Edward Beeson (1757 - 1837)

Born 1 Jan 1757 in New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Selena Betty (Lamb) Beeson — married about 1775 (to 1789) in North Carolina

Husband of Ann (Pennington) Beeson — married about 1802 (to 1823) in Guilford Co, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1837 at age 80 in Little Bristow Cove, Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America

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Biography

Captain Edward Beeson served with North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Edward Beeson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A008559.

Edward Beeson was born 1 January1757 in New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina. He was a son of Benjamin Beeson (b. 1739) and Elizabeth Hunter.

Born in Rowan County, NC which later became Guilford County.

1778-joined Revolution Army/Ensign & Lt. in Capt. David Brower's Co., Col. T. Dugan's N.C.

April 1779- commissioned Captain of Foot in Col. Thomas Dugan's Randolph County Militia.

Later served in North Carolina militia under Col. John Litteral, Reed, Bleecher or Bletcher.

1814-moved to St. Clair Co., Alabama.

By 1815 Captain Edward Beeson was in Alabama.

Name

Edward /Beeson/^[1][2]

Residence

Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900. Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23 Cong., 1st session, 1833-1834.

Date: 1833

Place: Alabama^[3]

Residence: Alabama Revolutionary War Soldiers

Date: 1834

Place: St. Clair Co, Alabama^[4]

Death

16 Jan 1837

Marshall County, Alabama

Buried in Beason-Union Cemetery, St. Clair County, Alabama (near Marshall Co., called Carlton Cemetery by one contributor. Older name?). Grave has both S.A.R and D.A.R markers.

Source: Find a Grave

Notes

Capt. Edward Beeson lived in Guilford Co., and Stokes Co., NC; in Sequatchie Valley, Tenn. and on the Tennessee River near Scottsboro, Alabama before arriving in St. Clair Co., Alabama in 1814. He built a cabin in the woods near the site of Ashville, Alabama. He, his wife (Ann Pennington) and their family & numerous slaves lived among the indians until they were removed. Edward was a farmer and large landowner.

Late in life he and his 3rd wife (Dicy Mullen) lived in Little Brister's Cove, Marshall Co., Ala where he died Jan 16, 1837 and was buried in Carlton Cemetery. His widow (Dicy Mullen) died in DeKalb Co., 1843-4.

A monument in the Union Methodist (Beeson) Cemetery in Whitney, Alabama. "A Revolutionary Soldier who served in the militia of North Carolina born Guilford County, North Carolina 1/1/1757, died Marshall County, Alabama 1/16/1837, married Ann Pennington 1771-1823; son Senator Curtis Grubb Beason 1802-1867, wife Martha Clark 1805 - 1863. Captain Edward Beason was also married to Miss Lamb and Dicy Mullins"

His name is on the NC Roster and the Alabama Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers, Revolutionary Soldiers of Alabama, Dept. of Archives, Bulletin No. 5, page 10

From Owen, v. III, p. 125: "Beeson, Edward, soldier of the American Revolution, age 75, and resident of St. Clair Co., Alabama, Capt. and Lieut., NC State Troops; enrolled Sept. 29, 1833, under act of Congress June 7, 1832; payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance $180.00; Revolutionary Pension Roll, in vol. XIV, Senate Documents 514, 23rd Congress, 1st session, 1833-4."

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S342516538 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=alrevsold&h=28&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: Residence place: St. Clair County
2. ↑ Source: #S2221985151 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=revwarpbountylandgrants&h=4502&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1833. Residence place: Alabama
3. ↑ Source: #S2221985151 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=revwarpbountylandgrants&h=4502&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1833. Residence place: Alabama.
4. ↑ Source: #S342516538 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=alrevsold&h=28&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence place: St. Clair County

• Source: S41 Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I: (North Carolina Yearly Meeting). William Wade Hinshaw, et al, comps. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1936. Supplement to Vol I, Washington, 1948. Reprint: Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1994. Also available online at Ancestry.com (pay site).
• Source: S42 History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. 4 vols. T.M. Owen. Chicago : S.J. Clarke Publishing, 1921. Available online at Alabama Dept. of Archives and History.
• Source: S2221985151 Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900. (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Available online at Ancestry.com (pay site).
• Source: S342516538 Alabama Revolutionary War Soldiers. (Alabama Department of Archives and History. Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama. Montgomery, AL, USA: The Brown Printing Co., 1911.) Online publication - Provo, UT, USA : The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
• Source: S7 FindAGrave.com. Source for cemetery, exact date of death. Includes multiple photos of gravestone and other memorials mentioning him.
• Source: S38 Descendants of John Graves of NC, TN & Blount Co., AL.] Page gives extensive sources. Member submission to the Graves Family Association - We are a voluntary, non-profit organization that is interested in the surname of Graves, Greaves, Grave, Grieve, Greve, and all other variations of that name for all time periods, worldwide.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Beeson-127 created through the import of 1rebeason jun 2011.ged.ged on Sep 7, 2011 by Richard Beason. See the Changes page for details of edits.
• WikiTree profile Beeson-1000 created through the import of Jackson Family Tree.ged on Oct 24, 2012 by Lee Jackson. See the Changes page for details of edits.
• WikiTree profile Beeson-1957 created through the import of benskin.ged on Mar 4, 2015 by Gerald Smith. See the Changes page for details of edits.