Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Jane Beall

Female 1678 - 1748  (70 years)


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  • Name Jane Beall 
    Birth 1678  Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 1 Jun 1748  Prince George's County, Maryland - inventory Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16195  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Father Ninian Col. Beall,   b. 1625, Dumbarton, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1717, "Rock of Dumbarton" Prince George's County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ruth Polly {Unproven} Moore,   b. 1648, England or Md Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1713, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1668  Calvert County, Maryland, now Prince George's Co. MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1642  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Archibald Edmonston,   b. 1678, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1734, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 1695  Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jane Edmonston,   b. Bef 1699, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Mar 1731, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 33 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. James Edmonston,   b. 1699, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1753, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Eleanor Edmonston,   b. 1702, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1750, Frederick County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 49 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Mary Anne Edmonston,   b. 1703, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1758, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Ninian Edmonston,   b. 1704, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1734, Prince George's County, Maryland - inventory Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. Ruth Edmonston,   b. 22 Sep 1705, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1775, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]
     7. Martha Edmonston,   b. 1707, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1790, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]
     8. Archibald Edmonston,   b. 14 Nov 1707, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1779, Frederick County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]
     9. Thomas Edmonston,   b. Bef 1717, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1745, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 30 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F5718  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Family 2 Samuel Brashears,   b. 1673, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1740, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage Bef 12 May 1735  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      Madam Jane Edmonson 36.21 Page £302.16.6 Jun 1 1748
      Appraisers: Thomas Harwood, Henry Wright.
      Creditors: John Orme, Osborn Sprigg.
      Next of kin: Ruth Orme, Richard Edmonston.
      Administrator: James Edmonston.
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      Edmonston (Edmondson), Archibald, Prince George's 13th Mch., 1734; 28th June, 1734.
      To sons James and Archibald, daus. Mary Beal, Ellenor Offutt, Ruth Orme, Martha Allen and granddan. Jane Allenn, personalty.
      To dau. Martha Allenn and hrs... dwelling plantation, "Dunkell", at decease of wife Jane.
      To son-in-law Thomas Allen and hrs., 200 A. out of "Dear Park'.' and "Bare Garden," sd. tract to be E. N. E. of plantation where son Ninian formerly lived.
      To son Thomas and hrs., residue of afsd. tracts, also 200 A. "The Goar" on E. branch of Potomack and 60 A. "Addition to the Goar" and personalty, to be for himself at age of 17. sd. son dying without issue his portion of 'Dear Park" and "Bare Garden" to son Archibald, and two tracts last named to son James.
      To wife Jane and hrs, personalty, to divide the residue of personal estate with son Thomas, wife Jane to have charge of personalty bequeathed son Thomas until he arrives at age of 21.
      To Clement Hill and hrs other half of "Cool Spring Level," half of which has been conveyed by deed of gift to dau Ellinor Offutt.
      Test: George Wells, Samuel White, William Beall, Elizabeth White. 21. 159,
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      Capt. Archibald Edmonston 14.23 A Page £418.11.8 £113.13.8 Nov 10 1735
      A second inventory is cited in the amount of £85.17.10.
      Received from: John Hunt, Thomas Smith, William Murdock, William Beall, George Wells, John Magee, Dorothy Lucas, Joseph Belt, Thomas Odell, William Hayward, Joseph Adams, (merchant in London).
