Nathaniel Beasley (1774 - 1835)

Born 19 May 1774 in Spottsylvania, Virginia

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Died 27 Mar 1835 at age 60 in Byrd, Brown Co, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Nathaniel Beasley was one of the earliest and most prominent settlers. When he was about fourteen years old, his father with a large family of children emigrated to Limestone, Ky., or that vicinity. The Beasley brothers became noted as sagacious pioneers, hunters and scouts, and were the associates and assistants of Gen. Nathaniel Massie in the early survey and settlement of the Virginia Military District. p. 359, History of Brown County, Ohio, part I.

Before settling here, he had been a member of several surveying parties in Southwestern Ohio, and been inured to the severest extremes of weather when far from the habitation of any white man. The surveying expeditions were attended with great risk of attack from Indians, and on several occasions the parties to which he was attached lost some of their men from savage assaults. The surveys were made right in the midst of deadly foes, and required great dispatch and secrecy. After moving to Byrd Township, Mr. Beasley gave some attention to surveying, and laid off a number of roads, farms and villages. He was elected Surveyor of Adams County, and served many years, and was Captain, and afterward General, in the State militia. He ultimately became one of the wealthiest land-owners in the community, and one of the most intelligent and esteemed citizens of the county. He was born in Spottsylvania County, Va., May 19, 1774, and died March 27, 1835. His wife was Sarah Sutton, the daughter of one of the earliest settlers of Byrd Township. History of Brown County, Ohio, part I p. 694.

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• History of Brown County, Ohio (Chicago: W. H. Beers) Part I p. 359; Part I, p. 694

Acknowledgment

• WikiTree profile Beasley-555 was created through the import of Fiedler Family Tree.ged by Walter Fiedler on Jun 20, 2013.