Gamaliel Beaman was born Oct 4 1623 in Biddulph Staffordshire England and Died 23 Mar 1678 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, . His parents are I believe Gamaliel Beamond Beaumont born 1593, He married his wife was Sarah Clark in Dorchester Suffolk Massachusetts USA on 23td of March 1678.
. I believe this is the grand son of Adam Beamond born in 1570 and Helena Knightsford born in 1575. For the Gamaliel born in 1623 Helena would have been 48 years old at the time of his birth. His two other brothers Bartholomew born in 1626 would have made Helena 51 and Symon born in 1629 would have made her 54. Highly unlikely. I believe the Gamaliel born in 1623 was the grandson of Adam and Helena not the parents. I found a birth entry of a Gamaliel born in 1593 listed with a child named Gamaliel. Helena dies in 1629. There is no other wife of Adam near that time. People have claimed they found the marriage date of Helena and Adam but that is actually the baptismal date of their son Radalphus who was born in 1595. I believe they also had a son born in 1594 named Adam and the eldest son born in 1593 was named Gamaliel. That Gamaliel had a son named Gamaliel and he was born in 1623. He sailed to Dorchester Mass in 1635 at the age of 12 aboard the Elizabeth and Ann and settled in Dorchester Mass and later moved to Lancaster Mass. His home was burned down in the Lancaster Indian wars and he moved back to Dorchester and was burred in Dorchester. His death record shows a Gamaliel Beaman who was listed as Gamaliel Beaman Junior. it listed as 1678 his death date. That's why I believe his father was the Gamaliel born in 1593. I am a direct descendant of the Gamaliel born in 1623. I'm trying to connect his father. I know Gamaliel Jr was born in Biddulph Stafordhire England. Adam I believe was born in Shropshire England. Adam and Helena are burred in the St Mary Magdalene Churchyard in Quatford Shropshire England. Any help would be appreciated. Any info about his wiles name or marriage records would be helpful too. I live in Salt Lake City Utah.

biography

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Beamon-66

According to Anderson, Great Migration Series, the origins of Gamaliel Beamon are unknown. He arrived on the Elizabeth & Ann in 1635, first resided in Dorchester, removed to Lancaster in 1661 and Dorchester again in 1675.

GAMALIELL BEOMONT, age 12, {born about 1623} 8th May 1635, embarqued on the ship Elizabeth & Ann to be transported to New England. He had a certificate of conformity to the Church of England and was not a subsidy man.[1]

Came in 1635 age 12 to Dorchester, Rem to Lancaster 1659 with sev. children and had more. Son John left town but returned & died in west precinct now Sterling 1740.[2]

Gamaliel was an early inhabitant of Lancaster, signing the town covenant with his mark on 31 May 1659. He received the 22nd lot in the second division of meadow on 5 Feb 1659. He was constable in 1671. After the massacre in 1675, he went to Dorchester.

At the time of his death the Beamans were so impoverished that the tax rates of Gamaliel, Sr., Gamaliel, Jr., John and Thomas were listed in the Dorchester records as "desperate debts".

Children: (from Anderson Article)

• Thomas (c. 1649- ) m. Elizabeth Williams
• Joseph (c. 1651-) no further record
• Gamaliel (c. 1653-) no further record
• Mary (c 1656-) m. Henry Cookery
• Sarah (1658/9- ) m. Ebenezer Williams
• Noah b. 3 Apr 1661 m. Patience Trescott
• Thankful b. 18 Apr 1663; m. Nathaniel Wilson
• Mehitable b 26 May 1667; no further record

Sources

• ↑ Hotten's List Hotten, John Camden. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold For A Term Of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; And Others Who Went From Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 : With Their Ages and the Names Of The Ships In Which They Embarked, And Other Interesting Particulars; From Mss. Preserved In The State Paper Department Of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England. New York: 1874. (p 76)
• ↑ History of Lancaster p59 https://archive.org/stream/beamanclarkgenea00wood#page/21/mode/2up
• Source: S-2068006985 Repository: #R-2138435775 Title: Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs, Volume I-II Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - Ellery Bicknell Crane, ed. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County Massachusetts with a History of Worcester Society Note: APID: 1,6489::0
• Wooden, Emily Beaman. Space:The Beaman and Clark Genealogy (Rochester, 1909) link

supporting data

Seen without attribution: Birth: October 4, 1623 Biddulph, Staffordshire, UK

Birth place cited before actual founding of the town which occurred in 1853.

