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DESCENDANTS
OF ANDREW (ANDREAS) BECK
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Documentation of Augusta
County, Virginia and Iowa records located at end of the
manuscript. (i.e. census, court records)
Photos
of Beck Family - Nancy Anna Beck Snyder; Martin and
Anna Mary Sleighter Snyder; David and Nancy Henderson Beck
& grandson Eddie Young; James L. Beck
Augusta
County, Va . -
research notes by Mrs. Katharine Bushman, professional genealogist whom
I hired to research my families in Augusta County, Va (before 1990)
Washington
County, Ia - Old age pensions; tax lists research done by your
author of this manuscript.
Andreas Beck - PDF file of all the Beck descendants and notes that I have in my database. William Beck - PDF file of William Beck, grandson of Andrew. The early history of the Beck family is difficult to coordinate as there is much misinformation circulating in various GedComs. We can fully document the Beck family from the date of Daniel Beck's marriage to Elizabeth Summers in Augusta County, Virginia. We have now located the will of his father Andrew Beck in Augusta County, Virginia, thus, we believe we have creditable evidence of his parents from the St. John's Church records in Augusta County, Virginia and also in Frederick Co., Maryland. Andreas Beck of Ebingen,
Wuerttemberg, born 11-4-1740,
son of Andreas, who sailed with Jacob Beck and Johann
Bernhard
Beck, in ship Edinburg, Sep 14 1753, arriving in
Philadelphia,
and Christina Dorothea Keimmel. A christening record was found for Daniel Beck, whose parents were Andreas and Anna Beck. Further research revealed a marriage in the Rev. John Cooper Stoever's '1429' marriage records. And then we find the christening record for Daniel.
Andrew's will probated November court, 1822 in Augusta County, Virginia verifies Daniel and Jacob as his sons. From this point on, with the help of other descendants, we can document the activities of our family line upAndrew's will was written 9 Sept 1820, probated Nov court 1822. Children named are: to the present day. In 1810, Andrew, Jacob and Dan Peck all lived neighbors. Both Andrew and Jacob are over 45. Dan is under 26-45. In 1820, Andrew, Daniel and Joseph Peck are all listed on the same page For some reason, Daniel Beck was listed as
Daniel Peck
in the early Augusta County, Virginia records and when he married. Did
Daniel not know how to read and write and the recorder wrote Peck? All
family records we have list them as Beck. Mrs. Bushman did
indicate that
they first used the name Peck when they came to Augusta County and
later
changed back to Beck. While Daniel was a Peck a.k.a. Beck, he was not
part
of another Jacob Peck's family in Augusta County. Whether Andrew,
Jacob,
and Joseph were related through an earlier generation is not known.
A. Daniel1 Beck was christened 9 October 1776 at the Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick County, Maryland, the son of Andreas and Anna Beck according to IGI records located on the LDS site. He died Bef. March 1831 when his estate was settled. On December 09 1799 in Augusta County, Virginia, he married Elizabeth Summers , b. abt. 1775-1780 (80 in 1860 census but was 85 in 1850 census??), daughter of John Summers. We have recently learned that eight of the children of Daniel Beck moved to Indiana. Elizabeth went to Ohio. David and Margaret went to Iowa. In his will,
Daniel only
indicated that his daughters were to receive one half of what the sons
received. It was from the estate settlement that it was determined that
he had 6 sons and 5 daughters still living & paid their share of
the
estate by the executor of his will. The six sons were John, Andrew,
Jacob, David, Daniel, and William. The sons-in-law who were named
with their "wife, but not their names" were George Douglas, Ralph
Black,
Washington Gwin, and George Harness. From this we know that
four of the daughters were Margaret, Sarah, Mary and Drusilla
from
consulting the marriage records of the four men above. By 1850,
Andrew was already gone from Augusta. The two oldest daughters
were married and may have received their inheritance when they
married
and left the state resulting in their omission in the estate
settlement. A letter from Elizabeth W. Beck Swink was published
in the September 25, 1875 Spectater in Ohio, telling of a visit from
the Becks, Snyders, and
Swinks from Augusta Co., Va.
His will is recorded in Will book 17, page 50, dated 10 December 1830, proved March 1831 "Lived on the James River, near Staunton, VA--was a blacksmith by trade, but lived on a farm, raised stock, made wool flax, dried fruit, made butter and cheese, and owned a still-house. His home was a very pretentious one."
Children of Daniel Beck and Elizabeth Summers are: + 2 i. Nancy Anna2 Beck , born November 01, 1800. She married Martin Snyder October 17, 1820 in Augusta Co., Va. |
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I. Nancy Anna Beck
Nancy Anna2 Beck , born November 01, 1800. She married Martin Snyder October 17, 1820 in Augusta Co., Va. 2. Nancy
(Anna) Beck born November 01, 1800 married Martin Snyder October 17,
1820 in Augusta County, Virginia. a. Their son Martin Snyder married Anna Mary Sleighter, death record indicates her father was E. Sleighter. Two daughters Retta and Adessah Photos of Beck Family |
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II. Elizabeth Beck
married Henry Swink Elizabeth
W. Beck, b. September 18, 1802. She marr. Henry Swink , Jr
Sept 23, 1824 in Augusta Co., Va..
