John Beardsley (1735 - 1815)

Born 1735 in Stratford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Smith) Beardsley — married 14 Jul 1762 in Stratford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1815 at about age 80 in Nichols Farms, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

John was born about 1735. John is the son of Abraham Beardsley and Esther Jeanes. He was baptized at Stratford, Connecticut, 18 Jan 1736. He died age 80 years. [Holt]

Private John Beardsley served with Colonel Samuel Elmore's Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

John Beardsley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A008110.

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

He served as a Private for the Connecticut Militia under command of Captain Robert Walker Stratford. ^[1][2]

He passed away in 1815^[3][4] and was buried in [Nichols Farm Burial Ground - West Yard], Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut^[5].

His will is dated 27 June 1798 and proved on 2 January 1816 in Stratford. He mentions his wife Rachel, his daughters, Sarah Coe, Martha Shelton, Rachel Booth, and Mary Beardsley, and his sons, Elisha Beardsley, Joseph Smith Beardsley, Andrew Beardsley, John Beardsley, and James Beardsley. His inventory was completed on 5 February 1816.^[6]

In 1818, his estate distribution was set out to his widow Rachel, Joseph Smith Beardsley (eldest son), Andrew Beardsley, John Beardsley, and James Beardsley.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 26 July 2022), "Record of John Beardsley", Ancestor # A008110. Meehan-411
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C38L-5?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 132 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
3. ↑ Information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 4 Nov 2015.
4. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7H5-ZZQ : 3 December 2014), John Beardslee, 29 Dec 1815; citing Connecticut, reference p20; FHL microfilm 3,086.
5. ↑ https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21082486
6. ↑ “Probate records v. 5-6 1805-1820”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TJYW : 12 January 2023), FHL microfilm 007627134, image 498-499, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 6, 1813-1820, Pages 278-280.
7. ↑ “Probate records v. 5-6 1805-1820”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TJT8 : 16 January 2023), FHL microfilm 007627134, image 556-557, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 6, 1813-1820, Pages 395-396.

• 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. John Beardsley is Holt Record #80, Pg. 46.

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• Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, 1762
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