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Edward Beeson
Born: 1660
Died: March 1713/14
Mother:
Father:
Married: Rachel Pennington 1682
Born:
Died:Mother: Rachel
Father: Isaac Pennington, Jr.
Children:
- Edward
- Richard
Sources and Additional Information:
From: Gail Coie
<gcoie@halcyon.com
To: "Pennington Family discussion list" <PENNINGTON@rmgate.pop.indiana.edu>
Subject: Rachel Pennington's parents (wife of Edw. Beeson)
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 06:54:57 -0800
Subject:Rachel Pennington's parents
(wife of Edw. Beeson)
Gail, and all. Unfortunately, I didn't have to look far to find a couple of sources which contradict the marriage of Isaac Pennington to another wife after Mary.
The following article is a "statement of genealogists at Swarthmore," sent to me by Robert Mills of Princeton, NJ. It essentially agrees with the book _Colonial Families of Philadelphia_ ed. by John W. Jordan, LL.D., Vol. 1, p. 574. I can post that or send it, if anyone wants to see it as well. Both sources indicate that Isaac Pennington left widow Mary Proude Springett Pennington when he died in 1679. She is said to have died in 1682, and made a will in 1680. I have not done any first-hand research on this, but both documents seem to come from credible sources. I'm afraid this means we still do not know who our Rachel Pennington's parents were. Gail___________________
Edward Beeson and wife Rachel Pennington?
Edward Beeson, son of Thomas and Ann Beeson, was baptized 24 Feb. 1660, somewhere in the vicinity of Lancaster in the north of England. He married 7 Nov. 1682 in the Parish of Thressington, supposedly to Rachel Pennington, and they came to America sometime between 1682 and 1701. They settled on land to the east of the present city of Wilmington, Delaware, along Shellpot Creek.
Sometime after 16 Nov. 1706 the family removed to West Nottingham Township, along the Pennsylvania-Maryland border placed by the Mason-Dixon line in 1767. There is no record that Edward Beeson was a member of the Society of Friends.
Many people have stated that Rachel Pennington was the half-sister of Gulielma (Springett) Penn and therefore a daughter of Isaac and Mary (Proude) Springett Pennington. Isaac Pennington, son of Alderman Robert Penington of London and his wife Abigail Allen, was married in 1654 to Lady Mary (Proude) Springett, b. 1724/5, daughter of Sir John Proude of Kent, and his wife Anne Fagg and widow of Sir William Springett. Her daughter by her first husband, Gulielma Springett, was b. 1644, and married William Penn. Isaac and Lady Mary Penington had children:
John b. ca. 1655, d. 8 May 1710
Mary b. 1657
William b. 3 Aug. 1665, married an Elizabeth, and had son Isaac b. 1691,
daughter Mary b. 1692, daughter Hannah b. 1693/4, d. 1696. William d.
by 1703, for his widow Elizabeth mar. 2nd on 1 Feb. 1704/5 to Robert Plumstead
Edward b. 1667, M have come to America as a Surveyor-General, and married Sarah Jennings, daughter of Samuel Jennings of west New Jersey- their son may have been the Isaac Penington who married Ann Biles and became Sheriff of Bucks Co.
Isaac Penington, minister, died at Godneston, near Faversham, Kent, on 8 Oct. 1679, having been b. 1616. His widow, Mary, died at Woodside, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, 18 Sept. 1682. They had lived at Chalfont, Buckinghamshire.
In all of this there is no indication the Isaac and Mary Penington ever had a daughter Rachel, or that such a daughter married Edward Beeson. It seems much more likely that she belonged to one of the several Pennington families who did live in Lancashire in that period, and some of these were Quakers after 1652.
Gail Coie
gcoie@halcyon.com
8509 N. E. 27th Place Bellevue, WA 98004-1640
From: <mhharris@sprynet.com>
Subject: My Beeson line
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 08:35:35 -0800
Hi gang!
