James Beasley

1674 - 1720  (46 years)

• Name	James Beasley
  Born	1674	Lancashire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Apr 1720	Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
  Person ID	I2953	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2019

  
  

  Mother	Tabitha Baker
  Relationship	natural
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F0772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Robert Beasley,   b. 1630, Lancashire, England ,   d. 1 Apr 1693, Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Sarah Loadman
  Family ID	F1021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Cropley
  Married	17 Mar 1695/96	Albermarle County, North Carolina
  Children	1. Thomas Beasley,   b. Abt 1697   2. Robert Beasley,   b. Bef 1720   3. Francis Beasley,   b. Bef 1720   4. William Beasley   5. Samuel Beasley,   b. Chowan County, North Carolina ,   d. Nov 1735, Chowan County, North Carolina
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Beasley and wife, Mary in Perquimans court April 11, 1704 Deed Book A, Register of Deeds, Perquimans County, Hertford, NC: No. 226. James Beasley of Chowan Pre'ct for a Val' Con' pd by Francis Wells of same, 282a upon Perq River adj Peter Gray - a patent granted Robert Beasley, deceased, may 1, 1694. With consent of my wife Mary Beasley, April 10 1704. Test' John Anderson, Peter Godfrey. No. 262. Francis Wells of Albemarle. for a Val' Con' pd by Gabriel Newby-sold 50a of Land adj Peter Gray, 'part of Tract formerly belonging to Robert Beasley & left to his son James Beasley." 17d 7 mo 1706. Test' Richard Cheston, Wm Moore. James Beasley listed as a member of the House of Burgess, Perquimans District, 11 October, 1708. Deed Book B #1, (Court Records), Register of Deeds, Chowan County, Edenton, NC: Page 7. James Beasley appointed as a Justice of the Peace for the general court of Chowan Precinct, July 20, 1715. He attends court until September 1719. (Margaret M. Hofmann, Chowan Precinct North Carolina Genealogical Abstracts of Deed Books 1696 to 1723, (Weldon, NC: The Roanoke News Co., 1984) p. 212.) Deed Book W #1, Register of Deeds, Chowan County, Edenton, NC: Pg. 51. Francis Wells of Chowan Precinct. with the consent of Elizabeth, my wife to James Beasley of Chowan Prect. this Dec. 1704 for valuable satisfaction ye Plantation whereon I now dwell which I bought of Will Walstone in 1694 and was registered in Chowan Apr. 4, 1695 and 200 acres on ye Chowan River or sound as by a Patent to me Feb. 25, 1696. Wit. John Porter, Sr., John Porter, Jr. Reg. April 4, 1704. (Margaret M. Hofmann, Chowan Precinct North Carolina Genealogical Abstracts of Deed Books 1696 to 1723, (Weldon, NC: The Roanoke News Co., 1984) p. 138.) Deed Book A, Register of Deeds, Perquimans County, Hertford, NC: No. 262. Francis Wells of Albermarle for a value considered paid by Gabriel Newby- sold 50 acres of land adjoining Peter Gray. "part of a tract formerly belonging to Robert Beasley and left to his son James Beasley. 17 d 7 mo 1706. Abstract of Will: James Beasley of Chowan. 10th April 1720. Probated July 28, 1720. Wife, Mary - plantation where I now live during her life & after her decease to my son James. Sons Francis & Robert - my land on Welches Creek; should they die before they come of age, then to my sons Samuel & William. Wife, Mary - 1/3 my personal estate, & she to be executrix of the will of Vines Cropley of which I am executor. My son James to be executor of Francis Beasley's will. Wife Mary, son James Exrs. Test: Ann Steward, James Hoopers, E. Moseley. (Stephen E. Bradley, comp. Early Records of North Carolina, Vol. III, Wills, 1663-1722, (Keysville, VA, 1994) p. 7.) Welches Creek divides the current Martin and Washington Counties. The west side would be outside of the town of Jamesville in Martin County.