John Beezley (abt. 1750 - 1812)

Born about 1750 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Unknown) Beezley — married 1785 (to 1812) in , Monongalia County, Virginia, United States of America

Descendants

Died 1812 at about age 62 in , Clermont (later Clark) County, Ohio, United States of America

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Biography

John was born about 1745, the son of William Beesley and Unknown. ^[1] He died sometime after writing his will on 9 August 1812 and before it was probated on 12 Feb 1813.

John served in the military in 1774 as a private in Zackquil Morgan's regiment in the DISTRICT OF WEST AUGUSTA (later Monongalia County), VA. Listed with him were Isaac "Prekit" or Prickett, Sergeant, and fellow Privates Josiah Prickett, Jacob Prickett Senior and Jacob Prickett Junior.

John lived next door to Isaac and Rachel Prickett in MONONGALIA Co., VA. After Isaac was killed in an Indian raid (before 1785), John married his widow.

He had a large tract of land at Flat Run, DISTRICT OF WEST AUGUSTA, VA. The grant itself has not been discovered, but on the basis of other deeds, it may have included as many as 10,000 acres.

Two men, William Robeson or Robertson and Nathaniel Reeves, later claimed to be assignees of portions of this tract, which, coupled by the fact that this John makes no appearance in the Monongalia court records, suggests that he had moved from the area by the 1790s and sold his grant to others.

They arrived in Columbia Township, Hamilton County, Ohio as early as 1790 and chose to settle on the west side of the Little Miami River near the present town of Plainville in a part of Ohio known as the Symmes Purchase. Named from the original purchaser, John Cleves Symmes, the Symmes Purchase comprised a narrow strip of land between the Great and Little Miami Rivers, extending northward from the Ohio River through portions of present-day Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Greene, Clark, and Champaign Counties, and ending in part of present-day Logan County. No record of a land purchase exists before 1796.

About 1790, John built a home for the family in HAMILTON Co., OH, USA. With the help of his sons and stepsons, John built a blockhouse of logs near a place called Armstrong's Mill. ___ Kaiser provides details: "Captain Beasley immediately started to build his house out of sturdy timber, long seasoned by time. When completed, it was one of the most well built frame houses in the Valley: later it being subject to many severe floods. It still stands today [1940] on Wooster Pike, greatly altered from its original plan.

In 1792 John and Rachel were admitted as members to the Columbia Baptist Church, in 1792, in HAMILTON, OH, USA.

On 9 August 1812, John signed a will, as follows:

In the name of God Amen. I John Beezley being weak in Body but of sound and perfect mind and Memory Blessed be Almighty God for the same - Do make and Publish this my last will and testament in the manner and form following that to say first I give and bequeath to John Pricket my step son one hundred and fifty dollars moveable property. I do also give and bequeath to Nicholas Pricket my second step son one hundred dollars moveable property. I also give and bequeath to Isaac Pricket my third step son one hundred and fifty dollars in moveable property, and I also give and bequeath to Gitta Davis seventy five dollars in Money payable in April one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, and seventy five payable in one thousand eight hundred and fifteen. I also give and bequeath to William Beezley, Joseph Beezley, Thomas Beezley, and Isaac Beezley, and also Jane, Sarah, and Rachael in Equal portion Each, one hundred dollars in paid to - William Beezley and Eighty is due to Joseph Beezley for which he is to Receive a Certificate for one hundred and sixty acres, and also Isaac and Sarah is to Receive forty dollars, of the first payment from Armstrong, such's to be taken out of her part, that is to be Divided. John Mederas [Morris?] is Receive fifty dollars out of the above payment from Armstrong. And I do hereby appoint Nicholas Pricket and William Beezley Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this ninth of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve, Signed sealed, Published and declared in the presence of us. He signed a will probated on 12 Feb 1813 in , CHAMPAIGN, OH, USA.

Father: William Beezley (Cir 1710-1776)

Mother: FNU MNU (1712- )

Spouse: *Sarah MNU (Cir 1751 - After 1792)

Marr. Date: Cir 1770 Place: , , VA

Children:

1. William Beezley (1773-1825)
2. Sarah Beasley (Cir 1775- )
3. Jane Beasley (1776-1847)
4. Rachel Beasley (Cir 1777- )
5. Joseph Beasley (Cir 1778-1851)
6. Thomas Beasley (Cir 1783- )
7. Isaac Beasley (Cir 1784- )

Other Spouse: Rachel MNU (gest 1742 - )

Marr. Date: After 1785 Place:

Sources

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• Beezley, Doug. our family genealogy: ancestors of doug and barb (schroer) beezley of gering, nebraska. (copyright © 2001-2007, © 2007 doug beezley - beezley.net.)

• Beezley, Doug. Beebarschday (copyright © 1997-2016 Ancestry). Repository: Ancestry.com, URL: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/40241975/family?usePUBJs=true.

• Lough, Glenn. Now and Long Ago: A History of the Marion County Area (Morgantown, W. Va., Printed by Morgantown Print and Binding Co., ©1969]). Repository: Shepherd University Library, Shepherdstown, WV.

• Monongalia County, VA, Virginia County Tax Lists (Page maintained by ysbinns@binnsgenealogy.com. Copyright © 2000,2012 Binns Genealogy dot Com Images). Repository: Binns Genealogy, URL: http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaCountyTaxLists/VirginiaCountyTaxListsIndex.htm.

1. ↑ Paternal relationship is confirmed by a 64 out of 67 Y-DNA marker match shown in the (A1 BLUE CLAN) at the top of the "Beasley" Surname DNA Project between Doug Beezley kit 128426 and of his direct paternal line paternal line fifth cousin W. Beezley kit 181989.