      Payments to: Dr. John Hamilton, Philip Pindall, Randolph Johnson, Thomas Allen, Daniel Lamport paid to John Magruder, Josias Jeffery, John Docwra, John Moore, Jr., George Nicolls, John Gibson, Thomas Brooke, Esq,, Richard Lee, Esq., Benjamin Tasker & Daniel Dulany, Esq., Dr. Richard Hill paid to George Allen.
      Legatees (children): James Edmonston, Mary Beall, Elinor Offutt, Ruth Orme, Archibald Edmonston, Martha Allen.
      Executrix: Jane Edmonston (widow, relict),
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      Beall, James, Sr., Prince George's County, 3rd May, 1733; 29th Nov., 1733.
      To dau. Jane and hrs., 240 A. of "Labyrinth," to be laid out as near as may be to dwelling plantation of Samuel Beall.
      To James Edmondston and hrs., 1/2 of "Brother's Content." to be laid out as near as may be to new dwelling plantation of Michael Cranen.
      To wife Mary, extx., residue of estate during life for maintenance and education of child.; at her decease to be divided between son Alex., dau. Rachel, sons Robert, Archibald, James, Allen and Thomas, and young. dau. [unnamed], and their hrs.; should any of child. die during minority., their estates to be divided amongst their brothers. Testator empowers James Edmonston and William Beall, Sr., to resurvey lands on or near "Rock Creek," viz.: "Labyrinth," "Prevention" and "Batchelor's Forest" and to make such alterations and additions in sd. land as they shall think proper.
      Test: Jane Edmonston, Arch. Edmonston, Jr., Anne Simson. 20. 822.
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      1710-1717 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber F, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Folio 67:
      Indenture, 18 Jan 1711
      From: Col. Ninian Beall of Prince George's County, Gent.
      To: Archibald Edmonson, carpenter of Prince George's County
      For 80£and 40£on the 10 Oct a grist or water mill called Col. Beall's Mill standing on Collington Branch on 1/4 acre more or less
      Signed: Ninian Beall (mark)
      Witnessed: J. Gerrard, Patrick Hepburn, Samuel Magruder, Junr.
      ===
      1710-1717 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber F, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Folio 68:
      Deed of Gift, 19 May 1711
      From: Col. Ninian Beall
      To: Archibald Edmonson
      "To my loveing son-in-law" one negro woman called Mall aged about 16 years
      Signed: Ninian Beall
      Witnessed: R. Bradly, Patrick Hepburn
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      1717-1726 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber F, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Folio: 25/549 o Deed of Gift, 27 Jan 1717
      From: Archibald Edmondson, carpenter of Prince George's County
      To: James Beall, planter of Prince George's County, and Mary, his wife
      Gift of land called Bear Garden Enlarged near the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River in Prince George's County; Royal Mines excepted; containing 206 acres
      /s/ Arch Edmonstone (seal)
      Wit: Henry Wright, Rob' Hall
      27 Jan 1717 Jane Edmondson acknowledged deed; enrolled 28 Jan 1717
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      Prince George's Land Records 1717-1726 - Liber I - folio 3 o Indenture, 6 Apr 1720; enrolled 23 Sep 1720
      From: Archibald Edmonton, carpenter of Prince George's County
      To:David Traile, planter of Prince George's County
      For 6,500 of tobacco a parcel of land in Prince George's County called David's Industry; bounded by Beetle Meadows; containing 170 acres
      /s/ Archibald Edmonton (seal)
      Wit Jos. Belt, Basil Waring
      Acknowledged by Jane Edmonston, wife of Archibald
      ===
      1726-1730 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber M, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 563
      Enrolled at request of William Smith 25 Mar 1730:
      Indenture, 25 Mar 1730; Between Archibald Edmondson, planter, and William Smith, planter, well beloved son-in-law; to contribute to comfortable support of William Smith, a parcel of land called Edmondston's Pasture; bounded by road to Beale's Neck and tract taken up by John Chittam on a fork of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac; containing 315 acres; /s/ Archd. Edmonston; wit. Jos. Belt, John Beale, Jr.; ack. by Archibald Edmondston and Jane his wife Mar 1730
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      1726-1730 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber M, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 564
      Enrolled at request of Rev- John Orme 25 Mar 1730:
      Indenture, 25 Mar 1730; Between Archibald Edmonstone, planter, and Rev. John Orme, my beloved son-in-law; to contribute to the comfort of son-in-law John and dau. Ruth Orme; a parcel called Leith; containing 248 acres; Is/ Archibald Edmonston; wit. Jos. Belt, John Beale, Jr.; ack. 25 Mar 1720 by Archibald Edmonston and Jane his wife

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