Benjamin
Beal
Born in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Jeremiah Beal IV
and Mary (Colson) Beal
Husband of
Mary (Porter) Beal
— married
18 Feb 1753 in Weymouth, Norfork, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Chloe Beal, Mary (Beal) Hunt, Benjamin Beal, Chloe Beal, Samuel Beal, Ruth (Beal) Hersey, Priscilla Beal, Zelotes Porter Beal, Lydia (Beal) Truffant, Sarah (Beal) Tirrell, Nathaniel Beal and Mehitabel (Beal) Holbrook
Died
at age 73
in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Benjamin Beal is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A007824.
Benjamin Beal performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.
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Biography
Benjamin Beal was a son of Jeremiah Beal and Mary (Colson) Beal. He was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, on 9 December 1731.[1][2] The family removed to Abington, Massachusetts, not long after his birth.[3]
In 1752, above the age of 14 years, Benjamin made the choice of Josiah Colson of Weymouth to be his guardian.[4]
He married Mary Porter of Weymouth on 18 February 1753. He died in Abington on 30 August 1805.[5][6]
Military
Lieutenant Benjamin Beal, born Weymouth, Massachusetts, on 9 December 1731, died 30 August 1805 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, and his wife Mary Porter, are honored for service to Massachusetts during the American Revolution: 1) 2ND LT UNDER CAPTS COBB, PARTRIDGE, PACKARD 2) COLS MITCHEL, CUSHING, CARPENTER[7]
Death
Benjamin died 30 Aug 1805 and was buried in Old Town Cemetery in Rockland, Massachusetts.[8]
Benjamin's will dated 21 January 1802, names wife Mary, sons Benjamin, Samuel, Zelotes, and Nathaniel, grandson John Wild, daughters Chloe Beal and Priscilla Beal, Mary Hunt, Ruth Hersey, Lydia Truffant, Sarah Tirrell and Hitte Holbrook. Son Nathaniel Beal was named executor. Witnessed by William Holbrook, Noah Lovell, and William Holbrook, Jr.[9]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-8V3 : 9 February 2018), Benjamin Beal Beals, 09 Dec 1731; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 19; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
- ↑ Note; Shurtleffs gave the birthdate as 2 December 1731.
- ↑ Shurtleffs, - page 6 page 6
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-F6N2 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 252 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ Shurtleffs, - page 6 page 6
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-DBXJ : 28 November 2018), Benjamin Beal Or Beale Or Beals and Mary Porter, 18 Feb 1753; citing Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,031,514
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed December 4, 2021), "Record of Benjamin Beal", Ancestor # A007824.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 December 2019), memorial page for Lieut Benjamin Beal (1731–30 Aug 1805), Find A Grave Memorial no. 84787024, citing Old Town Cemetery, Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Diana L. Brace (contributor 46885260) .
- ↑ Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Case 1649: Will
- Shurtleffs, Nathaniel B. John Beal of Hingham, and one line of his descendants. 1865.
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I am, however, unable to explain how a man named Benjamin Beal had a daughter named Sarah Ford (at birth). That connection looks like a mistake.