Just for starters, here's my first 5 generations of Beesons, starting Edward and Rachel (Pennington) Beeson:
My biggest question, (Still!), is who were Rachel Pennington's parents? And how do those Vanderveers connect to the Vanderveer lines in NJ? I would also like to fill in any missing children in this line.
Happy hunting!
Mary
FIRST GENERATION
1. Edward BEESON was born in 1660. He died in Mar 1714.
He was married to Rachel PENNINGTON in 1682. Rachel PENNINGTON was born in 1656 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. She died in 1710. Children of Edward BEESON and Rachel PENNINGTON were:
+2 i. Edward BEESON.
+3 ii. Richard BEESON.
SECOND GENERATION
2. Edward BEESON.
He was married to Esther HALL. Children of Edward BEESON and Esther HALL were:
+4 i. Hannah BEESON.
+5 ii. John BEESON.
3. Richard BEESON was born in Oct 1684. He died on 1 Jan 1777.
He was married to Charity GRUBB. Charity GRUBB was born on 29 Sep 1687 in New Castle Co., DE. Children of Richard BEESON and Charity GRUBB were:
+6 i. Richard BEESON.
+7 ii. Charity BEESON.
THIRD GENERATION
4. Hannah BEESON was born on 4 Sep 1713. She died on 3 Aug 1773.
She was married to Joseph GREGG on 4 Oct 1735. Joseph GREGG was born on 5 Aug 1710 in New Castle Co., DE. He died on 1 Oct 1770 in Chester Co., PA.
Children of Hannah BEESON and Joseph GREGG were:
+8 i. Enoch GREGG.
+9 ii. Isaac GREGG.
+10 iii. Mary GREGG.
11 iv. Benjamin GREGG.
5. John BEESON.
He was married to Alice MARTIN. Alice MARTIN was born in 1709. She died in 1759. Children of John BEESON and Alice MARTIN were:
+12 i. Thomas BEESON.
+13 ii. Hannah BEESON.
+14 iii. John BEESON.
6. Richard BEESON was born in 1710. He died in 1748.
He was married to Ann BROWN on 15 Dec 1730 in East Nottingham. Ann BROWN was born on 28 Jul 1711 in Chester Co., PA. Richard BEESON and Ann BROWN had no known children.
7. Charity BEESON was born in 1715. She died on 20 Sep 1809.
She was married to Mordecai MENDENHALL on 21 May 1735. Mordecai MENDENHALL was born in 1713. He died on 3 Nov 1803. Children of Charity BEESON and Mordecai
MENDENHALL were:
+15 i. Stephen MENDENHALL.
FOURTH GENERATION
8. Enoch GREGG was born on 28 Mar 1744. He died on 19 Apr 1790.
He was married to Hannah BEESON on 30 Oct 1765. Hannah BEESON was born on 15 Oct 1745. She died on 22 Mar 1822. Children of Enoch GREGG and Hannah BEESON were:
+16 i. Benjamin GREGG.
9. Isaac GREGG was born in 1748. He died on 9 Nov 1807.
He was married to Sarah CALLOHER on 14 Apr 1774 in Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. Children of Isaac GREGG and Sarah CALLOHER were:
+17 i. Solomon GREGG.
10. Mary GREGG.
She was married to John BEESON. Children of Mary GREGG and John BEESON were:
+18 i. William BEESON.
12. Thomas BEESON was born in 1735. He died in 1790 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE.
He was married to Rebecca KELLUM. Rebecca KELLUM was born about 1736. Children of Thomas BEESON and Rebecca KELLUM were:
+19 i. Parthena BEESON.
13. Hannah BEESON was born on 15 Oct 1745. She died on 22 Mar 1822.
She was married to Enoch GREGG on 30 Oct 1765. Enoch GREGG was born on 28 Mar 1744. He died on 19 Apr 1790. Children of Hannah BEESON and Enoch GREGG were:
+16 i. Benjamin GREGG.
