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BEAMAN Family History, Part I

The BEAMAN family begin in North Carolina by 1851 when Francis BEAMAN¹, a devout Quaker, worked with surveyor, J. EDWARDS, in Northampton County. After the Revolutionary War, Francis moved a little ways south to Dobbs County (now Wayne County), and later west to Randolph County, south of Greensboro.

Francis' son, Francis² is said to have split from the Quaker church and moved south into neighboring Bertie County. From there he continued south to Duplin County, north to Dobbs County, and then by the early 1800s west to Montgomery County, which borders Randolph County where his parents had resettled. Around 1823, Francis made the big move west to Morgan Township (near Atkinsonville), Owen County, Indiana.

In Morgan Township, Francis² died in 1827. 10 years later his son Briant³ died in Owen County in 1837.

Ezekiel⁴ moved the family west to Decatur County, Iowa by 1854 and afterward Union Township, Warren County, Iowa by 1860. In the late 1860s, Ezekiel's son Nathan⁵ shifted south to Doyle Township (Murray) in neighboring Warren County.

Their descendants continued west to Doyle (Murray) Clarke County, Iowa, in the 1850s, and eventually on to California.

Francis BEAMAN¹ (~1725->1802)

1. Francis BEAMAN¹ was born about 1725, possibly in Virginia. He was a Quaker who is first found in Northampton County, North Carolina in 1751 working with surveyor, J. EDWARDS. Francis married Mary and had as many as 11 children:

1A.	Nathan BEAMAN		1790
1B.	Francis BEAMAN (Jr.)2	(1752)	1827	(75)
1C.	Abraham BEAMAN	(1754)	Aft 1810
1D.	Ozias BEAMAN	(1755)	Abt 1802	(47)
1E.	James BEAMAN	(<1756)	Oct 1811	(55)
1F.	Martha BEAMAN	(1757)
1G.	Keziah BEAMAN	(1760)	Aft 1789
1H.	David BEAMAN	(<1763)	<Aug 1805
1I.	Samuel BEAMAN	(1768)
1J.	Josiah BEAMAN	(1756-1773)	1808
1K.	Polly BEAMAN
1L.	Cornelius BEAMAN	(1756-1773)

Francis and Mary acquired land between Urahaw Swamp and Cutawhiskie Creek, probably near the towns of Woodland and Rich Square in Northampton County, North Carolina, in 1760 from Thomas and Keziah WILLSON (sic). In 1764 they were received by the Quaker Friends at Rich Square Monthly Meeting in Rich Square. Later, in June 1777, they requested certificates to Contentnea Monthly Meeting in Dobbs County and acquired land on the Mill Marsh by 1778 where they lived for nearly 20 years. The 1790 census records Francis in Wayne County^{[Cen 1790]}.

Francis and Mary moved inland to the southern part of Randolph County, North Carolina on the Little River in an area enumerated as "Hillsboro District"^{[Cen 1800]} by 1797 where they attended the Back Creek Monthly Meeting (west of Asheboro).

Mary is last found in Quaker records in 1799 and the 1800 census. Francis is last noted having executed a deed in January 1802.

Nathan BEAMAN (-1790)

1A. Nathan BEAMAN was the eldest son of Francis BEAMAN. His brother, Abraham, was appointed as administrator in Duplin County, North Carolina for him when he died in 1790. Nathan left a wife and at least one son, Nathan (Jr.).

Francis BEAMAN (Jr.)² (~1752-1827)

1B. Francis BEAMAN (Jr.)² was born about 1752 in North Carolina. He married Susanna by 1778 in North Carolina and had as many as four children:

1Bx.	Polly BEAMAN	Abt 1769
1Bx.	Rachel BEAMAN
1B1.	Catherine BEAMAN	(1776-1777)
1B2.	Briant BEAMAN3	(1785-1788)	3 Jan 183(6)	(~77)
1B3.	John BEAMAN	(1790)
1B4.	Samuel BEAMAN, Sr.	(1793-1794)	22 Mar 1857	(64)

Francis is said to have broken from his Quaker roots and moved southeast to Bertie County, North Carolina. As his parents gradually moved westward, their movements mirrored each other, staying about a county away, which took Francis through Duplin^{[Cen 1790]}, Dobbs (Greene), and then to Montgomery County^{[Cen 1800]}, North Carolina in the 1790's. About this time, Francis' parents moved to neighboring Randolph County. Francis' brother, Abraham, followed him to Montgomery County in the 1800's where they lived next to each other by 1810.

