarah Mary Phoebe
(Jacob Beals-son of John (_________________) Isaac Pa Farmer Friend Daniel Pa Farmer Friend
(Isaac Beals-son of 1740 Pa Farmer Friend Jacob (Hannah Cox Beals Friend David Friend Joseph Va Farmer Friend Solomon Levi Jacob Mary Betsy Beals-Stanfield Susannah
(Daniel Beals-son of 1750 Pa Farmer Friend Jacob (--------------------- Abner Jacob Va Farmer Friend 4/9/1875 William Solomon Miller Friend Lydia Beals-Coppock Polly Beals-Beals Betsy Beals-Ellis Sally Beals-Tucker
(Abner Beals-Son of 1780 Va Friend Daniel (---------------------- John Joseph Daniel Asberry Caleb
(John Beals-son of Abner (---------------------- Abner Tenn Farmer William Joseph
(Joseph Beals, son of Abner Tenn Farmer Friend
(----------------------
Powell Tenn Farmer
Thomas Tenn Farmer
James May 1839 Tenn Farmer Friend
(Asberry-son of Abner Tenn Farmer Friend (Marry Ellis Beals Tenn Friend Henry Tenn Farmer Friend Elizabeth Tenn Friend Lydia Tenn Friend Mary Tenn Friend Miranda Tenn Friend
(Abner Beals, s. John, Tenn Farmer Friend s. Abner (Mary Pierce Beals 1831 Tenn Friend Alice Tenn Friend Rhoda Tenn Friend Frank Tenn Charles Tenn Thomas Tenn William s. John, s. Abner Joseph s. John, s. Abner Thomas Beals, s. Joseph, s. Abner (James F. Beals s. 1839 Tenn Merchant Friend 3-19-1944 Joseph, s. Abner Hester B. Tenn Friend Millie A. Tenn Friend Hannah T. Tenn Friend Weston Tenn Friend Frances Tenn Friend Rufus Tenn Friend Lida Tenn Friend James S. Tenn Friend Sonora Tenn Friend Joseph P. Tenn Friend Jacob L. Tenn Friend
(Jacob Beals, s. 1787 Va Farmer Friend 1875
Daniel
(Sarah Ellis Beals 1840
Ellis 6-2-1809 Tenn Carpenter Friend 11-17-1877
Daniel 5-15-1811 Tenn Farmer Friend 11-17-1871
Abner 2-14-1813 Tenn Farmer Friend 10-10-1863
Enos 6-17-1814 Tenn in
infancy
William 2-23-1815 Tenn Farmer Friend 1860-65
Jonathan 4-12-1817 Tenn Farmer Friend
John 3-17-1819 Tenn Blacksmith Friend 6-10-1894
Rebecca Beals Morlock 1-17-1821 Tenn Friend
Amos 9-21-1822 Tenn Farmer U.B. 8-12-1864
Nathan 6-12-1824 Tenn Farmer Friend
Thomas 6-15-1826 Tenn Farmer Friend 10-26-1906
Sarah Beals Gauntt 2-28-1829 Tenn Friend 4-8-1879
Mary Beals Beals 12-7-1831 Tenn Friend
(---------Beals-2nd
wife
(Kezia Perkins Lewis Minister Friend
Beals
Edith Beals Campbell Tenn Friend
(Ellis Beals, s. Jacob 6-2-1809 Tenn Farmer Friend 11-17-1877 (Mary Robinson Beals Ruth Beals Whitaker Tenn Hannah Tenn Jane Tenn Salomie Tenn Montgomery Tenn Farmer
(Montgomery Beals Tenn Farmer (Rebecca Pickering Beals (Elizabeth Pickering Beals M. E. Beals William Edward Mary E. Arda
(Daniel Beals-s. Jacob 5-15-1811 Tenn Farmer Friend 11-17-1871 (Anne Thompson Beals Tenn Friend Katherine Tenn Friend Nancy Beals Lewis Tenn Friend Rhoda Beals Lewis Tenn Friend Sarah Beals Solomon Tenn Friend Anderson Beals Tenn Farmer Friend In Battle Rily Tenn Farmer Friend Emeline Beals Ellis Tenn Friend Harriette Beals Moffit Tenn Friend Calvin Beals Tenn Farmer Friend
(Rily Beals-s-Daniel Tenn Farmer Friend (______ Ross Beals Tenn Josephine Emiline
(Abner Beals s. Jacob 2-14-1813 Tenn Cobbler Friend 10-10-1863
(Cerena Pierce Beals 4-4-1815 Tenn Friend 4-16-1877
Sarah Jane Beals 8-25-1836 Tenn Minister Friend 3-17-1873
Wright
Mary Ann Beals 1-23-1838 Tenn Friend
Patterson
Enoch 10-14-1841 Tenn Merchant 1-22-1892
Louisa Beals Corder 10-30-1839 Tenn Presby 1-5-1916
Newton 2-24-1844 Tenn Carpenter Wes.
