Margaret Patterson (abt. 1534 - 1600)

Born about 1534 in Largo, Fifeshire, Scotland

Died 1600 at about age 66 in Largo, Fifeshire, Scotland

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Biography

The earliest Beall ancestors I have been able to find in Fifeshire are William Bell (1535-1600) and his wife, Margaret Patterson (1534-1600). ^[1]

Two of their children were Sibil/Sybel Bell/Beall (b. 1555), who married a Graham, and Howard’s ancestor, Alexander Bell/Beall (1565-1612). ^[1]

William was a weaver by occupation. In those days, the trades were more important than wealth and royalty because the trades kept the wealthy royals supplied! Alexander Bell followed his father’s occupation as a weaver. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Barbara Inman Beall. The Ringing of the Bells–Part Two: They Came From Scotland. https://bundlesoftwigsandflowers.com/2016/01/02/the-ringing-of-the-bells-part-two-they-came-from-scotland/. Accessed September 6, 2016. (Barbara Inman Beall, Ph.D. was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Mount Mercy College with a B.A. in English (Magna Cum Laude), The University of Colorado at Denver with an M.S. in Technical Communications, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Ph.D. in English with Emphasis and in Rhetoric and Linguistics. She taught college composition classes for twenty years and retired in 2009. Since then, she has devoted her time to writing and research with a focus on genealogical writing and research.

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