Part II – Bethia Lamb
Family Group "H"
Bethia Lamb, daughter of Henry Lamb, was born 10 January 1740, in Perquimans County, North Carolina.
She was married 9 July 1761 in New Garden Monthly Meeting, Rowan County, North Carolina, to Captain Benjamin Beeson, Jr., who was born 9 February 1741, in Hopewell Monthly Meeting, Frederick County, Virginia, son of Benjamin Beeson, Sr., and Elizabeth Hunter. Benjamin was listed as Captain. Was he in the Civil War?
Benjamin Beeson was the brother of Frances Beeson, who married Bethia’s brother Joseph above. (See Beeson Family, Part III)
Benjamin died in 1792, in Rowan County, North Carolina; Bethia died 15 August 1829, near Center, Randolph County, North Carolina.
Two sons, Jonathan and Jehu, migrated to Franklin and Wilkes Counties, in Georgia in the 1780’s and then migrated to Tennessee about 1806, and to Madison and Jackson Counties, Alabama, by 1810. In the 1820 Census Jonathan was in Dallas County, Alabama. They eventually moved to Jasper County, Mississippi. Apparently some of the family began to spell their name Beason.
Dr. W. Arthur Allee, 5763 Belevedere, Houston, Texas 77021, has done an account of the descendants of Bethia Lamb. It is to be found in the Clayton Library in Houston.
All of the children were reported in New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina.
Children:
Asahel (Sail) Beeson, son of Bethia Lamb and Benjamin Beeson, Jr, was born 22 February 1766, in Cane Creek Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina.
He was married about 1780/1 to Elisabeth Ann Pennington (born 15 March 1761, North Carolina). She was the daughter of Levi Pennington (born 1712 Salisburg, Rowan County, North Carolina) and Martha Mendenhall (born 1719 Concord Colony, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Her grandfather was Ephraim Pennington
The Quakers disowned Elizabeth at Center Monthly Meeting, in 1781.
After 1790, Asahel deserted his wife & 4 children, going to South Carolina. He died 12 June 1840 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
The children were all born in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Children:
Ephraim Pennington, born 1689, in Morris County, New Jersey, and died 1760 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
Levi (Sail) Pennington, son of Ephraim Pennington, was born 1712, in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, and died 5 December 1790, in Randolph County, North Carolina. He married Martha Mendenhall.
The 1789 will of Levi Pennington I lists grandchildren of Rachel and Levi Beeson. Age of Rachel and Levi Beeson between 1780-1789.
In 1789/90 Will of Levi I, he indicates his daughter Elizabeth Beeson is living in his household. Levi I left home property, after death of Martha, to be passed on to grandson, Levi Beeson, as long as Elizabeth continues to live there.
In 1790 Spart. District, South Carolina Census: Sail Beeson, 2nd wife and one male child.
In 1800 Elizabeth Beeson: 02010-01011 (Unknown if correct Elizabeth; Martha still alive at this time.) (Approx. ages for 1800: Martha 86 yrs, Elizabeth about 40 yrs, Levi about 20 yrs, Rachel about 18 yrs, John about 16 yrs, Asahel about 14 yrs.)
Center Monthly Meeting gives Death date of Martha as 1800,11,27.
On 19 December 1803, Elizabeth asked if she can keep land she now has or will acquire - House votes yes - Senate votes no. Randolph County, North Carolina - "Report of Committee of Prepetitions and Grievances #1".
In 1805 Levi II, brother of Elizabeth, sells 135 acres land of Levi I, recorded in 1807 by Joseph Elliott.
1830 (1770-1780), 1 female 15-20 (1810-1815) - Levi about 50 yrs, sister Rachel about 48 yrs 0 Randolph County, North Carolina census - Levi Beeson 40-50 (1780-1790), 1 female 50-60
1850 Randolph County, North Carolina census - Beeson, Levi 70 idiot (1780) living in household of James Hinshaw born 1803 and family. Levi Beeson classified as idiot. Could this be why Levi I left land only to one grandchild, Levi Beeson?
The Journal of the North Carolina Genealogical Society, Vol XIX, No. 2, May 1993 quotes:
...Beeson, Elizabeth and Azael. Petition of Elizabeth Beeson of Randolph County North Carolina, states that she once had a husband [unnamed] who lived with her several years and bore him four children. He then deserted his family and moved to the state of South Carolina and married another woman. The petitioner has supported the said children for fourteen years through her own care and industry and had acquired some property which greatly assisted her in maintaining her family She further stated that her age, hardships, and infirmities made her unable to transact business as formerly, and she has had difficulty in recovering monies due her because she can not bring suit in her situation. She prays the General Assembly to secure such property as she now has or may hereafter acquire and grant her the privilege in her own name to buy, sell, and sue as if she had never been married, her prayer is granted, and the General Assembly passes an act in response.
