A recent message from Anna LeBlanc raised the question of a Jacob Beam who left NJ for Canada. His birthyear of 1728 may place him in the following NJ family. I have considerable info on this Beam line for it is part of my direct ancestry and would appreciate any additional information or corrections. Kind regards, Myra E. Lane 1. Anthony Beam was born in Germany. He married Margaretha. Notes for Anthony Beam: The ancestor of the Beam family of the vicinity of Pompton was Anthony Beam. He came to this country from Germany and settled at an early day among the Indians of Wynoke. The tradition about the date of his settlement is conflicting, some say as early as 1660, but this is not likely and as near as we can judge about 1715 or 20. The place where he located as we have before stated was north of the Captain Beam place where he first built him a log house and afterwards a stone house which was the west end of the house owned by Captain Beam. Who his wife was we are not informed, only that her Christian name was Margaretha. - Rev. G.C. Schenck, Ca. 1886. Children of Anthony Beam and Margaretha are: 2 i. Yost2 Beam1, b. Abt. 17171; died Abt. 17941, m. Catharine SLOAT1. 3 ii. Conradt Beam, b. Abt. 1727; d. 11/29/1811 Pompton Twp, m. Maragrieta MEAD. 4 iii. Abraham Beam1, born Abt. 17301. He married Sarah MEAD1 3/31/1754 in Acq.. 5 iv. Angenietje Beam1, b. 1/14/1740-411, m. John BATROM; of Wynockie. 6 v. Annie Beam1. She married Pieter BEATIE; of Wynockie.