Meth.
Jacob 2-14-1847 Tenn Cobbler Friend
George 4-18-1849 Tenn Cobbler Friend
Caroline Beals Grimm 10-4-1851 Tenn M. E.
Thomas 1-2-1854 Tenn Carpenter Friend
Elbert 2-18-1856 Tenn Farmer
Nathan 7-17-1859 Tenn Stockman
(Enoch Beals s-Abner 10-14-1841 Tenn Merchant 1-22-1892
(Margaret Winslow 3-6-1847 N.C. 5-19-1874
Beals
Martha Beals Pesnall 4-20-1866 Ind M. E.
Emma Beals Merry 9-12-1867 Ind 4-19-1914
Mary Beals Ford 3-13-1872 Ind M.E.
Robert 3-16-1870 Ind Granery
(Eleanor Smith Cox Ind Friend
Beals (2nd wife)
William D. 12-9-1875 Ind Tailor
John H. 12-24-1879 Ind Dentist
(Idelia Cox Beals
(3rd wife)
(William Beals s. 12-9-1875 Ind Taylor Enoch (Mary Gall Beals Roger G. Ind
(John Beals s. Enoch 12-24-1879 Ind Dentist (Nelly E. Diggs Beals John C.
(Newton Beals s. 2-24-1844 Tenn Carpenter Wes. 3-1-1888
Abner Meth.
(Amanda M. Rigdon Ind
Beals
Minnie A. Beals 12-26-1867 Ind
Thomas
Chas. A. 9-17-1870 Ind Wood Pat. Methodist
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Elizabeth M. 12-10-1873 Ind 3-28-1888
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Elizabeth Roosa Beals 4-20-1858 Ohio
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RACHEL BEALS
Will Book # 1
Dec'd proven 3 May 1841
Mins 19 p. 226
In the name of god Amen this 23 of second mo. 1841 be it remembered that I Rachel Beals being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind do make my last will and testament. First I do will that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid. Second, I will and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Beals my mare and five sheep, twenty geese as pay for past services. Thirdly, I will that Hannah, Daniel and Elizabeth have the care and charge of Mary who is to have the plantation and property on hand after paying the debts to support themselves and Mary upon and is not to trade of the property or waste it unnecessary, but is to keep the new wagon and pet horse for the use of the farm. I do hereby authorize Adam Bible and Jacob Beals my executor to serve without security.
Witness (ff)
Benjamin Shappen
Avery Shappen
Her
Rachel X Beals
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SOLOMON BEALS
Minute P. 259
Will Book No. 1 [Greene Co., Tenn]
This is the last Will and Testament of me, Solomon Beals of Greene County and state of Tennessee, being of sound mind and understanding.
Which Will I make as follows: Viz. First, that my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my movable estate. Secondly, I will my son Joseph Beals fifty acres of my land in the South East corner to extend as far back North as the Babbs Mill Road and as far West as to make the fifty, for which he has paid a considerable sum to his brother Elihu, towards the land when I bought it, also he has don many other things for me. Which fifty acres of land I allow him for the above said considerations I allow him an indefeasible right of inheritance forever.
Thirdly, I will and bequeath to my beloved wife, Catherine all the balance of my land during her natural life, also all the balance of my movable estate except hereafter named during her natural life.
I then will my son Joseph my part of the wagon and gearing and farming utensils for his own farm, from my death and the death of my wife, I will all the above balance of my land to my son Joseph Beals on condition that he take care of me and my wife and do what is actually necessary for us as far as he can reasonably while we live, also for said Joseph to pay my son Elihu Beals one hundred dollars in money, or one hundred and fifty dollars in trade at common trade rates, to be paid in three years after my wife's death, if she out lives me, and if not in the length of time after my death or as soon if he can conveniently. All of the above said land I will to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
I then will that at the death of my wife all my household and kitchen furniture, equally devided equally between my three daughters, Charity, Hannah and Rachel. I then will also at my wife's death that all the balance of my property be equally divided be sold and her funeral expenses be paid out of it and the balance be equally divided between all my five children.
I appoint my son Joseph Beals and John Marshall my executors of this my last will and testament, without their giving security for their performance of their duty herein in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 8th day, second month of 1846.
Solomon Beals (Seal)
In the presence of
Aaron Hanner
Jacob Ellis
Minute Book No. 1
Page 109
SOLOMON BEALS, SR.
