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Mary STAPLES

Mary STAPLES

Female Abt 1630 - Bef 1677  (~ 47 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary STAPLESMary STAPLES was born about 1630 in England; was christened on 14 Aug 1631 in Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England; died before Nov 1677 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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    • FamilySearch ID: MJKZ-T4G

    Family/Spouse: John BEACH. John (son of John BEACH and MOSS) was born in 1623 in Devonshire, England; died on 16 Jun 1677 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Benjamin BEACH  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Mar 1673 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; died on 10 Apr 1717 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, British Colonial America.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin BEACHBenjamin BEACH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 13 Mar 1673 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; died on 10 Apr 1717 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, British Colonial America.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LYLY-V8J
    • Name: Benjamine Beach

    Notes:

    Benjamin Beach was born March 3, 1673 in Stratford Conn. He was orphaned at age four and was probably brought up by his married sister Elizabeth in Wallingford Conn. He married Mary Hitchcock in 1695. In 1714 he moved his family to New Jersey, first to Newark, later to Hanover, but returning to Newark. Benjamin and Mary had eight children (four girls and four boys).

    Died after 1717 in Newark, New Jersey.

    Sources
    ? Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 1, p 151. " ... said to have rem. to New Jersey ..."
    ? Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 1, p 151.
    Also see:

    Abstract of Probate Records at Fairfield, Connecticut, Down to 1721 (n.p., ?) Page 17: see father's will
    Doherty, Frank J. The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (1990) Vol. 2 [Dutchess Co., NY], Page 423.
    Orcutt, Samuel. A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (New Haven, Conn. : Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1886) Part 2, Page 1123
    Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (Clarence D. Smith, Rome, New York, 1922-1932) Volumes 1-9. vol 1, p 151.
    http://www.teglis.com/ft/b/blg.html
    McClaughry, Charles. Genealogy of the Beach Family of Connecticut (n.p., 1900) Page 36


    Benjamin married Mary HITCHCOCK on 5 Dec 1695 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. Mary (daughter of John HITCHCOCK, I and Abigail MERRIMAN) was born on 10 Dec 1676 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; died on 9 Jan 1726 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Anne BEACH  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jul 1696 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 1 Sep 1775 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America.
    2. 4. Peter BEACH  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Sep 1696 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; died in 1761 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, British Colonial America.
    3. 5. Eunice BEACH  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1698 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 20 Jul 1780 in New Haven, Connecticut; was buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
    4. 6. Benjamin BEACH, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 May 1702 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; died in 1756 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, British Colonial America.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Anne BEACHAnne BEACH Descendancy chart to this point (2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 30 Jul 1696 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 1 Sep 1775 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LZJ3-H65
    • _UID: CE79F129816248BE9AA991C79A00A6DF0445

    Anne married Edward GULLEDGE, Of Bladden about 1716 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA. Edward (son of John GULLEDGE (GULLAGE) and Lucy KILLINGSWORTH) was born about 1690 in Isle of Wight, Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America; died about 1746 in Surry, Surry County, Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Edward II GULLEDGE, Of Bladen  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1717 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; died in 1792 in Bladen Or Anson Co., North Carolina.
    2. 8. Lucy GULLEDGE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1718 in Virginia, British Colonial America; and died.
    3. 9. George GULLEDGE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1719 in Virginia, British Colonial America; and died.

  2. 4.  Peter BEACHPeter BEACH Descendancy chart to this point (2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 14 Sep 1696 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; died in 1761 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, British Colonial America.

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    • FamilySearch ID: KJCB-5X3


  3. 5.  Eunice BEACHEunice BEACH Descendancy chart to this point (2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 3 Aug 1698 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 20 Jul 1780 in New Haven, Connecticut; was buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LZJW-XLX


  4. 6.  Benjamin BEACH, IIBenjamin BEACH, II Descendancy chart to this point (2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 19 May 1702 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; died in 1756 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, British Colonial America.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LHJM-L46



Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Edward II GULLEDGE, Of BladenEdward II GULLEDGE, Of Bladen Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anne3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1717 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; died in 1792 in Bladen Or Anson Co., North Carolina.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GXZW-V2D
    • _UID: A348040F1B3745648F158551915CB5788D32

    Notes:

    Prior to the War of Revolution, a father and five children came from England to America. Two of the sons fell fighting with the colonial army for American independence. One of the remaining three was numbered among the founders of the Mechlenberg colony in NC." Appears to have reached majority by 1737 (land left to brother is left in a trust) - Cashed out circa 1739 having already migrated 50 miles to the south to Edgecombe Precinct, NC. Began acquiring land in the Halifax/Edgecombe, NC area - source Clay Abrams.

    Subsequent to their father's death, the two sons (Edward and William) moved to Halifax Co., NC. Records of several Halifax/Edgecombe Co. deed transactions exist for both men.

    Edward married Alice (Alles) WALTER in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Alice (daughter of Nathan Jeffrey WALTER and Grace COLLINS) was born about 1725 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina; died in 1815 in Anson Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Thomas GULLEDGE  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 11. Terry GULLEDGE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1742 in North Carolina, British Colonial America; died in 1816.
    3. 12. Jeremiah GULLEDGE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1739 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.
    4. 13. William GULLEDGE (GULLAGE)  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1740 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; died in 1815 in Jones Creek, Anson, North Carolina; was buried in 1815 in Reverend Joel Gulledge Cemetery, Deep Creek, Anson, North Carolina.
    5. 14. Alice GULLEDGE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1741 in North Carolina, British Colonial America; and died.
    6. 15. Lloyd GULLEDGE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1744 in North Carolina, British Colonial America; died in 1852.
    7. 16. Sarah GULLEDGE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1761 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, British Colonial America; died in 1838.
    8. 17. Garet GULLEDGE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1769 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, British Colonial America; died in 1827.
    9. 18. Mary Rebecca GULLEDGE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1774 in South Carolina; died on 9 Mar 1848 in Chesterfield, South Carolina; was buried in Hopewell Baptist Church, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

  2. 8.  Lucy GULLEDGELucy GULLEDGE Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anne3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1718 in Virginia, British Colonial America; and died.

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    • _UID: 1B7407B7481F4772B06CA23006BA04739297


  3. 9.  George GULLEDGEGeorge GULLEDGE Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anne3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1719 in Virginia, British Colonial America; and died.

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    • FamilySearch ID: M2C9-JZ2
    • _UID: 72F71A5DD4F04DD09A2F44022D069563FB5E