My James Beaty shows up in the Monticello, Drew Co., ARk. court house with many land transactions starting in 1876. I have some BLM land transactions that start as early as July, 1844. Most of the papers include his wife Mary A. We know he had a son James, daughter Mattie, son Henry Martin and another son that died as a young boy when he fell out of a tree. This according to a grandson of James. There is a James Baty in the 1850 census for Springfield Twp. This James was born 1816. He has a wife of Mary A and one child named Martha R. In the 1860 Fed. Cen. for Marion TWP.Monticello PO there is a James Baty, 49yrs. born NC. Wife of Mary (looks like E) 30 yrs old born ARK. CHILDREN: Martha E. 11 yrs. John W. 2 yrs, and Mary 1/2 year. All born ARK. The boy James related stories to his brother Henry about Quantrell and stories about the Civil War. He reported knowing Frank and Jesse James. He died after the war while working for the "big" railroad. He was found with his head bashed in. The child Martha was born the same year as our Mattie (12 OCT 1849) Mattie may have been a nickname for Martha. She married John William Akin about 1869 and is buried in Mt. Pleasant Campgound Cem. Drew Co., Ark. Henry Martin Beaty was born 14 NOV 1867. Married a Mollie Taylor and a 'Lena Brewster. All are buried in Union Cem. Rye, ARk. He died 31 MAR 1863. There are other BATY's in the 1850 SpringHill Twp. Fed. Census: Nathan Baty and Ashley Baty. Could be brothers. Is any of this familiar to you? Assume these Beaty/Baty's came from NC. dianne ingram in oregon

Diane, I don't have any answers for you, but can contribute a story which is similar enough to be interesting. My James Beaty was known as James Lewis Beaty late in life, but was known by other names at other times. He was a 7 year old in the De Kalb County, Ga. census of 1850. In 1860 the family was in Mississippi and in 1870 in St. Francis County, Ark. He joined the Conferate Army early in the war, and was soon wounded at the Battle of Malvern Hill, near Richmond. He returned to Miss., but then joined a cavalry unit and continued through the war. After the war he moved to Walker County Ala., but then moved on to Ark. After a few of his children died he moved back to the more healthy Ala. He was buried near Townley in Walker County, and many of his descendants still live in the Jasper neighborhood. His ancestry is not so clear, but I have links which look pretty good to the Beatys of Piedmont N.C. There weren't so many different Beaty families in early N.C., but by now they have spread far and wide. Both JLB and his father are indicated in the census as being born in Ga. My candidate for grandfather was born in NC about the time of the Revolution. If My James is related to Your James the relationship is not very close. But, it might not be so distant either. Best wishes, --Earl Beaty Boulder CO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ingram, Dianne" <dianne.ingram@dat.com> To: <BEATY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 11:42 AM Subject: My James Beaty(or Baty) > My James Beaty shows up in the Monticello, Drew Co., ARk. court house with ... > Is any of this familiar to you? Assume these Beaty/Baty's came from NC. > dianne ingram in oregon