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Esther (Hall) Beeson (1683 - 1725)

Esther "Hester, Ester" Beeson formerly Hall aka Beeson
Born in West Nottingham Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania Colonymap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1 Sep 1704 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, Pennsylvaniamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 42 in Brandywine, New Castle Co., Delawaremap
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Esther was a Friend (Quaker)

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Biography

Nothing is known of the parents or origin of Esther / Hester / possibly Rebecca? Hall who married Edward Beeson, Jr. of West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, except what has been found in the Newark Monthly Meeting (Quaker) records from Newark PA (now DE).

What follows is one person's opinion as to who could have been her parents. Note that Benjamin Beeson (son of Esther Hall) was married in Old Swedes Church. This church is certainly NOT Quaker

She could not be a daughter of Jacob Hall, Esq., of Bradford in Wiltshire, who arrived in 1684 on the Friendship, and settled in Tacony, Philadelphia PA, as that family was strongly Anglican (founded Trinity Church etc.). There was also a Thomas Hall from Wiltshire who was in Chester, Chester Co., PA but he only married in 1694, too late to be Esther's father. His father never left England.

There were two Samuel Halls that were both Quakers and lived respectively in Springfield Twp., Delaware Co., PA and Kennett Twp., Chester Co., PA, in the late 17th Century but as far as can be determined neither had a daughter named Esther or Hester (though one did have a daughter named Rebecca - who arrived in New Castle DE on the "Vine" from England with wife Mary and 3 daughters: Rebecca, Elinor & Martha, in 1684; he settled in Springfield Twp., PA.[1]

These four are the only Hall families found in the immigration records to Pennsylvania. Others may yet be found or Esther's family may have come to Penna. from another colony. In any case, a 1675 birth in "Nottingham PA" is impossible as it did not exist then.

We do know that Ester/Hester Hall married Edward Beeson, Jr., in 1704 at the Newark Monthly Meeting in what became Newark, Delaware. The family lived in New Castle County, Delaware and had three children. Esther died in 1725.

Name

Name: Ester Hester /Hall/[2]

Birth

Birth Date: 1681 [Other sources say 1675]
Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA[3]

Death

Death Date: 1725
Place: Delaware, USA[4]

Marriage

Husband: Edward Beeson
Wife: Ester Hester Hall
Child: John Beeson
Date: 1704
Place: Newark MM, New Castle, Delaware[5]

ID: P534841808
Death: 1730 in Pennsylvania
Name: Esther Hall
Birth: 1681 in Chester, Pennsylvania
Sex: F
Marriage to Edward Beeson b: 1675 in West Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania
Married: 1704 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Children:
These children are certainly plausible but this list does not correspond to the bio above AND the dates are off. For example, the birth date of John Beeson is known to be 1/25/1709, not 1710.
  1. Edward Beeson b: 1705 in Chester, Pennsylvania,
  2. Thomas Beeson b: 1707 in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania,
  3. Benjamin Beeson b: 1709 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware,
  4. John Beeson b: 25 Jan 1710 in Wilmington, Newcastle, Delaware,
  5. Rachel Beeson b: 1712 in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania,
  6. Mary Beeson b: 1713 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware,
  7. Hannah Beeson b: 4 Sept 1713 in Chester, Pennsylvania,
  8. Elizabeth Beeson b: 1714 in Chester, Pennsylvania,
  9. Benjamin Beeson b: 1717 in Chester, Pennsylvania,

Sources

Most of these sources point back to Ancestry. These are not true source documents.
  1. http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/immig/ships-indx.txt
  2. Source: #S3092763823 Page: Birth year: 1675; Birth city: West Nottingham; Birth state: PA. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=5142131&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1675 Birth place: West Nottingham, Chester, PA Death date: 1725 Death place: DE Marriage date: 1704 Marriage place: Newark Mm, DE [NOTE by Chet Snow: West Nottingham was founded in 1701 and therefore could not be Esther Hall's birthplace in 1675. William Penn and the Quakers arrived in 1681 or later.]
  3. Source: #S3092763823 Page: Birth year: 1675; Birth city: West Nottingham; Birth state: PA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=5142131&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1675 Birth place: West Nottingham, Chester, PADeath date: 1725 Death place: DE Marriage date: 1704 Marriage place: Newark Mm, DE
  4. Source: #S3092763823 Page: Birth year: 1675; Birth city: West Nottingham; Birth state: PA. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=5142131&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1675 Birth place: West Nottingham, Chester, PA - Death date: 1725 Death place: DE - Marriage date: 1704 - Marriage place: Newark Mm, DE
  5. Source: #S3092763823 Page: Birth year: 1675; Birth city: West Nottingham; Birth state: PA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=5142131&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1675Birth place: West Nottingham, Chester, PA Death date: 1725 Death place: DEMarriage date: 1704Marriage place: Newark Mm, DE

Acknowledgements

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