William (ll) Beasley

WILLIAM BEASLEY II, the oldest son of William Beasley, was born probably in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, say 1682. He died in Essex County, Virginia, before 19 March 1745, when his will was probated.[1] William made his will in Essex County on 8 December 1744

William was named first in his father’s will, together with his son, William3, and inherited fifty acres “adjoining to the plantation where he now lives,”[2] suggesting that he had already purchased or received land from his father before 1719.

William married Mary (LNU) who is identified in the will probated on 19 Mar 1745. Children of William Beasley and Mary (___), all likely born in Essex County, Virginia, with William likely the eldest and the order of the others uncertain:

i. WILLIAM3 BEASLEY, b. say 1705; possibly m. ___ PITTS.

ii. RICHARD BEASLEY, b. say 1708; m. ANN PITTS.

iii. JAMES BEASLEY, b. say 1710; m. ANN (___).

iv. ELIZABETH BEASLEY, b. say 1710-12; unmarried in 1744.

v. ANN BEASLEY, b. say 1712-15, possibly later; she was unmarried in 1744.

vi. MARY BEASLEY, b. say 1712-15; m. JAMES WILLARD.

vii. MARTHA BEASLEY, b. say 1715-20; she was unmarried in 1744.

References

• “SOME BEASLEY FAMILIES OF THE COLONIAL SOUTH” By John D. Beatty, CG. This Document, was last updated Oct 2015. Significant new information and corrections are available. Please use this ONLY as a general guide. For questions or comments, contact Doug Beezley, Beasley Name Study: administrator AT Beasley genealogy.net < PDF >
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Beazley-185
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 14 2016, 21:23:14 UTC
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• http://www.beasleygenealogy.net/index.php/part-i/76-2-william2-beas...
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 14 2016, 21:23:14 UTC
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Beasley-387
• Beatty, John D., Beasley Genealogy Project. SOME BEASLEY FAMILIES OF THE COLONIAL SOUTH A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF CERTAIN FAMILIES WITH THE SURNAME OF BEASLEY-BEAZLEY-BEEZLEY-BEESLEY IN VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, AND NORTH CAROLINA, FROM THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES. Fort Wayne, Indiana Privately Published 2014
• William Beazley will (1744), transcribed in Ruth Sparacio and Sam Sparacio, Virginia County Court Records: Will Abstract of Essex County, Virginia, 1743-1745, Essex County Will Book No. 7, 1743-1747 (This Book Being Pages 1-324 of the 1743-1747 Will Book, 17 May 1743-21 may 1745 (McLean, Virginia: Antient Press, 1991), 82-83, citing original Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 7, pages 273-277.
• William Beezley will (1719), transcribed in John Frederick Dorman, Essex County, Virginia Records, 1717-1722, Deeds, Etc., No. 16, 1718-1721, Wills, Inventories and Settlements of Estates No. 3, 1717-1722 (Washington, D.C.: John Frederick Dorman, 1959), 56.
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/u/i/Deidre-Muir-Woodso...