Levi Beardsley (1785 - 1857)

Born 13 Nov 1785 in Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Raymond) Beardsley — married 4 Jul 1813 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1857 at age 71 in Oswego, New York

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

Biography

Levi was born in 1785. He was the son of Obadiah Beardsley and Eunice Moore. He passed away in 1857.^[1]

New York Sate Senator 1830–1833, 1835-1838 .^[2]

Author of Reminiscences; personal and other incidents; early settlement of Otsego County; notices and anecdotes of public men; judicial, legal, and legislative matters; field sports; dissertations and discussions

From: Holt's Beardsley Genealogy:

He was admitted to the "Bar" in 1812, and settled in Cherry Valley, New York. Later he was elected to the State Assembly. In 1829, he was elected to the State Senate, and later was president of the same.

His book “Reminiscences”, is most interesting. In this he calls the battle of He was admitted to the bar in 1812, and settled in Cherry Valley New York. Later he was elected to the state assembly. In 1829, he was elected to the state senate, and later was president of the same.

His book “Reminiscences”, is most interesting. In this he calls the battle of bennington, a considerable portion of the contact took place on this grandfather’s farm and in sight of his house, which being made of logs, was intended to be filled with men, as a strong point of defense. Those who commenced building this breastwork, were finally called away to Man the work on the hill, and thus the house was left to the family. His grandfather, Obadiah, then about fifty years of age, was a non-combatant; he always regarded the life of a soldier with disrealish, as full of hardships and danger and during the French War, declined entering military service. He was an Episcopalian in sentiment, and like many members of this denomination, was reluctant to bear arms against the king, though he cheerfully paid his taxes to promote the common cause. He used to remark that it was as necessary to have some at home to raise the bread and meat for the armies as to engage in active service and warfare. Apparently he was under the influence of his brother John, who was educated for the ministry.

From Sayre Family: Lineage of Thomas Sayre:

1293 Levi Beardsley, b. Nov. 13, 1785, at Hoosick, N. Y.; d. in New York, March 19, 1837.

From Rev. John Moore of Newtown, Long Island, and some of his descendants:

Appendix, Pg. 473:

Levi Beardsley (3), b. Nov. 13, 1785, Hoosick, Rensselaer Co. N. Y., d. Mar. 19, 1857, N. Y., m. July 4, 1813, at Litchfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y., Elizabeth Raymond (Samuel, Stockbridge, Mass., m. Hannah Underwood, Tyringham, N. Y.), b. Sept. 6, 1790, Great Barrington, Mass.

Appendix, Pgs. 473, 474:

Levi Beardsley (3) and Elizabeth Raymond had

Samuel Raymond (4), b.Dec 31, 1814, d. at Gen. Meade's headquarters on the Potomac, Dec. 28 1863, m. Charlotte Burckle (Christian Jacob m. Charlotte Elizabeth Seitz)

Joseph Addison (4) m. Charlotte _____

Hannah Moore (4) d. aet. 7 years

Levi (4) Jr. d. young

Elizabeth (4) m._____ Van DeWater and had William Beardsley (5)

Levi (4) Jr.

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Sources

• 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. Levi Beardsley is Record #466, Pg.203, and the son of Obadiah Beardsley, Holt Record #203, Pg. 101.^[3]
• Sayre Family: Lineage of Thomas Sayre, a Founder of Southampton, by Theodore Melvin Banta, De Vinne Press, New York, 1901. Levi Beardsley is Record #1293, and the son of Eunice Moore, Record #523, Pg. 235.^[4]
• Rev. John Moore of Newtown, Long Island, and some of his descendants, compiled by James W. Moore, Lafayette College, printed for the publisher by Chemical Publishing, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1903. Levi Beardsley is the son of Eunice (Moore) Beardsley, the daughter of Daniel Moore, Record #3051, Pg. 360. See also Appendix, Pg. 473.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #97362965; Levi Beardsley, Riverside Cemetery, Oswego NY, Plot: Section T Lot 2
• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A093731

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Profile created by John Beardsley, 29 Oct 2016. Added information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 22 Jul 2017.
2. ↑ Levi Beardsley's Wikipedia page
3. ↑ Holt Record #466 See also: Record #203
4. ↑ Sayre Record #523, Pg. 235.