Catharine "Catie" Brashears was said to be born on the banks of the Potomac in Virginia, in 1797/98 and died in Wilkes Co, North Carolina, in 1900/01.The name was corrupted to "Beshears" in her children, all three of whom seem to have been illegitimate.The Wilkes Co North Carolina Court Minutes of 4 Feb 1818 identify the father of the oldest, Aaron: "Jaamon Woody, Bastardy Bond -- in body of Catherine Beshears. Jonathan Woody, security."
1. *Aaron Beshears, b. 27 Dec 1817, Wilkes Co, NC, d. 10 Feb 1892; m. Alley Owens
Source:
http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/beshears/135/
also spelled Naamon instead of Jaamon.
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