Gamaliel Beaman came over in 1635 when twelve years of age, to Dorchester. Removed to Lancaster in 1659, with several children and had several after his removal. His son John Beaman left town, but returned and died in the west precinct, now Sterling, in 1740.

Subj: Gamaliel Beaman Ancestor of Joseph Beaman of Rev. War fame

Subject: Gamaliel Beaman

Source: Annals of Lancaster, Massachusetts by Nourse, 1884

p.284

Gamaliel Beaman came from England in the Elizabeth & Ann in 1635 and settled in Dorchester, Mass. In 1659 being then 36 yrs old, he came to Lancaster bringing a large family. At the time of the Indian Massacre he returned to Dorchester and died there March 23, 1678.

The Beamans were among the first to return to Lancaster upon its resettlement. John Beaman & Gamaliel Beaman set up new houses on their father's lands at Wataquadock. John Beaman Jr. lived upon the old homestead on the neck.

The children of Gamaliel Beaman, Sr. and wife, Sarah (Clark) Beaman were:

John b. 1649; Joseph b. 1651; Gamaliel Jr. b. 1653; Thomas b. 1654; Mary b. 1656

Sarah b. 1658 - all born before the family came from Dorchester; and Noah b. 1661;

Thankful b. 1663;

Mehitable b. 1667 all born at Lancaster.

John Beaman's headstone in the old burial ground records that he died 1740 aged ninety years. His

son, Gamamiel born in 1684 was the first settler of Woonksechocksett, now Sterling, Mass.

Thankful Beaman m. Nathaniel Wilson who, in 1694 sold to William Sheafe, Gamaliel Beaman's house lot in Lancaster.

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My notes on him in particular include "

BEAMAN, BEAUMONT, BEAMENT,

THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS, at Ancestry.com

Gamaliel, ae. 12, came in the Elizabeth and Ann in May, 1635, Dorchester, propr. 1649. Resided at Lancaster in 1661, but ret. after a few years to Dorchester. His wife adm. chh. 1 (12) 1656; ch. Thomas, ae. 8 yrs., John, ae. 6 yrs., Gamaliel, ae. 4 yrs., and Mary, an infant, all bapt. 14 (4) 1657; Sarah b. 19 (11) 1658, Noah b. 3 (2) 1661.

THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS,

John, ae. 23, came in the Elizabeth, April 15, 1635. Settled at Salem, propr. 1640.

THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS,

John, Scituate, atba. 1643.

THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS

William, ae. 27, came in the Elizabeth April 15, 1635. Settled at Salem, 1637. Deposed in Court to R. Saltonstall's acct. 25 (5) 1644.

Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers

Volume 1

Hide, blushing glory, hide Pultova's day.

page 147

Beaman, Gamaliel, Dorchester, came in the Elizabeth and Ann, 1635, aged only 12 yrs. spel. at the London eustom ho. Bement, by w. Sarah had Thomas, b. 1649; Joseph, 1651; Gamaliel, 1653; Mary, 1656; all bapt. 14 June 1657; Sarah, b. 19 Jan. 1658;rem. to Lancaster, there had Noah, 3 Apr. 1661; Thankful, 18 Apr. 1663; and perhaps John; and d. 23 Mar. 1678. JOHN, Lancaster, perhaps s. of the preced. had Sarah, b. 25 Jan. 1681; rem. to Taunton, and had Gamaliel, 29 Feb. 1684; prob. rem. again to Lancater, and d. at Sterling, 1745. See Worcester Mag. II. 39. THOMAS, Marlborough, perhaps eldest s. of Gamaliel, by w. Eliz. had Eliz. b. 1679; Eleazer, 1683; Sarah, 1685; and Abraham, 1692. WILLIAM, Salem 1637, spel. the first syllab. without a, and at the London custom ho. Beamond, when he emb. in the Elizabeth, 1635, aged 27, as in the next article.

