He married Mary Skiles on August 22, 1805, in Virginia. They had one child during their marriage.[2][3][4]
Thomas died on December 22, 1853, in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, having lived a long life of 77 years.[5][6]
Research Notes
Thomas' father is Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestor #A008076. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of Thomas Beard, who married Mary "Polly" Skyles aka Skiles [7]
Marriage
Husband @I140062125141@.
Wife @I140062176371@.
Child: @I140062176559@.
Child: @I140062176557@.
Child: @I140062176558@.
Marriage
22 Aug 1805.
Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States.
[15][16]
External Files
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Sources
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"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-RBL : 23 December 2020), Thomas Beard, Greenbrier Parish, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRF5-NMT : 11 February 2018), Thomas Beard and Polly Shiles, 22 Aug 1805; citing Greenbrier, West Virginia, P12, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 595,040.
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"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMDT-3J3 : 9 March 2018), Thos. Beard in entry for Mary Beard, 13 Aug 1853; citing Greenbrier County, West Virginia, County Records, v 1A p 2, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 595,030.
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"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMDT-3NT : 9 March 2018), Thomas Beard, 22 Dec 1853; citing Greenbrier County, West Virginia, County Records, v 1A p 2, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 595,030.
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Name Thomas Beard
Sex Male
Sex M
Age 77 years 11 months
Age 77
Age 77y 11m
Age 77y 11m
Marital Status Widowed
Occupation Farmer
Birth Date 1776
Birth Year (Estimated) 1776
Birthplace Augusta County
Death Date 22 Dec 1853
Death Date 22 Dec 1853
Death Place Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Father's Name Jno. Beard
Mother's Name Jennet Wallace Beard
Spouse's Name Mary Beard
Source Reference County Records
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