John Beeman

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

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(1724)

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Sarah/Thomson, 5 Nov 1746

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1724

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He died in a Smallpox epidemic . === THE WILL OF JOHNBEEMAN of Kent, Litchfield Co, CT dated September 21, 1776; recorded December 11, 1776 === In ye name of God amen. the Last Will and testement ofJohn Beman of Kent in the county of Litchfield and Coloney of Connetecut in New England. I do now constetute this my Last will and princeapaelly and first of all I give my immortal Soul to God who gave it and my body to the Earth to be decently buried. === In ye first place I give and bequeath to my two oldest children Mathias and Saray that I had by my first wife all my Land down under the hill bounded by the highway on two sides being twelve acres by estimation to be dived equlley between them and if Mathias dieth without issue then to go to Sarah & if Sarah dieth without issue to go to Mathias. === I give to my wife all my Houshold goods for ever and one cow so long as she remains my widow and the use and improvements my house and barn and homlot five year and my will is that it be devided equaly between all my children that I have by my last wife. === I give to my sone Samuel all my farming tools cart plow chanes axes hoes horse tackling agers chisels pistel crobar and my will is that my debts be paid out of my movebles that are not disposed of and if there is aney over to be devided between my last wives children Equaley and if the movebles shold fall short of paying the Debts then my will is that peace of Land that lyeth between Nathan Eliots Land being about two acres to be sold to pay ye Debts. === I do apint and constatute my wife and my Brother Ebenezer Beman to be Executors of this my Last will and testement. === Dated att Kent the 21th Day of September A.D. 1776 and in the first year of States of the unitedcoloneys of North America. Nathan Eliot John Beman Noah Murray Joel Murray ................... New Milford December the 11th 1776 personallery appeared Nathan Elliot Esqr. & Noah Murray & Joel Murray all of Kent being the witnesses to the within will of JohnBeman Late of Kent Desest and made solom oath that the sd John Beman Desest was in his write mind and capabel of making a will at the making of the within will and that he declared the same in our present. the above taken and sworn to before me William Cogswell Justice of peace === http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=y oungwolf&id=I1644 === Note: Thomas' son, JohnBeeman, may have been born in Preston, but he could also have been born after his parents moved to Stonington. No birth or baptism record has been found. He was deeded property by his father on April21, 1744. I assumed he was twenty one years old at the time of this deed, which is why I picked a 1723 year of birth for him. Most other sources say he was born in 1724 or 1725. === John was married in 1746 to Sarah Tompson, who was the mother of four of his children. On May 1, 1751, he and Sarah sold property which she had been deeded by her grandfather to Thomas Tracy of Preston. Sarah died andhe married a second time, fathering eleven more children. He had no mercy on his poor wives. Except for the last few, most of the children were born between 13 and 20 months apart. Interestingly, there was also an illegitimate child registered to a John Beamon and Silence Herrick in 1747. Of course, he probably wasn't the only John Beeman in Connecticut at the time. === John's will was dated "the21st day of September A.D. 1776 and in first year of States of the united colonies of North America." I guess there is no doubt where he stood on the issue of independence. It was recorded December 11 in the same year. In the first provision, he left twelve acres of property "down under the hill" to be divided equally between the two surviving children he had by his first wife. If either of the children were to die without issue, the property would go to the other. === Possibly associated with: Silence Herrick ? Third wife: Elizabeth Drinkwater, b. 2 Apr 1733 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT; d. 5 Feb 1787 in Kent, Litchfield Co., CT; buried: Kent Hollow Cemetery; married: 7 May 1755 in Kent, Litchfield Co., CT.

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(1824)

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1754