14. John BEESON.
He was married to Mary GREGG. Children of John BEESON and Mary GREGG were:
+18 i. William BEESON.
15. Stephen MENDENHALL was born on 23 Jan 1745. He died in 1822.
He was married to Elizabeth RICH on 18 Oct 1769. Elizabeth RICH was born on 24 Jun 1754. Children of Stephen MENDENHALL and Elizabeth RICH were:
+20 i. Sarah MENDENHALL.
FIFTH GENERATION
16. Benjamin GREGG was born on 24 Feb 1774. He died on 15 Feb 1835.
He was married to Mary WELLS in 1803. Mary WELLS was born on 20 Nov 1787. She died on 20 May 1869. Children of Benjamin GREGG and Mary WELLS were:
+21 i. Hannah W. GREGG.
17. Solomon GREGG was born in 1780. He died on 26 Nov 1850.
He was married to Anna Brita VANDERVER. Anna Brita VANDERVER was born in 1785. She died in 1812. Children of Solomon GREGG and Anna Brita VANDERVER were:
+22 i. Isaac GREGG.
18. William BEESON.
He was married to Elizabeth MANSELL. Children of William BEESON and Elizabeth MANSELL were:
+23 i. John M. BEESON.
19. Parthena BEESON was born on 12 Feb 1757 in Wilmington, DE. She died about 1782.
She was married to John VANDERVER on 10 Jan 1778 in Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. Children of Parthena BEESON and John VANDERVER were:
+24 i. Anna Brita VANDERVER.
20. Sarah MENDENHALL was born on 30 Oct 1777. She died in Mar 1859.
She was married to Jeremiah KIMBROUGH on 19 Sep 1799. Jeremiah KIMBROUGH was born on 13 Sep 1778. He died on 15 Aug 1850. Children of Sarah MENDENHALL and Jeremiah KIMBROUGH were:
+25 i. Sarah KIMBROUGH.
Rachel Pennington Sources and Additional Information:
From: <bgzbudda@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Pennington Family discussion list" <PENNINGTON@rmgate.pop.indiana.edu>
Subject: Rachel Pennington
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 18:34:01 -0700
To all researchers of the Rachel Pennington line (wife of Edward Beeson) Important news: Jim Dawson of the Lauderdale Department of Archives and History in Meridian, MS sends what he interprets as the most complete information on Rachel Pennington's line. As many of you know, Henry Hart Beeson's book portrayed Rachel as the daughter of Isaac Pennington and half-sister to Maria Springett who married William Penn.
Here is what Jim says:
Sir William Springett m. Mary. They gave birth to Marie, who married William Penn. Mary, wife of Sir William Springett m. 2nd Isaac Pennington, Jr. They had Mary (so she was half-sister to Marie). Mary married Daniel Wharley.
Isaac Pennington m. 2nd Rachel (?). They had a daughter Rachel, who married Edward Beeson.
This Rachel, daughter of Isaac Pennington was half-sister to Mary Pennington Wharley. According to this, then, Rachel Pennington Beeson was not a half-sister to the wife of William Penn.
William Penn granted 1250 acres of land in PA to Mary Pennington Wharley, his wife's half sister. This same land was passed from Mary to her half-sister, Rachel (then to Edward Beeson I in 1704).
So - Edward Beeson m. the half-sister of the half-sister of the woman who married William Penn.
He goes on to say that the information comes from more than one source: Edward S. Everett, copied from Western Research Historical Society in Cleveland, OH and Detroit Society Genealogical Research magazine, Dec. 1957 by Ruth Fielding Welch, Ohltown, OH.
Jim Dawson will soon be publishing a new book about the Beeson family in which this information will be presented. Anyone interested can e-mail Jim at lcdah@cybertron.com
He says that no queries can be answered via e-mail regarding family lines, but that he will refer you to staff who can do lookups for $. However, anyone interested in sharing their lines (Beeson's) is encouraged to correspond.
Gail (bgzbudda@ix.netcom.com)
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