Wednesday 30th of Jan. 1833
Mint. 17- Page 153
The execution of the last will and Testament, of Samuel Beals, Sr. decd., was duly proven in open Court by the oath of John Fraker and Michael Fraker the subscriging witness, thereto and ordered to be recorded as follows:
Whereas I Solomon Beals, Sr. Of Greene County, state of Tennessee, being old and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory know it is for all men to die, do this fifth day and second month in the pear [sic] of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty-two do make and publish this and no other to be my last will and Testament in manner as followeth, that is to say. First I recommend my soul to God and my body to be decently buried, at the descretion of my Executor, my funeral' charges and just debts to be paid.
First I do will and bequeath unto my kind and loving wife, Rebecca the following articles, that is to say the plantation where I now live and for her use and support during her natural life and no longer; that is to say the proffits [sic] arising from the plantation, and also all and singular my all movable after my death and in her widow-hood the said Rebecca is to have all and singular the above mentioned movable to dispose of as I could and would have done in my life time, and also it is my will that after my death and in my wife's life time that my son Samuel Beals shall stay and remain in the possession of the whole of the plantation and lands I now hold and possesses and all priviledges [sic] he Samuel does at this time and at my death and his mother my loving wife, outliveth other than and in the case the said Samuel Beals is to pay his mother one third of all the grains, hay, flax, and all useful things that grow and are raised in the premises. And from this day forward the said Samuel is to finds his father and mother in a deficency [sic] so of fire wood at their door which is to be understood, where I now live, and is intended to be as long as both liveth, and also to keep and assist them in any thing or either in any thing they stand in need of as a good and dutiful child ought to do, as long as either of us liveth for the arore [sic] mentioned kind and good consideration and work and labor done. I give to my well beloved Samuel Beals all the resedue [sic] and balance of my lands and tennents including the spring and all the buildings where I now liveth, namely the twenty acre tract granted to Benjamin Idding by the state of N. C. and conveyed Idding's to s. d. Beals and the seven and shall share acres granted to me by the state together with the balance remaining of the one hundred and thirty three acre tract of land conveyed by William Bery to S. a. Iddings after taking seventy-five acres from the s.c. tract or shall be mentioned hereafter and the eighteen acre's conveyed by John Hays to s.d. Benjamin Iddings and the two last mentioned tracts conveyed by s.d. Iddings to me. It is to be understood that the three mentioned tract of land and the resedue or remainder when the seventy-five acres are taken from the s.d. Berys tract, as that he mentions hereafter the remainder of the tract last mentioned and they three next above, I give and bequeath unto my son Samuel Beals for him after mine and my wife's death, for him freely to possess sell and convey as I could or would have done in my live time.
The above is to be considered his share in full of all doings they above mentioned, seventy-five acres is to be laid off as followeth:
Beginning at two hickory bushes and a white oak pinter or Bery's line, near the spring thence with s.c. line west of 8 poles to the old corner or Pickerns line, thence south with said line 15 poles to stake, and white oak the old corner, then west with line of the same 59 poles to a white oak and post oak Jacob Beals corner formerally [sic] Berrys thence with a line of the same south 130 poles to two white oaks the old corner thence east 88 poles to a qhite [sic] the old corner thence north 36 six degrees east with Loyds line for complanent [sic] then a strate [sic] line to the beginning and also the 30 acre tract patented to me to me by the stake 10' to be counted with the seventy-five acre adjoining each other making in all 105 acres.
It is my will and desire that after mine and my wife death that the above 105 acres of land be sold by my Executor to the best advantage within one year after our deceased by publish or print sale, the one third of the purchased money to be paid down promptly, two thirds on reason gales (sales) and the moneys arising from the sale of said the said land to be divided as follows amongst my children.
First I give my son Stephen Beals one dollar having considered him before and also I give to my daughter Elizabeth Grist $20.00 dollars having considered her before. And also I give and bequeath David Christ $15.00, it is to be understood that these last mentioned is to get no more, and I give my son Jacob Beals the price of one cow and my daughter Hannah Grat (Prat) $28.00. and my daughter Anne Sogo (Logo) twenty-eight dollars the above six legatees is to be the first paid out of the first moneys arising from the sale of the lands or otherwise and the residue of money arising from the same of the land, or otherwise, and the residue of the money arising from the sale of the land and $100.00 my son Jacob is in due me is to be equally divided as followeth towit [sic]. My son Jacob Beals my daughter (Lydda) Underwood and my daughter Martha Beals and my daughter Jane Colbet and my daughter Hannah Prat and my daughter Ann Loyd and my grand daughter Jeane Grebbel. And I hereby make and ordane Jacob Beals senior, my son Jacob Beals and Samuel Beals and my son-in-law Joseph Beals whom I constitute this executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow every other former will and testament by me in any wise before named this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above witnessed.
Solomon Beals (seal)
Signed, seal published and declared by this said Solomon Beals the testimony as his last will and testimony as his last will and testament in the present of us who in his presents and in the presents of each other at the time of signing and sealing thereof-
John x Fraker, Senior (mark)
John Fraker
Michel Fraker
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