SOURCE:

Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts Vol III at Genealogylibrary.com

TIMELINE:

Came from England on the "Elizabeth and Ann" in 1635 and settled in Dorchester, aged 12 years.

In 1659 he settled in Lancester with his wife Sarah Clark and children John, Joseph, Gamaliel Jr., Thomas, Mary, and Sarah.

At the time of the Lancaster massacre, 1676, he returned to Dorchester, where he died March 23, 1678

Source at genealogylibrary.com

New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume III

pg 1187

this source has Gamaliel d. 1707 age 84, and Sarah Clark as living in 1701 when they deeded land to son John"

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From findagrave.com -

• Birth: 1623, England
• Death: Mar. 23, 1707
• Dorchester
• Suffolk County
• Massachusetts, USA
• Family links:
• Parents:
• Adam Beamond (1570 - 1656)
• Helena Knightsford Beamond (1575 - 1675)
• Spouse:
• Sarah Clark Beaman (1627 - 1676)*
• Children:
• John Beaman (1649 - 1739)*
• Hannah Beman Willson (1665 - 1743)*
• Judith Beaman Ward (1667 - 1746)*

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Gamaliel Beaman

• BIRTH 1623 England
• DEATH 23 Mar 1707 (aged 83–84) Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, MEMORIAL ID 69709582, Photos by Mary Ann Bumgarner

Biography

Gamaliel came to Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1635 on the Elizabeth & Ann at the age of 12. No other person of that surname was on that ship. They removed to Lancaster, arriving 23 May 1659. He signed the covenant as one of the 55 original proprietors on 31 May 1659. Their land was in "The Neck" in the acute angle between the parts of the main river, but not adjacent to the river.

On 20 February 1676 Indians burned all the houses and the church in the town and the settlers abandoned it. The Beamans went back to Dorchester and didn't return to Lancaster until about 1680. He died in 1707, age 84, and was buried in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts (from "The Worcester Magazine", V. 2 p. 39) Other sources say he died 23 March 1678 in Dorchester, but History of Lancaster reports that date as the death date of Gamaliel, Jr.

Genealogy

Parents Adam Beamond Beaumont 1570–1656
Helena Knightsford Beamond
1575–1629Spouse

Spouse
Sarah Clark Beaman 1627–1676 (m. 1643)

Siblings
Simon Beamon 1626–1676

Children
"Thomas Beamond, 8 yeare old
John Beamond, 6 yeare old

• John Beaman 1649–1739

Hannah Beaman Willson 1665–1743 Judith Beaman Ward 1667–1746

• Gamaliel Beamond, 4 yeare old
• Mary Beamond, not weaned"

Notes

The records of the Dorchester Church show that on 14 June 1657 "ffoure of Gamaliel Beamond children presented by their mother who only is member in whose right they were baptised, 3 of them being growen up (able to walk) were very backward, especially the Eldest." (research on children by Mildren Sussel)

This list does not jibe with the list published in "History of Lancaster Co.", included in the "History of Worcester County," which Miss Emily Beaman Wooden used in her book "The Beaman and Clark Genealogy, a History of the Descendants of Gamaliel Beaman and Sarah Clark of Dorchester and Lancaster, Massachusetts - 1901" For more information on the families, see her book. I will list the children in the order she has, but will not go into greater detail because I have no proof that Hannah belongs here. - From research by Mildred Sussell

References

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69709582/gamaliel-beaman

• Residence: Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America - 1635–1659
• Residence: Lancaster, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America - 1659–1678
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