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Edward Beeson

1652 (Lancaster, Lancaster, England) - Mar 1712/13 (Chester Co., PA)

The first member of the family to arrive was Edward Beeson, along with his wife Rachel Pennington.

Edward Beeson and his wife, Rachel, came into the colonies by way of a land grant from William Penn, a Quaker. It is not known if they were Quakers. However, it is known that they lived in Chester Co., PA. Edward is understood to have been the son of Thomas Beeson and Ann Pecke of Lancaster Co., England.

The Chester Co., PA GenWeb page, had this exciting picture of the layout of the early town (1702). If you look closely at the top left of the picture, you can see Edward Beeson's name on his piece of property in the town of East Nottingham.

The parentage of Rachel Pennington has been argued as long as there have been Beeson family researchers. Perhaps, someday, we will know more about Rachel, but, for now we must be content with the knowledge that she was there to help found this well-known family.

The Children of Edward and Rachel Beeson:

Edward Beeson b. abt. 1681, W. Nottingham, Chester Co., PA d. 1725 m. Esther Hall in 1704 at Newark, PA Meeting of the Society of Friends.

Isaac Beeson is a second son introduced in Jasper Luther Beeson's book on the family and repeated in the new Beeson Genealogy revised by James Dawson and published in 1997. Isaac (according to these sources) married Ann Cloud (sister of John Cloud below?) and moved near Orange Co., NC prior to the death (and will) of his father. Dawson's book includes a fair-sized chapter on this family.

Richard Beeson b. Oct 1684, PA d. 1 Jan 1777, Guilford Co., NC ma. Charity Grubb 10th Mo. 24, 1706, dtr of John Grubb and Frances Vane.

Anne Beeson b. 1689 m. John Cloud, son of William Cloud.

William Martin Beeson b. 1690 m. (2nd) Ann Bennett. William returned to England after a brief stay in the colonies.

Sometime prior to 1701, Rachel Pennington died and Edward Beeson married Elizabeth (possibly a Grubb).

The Children of Edward and Elizabeth Beeson:

Elizabeth Beeson m. John Everett

Rachel Beeson b. 1713 d. abt 1732 m. Richard Brown, son of William and Ann (Mercer) Brown at E. Nottingham, PA Mtg.

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/o/Lanita-Brown/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0552.html

Edward Beeson (son of Thomas Beeson and Ann Pecke) was born June 1652 in Lancaster, Lancastershire, England, and died October 20, 1712 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania. He married (1) Dorothy Baldricke on Abt. 1672. He married (2) Rachel Pennington on November 07, 1682 in St. Margaret Chruch, London, England, daughter of Isaac Pennington and Mary Proude. He married (3) Elizabeth Grubb Holmes on Aft. 1710 in America.

More About Edward Beeson and Dorothy Baldricke:

Marriage: Abt. 1672

More About Edward Beeson and Rachel Pennington:

Single: November 07, 1682, St. Margaret Chruch, London, England.

More About Edward Beeson and Elizabeth Grubb Holmes:

Marriage: Aft. 1710, America.

Children of Edward Beeson and Rachel Pennington are:

Isaac Beeson, b. Abt. 1677, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, d. date unknown, Orange Co. North Carolina.

+Richard Beeson, b. October 10, 1684, West Nottingham, Pennsylvania. New Castle Co, DE., d. January 01, 1777, New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina.

Edward Beeson, b. 1685, Lancaster, Lancastershire, England, d. 1725, Delaware.

Ann Beeson, b. 1689, New Castle, DE., d. WFT Est. 1678-1781.

William Beeson, b. 1690, Berkeley Co, VA, d. WFT Est. 1678-1778, England.

Children of Edward Beeson and Elizabeth Grubb Holmes are:

Elizabeth Beeson, b. August 12, 1712, d. date unknown.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~beeson/wills.html

Edward Beeson (abt 1652 - 1714) Nottingham, Chester Co., PA. Husband of Rachel Pennington, Edward is understood to have been the son of Thomas Beeson and Ann Pecke of Lancaster Co., England. His will was the first to be recorded in Chester County. Prior to his, all wills were recorded in Philadelphia.

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Born March 1711 or 1712.

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Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Edward Beeson

Name: Edward Beeson Year: 1682-1684 Place: New Castle, Delaware Source Publication Code: 1634 Primary Immigrant: Beeson, Edward Source Bibliography: DILLER, CORINNE HANNA. "Immigrant Ancestors of Miami Valley, Ohio, Quaker Families." In Miami Valley Genealogical Society: Genealogical Aids Bulletin, vol. 13:3 (Winter 1984), pp. 64-67. Page: 66

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Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 about Richard Beeson

Name: Richard Beeson Description: Executor Date: 20 Jun 1712 Prove Date: 9 Mar 1713 Book Page: A:1 Remarks: Edward Beeson of Nottingham, being sick. 6/20/1712. March 9, 1713/4. A:1. To son Edward, 142 1/2 acres of land, ""laying by Nessamony."" To son Richard tract of land near South Ampton, Bucks County containing 290 acres, also 25 acres of liberty land by Schulkill. To son William, my West ""look"" in Nottingham, also £48 for building him a house and wearing apparel. To daughter Ann Cloud £20. After former wife's children have had their portions personal estate to be divided between widow and daughter Elizabeth. Widow [not named] - to have plantation whereon I live during widowhood, afterward to daughter Elizabeth. Also provides for child that wife is ""now great with."" Executors: wife and son Richard. Witnesses: Andrew Job, James King. Mentions land purchased of Daniel Wharley and warrant for survey September 14, 1709.