John Beebe (1701 - 1788)

Born 7 Dec 1701 in New London, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1788 at age 86 in Canaan, Columbia County, New York

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Biography

CHILDREN of John Beebe and Ruth Pratt

1. ) John Beebe, Jr.^[1]
   1. ) Born: 5 DEC 1727 a t Colchester (New London) Connecticut
   2. ) Married: 9 NOV 1749 at Kent (Litchfield) Connecticut
   3. ) Died: 18 SEP 1786 at New Concord (Columbia) New York
   4. ) Spouse: Mary Hill
2. ) Hezekiah Beebe^[1]
   1. ) Born: 26 SEP 1729 at: Colchester (New London) Connecticut
   2. ) Died: 26 SEP 1753 at: Kent (Litchfield) Connecticut
3. ) Daniel Beebe^[2]
   1. ) Born: 1731 at: Colchester (New London) Connecticut
   2. ) Married: 10 APR 1760 at: Kent (Litchfield) Connecticut
   3. ) Died: 29 MAR 1800 at: Kent (Litchfield) Connecticut
   4. ) Spouse: Esther Pratt
4. ) Ann Beebe^[3]
   1. ) Born: 6 NOV 1735 at: Colchester (New London) Connecticut
   2. ) Married: 3 JUN 1753 at: Lebanon (New London) Connecticut
   3. ) Died: UNKNOWN
   4. ) Spouses: John Vaughn
5. ) Ruth "Lucy" Beebe^[3]
   1. ) Born: 12 FEB 1735/36 at: Colchester (New London) Connecticut
   2. ) Married: 1756
   3. ) Died: 1830 at: Balliston (Saratoga) New York
   4. ) Spouses: Asa Waterman
6. ) Martin Beebe^[3]
   1. ) Born: 1738 at: Colchester (New London) Connecticut
   2. ) Married: 6 MAY 1761 at: Roxbury (Litchfield) Connecticut
   3. ) Died: 18 MAY 1783 at: Kings (Albany) New York
   4. ) Spouses: Dorcus Judson
7. ) Sarah Beebe^[2]
   1. ) Born: 21 MAY 1741 at: Kent (Litchfield) Connecticut
   2. ) Married: 1762 at: Kent (Litchfield) Connecticut
   3. ) Died: UNKNOWN
   4. ) Spouses: John Davis
8. ) Chloe Beebe^[2]
   1. ) Born: 26 APR 1747 at: Kent (Litchfield) Connecticut
   2. ) Married: 12 FEB 1767
   3. ) Died: 1841
   4. ) Spouses: Ebenezer Cady
9. ) Tryphena Beebe^[2]
   1. ) Born: 2 NOV 1749 at: Colchester (New London) Connecticut
   2. ) Married:
   3. ) Died: 5 NOV 1839
   4. ) Spouse: Eleazer Cady

Death

Date: 15 JUL 1788^[4].

Place: Canaan, New York

Genealogical Records

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Vital Records

• Primary Source, Charles M. Taintor; Extracts from the Records of Colchester, with some Transcripts from the Recording of Michaell Taintor, of "Brainford," Conn ^[1] Data Extract:

1. ) Colchester Vital Records, page 99: BEBEE: John bebe son to John bebee was born December ye 5th, 1727
   1. ) BEBEE: hesekiah born ye 26th, 1729

Church Records

• Primary Source, Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 ^[3] Data Summary: Colchester, Connecticut Church records for John Beebe:

1. ) John Beebe, his wife admitted to the church July 3, 1737 by Rev Ephraim A Little.
2. ) John Beebe, his wife admitted to the church Aug 14, 1738 by Rev Ephraim A Little.
   1. ) Ann Beebe, daughter of John was baptized 16 Nov 1735, by Rev Ephraim A Little.
   2. ) Martin Beebe, son of John was baptized 8 Oct 1738, by Rev Ephraim A Little.
   3. ) Ruth Beebe, daughter of John was baptized 20 Jan 1735, by Rev Ephraim A Little.

• Primary Source, Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1741-1859 Volume 055 Kent, ^[5] Data Summary: Kent, Connecticut, First Congregational Church records for John Beebe Family:

1. ) Church Records for John Beebe John Beebe admitted to "special ordinances" 24 Jan 1741/2.
2. ) Ruth Beebe was admitted to communion 31 May 1741.
   1. ) John Beebe Jr. married Mary Hill, of Kent, 9 Nov 1749 by Cyrus Marsh Pastor.
   2. ) John Beebe Jr. admitted to "special ordinances" 23 Dec 1753. {Editorial, made a Deacon?}
      1. ) Hosea, son of John Beebe Jr., baptized 20 Jan 1754, by Cyrus Marsh , Pastor.
      2. ) Roderick, son of John Beebe Jr., baptized 20 Jan 1754, by Cyrus Marsh , Pastor.
      3. ) Roswell, son of John Jr., was baptized 20 Jan 1754, by Cyrus Marsh, Pastor
   3. ) Chloe, daughter of John Beebe, baptized 26 Apr 1747, by Cyrus Marsh , Pastor.
   4. ) Sarah, daughter of John Beebe, baptized 31 May 1741, by Cyrus Marsh , Pastor.
   5. ) Tryal, daughter of John Beebe, baptized 27 Jan 1744, by Cyrus Marsh , Pastor.
   6. ) Tryphena, daughter of John Beebe, baptized 5 Nov 1749, by Cyrus Marsh , Pastor.

Death Records

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[4]: Data Summary: John Beebe, husband of Ruth Pratt Beebe (1706–1794), was born 1701 in Connecticut, and died 15 Jul 1788 in New York. John was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at New Concord, Columbia County, New York, USA. John Beebe was the father of John Beebe (1727–1786); Daniel Beebe (1731–1800); Ruth (Beebe) Waterman (1736–1830); Martin Beebe (1738–1783); Chloe (Beebe) Cady (1747–1841); and Tryphena (Beebe) Cady (1749–1839).

Biographic and Genealogical References

• Secondary Source, Clarence Beebe in his book Monograph of the Descent of the Family of Beebe ^[2] cites John Beebe in profile (39). Data summary;

1. ) Monograph, etc; page 23: John Beebe (39), son of Benamin Beebe (11) and Hannah Wheeler was baptized at New London 1 Dec 1701. He settled in Colchester as a young man, later purchasing a in the New Town of Kent where he lived and prospered until he sold his land for 1700 pound sterling on May 28 1754. He then moved to Oblong or Amenia Dutchess County, NY, then New Chatham, and finally Canaan, Columbia, NY where he died on 15 July 1788. He married Ruth Pratt in 1726 or 27 in Colchester and they were the parents of John (96), Hezekiah (97), Daniel (98), Martin (99), Ruth (100), Ann (101), Sarah (102), Trial (103), Chloe (104), and Tryphena (105).

• Secondary Source, 'Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants ^[6] Data summary:

1. ) Early NY Settlers; Page 378: John Beebe was baptized 7 Dec 1701 at New London, CT. John married Ruth Pratt (b. 16 Mar___- d. 15 Sept 1794), daughter of Sgt. Joseph and Sarah Pratt, in 1726. They moved to Kent Conn in 1738, and Canaan, Columbia Co., N.Y. in 1762. John was a pioneer landowner in Kent. He died 15 July 1788 at Canaan, NY and was buried in Chatham N.Y. John was the father of John (m. Mary Hill); Hezekiah; Daniel (m. Esther Pratt); Anne (m. John Vaughn); Martin (m. Dorcus Hurd); Sarah (m. John Davis); Trial (m. Thomas Hurlbut); Chloe (m. Ebenezer Cady); and Tryphina (m. Eleaxer Cady).

• Secondary Source, Powers-Banks Ancestry, ^[7] Source abstration: TBD.