If the 1804 petition of Elizabeth is accurate in claiming that she had cared for her children alone for fourteen years, it would mean that Sail had departed sometime before 1790, and it seems from the census information as given that he lost no time in establishing a new household and a new family in South Carolina. On more than one count it seems likely that two of the males in Sail's household in 1800 were children of his first marriage. It will be remembered that although Elizabeth's petition says she bore four children, her father's will names only two Beason grandchildren, and the other two may have been with their father in Spartanburg.
Elizabeth was granted a divorce and the right to handle her own affairs (North Carolina Assembly Acts of 1803-1804). (Notes by Teresa J. Gorge)
Levi Beeson was born about 1780 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He died. Will of Levi I mentions his daughter Elizabeth Beeson and her children, Levi & Rachel Beeson. Possibly the Levi Beeson in the 1850 Randolph County, North Carolina census in household of James Hinshaw. Levi Beeson born 1780 North Carolina "idiot".
Levi I left land to only one grandchild. Could the classification of "Idiot" for this Levi Beeson be the reason?
...tjg
Children:
Jehu (John) Beeson, son of Bethia Lamb and Benjamin Beeson Jr., was born 4 January 1777.
He was married in 1795 to Priscilla Saunders, who was born 2 July 1771, daughter of Joel and Mary Saunders.
Children:
Mehitable Beeson, daughter of Bethia Lamb and Benjamin Beeson, was born 3 March 1779, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
She was married 29 September 1802, in Stokes County, Westfield Monthly Meeting, North Carolina, to Abraham Beals, who was born 5 July 1779, at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina, son of William Beals and Priscilla Horton.
The family moved from Lost Creek Monthly Meeting, to Miami Monthly Meeting, in Ohio, in 1805. They moved from Fairfield Monthly Meeting, Ohio, where Abraham died 21 September 1813, to Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Indiana, in 1829.
Children:
Benjamin Beeson (3), son of Benjamin Beeson Jr, and Bethia Lamb, was born 6 March 1781, in New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina.
He was married/1 12 February 1811, to Elizabeth Ballard, who was born 30 May 1786 in Pasquotank, Guilford County, North Carolina, the daughter of Thomas Ballard and Elizabeth Handwick.
Elizabeth died 18 February 1844, in Highland County, Ohio. Henry was married/2 16 January 1845, in Highland County, to Sarah Jackson. He died 8 December 1854, in Highland County, Ohio.
In view of the birthdates of his 3 oldest children, I would like to see proof of Elizabeth’s wedding date of 1811, or evidence of an earlier marriage to a 1st wife. There also may be another daughter named Anna.
Children:
Henry Beeson, son of Bethia Lamb and Benjamin F Beeson Jr., was born 2 July 1783 in New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina.
He was married/1 19 May 1804, in Westfield, North Carolina, to Rebecca Nancy Worley (dismissed from Westfield Monthly Meeting Quaker for “marrying out”).
He was married/2 to Elizabeth ___. He died in Highland County, Ohio.
Children:
John Armistead Beeson, son of Jehu Beeson, Sr. and Priscilla Saunders, was born 9 October 1802, and died 30 May 1845, in Texas.
He was married 1 July 1844, in Guilford County, North Carolina, to Pauline Catherine Tatum who was born in Guilford County, and died 27 September 1862 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, and buried there.
Children:
Anna Elizabeth Beals, daughter of Mehitable Beeson and Abraham Beals, was born 17 October 1804, at Westfield Monthly Meeting, North Carolina.
She was married in 1822, Highland County, Ohio, to Aaron Hiatt, who was born 2 November 1795, in Surry County, North Carolina, son of Absalom Hiatt and Ann Reece.
The children were all born in Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Henry County, Indiana. Aaron died there, and his will was probated 1 November 1834.
Anna was m/2 on 3 March 1836 to Andy Burris. She was m/3 to Joseph Sopher, who was born 16 November 1790, in Loudon County, Virginia, son of William Ritchie Sopher.
The family moved in 1847 from Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Indiana, to Spiceland Monthly Meeting, Indiana. In 1856 they moved to Spring Creek Monthly Meeting, Iowa. Joseph died 14 January 1869, in Poweshiek County, Iowa.
Children:
Mary Beeson, daughter of Benjamin Beeson (3) and Elizabeth Ballard, was born 30 October 1805, in Ohio, or North Carolina.
She was married 18 January 1824 in Highland County, Ohio, to Allen Sumner, who was born 2 July 1798 in Surry County, North Carolina, the son of Bowater Sumner (born 8 August 1749 Fairfax County, Virginia) and Rebecca Burras (born 1 June 1760 Surry County, North Carolina.
