Benjamin Beardsley Sr. (1727 - 1802)

Born 28 Feb 1727 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Descendants

Died 2 Dec 1802 at age 75 in Roxbury, Connecticut

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Ensign Benjamin Beardsley Sr. served with 4th Connecticut Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Benjamin Beardsley Sr. is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Benjamin Beardsley Sr. & Spouse were both descendants of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Benjamin Beardsley Sr. was born on 28 Feb 1727 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, son of Josiah Beardsley Sr. (~1685 - 1769) and Mary (Whitmore) Beardsley (1694 - 1778).

His siblings were:

1. Katherine (Beardsley) Dayton (1714 - 1743)
2. Hannah (Beardsley) Fairchild (1715 - 1805)
3. Josiah Beardsley Jr. (1716 - 1794)
4. Samuel Beardsley Sr. (1719 - 1790)
5. Israel Beardsley (1721 - ~1773)
6. Isaac Judson Beardsley (1725 - )
7. Jonathan Beardsley (1734 - )

Benjamin married his 1st cousin Thankful Beardsley (1729 - 1787) in 1750. Their children were:

1. Mehitable (Beardsley) Wilcoxson ( - 1788)
2. Benjamin Beardsley Jr. (1754 - 1837)
3. Veteran Thomas Beardsley (1754 - 1842)
4. Veteran Whitmore Beardsley (1759 - ~1833)
5. Nathaniel Beardsley (1760 - 1839)
6. Mary Beardsley (~1762 - 1848)
7. Dunning Beardsley (~1762 - 1829)
8. Betsy Beardsley (1764 - )
9. Nancy (Beardsley) Strong (~1766 - )
10. Ephraim Beardsley (~1769 - 1825).

Benjamin married Ann Judson (~1735 - 1812) on 30 Jun 1788.

Benjamin died on 2 Dec 1802 in Roxbury aged 75.

From History of Stratfield:

The old Stratfield church records has this entry :

Ensign Benjamin Beardsley buried his wife, Thankful, aged 60 years, A. D. 1787, and married Ann Jackson the same year. His first wife d. in Stratfield, and the second in Roxbury, Conn., Mar. 16, 1812. He lived in the old red house (still stands 1902) in Isinglass, Huntington, which house and land he deeded to his son. Thomas, Nov. 10, 1777. [History of Stratfield]^[1]

From Holt:

Married, first, his 1st cousin Thankful Beardsley, died at Huntington, Connecticut, 8 June 1787, ae. 60 years, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Dimin) Beardsley; married second, 30 June 1788, Ann Judson, died at Roxbury, 16 March 1812 ae 77 years.

At Huntington, he lived in what was known as the “Stillson Place”, the old red house on the cross road east of Isinglass road. They moved to “Good Hill” Roxbury, where his descendants always have, and still live on the property. He served in the Revolutionary War.

His estate inventoried, $3225.59. He willed to his wife Ann, "1 Sermon book, 1 great bible, as many apples as she may use for her consumption in cider and there otherwise, 1/3 of the house, the out house, 2./3 of seller, those in other part of house to have the privilege to go down sellar, etc."

Sources

1. ↑ Citation would be appreciated.

• Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Benjamin Beardsley is Holt Record #37, Pg. 27.Holt Record # 37
• Genealogical History of the Beardsley-lee Family in America, by Rev. Isaac Haight Beardsley, published 1902, Pg. 83 Haight Pg. 83
• A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City Bridgeport, Part II: Genealogies by Samuel Orcutt, Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1886. Ens. Benjamin Beardsley is Record # 63, Pg. 1136 Orcutt Genealogies - Pg. 1136
• The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, compiled and edited by Jacqyelyn Ladd Ricker, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 2006, Pg. 1048
• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
• Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
  • Name: Benjamin Beardsley (Benjamin Beardslee , Bearsley, Beasley)
  • Birth Date: 12 Jul 1724 Stratford
  • Death Date: 5 Dec 1725/1726 Stratford, Connecticut
  • Parent Names : Josiah & Mary

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Merilee Burton for creating WikiTree profile Beardsley-530.
• WikiTree profile Beardsley-194 created by Greg Rose.
• Added information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 1 Mar 2017.