Joseph Beardslee (1757 - 1835)

Born 22 Feb 1757 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gilbert) Beardsley — married 26 Aug 1779 in Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

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Joseph Beardslee is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Joseph Beardslee was born in 1757. He is the son of Samuel Beardsley and Anne French. He passed away in 1835.^[1]

From A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City Bridgeport, Part II: Genealogies, History of Stratford, Pg. 1136:

59 Samuel son of Josiah, 1st, and Mary (Whittemore) Beardsley, m. 1st, Ann, dau, of Samuel (and Mary) French. He m. 2d, Thankful Doolittle, about 1766, and lived in Huntington.

207. Catherine, b, July ___, 1742.

208. Daniel, b. July ___, 1752; m. Anna Hawley, 1777.

209. Aner, b., _____; m. Eli Smith.

210. Sarah, bapt. Aug. 13, 1758.

211. Joseph, bapt. Aug. 13, 1758. +

212. aSamuel, b. May 14, 1760. +

213. Elliot, bapt. Aug. 29, 1762. +

214. Sarah, bapt. Aug. 29, 1762.

215. Hall, b. in 1767.

216. Catherine, b. Mar. 2, 1770; m. Stephen Beardsley, of Trumbull.

History of Stratford, Pg. 1139:

211 Joseph son of Samuel and Ann French Beardsley, m Elizabeth Gilbert Aug 26, 1779, in Huntington

Children:

323 David Washington, b Nov 17, 1779

324 Lester, b Jan 3, 1782

325 Elizabeth, Ann b Aug 22, 1784

326 Selah Benton, b Dec 10, 1786

327 Alpha Dinah, b Feb 22, 1789

328 Lovy Harriett, b June 27, 1791

329 Samuel Huntington, b Jan 1, 1794

330 Catharine Tirza, b June 29, 1796

331 Delia, b Aug 21, 1798

332 Jefferson, b Nov 3, 1802

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Sources

1. ↑ Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Joseph Beardsley is Holt Record #153, Pg. 83. Holt adds the following: Ancestral record of this line is confused, but there are reasons of thinking , that this is correct. See Research Notes.

See also:

• A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City Bridgeport, Part II: Genealogies by Samuel Orcutt, Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1886. Joseph Beardsley is Record # 211, Pg. 1139
• William Beardsley of Stratford, Connecticut & his Descendants, edited by H. F. Johnston, published 1988. Reprinted by Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts. Joseph Beardsley, son of Samuel and Anna (French), Pgs. 1261, 1262. Cites reference: Orcutt's History of Stratford, Conn.
• Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, the Joiner of Stratford, Connecticut, by Mansfield Joseph French, Syracuse, N.Y., Edward Brothers, Inc., 1940. Joseph is the son of Anne (French) Beardslee, Record # 7, Pg. 264.
• Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, Volume II, William Richard Cutter, A. M., etc., Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1911. Joseph is the son of Samuel Beardsley, Record # IV, Pg. 726. Scroll to Pg. 726.

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Research Notes

• Holt's precaution regarding confused ancestral record is correct. Further research suggests that Holt's personal and descendant content for Joseph Beardsley (Record #153, Pg. 83) is correct, but his parentage is not. See A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City Bridgeport, Part II: Genealogies and William Beardsley of Stratford, Connecticut & his Descendants. See also Joseph's father, Samuel Beardsley, Holt Record #35, Pg. 25.