The documentation is pretty good on Martin. His nephew wrote this letter from Missouri. What year was the book written. Does she give a source? Usually the oldest document tends to be the most accurate. Donna L-3 Robert Beaty, living in Cooper Co., Missouri wrote a letter for pension application, here given in part. "Date April 12, 1856. My father's service in Revolutionary War, Edward Beaty, born 1756, died in Lee County Virginia 17 December 1845. Served in the Militia of Pennsylvania 1780-83--Huntindon County, Pennsylvania...Father had 2 brothers served in the same war--Richard Beaty and Robert Beaty. My father had seven brothers they are all deceased but one, living in Texas, Martin Beaty, the youngest, was a member in Congress from Kentucky several years ago." BEATY, Edward, # R683, PA Line, Sol's son Robert Beaty was aged 54 in 1856 a resident of Cooper City MO states his father (the sol) was b. 1756 and that sol d. 27 dec 1845 in Lee City VA aged 89, sol had moved to Lee City VA in 1803, at sols death he left 5 children William who d in 1855, Ann wfe of John Hogan of Cooper City MO, Rachel Wife of Alexander Bales or Balis of Handcock City TN, Robert Beaty of Cooper City MO and Elizabeth Beaty of Cooper City Mo unmarried, sol widow Nancy d in 1847, sol's son mentions uncles Robert and Martin Beaty brothers of sol xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1860 Cooper co., MO Lebanon twp. pg. 698 Robt Beaty 57 farmer 2000-1000 Pennsylvania E. 40 Virginia W. G. (m) 25 farm labor VA xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Holloway" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 6:52 PM Subject: [BP2000] martin beaty In a book "Mountain History as I rescuded It" by Wilma Pinckley of Fentress County Tn. on page 99 she states Martin Beaty as a brother to Alexander ,James, Andrew son's of John Beath and Margaret Montgomery. Moving to KY and the first Oil well in 1819. He died in 1856 and is buried in Owsley Co., KY near Beattysville. RH 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

The book mentioned is titled: MOUNTAIN HISTORY AS I RESCUED IT (Book #5), Wilma R. Pinckley, 1990, 86 pictures with history, 140 pages, paperback It is available from FENTRESS COURIER P. O. Box 1198 Jamestown, TN 38556-1198 The cost: $8.00 + $0.68 sales tax and $2.00 postage. This comes from http://www.fentressco.com/historical.html Apparently Ms. Pinckley wrote several history books about Fentress County. I can't comment of their accuracy. Les Beaty L-20