Greetings: I am currently seeking a connection (are they related in someway?) with a George Lafayette Beal from Norway, ME and Jarvis Thayer Beal, my 2nd great grandfather. Both Beal families are from the York, ME area originally. George was a officer in the 29th ME that Jarvis served in. From the genealogy books on Norway, ME, there was a George Lafayette Beal from there, born May 21, 1825. I found that George's parents were Ezra Fluent Beal, born June 17, 1797 at Norway, ME. Ezra married Mary Ann Bennett. Ezra's parents were William Beal, b York, ME in 1770, and his mother was Jerusha (Fluent) who came to Norway when the town was at it's beginning. William Beal died October 23, 1850. Who are the parents of of William Beal? Thanks, Charles Beal charlesbeal@worldnet.att.net Charles Beal

Dear all, I haven't posted to this list before. I have information relating to the Beals family in Devon dating back to about 1630. My Beals family lived in the Cullompton area until they moved to Yorkshire in the 1850s. I don't have any evidence of emigration, but I would be happy to share what I have, and to learn anything I can about the Beals in the USA. Regards Tim Beals (In Lancashire, England)

I am looking for any info on my 3rd great-grandfather Norris BEALS. He is listed in Currituck Co Census for 1850 in the North Banks District, Census of 1860 also in the North Banks listed as a farmer, Census of 1870 Nags Head Twp as a fisherman. His wife was Julia DEVAUL/DUVAL. I have heard that he may have originally come from Maryland. Any info on who his ancestors are would be greatly appreciated. I would also like to hear from any other descendants. Thank you, Cindy Fregoe

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Hi again folks: Somehow, computer lumped the message into the address in first atempt to transmit. Trying again: Wondering if there's anybody out there who has taken a look at the possible relationship between Col. Ninian Bell (Beall) and Alexander Graham Bell. They have a lot of common denominators, the first being that both their branches of the Clan Bell come from Fife. Ninian's through Alexander Bell (b. 1565) and Margaret Ramsey in Largo parish; Alexander Graham Bell's through his ancestors in St. Andrews & St. Leonards parish in Fife. As you Beall researchers are no doubt aware, there's another Alexander Bell (born 1625) and Margaret Ramsay (note slightly different surname spelling) from St. Andrews & St. Leonards parish, many of whose children ended up emigrating to Maryland in the second half of the 17th century. And Ninian refers to those St. Andrews Bells (Bealls) as his "kin" in assorted land and court documents. I've never been able to sort out exactly how he's related to the St. Andrews Bells -- it could be that Alexander of Largo is the father or uncle of Alexander of St. Andrews, or they're cousins, the evidence just isn't there to explore any more. But the two towns are, after all, only 14 miles apart in Fife. Now, to get to Alexander Graham Bell and Alexander of St. Andrews: The earliest definite ancestor of Alexander Graham I've been able to find in St. Andrews are his great-great-great-great grandparents, James Bell and Janet Whyte who married in St. Andrews ca. 1680. Alexander of St. Andrews is the son of William Bell (born ca. 1595) a brabener, or weaver in St. Andrews. If William had a son named James, the connection to Alexander might just be there. An unidentified James pops up in the LDS IGI records: James Bell - (born ca. 1620 died? no parents listed) Married Janet Robertsone ca. 1640. (They're the best fit for parents of James (above, who married Janet Whyte). If James (born 1620) can be traced back to William and forward James Bell and Janet Whyte, the connection is made to Alexander of St. Andrews. That still leaves us to figure out the relationship between Alexander of St. Andrews and Alexander of Largo. Has anybody else been doing any work on this? If anybody wants my table of the telephone inventor's ancestry, I'd be happy to email it. Dennis Bell (of the Largo, Fife Bells) Burnaby, B.C. Canada

Hello folks: Wondering if there's anybody out there who has taken a look at the possible relationship between Col. Ninian Bell (Beall) and Alexander Graham Bell. They have a lot of common denominators, the first being that both their branches of the Clan Bell come from Fife. Ninian's through Alexander Bell (b. 1565) and Margaret Ramsey in Largo parish; Alexander Graham Bell's through his ancestors in St. Andrews & St. Leonards parish in Fife. As you Beall researchers are no doubt aware, there's another Alexander Bell (born 1625) and Margaret Ramsay (note slightly different surname spelling) from St. Andrews & St. Leonards parish, many of whose children ended up emigrating to Maryland in the second half of the 17th century. And Ninian refers to those St. Andrews Bells (Bealls) as his "kin" in assorted land and court documents. I've never been able to sort out exactly how he's related to the St. Andrews Bells -- it could be that Alexander of Largo is the father or uncle of Alexander of St. Andrews, or they're cousins, the evidence just isn't there to explore any more. But the two towns are, after all, only 14 miles apart in Fife. Now, to get to Alexander Graham Bell and Alexander of St. Andrews: The earliest definite ancestor of Alexander Graham I've been able to find in St. Andrews are his great-great-great-great grandparents, James Bell and Janet Whyte who married in St. Andrews ca. 1680. Alexander of St. Andrews is the son of William Bell (born ca. 1595) a brabener, or weaver in St. Andrews. If William had a son named James, the connection to Alexander might just be there. An unidentified James pops up in the LDS IGI records: James Bell - (born ca. 1620 died? no parents listed) Married Janet Robertsone ca. 1640. (They're the best fit for parents of James (above, who married Janet Whyte). If James (born 1620) can be traced back to William and forward James Bell and Janet Whyte, the connection is made to Alexander of St. Andrews. That still leaves us to figure out the relationship between Alexander of St. Andrews and Alexander of Largo. Has anybody else been doing any work on this? If anybody wants my table of the telephone inventor's ancestry, I'd be happy to email it. Dennis Bell (of the Largo, Fife Bells) Burnaby, B.C. Canada

