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John Jacob Beals 1650–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 August 1650

Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, England

Death Date: 17 December 1726

Death Location: Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William Beales

Mother: Sarah Quaker)

Spouse(s): Mary GGM, Mary Clayton

Children(s): John Jr

John Jacob Beals was born in 1650 in Chichester, Sussex, England, the child of William Thomas Beales And Sarah Ann Edge Beals Bowater Dna Match Immigrant Quaker. John Jacob Beals married Mary Jane Clayton, Mary Jane Clayton 7Th Ggm, Sarah Bowater Beals, and had children including John Beals Jr. John Jacob Beals passed away in 1726 in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Jacob Beals was born in 1650 in Chichester, Sussex, England, the child of William Thomas Beales And Sarah Ann Edge Beals Bowater Dna Match Immigrant Quaker.
  • John Jacob Beals married Mary Jane Clayton, Mary Jane Clayton 7Th Ggm, Sarah Bowater Beals, and had children including John Beals Jr.
  • John Jacob Beals passed away in 1726 in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Beals's Ancestors

Self
John Beals
1650–1726
Birth Place: Chichester, Sussex, England
Parents
William Thomas Beales
1630–1692
Durham, England
Sarah (Ann Edge-Beals-Bowater (DNA Match, Immigrant,) Quaker)
1637–1692
Little Barrow, Barrow, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Beals's Descendants

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John (Jacob) Beals (24 August 1650–17 December 1726) m. Mary (Jane Clayton 7th) GGM (24 June 1666–26 December 1725) m. Mary (Jane) Clayton (29 Jun 1665–26 December 1726)
  1. 1. John (Beals) Jr 1685–1745 m. Sarah (C) Underwood 1688–1765 m. Sarah (C.) Bowater 1688–1777
    1. 1. Prudence Beals 1730–1872 m. Richard Williams 1726–1798
      1. 1. Richard (Williams) IV 1755–1781
        1. 1. Daniel Williams 1810–1881
      2. 2. Silas Williams 1747–1840
      3. 3. Prudence Coffin 1758–1845 m. Levi Coffin 1763–
      4. 4. Charity Williams 1750–1840 m. William Hiatt 1742–1814
        1. 1. Benajah Hiatt 1773–1847
      5. 5. John Williams 1772–1856
      6. 6. Jesse Williams 1753–1833 m. Ann Whitehead 1730–1782
      7. 7. Sarah Williams 1763– m. J. (C.) Moore 1916–1989
      8. 8. Dorcas Hockett 1765–1818
      9. 9. Ann Williams 1775–1858

John Beals's Timeline

5 Records

1650
24 August 1650
Birth of John Jacob Beals in Chichester, Sussex, England
Chichester, Sussex, England
1651
29 Feb 1651
Age 1
John Jacob Beals was baptized in Fletching, Sussex, England
Fletching, Sussex, England
1726
1726
Age 76
John Jacob Beals resided here in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1726
17 December 1726
Age 76
Death of John Jacob Beals in Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1726
11 Aug 1726
Age 76
John Jacob Beals - Probate in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 August 1650
    Event Place: Chichester, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 261.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CGA
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1651
    Event Place: Fletching, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Hingham, Massachusetts; Year: 1638; Page Number: 41

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Estate Papers
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cecil, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Cecil County, Maryland, Nottingham Quaker Meeting Records, 1730-1825

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] One Ladd's Family
    [2] A Genealogy of Clayton, Reynolds, Beals, Brown and Descended and Related Lines
    [3] The family history of John and Mary Williams, Quaker pioneers of Wayne County, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1726
    Event Place: Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1726
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania

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