Beverly Robinson Beardsley Sr. (1760)

Born 1760 in Newbury, Orange, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Hatch) Beardsley — married 15 Jul 1785 in New Brunswick

Descendants

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

Biography

Beverly was born in 1760. He is the son of Augustine Beardsley and Ann Canfield. ^[1]

Lt. Col. Beverly Robinson Beardsley was born about 1760 and married Sarah Hatch, July 15, 1785 in New Brunswick, but moved to Nova Scotia in the Port Lorne Margaretsville Annapolis County and lived there for many years.

Page 2 of the Wilmot Township Book lists the 7 children of Beverly Robinson and Sarah Beardsley as follows:

1. Elizabeth, b. 1 Jun 1786, m. 23 Aug 1806, David Marshall
2. John Augutin, b. 18 Mar 1787
3. Samuel Canfield, b. 12 Jan 1791
4. Sarah Jun., b. 14 Nov 1792
5. Beverly, b. 28 May 1794
6. Anne, b. 13 Mar 1796
7. Patience, b. 5 Aug 1798, d. 25 Aug 1806

The birth of the first child was recorded 10 Mar 1806 while the births of the other children were recorded 23 Aug 1806.

Note: The entries above are incorrectly indexed with the surname Robinson. Fifteen entries for other Beardsley's are correctly indexed.

Sources

• Wilmot Township Book
• History of the County of Annapolis, W. A. Calnek, p. 498:
• Four Nova Scotia Families

1. ↑ 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. Holt Record #199, Pg. 99