John BEALS
- Born: 27 May 1656, ENGLAND
- Marriage: Mary CLAYTON in 1683 in Chester County, PA
- Died: 1726, Chester County, PA at age 70
Other names for John were John BALES and John Jacob BEALS.
Death Notes:
Nottingham, Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA
Noted events in his life were:
• Biography. LDS US/CAN FILM #1571636 item 1
JOHN AND MARY (CLAYTON) BEALS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS. Microreproduction of original published: [S.l.: s.n., 1917?]. 89 leaves. Descendants of John Beals (ca.1650-1726) and Mary Clayton who were married in 1682. John and Mary lived in Pennsylvania and their descendants lived in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
LDS US/CAN Book 929.273 367b
LDS Film #1421955 item 6
SOME QUAKER FAMILIES: BEALS-BALES. Compiled by Roger S. Boone. 535 p. John Beals/Bales (1650-1726) was born in England and died at Nottingham, Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA. He married Mary Clayton/Cleaton, the daughter of William Clayton and Prudence Miller Mickel of Chichester, Rumbalds Parish, Sussex, England. They were the parents of six children. Seven generations of descendants are given. Includes index. Includes Unthank, Thornburgh/Thornberg, Sumner, Stanley/Standley, Puckett, Moon, Mendenhall and other related families.
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• Immigration: ship "Griffin," 1675, PA. LDS Film (see below for numbers)
LDS US/CAN Q Book 929.273 B368j
LDS Film v. 1-3 1571636 item 2-4
LDS Film v. 4 1571756 item 1
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN BEALS. Compiled by Edna Harvey Joseph. Photocopies of handwritten genealogical notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. John Beals (ca. 1650-1726) immigrated from England in 1675 with the John Fenwick Company on the ship "Griffin". Tradition states that John Beals was a surveyor who helped William Penn lay out Philadelphia. He married Mary Clayton in 1682 in Chester Meeting, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived primarily in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Virginia. Includes Mills, Bond, Hiatt, Hunt, Hodson, Canaday and other related families.
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• Will, 1726, Chester County, PA. He signed a will on 11 Jun 1726 in Nottingham Twp, Chester, PA. He died in Dec 1726 in Nottingham, Chester, PA. He was buried in Dec 1726 in , Chester, PA - East Nottingham Friends Burial Grounds. He had an estate probated on 17 Dec 1726 in Nottingham Twp, Chester, PA.
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John married Mary CLAYTON, daughter of William CLAYTON and Prudence LANCKFORD, in 1683 in Chester County, PA. (Mary CLAYTON was born on 29 Aug 1665 in Sussex County, ENGLAND and died in 1725 in Chester County, PA.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Alt. Marriage, 22 Jan 1683, ENGLAND.
• Alt. Marriage, 22 Jan 1682, ENGLAND.
Marriage Notes:
at Burlington Meeting
She declared marriage intentions the second time at Chester MM, PA 1 11th month 1682 with John BEALS
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