Hello Gerri, Lucky you -- to have three lines of Beatys! I think the info you have on your Beatys is the most current. I have been working on some of my other lines recently, but don't think there have been any new developments in L2. One thought about L2E -- David & George are proven brothers and as far as I know, John is still assumed to be another brother. Some secondary sources still say they are all brothers of L2B Andrew & Alexander, but I think their ages negate that. My theory is that they might be nephews...or maybe cousins. As to L2B, I think that affidavits in the various pension and land bounty applications pretty much prove that William/Billy was the father of Andrew & Alexander. I'm working on some related clues, but nothing proven yet. There are land records in Washington Co., VA for William Beaty and his wife Frances indicating they sold at least part of their 250 acres on 15 Mile Creek in 1787. They had settled there in 1772. There is also a William Beaty with an NC land grant recorded in 1798 for 250 acres on Beaver Creek in Sullivan Co., TN. He sold 200 acres of it 3 Jan 1801. His son Alexander and Catherine Travis were married there in Dec 1801 [or maybe 1800 -- the statement is a little confusing] and they moved to KY. [Did he go with them or was he just "downsizing" in his retirement after all the boys moved away?] Will Beaty also turns up on a list of road builders for the establishment of a road about 1795 in what became Sullivan Co., TN from the "Coaling Ground Beaver Creek Iron Works onwards...". He is listed along with John Cooper (the father in law of his son Andrew Beaty), Julias Hacker, and others. John Cooper received a NC land patent dated 10 Nov 1784 for land in Sullivan Co. on Beaver Creek adjacent to Julias Hacker and William Baty. And most recently, I noticed the 1763 Will for Robert Boyd of Sadsbury, Chester Co., PA -- his daughter Frances and her husband William Beaty were living in West Fallowfield, Chester Co., PA at the time. I don't have proof that this is our Billy, but we know that his son Andrew was born somewhere in PA in 1761 and Chester Co. has been a strong possibility. Hope this answers some of your questions. Good luck with your research. Nel Rocklein L2B Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 14:26:27 -0400 From: "Gerri Goodwin" <[email protected]> Subject: [BP2000] L2Beatys To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I am descended from 4 L2 early Fentress Co. Beatys, all formerly thought to be children of John Beaty & Margaret Montgomery or John and his second wife. My paternal Beaty line descends from 1752-3 James, L2F. One of my maternal lines descends from his twin sister, Phoebe. Is there any evidence as to who their parents are? Another maternal line descends from 1758-61 Andrew, L2B. Is Billy still assumed to be his father? Another maternal line is from 1780 John, Jr., h/o Abigail, L2E. Are his brothers still believed to be David & George? Who is thought to be their parents? Gerri Beaty Goodwin ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hi Nel, Yes, I do consider myself fortunate to have 3 lines of Beatys. I used to think I was the Beaty-est person around but I know of someone else who has 4 lines, so I guess I can't claim that distinction anymore. : ) Thanks for all this great info. About L2B, was it indeed the spread of the ages of David, George, John, Andrew & Alexander that caused them to be discounted as all being brothers? During the early part of the 1900s & prior to that time it wasn't unusual for women in that part of the country to have children over a period of 20 yrs. or more. My foster grandmother had children over a span of 24 yrs. One woman I know of had 20 children over a span of 28 years. So I, personally, wouldn't rule out the possibility of the 5 of them being brothers just on the span of their ages. The best of luck to you with your research. Gerri ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [BP2000] L2 Beatys BP2000 Digest, Vol 2, Issue 189 > > Hello Gerri, > Lucky you -- to have three lines of Beatys! > > I think the info you have on your Beatys is the most current. I have > been > working on some of my other lines recently, but don't think there have > been > any new developments in L2. > > One thought about L2E -- David & George are proven brothers and as far as > I > know, John is still assumed to be another brother. Some secondary > sources > still say they are all brothers of L2B Andrew & Alexander, but I think > their > ages negate that. My theory is that they might be nephews...or maybe > cousins. > > > As to L2B, I think that affidavits in the various pension and land bounty > applications pretty much prove that William/Billy was the father of Andrew > & > Alexander. > > I'm working on some related clues, but nothing proven yet. > > There are land records in Washington Co., VA for William Beaty and his > wife > Frances indicating they sold at least part of their 250 acres on 15 Mile > Creek in 1787. They had settled there in 1772. > > There is also a William Beaty with an NC land grant recorded in 1798 for > 250 > acres on Beaver Creek in Sullivan Co., TN. He sold 200 acres of it 3 Jan > 1801. His son Alexander and Catherine Travis were married there in Dec > 1801 > [or maybe 1800 -- the statement is a little confusing] and they moved to > KY. > [Did he go with them or was he just "downsizing" in his retirement after > all > the boys moved away?] > > Will Beaty also turns up on a list of road builders for the establishment > of > a road about 1795 in what became Sullivan Co., TN from the "Coaling > Ground > Beaver Creek Iron Works onwards...". He is listed along with John Cooper > (the > father in law of his son Andrew Beaty), Julias Hacker, and others. John > Cooper received a NC land patent dated 10 Nov 1784 for land in Sullivan > Co. on > Beaver Creek adjacent to Julias Hacker and William Baty. > > And most recently, I noticed the 1763 Will for Robert Boyd of Sadsbury, > Chester Co., PA -- his daughter Frances and her husband William Beaty > were living > in West Fallowfield, Chester Co., PA at the time. I don't have proof > that > this is our Billy, but we know that his son Andrew was born somewhere in > PA in > 1761 and Chester Co. has been a strong possibility. > > Hope this answers some of your questions. Good luck with your research. > > Nel Rocklein L2B > > > > > Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 14:26:27 -0400 > From: "Gerri Goodwin" <[email protected]> > Subject: [BP2000] L2Beatys > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I am descended from 4 L2 early Fentress Co. Beatys, all formerly thought > to > be children of John Beaty & Margaret Montgomery or John and his second > wife. > My paternal Beaty line descends from 1752-3 James, L2F. One of my > maternal > lines descends from his twin sister, Phoebe. Is there any evidence as to > who > their parents are? Another maternal line descends from 1758-61 Andrew, > L2B. Is Billy still assumed to be his father? Another maternal line is > from > 1780 John, Jr., h/o Abigail, L2E. Are his brothers still believed to be > David > & George? Who is thought to be their parents? > Gerri Beaty Goodwin > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to > which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. > Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides > with the message subject to which you are replying. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >