David Beale (1745 - 1828)

Born 20 Jun 1745 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (McConnell) Beale — married 19 Nov 1776 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1828 at age 82 in Honey Grove, Mifflin (later Juniata), Pennsylvania

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: David /Beale/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 20 JUN 1745

Place: Chester, Pennsylvania^[7][8]

Death

Death:

Date: 06 FEB 1828

Place: Honey Grove, Mifflin (later Juniata), Pennsylvania^[9][10]

Burial

Burial:

Place: McCullochs Mills Cemetery, Honey Grove, Mifflin (later Juniata), Pennsylvania

Census

Census: He is on the list of "Freemen".

Date: 1770

Place: West Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania

Note: #N15543^[11]

Census:

Date: 1790

Place: Mifflin, Pennsylvania^[12]

Census:

Date: 1800

Place: Lack, Mifflin, Pennsylvania^[13]

Census:

Date: 1810

Place: Lack, Mifflin, Pennsylvania^[14]

Census:

Date: 1820

Place: Lack, Mifflin, Pennsylvania^[15]

Note

Note: #N15269

Marriage

Husband: David Beale

Wife: Rachel McConnell

Marriage:

Date: 19 NOV 1776

Place: Pennsylvania^[16]

Husband: William Beale

Wife: Mary Jenkin

Child: Thomas Beale

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Beale

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Beale

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Susannah Beale

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: David Beale

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Beale

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Joshua Beale

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Edith Beale

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1734

Place: West Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania^{[17][18][19][20]}

Notes

Note N15269In Rachel's childhood, her family was twice driven out by the Indians. It is not known whether David accompanied his father and party to Juniata Co. in May, 1761, at the time the land was surveyed. He was a single freeman at Milford in 1772, and after that at Bealetown (Honey Grove).

David and Rachel settled on the farm owned by his father, the Quaker, William Beale, of West Whiteland, Chester Co. David's two brothers, Thomas and John, also settled nearby on land also owned by their father, but which lay in a northern direction. The grist-mill and saw-mill, owned by David, were first assessed in 1775. He owned and ran the mills until his death. The stone house in Honey Grovel, which they built in 1814, is on part of the property.

David was commissioned Associate Judge in Mifflin Co. (later Juniata Co.) on 17 March 1800. Honey Grove was formerly called "Beale's Mills" because of the mills. A settlement grew up around them. In 1839, a post-office was established, and Francis Snyder, the first postmaster, objected to the name, as it conflicted with "Bell's Mills" and set about having it changed. A swarm of bees made a hive in a house of William Van Sweringen's, so the name was changed to "Honey Grove".

There are several references to the mill in his father's will. His father held on to the land until his death in 1800, when it was willed to his sons, and in the case of John Beale, who had died in the Revolution, to his grandsons. By this time, David and Thomas had been prosperous and were owners of many acres.

David was named executor of his father's will, with his brother-in-law, Samuel Hunt, of Downingtown, husband of his sister, Mary. In the will, David received £150 and 100 acres in Lack Twp. The stone house they built bears the inscription, "D and R Beale, 1814", which is still standing* and occupied.

- Here Comes Tomorrow. More Descendants of William Beale (1709 - 1800). p.323-324.

Note N15543Name: David Beale

Gender: M (Male)

State: Pennsylvania

County: Chester County

Town: West Whiteland

Residence Year: 1770

Household Remarks: He is on the list of "Freemen".

- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S660 Page: p. 323-325 FOOT Hitchens, Mary Beale, Here Comes Tomorrow, More Descendants of William Beale (1709 - 1800) (Brooklyn, Abell Press, 1900?), p. 6-14.
2. ↑ Source: #S716 Page: Database online. Year: 1820; Census Place: , Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M33_102; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Record for David Beale Object: @M8349@
3. ↑ Source: #S943 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for David Beale
4. ↑ Source: #S942 Page: Database online. Year: 1790; Census Place: , Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Image: Data: Text: Record for David Bail Object: @M8350@
5. ↑ Source: #S826 Page: Database online. Year: 1800; Census Place: Lack, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Record for David Beale Object: @M8351@
6. ↑ Source: #S715 Page: Database online. Year: 1810; Census Place: Lack, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 51; Page: 1011; Family History Number: 0193677; Image: 00103. Data: Text: Record for David Beal Object: @M8352@
7. ↑ Source: #S639 Page: p. 479 FOOT Futhey, J. Smith; Cope, Gilbert, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches (Philadelphia, Louis H. Everts, 1881), p. 479.
8. ↑ Source: #S660 Page: p. 323-325 FOOT Hitchens, Mary Beale, Here Comes Tomorrow, More Descendants of William Beale (1709 - 1800) (Brooklyn, Abell Press, 1900?), p. 6-14.
9. ↑ Source: #S639 Page: p. 479 FOOT Futhey, J. Smith; Cope, Gilbert, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches (Philadelphia, Louis H. Everts, 1881), p. 479.
10. ↑ Source: #S660 Page: p. 323-325 FOOT Hitchens, Mary Beale, Here Comes Tomorrow, More Descendants of William Beale (1709 - 1800) (Brooklyn, Abell Press, 1900?), p. 6-14.
11. ↑ Source: #S943 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for David Beale
12. ↑ Source: #S942 Page: Database online. Year: 1790; Census Place: , Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Image: Data: Text: Record for David Bail Object: @M8350@
13. ↑ Source: #S826 Page: Database online. Year: 1800; Census Place: Lack, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Record for David Beale Object: @M8351@
14. ↑ Source: #S715 Page: Database online. Year: 1810; Census Place: Lack, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 51; Page: 1011; Family History Number: 0193677; Image: 00103. Data: Text: Record for David Beal Object: @M8352@
15. ↑ Source: #S716 Page: Database online. Year: 1820; Census Place: , Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M33_102; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Record for David Beale Object: @M8349@
16. ↑ Source: #S660 Page: p. 323-325 FOOT Hitchens, Mary Beale, Here Comes Tomorrow, More Descendants of William Beale (1709 - 1800) (Brooklyn, Abell Press, 1900?), p. 6-14.
17. ↑ Source: #S604 Page 92
18. ↑ Source: #S660 Page: p. 7
19. ↑ Source: #S893 Page 857
20. ↑ Source: #S1173 Pages 182-185

• Source: S1173 Author: Hodges, Frances Beal Smith Title: Genealogy of the Beale Family (1399-1956) Publication: Name: Self-published; Location: Wichita Falls, Texas; Date: 1956; Repository: #R10
• Repository: R10 Name: Allen County Library Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S604 Author: Butler Family Association Title: Noble Butler: (1704-1799) of Bristol, England, Philadelphia and Chester County, Pennsylvania, His Ancestors and Descendants Publication: Name: Butler Family Association; Date: 1982;
• Source: S639 Author: Futhey, J. Smith; Cope, Gilbert Title: History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches Publication: Name: Louis H. Everts; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1881;
• Source: S660 Author: Hitchens, Mary Beale Title: Here Comes Tomorrow, More Descendants of William Beale (1709 - 1800) Publication: Name: Abell Press; Location: Brooklyn; Date: 1957; Repository: #R10
• Source: S715 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1810 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R3
• Repository: R3 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S716 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1820 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R3
• Source: S826 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1800 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R3
• Source: S893 Author: Garner, Winfield Scott Title: Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania Publication: Name: Gresham Publishing Company; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1893;
• Source: S942 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1790 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R3
• Source: S943 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R3 NOTECensus Publishing, State Census Records, West Jordan, Utah: Census Publishing, 2003-2009

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