Today in My Family History- Week 38

Since I'll be out of town next week, I won't be on the computer or on my blog very often, so I'm going to post this one early---

Week of September 14- 20

A Very Happy Birthday to:

~My Nephew- a "Living Herrin"-- September 14-- 10 Years Old

~My Father-in-Law- a "Living Smith"-- September 15-- 63 Years

~My 9th Cousin, 2x Removed-- a "Living Mendenhall"-- Sept 16-- 33 Years Old

In Loving Memory of:

~Mary Bedleman (1817-1895)-- 78 Years Old

My 3rd Great Grandmother

She was BORN on September 16, 1817.

~Samuel Anthony Trick (1889-1958)-- 69 Years Old

The Husband of my 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

He DIED on September 16, 1958.

~Mary E. Heider (1929-1998)-- 68 Years Old

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed

She was BORN on September 16, 1929.

~John W. Mendenhall (1877-1894)-- 17 Years Old

My 3rd Great Grand Uncle

He was BORN on September 17, 1877.

~Albert Vincent Heider (1894-1897)-- 3 Years Old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

He DIED on September 20, 1897.

~Charity Grubb Beeson (1715-1809)-- 94 Years Old

My 8th Great Grandmother

She DIED on September 20, 1809. 

A Million Mendenhall's: #4 & #5

A Million Mendenhall's

Mendenhall #4: Aaron Mendenhall (1751-1793)


Birth: 23 Oct 1751 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina
Death: 26 Dec 1793 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina

Relation to Me: My 7th Great Grand Uncle

Parents: Mordecai Mendenhall (1713-1803) &
         Charity Grubb Beeson (1715-1809)

Siblings:  
1. Richard (1737-1773)
2. John (1739-1825)
3. Thomas (1741-1783)
4. Moses (1743-1835)
5. Stephen (1744-1822)
6. Mordecai Jr. (1746-1818)
7. Maris (1749-1750)
8. Charity E. (1754-1836)
9. Isaac M. (1756-1833)   

Marriage: 17 Jan 1776 in Center, Guilford, North Carolina
Aaron married Miriam Rich (1757-1846)--daughter of John Rich & Sarah Frazier.

Aaron and Miriam had 11 Children:
1. James (1776-1811)
2. Moses (1778-1847)
3. Dinah (1780-1817)
4. Charlotte (1781-?)
5. Miriam (1782-1842)
6. Aaron Jr. (1785-1800)
7. Elizabeth (1786-1837)
8. Charity (1787-1858)
9. Moses (1788-?)
10. Sarah (1790-1846)
11. Lydia (1793-1867)


Residence(s) & Occupation(s):

~1751 (23 Oct): New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina
New Garden Monthly Meeting- Quaker Meeting Records- Birth

~1790 (age 39): Guilford County, North Carolina
8 members in household- no slaves

~1793 (age 42): New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina
New Garden Monthly Meeting- Quaker Records- Death




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Mendenhall #5: Aaron Mendenhall (1797-1799)

Birth: 23 Nov 1797 in Lost Creek, Jefferson, Tennessee
Death: 1799 in Tennessee
        Died at age 2

Relation to Me: My 5th Great Grand Uncle

Parents: Joseph Mendenhall (1770-1833) & 
          Deidamia Hill (1775-1838)

Siblings:  
1. Richard Mendenhall (1794-1871)
2. Thomas (1796-1865)
3. William (1799-1853)
4. Jane (1803-1875)
5. Benjamin (1803-1855)
6. Joseph W. (1805-1857)
7. John (1807-1869)
8. Levi (1811-1879)
9. Elizabeth (1813-bef 1820)
10. Nathaniel (1815-1863)
11. Isaac (1817-1852)
12. Mary Polly (1819-1888)
13. Deidamia (1822-1861)

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 27: Charity Grubb Beeson (1715-1809)

Charity Grubb Beeson - my 8th great grandmother

b. 1715 in Concord, Pennsylvania 

Parents: Rev Richard Beeson (1684-1777) & Charity Grubb (1687-1761)

Charity's grandfather- Edward Beeson (b. 1660) was born in Stoke, Lancashire, England. Her other grandfather on her mother's side- John Grubb (b. 1652) was born in Climsland, England. 

Siblings: 

1. John Beeson (1707-1747)
2. Margaret Beeson (1708-1780)
3. Richard Beeson (1711-1748)
4. Phebe Beeson (1711-1805)
5. Benjamin Beeson (1712-1794)
6. Edward Beeson (1719-1746)
7. William Beeson (1721-1760)
8. Stephen Beeson (1723-1815)
9. Rachel Beeson (1724-1775)
10. Susannah Beeson (1724-1819)
11. Isaac Beeson (1729-1802)
12. Jacob Beeson (1741- 1818)
13. Henry Beeson (1743-1819)


Family: 

Charity married Mordecai Mendenhall (1713-1803) on 21 Mar 1735 in Chester County, Pennsylvania at the New Garden Monthly Meeting. 

