Ahnentafel #148 - Robert Beasley

Robert Beasley / Beazley

Born: 1768 Caroline Co., Virginia
Died: between September 19, 1810 and March 1811

Buried: Unknown

Married: Catherine (--?--) ca. 1789 probably in North Carolina, no marriage record located yet. 

Immigration: ca. 1785 Robert moved to Surry Co., North Carolina with his parents.  Stokes County was created out of eastern half of Surry in 1789.  Most likely the family didn't "move" to Stokes County.

Occupation: farmer



Records:
1795 - North Carolina, Stokes Co. - taxed for 100 acres, 1 white poll, 0 blacks, 0 horses - lived in Martin's District

1795 - North Carolina, Stokes Co. grant from North Carolina, 100 acres on Beaver Dam Creek adjoining former survey of James Tilley & David Alpins

1796 - North Carolina, Stokes Co. - taxed for 100 acres, 1 white poll, 0 blacks, 0 horses - lived in Martin's District

1797 - North Carolina, Stokes Co. - taxed 1 white poll, 0 black, 0 horses - lived in Martin's District

1798 - North Carolina, Stokes Co. - taxed for 216 acres, 1 white poll, 0 blacks, 0 horses - lived in Cloud's District 

1799 - North Carolina, Stokes Co. - taxed for 216 acres, 1 white poll, 0 blacks, 0 horses - lived in Cloud's District

1800 - North Carolina, Stokes Co. census, age 32, living with Catherine and five sons under age 5

1810 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., taxed 1 poll?, 100 yards?, $50 of ? - Ancestry claims that this is the 1810 census, but that doesn't make sense.

1810, Sept. 19 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., Will:

I Robert Beazley of the County of Stokes and state of North Carolina, being weak in body, but sound in mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament  in form & substance as follows, to wit: -- and first I assign my spirit into the hands of the author of my existence to do with it as to him that seems best.   

Secondly my desire is that my executors shall see that my body is buried in a decent and Christian like manner, and thirdly as to my worldly estate which it has pleased God to help me with – I do hereby will and bequeath to my beloved wife Caty Beazley the whole of my estate (without demanding to particulars) during her widowhood and after her death to be equally divided among my children – but in case of her second marriage my desires that my estate shall then be divided in the like manner as the law directs in case of intestate estates.

My wife is at liberty if she thinks proper to give to my two eldest sons, James & Isham Beazley whenever they shall come of age each a horse be it proved they shall live with her until such time.

And lastly my will and desire is that my brother Benjamin Beazley & James Cook be executors and my wife Executrix to this my last will and testament to see the same executed according to the true intent and meaning thereof given under my hand the 19th day of Sept. in the year of our Lord, 1810. 

Robert Beazley

In the presence of James S. Gaines, Jurat, Thomas Beazley

1811, March - North Carolina, Stokes Co., Will probated by James S. Gaines

Children:
Isham 
James b.  ca. 1794
Unnamed son b. ca. 1795 [Jonathan?] in the 1820 census age 16-26
Unnamed son b. ca. 1797
Unnamed son b. ca. 1799
Unnamed son b. ca. 1802
Unnamed son b. ca. 1805
Unnamed daughter b. ca. 1807
Unnamed daughter b. ca. 1809