Sunday, October 9, 2016

Richard Beeson 1684-1777

Richard Beeson is my 8th great grandfather. He was born 10 Oct 1684 in New Castle Delaware. His father was Edward Beeson and his wife was Rachel Pennington. Edward was born 1652 in England. He came to America abt 1682 at the age of 30. He lived in Irishtown, New Castle Delaware. His parents moved to Berkley Co. Virginia. and then moved to Chester Co. Pennsylvania. Then about 1754 he moved to the Guilford area of North Carolina, which he remain there until death.

Richard Beeson married Charity Grubb in 1706 at Nottingham Friends Meeting in Chester Co.Pennsylvania. They had 10 children all born in Pennsylvania:
John born abt 1708
Phebe born abt 1712
Richard born abt 1713
Benjamin born abt 1714
Charity born abt 1715
Edward born abt 1719
William born abt 1721
Stephen born abt 1723
Rachel born abt 1724
Isaac born abt 1729

In Jan. 1733 he was granted 100 Acres of land, lying on the south side of Mill Creek in the county of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He paid fifteen pounds, ten shillings. They join the New Garden Meeting and later on they moved to Virginia and joined the Hopewell Meeting. 



Richard and Charity were very active Quaker minsters.
Richard Beeson and his wife were accepted to New Garden Quaker Meeting in in Guilford North Carolina in 1754,



1761 Richard wife passed away. He did not remarried and he died in the spring of 1777 in Guildford North Carolina.