Hannah (Beall) Deaver (abt. 1687 - aft. 1736)

Born about 1687 in Calvert County, Province of Maryland

Wife of John Deaver — married 12 Jul 1707 in Province of Maryland

Descendants

Died after 1736 after about age 49 in Prince George's County, Province of Maryland

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Biography

Hannah (Beall) Deaver was a Marylander.

1687 Birth and Parentage

Fredrick Z. Saunders has established that Hannah Beall was a daughter of Col. Ninian Beall, Immigrant to Maryland based on property records involving inheritance. ^[1]

Hannah's name appears as both Hannah Beall and Hannah Bell. ^[2]

Her birth year appears variously as 1684 and 1687 in Calvert County, Maryland. ^[2]. Her birth would be no later than 1687, since that would make her only 15 when John Deaver was claiming her as his wife in 1702.

If she was in fact mother of the children named in her huband's will, with the dates shown, then she would have been born about 1660 or 1665 at the latest. Dating therefore must be considered unresolved.

The legal cases relating to property suggest that Deaver's motivations for some of his actions may have involved the desire to acquire Beall family property.

1702 Claimed Relationship with John Deaver

Hannah Beall married first John Deaver 12 July 1707, but was claimed as his wife by 1702 ^[3]

A tract named "Batchelors Choice" which had been surveyed in 1668 by Ninian Beall included a tract named "Wrighton", surveyed in 1659 for ishmael Wright. ^[4]

Vestry minutes from St. James Parish state that in 1702 "John Deaver who "claimed Hannah Beall, a daughter of Ninian as his wife, and afterwards marryed her" sold the tract "Wrighton." He had "prevailed on Hannah Beall under whom he set up his claim to said Land to acknowledge herself to be his wife, and as such Relinquished her right to said Land tho they were not man and Wife until 12 July 1707 upwards of five years after." ^[4]

1705 Witnessed will of Nicholas Day

In February 1704/5, before their legal marriage two years later, John Deaver and "Hannah his wife" acknowledged being witnesses to the 1704 will of Nicholas Day of Baltimore County. ^[3]

1707 Marriage of Hannah Beall and John Deavor

On 12 July1707 Hannah Beall and John Deaver were actually married. ^[1]

1731 Will of John Deaver

Will Of John Deaver of Baltimore County, 3rd Jan 1731-2; 8th March 1731.

• To my son Richard and hrs.,(heirs) pt. (part) of "Turkey's Hills"; said, land to begin at land boundary of testator by Richard Ruff, to run NW until it intersects land bounded by Benjamin Jones, to run with said land until it intersects "Come by Chance." In case said son will not accept of above bequest in full satisfaction for tract bound. by him, afsd. land to be sold and the proceeds to be paid to said Richard or hrs. for satisfation for afsd. land"Broken Islands."
• To son Samuel and heirs, all other lands, with dwell, plan, ---, at decease of his mother Hannah' said son dying without issue, said lands to be divided between daughters Elizabeth Preston and Mary and their heirs.
• To sons Richard, John and Antill, 1s each
• To wife Hannah, executrix, residue of personal estate during life' at her decease to be divided among 3 children, Samuel, Elizabeth Preston and Mary.
• Testator: John Wagstafe, John Wagstaff, Ann Tredway (Treadway), Thomas Brasier (Brazer. 20.352 ^[5]

1736 Second Marriage to William Whitehead

About 1735/6 Hannah married her second husband, William Whitehead. ^[1]

Children

Some of the children named in John Deaver's will were credibly born prior to the time Hannah could possibly have been their mother, suggesting that John Deaver had a prior marriage. These are shown below, but Hannah has been delinked as their mother.

Children of a prior marriage

1. Grace Deaver, born Anne Arundel 1678. Not named in John Deaver's 1731 will.
2. Richard Deaver born St. Georges, Baltimore, 1680. Named in 1731 will. ^[5]
3. Antil Deaver, born St. Georges, Baltimore, 1689. Named in 1731 will. ^[5]
4. John Deaver, born St. Georges, Baltimore, 1689. Named in 1731 will. ^[5]

Children of John Deaver and Hannah Beall

1. Nicholas Deaver, born June 24, 1701 Not named in John Deaver's 1731 will.
2. Mary Dever, born Nov 5, 1702 or Mary Deaver, born St. Georges Parish, Baltimore, Feb 23, 1713. Named in 1731 will. ^[5]
3. Elizabeth Deaver, born St. Georges, Baltimore, August 1, 1703. Married Preston. Named in 1731 will. ^[5]
4. Samuel Deaver, born St. Georges, Baltimore, August 21,1705. Named in 1731 will. ^[5]
5. Thomas Deaver, born St. James, Anne Arundel, 1710 Not named in John Deaver's 1731 will.
6. Daniel Deaver, born St. George's Parish, Baltimore, 1715 Not named in John Deaver's 1731 will.
7. Kesiah Deaver, born St. George's Parish, Baltimore, August 15, 1716Not named in John Deaver's 1731 will.
8. Hannah Deaver, born St. George's Parish, Baltimore, May 27, 1720 Not named in John Deaver's 1731 will.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Fredrick Z. Saunders, Midvale, Utah. Ninian Beall of Maryland Last revised 20 April 2019. Accessed 16 August 2020. jhd
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Various ancestry.com genealogies cited in original Gedcom whose links are dead as of 6/22/2017. jhd
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Lucy H. Harrison, St. James' Parish, Anne Arundel Co., MD, (Baltimore, MD: 1891), FHL microfilm 0,013,280. Cited by Fredrick Z. Saunders, Midvale, Utah. Ninian Beall of Maryland Last revised 20 April 2019. Accessed 16 August 2020. jhd
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Vestry minues 18-25, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Cited by Lucy H. Harrison, St. James' Parish, Anne Arundel Co., MD, (Baltimore, MD: 1891), FHL microfilm 0,013,280. Cited by Fredrick Z. Saunders, Midvale, Utah. Ninian Beall of Maryland Last revised 20 April 2019. Accessed 16 August 2020. jhd
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} Email on Genforum, July 28, 2001. Richard Deaver and Mary 1778 Accessed June 22, 2017 jhd

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Bell-2664 created through the import of 2010-09-14.ged on Jul 28, 2011 by Bob Carson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.