Charity and Mordecai had 10 Children:

1. Richard Mendenhall (1737-1773)
2. John Mendenhall (1739-1825)
3. Thomas Mendenhall (1741-1783)
4. Moses Mendenhall (1743-1835)
5. Stephen Mendenhall (1744-1822)
6. Mordecai Mendenhall Jr. (1746-1818)
7. Maris Mendenhall (1749-1750)
8. Aaron Mendenhall (1751-1793)
9. Charity E. Mendenhall (1754-1836)
10. Isaac M. Mendenhall (1756-1833


Here is a letter from Charity to her sister Phebe Grubb Hadley dated 28 May 1758: 

Loving Sister,
This is to let thee know that we have received three letters from ye and three presents therein I sent the[e] no letters; I had not freedom Last winter was a year, I had a long time of sickness which brought me very loe in body, and mind and now I am troubled with short breath so that I think I am going home softly. I thought it would Trouble Thee more to let thee know my condition Then send no letters.
I goes to meetings sometimes; we have a meeting every other fifth day at our house, my husband grose weakly; the Lord who Lited our cnadles hath not put them out. Our children Remember their loves to you all. I have sente two presents to the[e] as a toacon of Love and youenity. We donte know that thear heath bene any mischif done in the government as yet by the Indins, but odn't know how soon theear may be for some in doubtfull thear my be before the trouble some times be over. I desire thee to remember our kind Loves to all oure neare Relations and friends. We understand that our brother John Grubb is desesed, but we have no Cartunty of it. I desire thee to let me know what is become of Peter Grubb's widow. Remember my Love to brother Henry Grubb in particular. So we had no more at present but Remembering our kind Loves to thee and thy family the 28th of ye fifth month, 1758.


Letter from Phebe Grubb Hadley to her sister, Charity, dated 09 Sep 1758:

Ye 9th of ye 9th mo; 1758; West Bradford, Chester County
Loving Brother and Sister;
I received your letter this day, dated ye 5th Month 1758, in which I had great satisfaction to hear of you, Except that impediment and stopage in my sister's breath and my brother's weakness for which I am ready to sympathise with, still hoping that LIght, the Grace of God, may be your instructor Until it may Please Him to Call us Unto Himself Which is my Desire Both for you and myself, it Gives me Great Satisfaction to hear of your Keeping to meeting knowing by Experience the Benefit of Waiting Upon the Lord to help in this time of trouble. I have at this time no Child at home But I Acknowledge for myself on the Behalf of my children the Love My cousins has Remembered to us. The present you have sent to me I ackowledge and hope to keep as a Sure token of friendship. My desire is that you may still kept form the Merciless hand of the Enemy (Indians) and Above the fear of them by trusting in the god of all strength. 
We have frequently heard of their doing Mischief in the Province. According to Your desire I shall Let our Relations Know the Contents of your Letter as soon as Possible; the time being so short I have not as yet had no Opportunity But I shall be Carefull. Brother John Grubb is Certainly Deceased this Life he DIed with the Gravel and Was decently buried at Chichester in Friends Burial Ground, the Corps Accompanied by Brothers Emanuel, Samuel, Nathaniel and myself. With a great Company of Others.
Brother John has set his two oldest Negroes free and the Rest to be set free at twenty give years of age. Sister Hannah Grubb lives at Wilmington and among her Children. I saw her lately. She lives Exceedingly well full and plenty. My Children and family is at Present in health as Usual and their families. My son Nathaniel and Issac is out at Work at the mason trade. Joseph is at John Wall's. John Wall, my son in law has a daughter about nine months old and Calls her name Charity. Our Brothers is all in Good health except our living and Beloved brother Samuel; he is at this time in Kingwood in Hunterton County in West Jersey or Was there lately to be Cured of a Cancer in his Uper lip which is very painfull. Brother Richard, I have heard lately of Joseph Gregg and his family they are all in Reasonable Good health. I have heard nothing to the contray from thy cousins by the River. So I conclude still Remembering that Love and Unity Which ought to subsist among Brethern and Sisters in the fellowship of truth. Please to Remember my Love to My Children and Grand children by my Late husband and to William Cox and his Wife Rachel Wright, With all Other Enquiring friend. DO not Neglect Writing to me as often as Possible and the circumstance of Your Affairs and Condition if you please, Concerning these Troublesome times.

This from your sister Phebe Hadly. 


This is the first I've heard of any Quakers (if "Brother John" was a Quaker) of having slaves- they mention freeing negroes- I can only assume that they were slaves. It's also very interesting because Charity writes about having troubles with Indians-- and 15 years later, her eldest son- my 7th great grandfather- will be killed by Indians with James Boone's (Daniel Boone's Son) party in Virginia. 


Death: 
Charity died on 20 sep 1809 at the age of 94 years old. She was buried in Springfield Friends Meeting House Cemetery in Springfield, Guilford County, North Carolina. 

Surname Saturday- Beeson

Today's Surname: Beeson

My 8th great grandmother was Charity Grubb Beeson. She married Mordecai Mendenhall (1713-1803).

Charity Grubb Beeson 

b. 1715  in Concord, Pennsylvania 

d. 20 Sep 1809 in Guilford County, North Carolina

Her parents were: 

Richard Beeson (1684-1777) and Charity Grubb (1687-1761)

The Beeson family came to America between 1682 and 1684 from England by Charity's grandfather- Edward Beeson (1660-1712). Edward was born in June 1660 in Stoke, Lancashire, England.

Edward married Rachel Pennington (1662-1713). 

Beeson Family ancestry: 

Charity Grubb Beeson (1715-1809)

Richard Beeson (1684-1777) & Charity Grubb (1687-1761)

Edward Beeson (1660-1712) & Rachel Pennington (1662-1713)

Thomas Beeson (1634-1665) & Ann Pecke (1638-1725)

William Beeson (1600-1682) & Isabell Jelly (1610- ?)

Edward Beeson (1575- ?) & Hester Hall (1575-1600)

John Beeson (1554- ?) & Margaret Ireland (1528-1594)

The Beeson surname is an English name. Spelling variations include: 

Beeston, Beaston, Beeson, Beason, Beestoun, Beson and more.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, it is recorded as:

Bistone, Bestuna, Bestune, and Bestone. 

(The Internet Surname Database)