Sarah Esther (Antrim) Beals (1724 - 1813)

Born 13 Sep 1724 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Wife of Thomas Beals — married 12 Nov 1741 in Hopewell, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1813 at age 88 in Fairfield Township, Highland, Ohio, United States

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Disambiguation

This profile should not be confused with Sarah Acrim or Acram daughter of Richard Acram.

Uncertain parentage

Sarah was previously linked as daughter to Thomas J. Antram. No evidence has been found to link her and it appears that this widely-circulated internet connection is in error. If anyone has source that shows a link between them, please post it with out thanks. Until this relationship can be confirmed, please do not re-link Thomas J. (or L.) Antrim/Antram/Antrum as Sarah's father.

A G2G thread has been created for future research about the identity of her parents.

Biography

Sarah was born on 13 Sep 1724 in Chester, Pennsylvania.^{[citation needed]}

Given name

Widely-circulated internet profiles for Sarah show a middle name as "Esther." As of June 2020, no evidence has been found to validate this middle name. While it is possible that it is an incorrect name assignment, it is being retained until the source of the document(s) that spurred its creation can be found. An "Esther" record may contain some clues as to the identity of her parents. Until a definite resolution, her middle name has been marked as uncertain.

Marriage

Sarah was married to Thomas Beals on 12 November 1741^[1] as reported in the New Garden Monthly Meeting minutes:

1741, 9, 12. Thomas (Beales), Prince George Co., Md., m Sarah Antram. [m. in Md. or Va.]

The marriage record in the Men's Minutes of New Garden Monthly Meeting reads, in part, as follows: "Thomas Beals of the county of Prince George in Maryland and Sarah Ankram [sic] of the same place having declared their intention of marriage before several of the monthly meetings...in Maryland and Virginia...they having consent of parents and parties concerned..." Twelve witnesses are recorded: Mary Matthews, Sarah Beales, Elizabeth Matthews, Hannah Ballenger, Susanna Moon, Mary Tannyhill, Oliver Matthews, Tho. Matthews, Frances Henley, Amos Jenny, Evan Thomas, and John Wright.^[2]

Children

All children born in Guilford, North Carolina and listed in the New Garden Monthly Meeting minutes.^[3]

i. Mary Beals, b. 15 June 1742; died as a young child or baby

ii. Mary Beals, b. 30 August 1749 (twin with Sarah), named after her older sister, m. Thomas Jessop III

iii. Sarah Beals, b. 30 August 1749 (twin with Mary)

iv. Thomas Beals, b. 29 October 1745

v. Patience Beals, b. 9 December 1747, m. Benjamin Carr

vi. William Beals, b. 13 June 1750

vii. Daniel Beals, b. 15 February, 1753

viii. Elizabeth Beals, b. 25 April 1755, m. Samuel Bond

ix. Margaret Beals, b. 12 October 1757, m. James Horton, m. 2nd Daniel Huff

x. Hannah Beals, b. 13 December 1759

xi. Rachel Beals, b. 9 March 1763 (twin with John), m. Thomas Braun or Brown

xii. John Bowater Beals, b. 9 March 1763 (twin with Rachel), m. Mary Johnson

xiii. Jacob Beals, b. 28 October 1768, m. Rebecca Adamson

The text from New Garden Monthly Meeting minutes^[3]:

Mary Beals Daughter of Thos Beals & Sarah his his [sic] Wife was born on ye 15 of ye 6 mo 1742: old stile [style – ie: old date system] -

Mary & Sarah Beales (Twins) Daughters of ye Same born ye 30 of ye 8 month 1749 -

Thos: Beals Son of the Same was born ye 29 of ye 10 month 1745 -

Patience Beals Daughter of the Same was borne ye 9 of ye 12 month 1747 -

William Beals Son of the Same was born ye 13 of ye 6th month 1750 -

Daniel Beals Son of the Same was born ye 15 of ye 2 month 1753 – N: S: [new style?] -

Elizabeth Beals Daughter of the Same was born ye 25 of ye 4 month 1755 -

Margaret Beals Daughter of the Same was born ye 12 of ye 10 month 1757 -

Hanna Beals Daughter of the Same was born ye 13 of ye 12 month 1759 -

Rachel & John Beals (Twins) Daugher & Son of the Same were born ye 9 of ye 3 month 1763 -

Jacob Beals Son of the Same was born ye 28 of ye 10 month 1768 -

Death and legacy

Sarah died 7 July 1813 in Fairfield,Highland Co.,OH.^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

1. According to the book "A Williams chronicle : descendants of Thomas Williams of Sullivan County, New York, and Jefferson County, Pennsylvania : including some families of Horton, Morris, Hickox, Foster, Elwood, Rice, Zum Brunnen, Nolph, Crissman, Hastings, Edelblute..." by Frances Hansen Ehrig, which was published in 1915 while tracing the line of James A Elwood through Horton to Beals it states "Sarah Antrim is the daughter of Thomas Antrim and Sarah Zelley, the grand daughter of John Antrim and Frances Butcher and Daniel Zelley and his wife Martha and the great grand daughter of Thomas Antrim"^[4] - added by Z.H.

2 On Ancestry.com there is a birth record from the Family Data Collection by Edmund West stating " Sarah is the daughter of John Antrim and Martha Wells"

Name Sarah Antrim

Father John Antrim

Mother Martha Wells

Birth Date 1724

County Chester

State PA

Country USA. -added by Z.H.

Sources

1. ↑ Hinshaw, p. 525. Note: prior to 1752, Quakers started the year in March. 9th month was November.
2. ↑ Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Men's Minutes, 1783-1800; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} New Garden Monthly Meeting: Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Minutes, 1700-1900; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Accessed 14 July SJ Baty at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2189&h=8996866.
   Local file: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Beals-446.
4. ↑ https://www.gengophers.com/book.html#/book/66175?page=101&given=sarah&surname=antrim&rels=Thomas%20Beals

• Lindley, Harlow. "Thomas Beals - First Minister." Ohio State Archeological and Historical Quarterly, Jan/Mar 1944.

• Hinshaw, William Wade. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc. 1936. Volume I. Last accessed 25 August 2018 at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015002304221;view=1up;seq=7.

Obsolete citations

Previously, a citation was listed: "Quaker Corner web site - Joanne Raeburn" It appears that this website is no longer in existence and there are no notes that explain what source information was gleaned from this citation. If anyone has access to these records or a new url, please post it. Thanks. Baty-260 14:27, 25 August 2018 (UTC)