Zepheniah Beall (bef. 1723 - bef. 1750)

Born before 21 Nov 1723 in Prince George's, Maryland

Ancestors

Died before 1750 at about age 26 in Maryland [uncertain]

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Biography

Zephaniah Beall was the son of James Beall, planter, and his wife, Sarah Peerce, of Prince George's County, Maryland. Zephaniah was mentioned in his father's will, dated 21 November 1723. He was to receive "part of a tract of land called Allison's Park, and another tract of land called Cooper." ^{[1] [2]}

After the death of his father, Zephaniah was raised by his mother, Sarah, and his step-father, John Haswell. Zephaniah's older brother, John Beall, as executor of his father's will, had control of the legacy left for Zephaniah. In 1726, when a dispute over money arose, John Haswell stated that Zephaniah was three years old, while Zepheniah's brother claimed that he was five. ^[3] These ages put his birth between about 1721 and 1723.

Zephaniah was alive on 22 May 1730, when his grandmother, Sarah (Sprigg) Peerce Cooms, gave all of her belongings to him and three of his siblings, "for the tender love, goodwill and affection which I have and beare towards my loving dafter Sarah Haswell children." ^[4]

Zephaniah seems to have disappeared from the records after this. He probably died as a child or young adult. He may have been dead in 1740, when he was not mentioned along with his siblings in the will of his brother Robert, who died unmarried and without children. ^{[5] [6]} He was not the only sibling omitted from the will, however, so this may not be significant.

He was very likely dead in 1750, when the two tracts of land granted to him by his father's will (Allison's Park and Cooper) were owned by his mother (1/3) and his eldest brother (2/3). ^[7] And he was almost certainly dead by 1755 when he wasn't mentioned in his mother's will. ^{[8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, Volume I, by Sharon J. Doliante (1991, Clearfield 1998), page 34. Ancestry.com
2. ↑ The will of James Beall. Prince George's County, Maryland, Will Book: 1698-1770, page 140 (image 77 of 335). FHL film #005080168 (image 77 of 672).
3. ↑ Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, Volume I, by Sharon J. Doliante (1991, Clearfield 1998), pages 19-20. Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Prince George's County, Maryland, Land Records, Book Q, pages 109-110, (MSA CE 65-9). MDLandRec.net Free registration is required to access this site.
5. ↑ Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, Volume I, by Sharon J. Doliante (1991, Clearfield 1998), pages 39-40. Ancestry.com
6. ↑ The will of Robert Beall. Prince George's County, Maryland, Will Book: 1698-1770, page 298 (image 161 of 335). FHL film #005080168 (image 161 of 672).]
7. ↑ Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, Volume I, by Sharon J. Doliante (1991, Clearfield 1998), pages 47 and 50. Ancestry.com
8. ↑ Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, Volume I, by Sharon J. Doliante (1991, Clearfield 1998), pages 40-41. Ancestry.com
9. ↑ The will of Sarah Haswell. Prince George's County, Maryland, Will Book: 1698-1770, pages 535-536 (image 285 of 335). FHL film #005080168 (image 285 of 672).]

See also:

• Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, Volume I, by Sharon J. Doliante (1991, Clearfield 1998), pages 33-34. Ancestry.com
• Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties, for Zepheniah Beall, person id: I15922