Elizabeth (Grubb) Rich (1691 - 1730)

Born 12 Aug 1691 in West Nottingham, Cecil, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Beeson — married 1 Mar 1711 (to 20 Oct 1712) in Nottingham MM, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Wife of Joseph Rich — married 1714 in Pa.

Descendants

Died 1730 at about age 38 in West Nottingham, Chester, Province of Pennsylvania

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Elizabeth was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

Elizabeth Grubb was born 12 Aug 1691 in West Nottingham, Cecil, Maryland to parents Henry Grubb and Mary Perkins.^[1][2]

"Elizabeth was a strong Quaker who was widowed twice by the age of 22. She first married a Mr. Holms who died shortly afterwards without children. She then married Edward Beeson of West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. (West Nottingham was actually in Cecil County, Maryland at this time.) They had two daughters (Elizabeth and Rachael) before he died. In 1715, Elizabeth married Joseph Rich in West Nottingham and had four children (Peter, Joseph, John and Martha)."^[3]

She married firstly Edward Beeson on 20 Aug 1712 in Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania. Children:

1. Elizabeth Grubb 1712-1770
2. Rachel Beeson 1713-1733

After Edward died in 1712 she married secondly Joseph Rich in 1714 in Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania. Children:

1. Joseph 1715-1787
2. Peter 1715-1746
3. John 1717-1798
4. Martha 1721

She died about 1730 in West Nottingham, Cecil, Maryland.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1677-1777; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes. Note: this birth record is found in the Burlington MM minutes.
2. ↑ Hinshaw, Wm Wade, et al, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, II:174. Note: the birth date here has been incorrectly transcribed as 12 Jan, the original minutes read "12th of 6 month." "A Genealogy of the Beeson-Beason Family" by Henry Hart Beeson (1968, typescript) contains the same basic information as the 1925 J L Beeson work cited above.
3. ↑ The Grubb family : of Grubb's Landing, Delaware : descendants of John Grubb (1652-1708) from Stoke Climsland, Cornwall p. 170 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/587022
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229237753/elizabeth-rich: accessed 27 June 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth “Charity” Grubb Rich (12 Jan 1691–1761), Find A Grave: Memorial #229237753, citing Harrisville Friends Cemetery, Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland.

See also:

• Grubb family research; v. 01 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/556493
• Data from a Bible presented to Helen rich by her father John Lambert. source
• Source Eri Rich Family Tree by Everett Eri Thomas 1960-1963 pg15 [1]
• MPGL by Michel L. Call