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Alexander Beard 1777–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Aft. 22 Jul 1868

Death Location: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Beard

Mother: Jane Carter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clark

Children(s): Margaret Beard, Charles Beard, George Beard, Samuel Beard, W Beard, Absolom Beard, Alexander Jr

Alexander Beard was born in 1777 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of John O Beard And Jane Ann Carter. In 1850, Alexander Beard resided in Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Alexander Beard resided in District 21, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA. Alexander Beard married Elizabeth Betsie Clark, and had children including Absolom Beard, Alexander Beard Jr, Charles Mack Beard, George Reed Beard, Margaret Ann Beard, Samuel Gildren Beard, W W Beard. Alexander Beard passed away in 1868 in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Beard was born in 1777 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of John O Beard And Jane Ann Carter.
  • In 1850, Alexander Beard resided in Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Alexander Beard resided in District 21, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
  • Alexander Beard married Elizabeth Betsie Clark, and had children including Absolom Beard, Alexander Beard Jr, Charles Mack Beard, George Reed Beard, Margaret Ann Beard, Samuel Gildren Beard, W W Beard.
  • Alexander Beard passed away in 1868 in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Beard
1735–1810
Birth Location: Antrim, Ireland
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Jane Carter
1729–1801
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
JC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Clark
1788–1862
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
EC

Children(s)

Margaret Beard
1825–1913
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
MB
Charles Beard
1832–1910
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
CB
George Beard
1814–1888
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
GB
Samuel Beard
1827–1898
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
SB
W Beard
1822–1902
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
WB
Absolom Beard
1810–1886
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
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Alexander Jr
1812–1868
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
AJ

Alexander Beard's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Beard
1777–1868
Birth Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John O Beard
1735–1810
Antrim, Ireland
Jane (Ann) Carter
1729–1801
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Carter
1703–1759
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Jane Kelsey
1699–1762
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Beard's Descendants

1.
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Alexander Beard (1777–Aft. 22 Jul 1868) m. Elizabeth ((Betsie)) Clark (11 Feb 1788–14 Mar 1862)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Beard 1825–1913
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Francis (Betty)) Milam 1846–1940 m. Thomas (Urban) Pinkerton 1843–1890
      1. 1. Hettie (F) Pinkerton 1878–1970 m. George Fleming 1873–1940
        1. 1. Eleanor (Franklin) Fleming 1908–1999 m. Francis (Joseph (Frank)) Dempsey 1901–1988
        2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Fleming 1913–1988 m. Clarencd (Stuart or Stewart) Hamilton 1931–1997 m. John (C) Dempsey 1916–
      2. 2. James (Willis) Pinkerton 1871–1942
      3. 3. Mary (Alice Pinkerton) Hogan 1873–1937
      4. 4. Maggie (Pinkerton) Fleming 1875–1939
      5. 5. Martha (Annie Pinkerton) Davis 1883–1951
      6. 6. Herbert (Lawson (Hugh)") Pinkerton 1885–1953
      7. 7. Ivie (E or F Pinkerton) Pronger 1881–1969
      8. 8. Beatrice (Pinkerton) Arrington 1887–1975
      9. 9. Pinkerton 1878–1970
    2. 2. Madison Milam 1853–
  2. 2. Charles (Mack) Beard 1832–1910
  3. 3. George (Reed) Beard 1814–1888
  4. 4. Samuel (Gildren) Beard 1827–1898
  5. 5. W (W) Beard 1822–1902
  6. 6. Absolom Beard 1810–1886
  7. 7. Alexander (Beard) Jr 1812–1868

Alexander Beard's Timeline

5 Records

1777
1777
Birth of Alexander Beard in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 73
Alexander Beard resided here in Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 83
Alexander Beard resided here in District 21, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
District 21, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1868
Aft. 22 Jul 1868
Age 91
Death of Alexander Beard in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1868
1868
Age 91
Alexander Beard - Probate in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 11B; Image: 117
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 21, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1261; Page: 182; Family History Library Film: 805261

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 11B; Image: 117

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 21, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 21, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1261; Page: 182; Family History Library Film: 805261

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 22 Jul 1868
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1840-1920; Author: Tennessee Chancery Court (Lincoln County); Probate Place: Lincoln, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1840-1920; Author: Tennessee Chancery Court (Lincoln County); Probate Place: Lincoln, Tennessee
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