Lewis Beard (1755 - 1820)

Born 13 Aug 1755 in Rowan County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Dunn) Beard — married 27 Jan 1785 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Died 11 Dec 1820 at age 65 in Rowan County, North Carolina

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Biography

Major Lewis Beard served with Rowan County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Lewis Beard was born, possibly in Aug 13, 1755, in Rowan County, North Carolina where his parents were living at the time. He died on Dec 11, 1820 in Rowan County, North Carolina.^[1]

Parents: John Ludwig/Lewis Barth/Beard (1715-1788) and Christina Snapp (1737-1800)

Spouse: Susan Dunn, married Jan 27, 1785 in Rowan County, North Carolina^[2]

Children:

1. Mary Beard (1785-?)

Revolutionary War Service: He served in the Rowan County Regiment, North Carolina Militia; Rank: Major; Bayard, Lewis; Rowan County Regiment; 1779 start, 1779 end; 1779, a Major under Col. Francis Locke for a short duration. aka Lewis Boyd.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ #FG, #C1800, #C1810, #Estate
2. ↑ #Marriage
3. ↑ #Pay, #Lewis

• Find A Grave: Memorial #41301164
• "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8RM-YVS : 29 December 2014), Lewis Beard and Susan Dunn, 27 Jan 1785; citing Rowan County, North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 500,950.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF9X-5L6 : 22 December 2016), Lewis Beard and Susan Dunn, 27 Jan 1785; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 500,950.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSH-4M4 : 22 December 2016), Lewis Beard and Susan Dunn, 27 Jan 1785; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 1,760,520.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSV-3X7 : 22 December 2016), Lewis Beard and Susan Dunn, 27 Jan 1785; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 500,949.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8CL-PBS : 22 December 2016), Lewis Beard and Susan Dunn, 27 Jan 1785; citing , Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 317,002.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8ZS-NQW : 22 December 2016), Lewis Beard and Susan Dunn, 27 Jan 1785; citing , Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 1,760,524.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-XFMM : 22 December 2016), Lewis Beard and Susan Dunn, 27 Jan 1785; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 1,760,522.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-XFMM : 4 November 2017), Lewis Beard and Susan Dunn, 27 Jan 1785; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 1,760,522.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRW-7WZ : accessed 3 November 2018), Lewis Beard, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 285, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 33; FHL microfilm 337,909.
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2V-S6N : accessed 3 November 2018), Lewis Beard, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 343, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 43; FHL microfilm 337,916.
• "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6F-Q8Y : 12 March 2018), Lewis Beard, 1821; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,605,329.
• "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-LT2V : accessed 3 November 2018), John Lewis Beard, 07 Jun 1781; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
• J.D. Lewis Revolutionary War Database, Major Lewis Bayard