John Beam's extensive Lincoln County estate papers name his wife Mary Beam and his children.[1]
The children of John and Mary (Hoyle) Beam are:
Jonas Beam
Teeter Beam
Margaret Beam, born January 12, 1794, in Lincoln County, NC, died March 21, 1896, married Jonas Eli Rudisill
David Beam (1797 - 1852) married Mary Ann Wacaster
John Beam (1799 - 1870) married Mary Carpenter
Mary Beam (1801 - 1882) married Jacob Rudisill
Anna Beam (1804 - 1877) married Jonas Rudisill
Moses Beam (1808 - 1840) married Elizabeth Mauney
Peter Beam (1809 - 1866) married Mary Shires
Michael Beam (1811 - 1891) married Susannah Warlick
Residence
John never lived in South Carolina and was not the father of the Beams born in South Carolina.
1800 Lincoln, North Carolina
1810 Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, p. 403; NARA ---, roll 40.
1820 Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; NARA M33, roll 83
Burial
John Derrick Beam died October 29, 1822, at the age of 52, in Lincoln County, North Carolina and is buried in the Beaver Dam cemetery, in present-day Dallas, Gaston County, NC. His wife Mary (Hoyle) Beam survived him and died January 17, 1847. She is buried in the same cemetery.[2]
Mary Beam 78 years January 17, 1847
John Beam 52 years October 22, 1822
Disambiguation
John was not the John Beam of South Carolina, who was the son of Albert Beam and Sarah Halsell.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 November 2018), memorial page for Mary Hoyle Beam (1768–17 Jan 1847), Find A Grave Memorial Find A Grave: Memorial #30791597, citing Beaver Dam Cemetery, Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Sheri Fenley (contributor 46818430) .
1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census" Year: 1800; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 29; Page: 810; Image: 358; Family History Library Film: 337905 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #306282 (accessed 22 April 2023) John Beam in Lincoln, North Carolina.
1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census" Year: 1810; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 40; Page: 403; Image: Ncm252_40-0613; FHL Roll: 0337913 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #384022 (accessed 22 April 2023) John Beam in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA.
1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census" 1820 U S Census; Census Place: West of the South Fork of the Catawba River, Lincoln, North Carolina; Page: 290; NARA Roll: M33_83; Image: 199 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1473458 (accessed 22 April 2023) John Beam in West of the South Fork of the Catawba River, Lincoln, North Carolina.
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #30791593 (accessed 22 April 2023) Memorial page for John Derrick Beam (1765-29 Oct 1822), citing Beaver Dam Cemetery, Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Sheri Fenley (contributor 46818430).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: