Elizabeth Beverley

Not a known wife of Capt. John Hesson

Biography

From The Bland Papers: Being a Selection from the Manuscripts of Colonel ...By Theodorick Bland. Page 13 < link >

”Elizabeth, second daughter of said Richard Bland, born 29th May, 1706, married Colonel William Beverley of Essex county, and has by him only one son and three daughters living, viz.: Elizabeth, (married to Mr. James Mills, merchant,) Ursula, Robert and Ann.”

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Family

Spouse: William Beverly (1696-1756) (son of Robert Beverly and Ursula Byrd) - married about 1725

Children:

1. Elizabeth m James Mills
2. Ursula (Beverley) Fitzhugh (1730-1766) m William Fitzhugh
3. Robert Beverley (1740-1800) m Maria Carter
4. Anne (Beverley) Munford (1741-1803)

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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Beverley

Beverley married Elizabeth Bland (born May 26, 1706) around 1725. Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard Bland and Elizabeth Randolph Bland of Jordan's Point, and the sister of statesman Richard Bland.[6][16][30] Beverley and his wife had four children: one son and three daughters—Robert Beverley (1740–1800), Elizabeth Beverley Mills, Ursula Beverley Fitzhugh and Anna Beverley.[6][25][31] Beverley took an active role in his children's education, traveling to England in 1750 to enroll his son, his nephew Robert Munford III and another young man at Wakefield Grammar School.[13][32][33]

Three of Beverley's children married into prominent Virginia families. Robert married Maria Carter, daughter of Landon Carter and Maria Byrd Carter of Sabine Hall, Richmond County.[13][34] Elizabeth married James Mills, a merchant in Hobbs Hole, and Ursula married William Fitzhugh.[25][31] Anna was unmarried at Beverley's death in 1756.[25]

Beverley, an Anglican, had a close relationship with Anglican minister and parson Robert Rose of Saint Anne's Parish.[35] Blandfield was in the parish, and his family attended Anglican (and later Episcopal) services at a church near the estate.[15][36] On April 3, 1750 Beverley provided a lot in Staunton for the Anglican Augusta Parish Church, which was completed in 1763 and succeeded by the present Trinity Episcopal Church.[37]

Death and Legacy

After Beverley's death in 1756, his son Robert was his designated heir at law.[21][32] His wife Elizabeth inherited his plantations in Essex County, including the Blandfield estate and his "slaves, cattle, horses, hogs, and sheep" on the plantations.[15] Beverley divided a large part of his fortune among his children and their spouses, bequeathing £500 to his daughter Elizabeth and leaving her husband, James Mills, "Money & slaves" valued at £1,000.[25] Ursula also received £500 and her husband, William Fitzhugh, £1,000.[25] Anna was unmarried at the time of Beverley's death; his will instructed Robert to maintain his sister until her marriage or her twenty-first birthday, when she would receive her inheritance.[25] Robert inherited the remainder of the plantations and other lands, including the Beverley Manor tract in Augusta County and lots in the town of Staunton.[21][25][32] Beverley Manor, an Augusta County magisterial district south of Staunton, is a namesake of the Beverley Manor patent.[38] After his mother's death Robert also inherited Beverley's Essex County properties, including Blandfield (where he built the present Georgian mansion on the site of his father's residence between 1769 and 1773).[18][25] Blandfield was owned by Beverley's descendants until its 1983 sale.[18]

From Colonial Virginia Portraits < link >

Date: ?

Elizabeth Bland Beverley’s son, Robert Beverley (ca. 1740-1800), sent her portrait to England to be repaired by Robert Edge Pine in 1775. She was the husband of William Beverley (ca. 1696-1756). The portrait hung at Blandfield Plantation and was painted before 1756. The portrait is now missing.

“I have sent my Fathers & Mothers Pictures to be repaired by Pine, if alive, or any other Person you may approve.” – Robert Beverley to Samuel Athawes, June/July 1775 in the Robert Beverley Letterbook, 1761-1793. Microfilm, Rockefeller Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

In older pedigrees, there is a listing:

• Elizabeth Randolph b 1680 m Richard Bland of Jordans Point b 11 Aug 1665
  • 2 Elizabeth Bland b 29 May 1706 Accomac VA d 28 Feb 1756 m1 Capt John Hesson m2 Col William Beverley
    • 2-1 Susannah Hesson b 1716 Louisa VA d 1768 Albemarle Co VA m Thomas Ballard of Piney Mount
    • 2-2 Elizabeth Hesson m Bland

However, evidence is lacking that Susannah Ballard, second wife of Thomas Ballard, II, of ‘Piney Mount’, was that Susannah.

GEDCOM Note

• ii. Elizabeth Bland, b. 29 May 1706 at Prince George,   VA; m. Col. William Beverley. (see below)         
• iii. Richard Bland; b. 6 May 1710; m. Anne Poythress, daughter of Peter Poythress, 21 Mar 1729/30; 1st    wife; m. Martha Macon, daughter of William Macon, 1 Jan 1759; 2nd husband, 2nd wife; m. Elizabeth Blair, daughter of Dr. Archibald Blair and Sarah   Archer; 2nd husband, 3rd wife; d. 26 Oct 1776 at  age 66. He was educated at William and Mary College,  Williamsburg, VA. He resided at 'Jordan Point',   Prince George Co., VA. He was a member of the   House of Burgesses between 1742 and 1775 Virginia. He was a member of the First Continental   Congress in 1775.
• iv. Anna Bland, b. 25 Feb 1711/12; m. Capt. Robert   Munford; m. George Currie.
• v. Theodorick Bland; b. 2 Dec 1718 at Virginia; m. Frances Bolling, daughter of Drury Bolling and ___ Meriwether, 1738; 1st wife; m. Elizabeth Randolph, daughter of Edward Randolph; 2nd wife, 2nd                     husband; d. before 8 May 1784 at Virginia.  He resided at Amelia Co., VA. He resided at  'Causon's', Prince George Co., VA. He resided at  'Kippax', Prince George Co., VA. He left a will on  16 Jul 1783; proved 28 Oct 1784.

Generation Six

6.  Elizabeth Bland (Richard5, Theodorick4, John3, Adam2, Roger1); b. 29 May 1705 or 1706 at Prince George, VA; m. Col. William Beverley, son of Robert Beverley Jr. and Ursula Byrd.      She and Col. William Beverley resided at 'Blandfield', Essex Co., VA.

Col. William Beverley was born circa 1698. He was a member of the House of Burgesses at Virginia. He also owned 'Beverley Manor', Augusta Co., VA; 118,490 acres. He was Clerk of the County between 1716 and 1745 at Essex Co., VA. He was a member of Council between 1752 and 1755 at Virginia. He left a will on 3 Dec 1755; proved 3 May 1756. He died on 28 Feb 1756.

Above information provided by Robert F Hale Jr, posted on ancestry.com 1/7/2010

References

1. http://www.multiwords.de/genealogy/Be9-3SusannahBeverley.html
2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191223660/elizabeth-beverley
3. https://househistree.com/people/elizabeth-bland-beverley
4. WikiTree contributors, "Elizabeth (Bland) Beverley (1706-abt.1770)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bland-2 : accessed 28 August 2024). cites
   1. Americans of Royal Descent by Charles H. Browning, Page 668 1891, Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, PA
5. WikiTree contributors, "William Beverley (bef.1698-1756)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Beverley-3 : accessed 28 August 2024).
6. https://www.blandfieldplantation.com/history Blandfield Plantation, located on the Rappahanock River in Essex County, Virginia, was acquired by Major Robert Beverley in 1683 by land grant. Originally spanning over 100,000 acres, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Wheat Jr. purchased the remaining 4,000 acres in 1983 after nine generations in the Beverley family.
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blandfield Blandfield is a historic plantation house located at Caret, Essex County, Virginia. It was built about 1716–1720, and is a brick dwelling consisting of a two-story, central block with flanking two-story dependencies connected by one-story hyphens in the Georgian style. Blandfield was built for William Beverley (1696–1756), son of Virginia's first native-born historian, Robert Beverley, Jr. (c. 1673–1722). The house is one of the largest colonial plantation mansions in Virginia, and as of 1969, was still in the Beverley family.[3]
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Beverley