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same John Beck?? Or possibly a second marriage. John Beck of Augusta
County , Virginia married Kitty Fennell.
John Beck , b. February 24, 1804. He married Kitty Fennell Nov 18, 1826 in Augusta Co., Va. John Beck. No birth date or date of death other than 1847. His wife listed as Hester Ann_____________. a.k.a. Kitty Fennell. Both died quite young and left seven young children one being my great grandfather. I know the community they lived in and the location of the farm, but there are no records of where buried, exact dates of death, etc. Hester Ann died Sept. 2/3 1847 and the probate says John died a few months earlier but no dates. 1. James Andrew Beck. No
Information
2. William D. Beck. Pretty
complete history.
3. John A. Beck. My great
grandfather. Again no birthdate, but know approx.
age as
bn. about 1838. D. in SE Ks. at age 50. February 1888.
4. Anna Elizabeth Beck,
Complete history, almost, for her family.
5. Daniel Beck, No
information
6. Alvin Josephus
Beck. Complete history of his family
7. Thomas Beck. no family
data.
++Not sure of exact
birth dates except for William, Anna and Alvin.
Gale Beck - gjbeckks@midusa.net |
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Beck
b. Dec. 22, 1805; d. Mar 12, 1888; m. Oct. 24, 1831 to Julia McAlary;
Left Augusta County, Virginia by 1850. Located in Indiana
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V. William
Beck
VI. Margaret Beck 5. Margaret Beck , b. October 12, 1812, d. 1899. She married George Washington Gwin Nov 06, 1830 in Augusta Co., Va. { It has been said that she had at least one daughter Mary Pearl b Oct 8, 1876, Kalona, Washington County, Ia; d. Nov 3, 1975, Creston, Union County, Ia. Mary Pearl may be a granddaughter as another George W. Guinn did come to Washington Co.} This is undoubtedly an error as the Bible Record of Washington Guin and Margaret Beck do not show a daughter born that late. It also appears that their children were born in Indiana, not Iowa. Their children were all from 1831-1853. Bible Records of George Washington and Margaret Beck Guin follows: Note: This record was, made on a fly leaf of the old familly Bible, was prepared by my father (Charles B. Crabill) at the old homeplace in1868 in the presence of aunt Laura Romine and others. Original in the possession of aunt Laura Romine. W.G. Crabill Washington Guin born May 14-1806; died in 1868 Margaret Beck born October 12-1812; died in 1888 Washington Guin and Margaret Beck were united in the holy bonds of wedlock November 11, 1830. They were children and playmates together. To them were born 11 children. Washington removed from Virginia to Indiana with his family in 1837 and settled in Carroll County where he blazed a trail and built a cabin home in the woods. Later they removed to Howard Co., where he died 1868 Children of Washington and Margaret Guin: Martha E. Guin born July 10,
1831. Died at birth
Betsey Jane, born Jan. 1-1833 in Augusta Co., Virginia Margaret Ann, b orn May 28-1834 Drusilla Angeline, born July 10-1838 Mary Deniza, born September-1839, Carroll Co., Indiana Christina Ann, born September 27, 1841 Julia Ann, born July 19-1843 Leanna Jose, born July 3-1845 Francis Marion, born Nov. 21-1847 George Washington, born Oct. 15-1849 Laura Ann, born Apr. 10-1853 |
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VII. Jacob Beck 11. Jacob2 Beck (Daniel1) was born 1811 in Augusta Co., Va., and died October 21, 1876 in Augusta County, Virginia. He married his cousin Sarah Summers December 18, 1834 in Augusta Co., Va., daughter of David Summers and Rebecca Engleman. Sarah was born April 22, 1814; d. April 2,1879. Also see 1850 and 1860 census records of Augusta County, Virginia. Children of Jacob Beck and Sarah Summers
are:
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VIII. Mary Beck Mary Beck, b. March 7, 1815 in Augusta Co., Va.; died 1900 in Wood Co., W. Va.. She marr. Ralph Black, January 19, 1837 in Augusta Co., Va. |
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IX. Drusilla Beck Drusilla Beck, b.
Dec. 09, 1822 in Augusta Co. Va.. d. Feb. 1889. She marr.
George W. Harness Dec 6, 1839. He was b.
Jan. 20, 1834; d. Apr 23, 1857. She had a
daughter Harriet E. Harness b. June 18, 1852. Unfortunately, some
of the information I had on this family appears to be mixed up with
George's father's family so I am not publishing it here until accuracy
can be determined.