• Secondary Source, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970^[8] Data extract:

1. ) Page 333 of 640 Milton Weeks Heath, descendant of Capt. Roderick Beebe, 30 Aug 1956 SAR membership application. Genealogy of Benjamin Beebe:

• ) Benjamin Beebe (bp. 9 July 1663 and d. 19 Feb 1752) m. (prior to) 4 Aug 1695 Hannah Wheeler (b. 1675) parents of:
  • ) John Beebe (bp. 7 Dec 1701; d. 15 Jul 1788) m. (1725/6) Ruth Pratt (b.16 Mar 1705/6; d. 15 Sep 1794) parents of:
    • ) John Beebe (b. 5 Dec 1727; d. 18 Sep 1786) m. 9 Nov 1749 Mary Hill (b. 8 July 1729) parents of:
      • ) Capt. Roderick Beebe (b. 1 Dec 1753; d. 3 Jan 1836) m. 3 Mar 1777 Anna Vaughn (first cousins) (b. 18 Sep 1757; d. 32 Aug 1849) parents of:
        • ) Henry "Harry" Beebe (b. 16 Aug 1779; d. 22 Aug 1828) m. 1800 Betsey Archer (2 Jan 1781; d. 24 Dec 1859) parents of:
          • ) Alexander Beebe (b. 8 May 1806; d. 2 June 1878) m. 14 Sep 1832 Priscilla Almira Comstock (b. Mar 1810; d. 23 Sept 1867) parents of:
            • ) Annis Ophelia Beebe (b. 17 Dec 1845; d. 26 Nov 1933) m. 11 mar 1866 Simon Henry Heath (b. 7 Aug 1840; d. 29 Oct 1910).
              • ) Charles Henry Heath (b. 12 July 1869; d. 4 Jan 1937) m. 10 May 1899 Cora Adelia Weeks (b. 15 Sept 1873; living) parents of:
                • ) Maj. Milton Weeks Heath (b. 10 Apr 1901) m. 14 Apr 1928 Elizabeth Woodward (b. 3 May 1904) Parents of:
                  • ) Milton Weeks Heath Jr. (b. 21 Feb 1929) and Barbara Woodward Heath (b. 22 Dec 1935)

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Taintor, Charles M Extracts from the Records of Colchester, with some Transcripts from the Recording of Michaell Taintor, of "Brainford," Conn; Transcribed by Charles M. Taintor; Hartford 1864. John and Hesekiah Beebe birth record
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Beebe, Clarence, Monograph of the Descent of the Family of Beebe from the earliest known immigrant--John, of Broughton, England, 1650, compiled and edited by Clarence Beebe, 150 Nassau Street, New York,1904; (ID 39) page 23 Clarence Beebe Genealogy online -Title Page
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Title : Volume 018, Colchester. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. John Beebe scanned Church document
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SS-87RR : 15 March 2016), John Beebe, 1788; Burial, New Concord, Columbia, New York, United States of America, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 157375473, Find a Grave, John Beebe burial record
5. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Volume 055 Kent. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Church Records for John Beebe
6. ↑ Foley, Janet Wethy. Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants (T.J. Foley, Akron, N.Y., 1937-1940) Vol. 4-6, Page 378
7. ↑ Powers, William H., Powers-Banks Ancestry: Traced in All Lines to the Remotest Date Obtainable, Ames, Iowa, 1921, page 50. John Beebe genealogy in Powers-Banks book
8. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 online publication, Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Record for Benjamin Beebe.

Other Sources

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• John Beebe Biography From Powers Banks Genealogy.

• History of Duchess county, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers; page 343 John Beebe chosen as a fence viewer at the first town meeting of Armenia, Dutchess, NY on the first Tuesday of April, 1762.

• Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004

• Descendants of Nicholas Cady

• "Ancestry - Rootsweb: 'Some Descendants of John BEEBE - Fourth Generation.'"