Verlinda (Magruder) Beall (abt. 1698 - bef. 1745)

Born about 1698 in Prince George's County, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of John Beall — married 1712 in Prince George's, Providence of Maryland

Descendants

Died before 27 Mar 1745 before about age 47 in Prince George's County, Province of Maryland [uncertain]

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Disambiguation

• Fielder M. M. Beall's work ^[1] refers to Verlinda Magruder's husband as John Beall, born 1669, the son of Ninian Beall. This is an error. John, son of Ninian, did not marry and had no children. Verlinda Magruder's husband is John Beall, born 1668, son of Alexander.

Biography

Name

Properly, "Verlinda"; In the Maryland dialect, which added an "r" where it does not belong, commonly, "Verlinder."

1698 Birth and Parentage

There is no known birth date for Verlinda. Mike Marshall estimates her birth as 1698 in Prince George's County, Maryland. ^[2]

Other estimates range from as early as 1674 (unsourced) to 1693 in Calvert County, Maryland ^[3] (The family property in Calvert County became part of Prince George's County when the County was created in 1694.)

Velinda is named by Papenfuse ^[4] as a child of Samuel Magruder.

1711 Inheritance from Father

In her father's will, Verlinda is to receive, with Mary & Elinor 2/3 of personal estate.^[5]

Will of Samuel Magruder

• To sons James, William and Alexander and hrs., lot 1 acre No. 3. Sons to be free at 16 yrs.
• To daus. Eliza: and Sarah (Magruder), personalty.
• To sons John, James, William, Alexander and Nathaniell, and 3 daus.,Verlinda, Mary and Eliza:, residue of personalty.
• Overseers: Brothers Alexander and Nathaniell (Magruder) and John Pottinger.
• Test: Edward Willet, Tabitha Willet, Ann. Smith. 13. 210.

Marriage to John Beall of Alexander

Verlinda married John Beall, who died in 1742^[4]

Verlinda married John Beall, son of Alexander and brother of William Beall; ^[6]

John Beall died about 1742.

Verlinder was named in her mother Sarah's 1731 will as wife of John Bell.

1745 Death

Verlinda Magruder died before 29 Mar 1745, Prince George's County, Maryland - Probate (Age 47 years) ^[2]

Her will was probated in March 27, 1745, three years after her husband, John. Verlinda's will was dated 9 Jan 1740 in Cumberland, Prince Georges County, Maryland, three years after her husband's death. It was probated five years later on 29 March 1745 in Prince George's County, Maryland. In her will, she bequeathed:

• To granddaughter Verlinda, daughter of my son Josiah, 1 negro girl Pegg [SIC]
• To daughter Lucy, 20 pounds of sterling
• to my two daughters Hannah and Virlinda my 2 silver cans
• All the rest and residue of my estate to be equally divided between my six youngest children, Bazel, Lucy, John, Hannah, Verlinder, and Clement Beall.
• My son, Josiah and my daughter, Lucy, Executors
• Daughter Lucy to dwell in the house where I now dwell during the minority of my sons John and Clement
• Witnesses; James Edmonston, Dr. George Cook, and Mary Edmonston

^[7]

Children

Children of John and Verlinda Magruder Beall (compiled from their wills:)^[8]

1. Samuel Beall b. 1713
2. Josiah Beall b. 4 May 1715
3. Sarah Beall b. 1717 wife of James Offutt
4. Rebecca Beall b.1719 md. Nathan Magruder
5. Basil Beall b. 1721
6. Lucy Beall, b. 1723 spinster See Lucy's will.
7. John Beall, b. 1726
8. Hannah Beall b. 1729
9. Verlinder Beall, b. 1731
10. Clement Beall b. 1734

DNA

Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by a triangulated match between Ida Pinkston, LA Childress, and Laura O'Grady who share a segment on chromosome 15 from 27,972,055 to 29,339,499 at 4.18 cMs. The MRCA is Alexander Magruder and Sarah.

Sources

1. ↑ Fielder M. M. Beall. Colonial families of the United States descended from the immigrants who arrived before 1700, mostly from England and Scotland, and who are now represented by citizens of the following names, Bell, Beal, Bale, Beale, Beall Ninian Beall] By the author: Washington, DC, 1929. This is a classic text on the Beall family. It contains extensive documentation, but unfortunately also contains some major errors of relationships. Accessed 18 August 2020 jhd
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Mike Marshall. Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Profile for Sarah (Unproven) Mills Accessed 26 July 2020 jhd
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #131898681 Record for Verlinder Magruder Record added: Sep 20, 2014
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Edward C. Papenfuse et al. A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789. Volume 426, Page 570 Archives of Maryland online. Entry for Samuel Magruder
5. ↑ Samuel Magruder will 23 Nov 1710-31 Dec 1711 (Prince George's County Will book I Page 46. Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 3: Included in research notes by Donna Cooper at Mike Marshall, Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Profile for Sarah (Unproven) Mills] Accessed 26 July 2020 jhd
6. ↑ The Yearbook American Clan Gregor Society
7. ↑ Book DD, No 3, pg. 93 or Book 1, page 357, Prince Georges' County Wills
8. ↑ Norma Lundgren, My Bunch. Sarah Mills. 24 Jul 2008. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=nlndgrn&id=I54733