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X.
David Beck
9.David2 Beck (Daniel1) was born May 04, 1808 in Augusta Co., Va., and died September 04, 1893 in Johnson County, Iowa. He married Nancy Henderson November 14, 1833 in Augusta Co., Va., daughter of George Henderson and Nancy Reed. David inherited land from his uncle David Henderson, for whom he was named, but David H. did not have as much land in Augusta Co., as he left his nephew. It is believed that David Henderson had land in Iowa that brought David Beck to Iowa when his siblings went to Indiana. Notes for David Beck: Was in 1860 Iowa Census, Sharon Township, Johnson County, Iowa. Blacksmith. Buried in Grout Cemetery, Section 23, Sharon Township, Johnson County, Iowa Children of David Beck and Nancy Henderson are: +14 i. Mary Ann 3 Beck, born November 09, 1834 in Augusta Co., Va.; died May 21, 1911 inHenry Co., Ia.. (information from her death certificate); m. Hugh Fulton +15 ii. Daniel Huggard Beck, born January 31, 1836; died July 18, 1917 in Johnson County, Iowa. + 16 iii. Elizabeth J. Beck, born July 07, 1838; died July 29, 1871 in Hills, Johnson Co., Iowa. 17 iv. Isabella A. Beck, born 1840; d. 20 November 1884. She married Daniel A. Rogers. + 18 v. James L. Beck, born April 10, 1842 in Augusta County, Virginia; died December 23, 1896 in Pueblo, Colorado. |
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XI. Daniel Beck
Daniel
Beck, b. 4 May 1808 or April 17, 1807, Augusta County, Va. d.
Oct. 18, 1876; m. Elizabeth Kessler July 27, 1837. Moved to Indiana.
(Their children from Gale Beck research in box below) Children;
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ADDENDUM TO AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA RESEARCH The mystery of the missing death records of David Beck and his wife Nancy Henderson of Augusta County, Virginia surfaced rather easily after the death of their great, granddaughter, Florence (Snider) Bender. When my mother Mrs. Florence (Snider)
Bender died in February 1993, a myriad of old papers, photographs and
old Bibles were found stored away in her attic that she had saved from
my grandmother's estate (Mary Belle Jarrard Snider, granddaughter of
Hugh Fulton and Mary Ann Beck). Under
a pile of old Reader's Digests that nearly were thrown away was a photo
of an older man and woman with a young child. Handwritten were the
words..
...Grandma and Grandpa Beck and Eddie Young, taken at Kalona, Ia 1874. Shortly thereafter, I turned my search to the northern part of the county and found the burial records of Grandma and Grandpa in the Grout Cemetery in Sharon Twp. near Hills, Ia. and also found the tombstone records of their daughter Elizabeth Young who apparently died in childbirth explaining the young three year old child, Eddie Young in the 1874 photo of his grandparents. In 1994, I volunteered to index some old
1865 tax lists that had survived a trip to the city dump of old tax
records. Some astute historian had
salvaged them and taken them to their home. Unfortunately, many of the
old lists are lost. I was somewhat disappointed to find Marion Twp.
already done as that is where my family had lived. Taking one at random
I ended up with Iowa, English River, and Lime Creek Twps. As I copied
and typed these lists I was amazed to discover my lost ancestors,
nothing
less than fate, that of that stack of books, I had David Beck's tax
records
of 1865. Yes, he owned land in English River Twp, Washington County,
Iowa in 1865 and two of the entries had a notation (sold in 1966,
taxes paid by J.H. Lewis).
NW SW 10 acres, val. $50 No. S Dist 3, No. R Dist 3 Sec. 12, Twp. 77, Rng 8 NW NW 4 acres, val. $25 No. S Dist 3, No. R Dist 3 Sec. 12, Twp. 77, Rng 8 NW SW 40 acres, val. $167 No. S Dist 3, No. R Dist 3 Sec. 15, Twp. 77, Rng 8 NW NW 40 acres val. $84 Assessor's List - Old Age Pension - Kalona 1936 Notes I added are in parentheses. Other items were in the list.*Mary Ann Beck -b. January 15, 1844 in Augusta Co., Virginia, daughter of Christian Baylor and Margaret Augerbright. (Wife of Daniel H. Beck, brother to Mary Ann Beck that married Hugh Fulton.) George William Beck b. January 25, 1878 in Johnson Co., Iowa, son of D.H. Beck and Mary Ann Baylor Minnie E. Beck, b. October 22, 1868 in Johnson Co., Iowa, daughter of George W. Dansdell and Mary Jane Milligan Harold Vernon Beck, b. Augut 7,1895, Johnson Co., Iowa, son of George W. Beck and Minnie E. Dansdell Ethel Beck, b. August 29, 1896, Johnson
Co., Ia. Daughter of Willis J. Snair & Anna May Kloss |
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