In 1823 and 1824, Francis, his children, and three of his nephews (Isaac, Jacob, and David), moved their families west to Owen County, Indiana, first settling in Morgan Township.

Francis died in Morgan Township in 1827 and was buried in the northern part of the township, probably in Section 13, near Jordan Village.

Abraham BEAMAN (~1754->1810)

1C. Abraham BEAMAN (Sr.) was born about 1754 in North Carolina and married Elizabeth DAGE about 1773. They had as many as five children:

1C1.	Abraham BEAMAN (Jr.)	(<1774)	1848	(74)
1C2.	Isaac BEAMAN, Sr.	(1775)	Abt Aug 1841	(66)
1C3.	David BEAMAN	1775-1784
1C4.	Jacob BEAMAN	(1780)	1852-1860
1C5.	Welthy BEAMAN

Abraham's family lived in Johnston County, North Carolina until the 1800's when they followed brother, Francis, west to Montgomery County, North Carolina where he lived next to Francis by 1810.

Abraham and Elizabeth are believed to have died not long after their arrival in Montgomery County.

Ozias BEAMAN (~1755-)

1D. Ozias BEAMAN was born about 1755 in North Carolina. He married Rebecca COLSTON about 1785 in North Carolina and had two children:

1D1.	John BEAMAN	(1780)	30 Sep 1820	(40)
1D2.	Martha BEAMAN

Ozias lived more than 20 years in Wayne County, North Carolina but moved to Sampson County, North Carolina just before his death in 1802.

James BEAMAN (~1756-1811)

1E. James BEAMAN was born about 1756 in North Carolina. He married Mary PERKINS at Rich Square Monthly Meeting, Northampton County, North Carolina on February 18, 1775. They had at least two daughters:

1E1.	Martha Beaman
1E2.	Keziah BEAMAN

James was granted a certificate for Contentnea Monthly Meeting (then in Dobbs County, now in Wayne County) on May 17, 1777, just prior to his father, suggesting that they moved from Rich Square to Dobbs (Wayne) County about that time.

By 1809 the BEAMANs relocated northwest Franklin County^{[Cen 1810]}, near Louisburg^{[Cen 1800]}.

James BEAMAN died in October 1811 in North Carolina, presumably near Louisburg.

Martha (BEAMAN) CATO (~1757-)

1F. Martha BEAMAN was born about 1757 in North Carolina. She married out of unity to George CATO in 1787 in North Carolina. George died in 1795 and left her land in Sampson County, North Carolina.

Both Martha (BEAMAN) CATO and George CATO died in 1795.

Keziah BEAMAN (~1760-)

1G. Keziah BEAMAN was born about 1760 in North Carolina. Little is known about her but she is mentioned in records of the Rich Square Monthly Meeting in Northampton County North Carolina and last mentioned in records of the Contentnea Monthly Meeting (in Wayne County, North Carolina) as late as 1789. She may have died in 1828 at about the age of 66.

David BEAMAN (~1763-)

1I. David BEAMAN was born by 1763 in North Carolina. He married out of unity to Phoebe in 1787 in North Carolina. They had three sons:

1I1.	Culling BEAMAN	1789
1I2.	John BEAMAN	1791	1821	(30)
1I3.	Arthur BEAMAN	1793

David BEAMAN died by August 1805 in Wayne County, North Carolina.

Josiah BEAMAN

1J. Josiah BEAMAN was probably born in North Carolina. He married Sally PEARSON and had four children:

1J1.	Mary BEAMAN
1J2.	Jesse BEAMAN
1J3.	David BEAMAN
1J4.	Benjamin BEAMAN

Josiah and his two younger siblings moved with their parents to Randolph County, North Carolina by 1800 where they appear with their families and parents living as neighbors.

Josiah died in Randolph County in 1808. Some of Josiah's children eventually moved with his brother, Cornelius, and sister, Polly, to White Water Monthly Meeting, Wayne County, Indiana around 1814.

Polly (BEAMAN) PEARSON

1K. Polly BEAMAN was probably born in North Carolina. She married Jesse PEARSON in 1789 in North Carolina. She, her family, brother, Cornelius, and some her nephews and nieces from brother, Josiah, moved to White Water Monthly Meeting, Wayne County, Indiana about 1814.

Cornelius BEAMAN

1L. Cornelius BEAMAN was probably born in North Carolina. He moved his family to White Water Monthly Meeting, Wayne County, Indiana about 1814 along with his sister, Polly, and some his nephews and nieces from brother, Josiah.