Mary died 8 May 1875; Allen died 20 April 1877, in Oradell, Marion County, Iowa.
Children:
Jehu Beeson, son of Benjamin Beeson (3), was born 22 September 1807 in Ohio, and died 29 August 1875, in Ohio.
He married Kate Conrad, on 8 January 1830, in Highland County, Ohio, and married/2 to Mary Johnson, who was born about 1811 Ohio, and died after 1850 Ohio.
The birth order of the children is uncertain;
Children:
Irabell Beeson, son of Henry Beeson and Rebecca Nancy Worley, was born 12 February 1809, and died in Taylor County, Iowa.
He was married 27 December 1831 in Highland County, Ohio, to Harriet Painter, who was born in 1810.
Children:
Jane Armistead (Jennie) Beeson, daughter of John Armistead Beeson and Pauline Catherine Tatum, was born 21 June 1845, in Crockett, Houston County, Texas.
She was married 6 September 1865 in Cedar Lake, Anderson County, Texas, to Nathaniel Wyche Hunter, who was born 23 August 1839 in Huntington Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, son of James Hunter (born 23 April 1812 Powelton, Georgia) and Mary Myers Smith (born Tennessee) Nathaniel was a veteran, and a land agent.
Jennie died 1 October 1905, in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, buried East Hill Cemetery; Nathaniel and died 9 July 1934, in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.
All the children were born in Palestine, Texas.
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Children:
Also living in their household in 1880 were:
- America Butler, married, female, black servant, age 30Belinda Hiatt, daughter of Anna Elizabeth Beals and Aaron Hiatt, was born 15 June 1827, probably in Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Henry County, Indiana.
She was married 30 March 1844 in Henry County, the third wife of Parkhurst Allee, who was born 15 November 1814, Trumble County, Ohio, and came to Henry County in 1829, son of Isaac Reed Allee and Sarah Parkhurst.
Parkhurst was married/1 in 1836; married/2 26 March 1840 to Jane Reece, who died in 1841, leaving a small daughter.
After the birth of 9 children in Knightsville, Henry County, the family moved to Lynnville, Jasper County, Iowa, in 1866, where their youngest child was born.
Parkhurst died here 16 July 1900, and Belinda on 8 June 1904; both were buried in the Quaker Cemetery.
Children:
Ruel W Beeson, son of Jehu Beeson and Kate Conrad, was born 12 Jul 1848, in Ohio, and 25 Jan 1921, in Red Oak, IA;
He was married 16 July 1872 to Emma L Grove
Children:
Allen Johnson Beeson, Sr., son of Jehu Beeson ad Mary Johnson, was born about 1834 in Highland County, Ohio.
He was married 24 June 1855, in Highland County, Ohio, to Elizabeth McDonald, who was born about 1836 in Ohio. They lived in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska.
He was a lawyer, and died after 1910 in Nebraska.
Children:
Annie Hortense Hunter, daughter of Jane Armisted Beeson and Nathaniel Wyche Hunter was born 10 July 1875 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.
She was married 15 July 1897 in Palestine, Texas to Daniel Carter Allensworth Sr, the son of Andrew Allensworth and Ellen Hughes.
Annie died 13 June 1959 in San Antonio, Texas.
Children:
Seth Reed Allee, son of Parkhurst Allee and Belinda Hiatt, was born 4 October 1848, in Knightstown, Henry County, Indiana. He moved to Poweshiek County, Iowa, in 1866.
He was married 30 November 1867, in Lynnville, Jasper County, IO, to Minerva Webster Gause, who was born 20 October 1848 in Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana, daughter of James F. Gause and Rachel H. Johnson, who came to Iowa in 1857.
Minerva died 15 August 1915; Seth died 23 January 1932, both in Lynnville, buried in Woodland Cemetery.
Children:
Allen Johnson Beeson Jr, son of Allen Johnson Beeson, Sr and Elizabeth McDonald, was born in March 1873 in Nebraska.
A lawyer, he was married in 1899, to Nettie Elizabeth Waybright, who was born in October 1874 in Nebraska, the daughter of Morgan Waybright (born 27 November 1843 Pendleton County, Virginia) and Elizabeth Kenny Brantner (born 21 May 1847, Pendleton County, Virgiia).
Children:
William Arthur Allee Sr, son of Seth Reed Allee and Minerva Webster Gause, was born 10 Sep 1877, in Lynnville, Jasper County, Iowa.
He was married 28 July 1900, in Lynnville, to Finis White, who was born 17 Dec 1881, in Lynnville, daughter of Linzy Llewellyn White and Elizabeth Morgan Hutt.
William died 15 Sep 1960; Finis died 12 October 1974, both in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, and both were buried in Woodland Cemetery, in Lynnville.
The children were all born in Lynnville, Iowa.
Children: