Francis Beaman Jr. (1752 - 1827)

Born 1752 in Sampson, Northampton, Colony of North Carolina

Husband of Susannah (UNKNOWN) Beaman — married 1778 in North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died Oct 1827 at about age 75 in Morgan, Owen, Indiana, United States

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Biographical Information

The general consensus is that Francis Beaman, Jr. was the son of Francis Sr and Mary Beaman. He was probably born in North Carolina in about 1752 and married a woman by the name of Susannah. See discussion below about DNA testing which supports this conclusion.

Timeline with Research Notes

21 June 1772: Complaint filed against Francis Beaman, Jr. for having a base begotten child. Joseph Jordan and Nathan Parker to prepare a testimony of denial against him and to present it at the next monthly meeting.^[1]

19 July 1772: The Friends ordered to prepare a testimony of denial against Francis Beaman, Jr. produced it at the Rich Square monthly meeting held this day. They produced it and signed it and it was accepted resulting in him being disowned.^[1]

DNA Testing

Autosomal DNA Testing

The general consensus is that Francis Beaman, Jr. was the son of Francis Sr and Mary Beaman. atDNA testing provides some evidence that this is the case.^[2] Melvin descends from Francis Jr.'s son Briant Beaman and W.R. descends from Francis Beaman, Sr.'s son, Josiah Beaman. The two share 8.7 cM in a single DNA segment. This suggests a relationship between Briant and Josiah.

FSFTID LRK3-CV4.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Guilford College; Greenboro, North Carolina, ‘’Men’s Minutes, 1792-1840’’ Collection: North Carolina Yearling Meeting Minutes; online images, Anncestry.com : accessed 27 Dec 2015.
2. ↑ AncestryDNA test results show match between W.R. (administered by shye1234) and Melvin Neal Miller

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of Beaman Family Tree.ged on 31 March 2011.