Peter Beasley (1756 - bef. 1791)

Born 1756 in South Carolina

Ancestors

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Biography

Research Notes

Birth record was given as Fairfield, Richland Co., South Carolina, but Richland County was not formed in 1756. Changed birth location to "South Carolina" for accuracy's sake.

NI9971. Whereas Jacob Beasley late of the said county died within the same having first made his will, which was lost during the war, a copy of which has been found proved and is hereunto annexed, and whereas Peter Beasley son and heir of the said Jacob, is also since dead without issue, whereby the power of granting letters of administration, with a copy of his will annexed, of all and singular the goods chattel and credits of the said Jacob Beasley, as also of the said Peter Beasley within this state and elsewhere and who accepting the accounts and reckonings of the said administration and ??? of the same to US colony, Margaret Beasley surviving exeutrix in the same will named having first given up all her rights to administer on her said husbands effects. Now in order that the said goods and chattel rights and credits of the said Jacob and Peter may well and truely be administered, we do hereby grant unto you the said George Beasley upon special trust and confidence, full power and authority by virtue of these parents to administer on all and singular the goods chattel rights and credits of the said deceased respectfully within this county and the state of authority which to them in their lifetime did belong to ask sum for salary and received the same and to pay ??? of the said Jacob agreeable to the ??? where the same that has been already done by the said Margaret and the oath of the said Peter and ?? forth did their respective goods and chattel will having been first duly sworn on the holy evangelists of almighty God to make a true & perfect inventory thereof and to ??? the same into the office of the clerk of our said court in us ??? record before the second Monday in September next. And we do ordain constitute and designate the said George Beasley administrator of all and singular the goods and chattel rights In testimony this 7th day of May 1791.

2. From letter from Spencer Beasley to a Mrs. Henry dated Feb 18, 1997:

Peter was probably the eldest child. 150 acre farm "down the crick". 1 bull and 1 gray horse. Peter served in the 3d SC Regiment Continental Line. He enlisted July 14, 1777. Bobby Gilmer Moss, SC Patriots in the American Revolution, Baltimore, Genealigical Publication Co. Peter was married but left no issue. Killed in the Rev War?

3. Enlisted 3rd Regt. on 14 July 1777 and served under Capt. Oliver Towles during 1779. S.C.H.&G. V, 153; NA853

Sources

See also:

• Source: S80 Abbreviation: Ancestral File (R) Title: Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 Repository: #R7

• Repository: R7 Name: Family History Library Address: Family History Library CONT 35 N West Temple Street CONT Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA Name: Family History Library Address 1: 35 N West Temple Street Address 2: Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

Acknowledgements

• Beasley-878 was created by Tommy Corder through the import of Corder wiki.ged on May 22, 2014.