Jesse Beardsley (1737 - 1799)

Born 10 Jul 1737 in Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Son of William Beardsley Jr. and Susanna (Hodge) Beardsley

Husband of Ruth (Lyon) Beardsley — married 26 Nov 1760 in Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1799 at about age 61 in Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

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Jesse Beardsley was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Undetermined
Date: Undated

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

Biography

He was a Loyalist. farmer and tailor. Jesse Beardsley is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvey. Testing currently indicates that William's male lineage belongs to Y DNA haplogroup I-L1483, Analysis of a FTDNA Big Y test.

From A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Part II. Pg. 1139:

231. Jesse, son of William, 2nd, and Susanna (--------) Beardsley, m. Ruth Lyon, of Redding. On Jan. 11, 1753, he made choice of his uncle, Ebenezer Beardsley, as guardian. He was a tailor by trade, settled in Redding, where he owned a farm. Four of his sons were tailors.

349. William, b. April 29, 1777

350. Aaron; went west.

351. Levi; went west.

352. Daniel; m. Nancy Darwin (sic). He was killed by the thills of a sleigh striking him, and was buried in Newtown.

353. Jesse (M.D.); was a goldsmith, but studied medicine, and died young, in Redding.

354. Miriam; m. Daniel Sanford, brother of her brother William’s wife; went west.

355. Jabez; went west.

356. Lois; d. young.

DNA Confirmation

• Y-Chromosome DNA Confirmed: Beardsley-873's direct paternal relationship to Beardsley-17 is confirmed because: This yDNA test of Beardsley-880 and this yDNA test of Beardsley-386 are a close match. Beardsley-386 and Beardsley-880 match 64/67 markers. Beardsley-880 does not have the recLOH mutation shown in Beardsley-386 and Beardsley-477. Beardsley/Beardslee DNA Surname Project The most recent common ancestor in the yDNA line of Beardsley-880 and the yDNA line of Beardsley-386 is Beardsley-17.
• Y-Chromosome DNA Confirmed: Beardsley-873's direct paternal relationship to Beardsley-17 is confirmed because: This yDNA test of Beardslee-82 and this yDNA test of Beardsley-880 are a close match. Beardslee-82 and Beardsley-880 match 35/37 markers. Beardsley/Beardslee DNA Surname Project The most recent common ancestor in the yDNA line of Beardslee-82 and the yDNA line of Beardsley-880 is Beardsley-17.

Sources

• A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Connecticut, by Rev. Samuel Orcutt, Part II, published under the auspices of the Fairfield County Historical Society, 1886. Jesse Beardsley is Record #231, Pg. 1139. - Original data: Pg. 1139
• 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. Jesse Beardsley is Holt Record #107, Pg. 60. [ https://archive.org/stream/BeardsleyGenealogyTheFamilyOfWilliamBeardsleyOneOfTheFirstSettlersOfStratfordCon/Beardsley%20Genealogy%20-%20The%20Family%20of%20William%20Beardsley%20-%20One%20of%20the%20first%20settlers%20of%20Stratford%20Connecticut%20-%20by%20Nellie%20Beardsley%20Holtpdf#page/n61/mode/2up Holt Record #107]
• ’’Genealogical History of the Beardsley-lee Family in America’’, by Rev. Isaac Haight Beardsley, published 1902, Pg. 233 Haight, Pg. 228
• 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Reading, Fairfield, Connecticut; Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 248; Family History Library Film: 0568141
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #8517 (accessed 12 December 2022)
  Jesse Beardsley in Reading, Fairfield, Connecticut.
• Military: "Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62"
  Connecticut Historical Society. Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762. Vol. I-II. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Historical Society, 1903-1905
  Ancestry Record 3983 #10718 (accessed 12 December 2022)
  Given Name: Jesse; Surname: Beardsley; Page #: 225; Regiment: Mash's; Regt.Command: Mash, Ebenezer Col.; Company: Hitchcock's; Co.Command: Hitchcock, John Capt.; Comments: Company at service during time of alarm for relief of Ft.Wm.Henry and parts adjacent August 1757.
• Marriage: "Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)"
  Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 12
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1062 #9040 (accessed 12 December 2022)
  Jesse Beardsley marriage to Ruth Lyon on 26 Nov 1760 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WY-X3F : 7 January 2020), Jesse Beardslee in entry for Daniell Beardslee, 1761.

Footnotes

• Profile created by John Beardsley, 24 Jun 2014. Added information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 6 Feb 2016.