How can I get a copy of the book for myself...? -------------------------------------------------- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 6:01 AM To: <BEASLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [BEASLEY] Book titled Beasley Blood > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: gbkinard > Surnames: Beasley, Pickins, Higgins > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.beasley/2231.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Another researcher has shared this with me and I thought it might be > helpful to some of our Beasley folks........ > "In Fairfield County, South Carolina, sometime shortly after the > Revolution, there was a deed involving Jacob Beasley in which the text > stated 'formerly known as Jacob Biegler.' Obviously this German name of > Biegler became anglicized to Beasley." (So, when researching this family, > the documents might be under the name Biegler before the Revolution and > Beasley after.) > Also from the same researcher: "There was a large German colony in > the original Anson County, North Carolina, the part that is now Chester > County, South Carolina The Biegler/Beigler name was anglicized to Beasley, > just as Kolb was to Culp. Look for Biegler records in Anson County, North > Carolina, prior to 1769." > ~~~~ > I am searching for info on ABRAHAM BEASLEY, b. ca 1700, probably in > NC; wife's name unknown. Son JACOB b. ca 1728, m. Margaret Pickins ca > 1758. They had 8 children: Geo., Peter, SARAH CATHERINE (m. Higgins), > Mary, Modleanch, Eliz., Adam and Jacob. Are any of these Beasleys in your > book? > Thanks for any help, Glenna > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEASLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I don't think this little book, Beasley Blood, by Mary Beth Beasley Enoch and Cassie Dillard Duke Draperis is available.? I?have the following few sentences from?page 1, Chapter 1.? Please see my comments at the end. ,"Tradition says that the Beasleys originally came from Ireland.? The first one, Robert Beasley, was in North Carolina as early as 1665 and his son, Francis Beasley, was born in 1678.? Robert's Will, probated in 1693, names two sons:? James and Francis.? Francis Beasley's Will was probated in 1719, naming a son James, with his Will being probated in 1754.? In this Will a son, John Henry Beasley, mentioned.? This brings us down to our line of descent.? Henry was the father of Isham Beasley, born in 1760 in Chatham or Orange County, North Carolina.? In addition to Isham, the sons of Henry Beasley included Henry, Findel, William, Ephraim, and Jesse.? Henry's daughters were Mary, Tabitha, Betty and Edith Wimberly, not designated as a daughter.? Henry's Will, however, gave Edith a feather bed and some furniture, but he was less generous with his daughters.? To Mary he gave 25 pounds; to Tabitha he also gave 25 pounds; but to Betty only one pound was left.? The remaining part of h! is estate was equally divided among his sons." COMMENT:? The information on Henry Beasley and his children is correct. Chatham Co., NC, 19 Jan 1795, Record Book 2, p 36, gives the Will of Henry Beasley. HOWEVER THE INFO ON HIS PARENTS I BELIEVE IS INCORRECT!!? The following are a few of my notes from my research. Chatham Co., NC, 19 Jan 1795, Record Book 2, p 36, gives the Will of Henry Beasley. HOWEVER THE INFO ON HIS PARENTS I BELIEVE IS INCORRECT!!? The following are a few of my notes from my research. ???? Some researchers have connected Henry to the Beasleys of Halifax, Chowan, etc. of the NC east coast.? They give his name as John Henry Beasley claiming this is what was given in the will of James Beasley in 1754.? However, I find no will in the Index of NC Wills by Mitchell. There is a Jeames Beasley of Bertie Co., in 1758.?? History of Perquimans County, p 324, (found in Raleigh State Archives) gives this James as son of Robert & Sarah Beasley and married to Mary Cropley (dau. of John & Ann) Mar 17, 1675.? It gives he moved to Bertie Co. where his will was probated Jan 1758.?? He leaves most of estate to his god son Luke Smithwick.?? He must not have had children of his own or they died without heirs before he did.? It also gives James had a brother Francis who married Hannah Sutton and had children James and Robert.? It is James, the son of Francis, whom some researchers claim was the father of our Henry Beasley who died 1795 in Chatham Co., NC.? The referenced histor! y gives the names of this James' children as John, James, Mary & Thomas.? No son Henry or John Henry is given.? The use of middle names was rare until later and it seems very unlikely that the John mentioned was John Henry.? I have a copy of the Chowan Co., NC records (NC Archives Box 024.508.5 for Mary praying to be administrator and also the division of James estate, which the widow received a third part, and the rest divided between children, John, Games, Mary, and Thos. Beasley. Therefore, I believe it unlikely that the John, son of James of 1754, is our Henry's father.? JEA Also some give the father of Henry as John Beasley and Lydia Daly of NY.? John had a son Henry but he was not the Henry of Orange and Chatham? NC. I believe Henry of NC must have been born about 1725, probably in Essex Co., VA. He probably was a grandson of William Beezley who died in Essex Co., VA, in 1719. I have William's will. William had five sons, John, William, Benjamin, Charles, and Henry. I believe that John, Benjamin, William and Henry are the most likely ones to be his father but none can be ruled out. So many records were burned that it may not be possible to prove who his father was but we need to keep trying.? The Beasleys and Barbees lived near each other in Essex Co., (two of Henry's sons, Ephraim and Jesse,?married daus. of Christopher Barbee) and lived near each other in Orange Co., NC.?I descend from Jesse.? I have done much research on this family but would like to see more research on the NC land and court records in hopes of finding the father of Henry. John -----Original Message----- From: Karen Langley Powell <kdlp69@hotmail.com> To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com; beasley@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 2:08 pm Subject: Re: [BEASLEY] Book titled Beasley Blood -----Original Message----- From: Karen Langley Powell <kdlp69@hotmail.com> To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com; beasley@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 2:08 pm Subject: Re: [BEASLEY] Book titled Beasley Blood How can I get a copy of the book for myself...? -------------------------------------------------- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 6:01 AM To: <BEASLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [BEASLEY] Book titled Beasley Blood > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: gbkinard > Surnames: Beasley, Pickins, Higgins > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.beasley/2231.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Another researcher has shared this with me and I thought it might be > helpful to some of our Beasley folks........ > "In Fairfield County, South Carolina, sometime shortly after the > Revolution, there was a deed involving Jacob Beasley in which the text > stated 'formerly known as Jacob Biegler.' Obviously this German name of > Biegler became anglicized to Beasley." (So, when researching this family, > the documents might be under the name Biegler before the Revolution and > Beasley after.) > Also from the same researcher: "There was a large German colony in > the original Anson County, North Carolina, the part that is now Chester > County, South Carolina The Biegler/Beigler name was anglicized to Beasley, > just as Kolb was to Culp. Look for Biegler records in Anson County, North > Carolina, prior to 1769." > ~~~~ > I am searching for info on ABRAHAM BEASLEY, b. ca 1700, probably in > NC; wife's name unknown. Son JACOB b. ca 1728, m. Margaret Pickins ca > 1758. They had 8 children: Geo., Peter, SARAH CATHERINE (m. Higgins), > Mary, Modleanch, Eliz., Adam and Jacob. Are any of these Beasleys in your > book? > Thanks for any help, Glenna > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEASLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEASLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message