Thomas Beals

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Individual

Born: Mar 1719 in , Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 29 Aug 1801

Father: John Beals (? – ?)

Mother: Sarah Bowater (? – ?)

Supporting evidence for:
name

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v6-1950: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VI, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed.) and Douglas Summers Brown (collab.), 1950, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1993” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: Fairfax MM (ANTRAM), page 467, Fairfax MM (BEALE), page 469

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Thomas Beales) in entry for Sarah (ANTRAM, page 467) and Thomas [Beales] (BEALE, page 469).

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: "The Planting," p. vi

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Thomas Beals).

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birth

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: "The Planting," p. vi

Comment Detail: Source includes date (March 1719) and location (Chester County, Pennsylvania).

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death

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: "The Planting," p. vii

Comment Detail: Source includes date (August 29, 1801).

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father

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v6-1950: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VI, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed.) and Douglas Summers Brown (collab.), 1950, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1993” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: Fairfax MM (ANTRAM), page 467, Fairfax MM (BEALE), page 469

Comment Detail: Source identifies John [Beales] as father of Thomas.

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mother

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v6-1950: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VI, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed.) and Douglas Summers Brown (collab.), 1950, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1993” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: Fairfax MM (ANTRAM), page 467, Fairfax MM (BEALE), page 469

Comment Detail: Source identifies Sarah (Bowater) [Beales] as mother of Thomas.

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Family

Spouse/Partner: Sarah Antram (? – ?)

Married: 12 Nov 1741

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marriage

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v6-1950: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VI, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed.) and Douglas Summers Brown (collab.), 1950, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1993” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: Fairfax MM (ANTRAM), p. 467, Farifax MM (BEALE), p. 469

Comment Detail: Source includes date (12-9-1741) of marriage of Thomas Beales and Sarah Antram.

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Miscellaneous Facts

Events

Burial: at Richmondale, Ross County, Ohio, United States

Moved To Residence: 1749 at , , Province of North Carolina, British America

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events

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: "The Planting," p. vii

Comment Detail: Source includes location (near Richmondale, Ross County, Ohio).

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: "The Planting," p. vi

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1748 or 1749 [this database uses about 1749]) and location (North Carolina). The state of North Carolina didn't exist in 1748-49; it was the Province of North Carolina.

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Attributes

Residence: at Carver's Creek MM, Bladen County, Province of North Carolina, British America

Residence: at Cane Creek MM, , Province of North Carolina, British America

Residence: at New Garden MM, Guilford County, Province of North Carolina, British America

Residence: at Westfield, , North Carolina, United States

Residence: at Blue Stone, , Virginia, United States

Residence: at Lost Creek, , Tennessee, United States

Residence: at , Grayson County, Virginia, United States

Residence: at Quaker Bottom, , Ohio, United States

Residence: at Salt Creek, Ross County, Ohio, United States

Supporting evidence for:
attributes

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v6-1950: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VI, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed.) and Douglas Summers Brown (collab.), 1950, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1993” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: Fairfax MM (BEALE), pp. 469-70

Comment Detail: Source includes date of certificate (26-6-1749) and location (Carver's Creek MM, Bladen Co., N.C.) in entry for Thomas [Beales].

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v6-1950: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VI, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed.) and Douglas Summers Brown (collab.), 1950, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1993” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: Fairfax MM (BEALE), pp. 469-70

Comment Detail: Source includes date of creation of this MM (7-10-1751) and location (Cane Creek MM, Orange Co., N.C.) in entry for Thomas [Beales], and implies Thomas and Sarah were transferred there at or near this creation. Note however, that Orange County did not exist until 1752, and was created from areas of Johnston, Bladen, and Granvillie Counties.

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v6-1950: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VI, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed.) and Douglas Summers Brown (collab.), 1950, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1993” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: Fairfax MM (BEALE), pp. 469-70

Comment Detail: Source includes date of creation (7-10-1751) and location (Garden Creek MM, N.C.) in entry for Thomas [Beales]. It also notes that Thomas and Sarah were charter members.

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: "The Planting," p. vi

Comment Detail: Source includes location (Westfield, North Carolina).

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: "The Planting," p. vi

Comment Detail: Source includes location (Westfield, North Carolina). The source states this is in Giles County, but that county did not exist in 1781. It was formed in 1806 from parts of Montgomery, Monroe, Wythe, and Tazewell Counties.

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: "The Planting," p. vii

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1785) and location (Lost Creek, Tennessee).

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: "The Planting," p. vii

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1793) and location (Grayson County, Virginia).

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: "The Planting," p. vii

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1799) and location (Quaker Bottom, Ohio).

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: "The Planting," p. vii

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1801) and location (Salt Creek, near the present town of Adelphia).

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General Notes and Anecdotes

Thomas was the first Friends ministor of record to cross the Ohio River and preach in the "Northwest Territory." [book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946]

He was buried in a cofin created from a solid white walnut tree, pre-chosen by Thomas. The tree was hollowed out by his friend Jesse Baldwin, assisted by Enoch Cox and others, and covered by a lid made from the same tree. [book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946]

Supporting evidence for:
general notes

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: Pages vi-vii (6-7), "The Planting"

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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)

FOLLOWUP

Thomas is mentioned in multiple volumes of The Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Although these are in the "same" authored work, the original data came from different meetings of the Society of Friends, so the raw data is from independent sources. However, the information from Volume 4 was mostly found in a narrative called "The Planting" (largely about his missionary work in Ohio). Since this information might have come from more than one volume, any references (except for his name) that come from this narrative are not combined with any other information from any volume in this work. [book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946, book-american-quaker-genealogy-v6-1950]

A narrative in The Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 4, places them in Cane Creek two years before the 1751 date noted in the miscellaneous facts. However, this may actually be conflated with Carver's Creek. [book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946]

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research notes

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v4-1946: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. IV”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume IV, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed., comp.), Dr. Harlow Lindley (collab.), 1946, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1994” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

Reference Detail: Pages vi-vii (6-7), "The Planting"

book-american-quaker-genealogy-v6-1950: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed multiple dates) ⟩ “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI”; citing “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VI, William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall (ed.) and Douglas Summers Brown (collab.), 1950, reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973, 1993” [Transcribed and reorganized copies of original Quaker records.]

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