Abraham Beardsley II (1726 - 1815)

Born 28 Sep 1726 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Bethia (Curtiss) Beardsley — married 21 Oct 1753 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Husband of Sarah (Booth) Beardsley — married 1805 in Connecticut

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1815 at age 88 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Abraham Beardsley II served with Civil Service, Connecticut during the American Revolution.

Abraham Beardsley II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A008095.

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

Revolutionary War Veteran, Service: Capt. James Booth's Company, Inspector of gunpowder for Fairfield County, 1776-1777.^[1] Made arms, commended for excellence.

Abraham was the son of Abraham Beardsley and Esther Janes. He was born at Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut on 28 September 1726. Abraham's first marriage took place 21 October 1753 when he and Bethia Curtis (1730/1--1801) were wed. His second marriage took place about 1805 when he and Sarah Peck were wed. Abraham has been listed as the father of nine known children. He died testate at Stratford on 13 February 1815. [based on Holt] ^[2]

He served in the Revolutionary War. His last Will dated, 3 June, 1812, named his children and grandchildren; also “Chloe Glover, granddaughter of my resent wife, all linen etc., which had belonged to her grandmother.” He and Sarah Peck made an agreement before they were married, that they should not heir each others property, and both signed the agreement, witnessed by Mary Beardslee and Benjamin Judson. [Holt]

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His will is dated 3 June 1812 and proved on 23 February 1815 in Stratford. He mentions his daughters, Mary Hubbell, Sarah Curtiss, and Jerusha Burr, his grandchildren, Francis, Sidney, Sarah, and Harriet, children of his son Ephraim, his grandchildren, Mary Lewis, Elizabeth Booth, Phebe Beardsley, Maria Beardsley, David, Josiah, and Ephraim Beardsley, children of his son Curtiss, Chloe Glover, granddaughter of his present wife, his daughter Betty, wife of Aaron Judson, his grandsons, George Beardsley and Charles Beardsley, sons of his son Ephraim, his son Abijah, and his son Abel.^[7]

His inventory was completed on 21 April 1815 in Stratford.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 21 Aug 2023), "Record of Abraham Beardsley", Ancestor # A008095.
2. ↑ Information from Beardsley family researcher Jim Beardsley, Aug.ust 2017.
3. ↑ 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. Holt Record #77, Page 44
4. ↑ Genealogical History of the Beardsley-lee Family in America Rev. Isaac Haight Beardsley - Published 1902. Page 48
5. ↑ Genealogy of the Curtiss Family - Descendants of Widow Elizabeth Curtiss - ''by Frederic H. Curtiss, Pub. 1903 Pgage 18
6. ↑ Genealogy of the Curtiss-Curtis Family of Stratford, Connecticut - A Supplement to the 1903 Edition - ''by Harlow D. Curtis - Pub. 1953 Page 10
7. ↑ “Probate records v. 5-6 1805-1820”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TJY8 : 11 January 2023), FHL microfilm 007627134, image 473-474, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 6, 1813-1820, Pages 218-220.
8. ↑ “Probate records v. 5-6 1805-1820”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TJY1 : 12 January 2023), FHL microfilm 007627134, image 484, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 6, 1813-1820, Pages 240.

BURIAL: Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Find A Grave: Memorial #20915126 Abraham Beardslee

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Research Notes

Children as shown in the above-cited work by Holt, 1951: (i.) Curtis b. 9 August 1754; (ii.) Ephraim b. 5 August 1755; (iii.) Bette b. 5 October 1756; (iv.) Mary b. 27 March 1758; (v.) John b. 9 April 1760; (vi.) Abijah b. 1 January 1764; (vii.) Sarah b. 23 August 1767; (viii.) Abel b. 3 July 1770; and (ix.) Jerusha b. 25 July 1772.