Silence (Douglas) Beman (abt. 1760 - 1796)

Born about 1760 in South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island

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Died 12 May 1796 at about age 36 in Hampton, Washington, New York, United States

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Biography

Silence was buried in Hampton Flats Cemetery.^[1]

Inscription:

In memory of Mrs. Silence

Beman, consort to Samuel Be

man Esq. Who departed this

life May 12th 1796 in the 36th

year of her age.

Here Virtue lies beneath the shade.

Her husband's joy, her children's aid.

A friend to all the poor,

Sweet charity possessed her heart.

To each distress she did impart

Those favours in her power.

Was fair and wise without disguise,

Modest and plain without disdain.

No pomp or grand parade,

Dispising all those little things,

Of gold & silver, crowns and kings,

Resigned herself to Death.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 January 2021), memorial page for Silence Douglass Beman (1760–12 May 1799), Find A Grave: Memorial #42985929, citing Hampton Flats Cemetery, Hampton, Washington County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Janet Muff (contributor 46951416).

• Settlers of the Beekman Patent, 12:159

birth of husband, Samuel

• Rev War Pension App of Peleg Douglas

birth of brother Peleg in 1751

location of father during Rev. War

• Rev War Pension App of Samuel Beman

Samuel m. sister of Peleg

• A Divine Discontent, by Peterson, p3

birth of son Nathan with date and location

• Dr. Joseph Torrey and His Rec Book of Marr, p11

marriage of parents 9 Sep 1750

• Nat Reg His Places for Kingston Village His District, p49

sale of parents home in South Kingston in 1772

• Crum Elbow Tax List
• Dutchess Co Tax List

location of John Douglas during Rev. War

• gravestones of Silence and Samuel Beman

Hampton Flats Cemetery, Hampton, Washington Co, NY

• Larry Alvin Douglas Douglas History
• Deb Blystone The Pearson Family Home Page
• Bob Tripp. Descendants of John Tripp