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Christina (Schnepp) Beard (1737 - 1800)

Christina Beard formerly Schnepp aka Snapp
Born in Frederick, Virginia, British Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 62 in Rowan, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Christina (Snapp) Beard was born on May 17, 1737 in Frederick County, Virginia. Christina Snapp Beard was the fifth of seven children born to John Snapp (Johannes Schnepp) (1695-1762) and his wife Barbara Dutt Snapp (1700-1758). Her parents and older siblings were natives of Alsace, arriving in Philadelphia from Rotterdam on the ship "Samuel" in 1733. The family soon moved to Frederick Co., Virginia, settling in the area of Opequon Creek. Around 1753 Christina married John Lewis Beard, a recent immigrant from Germany. The couple had nine children. Soon after their marriage, Christina and John joined the general migration of German families from Pennsylvania to the western piedmont of North Carolina. They settled in Rowan Co., becoming among the first settlers of the town of Salisbury. John and Christina prospered in their new home, becoming honored citizens of the community. Christina outlived her husband by several years. The 1790 Federal census lists her as head of a household with two other women, probably her daughters, and two enslaved African Americans.

Children:

  1. Lewis Beard (1755-1820), married Susana Dunn in 1785
  2. Mary (Beard) Utzman (1756-1844), married John Jacob Utzman (1750-1801) in 1774
  3. Catharina Beard (about 1760-?)
  4. Soloma Beard (about 1760-?)
  5. Margaret (Beard) Hoover (1761-1829), married George Hoover (1761-1829)
  6. Michael Beard (1765-?), died in Mississippi
  7. John Lewis Beard Sr. (1767-1843), married Mary Faust
  8. Christina Beard (1769-1848)

The eight children listed above were probably all born in Rowan County, North Carolina after they moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina.

Research Notes

Gravesite Details: Her Grave marker is lost. It is presumed that Christina and her husband John Lewis Beard are buried in this cemetery for which John Snapp donated the land and in which so many Snapp descendants are buried.

Sources

  • Baptisms of Johann Casper Stoever
  • Will of John Snapp, Frederick County, Will Book "3" p.35.
  • "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: accessed 4 November 2018), Christina Beard, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 332, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.

Acknowledgements

  • Snapp-205 was created by Linda DeFrees through the import of Nikolaus Arsenius thiel.ged on Jul 23, 2014
  • This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.




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Schnepp-87 and Snapp-1 appear to represent the same person because: They are the same person, one uses German name at birth and the other the later English version.
posted on Snapp-1 (merged) by Daniel Bly
Snapp-205 and Snapp-1 appear to represent the same person because: Same date of birth. Different names of husbands could be German and Anglicised version of names. Please review if merge is appropriate. Thanks
posted on Snapp-1 (merged) by Gillian Thomas

Rejected matches › Christina Bird (1737-)