Benjamin Beeson Jr. (1741 - 1811)

Born 9 Feb 1741 in Hopewell (Opequon), Frederick County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Bethia (Lamb) Beeson — married 9 Jul 1761 in New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 21 Sep 1811 at age 70 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

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Benjamin was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

Name

Name: Benjamin /Beeson/^[1]

Birth

Date: 9 Feb 1741

Place: New Garden MM^[2]

Marriage

Husband: Benjamin Beeson

Wife: Bethia Lamb

Date: 9 Jun 1761

Place: Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia, USA^[3]

Notes

Quoted from Styles, pp. 33-4:

"Bethia Lamb...

"She was married to Benjamin Beeson Jr (son of Benjamin Beeson Sr and “Betty” Elizabeth Hunter...) on 9 Jul 1761 in New Garden, Guilford, NC. The marriage of Benjamin Beeson, Jr and Bethia Lamb, and the names of their children are documented in Hinshaw, Vol I, NC. pp. 526, 556, 648. “Benjamin Beeson, son of Benjamin, Rowan County, married Bethia Lamb, daughter of Henry, deceased, 9 July 1761. Witnesses Benjamin Beeson, Thomas Lamb, Richard Beeson, Elizabeth Beeson, Isabel Beeson, and others.” Benjamin was a brother of Frances Beeson who married Bethia’s brother Joseph.

"From the archives of Guilford College, Greensboro NC. New Garden Monthly Meeting Minutes, Volume 1:

"“Whereas Benjamin Beeson, son of Benjamin Beeson, of Roan[Rowan]County North Carolina, and Bethia Lamb, daughter of Henry Lamb, deceased, of the same place, having declared their intentions of marriage with each other before several Monthly Meetings of the people called Quakers held at New Garden and having consent of parents and parties concerned that said proposals was approved and allowed of by said meetings & they left to their Liberty to accomplish their marriage according to good order; the which they did on the 9th day of the 5th month [July] 1761 in the presents of many witnesses, 12 of whose names are here inserted, to wit:

{Signed}

Elizabeth Beeson[mother of the groom]

Margaret Beales

Isabel Beeson[Isabel Parson, married Benjamin's brother Isaac]

Rebeckah Ozburn

Lydia Beales

Sarah Ozburn

Benjamin Beeson[father of the groom]

Thomas Lamb[brother of the bride]

Jeremiah Reynolds

Christopher Nation

John Nation

Richard Beeson[grandfather of the groom]”

"Other sources:

"1779 Tax List, Randolph County, “Persons that had not taken the Oath of Allegiance, refusing or neglecting to return Inventories of their taxables, Joseph Hinds District.... Benjamin Beeson, Jr.”"

"Hinshaw, Vol I N.C., p. 648, which names some of their children. Census: 1790 Randolph County NC 1 male over 16, 1 female. Benjamin Beeson Jr was born on 9 Feb 1741 in Hopewell (Opequon), Frederick, VA. He died in Rowan County, NC. Bethia Lamb and Benjamin Beeson Jr had the following children, born at New Garden, Guilford County, NC [numbering system edited for brevity, ellipses indicate omitted text]:

i. Rachel Beeson, born 16 Nov 1762.

ii. Phebe Beeson, born 25 May 1764.

iii. Asahel Beeson, born 22 Feb 1766.

iv. Elizabeth Beeson, born 29 Oct 1767.

v. Jonathan Beeson, born 17 Dec 1769...

vi. Frances Beeson, born 14 Jan 1772.

vii. Jehu Beeson

viii. Mehitabel Beeson

ix. Benjamin Beeson III, born 3 Jun 1781 in Center (Greensboro), Guilford, NC...

x. Henry Beeson, born 2 Jul 1783 in Center (Greensboro)..."

• Fact: Census (1779) NC Early Tax List
• Fact: Census (1779) NC Early Census Index
• Fact: Burial (September 1811) North Carolina, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S3088331414
2. ↑ Source: #S3088331414
3. ↑ Source: #S3088331414

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 July 2023, 23:07), entry for Benjamin Beeson Jr. (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH5W-L2D ); contributed by various users.
• Center MM [1] pg 648

• Center MM [2] pg 649

• Source: S20 Title: Descendants of Henry and Elizabeth Lamb of North Carolina: A Quaker Family Legacy, 1697 - 2000. Author: Marshall L. Styles. Publication: Salem, MA : Higginson Book Co., ©2000. pp. 33-4.

• Source: S3082719147 Title: Ancestry Family Trees: Tree #1, Tree #2. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.

• Source: S3088331414 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Author: Yates Publishing. Online publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Source number: 3549.033; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Data: Text: Birth date: 1741. Birth place: VA. Marriage date: 1761. Marriage place: NC. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, and family history articles.

• Source: S3092763823 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Author: Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA : The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

Contributors

• This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010.

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