Dear Brenda, I am quite excited about your message (below) in response to Nancy's query. I have high hopes that you can fill me in on some of my newly discovered ancestors :-)! After many years of trying to discover the parents of my Mary "Herrel" who who born in 1825 in Spencer Co., KY, I learned about 2 weeks ago that they were Levi HERROLD and Rachel REYNOLDS. Levi and Rachel were married in 1815 in Stokes County, NC and came in that same year to Shelby County, KY. Since they lived next door to one Richard Reynolds who had adult children and who came to Kentucky in the same year, I am guessing that perhaps this Richard and his wife Nancy were Rachel's parents. I have been told by HARROLD researchers that Levi was the son of Richard Harrold and Mary Pitts. Richard was the son of Jonathan Harrold and Catherine Hiatt. Jonathan was the son of Richard Harrold and Mary BEALS. Mary was the daughter of John Beals (1662-1726) who in 1685 married Mary Clayton (1665-1725). Mary was the daughter of William Clayton (1634-1689) and Prudence Lanckford, who came to Pennsylvania in 1678. The Harrolds were Quakers who moved from PA to VA to NC -- JOnathan moving from Hopewell Meeting in Old Frederick County, VA to Deep River Meeting in Guilford County, NC. Do you and I connect anywhere along the way? Dorothy On Fri, 18 Sep 1998, Brenda DeAnn Smith wrote: > > > SerenaNBD@aol.com wrote: > > > Does anyone on the list have Beals from Greene County, TN or surrounding > > counties? > > > > Nancy > > My ancester Rachel Beals married Elijah Harrold. My information has both > of them born in Greene County TN; they were also married there. Rachel's > parents were Solomon Beals and Catherine Harrold. Her siblings are Sarah, > Charity, Hannah, Elihu, Joseph. Her father Solomon was the son of Isaac > Beals and Hannah Jones; Isaac was the son of Jacob Beals and Elizabeth > Griest. These were Quakers who moved south from Chester County, PA. > > Brenda >

Thanks, Lee, Please keep and eye out for Rachel Hepburn who more and more appears to be the one who married James Veatch. Roberta

Hi Lee, Sorry I did not write much of a letter the other night but it was late and I was in a hurry. Have been thru my papers and I don't think I have every heard from you before. How are you related to the Beall family? Am anvious to hear more from you, Until later, Roberta.

Does anyone on the list have Beals from Greene County, TN or surrounding counties? Nancy

Hi: Has anyone connected with the Beal(l) family ever heard of Morning Glory Beal (b) ca. 1800; married to Robert Guthrie, Jr. in Giles County, Tn.? She was my gr-gr-gr grandmother. The only place I have found her is on the 1830 census for Giles Co., Tn. and of course she is not listed by name, only in the female age group. Ca. 1839-40 she and Robert Guthrie, Jr. split up, part of the children, including my Gr-grandfather, Robert Landon Guthrie (1832-1914) were bound out. Can anyone help me?? Betty (Guthrie) McCollum Melbourne, Izard County, Arkansas

Dorothy, We do have some people in common. Jonathan Harrold and Catherine Hiatt's second son Jonathan is my ancester. He married Charity Beeson, daughter of William Beeson and Mary Mills of Chester County PA families. In July I visited Chester County and have quite a bit of material about the Beals, Beesons, Claytons, Hiatts, Griests. Unfortunately, that material is in a pile waiting to be input into the computer so I can really understand them! Elijah Harrold and Rachel Beals moved on to Indiana with other Quakers. As far as I can determine, all records seem to spelled "Harrold", so probably the Herrel you speak of is a different family. Brenda

SerenaNBD@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone on the list have Beals from Greene County, TN or surrounding > counties? > > Nancy My ancester Rachel Beals married Elijah Harrold. My information has both of them born in Greene County TN; they were also married there. Rachel's parents were Solomon Beals and Catherine Harrold. Her siblings are Sarah, Charity, Hannah, Elihu, Joseph. Her father Solomon was the son of Isaac Beals and Hannah Jones; Isaac was the son of Jacob Beals and Elizabeth Griest. These were Quakers who moved south from Chester County, PA. Brenda

Roberta, I have Rachel BEALL, d/o Col Ninian BEALL, married to Judge James OFFUTT s/o William OFFUTT and Mary (BROCK) OFFUTT. This info came fromm the OFFUTT BOOK I compiled by Nelle Offutt Chesley. Lee

I copied these 1830 Holmes Co OH census reports. For your information: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 males females Josiah Beall 0112001 302001 Robert Beall 00211001 020100011 Nathanial Beall 01020001 0100001 Samuel Beall 20001 00001 William Beall 00021001 00110001 John Beall 11001 0100001 Jacob Beall 21001 10001 Alexander Beall 20001 00001 Daniel Beall 000010001 00110001 John Beall 1000101 100001 Robert Beall 120001 10001

Looking for info re: Samuel T. Beall (1789-1840) who married Sally Rector. Had at least one son William Nelson Beall. William Nelson had gr grandson Frank Ambler Camm. Thanks

Related to the topic of Col. Ninian Beall is my question. According to Guthrie, probably the main researchers of VEATCH, one of my VEATCH/VEITCH ancestors probably married Ninian's daughter Rachel, rather than Rachel HEPBURN as others had thought. An item in a recent Digest said Rachel married an ORCUTT. Is it likely that Rachel married twice? I like thinking Ninian is my ancestor, but I would prefer the truth. And does anybody know anything about Rachel HEPBURN? Thanks a lot. Roberta Hart Dutton, Lakewood, CO