Jethro Beebe (1752 - 1822)

Born 20 Jun 1752 in New London, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Steward) Beebe — married 14 Jan 1779 in New London, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1822 at about age 69 in New London, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Jethro, son of Othniel Beebe and Johanna Weeks was born 20 June 1752. He was a deacon and lived at Great Neck. Jethro married Martha Stewart and they were the parents of Elizabeth, Elisha Stuart, Martha, Alfred R., Mary, Elijah, Esther, and Jethro.

Genealogical Records

Vital Records

• Primary Source, Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 The Barbour Collection, New London Vital Records 1646-1854 ^[1]: Data Summary of New London Vital records for Othniel Beebe:

1. ) Abell, son of Othniel & Johanna Beebe, was born 3 May 1775
2. ) Elizabeth, daughter of Othniel & Johanna Beebe, was born 19 Feb 1768
3. ) Jared, son of Othniel & Joanna Beebe, was born 28 May 1758
4. ) Jason, son of Othniel & Johanna Beebe, was born 16* Jan 1763, (* or Perhaps Jan. 10)
   1. ) Jason married Betsey CRIST Beebe (born 7 June 1764) on 19 Jan 1784.
5. ) Jethro, son of Othniel & Joanna Beebe, was born 20 June 1752
   1. ) Jethro married Martha Steward 14 Jan 1779
6. ) Johanna, daughter of Othniel & Johanna Beebe, was born 18 Aug 1770
7. ) Othniel, son of Othneil & Joahanna Beebe, was born 4 Aug 1760

• Primary Source, Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 The Barbour Collection, New London Vital Records 1646-1854 ^[1]: Data Summary of New London Vital records for Jethro Beebe:

1. ) Alfred, son Jethro & Martha, b. Nov. 8, 1792
2. ) Elijah, son Jethro & Martha, b. Sept. 24, 1785
   1. ) Elijah, m. Sally HEMPSTEAD, dau Stephen, Sept. 13, 1808
3. ) Elisabeth, dau Jethro & Martha, b. June 9, 1795
4. ) Esther, dau Jethro & Martha, b. Mar. 18, 1787
5. ) Jethro, son Jethro & Martha, b. Aug. 6, 1801
6. ) Martha, dau Jethro & Martha, b. Apr. 28, 1780
7. ) Mary, dau Jethro & Martha, b. Aug. 8, 1782; died Aug. 21, 1784

Death Records

• Primary Source, Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939, ^[2] Deacon Jethro Beebe, died 1822 at New London, New London, Connecticut, United States.

Probate Court Records

• Primary Source, Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, ^[3] : Data Extract:

1. ) Page 374 of 1284. Probate bond. Martha Beebe, Jethro E. Beebe and Henry Bond sign the administrative probate bond for the estate of Jethro Beebe, late of Waterford, on 9 September 1822 in New London, Connecticut.
2. ) Page 383 of 1284. Some Claimants on the Estate of Jethro Beebe: James Rogers 2nd on account of last sickness $10.06; Jethro E. Beebe, on book, $72.69; Bailey Beebe, $0.45; Nathaniel S. Perkins $1.81; Desire Tinker, Note and Interest $46.90; Nathaniel Harris, Note and Interest $227.91; Thomas S Perkins Note payable to Jethro Beebe Jr. $10.

Biographic and Genealogical References

1. Secondary Source, Clarence Beebe in his book Monograph of the Descent of the Family of Beebe ^[4] cites Jethro Beebe in profile (330). Data summary; Jethro Beebe, son of Othniel Beebe and Johanna Weeks was born 20 June 1756 {Editoral: date is in error, should be 1752 per Barbour} in New London. He was a deacon and lived at Great Neck. Jethro married Martha Stuart and they were the parents of Elizabeth, Elisha Stuart, Martha, Alfred R., Mary, Elijah, Esther, and Jethro.

• Secondary Source, Clifford Beebe, Genealogy of the Family of Beebe, ^[5] Data Extract:

1. ) Page 62. Parents: Othneil (226) and Joanna (Weeks) Beebe were the parents of Jethro (589), Jared (590), Othneil (591), Jason (592), Elizabeth (593), Joanna (594), and Abel (595)
2. ) Page 142. Vital data: Jethro Beebe ( 589) was born 20 June 1756 at New London, Connecticut, and he died 12 August 1822, at the age of 67, in Waterford, New London, Connecticut.
   1. ) Marriage. Jethro married Martha Stewart 14 Jan 1779 at New London, Connecticut.
   2. ) Biography. Jethro lived in Waterford, Conn. and Great Neck, LI, NY. He was a seventh day Baptist and was known as "Deacon Beebe".
   3. ) Children. Jethro was the father of Martha (1415), Mary Ann (1416), Elijah (1417), Esther (1418), Elisha Stuart (1420), Alfred Rogers (1420), Elizabeth Stanard (1421), and Jethro E. (1422)

Research Notes

1. ) The following definitions and syntax conventions apply to the preceding text of this profile:
   1. ) A Primary Source contains data that was recorded by the person in the profile; or by someone known to or with first hand knowledge of that person, during the person's lifetime, death or within two generations thereafter.
   2. ) A Secondary Source is a genealogical reference created as the result of a extensive study of available source material and it provides some evidence of the source documentation used to generate the text data.
   3. ) A Tertiary Source is a genealogical data source which is a collection of genealogical information that does not cite Primary or Secondary information sources, and the data may be factual or hearsay.
   4. ) Braces {Editorial Note Example} are used to insert editorial comments; that is to say, information or clarification that is not contained in the original, cited source material.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 The Barbour Collection, New London Vital Records 1646-1854 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Beebe New London Barbour Collection or version Transcribed by Coralynn Brown here (free) Beebe (Barbour New London), once at the site, you will need to scroll down to BEEBE
2. ↑ Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLM7-PLDB : 11 April 2017), Decand Jethro Beebe, Death 1822, New London, New London, Connecticut, United States; Connecticut State Library, Hartford; FHL microfilm 1,312,309.
3. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Probate Packets, Beebe, Absalom-Billings, A, 1675-1850. Ancestry.com.Jethro Beebe probate record
4. ↑ Beebe, Clarence, Monograph of the Descent of the Family of Beebe from the earliest known immigrant--John, of Broughton, England, 1650, compiled and edited by Clarence Beebe, 150 Nassau Street, New York,1904; (ID 330) page 48 Beebe book online
5. ↑ Beebe, Clifford, Genealogy of the Family of Beebe From the Earliest Known Immigrant John Beebe of Broughton, England, Higginson Book Co., 10 Colonial Road, Salem MA 01970. 1991.

Other Sources

• Journal of the American Revolution; February 17, 2014; The Experience of New London Tories and Quakers. by Christian McBurney
  • Narrative from the Diary of Jethro Beebe, son of Tory Othneil Beebe, and nephew of Capt. Jabez Beebe