Elizabeth married a Mr. Davis, and they immigrated to Ohio. My file
pertaining to this family has been mis-filed for several years. I apologize
to the descendants who contrubted extensive information regarding this family.
The West Virginia Advocate, Wed. July 13, 1988.
Died in the summer of 1814. Sent by Thomas Hamm.
It is possible that the Beals and Greens had been long acquainted, since they had come from the same area of Chester Co., and William's grandmother, Sarah (Bowater) Beals, had married Mary (Harry) Green's Uncle, Alexander Underwood, as her second husband.
After their marriage, William and Rachel lived in the Center Community of
Friends in Guilford Co., where he farmed land not far from the meetinghouse.
William was active in Quaker affairs. In 1786 they sold out in Guilford Co.,
however, and moved west across the mountains into Tennessee. There William
took up a five hundred acre tract of land on Tuckahoe Creek in what is now Knox Co. The Beales lived on the outer fringes of a Quaker community centered at Lost Creek in Jefferson Co., they were among the first Friends to settle in the area.
Rachel Green Beals died in Knox Co. in 1799. With several small children
still at home, William almost immediately sought a new wife. In May 1801 he
actually received a certificate from Lost Creek to marry back in North
Carolina, but there is no record of a wedding taking place. Instead William
looked for a farm back in Guilford Co. In 1802 he sold his land in Knox Co., to his older sons and took his family back to Guilford, purchasing land not far from New Garden Meeting house. Not long afterwards, on or about Sep 30, 1802 he married again. His second wife was Rachel Johnson, daughter of Tarlton and Sarah (Mills) Johnson born in Guilford Co. For reason that are now unclear, William became unusually mobile after his second marriage. In 1805 the farm at New Garden was sold and William moved his family to Randolph Co., N.C. They remained there only three years, moving in 1808 to Chatham Co., about 20 miles to the east. There in the summer of 1814 William Beals died. He was doubtless buried in an unmarked grave in the Old Rocky River Friends Cem. After his death, Rachel (Johnson) Beals took her 4 young children and moved back to Guilford Co., to make her home near her own family. In 1832 she moved to Tennesse to live with her son Nathan. Then in 1837 she joined her daughter Rachel and her family who were moving from N.C. to Parke Co., Ind. They stopped for a visit with relatives in Wayne Co., Ind. and there Rachel (Johnson) Beals died Oct 20, 1837. She was buried in an unmarked grave in the West River Friends Cem. north of Hagerstown.
Died in the summer of 1814. Sent by Thomas Hamm.Magaret L. Koontz also sent information that there was also a child named Abe, and another Isaac, perhaps twins, b. Jn 15, 1777. My problem is that this is just when Jacob was born, so somewhere has to be a mixup.
29 Oct 1791 Get Certifcate to Surry Co., NC, Westfield MM.
1791 lived in Jefferson County, Tennessee, Lost Creek MM.24 Jul 1802 Get Certifcate to Guilford Co., NC, New Garden MM.
Died in the summer of 1814. Sent by Thomas Hamm.
It is possible that the Beals and Greens had been long acquainted, since they had come from the same area of Chester Co., and William's grandmother, Sarah (Bowater) Beals, had married Mary (Harry) Green's Uncle, Alexander Underwood, as her second husband.
After their marriage, William and Rachel lived in the Center Community of
Friends in Guilford Co., where he farmed land not far from the meetinghouse.
William was active in Quaker affairs. In 1786 they sold out in Guilford Co.,
however, and moved west across the mountains into Tennessee. There William
took up a five hundred acre tract of land on Tuckahoe Creek in what is now Knox Co. The Beales lived on the outer fringes of a Quaker community centered at Lost Creek in Jefferson Co., they were among the first Friends to settle in the area.
Rachel Green Beals died in Knox Co. in 1799. With several small children
still at home, William almost immediately sought a new wife. In May 1801 he
actually received a certificate from Lost Creek to marry back in North
Carolina, but there is no record of a wedding taking place. Instead William
looked for a farm back in Guilford Co. In 1802 he sold his land in Knox Co., to his older sons and took his family back to Guilford, purchasing land not far from New Garden Meeting house. Not long afterwards, on or about Sep 30, 1802 he married again. His second wife was Rachel Johnson, daughter of Tarlton and Sarah (Mills) Johnson born in Guilford Co. For reason that are now unclear, William became unusually mobile after his second marriage. In 1805 the farm at New Garden was sold and William moved his family to Randolph Co., N.C. They remained there only three years, moving in 1808 to Chatham Co., about 20 miles to the east. There in the summer of 1814 William Beals died. He was doubtless buried in an unmarked grave in the Old Rocky River Friends Cem. After his death, Rachel (Johnson) Beals took her 4 young children and moved back to Guilford Co., to make her home near her own family. In 1832 she moved to Tennesse to live with her son Nathan. Then in 1837 she joined her daughter Rachel and her family who were moving from N.C. to Parke Co., Ind. They stopped for a visit with relatives in Wayne Co., Ind. and there Rachel (Johnson) Beals died Oct 20, 1837. She was buried in an unmarked grave in the West River Friends Cem. north of Hagerstown.
Died in the summer of 1814. Sent by Thomas Hamm.Magaret L. Koontz also sent information that there was also a child named Abe, and another Isaac, perhaps twins, b. Jn 15, 1777. My problem is that this is just when Jacob was born, so somewhere has to be a mixup.
29 Oct 1791 Get Certifcate to Surry Co., NC, Westfield MM.
1791 lived in Jefferson County, Tennessee, Lost Creek MM.24 Jul 1802 Get Certifcate to Guilford Co., NC, New Garden MM.
Death also given as 28 July 1687. LA