This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 4michildren Surnames: Beasley, Stevens, Burton, Gillespie Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4638/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am seeking help with the Beasley family that may have lived in the Sumner and Smith county area of TN in the early to mid 1800's. I am searching for information on ancestor Ann Beasley born abt. 1780 in SC and married William G Stevens in 1809 in TN. They had sons: William B, John C, David D, Wallace, Henry M C, James Burton, and Hosea Gillespie. The family migrated and settlend in Madison Co, MO by 1840. Your help with Beasley relations is most helpful, thank you. 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.

I have no way of knowing if my Colonial New York Beasleys ended up in SC, TN or MO, but here they are: John Beasley d. abt. 1768. He m. Lydia Daily 01 Nov 1723 New Holland (now NY). Lydia was b. abt. 1683 in Albany, New Holland. She died after 1749 in Albany. Lydia was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Obee) Daily. Lydia and John Beasley had at least two children: Henry Beasley and Johanna Beasley. The Gillespies were very prominent in Sumner Co. TN, but no more so than the Cantrells, Blakemores, Douglass', Allens, Saunders all allied families. Sarah Gillespie married William Cantrell abt. 1825 Sumner Co. TN. William Cantrell was b. 22 Jan 1792 Sumner Co. TN, the son of Stephen and Mary (Blakemore) Cantrell. Mary Blakemore, sometimes found as Blackamore, was b. 08 Mar 1765 and d. 02 Aug 1849 Sumner Co. TN. As for Stevens in Sumner Co., I have J. Boly Stevens who m. Susan Rebecca Kepley b. 20 Jan 1828 Sumner Co. TN and d. 01 May 1914 Sumner Co. TN. They had at least one son named John A. Stevens b. abt. 1857. Susan Rebecca Kepley was a daughter of William C. Kepley b. 20 Jan 1796 Rowan Co. NC and Nancy Freedle b. 15 Oct 1801 South Carolina d. bef. 1842 Sumner Co. TN. W.C and Nancy (Freedle) Kepley married 16 Mar 1821 Rowan Co. NC. Their first child Robert was b. 22 Dec 1821 Rowan Co. NC and he d. 22 May 1886 in Robertson Co. TN. The second child Elizabeth was b. 06 Nov 1823 Davidson Co. TN. The third child was b. 07 May 1825 Davidson Co. TN. Susan Rebecca (Kepley) Stevens was the fourth born child. Fifth was James Henry Kepley b. 12 Apr 1830 Sumner and d. 05 Jan 1891 Rondo, Polk Co. MO. Finally came Eliza Jane Kepley b. 04 Mar 1833 and d. 1912 Sumner Co. TN. William C. Kepley m2 Elizabeth F. Perdue 12 Jan 1842 Sumner Co. TN and had 7 children by her. I have no Burtons in my data base. Maybe these are connections you can use or maybe just file away. If anything looks familiar, let me know and I will try to help you find your family members. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 5:55 AM Subject: [TNSUMNER] Seeking connections to Ann Beasley, born ~1780 SC,migrated to Madison Co, MO > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: 4michildren > Surnames: Beasley, Stevens, Burton, Gillespie > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4638/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I am seeking help with the Beasley family that may have lived in the > Sumner and Smith county area of TN in the early to mid 1800's. I am > searching for information on ancestor Ann Beasley born abt. 1780 in SC and > married William G Stevens in 1809 in TN. They had sons: William B, John C, > David D, Wallace, Henry M C, James Burton, and Hosea Gillespie. The > family migrated and settlend in Madison Co, MO by 1840. Your help with > Beasley relations is most helpful, thank you. > > 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 > TNSUMNER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >