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