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Robert
Beale
Born in Richmond Co., Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Beale
and Ann (Harwar) Beale
Brother of
Elizabeth Beale, William Beale Jr., Susannah (Beale) Hamilton, Frances Beale, Sarah Beale, Winifred Travers (Beale) Carter, Thomas Beale, Ann (Beale) Ball, John Beale, Mary (Beale) Brooke, Reuben Beale, Susanna (Beale) Hamilton and Richard Beale
Husband of
Martha Felicia (Turberville) Beale
— married
1 Aug 1802 [location unknown]
Father of
Anne (Beale) Davis, Elizabeth Tayloe Corbin (Beale) Davis, Emily Mildred (Beale) Arnest and Richard Lee Turberville Beale
Died
at age 84
in Westmoreland Co., Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Aug 2016
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Biography
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DAR Ancestor #A007899
Robert Beale was 17 when he enlisted as an ensign in the 5th Virginia Regiment during the American Revolution. He saw action at the battles of Trenton, Princeton, and Brandywine. He was captured by the British when Charleston, South Carolina, was surrendered. By the end of the Revolution, he had become a captain. He returned to Virginia and eventually settled down in Westmoreland County where he farmed. Beale eventually rose to the rank of major in the Virginia militia.
Robert is buried at Beale Family Cemetery at Chestnut Hill in Ethel, Richmond County, Virginia.
Sources
- Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 179
- Find A Grave memorial #18482117
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